Amma Ponne Ramakka
From Yaar Paiyyan · 1957
- Lyricist
- A. Maruthakasi
- Singer
- Baby Kasthoori
- Music director
- S. Dakshinamurthi
- Details
- Yaar Paiyyan1957
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Ammaa ponnae raamakkaa | Hey dear girl, Ramakka! |
| Ammaa ponnae raamakkaa | Hey dear girl, Ramakka! |
| Un aththaan varaan paathukko | Look, your cousin is coming, watch out! |
| Ammaa ponnae raamakkaa | Hey dear girl, Ramakka! |
| Un aththaan varaan paathukko | Look, your cousin is coming, watch out! |
| Ammaa ponnae raamakkaa | Hey dear girl, Ramakka! |
| Female | |
| Dhuttu tharuvaan vaangikko | He will give you money, accept it! |
| Surukku paiyila pottukko | Put it inside your small pouch! |
| Female | |
| Dhuttu tharuvaan vaangikko | He will give you money, accept it! |
| Surukku paiyila pottukko | Put it inside your small pouch! |
| Thattaan kaiyila kuduthukko | Give it into the hands of the goldsmith! |
| Thaali panni kattikko | Get a mangalsutra made and wear it! |
| Female | |
| Thattaan kaiyila kuduthukko | Give it into the hands of the goldsmith! |
| Thaali panni kattikko | Get a mangalsutra made and wear it! |
| Female | |
| Ammaa ponnae raamakkaa | Hey dear girl, Ramakka! |
| Un aththaan varaan paathukko | Look, your cousin is coming, watch out! |
| Ammaa ponnae raamakkaa | Hey dear girl, Ramakka! |
| Female | |
| Thathinatheem dhinatheem | Thathinatheem dhinatheem (rhythmic musical beats) |
| Thathinatheem dhinatheem | Thathinatheem dhinatheem (rhythmic musical beats) |
| Thadhinghinathom dhinakthaa | Thadhinghinathom dhinakthaa (rhythmic musical beats) |
| Dhinakthaa dhinakthaa | Dhinakthaa dhinakthaa (rhythmic musical beats) |
| Female | |
| Azhaghaana mainaa | A beautiful Myna bird |
| Adho paaru nainaa | Look over there, my friend! |
| Naan poren chinaa | I am going to China |
| Nadandhu vaayen meena | Walk along and join me, Meena |
| Female | |
| Azhaghaana mainaa | A beautiful Myna bird |
| Adho paaru nainaa | Look over there, my friend! |
| Naan poren chinaa | I am going to China |
| Nadandhu vaayen meena | Walk along and join me, Meena |
| Female | |
| Ammaa ponnae raamakkaa | Hey dear girl, Ramakka! |
| Un aththaan varaan paathukko | Look, your cousin is coming, watch out! |
| Ammaa ponnae raamakkaa | Hey dear girl, Ramakka! |
| Female | |
| Ammaa oru poonai | Mother is like a cat |
| Appaa oru yaanai | Father is like an elephant |
| Ammaa oru poonai | Mother is like a cat |
| Appaa oru yaanai | Father is like an elephant |
| Avangalaiyae aatti vaikkira aththai | The aunt who controls both of them |
| Avangalaiyae aatti vaikkira aththai | The aunt who controls both of them |
| Oru paanai | Is like a big pot! |
அம்மா பொண்ணே ராமக்கா
அம்மா பொண்ணே ராமக்கா
உன் அத்தான் வரான் பாத்துக்கோ
அம்மா பொண்ணே ராமக்கா
உன் அத்தான் வரான் பாத்துக்கோ
அம்மா பொண்ணே ராமக்கா
Hey dear girl, Ramakka!
Hey dear girl, Ramakka!
Look, your cousin is coming, watch out!
Hey dear girl, Ramakka!
Look, your cousin is coming, watch out!
Hey dear girl, Ramakka!
துட்டு தருவான் வாங்கிக்கோ
சுருக்கு பையில போட்டுக்கோ
He will give you money, accept it!
Put it inside your small pouch!
துட்டு தருவான் வாங்கிக்கோ
சுருக்கு பையில போட்டுக்கோ
தட்டான் கையில குடுத்துக்கோ
தாலி பண்ணி கட்டிக்கோ
He will give you money, accept it!
Put it inside your small pouch!
Give it into the hands of the goldsmith!
Get a mangalsutra made and wear it!
தட்டான் கையில குடுத்துக்கோ
தாலி பண்ணி கட்டிக்கோ
Give it into the hands of the goldsmith!
Get a mangalsutra made and wear it!
அம்மா பொண்ணே ராமக்கா
உன் அத்தான் வரான் பாத்துக்கோ
அம்மா பொண்ணே ராமக்கா
Hey dear girl, Ramakka!
Look, your cousin is coming, watch out!
Hey dear girl, Ramakka!
தத்தினதீம் தினதீம்
தத்தினதீம் தினதீம்
ததீங்கிணதோம் தினக்தா
தினக்தா தினக்தா
Thathinatheem dhinatheem (rhythmic musical beats)
Thathinatheem dhinatheem (rhythmic musical beats)
Thadhinghinathom dhinakthaa (rhythmic musical beats)
Dhinakthaa dhinakthaa (rhythmic musical beats)
அழகான மைனா
அதோ பாரு நைனா
நான் போறேன் சைனா
நடந்து வாயேன் மீனா
A beautiful Myna bird
Look over there, my friend!
