Annamma Nee Enamma Sollure
From Uthami Petra Rathinam · 1959
- Lyricist
- Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
- Singers
- Jikki, S. C. Krishnan
- Music director
- T. Chalapathi Rao
- Details
- Uthami Petra Rathinam1959
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Annammaaa ohhhh | Annamma, oh! |
| Annamma nee…ennamma sollurae | Annamma, what are you saying? |
| Annamma nee…ennamma sollurae | Annamma, what are you saying? |
| Kannum kannum kalandhaachu aththaachi | Our eyes have met and united, that is the proof! |
| Annamma nee…ennamma sollurae | Annamma, what are you saying? |
| Annamma nee…ennamma sollurae | Annamma, what are you saying? |
| Female | |
| Kaiyaala aagatha aambullae | You helpless, useless man, |
| Nee kakka pudikaathae nambalae | Don't try to flatter or butter me up, my friend. |
| Kaiyaala aagatha aambullae | You helpless, useless man, |
| Nee kakka pudikaathae nambalae | Don't try to flatter or butter me up, my friend. |
| Indha kaal adiyai namba mattaalae pombalae | A woman won't fall for these footprint tricks! |
| Innuma nee ingeyae nikkirae | Are you still standing right here? |
| Innuma nee ingeyae nikkirae | Are you still standing right here? |
| Yeichi yeichi nee kulla thaan podura | You are deceiving me and scheming inside! |
| Innuma nee ingeyae nikkirae | Are you still standing right here? |
| Male | |
| Ezhettu naalaaga yenguren | For seven or eight days I have been pining, |
| Soru illamalae naanum thoonguren | I am even sleeping without eating any food. |
| Hoo oo ooo | Hoo oo ooo |
| Female :Aiyoo paavam | Female: Oh, how pitiful! |
| Male :Ezhettu naalaaga yenguren | Male: For seven or eight days I have been pining, |
| Soru illamalae naanum thoonguren | I am even sleeping without eating any food. |
| Ini enna nee sonnaalum anbodu thaanguren | Whatever you say now, I will endure it with love. |
| Male | |
| Annamma nee…ennamma sollurae | Annamma, what are you saying? |
| Annamma nee…ennamma sollurae | Annamma, what are you saying? |
| Kannum kannum kalandhaachu aththaachi | Our eyes have met and united, that is the proof! |
| Annamma nee…ennamma sollurae | Annamma, what are you saying? |
| Annamma nee…ennamma sollurae | Annamma, what are you saying? |
| Female | |
| Vennaandha kannalae pesura | You speak with eyes soft like melted butter, |
| Madhan villattam ambugalai veesura | You shoot arrows like Cupid's bow! |
| Vennaandha kannalae pesura | You speak with eyes soft like melted butter, |
| Madhan villattam ambugalai veesura | You shoot arrows like Cupid's bow! |
| Un thullattam selladhu summa yen pakkura | Your antics won't work here, why are you just staring? |
| Innuma nee ingeyae nikkura | Are you still standing right here? |
| Innuma nee ingeyae nikkura | Are you still standing right here? |
| Male :Annamma nee…ennamma sollurae | Male: Annamma, what are you saying? |
| Female :Innuma nee ingeyae nikkura | Female: Are you still standing right here? |
| Male | |
| Annamma | Annamma! |
| Female :Innuma | Female: Still here? |
| Male :Annamma | Male: Annamma! |
| Female :Innuma | Female: Still here? |
அன்னம்மா ஓ .....
அன்னம்மா நீ......என்னம்மா சொல்லுறே
அன்னம்மா நீ......என்னம்மா சொல்லுறே
கண்ணும் கண்ணும் கலந்தாச்சு அத்தாச்சி
அன்னம்மா நீ......என்னம்மா சொல்லுறே
அன்னம்மா நீ......என்னம்மா சொல்லுறே
Annamma, oh!
Annamma, what are you saying?
