Ammamma Sollamma En
From Melam Kottu Thaali Kattu · 1988
- Lyricist
- Pulamaipithan
- Singer
- Uma Ramanan
- Music director
- Premasrikemadasa
- Details
- Melam Kottu Thaali Kattu1988
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Ammamma sollamma en nenjil ulla kadhai | Oh dear mother, tell the story residing in my heart |
| Ennavendru sollu kiliyae | Tell me what it is, oh parrot |
| Akkakka akkakkoo indrennai solla vandha | Akkakka akkakkoo, today you came to tell me |
| Vellai mana sellakilliyae | Oh precious parrot with a pure white heart |
| Female | |
| Ammamma sollamma en nenjil ulla kadhai | Oh dear mother, tell the story residing in my heart |
| Ennavendru sollu kiliyae | Tell me what it is, oh parrot |
| Akkakka akkakkoo indrennai solla vandha | Akkakka akkakkoo, today you came to tell me |
| Vellai mana sellakilliyae | Oh precious parrot with a pure white heart |
| Female | |
| Margazhi maadham vaadai kuliril | In the cold northern breeze of the month of Margazhi |
| Naaningu kaathirunthen | I was waiting here in anticipation |
| Boomi ennum vaasal muzhudhum aasaiyil kolamitten | Across the entrance of the whole earth, I drew decorative Kolam patterns with desire |
| Female | |
| Kaanbadhu ellam kaadhal thalaivan | Everything I see, my beloved lord |
| Nee varum paadhaigalae | Are the paths along which you walk |
| Ketpadhu ellam kanna undhan kaaladi oosaigalae | Everything I hear, my Kannan, are the sounds of your footsteps |
| Female | |
| Aasai ennum aruvikkul vizhunthuvitten | I fell headlong into the waterfall of desire |
| Aadai thannai mayakkathil nazhuva vitten | In a spellbound trance, I let my garments slip away |
| Ilamaiyum viragamum enakkindru purinthathu | Today I truly understood youth and the torment of separation |
| Female | |
| Ammamma sollamma en nenjil ulla kadhai | Oh dear mother, tell the story residing in my heart |
| Ennavendru sollu kiliyae | Tell me what it is, oh parrot |
| Akkakka akkakkoo indrennai solla vandha | Akkakka akkakkoo, today you came to tell me |
| Vellai mana sellakilliyae | Oh precious parrot with a pure white heart |
| Female | |
| Aasaigalellam kaanal nadhiyil | Are all desires merely water waves running |
| Oodidum neeralaiyaa | In a river that is only a mirage? |
| Kaadhalum kooda orrnaal nadakkum oranga nadagama | Is love also just a one-act play performed for a single day? |
| Female | |
| Nee oru paadhi indrae adhanaal padhiyil | You were one half of me, and so halfway through |
| Nee pirindhaai | You parted ways and left me |
| Aanandha megam kanneer pozhiyum vaedhanai | A pain where a cloud of bliss sheds bitter tears |
| Nee koduthaai | Is the agony you gave to me |
| Female | |
| Moganam paadiya paravai adhu | The bird that once sang in the Mohanam ragam |
| Sogathil unnai ennai azhugirathu | Now weeps in sorrow for you and me |
| Oru manam pirinthathu oru manam erinthathu | One heart was separated, and one heart was burned to ashes |
| Female | |
| Ammamma sollamma kannukkul mullai | Oh dear mother, tell the story of Krishna |
| Veitha kannan kadhai sollu kiliyae | Who placed thorns inside my eyes, tell me oh parrot |
| Akkakka akkakkoo aagaasa pandhal ittu | Akkakka akkakkoo, erecting a canopy in the open sky |
| Aada kanda chinna killiyae | Oh little parrot that was seen dancing |
| Female | |
| Ammamma sollamma kannukkul mullai | Oh dear mother, tell the story of Krishna |
| Veitha kannan kadhai sollu kiliyae | Who placed thorns inside my eyes, tell me oh parrot |
| Akkakka akkakkoo aagaasa pandhal ittu | Akkakka akkakkoo, erecting a canopy in the open sky |
| Aada kanda chinna killiyae | Oh little parrot that was seen dancing |
அம்மம்மா சொல்லம்மா என் நெஞ்சில் உள்ள கதை
என்னவென்று சொல்லு கிளியே
அக்கக்கா அக்கக்கோ இன்றென்னை சொல்ல வந்த
வெள்ளை மன செல்லக்கிளியே
Oh dear mother, tell the story residing in my heart
Tell me what it is, oh parrot
Akkakka akkakkoo, today you came to tell me
Oh precious parrot with a pure white heart
அம்மம்மா சொல்லம்மா என் நெஞ்சில் உள்ள கதை
என்னவென்று சொல்லு கிளியே
அக்கக்கா அக்கக்கோ இன்றென்னை சொல்ல வந்த
வெள்ளை மன செல்லக்கிளியே
Oh dear mother, tell the story residing in my heart
Tell me what it is, oh parrot
Akkakka akkakkoo, today you came to tell me
Oh precious parrot with a pure white heart
மார்கழி மாதம் வாடைக் குளிரில் நானிங்கு காத்திருந்தேன்
பூமி என்னும் வாசல் முழுதும் ஆசையில் கோலமிட்டேன்..
