Amma Amma Male
From Uzhaippali · 1993
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Uzhaippali1993
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Amma ammaa | Mother, mother |
| Endhan aaruyirae | My precious soul |
| Kannin maniyae.. | Apple of my eye.. |
| Dheivam neeyae | You are my deity |
| Oh oh oh oh ho | Oh oh oh oh ho |
| Male | |
| Amma ammaa | Mother, mother |
| Endhan aaruyirae | My precious soul |
| Naanum neeyum | You and I |
| Endrum orr uyirae | Are forever one soul |
| Iru kannin maniyae | Apple of both my eyes |
| Oh oh oh ho.. | Oh oh oh ho.. |
| Dheivam neeyae | You are my deity |
| Oh oh oh ho.. | Oh oh oh ho.. |
| Male | |
| Amma ammaa | Mother, mother |
| Endhan aaruyirae | My precious soul |
| Male | |
| Poovizhi oram | At the corner of your flower-like eyes |
| Or thuli neerum | Even if a single drop of tear |
| Nee vadithaal | You shed |
| Manam thaangaathu | My heart cannot bear it |
| Male | |
| Pon mugam konjam | Even if your golden face |
| Vaadi nindraalum | Withers even a little |
| Naan thudippen | I will writhe in pain |
| Vali thaazhaadhu | Unable to bear the agony |
| Male | |
| Paththu maasam sumandhu | Carrying me for ten months |
| Patta paadum marandhu | Forgetting all the hardship suffered |
| Pillai selvam pirakka | For the precious child to be born |
| Alli kayyil edukka | To scoop up and hold in your hands |
| Male | |
| Thaayum neeyae | You are the mother |
| Thavamirundhaayae | You performed penance |
| Vaaduthammaa pillaiyae | Your child is wilting, mother |
| Vaattuvatho ennai neeyae.. | Are you the one tormenting me?.. |
| Male | |
| Amma ammaa | Mother, mother |
| Endhan aaruyirae | My precious soul |
| Naanum neeyum | You and I |
| Endrum orr uyirae | Are forever one soul |
| Male | |
| Paadhaigal maari | The calf that strayed |
| Odiya kandrai | Changing its path |
| Thaai pasuthaan | Will the mother cow |
| Ingu yerkkaadhaa | Not accept it here? |
| Male | |
| Koottil irundhu | From the nest |
| Kunju vilundhaal | If a chick falls down |
| Thaai kuruvi | Will the mother bird |
| Alli serkkaadhaa | Not gather and embrace it? |
| Male | |
| Nalla kaalam pirakka | For good times to dawn |
| Unnai naanum arindhen | I understood you |
| Undhan kangal thirakka | For your eyes to open |
| Ingu paadal padithen | I sang this song here |
| Male | |
| Podhum podhum | Enough, enough |
| Pirindhadhu podhum | The separation is enough |
| Vaaduthammaa pillaiyae | Your child is wilting, mother |
| Vaattuvatho ennai neeyae… | Are you the one tormenting me?… |
அம்மா அம்மா...
எந்தன் ஆருயிரே....
கண்ணின் மணியே...
தெய்வம் நீயே...
ஓ....ஓ....ஓ...ஓ..
Mother, mother
My precious soul
Apple of my eye..
You are my deity
Oh oh oh oh ho
அம்மா அம்மா
எந்தன் ஆருயிரே
நானும் நீயும்
என்றும் ஓருயிரே
இரு கண்ணின் மணியே
ஓ...ஓ....ஓ...ஓ...
தெய்வம் நீயே
ஓ...ஓ...ஓ...ஓ...
Mother, mother
My precious soul
You and I
Are forever one soul
Apple of both my eyes
Oh oh oh ho..
You are my deity
Oh oh oh ho..
அம்மா அம்மா
எந்தன் ஆருயிரே
நானும் நீயும்
என்றும் ஓருயிரே
Mother, mother
My precious soul
பூவிழி ஓரம்
ஓர் துளி நீரும்
நீ வடித்தால்
மனம் தாங்காது
At the corner of your flower-like eyes
Even if a single drop of tear
You shed
My heart cannot bear it
பொன்முகம் கொஞ்சம்
வாடி நின்றாலும்
நான் துடிப்பேன்
வலி தாளாது
Even if your golden face
Withers even a little
I will writhe in pain
Unable to bear the agony
பத்து மாசம் சுமந்து
பட்ட பாடும் மறந்து
பிள்ளைச் செல்வம் பிறக்க
அள்ளிக்கையில் எடுத்த
தாயும் நீயே...
தவமிருந்தாயே...
வாடுதம்மா பிள்ளையே.......
வாட்டுவதோ.. என்னை நீ..யே.
Carrying me for ten months
Forgetting all the hardship suffered
For the precious child to be born
To scoop up and hold in your hands
அம்மா அம்மா
எந்தன் ஆருயிரே
நானும் நீயும்
என்றும் ஓருயிரே
You are the mother
You performed penance
Your child is wilting, mother
Are you the one tormenting me?..
