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Lyrics & meaning

Ammamma Thegam Eriyuthe

From Nerupukkul Eeram · 1984

Lyricist
Pulamaipithan
Singers
Malaysia Vasudevan, S. Janaki
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Nerupukkul Eeram
Movie release year
1984
Lyrics added on
22 Jun 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ammammaa thegam eriyuthae
Angangae mogam valaruthae
Tholum tholum oru thaalam podum
Melum keezhum oru minnal odum….ammamma
Ammammaa thegam eriyuthae
Angangae mogam valaruthae
Poovae kadhal poovae thaenil oorum theevae
Female Chorus :Nanaiyuthae….kuliruthae
Female :Kadhal ennum noyil aadum ullam theeyil
Female Chorus :Karukuthae…..uruguthae….
Theeyil vaadum thegam engum
Panneer oottra vanthaen
Devi enthan aavi
Unnil naan kandaen
Theeyil vaadum thegam engum
Panneer oottra vanthaen
Devi enthan aavi
Unnil naan kandaen
Kadhal sevai ini naalum thevai
Kattikkol nenjaththil ottikkol
Ammammaa thegam eriyuthae
Angangae mogam valaruthae
Tholum tholum oru thaalam podum
Melum keezhum oru minnal odum….ammamma
Kaattril oonjal aadum koondhal paayum podum
Male Chorus :Anpavam…. pudhiyathu
Male :Aadai pona neram thegam thannai moodum
Male Chorus : Pudhu vagai….thugil idhu
Tholil aadum maalai pola
Naanae engum thaenae
Thunbam pola inbam seiyya needhaanae
Tholil aadum maalai pola
Naanae engum thaenae
Thunbam pola inbam seiyya needhaanae
Noolil aadum sumai aalai thedum
Vaangikkol thaangikkol endraadum
Ammammaa thegam eriyuthae
Female :Angangae mogam valaruthae
Male :Tholum tholum oru thaalam podum
Female :Melum keezhum oru minnal odum….ammamma
Ammammaa thegam eriyuthae
Angangae mogam valaruthae
Oh, my body is burning!
Desire is rising all over!
Shoulders touch and beat to a rhythm,
And lightning shoots up and down... oh my!
Oh, my body is burning!
Desire is rising all over!
O flower, my flower of love, an island soaked in honey!
Female Chorus: Getting drenched... feeling chilled...
Female: In this sickness called love, my heart sways in the flames,
Female Chorus: Scorching... melting away...
Everywhere on your body that withers in the heat,
I have come to sprinkle cooling rosewater.
My goddess, my very soul,
I have found within you!
Everywhere on your body that withers in the heat,
I have come to sprinkle cooling rosewater.
My goddess, my very soul,
I have found within you!
Acts of love are what I need every single day,
Hold me close, cling tight to my chest!
Oh, my body is burning!
Desire is rising all over!
Shoulders touch and beat to a rhythm,
And lightning shoots up and down... oh my!
When hair swaying in the breeze sweeps across,
Male Chorus: It is a brand-new feeling...
Male: When clothes fall away, it covers the body,
Male Chorus: Like a new kind of dress...
Like a garland resting on your shoulders,
I am wrapped all around you, my sweet,
Only you can bring pleasure that feels like sweet pain!
Like a garland resting on your shoulders,
I am wrapped all around you, my sweet,
Only you can bring pleasure that feels like sweet pain!
A slender waist swaying under its weight searches for support,
Swaying and asking, 'Take me, hold me tight!'
Oh, my body is burning!
Female: Desire is rising all over!
Male: Shoulders touch and beat to a rhythm,
Female: And lightning shoots up and down... oh my!
Oh, my body is burning!
Desire is rising all over!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Ammammaa thegam eriyuthae is a highly passionate and sensual romantic duet from the 1984 Tamil film Nerupukkul Eeram, composed by Maestro Ilayaraja and written by Pulamaipithan. The song captures the intense heat of romantic longing and physical intimacy between two lovers. Through metaphors of burning heat, soothing rose water, lightning, and honeyed islands, the song portrays love as both a feverish ailment and its divine cure. The lyricist poetically contrasts the scorching passion of desire with the soothing touch of intimacy. Rendered sensually by Malaysia Vasudevan and S. Janaki alongside vocal chorus backing, the track highlights Ilayaraja's mastery in crafting deeply evocative atmospheric soundscapes.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Poovae kadhal poovae thaenil oorum theevae”

Compares the romantic partner to an island steeped in honey, and love to a burning disease.

Simile (Uvamai)

“Tholil aadum maalai pola”

Compares the embrace around the partner's shoulders to a flowing flower garland.

Oxymoron (Muran)

“Thunbam pola inbam seiyya needhaanae”

Juxtaposes 'Thunbam' (sorrow/pain) and 'Inbam' (pleasure) to depict the exquisite intensity of romantic passion.

Rhyme / Emona-Iyaibu (Iyaibu Thodai)

“Ammammaa thegam eriyuthae / Angangae mogam valaruthae”

End rhymes using similar verb endings (-uthae) to create a rhythmic, hypnotic cadence.

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Trivia

Nerupukkul Eeram (1984) starred Nizhalgal Ravi and Ambika in lead roles. Poet Pulamaipithan, known for his classical Tamil vocabulary, crafted highly evocative imagery for this song, which Ilayaraja set to a sultry beat featuring synth textures typical of 1980s Tamil film music.

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