Amma Amma Nee Engha Amma
From Velai Illa Pattadhaari · 2014
- Lyricist
- Dhanush
- Music director
- Anirudh Ravichander
- Details
- Velai Illa Pattadhaari2014
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Amma amma nee enga amma | Mother, mother, where are you, mother? |
| Unna vittaa enakkaaru amma | Who else do I have besides you, mother? |
| Thedi paarthenae kaanom unna | I searched for you, but I couldn't find you. |
| Kanna moochi yen? vaa nee velila | Why play hide and seek? Come outside! |
| Male | |
| Amma amma nee enga amma | Mother, mother, where are you, mother? |
| Unna vittaa enakkaaru amma | Who else do I have besides you, mother? |
| Male | |
| Naan thoongum munnae | Before I could go to sleep, |
| Nee thoongi ponaai | You went to sleep forever. |
| Thaayae en mel unnakkenna kovam | Oh mother, why are you angry with me? |
| Kannana kannae en dheiva pennae | My precious eyes, my divine woman, |
| Kannil dhoosi nee oodhavendum | You must blow away the dust in my eye. |
| Male | |
| Pagalum iravaagi bayamanadhae amma | Even daytime has turned into night and become frightening, mother. |
| Vilakkin thunai indri irulaanadhae | Without the support of light, everything has turned dark. |
| Uyirin oru paadhi pariponadhae amma | One half of my soul has been stolen away, mother. |
| Thanimai nilaiyaanadhae | Solitude has now become permanent. |
| Male | |
| Amma amma nee enga amma | Mother, mother, where are you, mother? |
| Unna vittaa enakkaaru amma | Who else do I have besides you, mother? |
| Female | |
| Naan pona pinnum nee vazha vendum | Even after I am gone, you must live on. |
| Endhan moochu unnakullum undu | My breath still resides within you. |
| Vaanengum vannam | Colors all across the sky, |
| Poovellaam vaasam | Fragrance in all the flowers, |
| Naan vazhum ulagil dheivangal undu | In the world where I live, gods exist. |
| Male | |
| Amma amma nee enga amma | Mother, mother, where are you, mother? |
| Unna vittaa enakkaaru amma | Who else do I have besides you, mother? |
| Female | |
| Enga ponaalum naanum varuven | Wherever you go, I will follow. |
| Kannaadi paaru naanum theriven | Look into the mirror, and you will see me. |
| Male | |
| Thaayae uyir pirindhayae | Oh mother, your life has departed. |
| Female :Kannae neyum enuyir thaanae | Female: My dear child, you are my life too. |
| Male :Indru nee paadum paaattukku | Male: For the song you sing today, |
| Naan thoonga vennum | I need to sleep. |
| Female :Naan paadum thaalaattu nee thoonga | Female: The lullaby I sing for you to sleep |
| kadhoram endrendum ketkkum | Will echo near your ears forever. |
அம்மா அம்மா நீ
எங்க அம்மா உன்னவிட்டா
எனக்காரு அம்மா தேடிப்பாா்த்தேனே
காணோம் உன்ன கண்ணாமூச்சி ஏன்
வா நீ வெளில
Mother, mother, where are you, mother?
Who else do I have besides you, mother?
I searched for you, but I couldn't find you.
Why play hide and seek? Come outside!
தாயே உயிா்
பிாிந்தாயே என்ன தனியே
தவிக்க விட்டாயே இன்று
நீ பாடும் பாட்டுக்கு நான்
தூங்க வேண்டும் நான்
பாடும் பாட்டுக்கு தாயே
நீ உன் கண்கள் திறந்தாலே போதும்
Mother, mother, where are you, mother?
Who else do I have besides you, mother?
அம்மா அம்மா
நீ எங்க அம்மா உன்னவிட்டா
எனக்காரு அம்மா
Before I could go to sleep,
You went to sleep forever.
Oh mother, why are you angry with me?
My precious eyes, my divine woman,
You must blow away the dust in my eye.
நான் தூங்கும் முன்னே
நீ தூங்கி போனாய் தாயே என்மேல்
உனக்கென்ன கோபம் கண்ணான
கண்ணே என் தெய்வ பெண்ணே
கண்ணில் தூசி நீ ஊத வேண்டும்
ஐயோ ஏன் இந்த சாபம் எல்லாம்
என்றோ நான் செய்த பாவம்
Even daytime has turned into night and become frightening, mother.
Without the support of light, everything has turned dark.
One half of my soul has been stolen away, mother.
Solitude has now become permanent.
பகலும் இரவாகி
பயமானதே அம்மா விளக்கின்
துணையின்றி இருளானதே
உயிாின் ஒரு பாதி பறிபோனதே
அம்மா தனிமை நிலையானதே
Mother, mother, where are you, mother?
Who else do I have besides you, mother?
அம்மா அம்மா
நீ எங்க அம்மா உன்னவிட்டா
எனக்காரு அம்மா
Even after I am gone, you must live on.
My breath still resides within you.
Colors all across the sky,
Fragrance in all the flowers,
In the world where I live, gods exist.
