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Lyrics & meaning

Ammaan Magan

From Vaira Nenjam · 1975

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
L. R. Eswari
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Details
Vaira Nenjam1975

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Hmmm mmm mmm mmHmmm mmm mmm mm
Lalalalalalalalalaaa….(3)Lalalalalalalalalaaa….(3)
Ohooo hooo hooo oo ooOhooo hooo hooo oo oo
Female
Ammaan magan engae avanWhere is my maternal uncle's son?
Ennodu serndhaadaTo join and dance with me
Ammaan magan engae avanWhere is my maternal uncle's son?
Ennodu serndhaadaTo join and dance with me
Female
Penn maanin ponmaeni vilaiyaadaFor this female deer-like golden body to play
AhaahaaAhaahaa
Kannangal sugamaaga kavi paadaFor cheeks to sing sweet poetry delightfully
Sevaai idhazh sillendroruFor reddish lips with a cool touch
Pollaadha uravaadaTo engage in a playful, passionate bond
Mella vaa… alla vaa… kondu vaa vaa raajaCome slowly... embrace me... bring love, come, my king
Female
Ammaan magan engae avanWhere is my maternal uncle's son?
Ennodu serndhaadaTo join and dance with me
Penn maanin ponmaeni vilaiyaadaFor this female deer-like golden body to play
AhaahaaAhaahaa
Kannangal sugamaaga kavi paadaFor cheeks to sing sweet poetry delightfully
Sevaai idhazh sillendroruFor reddish lips with a cool touch
Pollaadha uravaadaTo engage in a playful, passionate bond
Mella vaa… alla vaa… kondu vaa vaa raajaCome slowly... embrace me... bring love, come, my king
Female
Aadidum poovooIs it a swaying flower
Munnum pinnum munnooruThree hundred times back and forth
Thaedudhu unnaiSearching for you
Kanni ennum thaenaaruThis river of honey called a maiden
Female
Kaadhalin vaegamThe intensity of love
Kannai vittu pogaadhuWill not fade from the eyes
Maariya ullamThe transformed heart
Ennai vittu maaraadhu…aaa…aaa….aaa..Will not stray away from me... ah... ah... ah...
Manjamae thiththikkaFor the marital bed to taste sweet
Mannavaa vaa en angam thullaCome, my king, as my body leaps with joy
Mella vaa… alla vaa… kondu vaa vaa raajaCome slowly... embrace me... bring love, come, my king
Female
Ammaan magan engae avanWhere is my maternal uncle's son?
Ennodu serndhaadaTo join and dance with me
Female
Maeniyin melaeUpon the body
Macham ondru undaagaAs a beauty mark shines
Mellidai meedhuOver the slender waist
Minnal unnai kandaadaLightning dances upon beholding you
Female
Aasaiyinilae alli vannam pandhaadaIn desire, tossing bright lily-colored balls in play
Aayiram undu andhipattu kondaada…aa….aa…There are a thousand evening silks to celebrate... ah... ah...
Athanai inbamum inguthaanAll that happiness is right here
Vaa naam sorgam sellaCome, let us journey to heaven
Mella vaa… alla vaa… kondu vaa vaa raajaCome slowly... embrace me... bring love, come, my king
Female
Ammaan magan engae avanWhere is my maternal uncle's son?
Ennodu serndhaadaTo join and dance with me
Penn maanin ponmaeni vilaiyaadaFor this female deer-like golden body to play
AhaahaaAhaahaa
Kannangal sugamaaga kavi paadaFor cheeks to sing sweet poetry delightfully
Sevaai idhazh sillendroruFor reddish lips with a cool touch
Pollaadha uravaadaTo engage in a playful, passionate bond
Mella vaa… alla vaa… kondu vaa vaa raajaCome slowly... embrace me... bring love, come, my king

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song 'Ammaan magan engae avan' from the 1975 Tamil film 'Vaira Nenjam' is a romantic and alluring track where the heroine eagerly beckons her beloved (traditionally referred to as 'ammaan magan' or maternal uncle's son in Tamil cross-cousin marriage traditions). Expressing her longing, she describes her youthful charm, romantic anticipation, and the sweet joy of intimacy. Through vivid sensual imagery—likening herself to a golden deer and a river of honey—she calls upon her lover to embrace her and lead them into a heavenly realm of bliss. Lyricist Kannadasan skillfully blends traditional Tamil romantic tropes with expressive, rhythmic poetry.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamaani / Metaphor (உவமை / உருவகம்)

Kanni ennum thaenaaru

Compares the maiden to a river of honey ('Kanni ennum thaenaaru') and her physique to a golden female deer ('Penn maanin ponmaeni').

Monaai / Alliteration (மோனை)

Maeniyin melae / Macham ondru undaaga

Repetition of the initial letter 'Ma' sound in 'Maeniyin melae' and 'Macham ondru'.

Edhukai / Rhyme (எதுகை)

Mella vaa… alla vaa… kondu vaa vaa raaja

Second letter rhyming in 'Mella vaa' and 'alla vaa'.

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Trivia

'Ammaan magan' reflects the traditional Tamil cultural practice of cross-cousin courtship and marriage (muraipenn / muraippaiyan), a common motif in classic Tamil romantic lyrics.

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