Amma Song Lyrics – Kanam
From Kanam · 2022
- Lyricist
- Uma Devi
- Singer
- Sid Sriram
- Music director
- Jakes Bejoy
- Details
- Kanam2022
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Amma en ammaa | Mother, my mother |
| Naan pogindra dhisai engum nee amma | In every direction I go, you are there, mother |
| Oo amma en ammaa | Oh mother, my mother |
| En isai thedum suram yaavum nee amma | All the notes my music searches for are you, mother |
| Aayiram aanaalum annai pol nerilae | Even if there are a thousand, like a mother in person |
| Pesida koodumo deivam ingae | Can God come here and speak directly? |
| Male | |
| Oru murai enna paar amma | Look at me once, mother |
| Kadavulin kangal nee amma | You are the eyes of God, mother |
| Kaavalil un pol yedhamma | What compares to your protection, mother? |
| Un pol amma yaar amma | Who else is like you, mother? |
| Male | |
| Viralgalai pidithidum podhu | When holding your fingers |
| Kidaikidhae prabanjamae | I feel I hold the entire universe |
| Thaayae un madiyil irundhaal podhum ammaa | Mother, it is enough if I am in your lap |
| Male | |
| Oru murai enna paar amma | Look at me once, mother |
| Thaayae | Mother |
| Thaaimaiyin ucham nee amma | You are the pinnacle of motherhood, mother |
| Thaayae un thaalaattukku inaiyaana isai yedhamma | Mother, what music can equal your lullaby? |
| Male | |
| Chellamaai perittae nee enai kooppida | As you affectionately call me by my name |
| Oottidum sotrilum paasathai oottida | As you feed love along with the rice you feed me |
| Kaattidum dheebathil aayulai koottida | As you extend my lifespan through the prayer lamp you show |
| Enakkai thudikkum idhayam nee amma | You are the heart beating for me, mother |
| Neeillamal naanum theevagindrenae | Without you, I become an isolated island |
| Neer illamal saagum meenagindrenae | I become a fish dying without water |
| Nee vandhaalae podhum vaazhvatharamae | Your arrival alone is enough for my survival |
| Unai thaandi ulagam yedhingae | Where is any world beyond you? |
| Male | |
| Oru murai enna paar amma | Look at me once, mother |
| Kadavulin kangal nee amma | You are the eyes of God, mother |
| Kaavalil un pol yedhamma | What compares to your protection, mother? |
| Un pol amma yaar amma | Who else is like you, mother? |
| Male | |
| Ninaivugal iruppathunaalae | Just because memories remain |
| Irukiren uyirudan | I am still alive |
| Thaayae un ninaivil vaazhnthaal podhum… | Mother, it is enough if I live in your memory... |
| Female | |
| carnatic ……………………… | [Carnatic vocal improvisations] |
| Male | |
| {Viralgalai pidithidum podhu | {When holding your fingers |
| Kidaikidhae prabanjamae } (3) | I feel I hold the entire universe} (3) |
| Thaayae un madiyil irundhaal podhum ammaa | Mother, it is enough if I am in your lap |
| Male | |
| Oru murai enna paar amma | Look at me once, mother |
| Thaayae | Mother |
| Thaaimaiyin ucham nee amma | You are the pinnacle of motherhood, mother |
| Thaayae un thaalaattukku inaiyaana isai yedhamma | Mother, what music can equal your lullaby? |
| Male | |
| Amaaaa!…. | Mother!... |
அம்மா என் அம்மா
நான் போகின்ற திசை எங்கும் நீ அம்மா
ஓ அம்மா என் அம்மா
என் இசை தேடும் சுரம் யாவும் நீ அம்மா
ஆயிரம் ஆனாலும் அன்னை போல் நேரிலே
பேசிட கூடுமோ தெய்வம் இங்கே
Mother, my mother
In every direction I go, you are there, mother
Oh mother, my mother
All the notes my music searches for are you, mother
Even if there are a thousand, like a mother in person
Can God come here and speak directly?