I am going to China
Walk along and join me, Meena
அழகான மைனா
அதோ பாரு நைனா
நான் போறேன் சைனா
நடந்து வாயேன் மீனா
A beautiful Myna bird
Look over there, my friend!
I am going to China
Walk along and join me, Meena
அம்மா பொண்ணே ராமக்கா
உன் அத்தான் வரான் பாத்துக்கோ
அம்மா பொண்ணே ராமக்கா
Hey dear girl, Ramakka!
Look, your cousin is coming, watch out!
Hey dear girl, Ramakka!
அம்மா ஒரு பூனை
அப்பா ஒரு யானை
அம்மா ஒரு பூனை
அப்பா ஒரு யானை
அவங்களையே ஆட்டி வைக்கிற அத்தை
அவங்களையே ஆட்டி வைக்கிற அத்தை
ஒரு பானை
Mother is like a cat
Father is like an elephant
Mother is like a cat
Father is like an elephant
The aunt who controls both of them
The aunt who controls both of them
Is like a big pot!
Ammaa ponnae raamakkaa
Hey dear girl, Ramakka!
Ammaa ponnae raamakkaa
Hey dear girl, Ramakka!
Un aththaan varaan paathukko
Look, your cousin is coming, watch out!
Ammaa ponnae raamakkaa
Hey dear girl, Ramakka!
Un aththaan varaan paathukko
Look, your cousin is coming, watch out!
Ammaa ponnae raamakkaa
Hey dear girl, Ramakka!
Dhuttu tharuvaan vaangikko
He will give you money, accept it!
Surukku paiyila pottukko
Put it inside your small pouch!
Dhuttu tharuvaan vaangikko
He will give you money, accept it!
Surukku paiyila pottukko
Put it inside your small pouch!
Thattaan kaiyila kuduthukko
Give it into the hands of the goldsmith!
Thaali panni kattikko
Get a mangalsutra made and wear it!
Thattaan kaiyila kuduthukko
Give it into the hands of the goldsmith!
Thaali panni kattikko
Get a mangalsutra made and wear it!
Ammaa ponnae raamakkaa
Hey dear girl, Ramakka!
Un aththaan varaan paathukko
Look, your cousin is coming, watch out!
Ammaa ponnae raamakkaa
Hey dear girl, Ramakka!
Thathinatheem dhinatheem
Thathinatheem dhinatheem (rhythmic musical beats)
Thathinatheem dhinatheem
Thathinatheem dhinatheem (rhythmic musical beats)
Thadhinghinathom dhinakthaa
Thadhinghinathom dhinakthaa (rhythmic musical beats)
Dhinakthaa dhinakthaa
Dhinakthaa dhinakthaa (rhythmic musical beats)
Azhaghaana mainaa
A beautiful Myna bird
Adho paaru nainaa
Look over there, my friend!
Naan poren chinaa
I am going to China
Nadandhu vaayen meena
Walk along and join me, Meena
Azhaghaana mainaa
A beautiful Myna bird
Adho paaru nainaa
Look over there, my friend!
Naan poren chinaa
I am going to China
Nadandhu vaayen meena
Walk along and join me, Meena
Ammaa ponnae raamakkaa
Hey dear girl, Ramakka!
Un aththaan varaan paathukko
Look, your cousin is coming, watch out!
Ammaa ponnae raamakkaa
Hey dear girl, Ramakka!
Ammaa oru poonai
Mother is like a cat
Appaa oru yaanai
Father is like an elephant
Ammaa oru poonai
Mother is like a cat
Appaa oru yaanai
Father is like an elephant
Avangalaiyae aatti vaikkira aththai
The aunt who controls both of them
Avangalaiyae aatti vaikkira aththai
The aunt who controls both of them
Oru paanai
Is like a big pot!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This playful and lighthearted classic Tamil song features teasing advice to a young girl named Ramakka. The singer tells her that her maternal cousin and prospective groom is approaching with money, which she should save up to pay a goldsmith to forge her wedding knot (Thaali). The lyrics incorporate playful rhythmic solkattu beats, humorous rhyming couplets, and amusing family metaphors comparing parents and aunts to animals and objects.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Dhuttu tharuvaan vaangikko / Surukku paiyila pottukko”
Consecutive imperative verbs end with identical rhyming suffixes like 'vaangikko', 'pottukko', 'kuduthukko', and 'kattikko'.
Emonymous Rhyme / Monorhyme
“Azhaghaana mainaa / Adho paaru nainaa / Naan poren chinaa / Nadandhu vaayen meena”
The middle lines use playful matching rhyming endings in '-naa' for lighthearted cadence.
Metaphor (Uvamai)
“Ammaa oru poonai / Appaa oru yaanai”
Humorous metaphors comparing family members to animals and items to illustrate their personality traits and sizes.
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Trivia
'Yaar Paiyyan' (1957) is a popular comedy film starring Gemini Ganesan and Savitri, with music composed by S. Dakshinamurthi. The lyrics by A. Maruthakasi reflect traditional folk teases converted into popular film music.
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