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Ammani

From Podhuvaga Em Manasu Thangam · 2017

Lyricist
Yugabharathi
Singers
Diluckshan Jeyaratnam, Shashaa Tirupati
Music director
D. Imman
Movie name
Podhuvaga Em Manasu Thangam
Movie release year
2017
Lyrics added on
28 May 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
…………………………….
Ammani nee
Munnae vanthaalae
Ponguthu en nenjam thannaalae
Adangaatha aalae
Koda saanjen keezhae…
Vesa oosi kuththi pora kannaalae
Nallaalae…
Ammani un
Munnae vanthaalae
Ponguthada en nenjam thannaalae
Adangaatha aalae
Koda saanjen keezhae…
Vesa oosi kuththi pora kannaalae
Nallaalae…
Ondi katta naanum
Unna vanthu sera
Yeppa enna sernthu
Ichu vekka vaara…
Mazhaya penji
Manasayum aanji…
Ooma kuthu kuthi…
Yenna oora vekkuriyae…
Paala pongavechi…
Pora yera nikkuriyae…
Ammani nee
Munnae vanthaalae
Female :Ponguthada nenjam thannaalae
Male :Adangaatha aalae
Koda saanjen keezhae…
Female :Vesa oosi kuththi
Pora kannaalae
Nallaalae…
…………………………………
Oora enni naanae
Kaadhalichen maanae
Sonna poiyum kooda
Unmayaanathae…
Oththa solla kettu
Naanum vechen koottu
Unna uththu paatha
Buthi maaruthae…
Kaalanthorum
Neeyum naanum madiyilae…
Female :Kaanavenum
Nooru kodi vidayalae…
Ooyaatha aasa…
Unkooda pesa…
Tholil saaynthu oonjalaadu
Thoongidaamalae…
Ammani nee
Munnae vanthaalae
Ponguthu en nenjam thannaalae
Female :Adangaatha aalae
Koda saanjen keezhae…
Vesa oosi kuththi pora kannaalae
Nallaalae…
Yettadukku sola
Thangamani maala
Pachapulla neethan
Athanaikkum mela…
Valaya veesa
Nerungura meesa
Dhegam unnakandaa…
Yesapaattu kattiduthae…
Aavi mothamumae…
Pisinpola ottiduthae…
Ammani nee
Munnae vanthaalae
Ponguthu en nenjam thannaalae
Ammani yae…ae……..
...
My girl, when you
come before me,
my heart overflows all on its own.
Wild and untamed,
I have yielded and bowed down...
pricked by your eyes that pierce like a needle as you pass,
my lovely girl...
When I
come before you,
my heart overflows all on its own!
Wild and untamed,
I have yielded and bowed down...
pricked by your eyes that pierce like a needle as you pass,
my lovely one...
All alone by myself,
longing to be with you,
when will you come close
and give me a sweet kiss?
Pouring down like the rain,
tugging at my heart,
giving me silent aches,
you leave me soaking in your love...
Making my feelings boil over like milk,
you just stand there watching it rise!
My girl, when you
come before me,
my heart overflows all on its own!
Wild and untamed,
I have yielded and bowed down...
Pricking like a sharp needle
with your passing glance,
my lovely one...
...
Just to show the town,
I started loving you, my dear,
but even the lies I told
have turned into the truth...
Hearing that single word,
I joined hands with you,
and when I look closely at you,
my mind spins away...
Through all of time,
resting in each other's lap,
we must witness together
a hundred crore sunrises...
With an endless longing
to talk with you,
lean on my shoulder and swing like a cradle,
without falling asleep...
My girl, when you
come before me,
my heart overflows all on its own.
Wild and untamed,
I have yielded and bowed down...
pricked by your eyes that pierce like a needle as you pass,
my lovely girl...
An eight-layer stack of corn,
a necklace of golden beads—
you, my innocent darling,
are worth far more than all of that...
Casting a net over me,
your mustache draws near...
Whenever my body sees you,
it starts humming a playful song...
My entire soul
sticks to you like tree sap...
My girl, when you
come before me,
my heart overflows all on its own.
Oh my girl... oh...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a lively folk-style duet expressing the playful and intense romantic attraction between the lead characters. The lovers describe how their hearts swell with affection whenever they see each other, utilizing rich rural metaphors like sudden rain, boiling milk, needle-sharp glances, and endless dawns to illustrate their deep longing and commitment.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamai (Simile / Metaphor)

Vesa oosi kuththi pora kannaalae

Comparing the piercing, captivating gaze of the loved one to a sharp, potent needle ('vesa oosi').

Uvamai (Simile / Metaphor)

Pisinpola ottiduthae…

Comparing the soul's attachment to glue ('pisin') sticking tightly.

Ethirai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Yettadukku sola

Rhyming of second letters across verses: 'sola', 'maala', and 'mela'.

Uyarvu Navitchi Ani (Hyperbole)

Nooru kodi vidayalae…

Exaggerating the desire to stay together across 'a hundred crore dawns' (Nooru kodi vidayalae).

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Trivia

The song is from the 2017 Tamil film 'Podhuvaga Em Manasu Thangam', starring Udhayanidhi Stalin and Nivetha Pethuraj. The film's soundtrack was composed by D. Imman, known for his signature rural folk orchestrations.

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