ஒரு முறை என்னை பார் அம்மா
கடவுளின் கண்கள் நீ அம்மா
காவலில் உன் போல் ஏதம்மா
உன் போல் அம்மா யார் அம்மா
Look at me once, mother
You are the eyes of God, mother
What compares to your protection, mother?
Who else is like you, mother?
விரல்களை பிடித்திடும் போது
கிடைக்கிதே பிரபஞ்சமே
தாயே உன் மடியில் இருந்தால் போதும் அம்மா
When holding your fingers
I feel I hold the entire universe
Mother, it is enough if I am in your lap
ஒரு முறை என்ன பார் அம்மா தாயே
தாய்மையின் உச்சம் நீ அம்மா
தாயே உன் தாலாட்டுக்கு இணையான இசை ஏதம்மா
Look at me once, mother
Mother
You are the pinnacle of motherhood, mother
Mother, what music can equal your lullaby?
செல்லமாய் பேரிட்டே நீ எனை கூப்பிட
ஊட்டிடும் சோற்றிலும் பாசத்தை ஊட்டிட
காட்டிடும் தீபத்தில் ஆயுளை கூட்டிட
எனக்காய் துடிக்கும் இதயம் நீ அம்மா
நீ இல்லாமல் நானும் தீவாகின்றேனே
நீர் இல்லாமல் சாகும் மீனாகின்றேனே
நீ வந்தாலே போதும் வாழ்வாதாரமே
உனை தாண்டி உலகம் ஏதிங்கே
As you affectionately call me by my name
As you feed love along with the rice you feed me
As you extend my lifespan through the prayer lamp you show
You are the heart beating for me, mother
Without you, I become an isolated island
I become a fish dying without water
Your arrival alone is enough for my survival
Where is any world beyond you?
ஒரு முறை என்ன பார் அம்மா
கடவுளின் கண்கள் நீ அம்மா
காவலில் உன் போல் ஏதம்மா
உன் போல் அம்மா யார் அம்மா
Look at me once, mother
You are the eyes of God, mother
What compares to your protection, mother?
Who else is like you, mother?
நினைவுகள் இருப்பதுனாலே இருக்கிறேன் உயிருடன்
தாயே உன் நினைவில் வாழ்ந்தால் போதும்..
Just because memories remain
I am still alive
Mother, it is enough if I live in your memory...
கர்நாடிக் ....................
[Carnatic vocal improvisations]
{விரல்களை பிடித்திடும் போது
கிடைக்கிதே பிரபஞ்சமே} (3)
தாயே உன் மடியில் இருந்தால் போதும் அம்மா
{When holding your fingers
I feel I hold the entire universe} (3)
Mother, it is enough if I am in your lap
ஒரு முறை என்ன பார் அம்மா தாயே
தாய்மையின் உச்சம் நீ அம்மா
தாயே உன் தாலாட்டுக்கு இணையான இசை ஏதம்மா
Look at me once, mother
Mother
You are the pinnacle of motherhood, mother
Mother, what music can equal your lullaby?
அம்மா ...!
Mother!...
Amma en ammaa
Mother, my mother
Naan pogindra dhisai engum nee amma
In every direction I go, you are there, mother
Oo amma en ammaa
Oh mother, my mother
En isai thedum suram yaavum nee amma
All the notes my music searches for are you, mother
Aayiram aanaalum annai pol nerilae
Even if there are a thousand, like a mother in person
Pesida koodumo deivam ingae
Can God come here and speak directly?
Oru murai enna paar amma
Look at me once, mother
Kadavulin kangal nee amma
You are the eyes of God, mother
Kaavalil un pol yedhamma
What compares to your protection, mother?
Un pol amma yaar amma
Who else is like you, mother?
