Ammukuttiye
From Gemini Ganeshanum Suruli Raajanum · 2017
- Lyricist
- Yugabharathi
- Singer
- Pradeep Kumar
- Music director
- D. Imman
- Details
- Gemini Ganeshanum Suruli Raajanum2017
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Ammukuttiyae adiyae | Hey sweet girl! |
| Unna enni kalanjendi | Thinking of you, I got all scattered. |
| Kuttikuttiya kavitha | Reciting tiny little poems, |
| Solli kattu kolanjendi | My composure got untied and ruined. |
| Male | |
| Unna peththa | Show me |
| Thaayakaattadi | The mother who gave birth to you, |
| Kumbitittu poga | To pay my respects and leave, |
| Naan ready | I am ready. |
| Male | |
| Sellakutty neeyum pesa | When you talk, my sweet darling, |
| Seenimootta kootudhadi | Sacks of sugar pile up! |
| Kannukutty pola aasa | Desires like a young calf, |
| Kaadhal paatta kattudhadi | Compose a love song! |
| Male | |
| Ammukuttiyae adiyae | Hey sweet girl! |
| Unna enni kalanjendi | Thinking of you, I got all scattered. |
| Kuttikuttiya kavitha | Reciting tiny little poems, |
| Solli kattu kolanjendi | My composure got untied and ruined. |
| Chorus | |
| ……………………. | ... |
| Male | |
| Thanga selai pola | Like a golden idol, |
| Mangidaama | Without losing shine, |
| Enna orasi pogura | You brush past me and go. |
| Angam azhagaga | With beautiful limbs, |
| Sellam neeyum | My darling, where do you |
| Enga arisi vaangura | Buy your rice? |
| Male | |
| Ottumoththa oorum | The entire town |
| Annandhu paakka | Looks up in awe, |
| Sittaagura…aa… | As you fly like a swift bird... |
| Muththam onnu keta | When I ask for a single kiss, |
| Minsaaram pola | Like electricity, |
| Cut aagura…aa… | You cut off... |
| Male | |
| Ponga vaikkum nee | You make things boil over, |
| Paal nora | Like milk froth! |
| Nenja thotta moonampira | Like the third-phase crescent moon touching the heart, |
| Sogama usura kavvura | You sorrowfully grab my life soul! |
| Male | |
| Ammukuttiyae adiyae | Hey sweet girl! |
| Unna enni kalanjendi | Thinking of you, I got all scattered. |
| Kuttikuttiya kavitha | Reciting tiny little poems, |
| Solli kattu kolanjendi | My composure got untied and ruined. |
| Male | |
| Ethanaiyo pera | So many people |
| Thalli po nu | Telling them to move away, |
| Solli jeyicha aambala | I am a man who won! |
| Unnudaiya paarva | When your glance |
| Kokki poda | Hooked onto me, |
| Kannu muzhiyum thoongala | My eyeballs haven't slept. |
| Male | |
| Thalluvandi pola | Like a pushcart, |
| Munnala naanum | Up ahead, I too |
| Thalladala…aa…. | Am tottering along... |
| Munna vandhu neeyum | Coming in front of me, |
| Kick aaga pesa | As you talk with a kick, |
| Ukkarala…aa…aa… | I couldn't sit still... |
| Male | |
| Ondi katta na veetula | I am a lonely bachelor at home, |
| Ottikitta nee moochula | But you attached yourself to my breath, |
| Nesama kadhaiyum sollala | Truthfully, you haven't even told me a story. |
| Male | |
| Ammukuttiyae adiyae | Hey sweet girl! |
| Unna enni kalanjendi | Thinking of you, I got all scattered. |
| Kuttikuttiya kavitha | Reciting tiny little poems, |
| Solli kattu kolanjendi | My composure got untied and ruined. |
| Male | |
| Unna peththa | Show me |
| Thaayakaattadi | The mother who gave birth to you, |
| Kumbitittu poga | To pay my respects and leave, |
| Naan ready | I am ready. |
| Male | |
| Sellakutty neeyum pesa | When you talk, my sweet darling, |
| Seenimootta kootudhadi | Sacks of sugar pile up! |
| Kannukutty pola aasa | Desires like a young calf, |
| Kaadhal paatta kattudhadi | Compose a love song! |
அம்முகுட்டியே
அடியே உன்ன எண்ணி
கலஞ்சேன்டி குட்டி
குட்டியா கவித சொல்லி
காட்டு கொலஞ்சேன்டி
Hey sweet girl!
