Akka Akka Nee
From Thirumathi Oru Vegumathi · 1987
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Details
- Thirumathi Oru Vegumathi1987
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Akka akka nee akka illai | Elder sister, elder sister, you are not just an elder sister |
| Male :Mama mama nee mama illai | Male: Uncle, uncle, you are not just an uncle |
| Male | |
| Thanthai yaaru thaai yaaru naanga paarththathillai | Who is a father, who is a mother, we have never seen them |
| Antha yaekkam endrum illaiyae | But we never had that longing |
| Male | |
| Akka akka nee akka illai | Elder sister, elder sister, you are not just an elder sister |
| Male :Mama mama nee mama illai | Male: Uncle, uncle, you are not just an uncle |
| Both :Naanga unga pillaigal polae…..ae… | Both: We are like your own children |
| Male | |
| Akka akka nee akka illai | Elder sister, elder sister, you are not just an elder sister |
| Male :Mama mama nee mama illai | Male: Uncle, uncle, you are not just an uncle |
| Male | |
| Thanthai yaaru thaai yaaru naanga paarththathillai | Who is a father, who is a mother, we have never seen them |
| Antha yaekkam endrum illaiyae | But we never had that longing |
| Male | |
| Akka akka nee amma polae | Elder sister, elder sister, you are like a mother |
| Male :Mama mama nee appa polae | Male: Uncle, uncle, you are like a father |
| Both :Naanga unga pillaigal polae…..ae… | Both: We are like your own children |
| Male | |
| Panbu enbathai paasam enbathai | What character is, what affection is |
| Anbu enbathai akkaa sonnaal | What love is, elder sister taught us |
| Male | |
| Ulagam enpathai uravu enbathai | What the world is, what relationships are |
| Unmai enbathai mama sonnaar | What truth is, uncle taught us |
| Male | |
| Akkaavin theerppukkoru appeal illa | There is no appeal against sister's verdict |
| Mamavum vaarththai maariyathilla | Uncle has never gone back on his word |
| Male | |
| Engalukku vaalaatta sudhanthiram illa | We do not have the freedom to misbehave |
| Ungalukkum kobam vanthaal nirantharam illa | And even if you get angry, it is never permanent |
| Male | |
| Akka akka nee akka illai | Elder sister, elder sister, you are not just an elder sister |
| Male :Mama mama nee mama illai | Male: Uncle, uncle, you are not just an uncle |
| Male | |
| Thanthai yaaru thaai yaaru naanga paarththathillai | Who is a father, who is a mother, we have never seen them |
| Antha yaekkam endrum illaiyae | But we never had that longing |
| Male | |
| Akka akka nee akka illai | Elder sister, elder sister, you are not just an elder sister |
| Male :Mama mama nee mama illai | Male: Uncle, uncle, you are not just an uncle |
| Both :Naanga unga pillaigal polae…..ae… | Both: We are like your own children |
| Male | |
| Akka akka nee akka illai | Elder sister, elder sister, you are not just an elder sister |
| Male :Mama mama nee mama illai | Male: Uncle, uncle, you are not just an uncle |
| Male | |
| Iniyoru piravi engalukirunthaa | If we have another birth ahead |
| Unga pillaiyaai naanga porakkanum | We should be born as your children |
| Male | |
| Thanga ullaame anbu vellamae | Oh golden heart, oh flood of love |
| Unga paaraththa naaga sumakkanum | We want to carry your burdens |
| Male | |
| Naanga oru nandri solla vaai mozhi illa | We have no spoken words to express our gratitude |
| Kanneera pola oru vaarththaiyum illa | There is no word as pure as tears |
| Male | |
| Akkaalukku idhuvaraikkum pillainga illai | Elder sister does not have children till now |
| Engala nenachchuththaano peththukkavilla | Did she choose not to give birth thinking of us? |
| Male | |
| Akka akka nee akka illai | Elder sister, elder sister, you are not just an elder sister |
| Male :Mama mama nee mama illai | Male: Uncle, uncle, you are not just an uncle |
| Male | |
| Thanthai yaaru thaai yaaru naanga paarththathillai | Who is a father, who is a mother, we have never seen them |
| Both :Antha yaekkam endrum illaiyae | Both: But we never had that longing |
| Male | |
| Akka akka nee amma polae | Elder sister, elder sister, you are like a mother |
| Male :Mama mama nee appa polae | Male: Uncle, uncle, you are like a father |
| Both :Naanga unga pillaigal polae…..ae… | Both: We are like your own children |
அக்கா அக்கா நீ அக்கா இல்லை
மாமா மாமா நீ மாமா இல்லை
Elder sister, elder sister, you are not just an elder sister
Male: Uncle, uncle, you are not just an uncle
தந்தை யாரு தாய் யாரு நாங்க பார்த்ததில்லை
அந்த ஏக்கம் என்றும் இல்லையே
Who is a father, who is a mother, we have never seen them
But we never had that longing
அக்கா அக்கா நீ அம்மா போலே
மாமா மாமா நீ அப்பா போலே
இருவர் :
நாங்க உங்க பிள்ளைகள் போலே....ஏ....