Viralgalai pidithidum podhu
When holding your fingers
Kidaikidhae prabanjamae
I feel I hold the entire universe
Thaayae un madiyil irundhaal podhum ammaa
Mother, it is enough if I am in your lap
Oru murai enna paar amma
Look at me once, mother
Thaayae
Mother
Thaaimaiyin ucham nee amma
You are the pinnacle of motherhood, mother
Thaayae un thaalaattukku inaiyaana isai yedhamma
Mother, what music can equal your lullaby?
Chellamaai perittae nee enai kooppida
As you affectionately call me by my name
Oottidum sotrilum paasathai oottida
As you feed love along with the rice you feed me
Kaattidum dheebathil aayulai koottida
As you extend my lifespan through the prayer lamp you show
Enakkai thudikkum idhayam nee amma
You are the heart beating for me, mother
Neeillamal naanum theevagindrenae
Without you, I become an isolated island
Neer illamal saagum meenagindrenae
I become a fish dying without water
Nee vandhaalae podhum vaazhvatharamae
Your arrival alone is enough for my survival
Unai thaandi ulagam yedhingae
Where is any world beyond you?
Oru murai enna paar amma
Look at me once, mother
Kadavulin kangal nee amma
You are the eyes of God, mother
Kaavalil un pol yedhamma
What compares to your protection, mother?
Un pol amma yaar amma
Who else is like you, mother?
Ninaivugal iruppathunaalae
Just because memories remain
Irukiren uyirudan
I am still alive
Thaayae un ninaivil vaazhnthaal podhum…
Mother, it is enough if I live in your memory...
carnatic ………………………
[Carnatic vocal improvisations]
{Viralgalai pidithidum podhu
{When holding your fingers
Kidaikidhae prabanjamae } (3)
I feel I hold the entire universe} (3)
Thaayae un madiyil irundhaal podhum ammaa
Mother, it is enough if I am in your lap
Oru murai enna paar amma
Look at me once, mother
Thaayae
Mother
Thaaimaiyin ucham nee amma
You are the pinnacle of motherhood, mother
Thaayae un thaalaattukku inaiyaana isai yedhamma
Mother, what music can equal your lullaby?
Amaaaa!….
Mother!...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Amma En Ammaa' from the movie Kanam (2022) is a deeply emotional ode to maternal love, longing, and reverence. Sung powerfully by Sid Sriram with music by Jakes Bejoy and lyrics by Uma Devi, the song expresses a protagonist's overwhelming devotion to his mother. He compares her presence to the divinity of God, her comforting touch to holding the universe, and her lullaby to the finest musical composition. Aligning with the time-travel narrative of the film where the protagonist tries to reunite with his late mother, the lyrics highlight the pain of separation and how her memories alone keep him alive. The song captures the supreme essence of motherhood, portraying a mother as an irreplaceable guide, protector, and source of life itself.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamai / Metaphor
“Kadavulin kangal nee amma / Neer illamal saagum meenagindrenae / Neeillamal naanum theevagindrenae”
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyming)
“Oottidum sotrilum paasathai oottida / Kaattidum dheebathil aayulai koottida”
The second letters of 'Oottidum' and 'Kaattidum' rhyme, creating a harmonious lyricism.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Neeillamal naanum theevagindrenae / Neer illamal saagum meenagindrenae”
The initial sound 'Nee' is repeated at the start of consecutive lines for rhythmic emphasis.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)
“Viralgalai pidithidum podhu / Kidaikidhae prabanjamae”
Exaggerating the feeling of holding a mother's finger as obtaining the entire universe to emphasize her importance.
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Trivia
'Kanam' (released simultaneously in Telugu as 'Oke Oka Jeevitham') stars Sharwanand and Amala Akkineni in a sci-fi time-travel drama centered on a mother-son bond. The song was recorded in both Tamil and Telugu by Sid Sriram, becoming one of the most celebrated maternal anthems in contemporary South Indian cinema upon its release.
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