Annamma, what are you saying?
Our eyes have met and united, that is the proof!
Annamma, what are you saying?
Annamma, what are you saying?
கையால ஆகாத ஆம்புள்ளே
நீ காக்கா புடிக்காதே நம்பளே
கையால ஆகாத ஆம்புள்ளே
நீ காக்கா புடிக்காதே நம்பளே
இந்தக் காலடியை நம்ப மாட்டாளே பொம்பளே
இன்னுமா நீ இங்கேயே நிக்கிறே....
இன்னுமா நீ இங்கேயே நிக்கிறே....
ஏச்சு ஏச்சு நீ குல்லாதான் போடுற
இன்னுமா நீ இங்கேயே நிக்கிறே....
You helpless, useless man,
Don't try to flatter or butter me up, my friend.
You helpless, useless man,
Don't try to flatter or butter me up, my friend.
A woman won't fall for these footprint tricks!
Are you still standing right here?
Are you still standing right here?
You are deceiving me and scheming inside!
Are you still standing right here?
ஏழெட்டு நாளாக ஏங்குறேன்
சோறு இல்லாமலே நானும் தூங்குறேன் ஹோ ....
ஐயோ பாவம்
ஏழெட்டு நாளாக ஏங்குறேன்
சோறு இல்லாமலே நானும் தூங்குறேன்
இனி என்னா நீ சொன்னாலும் அன்போடு தாங்குறேன்
For seven or eight days I have been pining,
I am even sleeping without eating any food.
Hoo oo ooo
Female: Oh, how pitiful!
Male: For seven or eight days I have been pining,
I am even sleeping without eating any food.
Whatever you say now, I will endure it with love.
அன்னம்மா நீ......என்னம்மா சொல்லுறே
அன்னம்மா நீ......என்னம்மா சொல்லுறே
கண்ணும் கண்ணும் கலந்தாச்சு அத்தாச்சி
அன்னம்மா நீ......என்னம்மா சொல்லுறே
அன்னம்மா நீ......என்னம்மா சொல்லுறே
Annamma, what are you saying?
Annamma, what are you saying?
Our eyes have met and united, that is the proof!
Annamma, what are you saying?
Annamma, what are you saying?
வெண்ணாந்த கண்ணாலே பேசுறே
மதன் வில்லாட்டம் அம்புகளை வீசுறே
வெண்ணாந்த கண்ணாலே பேசுறே
மதன் வில்லாட்டம் அம்புகளை வீசுறே
உன் துள்ளாட்டம் செல்லாது சும்மா ஏன் பாக்கிறே
இன்னுமா நீ இங்கேயே நிக்கிறே
இன்னுமா நீ இங்கேயே நிக்கிறே
You speak with eyes soft like melted butter,
You shoot arrows like Cupid's bow!
You speak with eyes soft like melted butter,
You shoot arrows like Cupid's bow!
Your antics won't work here, why are you just staring?
Are you still standing right here?
Are you still standing right here?
Male: Annamma, what are you saying?
Female: Are you still standing right here?
அன்னம்மா நீ......என்னம்மா சொல்லுறே
இன்னுமா நீ இங்கேயே நிக்கிறே
Annamma!
Female: Still here?
Male: Annamma!
Female: Still here?
அன்னம்மா
இன்னுமா
அன்னம்மா
இன்னுமா
Annammaaa ohhhh
Annamma, oh!
Annamma nee…ennamma sollurae
Annamma, what are you saying?
Annamma nee…ennamma sollurae
Annamma, what are you saying?
Kannum kannum kalandhaachu aththaachi
Our eyes have met and united, that is the proof!
Annamma nee…ennamma sollurae
Annamma, what are you saying?
Annamma nee…ennamma sollurae
Annamma, what are you saying?
Kaiyaala aagatha aambullae
You helpless, useless man,
Nee kakka pudikaathae nambalae
Don't try to flatter or butter me up, my friend.