Thinking of you, I got all scattered.
Reciting tiny little poems,
My composure got untied and ruined.
உன்ன பெத்த
தாய காட்டடி கும்பிடிட்டு
போக நான் ரெடி
Show me
The mother who gave birth to you,
To pay my respects and leave,
I am ready.
செல்லக் குட்டி
நீயும் பேச சீனி மூட்ட
கூடுதடி கண்ணுக்குட்டி
போல ஆச காதல் பாட்ட
காட்டுதடி
When you talk, my sweet darling,
Sacks of sugar pile up!
Desires like a young calf,
Compose a love song!
அம்முகுட்டியே
அடியே உன்ன எண்ணி
கலஞ்சேன்டி குட்டி
குட்டியா கவித சொல்லி
காட்டு கொலஞ்சேன்டி
Hey sweet girl!
Thinking of you, I got all scattered.
Reciting tiny little poems,
My composure got untied and ruined.
.................................
...
தங்க செல
போல மங்கிடாம
என்ன உரசி போகுற
அங்கம் அழகாக
செல்லம் நீயும்
எங்க அரிசி வாங்குற
Like a golden idol,
Without losing shine,
You brush past me and go.
With beautiful limbs,
My darling, where do you
Buy your rice?
ஒட்டுமொத்த
ஊரும் அண்ணாந்து
பாக்க சிட்டாகுற
முத்தம் ஒன்னு
கேட்டா மின்சாரம்
போல கட் ஆகுற
The entire town
Looks up in awe,
As you fly like a swift bird...
When I ask for a single kiss,
Like electricity,
You cut off...
பொங்க வைக்கும்
நீ பால் நொற நெஞ்ச தொட்ட
மூனாம்பிறை சோகமா உசுர
கவ்வுற
You make things boil over,
Like milk froth!
Like the third-phase crescent moon touching the heart,
You sorrowfully grab my life soul!
அம்முகுட்டியே
அடியே உன்ன எண்ணி
கலஞ்சேன்டி குட்டி
குட்டியா கவித சொல்லி
காட்டு கொலஞ்சேன்டி
Hey sweet girl!
Thinking of you, I got all scattered.
Reciting tiny little poems,
My composure got untied and ruined.
எத்தனையோ
பேர தள்ளி போனு
சொல்லி ஜெயிச்ச
ஆம்பள உன்னுடைய
பார்வ கொக்கி போட
கண்ணு முழியும் தூங்கல
So many people
Telling them to move away,
I am a man who won!
When your glance
Hooked onto me,
My eyeballs haven't slept.
தள்ளுவண்டி
போல முன்னால
நானும் தள்ளாடல
முன்ன வந்து நீயும்
கிக் ஆக பேச உக்காரல
Like a pushcart,
Up ahead, I too
Am tottering along...
Coming in front of me,
As you talk with a kick,
I couldn't sit still...
ஒண்டி கட்ட
நான் வீட்டுல ஒட்டிக்கிட்ட
நீ மூச்சுல நெசமா கதையும்
சொல்லல
I am a lonely bachelor at home,
But you attached yourself to my breath,
Truthfully, you haven't even told me a story.
அம்முகுட்டியே
அடியே உன்ன எண்ணி
கலஞ்சேன்டி குட்டி
குட்டியா கவித சொல்லி
காட்டு கொலஞ்சேன்டி
Hey sweet girl!
Thinking of you, I got all scattered.
Reciting tiny little poems,
My composure got untied and ruined.
உன்ன பெத்த
தாய காட்டடி கும்பிடிட்டு
போக நான் ரெடி
Show me
The mother who gave birth to you,
To pay my respects and leave,
I am ready.
செல்லக் குட்டி
நீயும் பேச சீனி மூட்ட
கூடுதடி கண்ணுக்குட்டி
போல ஆச காதல் பாட்ட
காட்டுதடி
When you talk, my sweet darling,
Sacks of sugar pile up!
Desires like a young calf,
Compose a love song!
Ammukuttiyae adiyae
Hey sweet girl!
Unna enni kalanjendi
Thinking of you, I got all scattered.
Kuttikuttiya kavitha
Reciting tiny little poems,
Solli kattu kolanjendi
My composure got untied and ruined.
Unna peththa
Show me
Thaayakaattadi
The mother who gave birth to you,
Kumbitittu poga
To pay my respects and leave,
Naan ready
I am ready.
