Amma Endroru
From Vaimaye Vellum · 1997
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- P. Unnikrishnan
- Music director
- Deva
- Details
- Vaimaye Vellum1997
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Amma…..amma….. | Mother... Mother... |
| Male | |
| Amma endroru | There is no deity here |
| Deivaththai pol ingu | like the goddess called |
| Veroru deivam illai | mother |
| Vendum varam thara | To grant desired boons, |
| Thaayinai pol ingu | there is no temple here |
| Veroru koyil illai | like a mother |
| Male | |
| Thiru kaanjiyil kaamaatchi | Kamakshi in sacred Kanchipuram, |
| Then madhurraiyil meenaatchi | Meenakshi in sweet Madurai, |
| Antha thillaiyil sivagaami | Sivagami in that Chidambaram, |
| Thirakkadavoor abhirami | Abhirami in Thirukadaiyur, |
| Male | |
| Ena amman nooraagum | Though goddesses may number a hundred, |
| Yaar amma polaagum | who can ever equal a mother? |
| Amma….amma…. | Mother... Mother... |
| Male | |
| Kannanai pol enakku | Just like Lord Krishna, for me |
| Thaai thaan rendu | there are two mothers; |
| Anbinilae rendum ondru | in love, both are one. |
| Mattravar pol enakku | Just like everyone else, for me |
| Kangal rendu | there are two eyes; |
| paarvaiyilae irandum ondru | in vision, both are one. |
| Male | |
| Maeni noga paththu maatha kaalamingu | Suffering bodily pain for ten months, |
| Karuvil enai sumantha thaai oruththi | one mother carried me in her womb. |
| Pona thaaimai ingu | The lost motherhood returned here, |
| Meendum vanthathena vizhiyil | as if carrying me in her eyes, |
| Enai sumantha thaai oruththi | and so she is another mother. |
| Amma…amma….. | Mother... Mother... |
| Male | |
| Maaperum maaligaigal | Grand palaces |
| Yaedhum vendaam | are not needed at all; |
| Annai nizhal enakku pothum | the mother's shadow is enough for me. |
| Vaazhvinil selvangal | Riches in life |
| Koodum odum | will accumulate and run away, |
| Annai anbu nilaiththu vaazhum | but a mother's love will remain forever. |
| Male | |
| Kaalakaalam pudhu kamalam pola ingu | Through ages, like a fresh lotus here, |
| Malarnthu manam parappum arputhamae | blooming and spreading fragrance, she is a wonder. |
| Paatham pottrukindra pillai yaavarukkum | For all children who praise her feet, |
| Virumpum nalam kodukkum karpagamae | she is the wish-fulfilling tree granting goodness. |
| Male | |
| Amma endroru | There is no deity here |
| Deivaththai pol ingu | like the goddess called |
| Veroru deivam illai | mother |
| Vendum varam thara | To grant desired boons, |
| Thaayinai pol ingu | there is no temple here |
| Veroru koyil illai | like a mother |
| Male | |
| Thiru kanjiyil kaamatchi | Kamakshi in sacred Kanchipuram, |
| Then madhurraiyil meenaatchi | Meenakshi in sweet Madurai, |
| Antha thillaiyil sivagaami | Sivagami in that Chidambaram, |
| Thirakkadavoor abhirami | Abhirami in Thirukadaiyur, |
| Male | |
| Ena amman nooraagum | Though goddesses may number a hundred, |
| Yaar amma polaagum | who can ever equal a mother? |
| Amma….amma…. | Mother... Mother... |
அம்மா....அம்மா.....
Mother... Mother...
அம்மா என்றொரு
தெய்வத்தை போல் இங்கு
வேறொரு தெய்வம் இல்லை
வேண்டும் வரம் தர
தாயினை போல் இங்கு
வேறொரு கோயில் இல்லை
There is no deity here
like the goddess called
mother
To grant desired boons,
there is no temple here
like a mother
திருக் காஞ்சியில் காமாட்சி
தென் மதுரையில் மீனாட்சி
அந்த தில்லையில் சிவகாமி
திருக்கடவூர் அபிராமி
Kamakshi in sacred Kanchipuram,
Meenakshi in sweet Madurai,
Sivagami in that Chidambaram,
Abhirami in Thirukadaiyur,
என அம்மன் நூறாகும்
யார் அம்மா போலாகும்
அம்மா....அம்மா.....
