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Lyrics & meaning

Amma Amma Ennum

From Nanda En Nila · 1977

Lyricist
Na. Kamarasan
Singer
S. Janaki
Music director
V. Dakshinamurthy
Movie name
Nanda En Nila
Movie release year
1977
Lyrics added on
27 Dec 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kannukkutti chellamma
Kallamattra ponnamma
Nalla vazhi chellamma
Naanum vaaraen nillammaa
Amma amma ennum un kural ketae
Azhagiya tamil mozhi piranthathammaa
Amma amma ennum un kural ketae
Azhagiya tamil mozhi piranthathammaa
Anbae anbae endru azhaippathu polae
Arul mozhi kaattril mithanthammaa
Malaiyinilae kudhichu vantha pulli
Maanena manasu mayanguthammaa
Malaiyinilae kudhichu vantha pulli
Maanena manasu mayanguthammaa
Thanimaiyil enakkoru thunaiyena varuvaai
Thazhuvidum karangalil sugam pala tharuvaai
Paasaththil nee oru mazhalaiyammaa
Oru paavamum ariyaa piraviyammaa
Amma amma ennum un kural ketae
Azhagiya tamil mozhi piranthathammaa
Kazhuthu mani kalakalakka
Varum kaaladi osaiyai kettirunthaen
Kazhuthu mani kalakalakka
Varum kaaladi osaiyai kettirunthaen
Aalayamani ili adhuvena arinthaen
Adhu tharum isaiyinil kavalaiyai maranthaen
Naan ingu vaazhvathu unakallavaa
Nalla naal varum viraivil namakallavaa
Amma amma ennum un kural ketae
Azhagiya tamil mozhi piranthathammaa
Anbae anbae endru azhaippathu polae
Arul mozhi kaattril mithanthammaa
Amma amma ennum un kural ketae
Azhagiya tamil mozhi piranthathammaa
Kannukkutti chellamma
Kallamattra ponnamma
Nalla vazhi chellamma
Naanum vaaraen nillammaa
My darling little calf...
Pure and innocent one,
Show me the right way,
I am coming too, wait for me...
Hearing your voice calling out "Amma, Amma",
the beautiful Tamil language was born.
Hearing your voice calling out "Amma, Amma",
the beautiful Tamil language was born.
As if calling out with tender love,
words of grace floated on the breeze.
Like a spotted deer leaping down the hills,
my heart is completely charmed.
Like a spotted deer leaping down the hills,
my heart is completely charmed.
You come to keep me company in my loneliness,
bringing so much comfort to the arms that hold you.
In your affection, you are like a little child,
a pure soul that knows no sin at all.
Hearing your voice calling out "Amma, Amma",
the beautiful Tamil language was born.
With the bell around your neck jingling,
I listened to the sound of your approaching steps.
With the bell around your neck jingling,
I listened to the sound of your approaching steps.
I felt it was like the ringing of a temple bell,
and in that music, I forgot all my sorrows.
Isn't my whole life here meant for you?
Won't a brighter tomorrow arrive for us soon?
Hearing your voice calling out "Amma, Amma",
the beautiful Tamil language was born.
As if calling out with tender love,
words of grace floated on the breeze.
Hearing your voice calling out "Amma, Amma",
the beautiful Tamil language was born.
My darling little calf...
Pure and innocent one,
Show me the right way,
I am coming too, wait for me...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This tender song expresses pure, unconditional maternal affection towards an innocent creature. The singer poetically equates the sweet call of 'Amma' to the divine origin of the Tamil language itself, emphasizing how innocence and warmth enrich human existence.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

“Malaiyinilae kudhichu vantha pulli Maanena manasu mayanguthammaa”

Compares the spellbound mind to a spotted deer bounding down from a mountain.

Onomatopoeia (Irattai Kilavi)

“Kazhuthu mani kalakalakka”

'Kalakalakka' mimics the sound of the jingling neck bell.

Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)

“Amma amma ennum un kural ketae Azhagiya tamil mozhi piranthathammaa”

Metaphorically describes the voice of the young calf as the birth of the beautiful Tamil language.

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Trivia

Composed by veteran music maestro V. Dakshinamurthy with lyrics by acclaimed Tamil poet Na. Kamarasan, the song highlights S. Janaki's vocal versatility in rendering affectionate, folk-tinged melodies.

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