Amma Ammamma
From Naagam · 1985
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- S. P. Sailaja
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Details
- Naagam1985
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| …………….. | Oh mother, oh mother, I cannot bear this! |
| Female | |
| Amma ammamma thaangaathamma | Oh father, oh father, I cannot sleep! |
| Appa appappa thoongaathamma | What can I, a young girl, do? |
| Chinna ponnu naan enna pannuvaen | The cold of Margazhi month makes this tender leaf wither, oh mother! |
| Margazhi kuliru vaaduthu thaliru amma | Oh mother, oh mother, I cannot bear this! |
| Female | |
| Amma ammamma thaangaathamma | Oh father, oh father, I cannot sleep! |
| Appa appappa thoongaathamma | What can I, a young girl, do? |
| Chinna ponnu naan enna pannuvaen | The cold of Margazhi month makes this tender leaf wither, oh mother! |
| Margazhi kuliru vaaduthu thaliru amma | Am I a mango tree parrot or a lotus vine? |
| Female | |
| Mamara kiliaa thaamara kodiyaa | Look at how I have grown up! |
| Valarnthaen paaru naanthaan | I am a bangled deer! |
| Valaiyal potta maanthaan | Thoughts of a groom have been born in my heart, |
| Maappilla nenappu manasula poranthu | As longing plagues me, intoxicating the darkness, |
| Yaekkam pudichchu vaatta iruttil bodhai ootta | Even the cool moon feels like fire to me! |
| Nilavum enakku neruppaa Irukku | Oh mother, oh mother, oh father, oh father! |
| Amma ammamma appa appappa | Oh mother, oh mother, I cannot bear this! |
| Female | |
| Amma ammamma thaangaathamma | Oh father, oh father, I cannot sleep! |
| Appa appappa thoongaathamma | What can I, a young girl, do? |
| Chinna ponnu naan enna pannuvaen | The cold of Margazhi month makes this tender leaf wither, oh mother! |
| Margazhi kuliru vaaduthu thaliru amma | This girl smiling gracefully is of Menaka's celestial lineage, |
| Female | |
| Punnagai puriyum menagai inamthaan | A girl dancing right in front, with eyes that speak in riddles! |
| Edhirae aadum ponnu pudhiraa pesum kannu | Youthful pride, ha ha, who possesses it? |
| Vaalipa murukku ha haa yaarukku irukku | If you have it, dance along and step to the rhythm with your waist! |
| Irunthaa kooda aadu idaiyil thaalam podu | If I dance alone, it boils like live embers! |
| Thaniyaa kuthichchaa thanalaa kodhikkum | Oh mother, oh mother, oh father, oh father! |
| Amma ammamma appa appappa | Oh mother, oh mother, I cannot bear this! |
| Female | |
| Amma ammamma thaangaathamma | Oh father, oh father, I cannot sleep! |
| Appa appappa thoongaathamma | What can I, a young girl, do? |
| Chinna ponnu naan enna pannuvaen | The cold of Margazhi month makes this tender leaf wither, oh mother... mother... mother... |
| Margazhi kuliru vaaduthu thaliru amma…amma…amma…. | |
..................
Oh mother, oh mother, I cannot bear this!
அம்மா அம்மம்மா தாங்காதம்மா
அப்பா அப்பப்பா தூங்காதம்மா
சின்னப் பொண்ணு நான் என்னப் பண்ணுவேன்
மார்கழி குளிரு வாடுது தளிரு அம்மா.....
Oh father, oh father, I cannot sleep!
What can I, a young girl, do?
The cold of Margazhi month makes this tender leaf wither, oh mother!
Oh mother, oh mother, I cannot bear this!
அம்மா அம்மம்மா தாங்காதம்மா
அப்பா அப்பப்பா தூங்காதம்மா
சின்னப் பொண்ணு நான் என்னப் பண்ணுவேன்
மார்கழி குளிரு வாடுது தளிரு அம்மா.....
Oh father, oh father, I cannot sleep!
What can I, a young girl, do?
The cold of Margazhi month makes this tender leaf wither, oh mother!
Am I a mango tree parrot or a lotus vine?
மாமரக் கிளியா தாமரக் கொடியா
வளர்ந்தேன் பாரு நான்தான்
வளையல் போட்ட மான்தான்
மாப்பிள்ள நெனப்பு மனசுல பொறந்து
ஏக்கம் புடிச்சு வாட்ட இருட்டில் போதை ஊட்ட
நிலவும் எனக்கு நெருப்பா இருக்கு...
அம்மா அம்மம்மா அப்பா அப்பப்பா
Look at how I have grown up!
I am a bangled deer!
Thoughts of a groom have been born in my heart,
As longing plagues me, intoxicating the darkness,
Even the cool moon feels like fire to me!
Oh mother, oh mother, oh father, oh father!
Oh mother, oh mother, I cannot bear this!
அம்மா அம்மம்மா தாங்காதம்மா
அப்பா அப்பப்பா தூங்காதம்மா
சின்னப் பொண்ணு நான் என்னப் பண்ணுவேன்
மார்கழி குளிரு வாடுது தளிரு அம்மா.....
Oh father, oh father, I cannot sleep!
What can I, a young girl, do?
The cold of Margazhi month makes this tender leaf wither, oh mother!
