Amma Amma
From Sakthivel · 1994
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- K. S. Chithra
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Sakthivel1994
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Ammaa…ammaa…aaa… | Mother... mother... ah... |
| Ammaa..ammaa…aaa…. | Mother... mother... ah... |
| Female | |
| En udalil uyiraai ulavum | Floating as the life within my body |
| Ammaa ammaa…aa.. | Mother, mother... |
| En uyiril unarvaai nilavum | Residing as consciousness within my soul |
| Ammaa ammaa..aa… | Mother, mother... |
| Female | |
| En moochum en pechum | My breath and my speech |
| Elaamae ammaa | Everything is mother |
| En mozhiyum adhan oliyum | My language and its sound |
| Elaamae ammaa | Everything is mother |
| Ammaavin thiruvadi pottri pottri | Praising and worshiping mother's holy feet |
| Female | |
| En udalil uyiraai ulavum | Floating as the life within my body |
| Ammaa ammaa…aa.. | Mother, mother... |
| Poochoodi amarnthu | Seated, adorned with flowers |
| Pattu chelaiyum maalaiyum aninthu | Dressed in a silk saree and a garland |
| Naan kaana vendum | I wish to behold |
| Deiva naayagi un mugam malarndhu | Your blooming face, oh divine Goddess |
| Female | |
| Seigalum thiruntha | For children to be reformed |
| Ner vazhi thirumbha | To return to the righteous path |
| Saabangal theerppaai thaayae | You resolve all curses, oh mother |
| Poojaigal meendum | For worship services once more |
| Thodangida vendum | To begin again |
| En arul vaakaai maayae | Grant your blessed word, oh divine mother |
| Female | |
| Indha poojai adhan aarambam | If this worship marks the beginning |
| Yena aanaaal adhu aanandham | If it happens so, that is pure bliss |
| Athu thaanae endhan vendudhal | That alone is my earnest prayer |
| Kurai theerppaai undhan paarvaiyaal | Relieve my troubles with your merciful glance |
| Female | |
| Kaama paripandhi | Oh spouse of Shiva who vanquished Kama |
| Kaamini kaameshwari | Loving Goddess, Kameshwari |
| Kaama peeda mathayakathae | Dwelling at the heart of the seat of desire |
| Kaamasukhabhava kamalae | Kamala, who bestows blissful divine devotion |
| Kaamachalae kaamakotti kaamatchi | Steadfast one, Kamakoti, Goddess Kamakshi |
| Kamara vijayakotti | Victorious fortress of exquisite beauty |
| Saasugaanandha saatchi | Eternal witness to perpetual bliss |
| Mridhuguna ganabetti | Treasure box of gentle virtues |
| Mukkya kaadhamba vaatti | Eminent ruler of the Kadamba forest |
| Nuni nudha pari paatti | Goddess with a fine, beautiful forehead |
| Moshikaa chanta kotti | Destroyer of delusion with supreme power |
| Paramashivathootti | Devoted companion of Supreme Lord Shiva |
| Paadhumaa kaamakotti | Protector of the Kamakoti divine abode |
| {Jaya jaya jaya jagadambha | Victory, victory, victory to the Mother of the Universe |
| Jaya jaya jaya kaamakshi} (2) | Victory, victory, victory to Goddess Kamakshi |
அம்மா.....அம்மா....ஆஆஆ....
அம்மா.....அம்மா....ஆஆஆ....
Mother... mother... ah...
Mother... mother... ah...
என் உடலில் உயிராய் உலவும்
அம்மா.....அம்மா....ஆஆஆ....
என் உயிரில் உணர்வாய் நிலவும்
அம்மா.....அம்மா....ஆஆஆ....
Floating as the life within my body
Mother, mother...
Residing as consciousness within my soul
Mother, mother...
என் மூச்சும் என் பேச்சும்
எல்லாமே அம்மா
என் மொழியும் அதன் ஒளியும்
எல்லாமே அம்மா
அம்மாவின் திருவடி போற்றி போற்றி
My breath and my speech
Everything is mother
My language and its sound
Everything is mother
Praising and worshiping mother's holy feet
என் உடலில் உயிராய் உலவும்
அம்மா.....அம்மா....ஆஆஆ....
பூச்சூடி அமர்ந்து
பட்டு சேலையும் மாலையும் அணிந்து
நான் காண வேண்டும்
தெய்வ நாயகி உன் முகம் மலர்ந்து
Floating as the life within my body
Mother, mother...