காண்பது எல்லாம் காதல் தலைவன் நீ வரும் பாதைகளே
கேட்பது எல்லாம் கண்ணா உந்தன் காலடி ஓசைகளே
In the cold northern breeze of the month of Margazhi
I was waiting here in anticipation
Across the entrance of the whole earth, I drew decorative Kolam patterns with desire
ஆசையென்னும் அருவிக்குள் விழுந்துவிட்டேன்
ஆடை தன்னை மயக்கத்தில் நழுவவிட்டேன்
இளமையும் விரகமும் எனக்கின்று புரிந்தது
Everything I see, my beloved lord
Are the paths along which you walk
Everything I hear, my Kannan, are the sounds of your footsteps
அம்மம்மா சொல்லம்மா என் நெஞ்சில் உள்ள கதை
என்னவென்று சொல்லு கிளியே
அக்கக்கா அக்கக்கோ இன்றென்னை சொல்ல வந்த
வெள்ளை மன செல்லக்கிளியே
I fell headlong into the waterfall of desire
In a spellbound trance, I let my garments slip away
Today I truly understood youth and the torment of separation
ஆசைகளெல்லாம் கானல் நதியில் ஓடிடும் நீரலையா
காதலும் கூட ஓர் நடக்கும் ஓரங்க நாடகமா
நீ ஒரு பாதி இன்றே அதனால் பாதியில் நீ பிரிந்தாய்
ஆனந்த மேகம் கண்ணீர் பொழியும் வேதனை நீ கொடுத்தாய்
Oh dear mother, tell the story residing in my heart
Tell me what it is, oh parrot
Akkakka akkakkoo, today you came to tell me
Oh precious parrot with a pure white heart
மோகனம் பாடிய பறவை இது
சோகத்தில் உன்னை எண்ணி அழுகிறது
ஒரு மனம் பிரிந்தது ஒரு மனம் எரிந்தது
Are all desires merely water waves running
In a river that is only a mirage?
Is love also just a one-act play performed for a single day?
அம்மம்மா சொல்லம்மா கண்ணுக்குள் முள்ளை
வைத்த கண்ணன் கதை சொல்லு கிளியே
அக்கக்கா அக்கக்கோ ஆகாச பந்தலிட்டு
ஆடக் கண்ட சின்னக்கிளியே
You were one half of me, and so halfway through
You parted ways and left me
A pain where a cloud of bliss sheds bitter tears
Is the agony you gave to me
அம்மம்மா சொல்லம்மா கண்ணுக்குள் முள்ளை
வைத்த கண்ணன் கதை சொல்லு கிளியே
அக்கக்கா அக்கக்கோ ஆகாச பந்தலிட்டு
ஆடக் கண்ட சின்னக்கிளியே
The bird that once sang in the Mohanam ragam
Now weeps in sorrow for you and me
One heart was separated, and one heart was burned to ashes
Oh dear mother, tell the story of Krishna
Who placed thorns inside my eyes, tell me oh parrot
Akkakka akkakkoo, erecting a canopy in the open sky
Oh little parrot that was seen dancing
Oh dear mother, tell the story of Krishna
Who placed thorns inside my eyes, tell me oh parrot
Akkakka akkakkoo, erecting a canopy in the open sky
Oh little parrot that was seen dancing
Ammamma sollamma en nenjil ulla kadhai
Oh dear mother, tell the story residing in my heart
Ennavendru sollu kiliyae
Tell me what it is, oh parrot
Akkakka akkakkoo indrennai solla vandha
Akkakka akkakkoo, today you came to tell me
Vellai mana sellakilliyae
Oh precious parrot with a pure white heart
Ammamma sollamma en nenjil ulla kadhai
Oh dear mother, tell the story residing in my heart
Ennavendru sollu kiliyae
Tell me what it is, oh parrot
Akkakka akkakkoo indrennai solla vandha
Akkakka akkakkoo, today you came to tell me
Vellai mana sellakilliyae
Oh precious parrot with a pure white heart
Margazhi maadham vaadai kuliril
In the cold northern breeze of the month of Margazhi
Naaningu kaathirunthen
I was waiting here in anticipation
Boomi ennum vaasal muzhudhum aasaiyil kolamitten
Across the entrance of the whole earth, I drew decorative Kolam patterns with desire
Kaanbadhu ellam kaadhal thalaivan
Everything I see, my beloved lord
Nee varum paadhaigalae
Are the paths along which you walk
Ketpadhu ellam kanna undhan kaaladi oosaigalae
Everything I hear, my Kannan, are the sounds of your footsteps
Aasai ennum aruvikkul vizhunthuvitten
I fell headlong into the waterfall of desire
Aadai thannai mayakkathil nazhuva vitten
In a spellbound trance, I let my garments slip away
