Aathooru Mama Mama
From Pathumatha Bantham · 1974
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Details
- Pathumatha Bantham1974
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Aathooru maama maama | Uncle from Aathoor, uncle |
| Pottaaru masala laalalaalala | He added spices, laalalaalala |
| Uppum illae | There is no salt |
| Male :Aahaa | Male: Aahaa |
| Female :Pappum illae | Female: There are no lentils either |
| Male :Ohoo | Male: Ohoo |
| Female :Onnumae vegalaiyae | Female: Nothing is cooked at all |
| Female | |
| Damakku dappa … | Damakku dappa … |
| Male | |
| Ohoo | Ohoo |
| Female :Mulikkudhuppa | Female: It blinks, man |
| Amukkuthappa | It presses down, man |
| Male :Hae hae | Male: Hae hae |
| Female :Sirikkudhappa | Female: It laughs, man |
| Male | |
| Saethooru maami maami | Aunt from Saethoor, aunt |
| Koothaada vandhaalam lallalallala | She came to dance, lallalallala |
| Munnum illae pinnumillae | Neither front nor back |
| Onnumae aadavillae | Nothing danced at all |
| Male | |
| Edukattuma | Shall I start? |
| Female :Aaha | Female: Aaha |
| Male :Kodukattuma | Male: Shall I give? |
| Female :Ohoo | Female: Ohoo |
| Male :Izhukattuma hae hae | Male: Shall I pull? Hae hae |
| Nadathattuma | Shall I conduct? |
| Female | |
| Bakthiyilae vandhavaru nandhanaaru | The one who came with devotion is Nandanar |
| Ivaru pallikoodam thedi vandha chinnanaaru | This guy is the young master searching for a school |
| Male :Mun pirandha moovanna theviyaaru | Male: She is the elder lady, Goddess Moovanna |
| Iva mookarundha soorpanagai maamiyaaru | She is the aunt like nose-cut Soorpanagai |
| Female | |
| Saelai mattum kattivitta naathanaaru | Sister-in-law who draped only a saree |
| Male :Aaga | Male: Aaga |
| Female :Saelai mattum kattivitta naathanaaru | Female: Sister-in-law who draped only a saree |
| Male :Iva thedi vandha kadhavai mattum saathuvaaru | Male: She will lock the door she came looking for |
| Female | |
| Damakku dappa … | Damakku dappa … |
| Male :Mulikkudhammaa | Male: She blinks, lady |
| Female :Amukkuthappa | Female: It presses down, man |
| Male :Sirikkudhamma | Male: She laughs, lady |
| Male | |
| Saethooru maami maami | Aunt from Saethoor, aunt |
| Koothaada vandhaalam lallalallala | She came to dance, lallalallala |
| Munnum illae pinnumillae | Neither front nor back |
| Onnumae aadavillae hae | Nothing danced, hae |
| Male | |
| Achaminnum nanaminnum naalu ingae | Fear, modesty, and all traditional virtues are here |
| En annathukku pin purathil vaalu engae | Where is the tail behind my swan? |
| Female :Alaveduthu thandhadhu thaan aaduthengae | Female: Where is that which was given by measure dancing? |
| Unnai aadaveippen kol eduthu vaa kurangae | I will make you dance; take a stick and come, monkey |
| Male | |
| Ahaa | Ahaa |
| Pombalainga manasu vecha boomiyaadum | If women set their mind, the earth will shake |
| Pombalainga manasu vecha boomiyaadum | If women set their mind, the earth will shake |
| Female :En poojaiyilae pei pidicha saamiyaadum | Female: In my worship, even a possessed deity will dance |
| Male | |
| Edukattuma | Shall I start? |
| Female :Aaha kodukattuma | Female: Aaha, shall I give? |
| Male :Ohoo izhukattuma | Male: Ohoo, shall I pull? |
| Female :Hae hae nadathattuma | Female: Hae hae, shall I conduct? |
| Female | |
| Aathooru maama maama | Uncle from Aathoor, uncle |
| Pottaaru masala dududdudum dudum | He added spices, dududdudum dudum |
| Uppum illae | There is no salt |
| Male :Aahaa | Male: Aahaa |
| Female :Pappum illae | Female: There are no lentils either |
| Male :Ohoo | Male: Ohoo |
| Female :Onnumae vegalaiyae | Female: Nothing is cooked at all |
| Male | |
| Edukattuma | Shall I start? |
| Female :Aaha | Female: Aaha |
| Male :Kodukattuma | Male: Shall I give? |
| Female :Ohoo | Female: Ohoo |
| Male :Izhukattuma hae hae | Male: Shall I pull? Hae hae |
| Nadathattuma | Nadathattuma |
| Male | |
| Saethooru maami tataa | Aunt from Saethoor, bye |
| Female | |
| Aathooru maama tataaa | Uncle from Aathoor, bye |
| Male | |
| Tataa | Bye |
| Female | |
| Tataa | Bye |
| Male | |
| Tataa tataaaa… | Bye bye... |
ஆத்தூரு மாமா மாமா.....