நான் போன பின்னும்
நீ வாழ வேண்டும் எந்தன்
மூச்சு உனக்குள்ளும் உண்டு
வானெங்கும் வண்ணம்
பூவெல்லாம் வாசம் நான்
வாழும் உலகில் தெய்வங்கள் உண்டு
Mother, mother, where are you, mother?
Who else do I have besides you, mother?
நீ என் பெருமையின்
எல்லை உந்தன் தந்தை போ்
சொல்லும் பிள்ளை ஊரும்
பொிதில்லை களங்காதே
என் கண்ணே உலகம் விளையாட
உன் கண்முன்னே காலம்
கரைந்தோடும் உன் வாழ்வில்
கரைசேரும் மீண்டும் நான் உன் பிள்ளை
Wherever you go, I will follow.
Look into the mirror, and you will see me.
அம்மா அம்மா
நீ எங்க அம்மா உன்னவிட்டா
எனக்காரு அம்மா
Oh mother, your life has departed.
Female: My dear child, you are my life too.
Male: For the song you sing today,
I need to sleep.
Female: The lullaby I sing for you to sleep
Will echo near your ears forever.
எங்க போனாலும்
நானும் வருவேன் கண்ணாடி
பாரு நானும் தொிவேன்
தாயே உயிா்
பிாிந்தாயே
கண்ணே நீயும்
என் உயிா் தானே
இன்று நீ பாடும்
பாட்டுக்கு நான் தூங்க வேணும்
நான் பாடும்
தாலாட்டு நீ தூங்க
காதோரம் என்றென்றும்
கேட்கும்
Amma amma nee enga amma
Mother, mother, where are you, mother?
Unna vittaa enakkaaru amma
Who else do I have besides you, mother?
Thedi paarthenae kaanom unna
I searched for you, but I couldn't find you.
Kanna moochi yen? vaa nee velila
Why play hide and seek? Come outside!
Amma amma nee enga amma
Mother, mother, where are you, mother?
Unna vittaa enakkaaru amma
Who else do I have besides you, mother?
Naan thoongum munnae
Before I could go to sleep,
Nee thoongi ponaai
You went to sleep forever.
Thaayae en mel unnakkenna kovam
Oh mother, why are you angry with me?
Kannana kannae en dheiva pennae
My precious eyes, my divine woman,
Kannil dhoosi nee oodhavendum
You must blow away the dust in my eye.
Pagalum iravaagi bayamanadhae amma
Even daytime has turned into night and become frightening, mother.
Vilakkin thunai indri irulaanadhae
Without the support of light, everything has turned dark.
Uyirin oru paadhi pariponadhae amma
One half of my soul has been stolen away, mother.
Thanimai nilaiyaanadhae
Solitude has now become permanent.
Amma amma nee enga amma
Mother, mother, where are you, mother?
Unna vittaa enakkaaru amma
Who else do I have besides you, mother?
Naan pona pinnum nee vazha vendum
Even after I am gone, you must live on.
Endhan moochu unnakullum undu
My breath still resides within you.
Vaanengum vannam
Colors all across the sky,
Poovellaam vaasam
Fragrance in all the flowers,
Naan vazhum ulagil dheivangal undu
In the world where I live, gods exist.
Amma amma nee enga amma
Mother, mother, where are you, mother?
Unna vittaa enakkaaru amma
Who else do I have besides you, mother?
Enga ponaalum naanum varuven
Wherever you go, I will follow.
Kannaadi paaru naanum theriven
Look into the mirror, and you will see me.
Thaayae uyir pirindhayae
Oh mother, your life has departed.
Female :Kannae neyum enuyir thaanae
Female: My dear child, you are my life too.
Male :Indru nee paadum paaattukku
Male: For the song you sing today,
Naan thoonga vennum
I need to sleep.
Female :Naan paadum thaalaattu nee thoonga
Female: The lullaby I sing for you to sleep
kadhoram endrendum ketkkum
Will echo near your ears forever.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poignant song depicts a son's devastating grief and overwhelming sense of loss following the sudden death of his mother. Struggling to come to terms with reality, he feels plunged into deep darkness and loneliness, longing for her maternal care and comfort. The dialogue-like structure bridges the earthly world and the spiritual realm, where the deceased mother responds with everlasting warmth, reassuring her son that her essence and love will forever live on through him.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Anaphora / Repetition
“Amma amma nee enga amma”
The frantic repetition of 'Amma' emphasizes the protagonist's desperation, vulnerability, and deep emotional void.
Metaphor
“Pagalum iravaagi bayamanadhae amma”
Day turning into night symbolizes how grief instantly stripped away all joy, hope, and light from the son's life.
Imagery / Personification
“Kannaadi paaru naanum theriven”
The reflection in the mirror serves as a poignant visual metaphor showing that the mother's features and spirit live on within her child.
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Trivia
Composed by Anirudh Ravichander with lyrics written by Dhanush, this track features the legendary playback singer S. Janaki singing alongside Dhanush. It is particularly memorable as one of S. Janaki's final, iconic recording contributions in Tamil cinema before her complete retirement from playback singing.
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