Though goddesses may number a hundred,
who can ever equal a mother?
Mother... Mother...
கண்ணனை போல் எனக்கு
தாய் தான் ரெண்டு
அன்பினிலே ரெண்டும் ஒன்று
மற்றவர் போல் எனக்கு
கண்கள் ரெண்டு
பார்வையிலே இரண்டும் ஒன்று
Just like Lord Krishna, for me
there are two mothers;
in love, both are one.
Just like everyone else, for me
there are two eyes;
in vision, both are one.
மேனி நோக பத்து மாத காலமிங்கு
கருவில் எனை சுமந்த தாய் ஒருத்தி
போன தாய்மை இங்கு
மீண்டும் வந்ததென விழியில்
எனை சுமந்த தாய் ஒருத்தி
அம்மா....அம்மா.....
Suffering bodily pain for ten months,
one mother carried me in her womb.
The lost motherhood returned here,
as if carrying me in her eyes,
and so she is another mother.
Mother... Mother...
மாபெரும் மாளிகைகள்
ஏதும் வேண்டாம்
அன்னை நிழல் எனக்கு போதும்
வாழ்வினில் செல்வங்கள்
கூடும் ஓடும்
அன்னை அன்பு நிலைத்து வாழும்
Grand palaces
are not needed at all;
the mother's shadow is enough for me.
Riches in life
will accumulate and run away,
but a mother's love will remain forever.
காலகாலம் புது கமலம் போல இங்கு
மலர்ந்து மணம் பரப்பும் அற்புதமே
பாதம் போற்றுகின்ற பிள்ளை யாவருக்கும்
விரும்பும் நலம் கொடுக்கும் கற்பகமே
Through ages, like a fresh lotus here,
blooming and spreading fragrance, she is a wonder.
For all children who praise her feet,
she is the wish-fulfilling tree granting goodness.
அம்மா என்றொரு
தெய்வத்தை போல் இங்கு
வேறொரு தெய்வம் இல்லை
வேண்டும் வரம் தர
தாயினை போல் இங்கு
வேறொரு கோயில் இல்லை
There is no deity here
like the goddess called
mother
To grant desired boons,
there is no temple here
like a mother
திருக் காஞ்சியில் காமாட்சி
தென் மதுரையில் மீனாட்சி
அந்த தில்லையில் சிவகாமி
திருக்கடவூர் அபிராமி
Kamakshi in sacred Kanchipuram,
Meenakshi in sweet Madurai,
Sivagami in that Chidambaram,
Abhirami in Thirukadaiyur,
என அம்மன் நூறாகும்
யார் அம்மா போலாகும்
அம்மா....அம்மா.....
Though goddesses may number a hundred,
who can ever equal a mother?
Mother... Mother...
Amma…..amma…..
Mother... Mother...
Amma endroru
There is no deity here
Deivaththai pol ingu
like the goddess called
Veroru deivam illai
mother
Vendum varam thara
To grant desired boons,
Thaayinai pol ingu
there is no temple here
Veroru koyil illai
like a mother
Thiru kaanjiyil kaamaatchi
Kamakshi in sacred Kanchipuram,
Then madhurraiyil meenaatchi
Meenakshi in sweet Madurai,
Antha thillaiyil sivagaami
Sivagami in that Chidambaram,
Thirakkadavoor abhirami
Abhirami in Thirukadaiyur,
Ena amman nooraagum
Though goddesses may number a hundred,
Yaar amma polaagum
who can ever equal a mother?
Amma….amma….
Mother... Mother...
Kannanai pol enakku
Just like Lord Krishna, for me
Thaai thaan rendu
there are two mothers;
Anbinilae rendum ondru
in love, both are one.
Mattravar pol enakku
Just like everyone else, for me
Kangal rendu
there are two eyes;
paarvaiyilae irandum ondru
in vision, both are one.
Maeni noga paththu maatha kaalamingu
Suffering bodily pain for ten months,
Karuvil enai sumantha thaai oruththi
one mother carried me in her womb.
