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Ammamma Sollamma En

From Melam Kottu Thaali Kattu · 1988

Lyricist
Pulamaipithan
Singer
Uma Ramanan
Music director
Premasrikemadasa
Movie name
Melam Kottu Thaali Kattu
Movie release year
1988
Lyrics added on
11 Apr 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ammamma sollamma en nenjil ulla kadhai
Ennavendru sollu kiliyae
Akkakka akkakkoo indrennai solla vandha
Vellai mana sellakilliyae
Ammamma sollamma en nenjil ulla kadhai
Ennavendru sollu kiliyae
Akkakka akkakkoo indrennai solla vandha
Vellai mana sellakilliyae
Margazhi maadham vaadai kuliril
Naaningu kaathirunthen
Boomi ennum vaasal muzhudhum aasaiyil kolamitten
Kaanbadhu ellam kaadhal thalaivan
Nee varum paadhaigalae
Ketpadhu ellam kanna undhan kaaladi oosaigalae
Aasai ennum aruvikkul vizhunthuvitten
Aadai thannai mayakkathil nazhuva vitten
Ilamaiyum viragamum enakkindru purinthathu
Ammamma sollamma en nenjil ulla kadhai
Ennavendru sollu kiliyae
Akkakka akkakkoo indrennai solla vandha
Vellai mana sellakilliyae
Aasaigalellam kaanal nadhiyil
Oodidum neeralaiyaa
Kaadhalum kooda orrnaal nadakkum oranga nadagama
Nee oru paadhi indrae adhanaal padhiyil
Nee pirindhaai
Aanandha megam kanneer pozhiyum vaedhanai
Nee koduthaai
Moganam paadiya paravai adhu
Sogathil unnai ennai azhugirathu
Oru manam pirinthathu oru manam erinthathu
Ammamma sollamma kannukkul mullai
Veitha kannan kadhai sollu kiliyae
Akkakka akkakkoo aagaasa pandhal ittu
Aada kanda chinna killiyae
Ammamma sollamma kannukkul mullai
Veitha kannan kadhai sollu kiliyae
Akkakka akkakkoo aagaasa pandhal ittu
Aada kanda chinna killiyae
Oh tell me, tell me, the story inside my heart,
tell me what it is, little parrot!
Akkakka akkakkū, you who came to talk to me today,
my sweet, pure-hearted pet parrot!
Oh tell me, tell me, the story inside my heart,
tell me what it is, little parrot!
Akkakka akkakkū, you who came to talk to me today,
my sweet, pure-hearted pet parrot!
In the chilling winter breeze of Margazhi,
I waited right here.
Across the doorway of the earth, I drew patterns with longing.
Everywhere I look,
I only see the paths where you, my love, will arrive.
Everything I hear, my Kanna, is the sound of your footsteps.
I have fallen into a waterfall of desire.
Lost in a daze, I let my dress slip away.
Today I have understood youth and the pain of longing.
Oh tell me, tell me, the story inside my heart,
tell me what it is, little parrot!
Akkakka akkakkū, you who came to talk to me today,
my sweet, pure-hearted pet parrot!
Are all our desires just waves of water
flowing in a mirage?
Is love too just a one-act play performed for a single day?
You were my other half, yet today
you parted halfway through.
A cloud of joy pouring tears of grief—
that is the pain you gave me.
The bird that once sang sweet, joyful tunes
now weeps in sorrow for you and me.
One heart walked away, and one heart burned.
Oh tell me, tell me, about Kanna who planted jasmine in my eyes,
tell me his story, little parrot!
Akkakka akkakkū, raising a canopy under the open sky,
my little parrot seen dancing!
Oh tell me, tell me, about Kanna who planted jasmine in my eyes,
tell me his story, little parrot!
Akkakka akkakkū, raising a canopy under the open sky,
my little parrot seen dancing!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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