Ammamma Saranam
From Sattam · 1983
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam
- Music director
- Gangai Amaran
- Details
- Sattam1983
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Ammammaa saranam saranam | Oh my, I surrender, I surrender |
| Un paadhangal | To your feet |
| Appappo tharanum tharanum | Time to time, you must fulfill, fulfill |
| En thevaigal | My needs |
| Male | |
| Adi raadhaa theriyaadhaa | Oh Radha, don't you know? |
| Ilam bodhai | Youthful intoxication |
| Pudhu raadhaa thodaraadhaa | Won't a new Radha follow |
| Adhan paadhai | Its path? |
| Koduthaal naan eduthaal | If given and if I take, |
| Thaen vadiyaadhaa… | Won't honey drip? |
| Female | |
| Appappaa peridhu peridhu | Oh my, it is great, it is great |
| Un penn bakthi | Your womanly devotion |
| Appappo ariven ariven | Time to time I realize, I realize |
| Naan un sakthi | I am your divine energy |
| Female | |
| Nee thaanae naan potrum | You are the very one I worship, |
| Sivalingam | The Lord Shiva idol |
| Ival maeni sarpaadhi un angam | My body's half-snake adornment is your limb |
| Pagalum nalliravum poojaigal thaanae | Day and deep night are worship itself |
| Male | |
| Ammammaa saranam saranam | Oh my, I surrender, I surrender |
| Un paadhangal | To your feet |
| Appappo tharanum tharanum | Time to time, you must fulfill, fulfill |
| En thevaigal | My needs |
| Male | |
| {Aaraadhanai seiya | {To perform worship |
| Ambaalum irukka | While the Goddess is present, |
| Adiyaenum thaan | This humble devotee |
| Paalil abishaegam nadatha} (2) | Performs anointing with milk} |
| Female | |
| Nee vanga vandha | What is the boon you came to receive? |
| Varam ennavo | Should you grant your presence without leaving? |
| Neengaamal kaatchi | For me to see, to seek a boon, |
| Thara vendumo | Come to bestow grace, my goddess, ha... |
| Male | |
| Naan paarkka varam ketkka | Oh my, it is great, it is great |
| Arul serkka vaa eswari haa… | Your womanly devotion |
| Female | |
| Appappaa peridhu peridhu | Time to time I realize, I realize |
| Un penn bakthi | I am your divine energy |
| Appappo ariven ariven | {When Krishna with his flute |
| Naan un sakthi | Is right in your hands, |
| Female | |
| {Pullaanguzhal kannan | Radha's heart throbs |
| Kaiyodu irukka | Just by looking at it} |
| Raadhaa manam adhai | I am the Gopala who came with a flute, ha ha |
| Paarthaalae thudikka} (2) | You are the morning melody sung by Gopala |
| Male | |
| Kuzhalodu vandha | To listen to your song and appreciate it, |
| Gopaalan naan ha ha | Do we need a specific day, hoo... |
| Gopaalan paadum boopaalam nee | Oh my, I surrender, I surrender |
| Female | |
| Un paattu naan kettu paaraatta | To your feet |
| Naal vendumo hoo… | Time to time, you must fulfill, fulfill |
| Male | |
| Ammammaa saranam saranam | My needs |
| Un paadhangal | You are the very one I worship, |
| Appappo tharanum tharanum | The Lord Shiva idol |
| En thevaigal | My body's half-snake adornment is your limb |
| Female | |
| Nee thaanae naan potrum | If given and if I take, |
| Sivalingam | Won't honey drip?... Radha... |
| Ival maeni sarpaadhi un angam | Give, give, give, give, give, give! |
| Koduthaal naan eduthaal | |
| Thaen vadiyaadhaa… raadhaa… | |
| Thaa thaa thaa thaa thaa thaa | |
அம்மம்மா சரணம் சரணம்
உன் பாதங்கள்
அப்பப்போ தரணும் தரணும்
என் தேவைகள்
Oh my, I surrender, I surrender
To your feet
Time to time, you must fulfill, fulfill
My needs
அடி ராதா தெரியாதா
இளம் போதை
புது ராதா தொடராதா
அதன் பாதை
கொடுத்தால் நான் எடுத்தால்
தேன் வடியாதா....