போட்டாரு மசாலா லாலாலாலாலா
உப்பும் இல்லே
ஆஹா
பப்பும் இல்லே
ஓஹோ
ஓண்ணுமே வேகலையே......
Uncle from Aathoor, uncle
He added spices, laalalaalala
There is no salt
Male: Aahaa
Female: There are no lentils either
Male: Ohoo
Female: Nothing is cooked at all
டமுக்கு டப்பா......
ஓஹோ
முழிக்குதப்பா
அமுக்குதப்பா
ஹே ஹே
சிரிக்குதப்பா.....
Damakku dappa …
சேத்தூரு மாமி மாமி......
கூத்தாட வந்தாளாம் லாலலலாலா
முன்னும் இல்லே பின்னும் இல்லே
ஒண்ணுமே ஆடவில்லே.......
Ohoo
Female: It blinks, man
It presses down, man
Male: Hae hae
Female: It laughs, man
எடுக்கட்டுமா....
ஆஹா
கொடுக்கட்டுமா...
ஓஹோ
இழுக்கட்டுமா...
ஹே ஹே நடத்தட்டுமா........
Aunt from Saethoor, aunt
She came to dance, lallalallala
Neither front nor back
Nothing danced at all
பக்தியிலே வந்தவரு நந்தனாரு இவரு
பள்ளிக்கூடம் தேடி வந்த கிந்தனாரு
ஆண் : முன் பிறந்த மூவன்னா தேவியாரு
இவ மூக்கறுந்த சூர்ப்பனகை மாமியாரு
Shall I start?
Female: Aaha
Male: Shall I give?
Female: Ohoo
Male: Shall I pull? Hae hae
Shall I conduct?
சேலை மட்டும் கட்டிவிட்டா நாத்தனாரு
ஆகா
சேலை மட்டும் கட்டிவிட்டா நாத்தனாரு
இவ தேடி வந்தா கதவை மட்டும் சாத்துவாரு
The one who came with devotion is Nandanar
This guy is the young master searching for a school
Male: She is the elder lady, Goddess Moovanna
She is the aunt like nose-cut Soorpanagai
டமுக்கு டப்பா......
முழிக்குதம்மா
அமுக்குதப்பா
சிரிக்குதம்மா.....
Sister-in-law who draped only a saree
Male: Aaga
Female: Sister-in-law who draped only a saree
Male: She will lock the door she came looking for
சேத்தூரு மாமி மாமி......
கூத்தாட வந்தாளாம் லாலலலாலா
முன்னும் இல்லே பின்னும் இல்லே
ஒண்ணுமே ஆடவில்லே.......
Damakku dappa …
Male: She blinks, lady
Female: It presses down, man
Male: She laughs, lady
முனகல் : .
.................
Aunt from Saethoor, aunt
She came to dance, lallalallala
Neither front nor back
Nothing danced, hae
அச்சமின்னும் நாணமின்னும் நாலு இங்கே
என் அன்னத்துக்குப் பின்புறத்தில் வாலு எங்கே
அளவெடுத்துத் தந்ததுதான் ஆடுதங்கே
உன்னை ஆடவைப்பேன் கோலெடுத்து வா குரங்கே
Fear, modesty, and all traditional virtues are here
Where is the tail behind my swan?
