Ammadi Emputtu Thooram
From Patham Pasali · 1970
- Lyricist
- Aalangudi Somu
- Singer
- T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- V. Kumar
- Details
- Patham Pasali1970
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Ammadi … | Oh dear me... |
| Ammadi embuttu dhooram nadakkiarthu | Oh dear me, how far one has to walk! |
| Anandam embuttu baaram sumakkiradhu | How much heavy load Anandam carries! |
| Ammadi embuttu dhooram nadakkiarthu | Oh dear me, how far one has to walk! |
| Anandam embuttu baaram sumakkiradhu | How much heavy load Anandam carries! |
| Nadakka nadakkathaan theriyum | You only realize the distance as you keep walking. |
| Baaram sumakka sumakka than puriyum | You only understand the hardship as you carry the burden. |
| Nadakka nadakkathaan theriyum | You only realize the distance as you keep walking. |
| Baaram sumakka sumakka than puriyum | You only understand the hardship as you carry the burden. |
| Ammadi embuttu dhooram nadakkiarthu | Oh dear me, how far one has to walk! |
| Male | |
| Parangikkaai koottaattam inikiraanga sila peru | Some people are sweet like pumpkin dish. |
| Paavakkaai kariyattam kasakkuranga sila peru | Some people are bitter like bitter gourd curry. |
| Karunai kilangattam summa arikkuranga sila peru | Some people unnecessarily irritate and itch like wild yam. |
| Kaanji pona molagayaattam uraikkiraanga sila peru | Some people sting sharply like dried chili peppers. |
| Appalam pola ennai vaati edukkuranga | They roast and fry me like a papadum! |
| Male | |
| Ammadi embuttu dhooram nadakkiarthu | Oh dear me, how far one has to walk! |
| Anandam embuttu baaram sumakkiradhu | How much heavy load Anandam carries! |
| Male | |
| Sadhirattam podudhu thalaikku mela saappadu | The food balanced on my head sways and dances. |
| Saambaaru morodu kalanthu ponaa thagaraaaru | If the sambar mixes with the buttermilk, it causes a big fuss! |
| Saalaiyilae porathukkum seiyuraanga idaiyuru | They even create obstacles for me to walk on the street. |
| Satha neram sunangi pona yesuranga pala peru | If I am delayed for even a short moment, many people scold me. |
| Ennai nambi thaanae irukkuthu pala vayiru | Yet, so many hungry bellies depend entirely on me! |
| Male | |
| Ammadi embuttu dhooram nadakkiarthu | Oh dear me, how far one has to walk! |
| Anandam embuttu baaram sumakkiradhu | How much heavy load Anandam carries! |
| Nadakka nadakkathaan theriyum | You only realize the distance as you keep walking. |
| Baaram sumakka sumakka than puriyum | You only understand the hardship as you carry the burden. |
| Nadakka nadakkathaan theriyum | You only realize the distance as you keep walking. |
| Baaram sumakka sumakka than puriyum | You only understand the hardship as you carry the burden. |
அம்மாடி
அம்மாடி எம்புட்டு தூரம் நடக்கிறது
அன்னாடம் எம்புட்டு பாரம் சுமக்கிறது
அம்மாடி எம்புட்டு தூரம் நடக்கிறது
அன்னாடம் எம்புட்டு பாரம் சுமக்கிறது
நடக்க நடக்கத்தான் தெரியும்
பாரம் சுமக்க சுமக்கத்தான் புரியும்......
நடக்க நடக்கத்தான் தெரியும்
பாரம் சுமக்க சுமக்கத்தான் புரியும்......
அம்மாடி எம்புட்டு தூரம் நடக்கிறது
Oh dear me...
Oh dear me, how far one has to walk!
How much heavy load Anandam carries!
Oh dear me, how far one has to walk!
How much heavy load Anandam carries!
You only realize the distance as you keep walking.
You only understand the hardship as you carry the burden.
You only realize the distance as you keep walking.
You only understand the hardship as you carry the burden.
Oh dear me, how far one has to walk!
பரங்கிக்காய் கூட்டாட்டம் இனிக்கிறாங்க சில பேரு
பாவக்காய் கறியாட்டம் கசக்குறாங்க சில பேரு
கருணைக் கிழங்காட்டம் அரிக்கிறாங்க சில பேரு
காய்ஞ்சி போன மொளகாயாட்டம்
உரைக்கிறாங்க சில பேரு
அப்பளம் போலே என்னை வாட்டி எடுக்குறாங்க...
Some people are sweet like pumpkin dish.
Some people are bitter like bitter gourd curry.
Some people unnecessarily irritate and itch like wild yam.
Some people sting sharply like dried chili peppers.
They roast and fry me like a papadum!
அம்மாடி எம்புட்டு தூரம் நடக்கிறது
அன்னாடம் எம்புட்டு பாரம் சுமக்கிறது
Oh dear me, how far one has to walk!
How much heavy load Anandam carries!
சதிராட்டம் போடுது தலைக்கு மேலே சாப்பாடு
சாம்பாரு மோரோட கலந்து போனா தகராறு
சாலையில போறதுக்கும் செய்யுறாங்க இடையூறு
சத்த நேரம் தொடங்கி போனா ஏசுறாங்க சிலபேரு
என்னை நம்பித்தானே இருக்குது பல வயிறு.....
