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Lyrics & meaning

Ammadiyo Podhum Podhum

From Ennai Paar En Azhagai Paar · 1983

Lyricist
Lyricist Not Known
Singers
S. P. Sailaja, P. Susheela, B. S. Sasirekha
Music director
Ilayaraja
Details
Ennai Paar En Azhagai Paar1983

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Ammaadiyo podhum podhumOh my goodness, enough, enough!
Soodaanadhae dhegam dhegamThe body has become so heated, so heated!
Thanimaiyil inimaiyil ilamaiyilIn solitude, in sweetness, in youthfulness...
Female
Ammaadiyo podhum podhumOh my goodness, enough, enough!
Soodaanadhae dhegam dhegamThe body has become so heated, so heated!
Female
Thanimaiyil inimaiyil ilamaiyilIn solitude, in sweetness, in youthfulness...
Female
Sillendru poongaatru veesinaalEven if a cool gentle breeze blows,
Dhegam ingu vaadumThe body here languishes and wilts.
Sindhoora poovodu pesinaalIf one speaks with the vermilion flower,
Inbam vandhu koodumJoy will arrive and unite.
Female
Thanimaiyo thavikkudhaeSolitude is squirming with agony,
Inimaiyo thazhuvidudhaeSweetness is gently embracing,
Lalalalaa lalalalaa lalalalaa lala lalalaaLalala lalala lalala lala lalala
Female
Thendral kaatrum dhoobam podumEven the south wind offers fragrant incense,
En maeni thaan vaadudhaeYet my body wilts away.
Female
Ammaadiyo podhum podhumOh my goodness, enough, enough!
Soodaanadhae dhegam dhegamThe body has become so heated, so heated!
Thanimaiyil inimaiyil ilamaiyilIn solitude, in sweetness, in youthfulness...
Female
Ammaadiyo podhum podhumOh my goodness, enough, enough!
Soodaanadhae dhegam dhegamThe body has become so heated, so heated!
Female
Thanimaiyil inimaiyil ilamaiyilIn solitude, in sweetness, in youthfulness...
Female
Lallal lallaaLallal lalla
Female
Haa…Ah...
Female
Laallal laaLaallal laa
Female
Haa…Ah...
Female
Lallal lallaaLallal lalla
Female
Haa…Ah...
Female
Laallal laaLaallal laa
Female
Haa…Ah...
Female
Laallal laa laallal laala laalal laa laalal laaLaallal laa laallal laala laalal laa laalal laa
Female
Haa haahaaha haa haahaaha haahaahaaAh haahaaha ah haahaaha haahaahaa
Female
Kaavaeri neer pola aasaigalDesires come crashing into the heart
Nenjil vandhu modhumLike the flowing waters of the Kaveri.
Female
Kaanaamal veenaagum gangaiyumEven the Ganges, lost and wasted unseen,
Kaadhal thunbam odhumRecites the sorrow of love.
Female
Neeralaiyo kadalilaeLike water waves yearning in the ocean,
Kalakkavae thudikkiradhaeIt throbs impatiently to merge!
Lalalalaa lalalalaa lalalalaa lala lalalaaLalala lalala lalala lala lalala
Female
Pongum aasai melum yeraAs overflowing desire rises further,
Thanneerum soodaanadhaeEven the water has turned hot!
Female
Ammaadiyo podhum podhumOh my goodness, enough, enough!
Soodaanadhae dhegam dhegamThe body has become so heated, so heated!
Female
Thanimaiyil inimaiyil ilamaiyilIn solitude, in sweetness, in youthfulness...

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Ammaadiyo Podhum Podhum is a sensuous song from the 1983 Tamil film Ennai Paar En Azhagai Paar. It conveys the intense emotional and physical heat of youthful passion experienced in solitude. The heroine describes how solitude heightens her senses, turning even gentle cool breezes and river waters into heat, symbolizing her overwhelming longing to unite with her lover as rivers merge into the ocean.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaiputh Thodai (End Rhyme)

Thanimaiyil inimaiyil ilamaiyil

The repetition of the '-yil' suffix creates a melodious rhythm in the line.

Uwamai (Simile)

Kaavaeri neer pola aasaigal

Compares the rushing desires in the heart directly to the flowing waters of the Kaveri river using 'pola'.

Adukkuth Thodai (Repetition)

Ammaadiyo podhum podhum / Soodaanadhae dhegam dhegam

Repeats words back-to-back for emotional emphasis and musical effect.

Uruwagam (Metaphor / Personification)

Kaanaamal veenaagum gangaiyum kaadhal thunbam odhum

Personifies the river Ganges as experiencing and reciting the sorrows of unseen love.

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Trivia

Ennai Paar En Azhagai Paar (1983) is an action drama film featuring Vijayakanth and Silk Smitha, with songs styled in a glamorous and seductive 1980s aesthetic.

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