♫ Tanglish lyrics	↻ English translation
Male
Amma pillaiyaa nee appa pillaiyaa	Are you mother's child or father's child?
Amma pillaiyaa nee appa pillaiyaa	Are you mother's child or father's child?
Summa sollammaa en senthoora poo neeyammaa	Just tell me, my sweet vermilion flower, my dear.
Kanaana kannae en kannammaa	My precious eye, my Kannamma.
Muththaana muththae en muththammaa..	My pearl-like pearl, my Muthamma..
Female
Amma pillaiyaa nee appa pillaiyaa	Are you mother's child or father's child?
Chella pillaithaan naan nalla pillaithaan	I am a darling child, I am a good child.
Appaavum ammaavum ennoda kaikkullathaan	Both father and mother are within my hands.
Amma en amma nee ammamammaa	Mother, my mother, oh mother!
Appa en appa nee appappaa	Father, my father, oh father!
Female
Amma pillaiyaa	Are you mother's child?
Male :Nee appa pillaiyaa	Male: You are father's child!
Male
Vandalooru zoo-vukku koottittu poraen	I will take you to the Vandalur zoo.
Suttrulaa kannkaatchi kaattittu vaaraen	I will show you the tour exhibition and come back.
Vandalooru zoo-vukku koottittu poraen	I will take you to the Vandalur zoo.
Suttrulaa kannkaatchi kaattittu vaaraen	I will show you the tour exhibition and come back.
Female
Thangaththula thottil katti thanthaalum pennae	Even if a cradle made of gold is given, my girl,
Thaai madiyai pola athu aagaathu kannae	It cannot equal a mother's lap, my dear.
Male
Palliyila saerththathu naanu	I am the one who enrolled you in school.
Female :kanna pola kaaththathu naanu	Female: I am the one who protected you like my own eye.
Male :Palliyila saerththathu naanu	Male: I am the one who enrolled you in school.
Female :Kanna pola kaaththathu naanu	Female: I am the one who protected you like my own eye.
Male
Seeraattum thanthai naanae…ae…	I am the father who dotes on you...
Female :Thaalaattum annai naanae….ae….	Female: I am the mother who sings lullabies....
Male :Seeraattum thanthai naanae…ae…	Male: I am the father who dotes on you...
Female :Thaalaattum annai naanae….ae….	Female: I am the mother who sings lullabies....
Female
Amma pillaiyaa nee appa pillaiyaa	Are you mother's child or father's child?
Summa sollammaa en senthoora poo neeyammaa…aa…	Just tell me, my sweet vermilion flower, my dear...
Kanaana kannae en kannammaa	My precious eye, my Kannamma.
Muththaana muththae en muththammaa..	My pearl-like pearl, my Muthamma..
Female
Ammaavoda raththam paalaaga maarum	A mother's blood turns into milk,
Adhanaala pulla thaayoda saerum	That is why the child unites with the mother.
Ammaavoda raththam paalaaga maarum	A mother's blood turns into milk,
Adhanaala pulla thaayoda saerum	That is why the child unites with the mother.
Male
Thanthaiyoda vervai mannil	If the father does not shed sweat on the ground,
Sinthaatti pennae	My girl,
Thaayidaththil raththam kooda ooraathu kannae	Blood will not even form inside the mother, my dear.
Female
Thookkaththula muzhichchava naanu	I am the one who stayed awake during sleep.
Male :Thunbangala sagichchavan naanu	Male: I am the one who endured hardships.
Female :Thookkaththula muzhichchava naanu	Female: I am the one who stayed awake during sleep.
Male :Thunbangala sagichchavan naanu	Male: I am the one who endured hardships.
Female
Soreduththu oottunathaaru	Who fed you rice with love?
Male :Vaazha vazhi kaattuvatharu	Male: Who showed you the way to live?
Female :Soreduththu oottunathaaru	Female: Who fed you rice with love?
Male :Vaazha vazhi kaattuvatharu	Male: Who showed you the way to live?
Female
Amma pulla oththukka ippa	Accept now that you are mother's child,
Paasaththa nee kaththukka ippa	Learn about true affection now!
Male :Haha yaaru pulla sollattum paappom	Male: Haha, let us see whose child she says she is!
Aa….sollu…mm…sollu sollu….	Ah... tell us... mm... tell us, tell us....
Female
Amma pillaithaan naan appa pillaithaan	I am mother's child and I am father's child!
Male :Aahhaa	Male: Aha!
Appaavum ammaavum ennoda kaikullathaan	Both father and mother are within my hands.
Amma en amma nee ammammaa	Mother, my mother, oh mother!
Appa en appa nee appappaa	Father, my father, oh father!
Male
Appa pullathaan	You are father's child!
Female :Nee amma pullathaan…..	Female: You are mother's child...

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Uvamai (Metaphor/Simile)

Etukai (Second Letter Rhyme)

Monaai (Initial Letter Alliteration)

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