- Lyricist
- Mari Selvaraj
- Singers
- Anthony Daasan, Kallur Mariappan
- Music director
- Santhosh Narayanan
- Movie name
- Pariyerum Perumal
- Movie release year
- 2018
- Lyrics added on
- 10 Apr 2018
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Engum pugazh thuvanga..aaa…aa…
Chorus :Ama…ama saamy…podu
Male :Ingu naanum naan thuvanga
Chorus :O…ho
Male :Annaiyaana sundhariyae
Gnaana thangamae
Chorus :Ama ama ama
Male :Parakkavittu thedalaanom
Devathaiya kaanommae
Hmm hmm
Hmm hmm
Hmm hmm
Hmm hmm
Hmm hmm
Hmm hmm
Hmm hmm
Hmm hmm
Engum pugazh thuvanga
Ingu naanum naan thuvanga
Male : Engum pugazh thuvanga
Ingu naanum naan thuvanga
Annaiyaana sundhariyae
Gnaana thangame
Parakkavittu thedalaanom
Devathaiya kaanommae
Annaiyaana sundhariyae
Gnaana thangame
Parakkavittu thedalaanom
Devathaiya kaanommae
Pallikoodam padikka vandhai
Pavusaaga kooda irundhai
Male :Pallikoodam padikka vandhai
Pavusaaga kooda irundhai
Pattam peraamalae
Gnaana thangamae
Padhiyila parandhuttiyae
Rathinamae kannamaa
Pattam peraamalae
Gnaana thangamae
Padhiyila parandhuttiyae
Rathinamae kannamaa
Kaiya pidithukondu kadhai kadhaiyai
Dhinam uraithai
Male :Kaiya pidithukondu kadhai kadhaiyai
Dhinam uraithai
Kadhai solli mudikkum munnae
Gnaana thangamae
Kanneer kadalil kalandhutiyae
Rathinamae kannamaa
Kadhai solli mudikkum munnae
Gnaana thangamae
Kanneer kadalil kalandhutiyae
Rathinamae kannamaa
Kolusai sinikku kaatti
O…oh…
Male :Salakku salakku salakku
Salakku salakku
Male :Kolusai sinikku kaatti
Kuzhandaiyaga enai azhaithai
Male :Kolusai sinikku kaatti
kuzhandaiyaga enai azhaithai
Unmadi serum munnae
Gnaana thangamae
Maayamaga marainjitiyae
Rathinamae kannamaa
Ama…unmadi serum munnae
Gnaana thangamae
Maayamaga marainjitiyae
Rathinamae kannamaa
Saapittu kai kazhivi
Sandhaikku poi vaarenunnu
Male :Saapittu kai kazhivi
Sandhaikku poi vaarenunnu
Solliputtu poniyedi
Gnaana thangamae
Ponavala varakkanomae
Rathinamae kannamaa
Solliputtu poniyedi
Gnaana thangamae
Ponavala varakkanomae
Rathinamae kannamaa
Ponavala varakkanomae
Rathinamae kannamaa
Male :Ponavala varakkanomae
Rathinamae kannamaa
Thannaanae naanaenannae
Thanae naannae naanae nannae
Male :Thannaanae naanaenannae
Thanae naannae naanae nannae
Thannaanae naanae nannae
Thana thannaanae
Thanae nananea naanae nannae
Thanae nannae thannaanae
Thanae nannae naanae nannae thanae thannaanae
Thanae nannae naanae nannae
Thannananna thannaanae
Ha…ha
Ayooo…ho
Poduyaa poduyaa
Ada ada ada
Puliyankulam selvaraasiya kokkaa
Ama
Adhaa adhaa adhaan
Avan nadaiya paaruyaa
Ama
Duuurrraaa…
As fame begins to spread everywhere... ah... ah...
Chorus: Yes... yes, master... strike the beat!
Male: And as I begin my song here...
Chorus: Oh... ho!
Male: Beautiful woman who was like a mother,
my golden treasure of wisdom,
Chorus: Yes, yes, yes!
Male: We set you free to fly, and now we search for you,
but our angel is nowhere to be seen.