Elder sister, elder sister, you are not just an elder sister
Male: Uncle, uncle, you are not just an uncle
Both: We are like your own children
அக்கா அக்கா நீ அக்கா இல்லை
மாமா மாமா நீ மாமா இல்லை
Elder sister, elder sister, you are not just an elder sister
Male: Uncle, uncle, you are not just an uncle
தந்தை யாரு தாய் யாரு நாங்க பார்த்ததில்லை
அந்த ஏக்கம் என்றும் இல்லையே
Who is a father, who is a mother, we have never seen them
But we never had that longing
அக்கா அக்கா நீ அம்மா போலே
மாமா மாமா நீ அப்பா போலே
இருவர் :
நாங்க உங்க பிள்ளைகள் போலே....ஏ....
Elder sister, elder sister, you are like a mother
Male: Uncle, uncle, you are like a father
Both: We are like your own children
பண்பு என்பதை பாசம் என்பதை
அன்பு எனபதை அக்கா சொன்னாள்
What character is, what affection is
What love is, elder sister taught us
உலகம் என்பதை உறவு என்பதை
உண்மை என்பதை மாமா சொன்னார்
What the world is, what relationships are
What truth is, uncle taught us
அக்காவின் தீர்ப்புக்கொரு அப்பீல் இல்ல
மாமாவும் வார்த்த மாறியதில்ல
There is no appeal against sister's verdict
Uncle has never gone back on his word
எங்களுக்கு வாலாட்ட சுதந்திரம் இல்ல
உங்களுக்கு கோபம் வந்தால் நிரந்தம் இல்ல
We do not have the freedom to misbehave
And even if you get angry, it is never permanent
எங்களுக்கு வாலாட்ட சுதந்திரம் இல்ல
உங்களுக்கு கோபம் வந்தால் நிரந்தம் இல்ல
Elder sister, elder sister, you are not just an elder sister
Male: Uncle, uncle, you are not just an uncle
அக்கா அக்கா நீ அக்கா இல்லை
மாமா மாமா நீ மாமா இல்லை
Who is a father, who is a mother, we have never seen them
But we never had that longing
தந்தை யாரு தாய் யாரு நாங்க பார்த்ததில்லை
அந்த ஏக்கம் என்றும் இல்லையே
Elder sister, elder sister, you are not just an elder sister
Male: Uncle, uncle, you are not just an uncle
Both: We are like your own children
அக்கா அக்கா நீ அம்மா போலே
ஆ
ண் : மாமா மாமா நீ அப்பா போலே
இருவர் :
நாங்க உங்க பிள்ளைகள் போலே....ஏ....
Elder sister, elder sister, you are not just an elder sister
Male: Uncle, uncle, you are not just an uncle
அக்கா அக்கா நீ அக்கா இல்லை
மாமா மாமா நீ மாமா இல்லை
If we have another birth ahead
We should be born as your children
இனியொரு பிறவி எங்களுக்கிருந்தா
உங்க பிள்ளையாய் நாங்க பொறக்கணும்
Oh golden heart, oh flood of love
We want to carry your burdens
தங்க உள்ளமே அன்பு வெள்ளமே
உங்க பாரத்த நாங்க சுமக்கணும்
We have no spoken words to express our gratitude
There is no word as pure as tears
நாங்க ஒரு நன்றி சொல்ல வாய் மொழி இல்ல
கண்ணீர போல ஒரு வார்த்தையும் இல்ல
Elder sister does not have children till now
Did she choose not to give birth thinking of us?
அக்காளுக்கு இதுவரைக்கும் பிள்ளைங்க இல்லை
எங்கள நெனச்சுத்தானோ பெத்துக்கவில்ல
Elder sister, elder sister, you are not just an elder sister
Male: Uncle, uncle, you are not just an uncle
அக்காளுக்கு இதுவரைக்கும் பிள்ளைங்க இல்லை
எங்கள நெனச்சுத்தானோ பெத்துக்கவில்ல
Who is a father, who is a mother, we have never seen them
Both: But we never had that longing
அக்கா அக்கா நீ அக்கா இல்லை
மாமா மாமா நீ மாமா இல்லை
Elder sister, elder sister, you are like a mother
Male: Uncle, uncle, you are like a father
Both: We are like your own children
தந்தை யாரு தாய் யாரு நாங்க பார்த்ததில்லை
இருவர் :
அந்த ஏக்கம் என்றும் இல்லையே
அக்கா அக்கா நீ அம்மா போலே
மாமா மாமா நீ அப்பா போலே
இருவர் :
நாங்க உங்க பிள்ளைகள் போலே....ஏ....