Ilamaiyum viragamum enakkindru purinthathu
Today I truly understood youth and the torment of separation
Ammamma sollamma en nenjil ulla kadhai
Oh dear mother, tell the story residing in my heart
Ennavendru sollu kiliyae
Tell me what it is, oh parrot
Akkakka akkakkoo indrennai solla vandha
Akkakka akkakkoo, today you came to tell me
Vellai mana sellakilliyae
Oh precious parrot with a pure white heart
Aasaigalellam kaanal nadhiyil
Are all desires merely water waves running
Oodidum neeralaiyaa
In a river that is only a mirage?
Kaadhalum kooda orrnaal nadakkum oranga nadagama
Is love also just a one-act play performed for a single day?
Nee oru paadhi indrae adhanaal padhiyil
You were one half of me, and so halfway through
Nee pirindhaai
You parted ways and left me
Aanandha megam kanneer pozhiyum vaedhanai
A pain where a cloud of bliss sheds bitter tears
Nee koduthaai
Is the agony you gave to me
Moganam paadiya paravai adhu
The bird that once sang in the Mohanam ragam
Sogathil unnai ennai azhugirathu
Now weeps in sorrow for you and me
Oru manam pirinthathu oru manam erinthathu
One heart was separated, and one heart was burned to ashes
Ammamma sollamma kannukkul mullai
Oh dear mother, tell the story of Krishna
Veitha kannan kadhai sollu kiliyae
Who placed thorns inside my eyes, tell me oh parrot
Akkakka akkakkoo aagaasa pandhal ittu
Akkakka akkakkoo, erecting a canopy in the open sky
Aada kanda chinna killiyae
Oh little parrot that was seen dancing
Ammamma sollamma kannukkul mullai
Oh dear mother, tell the story of Krishna
Veitha kannan kadhai sollu kiliyae
Who placed thorns inside my eyes, tell me oh parrot
Akkakka akkakkoo aagaasa pandhal ittu
Akkakka akkakkoo, erecting a canopy in the open sky
Aada kanda chinna killiyae
Oh little parrot that was seen dancing
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Ammamma Sollamma' from the 1988 film 'Melam Kottu Thaali Kattu' expresses the tender longing and eventual heartbreak of a woman addressing a companion parrot. In the early stanzas, she recalls waiting eagerly through the chilly winter month of Margazhi, envisioning her beloved everywhere and succumbing completely to the ecstasy of youth and romance. As the song progresses, her joy turns into grief as she laments how love turned out to be an illusory mirage and a fleeting play. The lyrics depict her emotional destruction, describing how her lover left her halfway and planted painful thorns of grief where sweet visions once resided.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvaman)
“Aasai ennum aruvikkul vizhunthuvitten”
Desire is compared to a rushing waterfall into which the protagonist loses control and falls.
Imagery and Paradox
“Aasaigalellam kaanal nadhiyil Oodidum neeralaiyaa”
Desires are likened to waves in a mirage river, conveying the phantom nature of her unfulfilled love.
Oxymoron / Contrast
“Aanandha megam kanneer pozhiyum vaedhanai”
Combines 'Aanandha megam' (cloud of joy) with 'kanneer pozhiyum vaedhanai' (tears shedding agony) to express tragic grief born out of former happiness.
Visual Metaphor
“Kannukkul mullai veitha kannan kadhai”
Expresses extreme pain and grief through the striking imagery of thorns embedded directly inside the eyes.
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Trivia
'Melam Kottu Thaali Kattu' features music composed by Sri Lankan composer Premasrikemadasa, marking a rare cross-border musical effort in late-1980s Tamil cinema. The song features expressive vocal rendition by Uma Ramanan and poetic lyricism by Pulamaipithan.
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