Mmm mmm
Mmm mmm
Mmm mmm
Mmm mmm
Mmm mmm
Mmm mmm
Mmm mmm
Mmm mmm
As fame begins to spread everywhere,
and as I begin my song here,
Male: As fame begins to spread everywhere,
and as I begin my song here,
Beautiful woman who was like a mother,
my golden treasure of wisdom,
We set you free to fly, and now we search for you,
but our angel is nowhere to be seen.
Beautiful woman who was like a mother,
my golden treasure of wisdom,
We set you free to fly, and now we search for you,
but our angel is nowhere to be seen.
You came to school to study,
and stayed gracefully by my side.
Male: You came to school to study,
and stayed gracefully by my side.
Without even earning your degree,
my golden treasure of wisdom,
you flew away midway,
my precious gem, Kannamma!
Without even earning your degree,
my golden treasure of wisdom,
you flew away midway,
my precious gem, Kannamma!
Holding my hand, story after story,
you told me every single day.
Male: Holding my hand, story after story,
you told me every single day.
Before you could finish telling the story,
my golden treasure of wisdom,
you dissolved into an ocean of tears,
my precious gem, Kannamma!
Before you could finish telling the story,
my golden treasure of wisdom,
you dissolved into an ocean of tears,
my precious gem, Kannamma!
Jingling your anklets with flair,
Oh... oh...
Male: Clink-clank, clink-clank, clink-clank,
clink-clank, clink-clank...
Male: Jingling your anklets with flair,
you called out to me like a child.
Male: Jingling your anklets with flair,
you called out to me like a child.
Before I could rest in your lap,
my golden treasure of wisdom,
you vanished like magic,
my precious gem, Kannamma!
Yes... Before I could rest in your lap,
my golden treasure of wisdom,
you vanished like magic,
my precious gem, Kannamma!
"I'll eat, wash my hands,
and go to the market and come back,"
Male: "I'll eat, wash my hands,
and go to the market and come back,"
so you said before you left, girl,
my golden treasure of wisdom,
but having left, you haven't returned!
My precious gem, Kannamma!
So you said before you left, girl,
my golden treasure of wisdom,
but having left, you haven't returned!
My precious gem, Kannamma!
Having left, you haven't returned!
My precious gem, Kannamma!
Male: Having left, you haven't returned!
My precious gem, Kannamma!
Thannaane naaneynanne
Thaane naanne naane nanne
Male: Thannaane naaneynanne
Thaane naanne naane nanne
Thannaane naane nanne
Thana thannaane
Thaane naanane naane nanne
Thaane nanne thannaane
Thaane nanne naane nanne thaane thannaane
Thaane nanne naane nanne
Thannananna thannaane
Ha... ha!
Aiyoh... ho!
Keep it going, strike the beat!
Look at that, look at that!
Is Puliyankulam Selvarasu someone ordinary?
Yes!
That's it, that's it, that's right!
Look at his swagger, man!
Yes!
Tooorrr-raaa!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This folk track from Pariyerum Perumal functions as a deeply moving lamentation in the southern Tamil Oppari tradition. Sung to honor and mourn Karuppi—the beloved dog killed brutally as an early victim of caste hatred—the song treats her not simply as an animal, but as a maternal presence, a cherished childhood companion, and a guardian angel whose life was tragically cut short before she could finish her story.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Kanneer kadalil kalandhutiyae”
Compares grief and the loss of life to merging into an expansive sea of tears.
Apostrophe
“Gnaana thangamae”
Directly addresses the deceased companion using traditional tender terms like 'golden treasure of wisdom' and 'precious gem'.
Auditory Imagery
“Kolusai sinikku kaatti”
Uses the sound of chiming anklets to evoke fond sensory memories of movement and cheerful company.
Did you know?
Trivia
Director Mari Selvaraj wrote the lyrics based on traditional southern Tamil folk mourning rituals (Oppari). Folk singer Kallur Mariappan performs alongside Anthony Daasan, bringing authentic rural folk performance elements into Santhosh Narayanan's score.
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