Sellakutty neeyum pesa
When you talk, my sweet darling,
Seenimootta kootudhadi
Sacks of sugar pile up!
Kannukutty pola aasa
Desires like a young calf,
Kaadhal paatta kattudhadi
Compose a love song!
Ammukuttiyae adiyae
Hey sweet girl!
Unna enni kalanjendi
Thinking of you, I got all scattered.
Kuttikuttiya kavitha
Reciting tiny little poems,
Solli kattu kolanjendi
My composure got untied and ruined.
…………………….
...
Thanga selai pola
Like a golden idol,
Mangidaama
Without losing shine,
Enna orasi pogura
You brush past me and go.
Angam azhagaga
With beautiful limbs,
Sellam neeyum
My darling, where do you
Enga arisi vaangura
Buy your rice?
Ottumoththa oorum
The entire town
Annandhu paakka
Looks up in awe,
Sittaagura…aa…
As you fly like a swift bird...
Muththam onnu keta
When I ask for a single kiss,
Minsaaram pola
Like electricity,
Cut aagura…aa…
You cut off...
Ponga vaikkum nee
You make things boil over,
Paal nora
Like milk froth!
Nenja thotta moonampira
Like the third-phase crescent moon touching the heart,
Sogama usura kavvura
You sorrowfully grab my life soul!
Ammukuttiyae adiyae
Hey sweet girl!
Unna enni kalanjendi
Thinking of you, I got all scattered.
Kuttikuttiya kavitha
Reciting tiny little poems,
Solli kattu kolanjendi
My composure got untied and ruined.
Ethanaiyo pera
So many people
Thalli po nu
Telling them to move away,
Solli jeyicha aambala
I am a man who won!
Unnudaiya paarva
When your glance
Kokki poda
Hooked onto me,
Kannu muzhiyum thoongala
My eyeballs haven't slept.
Thalluvandi pola
Like a pushcart,
Munnala naanum
Up ahead, I too
Thalladala…aa….
Am tottering along...
Munna vandhu neeyum
Coming in front of me,
Kick aaga pesa
As you talk with a kick,
Ukkarala…aa…aa…
I couldn't sit still...
Ondi katta na veetula
I am a lonely bachelor at home,
Ottikitta nee moochula
But you attached yourself to my breath,
Nesama kadhaiyum sollala
Truthfully, you haven't even told me a story.
Ammukuttiyae adiyae
Hey sweet girl!
Unna enni kalanjendi
Thinking of you, I got all scattered.
Kuttikuttiya kavitha
Reciting tiny little poems,
Solli kattu kolanjendi
My composure got untied and ruined.
Unna peththa
Show me
Thaayakaattadi
The mother who gave birth to you,
Kumbitittu poga
To pay my respects and leave,
Naan ready
I am ready.
Sellakutty neeyum pesa
When you talk, my sweet darling,
Seenimootta kootudhadi
Sacks of sugar pile up!
Kannukutty pola aasa
Desires like a young calf,
Kaadhal paatta kattudhadi
Compose a love song!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Ammukuttiye is a breezy and playful romantic track from the 2017 Tamil film Gemini Ganeshanum Suruli Raajanum. The protagonist sings about his infatuation with his beloved, describing how her charm and sweet speech constantly ruin his composure. He playfully expresses his desire to meet her mother to thank her for bringing such a stunning person into the world. Throughout the song, he contrasts his usual confident, tough-guy demeanor with the helpless, tottering state he finds himself in whenever she is around. From her electric reactions to his playful advances to her breath becoming entwined with his, the lyrics paint a picture of lighthearted, youthful love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navirtchi Ani)
“Seenimootta kootudhadi”
Exaggerating the sweetness of her voice by saying it accumulates entire sacks of sugar.
Simile (Upamai Ani)
“Thanga selai pola”
Comparing her glowing appearance to a bright golden statue that never loses its shine.
Simile (Upamai Ani)
“Minsaaram pola cut aagura”
Comparing her abrupt refusal or walking away to an electrical power cut.
Metaphor (Uvagam Ani)
“Thalluvandi pola munnala naanum thalladala”
Comparing his tottering behavior to a pushcart out of control.
Did you know?
Trivia
Ammukuttiye was composed by D. Imman with lyrics by Yugabharathi and sung by Pradeep Kumar. The song became popular for its catchy acoustic folk melody and playful lyrics, serving as a standout track in the romantic comedy Gemini Ganeshanum Suruli Raajanum starring Atharvaa.
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