Oh Radha, don't you know?
Youthful intoxication
Won't a new Radha follow
Its path?
If given and if I take,
Won't honey drip?
அப்பப்பா பெரிது பெரிது
உன் பெண் பக்தி
அப்பப்போ அறிவேன் அறிவேன்
நான் உன் சக்தி
Oh my, it is great, it is great
Your womanly devotion
Time to time I realize, I realize
I am your divine energy
நீ தானே நான் போற்றும்
சிவலிங்கம்
இவள் மேனி சரிபாதி உன் அங்கம்
பகலும் நள்ளிரவும் பூஜைகள் தானே
You are the very one I worship,
The Lord Shiva idol
My body's half-snake adornment is your limb
Day and deep night are worship itself
அம்மம்மா சரணம் சரணம்
உன் பாதங்கள்
அப்பப்போ தரணும் தரணும்
என் தேவைகள்
Oh my, I surrender, I surrender
To your feet
Time to time, you must fulfill, fulfill
My needs
{ஆராதனை செய்ய
அம்பாளும் இருக்க
அடியேனும்தான்
பாலில் அபிஷேகம் நடத்த} (2)
{To perform worship
While the Goddess is present,
This humble devotee
Performs anointing with milk}
நீ வாங்க வந்த
வரம் என்னவோ
நீங்காமல் காட்சி
தர வேண்டுமோ
What is the boon you came to receive?
Should you grant your presence without leaving?
For me to see, to seek a boon,
Come to bestow grace, my goddess, ha...
நான் பார்க்க வரம் கேட்க
அருள் சேர்க்க வா ஈஸ்வரி ஆ....
Oh my, it is great, it is great
Your womanly devotion
அப்பப்பா பெரிது பெரிது
உன் பெண் பக்தி
அப்பப்போ அறிவேன் அறிவேன்
நான் உன் சக்தி...
Time to time I realize, I realize
I am your divine energy
{When Krishna with his flute
Is right in your hands,
{புல்லாங்குழல் கண்ணன்
கையோடு இருக்க
ராதா மனம் அதை
பார்த்தாலே துடிக்க} (2)
Radha's heart throbs
Just by looking at it}
I am the Gopala who came with a flute, ha ha
You are the morning melody sung by Gopala
குழலோடு வந்த
கோபாலன் நான் ஹ ஹ
கோபாலன் பாடும் பூபாளம் நீ
To listen to your song and appreciate it,
Do we need a specific day, hoo...
Oh my, I surrender, I surrender
உன் பாட்டு
நான் கேட்டு பாராட்ட
நாள் வேண்டுமோ ஹோ....
To your feet
Time to time, you must fulfill, fulfill
அம்மம்மா சரணம் சரணம்
உன் பாதங்கள்
அப்பப்போ தரணும் தரணும்
என் தேவைகள்
My needs
You are the very one I worship,
The Lord Shiva idol
My body's half-snake adornment is your limb
நீ தானே நான் போற்றும்
சிவலிங்கம்
இவள் மேனி சரிபாதி உன் அங்கம்
கொடுத்தால் நான் எடுத்தால்
தேன் வடியாதா ராதா...
தா தா தா தா தா தா
If given and if I take,
Won't honey drip?... Radha...
Give, give, give, give, give, give!
லல்லல்லா லலலா லலலா லல லல்லல்லா....
லல்லல்லா லலலா லலலா லல லல்லல்லா....
Ammammaa saranam saranam
Oh my, I surrender, I surrender
Un paadhangal
To your feet
Appappo tharanum tharanum
Time to time, you must fulfill, fulfill
En thevaigal
My needs
Adi raadhaa theriyaadhaa
Oh Radha, don't you know?
Ilam bodhai
Youthful intoxication
Pudhu raadhaa thodaraadhaa
Won't a new Radha follow
Adhan paadhai
Its path?