பாதைகள் மாறி
ஓடிய கன்றை
தாய்ப்பசுதான்
இங்கு ஏற்காதா
Mother, mother
My precious soul
You and I
Are forever one soul
கூட்டிலிருந்து
குஞ்சு விழுந்தால்
தாய்க்குருவி
அள்ளிச் சேர்க்காதா
The calf that strayed
Changing its path
Will the mother cow
Not accept it here?
நல்ல காலம் பிறக்க
உன்னை நானும் அறிந்தேன்
உந்தன் கண்கள் திறக்க
இங்கு பாடல் படித்தேன்
From the nest
If a chick falls down
Will the mother bird
Not gather and embrace it?
போதும் போதும்...
பிரிந்தது போதும்....
வாடுதம்மா பிள்ளையே...
வாட்டுவதோ என்னை நீ..யே...
For good times to dawn
I understood you
For your eyes to open
I sang this song here
Enough, enough
The separation is enough
Your child is wilting, mother
Are you the one tormenting me?…
Amma ammaa
Mother, mother
Endhan aaruyirae
My precious soul
Kannin maniyae..
Apple of my eye..
Dheivam neeyae
You are my deity
Oh oh oh oh ho
Oh oh oh oh ho
Amma ammaa
Mother, mother
Endhan aaruyirae
My precious soul
Naanum neeyum
You and I
Endrum orr uyirae
Are forever one soul
Iru kannin maniyae
Apple of both my eyes
Oh oh oh ho..
Oh oh oh ho..
Dheivam neeyae
You are my deity
Oh oh oh ho..
Oh oh oh ho..
Amma ammaa
Mother, mother
Endhan aaruyirae
My precious soul
Poovizhi oram
At the corner of your flower-like eyes
Or thuli neerum
Even if a single drop of tear
Nee vadithaal
You shed
Manam thaangaathu
My heart cannot bear it
Pon mugam konjam
Even if your golden face
Vaadi nindraalum
Withers even a little
Naan thudippen
I will writhe in pain
Vali thaazhaadhu
Unable to bear the agony
Paththu maasam sumandhu
Carrying me for ten months
Patta paadum marandhu
Forgetting all the hardship suffered
Pillai selvam pirakka
For the precious child to be born
Alli kayyil edukka
To scoop up and hold in your hands
Thaayum neeyae
You are the mother
Thavamirundhaayae
You performed penance
Vaaduthammaa pillaiyae
Your child is wilting, mother
Vaattuvatho ennai neeyae..
Are you the one tormenting me?..
Amma ammaa
Mother, mother
Endhan aaruyirae
My precious soul
Naanum neeyum
You and I
Endrum orr uyirae
Are forever one soul
Paadhaigal maari
The calf that strayed
Odiya kandrai
Changing its path
Thaai pasuthaan
Will the mother cow
Ingu yerkkaadhaa
Not accept it here?
Koottil irundhu
From the nest
Kunju vilundhaal
If a chick falls down
Thaai kuruvi
Will the mother bird
Alli serkkaadhaa
Not gather and embrace it?
Nalla kaalam pirakka
For good times to dawn
Unnai naanum arindhen
I understood you
Undhan kangal thirakka
For your eyes to open
Ingu paadal padithen
I sang this song here
Podhum podhum
Enough, enough
Pirindhadhu podhum
The separation is enough
Vaaduthammaa pillaiyae
Your child is wilting, mother
Vaattuvatho ennai neeyae…
Are you the one tormenting me?…
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Amma Ammaa from Uzhaippali is a poignant ode to maternal love, forgiveness, and bond between a mother and her son. The protagonist addresses his mother as his living god and soul, pleading with her to end their painful emotional distance. He recounts the sacrifices she made during her ten months of pregnancy and uses touching metaphors of a mother cow welcoming back a stray calf and a mother bird retrieving a fallen chick to seek reconciliation.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamai / Uruvagamm)
“Poovizhi oram”
The line equates the mother directly to a divine entity ('Dheivam neeyae') and describes her eyes as flower-like ('Poovizhi').
Second-letter Rhyme (Edhukai)
“Paththu maasam sumandhu / Patta paadum marandhu”
Rhyming of second consonant 'th' in 'Paththu' and 'Patta', and 'r' in 'pirakka' and 'edukka'.
Analogy (Uvamana Ani)
“Paadhaigal maari odiya kandrai thaai pasuthaan ingu yerkkaadhaa”
Drawing parallel emotional instances from nature (mother cow and calf, mother bird and chick) to illustrate natural maternal empathy and forgiveness.
Did you know?
Trivia
Although the music director and singers were listed as unknown in the query, Uzhaippali (1993) featured music composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, with this iconic track sung by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam. Vaali's lyrics for this song remain one of Tamil cinema's most famous portrayals of filial love.
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