Female: Where is that which was given by measure dancing?
I will make you dance; take a stick and come, monkey
ஆஹா
பொம்பளைங்க மனசு வச்சா பூமியாடும்
பொம்பளைங்க மனசு வச்சா பூமியாடும்
என் பூஜையிலே பேய் பிடிச்சா சாமியாடும்
Ahaa
If women set their mind, the earth will shake
If women set their mind, the earth will shake
Female: In my worship, even a possessed deity will dance
எடுக்கட்டுமா....
ஆஹா கொடுக்கட்டுமா...
ஓஹோ இழுக்கட்டுமா...
ஹே ஹே நடத்தட்டுமா........
Shall I start?
Female: Aaha, shall I give?
Male: Ohoo, shall I pull?
Female: Hae hae, shall I conduct?
ஆத்தூரு மாமா மாமா.....
போட்டாரு மசாலா லாலாலாலாலா
உப்பும் இல்லே
ஆஹா
பப்பும் இல்லே
ஓஹோ
ஓண்ணுமே வேகலையே......
Uncle from Aathoor, uncle
He added spices, dududdudum dudum
There is no salt
Male: Aahaa
Female: There are no lentils either
Male: Ohoo
Female: Nothing is cooked at all
எடுக்கட்டுமா....
ஆஹா
கொடுக்கட்டுமா...
ஓஹோ
இழுக்கட்டுமா...
ஹே ஹே நடத்தட்டுமா........
Shall I start?
Female: Aaha
Male: Shall I give?
Female: Ohoo
Male: Shall I pull? Hae hae
Nadathattuma
சேத்தூரு மாமி டாடா ...
ஆத்தூரு மாமா டாடா ..
Aunt from Saethoor, bye
டாடா ..
டாடா ..
டாடா .. டாடா ..
Uncle from Aathoor, bye
Bye
Bye
Bye bye...
Aathooru maama maama
Uncle from Aathoor, uncle
Pottaaru masala laalalaalala
He added spices, laalalaalala
Uppum illae
There is no salt
Male :Aahaa
Male: Aahaa
Female :Pappum illae
Female: There are no lentils either
Male :Ohoo
Male: Ohoo
Female :Onnumae vegalaiyae
Female: Nothing is cooked at all
Damakku dappa …
Damakku dappa …
Ohoo
Ohoo
Female :Mulikkudhuppa
Female: It blinks, man
Amukkuthappa
It presses down, man
Male :Hae hae
Male: Hae hae
Female :Sirikkudhappa
Female: It laughs, man
Saethooru maami maami
Aunt from Saethoor, aunt
Koothaada vandhaalam lallalallala
She came to dance, lallalallala
Munnum illae pinnumillae
Neither front nor back
Onnumae aadavillae
Nothing danced at all
Edukattuma
Shall I start?
Female :Aaha
Female: Aaha
Male :Kodukattuma
Male: Shall I give?
Female :Ohoo
Female: Ohoo
Male :Izhukattuma hae hae
Male: Shall I pull? Hae hae
Nadathattuma
Shall I conduct?
Bakthiyilae vandhavaru nandhanaaru
The one who came with devotion is Nandanar
Ivaru pallikoodam thedi vandha chinnanaaru
This guy is the young master searching for a school
Male :Mun pirandha moovanna theviyaaru
Male: She is the elder lady, Goddess Moovanna
Iva mookarundha soorpanagai maamiyaaru
She is the aunt like nose-cut Soorpanagai
Saelai mattum kattivitta naathanaaru
Sister-in-law who draped only a saree
Male :Aaga
Male: Aaga
Female :Saelai mattum kattivitta naathanaaru
Female: Sister-in-law who draped only a saree
Male :Iva thedi vandha kadhavai mattum saathuvaaru
Male: She will lock the door she came looking for
Damakku dappa …
Damakku dappa …
Male :Mulikkudhammaa
Male: She blinks, lady
Female :Amukkuthappa
Female: It presses down, man
Male :Sirikkudhamma
Male: She laughs, lady
Saethooru maami maami
Aunt from Saethoor, aunt
Koothaada vandhaalam lallalallala
She came to dance, lallalallala
Munnum illae pinnumillae
Neither front nor back
Onnumae aadavillae hae
Nothing danced, hae
Achaminnum nanaminnum naalu ingae
Fear, modesty, and all traditional virtues are here
En annathukku pin purathil vaalu engae
Where is the tail behind my swan?