Akka akka nee akka illai
Elder sister, elder sister, you are not just an elder sister
Male :Mama mama nee mama illai
Male: Uncle, uncle, you are not just an uncle
Thanthai yaaru thaai yaaru naanga paarththathillai
Who is a father, who is a mother, we have never seen them
Antha yaekkam endrum illaiyae
But we never had that longing
Akka akka nee akka illai
Elder sister, elder sister, you are not just an elder sister
Male :Mama mama nee mama illai
Male: Uncle, uncle, you are not just an uncle
Both :Naanga unga pillaigal polae…..ae…
Both: We are like your own children
Akka akka nee akka illai
Elder sister, elder sister, you are not just an elder sister
Male :Mama mama nee mama illai
Male: Uncle, uncle, you are not just an uncle
Thanthai yaaru thaai yaaru naanga paarththathillai
Who is a father, who is a mother, we have never seen them
Antha yaekkam endrum illaiyae
But we never had that longing
Akka akka nee amma polae
Elder sister, elder sister, you are like a mother
Male :Mama mama nee appa polae
Male: Uncle, uncle, you are like a father
Both :Naanga unga pillaigal polae…..ae…
Both: We are like your own children
Panbu enbathai paasam enbathai
What character is, what affection is
Anbu enbathai akkaa sonnaal
What love is, elder sister taught us
Ulagam enpathai uravu enbathai
What the world is, what relationships are
Unmai enbathai mama sonnaar
What truth is, uncle taught us
Akkaavin theerppukkoru appeal illa
There is no appeal against sister's verdict
Mamavum vaarththai maariyathilla
Uncle has never gone back on his word
Engalukku vaalaatta sudhanthiram illa
We do not have the freedom to misbehave
Ungalukkum kobam vanthaal nirantharam illa
And even if you get angry, it is never permanent
Akka akka nee akka illai
Elder sister, elder sister, you are not just an elder sister
Male :Mama mama nee mama illai
Male: Uncle, uncle, you are not just an uncle
Thanthai yaaru thaai yaaru naanga paarththathillai
Who is a father, who is a mother, we have never seen them
Antha yaekkam endrum illaiyae
But we never had that longing
Akka akka nee akka illai
Elder sister, elder sister, you are not just an elder sister
Male :Mama mama nee mama illai
Male: Uncle, uncle, you are not just an uncle
Both :Naanga unga pillaigal polae…..ae…
Both: We are like your own children
Akka akka nee akka illai
Elder sister, elder sister, you are not just an elder sister
Male :Mama mama nee mama illai
Male: Uncle, uncle, you are not just an uncle
Iniyoru piravi engalukirunthaa
If we have another birth ahead
Unga pillaiyaai naanga porakkanum
We should be born as your children
Thanga ullaame anbu vellamae
Oh golden heart, oh flood of love
Unga paaraththa naaga sumakkanum
We want to carry your burdens
Naanga oru nandri solla vaai mozhi illa
We have no spoken words to express our gratitude
Kanneera pola oru vaarththaiyum illa
There is no word as pure as tears
Akkaalukku idhuvaraikkum pillainga illai
Elder sister does not have children till now
Engala nenachchuththaano peththukkavilla
Did she choose not to give birth thinking of us?
Akka akka nee akka illai
Elder sister, elder sister, you are not just an elder sister
Male :Mama mama nee mama illai
Male: Uncle, uncle, you are not just an uncle
Thanthai yaaru thaai yaaru naanga paarththathillai
Who is a father, who is a mother, we have never seen them
Both :Antha yaekkam endrum illaiyae
Both: But we never had that longing
Akka akka nee amma polae
Elder sister, elder sister, you are like a mother
Male :Mama mama nee appa polae
Male: Uncle, uncle, you are like a father
Both :Naanga unga pillaigal polae…..ae…
Both: We are like your own children
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song from the film Thirumathi Oru Vegumathi expresses emotional gratitude and deep devotion from younger siblings towards their elder sister and her husband. Having lost or never known their parents, the siblings declare that they never missed parental love because the sister and uncle stepped into those roles completely, providing discipline, moral guidance, and unconditional warmth.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamai)
“Akka akka nee amma polae / Male :Mama mama nee appa polae”
Compares the elder sister and brother-in-law to parents using the comparison suffix 'polae' (like).
Repetition (Edukku Thodar)
“Akka akka nee akka illai / Male :Mama mama nee mama illai”
Repeating 'Akka' and 'Mama' consecutively to emphasize affection and closeness.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Thanga ullaame anbu vellamae”
Directly metaphorizes the guardian's heart as gold and love as a rising flood.
Anaphora / Sound Rhyming (Ethirai / Monai)
“Panbu enbathai paasam enbathai / Anbu enbathai akkaa sonnaal”
Rhythmic repetition of '-enbathai' across parallel lines to structure moral lessons.
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Trivia
The music for 'Thirumathi Oru Vegumathi' (1987) was composed by the duo Shankar-Ganesh with lyrics written by Vairamuthu. Directed by Visu, the film is known for its classic central theme of family bonding and selfless sacrifice.
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