The food balanced on my head sways and dances.
If the sambar mixes with the buttermilk, it causes a big fuss!
They even create obstacles for me to walk on the street.
If I am delayed for even a short moment, many people scold me.
Yet, so many hungry bellies depend entirely on me!
அம்மாடி எம்புட்டு தூரம் நடக்கிறது
அன்னாடம் எம்புட்டு பாரம் சுமக்கிறது
நடக்க நடக்கத்தான் தெரியும்
பாரம் சுமக்க சுமக்கத்தான் புரியும்......
நடக்க நடக்கத்தான் தெரியும்
பாரம் சுமக்க சுமக்கத்தான் புரியும்......
Oh dear me, how far one has to walk!
How much heavy load Anandam carries!
You only realize the distance as you keep walking.
You only understand the hardship as you carry the burden.
You only realize the distance as you keep walking.
You only understand the hardship as you carry the burden.
Ammadi …
Oh dear me...
Ammadi embuttu dhooram nadakkiarthu
Oh dear me, how far one has to walk!
Anandam embuttu baaram sumakkiradhu
How much heavy load Anandam carries!
Ammadi embuttu dhooram nadakkiarthu
Oh dear me, how far one has to walk!
Anandam embuttu baaram sumakkiradhu
How much heavy load Anandam carries!
Nadakka nadakkathaan theriyum
You only realize the distance as you keep walking.
Baaram sumakka sumakka than puriyum
You only understand the hardship as you carry the burden.
Nadakka nadakkathaan theriyum
You only realize the distance as you keep walking.
Baaram sumakka sumakka than puriyum
You only understand the hardship as you carry the burden.
Ammadi embuttu dhooram nadakkiarthu
Oh dear me, how far one has to walk!
Parangikkaai koottaattam inikiraanga sila peru
Some people are sweet like pumpkin dish.
Paavakkaai kariyattam kasakkuranga sila peru
Some people are bitter like bitter gourd curry.
Karunai kilangattam summa arikkuranga sila peru
Some people unnecessarily irritate and itch like wild yam.
Kaanji pona molagayaattam uraikkiraanga sila peru
Some people sting sharply like dried chili peppers.
Appalam pola ennai vaati edukkuranga
They roast and fry me like a papadum!
Ammadi embuttu dhooram nadakkiarthu
Oh dear me, how far one has to walk!
Anandam embuttu baaram sumakkiradhu
How much heavy load Anandam carries!
Sadhirattam podudhu thalaikku mela saappadu
The food balanced on my head sways and dances.
Saambaaru morodu kalanthu ponaa thagaraaaru
If the sambar mixes with the buttermilk, it causes a big fuss!
Saalaiyilae porathukkum seiyuraanga idaiyuru
They even create obstacles for me to walk on the street.
Satha neram sunangi pona yesuranga pala peru
If I am delayed for even a short moment, many people scold me.
Ennai nambi thaanae irukkuthu pala vayiru
Yet, so many hungry bellies depend entirely on me!
Ammadi embuttu dhooram nadakkiarthu
Oh dear me, how far one has to walk!
Anandam embuttu baaram sumakkiradhu
How much heavy load Anandam carries!
Nadakka nadakkathaan theriyum
You only realize the distance as you keep walking.
Baaram sumakka sumakka than puriyum
You only understand the hardship as you carry the burden.
Nadakka nadakkathaan theriyum
You only realize the distance as you keep walking.
Baaram sumakka sumakka than puriyum
You only understand the hardship as you carry the burden.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song from 'Patham Pasali' captures the daily toil and life philosophy of a hardworking street food vendor carrying heavy food pots on his head. Through vivid culinary metaphors, the lyrics compare different human temperaments to various tastes and vegetables, highlighting how people can be sweet, bitter, irritating, or harsh. Despite facing physical exhaustion, social hurdles, and severe reprimands for minor delays, the protagonist perseveres with resilience because many hungry family members rely on his earnings. It serves as a poignant reflection on labor, human nature, and life's burdens.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Upamai (Simile)
“Parangikkaai koottaattam inikiraanga sila peru”
Compares various human personalities directly to culinary ingredients using the comparative word 'attam' or 'pola' (e.g., Parangikkaai koottaattam - sweet like pumpkin dish; Appalam pola - roasted like a papadum).
Agedukai / Rhyme (Monai and Ethirai)
“Parangikkaai koottaattam inikiraanga sila peru / Paavakkaai kariyattam kasakkuranga sila peru”
Use of matching initial sounds and second-letter rhyming across culinary lines (Parangikkaai, Paavakkaai, Karunai, Kaanji).
Repetition / Anaphora (Adukku Thodar)
“Nadakka nadakka thaan theriyum / Baaram sumakka sumakka than puriyum”
Repetition of verbs 'nadakka nadakka' (walking and walking) and 'sumakka sumakka' (carrying and carrying) to emphasize prolonged effort and experience.
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Trivia
Patham Pasali (1970) starred Gemini Ganesan and Nagesh. Lyricist Aalangudi Somu was renowned for embedding simple folk wisdom and philosophical observations into everyday spoken Tamil metaphors in cinema.
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