Female :Alaveduthu thandhadhu thaan aaduthengae
Female: Where is that which was given by measure dancing?
Unnai aadaveippen kol eduthu vaa kurangae
I will make you dance; take a stick and come, monkey
Ahaa
Ahaa
Pombalainga manasu vecha boomiyaadum
If women set their mind, the earth will shake
Pombalainga manasu vecha boomiyaadum
If women set their mind, the earth will shake
Female :En poojaiyilae pei pidicha saamiyaadum
Female: In my worship, even a possessed deity will dance
Edukattuma
Shall I start?
Female :Aaha kodukattuma
Female: Aaha, shall I give?
Male :Ohoo izhukattuma
Male: Ohoo, shall I pull?
Female :Hae hae nadathattuma
Female: Hae hae, shall I conduct?
Aathooru maama maama
Uncle from Aathoor, uncle
Pottaaru masala dududdudum dudum
He added spices, dududdudum dudum
Uppum illae
There is no salt
Male :Aahaa
Male: Aahaa
Female :Pappum illae
Female: There are no lentils either
Male :Ohoo
Male: Ohoo
Female :Onnumae vegalaiyae
Female: Nothing is cooked at all
Edukattuma
Shall I start?
Female :Aaha
Female: Aaha
Male :Kodukattuma
Male: Shall I give?
Female :Ohoo
Female: Ohoo
Male :Izhukattuma hae hae
Male: Shall I pull? Hae hae
Nadathattuma
Nadathattuma
Saethooru maami tataa
Aunt from Saethoor, bye
Aathooru maama tataaa
Uncle from Aathoor, bye
Tataa
Bye
Tataa
Bye
Tataa tataaaa…
Bye bye...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This playful, high-energy duet from the movie 'Pathumatha Bantham' (1974) features dynamic bantering and humorous exchanges between male and female leads, rendered memorably by T. M. Soundarajan and P. Susheela. The lyrics utilize regional Tamil folk idioms, rhythmic folk percussion syllables (Damakku dappa), and culinary metaphors (cooking without salt or dal) to depict comedic mock-rivalry and playful teasing between an 'Aathoor Uncle' and a 'Saethoor Aunt'. Kannadasan weaves classic mythological references—such as Nandanar, Soorpanagai, and cultural ideas of female power—into a lighthearted folk-pop song structure set to Shankar Ganesh's catchy beat. The track culminates in competitive banter where both singers claim dominance over the other before signing off with a cheerful farewell ('Tataa').
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)
“Aathooru maama maama / Pottaaru masala”
Matching second consonants in successive lines (e.g., 'Aathooru' / 'Pottaaru', 'Uppum' / 'Pappum').
Iyaibu (End rhyme)
“Edukattuma / Kodukattuma / Izhukattuma”
Rhyming of line-ending verbal forms like '-illai' (Uppum illae / Pappum illae) and '-attuma' (Edukattuma / Kodukattuma / Izhukattuma / Nadathattuma).
Metaphor and Mythological Allusion
“Iva mookarundha soorpanagai maamiyaaru”
Teasing comparison of characters to mythological figures like Soorpanagai and Nandanar to heighten comedic contrast.
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Trivia
'Pathumatha Bantham' (1974) features music composed by the veteran duo Shankar-Ganesh. Kannadasan's playful folk lyrics in this song demonstrate his versatility in writing lighthearted, comedic duets alongside his famous philosophical and romantic compositions.
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