- Lyricist
- Mu. Metha
- Singers
- Mano, Uma Ramanan, Baby Prasanna
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Thendral Varum Theru
- Movie release year
- 1994
- Lyrics added on
- 9 Dec 2021
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Amma pillaiyaa nee appa pillaiyaa
Amma pillaiyaa nee appa pillaiyaa
Summa sollammaa en senthoora poo neeyammaa
Kanaana kannae en kannammaa
Muththaana muththae en muththammaa..
Amma pillaiyaa nee appa pillaiyaa
Chella pillaithaan naan nalla pillaithaan
Appaavum ammaavum ennoda kaikkullathaan
Amma en amma nee ammamammaa
Appa en appa nee appappaa
Amma pillaiyaa
Male :Nee appa pillaiyaa
Vandalooru zoo-vukku koottittu poraen
Suttrulaa kannkaatchi kaattittu vaaraen
Vandalooru zoo-vukku koottittu poraen
Suttrulaa kannkaatchi kaattittu vaaraen
Thangaththula thottil katti thanthaalum pennae
Thaai madiyai pola athu aagaathu kannae
Palliyila saerththathu naanu
Female :kanna pola kaaththathu naanu
Male :Palliyila saerththathu naanu
Female :Kanna pola kaaththathu naanu
Seeraattum thanthai naanae…ae…
Female :Thaalaattum annai naanae….ae….
Male :Seeraattum thanthai naanae…ae…
Female :Thaalaattum annai naanae….ae….
Amma pillaiyaa nee appa pillaiyaa
Summa sollammaa en senthoora poo neeyammaa…aa…
Kanaana kannae en kannammaa
Muththaana muththae en muththammaa..
Ammaavoda raththam paalaaga maarum
Adhanaala pulla thaayoda saerum
Ammaavoda raththam paalaaga maarum
Adhanaala pulla thaayoda saerum
Thanthaiyoda vervai mannil
Sinthaatti pennae
Thaayidaththil raththam kooda ooraathu kannae
Thookkaththula muzhichchava naanu
Male :Thunbangala sagichchavan naanu
Female :Thookkaththula muzhichchava naanu
Male :Thunbangala sagichchavan naanu
Soreduththu oottunathaaru
Male :Vaazha vazhi kaattuvatharu
Female :Soreduththu oottunathaaru
Male :Vaazha vazhi kaattuvatharu
Amma pulla oththukka ippa
Paasaththa nee kaththukka ippa
Male :Haha yaaru pulla sollattum paappom
Aa….sollu…mm…sollu sollu….
Amma pillaithaan naan appa pillaithaan
Male :Aahhaa
Appaavum ammaavum ennoda kaikullathaan
Amma en amma nee ammammaa
Appa en appa nee appappaa
Appa pullathaan
Female :Nee amma pullathaan…..
Are you mom's child or dad's child?
Are you mom's child or dad's child?
Just tell us, dear, my lovely bright flower!
My precious darling, my sweet Kannamma!
Precious pearl of mine, my sweet Muthamma...
Are you mom's child or dad's child?
I am a pampered child, I am a good child!
Both dad and mom are right in my hands!
Mom, oh my mom, you are simply wonderful!
Dad, oh my dad, you are truly amazing!
Mom's child?
Male: Are you dad's child?
I will take you to the Vandalur Zoo!
I will show you the grand exhibition and bring you back!
I will take you to the Vandalur Zoo!
I will show you the grand exhibition and bring you back!
Even if you are given a cradle made of gold, my girl,
it can never match a mother's lap, my darling!
I am the one who enrolled you in school!
Female: I am the one who watched over you like my own eye!
Male: I am the one who enrolled you in school!
Female: I am the one who watched over you like my own eye!
I am the doting father...
Female: I am the mother who sings lullabies...
Male: I am the doting father...
Female: I am the mother who sings lullabies...
Are you mom's child or dad's child?
Just tell us, dear, my lovely bright flower...
My precious darling, my sweet Kannamma!
Precious pearl of mine, my sweet Muthamma...
A mother's blood turns into milk,
and that is why a child stays close to mother!
A mother's blood turns into milk,
and that is why a child stays close to mother!
If a father's sweat does not spill
upon the earth, my girl,
not even blood would flow in the mother, my darling!
I am the one who stayed awake through your sleepless nights!
Male: I am the one who endured every hardship!
Female: I am the one who stayed awake through your sleepless nights!
Male: I am the one who endured every hardship!
Who took the food and fed you?
Male: Who shows you the way to live?
Female: Who took the food and fed you?
Male: Who shows you the way to live?
Admit you are mom's child now,
learn what true love is now!
Male: Haha, let us see whose child she says she is!
Ah... tell us... mm... tell us, tell us...
I am mom's child, and I am dad's child!
Male: Ah-ha!
Both dad and mom are right in my hands!
Mom, oh my mom, you are simply wonderful!
Dad, oh my dad, you are truly amazing!
Dad's child!
Female: You are mom's child...
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This lighthearted and endearing song depicts a playful argument between a mother and a father competing for their young daughter's affection. The father highlights his practical contributions, such as taking her on outings, enrolling her in school, enduring hardships, and showing her the path to life. The mother counters with her maternal devotion, emphasizing how she stayed awake at night, fed her lovingly, and gave her life through breast milk.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamai (Metaphor/Simile)
“Summa sollammaa en senthoora poo neeyammaa”
Comparing the child affectionally to a vermilion flower ('senthoora poo') and precious objects like eyes and pearls ('kanaana kannae', 'muththaana muththae').
Etukai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Thangaththula thottil katti thanthaalum pennae”
Matching of the second consonant sound across consecutive lines ('Thangaththula' and 'Thaai').
Monaai (Initial Letter Alliteration)
“Ammaavoda raththam paalaaga maarum”
Repetition of initial vowel sounds ('Ammaavoda' and 'Adhanaala').
Did you know?
Trivia
The song is from the 1994 Tamil film 'Thendral Varum Theru' starring Ramesh Aravind and Kasthuri. Lyrics were penned by the eminent Tamil poet Mu. Metha.
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