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Ammaan Magan

From Vaira Nenjam · 1975

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
L. R. Eswari
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Vaira Nenjam
Movie release year
1975
Lyrics added on
29 Dec 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Hmmm mmm mmm mm
Lalalalalalalalalaaa….(3)
Ohooo hooo hooo oo oo
Ammaan magan engae avan
Ennodu serndhaada
Ammaan magan engae avan
Ennodu serndhaada
Penn maanin ponmaeni vilaiyaada
Ahaahaa
Kannangal sugamaaga kavi paada
Sevaai idhazh sillendroru
Pollaadha uravaada
Mella vaa… alla vaa… kondu vaa vaa raaja
Ammaan magan engae avan
Ennodu serndhaada
Penn maanin ponmaeni vilaiyaada
Ahaahaa
Kannangal sugamaaga kavi paada
Sevaai idhazh sillendroru
Pollaadha uravaada
Mella vaa… alla vaa… kondu vaa vaa raaja
Aadidum poovoo
Munnum pinnum munnooru
Thaedudhu unnai
Kanni ennum thaenaaru
Kaadhalin vaegam
Kannai vittu pogaadhu
Maariya ullam
Ennai vittu maaraadhu…aaa…aaa….aaa..
Manjamae thiththikka
Mannavaa vaa en angam thulla
Mella vaa… alla vaa… kondu vaa vaa raaja
Ammaan magan engae avan
Ennodu serndhaada
Maeniyin melae
Macham ondru undaaga
Mellidai meedhu
Minnal unnai kandaada
Aasaiyinilae alli vannam pandhaada
Aayiram undu andhipattu kondaada…aa….aa…
Athanai inbamum inguthaan
Vaa naam sorgam sella
Mella vaa… alla vaa… kondu vaa vaa raaja
Ammaan magan engae avan
Ennodu serndhaada
Penn maanin ponmaeni vilaiyaada
Ahaahaa
Kannangal sugamaaga kavi paada
Sevaai idhazh sillendroru
Pollaadha uravaada
Mella vaa… alla vaa… kondu vaa vaa raaja
Hmm mmm mmm mm
La la la la la la la la la...
Oho ho ho o o
Where is my cousin,
to join and dance with me?
Where is my cousin,
to join and dance with me?
For this golden doe-like body to play,
Ahahaha
For cheeks to sing sweet songs of pleasure,
For red lips, with a cool touch,
to share a playful, wicked intimacy!
Come slowly... come sweep me up... bring your love, come my king!
Where is my cousin,
to join and dance with me?
For this golden doe-like body to play,
Ahahaha
For cheeks to sing sweet songs of pleasure,
For red lips, with a cool touch,
to share a playful, wicked intimacy!
Come slowly... come sweep me up... bring your love, come my king!
Like a flower swaying
back and forth three hundred times,
she searches for you—
this sweet river of a young girl.
The rush of love
will never leave the eyes;
a heart that has surrendered
will never turn away from me... Ah... ah... ah...
To make the bed sweet,
come, my king, let my body thrill with joy!
Come slowly... come sweep me up... bring your love, come my king!
Where is my cousin,
to join and dance with me?
Upon this body,
for a beauty mark to appear,
and over this slender waist,
for lightning to dance upon seeing you!
With desire, lily-soft beauty bounces playfully,
there are a thousand delights for evening silks to celebrate... Ah... ah...
All of that pleasure is right here,
come, let us go to heaven!
Come slowly... come sweep me up... bring your love, come my king!
Where is my cousin,
to join and dance with me?
For this golden doe-like body to play,
Ahahaha
For cheeks to sing sweet songs of pleasure,
For red lips, with a cool touch,
to share a playful, wicked intimacy!
Come slowly... come sweep me up... bring your love, come my king!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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