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Ammadi Chinnaponnu

From Kali Kovil Kabali · 1979

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
Malaysia Vasudevan, S. P. Sailaja
Music director
R. Rajesh
Movie name
Kali Kovil Kabali
Movie release year
1979
Lyrics added on
15 Sept 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ammaadi chinna ponnu ananthamthaanae
Sammatham kettu vittaen saamiyidam naanae
Maalai iduvaen ini poo mudippaen
Manthiraththaalae oru medai amaippaen
Ammaadi chinna raja ananthamthaanae
Sammatham solli vittaen unnidam naanae
Maalai iduvaen ini poo mudippaen
Manthiraththaalae oru medai amaippaen
Kaveri thanneer meethu karaiyaerum meenai polae
Kadhalil moozhgi vittaen kannaana kannae
Female :Kannadi kannam rendum kalyaana seithi kettu
Kaniyaaga maaruthaiyyaa kannaana kannaa
Maapillai oorvalaiththai maalaiyil nadaththu
Female :Mangala kolamittu mangaiyai anaiththu
Both :Maalaiyiduvaen ini poo mudipaen
Manthiraththaalae oru medai amaippaen
Poomalli thottamundu ponmanjal kannam undu
Poojaikku neram kandean kannaana kannaa
Female :Thaerodu neram undu singaara dheepam undu
Thirunaalai thedugindren kannaana kannae
Kannukkul unnai kandu kaviyam padiththu
Male :Kattaana meanithannai aasaiyil anaiththu
Both :Maalaiyiduvaen ini poo mudippaen
Manthiraththaalae oru medai amaippaen
Oh my sweet girl, aren't you happy?
I have asked God for permission myself.
From now on, I will garland you and place flowers in your hair.
With sacred chants, I will set up a wedding stage.
Oh my sweet prince, aren't you happy?
I have given my consent to you myself.
From now on, I will garland you and place flowers in your hair.
With sacred chants, I will set up a wedding stage.
Like a fish leaping onto the bank from the waters of the Kaveri,
I have plunged deep into love, my precious one.
Female: Hearing the wedding news, both my mirror-smooth cheeks
Turn red like ripe fruit, my precious love.
Lead the groom's procession in the evening,
Female: Draw auspicious kolam patterns and embrace your bride.
Both: From now on, I will garland you and place flowers in your hair.
With sacred chants, I will set up a wedding stage.
There is a garden of jasmine and golden-yellow cheeks,
I have found the right time for our worship, my precious darling.
Female: There is a time for the chariot procession, and a lovely lamp is lit,
I am waiting for that auspicious festival day, my precious one.
Gazing upon you in my eyes and reciting poetry,
Male: Embracing your shapely body with longing.
Both: From now on, I will garland you and place flowers in your hair.
With sacred chants, I will set up a wedding stage.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a joyful romantic duet between two lovers eagerly preparing for their upcoming wedding. They exchange expressions of devotion and excitement about traditional marital customs such as garlanding each other, decorating with flowers, setting up a sacred wedding mandapam with Vedic chants, and holding a grand procession.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

“Kaveri thanneer meethu karaiyaerum meenai polae”

Compares the lover's state in love to a fish springing onto the shore from the Kaveri river.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Kannadi kannam rendum kalyaana seithi kettu / Kaniyaaga maaruthaiyyaa”

Directly compares smooth, glowing cheeks to glass (kannadi) and ripening fruit (kani).

Alliteration & Rhyme (Monai and Edhugai)

“Poomalli thottamundu ponmanjal kannam undu”

Uses matching initial and secondary consonant sounds 'Poo' and 'Pon' to create musicality.

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Trivia

The song is composed by R. Rajesh for the 1979 film Kali Kovil Kabali, with lyrics penned by the celebrated poet Kannadasan and sung by Malaysia Vasudevan alongside S. P. Sailaja.

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