Kaiyaala aagatha aambullae
You helpless, useless man,
Nee kakka pudikaathae nambalae
Don't try to flatter or butter me up, my friend.
Indha kaal adiyai namba mattaalae pombalae
A woman won't fall for these footprint tricks!
Innuma nee ingeyae nikkirae
Are you still standing right here?
Innuma nee ingeyae nikkirae
Are you still standing right here?
Yeichi yeichi nee kulla thaan podura
You are deceiving me and scheming inside!
Innuma nee ingeyae nikkirae
Are you still standing right here?
Ezhettu naalaaga yenguren
For seven or eight days I have been pining,
Soru illamalae naanum thoonguren
I am even sleeping without eating any food.
Hoo oo ooo
Hoo oo ooo
Female :Aiyoo paavam
Female: Oh, how pitiful!
Male :Ezhettu naalaaga yenguren
Male: For seven or eight days I have been pining,
Soru illamalae naanum thoonguren
I am even sleeping without eating any food.
Ini enna nee sonnaalum anbodu thaanguren
Whatever you say now, I will endure it with love.
Annamma nee…ennamma sollurae
Annamma, what are you saying?
Annamma nee…ennamma sollurae
Annamma, what are you saying?
Kannum kannum kalandhaachu aththaachi
Our eyes have met and united, that is the proof!
Annamma nee…ennamma sollurae
Annamma, what are you saying?
Annamma nee…ennamma sollurae
Annamma, what are you saying?
Vennaandha kannalae pesura
You speak with eyes soft like melted butter,
Madhan villattam ambugalai veesura
You shoot arrows like Cupid's bow!
Vennaandha kannalae pesura
You speak with eyes soft like melted butter,
Madhan villattam ambugalai veesura
You shoot arrows like Cupid's bow!
Un thullattam selladhu summa yen pakkura
Your antics won't work here, why are you just staring?
Innuma nee ingeyae nikkura
Are you still standing right here?
Innuma nee ingeyae nikkura
Are you still standing right here?
Male :Annamma nee…ennamma sollurae
Male: Annamma, what are you saying?
Female :Innuma nee ingeyae nikkura
Female: Are you still standing right here?
Annamma
Annamma!
Female :Innuma
Female: Still here?
Male :Annamma
Male: Annamma!
Female :Innuma
Female: Still here?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This playful duet from the 1959 film 'Uthami Petra Rathinam' depicts a humorous courtship exchange between a persistent suitor and a sharp-tongued woman named Annamma. The male suitor claims that their mutual eye contact is proof of love and dramatizes his suffering, declaring he has lost his sleep and appetite for days pining for her. Annamma, unimpressed by his drama, scolds him as helpless and tells him that his buttering up and tricks won't work on her. Despite her teasing rejections and repeated demands asking why he is still standing there, the lighthearted bantering style highlights a classic rustic romance. Lyricist Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass uses colloquial Tamil folk phrasing, brought to life through the energetic vocals of S. C. Krishnan and Jikki under T. Chalapathi Rao's music.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor / Simile (Upamai)
“Madhan villattam ambugalai veesura”
Compares her alluring glances to deadly arrows shot from Cupid's (Manmathan's) bow.
Folk Rhyme Scheme (Iyaibu / Monnai)
“Indha kaal adiyai namba mattaalae pombalae”
Use of catchy end rhymes ('aambullae', 'nambalae', 'pombalae') typical of Tamil folk duet comedy songs.
Repetition (Adukkuthodar)
“Kannum kannum kalandhaachu aththaachi”
Repetition of 'Kannum kannum' (eyes and eyes) to emphasize the intensity of mutual eye contact.
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Trivia
'Uthami Petra Rathinam' (1959) features lyrics by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass, famous for his conversational, folk-infused lyricism in early Tamil cinema. S. C. Krishnan and Jikki were the go-to vocal pair for playful, comedic duets during the 1950s.
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