Pona thaaimai ingu
The lost motherhood returned here,
Meendum vanthathena vizhiyil
as if carrying me in her eyes,
Enai sumantha thaai oruththi
and so she is another mother.
Amma…amma…..
Mother... Mother...
Maaperum maaligaigal
Grand palaces
Yaedhum vendaam
are not needed at all;
Annai nizhal enakku pothum
the mother's shadow is enough for me.
Vaazhvinil selvangal
Riches in life
Koodum odum
will accumulate and run away,
Annai anbu nilaiththu vaazhum
but a mother's love will remain forever.
Kaalakaalam pudhu kamalam pola ingu
Through ages, like a fresh lotus here,
Malarnthu manam parappum arputhamae
blooming and spreading fragrance, she is a wonder.
Paatham pottrukindra pillai yaavarukkum
For all children who praise her feet,
Virumpum nalam kodukkum karpagamae
she is the wish-fulfilling tree granting goodness.
Amma endroru
There is no deity here
Deivaththai pol ingu
like the goddess called
Veroru deivam illai
mother
Vendum varam thara
To grant desired boons,
Thaayinai pol ingu
there is no temple here
Veroru koyil illai
like a mother
Thiru kanjiyil kaamatchi
Kamakshi in sacred Kanchipuram,
Then madhurraiyil meenaatchi
Meenakshi in sweet Madurai,
Antha thillaiyil sivagaami
Sivagami in that Chidambaram,
Thirakkadavoor abhirami
Abhirami in Thirukadaiyur,
Ena amman nooraagum
Though goddesses may number a hundred,
Yaar amma polaagum
who can ever equal a mother?
Amma….amma….
Mother... Mother...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This classic song from 'Vaimaye Vellum' (1997) pays a heartfelt tribute to the irreplaceable role of a mother. Lyricist Vaali places maternal affection above divine entities, referencing sacred shrines like Kanchipuram Kamakshi, Madurai Meenakshi, Chidambaram Sivagami, and Thirukadaiyur Abhirami to illustrate that even among hundreds of divine mother goddesses, none compares to one's birth mother. The narrative also beautifully draws parallels to Lord Krishna's life, explaining how a person can have two mothers—one who carried the child in her womb for ten months, and another who nurtured the child with her loving gaze—both uniting in unconditional love like two eyes sharing a single vision. In the concluding lines, the song emphasizes that worldly luxuries, status, and material wealth are fleeting, whereas a mother's protective shade and timeless affection endure forever. Comparing a mother to a fragrant blooming lotus and a celestial wish-granting tree (Karpagam), the composition rendered soulfully by P. Unnikrishnan under Deva's music remains one of Tamil cinema's quintessential odes to motherhood.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Upamai (Simile)
“Kaalakaalam pudhu kamalam pola ingu”
Comparing the blooming presence of motherly love to a fresh lotus spreading fragrance continuously across generations.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Virumpum nalam kodukkum karpagamae”
Metaphorically portraying the mother as 'Karpagam', the divine wish-fulfilling tree that grants blessings to children.
Alliteration (Monai)
“Thiru kaanjiyil kaamaatchi / Then madhurraiyil meenaatchi”
Matching initial consonant sounds in 'Thiru' and 'Then' across paired lines.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Anbinilae rendum ondru / paarvaiyilae irandum ondru”
End-rhyming structure using matching phrases 'rendum ondru' and 'irandum ondru' across stanzas.
Mythological Allusion
“Kannanai pol enakku / Thaai thaan rendu”
Referencing Lord Krishna's story of having two mothers (Devaki and Yashoda) to describe the deep bond shared with two maternal figures.
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Trivia
'Amma Endroru Deivaththai' is a memorable maternal ballad composed by Deva for the 1997 film 'Vaimaye Vellum'. Sung by P. Unnikrishnan, lyricist Vaali seamlessly integrated traditional Tamil temple lore (referencing Kamakshi, Meenakshi, Sivagami, and Abhirami) and Vaishnavite mythology (Lord Krishna's two mothers) to highlight the supreme sacredness of a mother.
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