Seated, adorned with flowers
Dressed in a silk saree and a garland
I wish to behold
Your blooming face, oh divine Goddess
சேய்களும் திருந்த
நேர் வழி திரும்ப
சாபங்கள் தீர்ப்பாய் தாயே
பூஜைகள் மீண்டும்
தொடங்கிட வேண்டும்
என் அருள் வாக்காய் மாயே
For children to be reformed
To return to the righteous path
You resolve all curses, oh mother
For worship services once more
To begin again
Grant your blessed word, oh divine mother
இந்த பூஜை அதன் ஆரம்பம்
என ஆனால் அது ஆனந்தம்
அது தானே எந்தன் வேண்டுதல்
குறை தீர்ப்பை உந்தன் பார்வையால்
If this worship marks the beginning
If it happens so, that is pure bliss
That alone is my earnest prayer
Relieve my troubles with your merciful glance
காம பரிபந்தி
காமினி காமேஸ்வரி
காம பீட மத்யகதே
காமசுக்ஹபாவ கமலே
காமாச்சலே காமகோட்டி காமாட்சி
கமர விஜயகோட்டை
சாசுகானந்த சாட்சி
மிருதுகுணா கனபேட்டி
முக்கிய காதம்ப வாட்டி
நுனி நுத பரி பாட்டி
மொஷிகா சண்ட கோட்டி
பரமஷிவதூட்டி
பாத்மா காமகோட்டி
{ஜெய ஜெய ஜெய ஜகதாம்பா
ஜெய ஜெய ஜெய காமாட்சி}
Oh spouse of Shiva who vanquished Kama
Loving Goddess, Kameshwari
Dwelling at the heart of the seat of desire
Kamala, who bestows blissful divine devotion
Steadfast one, Kamakoti, Goddess Kamakshi
Victorious fortress of exquisite beauty
Eternal witness to perpetual bliss
Treasure box of gentle virtues
Eminent ruler of the Kadamba forest
Goddess with a fine, beautiful forehead
Destroyer of delusion with supreme power
Devoted companion of Supreme Lord Shiva
Protector of the Kamakoti divine abode
Victory, victory, victory to the Mother of the Universe
Victory, victory, victory to Goddess Kamakshi
Ammaa…ammaa…aaa…
Mother... mother... ah...
Ammaa..ammaa…aaa….
Mother... mother... ah...
En udalil uyiraai ulavum
Floating as the life within my body
Ammaa ammaa…aa..
Mother, mother...
En uyiril unarvaai nilavum
Residing as consciousness within my soul
Ammaa ammaa..aa…
Mother, mother...
En moochum en pechum
My breath and my speech
Elaamae ammaa
Everything is mother
En mozhiyum adhan oliyum
My language and its sound
Elaamae ammaa
Everything is mother
Ammaavin thiruvadi pottri pottri
Praising and worshiping mother's holy feet
En udalil uyiraai ulavum
Floating as the life within my body
Ammaa ammaa…aa..
Mother, mother...
Poochoodi amarnthu
Seated, adorned with flowers
Pattu chelaiyum maalaiyum aninthu
Dressed in a silk saree and a garland
Naan kaana vendum
I wish to behold
Deiva naayagi un mugam malarndhu
Your blooming face, oh divine Goddess
Seigalum thiruntha
For children to be reformed
Ner vazhi thirumbha
To return to the righteous path
Saabangal theerppaai thaayae
You resolve all curses, oh mother
Poojaigal meendum
For worship services once more
Thodangida vendum
To begin again
En arul vaakaai maayae
Grant your blessed word, oh divine mother
Indha poojai adhan aarambam
If this worship marks the beginning
Yena aanaaal adhu aanandham
If it happens so, that is pure bliss
Athu thaanae endhan vendudhal
That alone is my earnest prayer
Kurai theerppaai undhan paarvaiyaal
Relieve my troubles with your merciful glance
Kaama paripandhi
Oh spouse of Shiva who vanquished Kama
Kaamini kaameshwari
Loving Goddess, Kameshwari
Kaama peeda mathayakathae
Dwelling at the heart of the seat of desire
Kaamasukhabhava kamalae
Kamala, who bestows blissful divine devotion
Kaamachalae kaamakotti kaamatchi
Steadfast one, Kamakoti, Goddess Kamakshi
Kamara vijayakotti
Victorious fortress of exquisite beauty
Saasugaanandha saatchi
Eternal witness to perpetual bliss
Mridhuguna ganabetti
Treasure box of gentle virtues
Mukkya kaadhamba vaatti
Eminent ruler of the Kadamba forest
Nuni nudha pari paatti
Goddess with a fine, beautiful forehead
Moshikaa chanta kotti
Destroyer of delusion with supreme power
Paramashivathootti
Devoted companion of Supreme Lord Shiva
Paadhumaa kaamakotti
Protector of the Kamakoti divine abode
{Jaya jaya jaya jagadambha
Victory, victory, victory to the Mother of the Universe
Jaya jaya jaya kaamakshi} (2)
Victory, victory, victory to Goddess Kamakshi
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This devotional song is a heartfelt hymn addressed to the divine mother, elevating her as the ultimate source of life, speech, soul, and consciousness. The singer expresses complete surrender, seeking her divine vision as she sits royally adorned in silk and flowers. The devotion extends into a prayer asking the Goddess to reform lost children, guide them onto the righteous path, and lift all curses through her merciful glance. The song transitions into a traditional stotram-style Sanskrit chant invoking Goddess Kamakshi. It extols her various attributes—her gentleness, beauty, cosmic power, and union with Lord Shiva—culminating in a joyful chorus hailing eternal victory to Kamakshi, the Mother of the Universe.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“En udalil uyiraai ulavum”
Repetition of the initial vowel sound 'u' in 'udalil', 'uyiraai', and 'ulavum'.
Edhugai (Assonance / Second Letter Rhyme)
“En moochum en pechum”
Rhyming of the second letter 'oo'/'e' sound between 'moochum' and 'pechum'.
Anaphora / Repetition
“Jaya jaya jaya jagadambha”
Rhythmic repetition of 'Jaya jaya jaya' to build devotional fervor.
Metaphor
“En mozhiyum adhan oliyum / Elaamae ammaa”
Comparing the mother directly to the soul, breath, language, and light of the devotee's existence.
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Trivia
Although credited to lyricist Vaali for the movie Sakthivel (1994) with music composed by Ilaiyaraaja, the latter section of the song incorporates classical Sanskrit stotram epithets dedicated to Goddess Kamakshi of Kanchipuram, drawing inspiration from classical texts like Lalita Sahasranamam and Kamakshi Suprabhatam.
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