This girl smiling gracefully is of Menaka's celestial lineage,
புன்னகை புரியும் மேனகை இனம்தான்
எதிரே ஆடும் பொண்ணு புதிரா பேசும் கண்ணு
வாலிப முறுக்கு ஹ ஹா யாருக்கு இருக்கு
இருந்தா கூட ஆடு இடையில் தாளம் போடு
தனியா குதிச்சா தணலா கொதிக்கும்
அம்மா அம்மம்மா அப்பா அப்பப்பா....
A girl dancing right in front, with eyes that speak in riddles!
Youthful pride, ha ha, who possesses it?
If you have it, dance along and step to the rhythm with your waist!
If I dance alone, it boils like live embers!
Oh mother, oh mother, oh father, oh father!
Oh mother, oh mother, I cannot bear this!
அம்மா அம்மம்மா தாங்காதம்மா
அப்பா அப்பப்பா தூங்காதம்மா
சின்னப் பொண்ணு நான் என்னப் பண்ணுவேன்
மார்கழி குளிரு வாடுது தளிரு அம்மா.....அம்மா.....அம்மா.....
Oh father, oh father, I cannot sleep!
What can I, a young girl, do?
The cold of Margazhi month makes this tender leaf wither, oh mother... mother... mother...
……………..
Oh mother, oh mother, I cannot bear this!
Amma ammamma thaangaathamma
Oh father, oh father, I cannot sleep!
Appa appappa thoongaathamma
What can I, a young girl, do?
Chinna ponnu naan enna pannuvaen
The cold of Margazhi month makes this tender leaf wither, oh mother!
Margazhi kuliru vaaduthu thaliru amma
Oh mother, oh mother, I cannot bear this!
Amma ammamma thaangaathamma
Oh father, oh father, I cannot sleep!
Appa appappa thoongaathamma
What can I, a young girl, do?
Chinna ponnu naan enna pannuvaen
The cold of Margazhi month makes this tender leaf wither, oh mother!
Margazhi kuliru vaaduthu thaliru amma
Am I a mango tree parrot or a lotus vine?
Mamara kiliaa thaamara kodiyaa
Look at how I have grown up!
Valarnthaen paaru naanthaan
I am a bangled deer!
Valaiyal potta maanthaan
Thoughts of a groom have been born in my heart,
Maappilla nenappu manasula poranthu
As longing plagues me, intoxicating the darkness,
Yaekkam pudichchu vaatta iruttil bodhai ootta
Even the cool moon feels like fire to me!
Nilavum enakku neruppaa Irukku
Oh mother, oh mother, oh father, oh father!
Amma ammamma appa appappa
Oh mother, oh mother, I cannot bear this!
Amma ammamma thaangaathamma
Oh father, oh father, I cannot sleep!
Appa appappa thoongaathamma
What can I, a young girl, do?
Chinna ponnu naan enna pannuvaen
The cold of Margazhi month makes this tender leaf wither, oh mother!
Margazhi kuliru vaaduthu thaliru amma
This girl smiling gracefully is of Menaka's celestial lineage,
Punnagai puriyum menagai inamthaan
A girl dancing right in front, with eyes that speak in riddles!
Edhirae aadum ponnu pudhiraa pesum kannu
Youthful pride, ha ha, who possesses it?
Vaalipa murukku ha haa yaarukku irukku
If you have it, dance along and step to the rhythm with your waist!
Irunthaa kooda aadu idaiyil thaalam podu
If I dance alone, it boils like live embers!
Thaniyaa kuthichchaa thanalaa kodhikkum
Oh mother, oh mother, oh father, oh father!
Amma ammamma appa appappa
Oh mother, oh mother, I cannot bear this!
Amma ammamma thaangaathamma
Oh father, oh father, I cannot sleep!
Appa appappa thoongaathamma
What can I, a young girl, do?
Chinna ponnu naan enna pannuvaen
The cold of Margazhi month makes this tender leaf wither, oh mother... mother... mother...
Margazhi kuliru vaaduthu thaliru amma…amma…amma….
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This energetic song from Naagam (1985) captures the romantic restlessness and youthful awakening of a young woman during the chilly winter month of Margazhi. Unable to sleep as romantic desires stir in her heart, she laments playfully to her parents about how the cold weather and her solitude make even the soothing moonlight feel like burning fire. She compares her beauty and grace to celestial maidens and tender vines, expressing a playful urge to dance and find companionship to dispel the chilly solitude.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Valaiyal potta maanthaan”
Compares the girl to a bangled deer ('Valaiyal potta maanthaan') and a tender leaf ('thaliru').
Oxymoron / Contrast
“Nilavum enakku neruppaa Irukku”
Contrasts the inherently cool moon ('Nilavu') with fire ('neruppu') to emphasize her inner turmoil and heat of desire.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Margazhi kuliru vaaduthu thaliru amma”
Matching end sounds with 'kuliru' and 'thaliru' adding a rhythmic melodic flow.
Alliteration (Moonaai)
“Mamara kiliaa thaamara kodiyaa”
Repetition of the 'M' sound in 'Mamara' and 'thaamara' creating poetic harmony.
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Trivia
Naagam (1985) featured music by the famed duo Shankar-Ganesh, with lyrics penned by Vaali. S. P. Sailaja's energetic vocal rendition effectively conveyed the youthful playfulness and sensual mood of the composition.
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