Koduthaal naan eduthaal
If given and if I take,
Thaen vadiyaadhaa…
Won't honey drip?
Appappaa peridhu peridhu
Oh my, it is great, it is great
Un penn bakthi
Your womanly devotion
Appappo ariven ariven
Time to time I realize, I realize
Naan un sakthi
I am your divine energy
Nee thaanae naan potrum
You are the very one I worship,
Sivalingam
The Lord Shiva idol
Ival maeni sarpaadhi un angam
My body's half-snake adornment is your limb
Pagalum nalliravum poojaigal thaanae
Day and deep night are worship itself
Ammammaa saranam saranam
Oh my, I surrender, I surrender
Un paadhangal
To your feet
Appappo tharanum tharanum
Time to time, you must fulfill, fulfill
En thevaigal
My needs
{Aaraadhanai seiya
{To perform worship
Ambaalum irukka
While the Goddess is present,
Adiyaenum thaan
This humble devotee
Paalil abishaegam nadatha} (2)
Performs anointing with milk}
Nee vanga vandha
What is the boon you came to receive?
Varam ennavo
Should you grant your presence without leaving?
Neengaamal kaatchi
For me to see, to seek a boon,
Thara vendumo
Come to bestow grace, my goddess, ha...
Naan paarkka varam ketkka
Oh my, it is great, it is great
Arul serkka vaa eswari haa…
Your womanly devotion
Appappaa peridhu peridhu
Time to time I realize, I realize
Un penn bakthi
I am your divine energy
Appappo ariven ariven
{When Krishna with his flute
Naan un sakthi
Is right in your hands,
{Pullaanguzhal kannan
Radha's heart throbs
Kaiyodu irukka
Just by looking at it}
Raadhaa manam adhai
I am the Gopala who came with a flute, ha ha
Paarthaalae thudikka} (2)
You are the morning melody sung by Gopala
Kuzhalodu vandha
To listen to your song and appreciate it,
Gopaalan naan ha ha
Do we need a specific day, hoo...
Gopaalan paadum boopaalam nee
Oh my, I surrender, I surrender
Un paattu naan kettu paaraatta
To your feet
Naal vendumo hoo…
Time to time, you must fulfill, fulfill
Ammammaa saranam saranam
My needs
Un paadhangal
You are the very one I worship,
Appappo tharanum tharanum
The Lord Shiva idol
En thevaigal
My body's half-snake adornment is your limb
Nee thaanae naan potrum
If given and if I take,
Sivalingam
Won't honey drip?... Radha...
Ival maeni sarpaadhi un angam
Give, give, give, give, give, give!
Koduthaal naan eduthaal
Thaen vadiyaadhaa… raadhaa…
Thaa thaa thaa thaa thaa thaa
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This sensual and romantic duets intertwines spiritual devotion with romantic desire. The lovers play with metaphors comparing their romantic bond to sacred relationships—Shiva and Shakti, Krishna and Radha, and divine worship ceremonies (Pooja and Abhishekam). The song beautifully illustrates the playful surrender of lovers to one another, elevating physical and emotional intimacy into a sacred ritual.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Nee thaanae naan potrum Sivalingam”
Compares the beloved directly to a Sivalingam (Lord Shiva idol) to express deep worship and devotion.
Rhyme / Alliteration (Monai)
“Ammammaa saranam... Appappo tharanum...”
Repetition of initial phonetic sounds in 'Ammammaa' and 'Appappo' creates rhythmic flow.
Mythological Imagery
“Pullaanguzhal kannan Kaiyodu irukka Raadhaa manam adhai Paarthaalae thudikka”
Uses the eternal romantic figures Krishna (Gopala with flute) and Radha to frame the dynamic between the lovers.
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Trivia
This track is from the 1983 Tamil crime-drama film 'Sattam', directed by K. Vijayan, starring Kamal Haasan and Sarath Babu. The music was composed by Gangai Amaran, and the playful lyricism was penned by Vaali.
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