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Lyrics & meaning

Enna Vetkam Amma Ponnu

From Nandri Meendum Varuga · 1982

Lyricist
Gangai Amaran
Singers
S. Janaki, Chorus
Music director
Shyam
Movie name
Nandri Meendum Varuga
Movie release year
1982
Lyrics added on
29 Jan 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Enna vetkam ammaa ponnu
Konjam nillammaa
Sonnaa enna sutti ponnae
Ippadi sollaammaa
Edhir paarththa thirunaalu poranthaachchamma
Pudhu mogam adhil yogam maranthaachchamma
Sivantha mugaththa rasikkum sugaththa
Thottuvida kattazhagan pakkam vara
Enna vetkam ammaa ponnu
Konjam nillammaa
Sonnaa enna sutti ponnae
Ippadi sollaammaa
Aaa…..aa…..aa…..aaa…..aa….aa….
Aa…..aaha…..aah…….aa…..lalalal laa….
Paarvaiyil kuzhanthaiyadi
Chorus :Janagi pappaa
Female :Paththu tharam pottukuvaa
Chorus :Veettila thaappaa
Paarvaiyil kuzhanthaiyadi
Janagi pappaa
Paththu tharam pottukuvaa
Veettila thaappaa
Pudichchaalum pudichchaadi oru puliyankombu
Chorus :Purinjaachchu therinjaachchu
Namakedhukkadi ivanga vambu
Pazhaga pazhaga pudhiya sugamum
Valaruthu dhinasari thodaruthu
Enna vetkam ammaa ponnu
Konjam nillammaa
Chorus :Sonnaa enna sutti ponnae
Ippadi sollaammaa
Moonu pulla poranthirunthu
Ivalukku masakka
Saelai thuni vettiyellaam
Maappillai thuvaikka
Kedaikkaathu idhu polae
Oru maappillai oorukkullae
Rushiyodu samaippaaru adhisooran samaippathilae
Ozhaichchu ozhaichcu elaichcha odambu
Thavikkuthu thaanguthu mayanguthu….
Enna vetkam ammaa ponnu
Konjam nillammaa
Sonnaa enna sutti ponnae
Ippadi sollaammaa
Edhir paarththa thirunaalu poranthaachchamma
Pudhu mogam adhil yogam maranthaachchamma
Sivantha mugaththa rasikkum sugaththa
Thottuvida kattazhagan pakkam vara
{Enna vetkam ammaa ponnu
Konjam nillammaa
Sonnaa enna sutti ponnae
Ippadi sollaammaa} (2)
Why are you so shy, dear girl?
Wait a moment, girl!
What is wrong with telling us, playful girl?
Come on and tell us like this!
The special day you eagerly waited for has arrived!
A new longing has blossomed, making you forget the world in bliss!
Admiring the joy of your blushing face,
as your handsome man comes close to touch you...
Why are you so shy, dear girl?
Wait a moment, girl!
What is wrong with telling us, playful girl?
Come on and tell us like this!
Aa..... Aa..... Aa..... Aaa..... Aa.... Aa....
Aa..... Aaha..... Aah....... Aa..... Lalalal la....
In her looks, she seems like an innocent child,
Chorus: Little baby Janaki!
Female: But she bolts the door
Chorus: ten times inside the house!
In her looks, she seems like an innocent child,
Little baby Janaki!
But she bolts the door
ten times inside the house!
She really caught hold of a sturdy branch (a great catch)!
Chorus: We understood, we know it well!
Why do we need to meddle in their gossip?
As they grow closer, a new pleasure
grows every day and keeps on going!
Why are you so shy, dear girl?
Wait a moment, girl!
Chorus: What is wrong with telling us, playful girl?
Come on and tell us like this!
Even after having three children,
she still has pregnancy cravings!
The sarees, clothes, and dhotis—
her husband washes them all!
You will never find
a husband like this anywhere in town!
He cooks with great taste, a true master in the kitchen!
A body grown lean from working and working,
yearns, bears it all, and swoons in delight...
Why are you so shy, dear girl?
Wait a moment, girl!
What is wrong with telling us, playful girl?
Come on and tell us like this!
The special day you eagerly waited for has arrived!
A new longing has blossomed, making you forget the world in bliss!
Admiring the joy of your blushing face,
as your handsome man comes close to touch you...
Why are you so shy, dear girl?
Wait a moment, girl!
What is wrong with telling us, playful girl?
Come on and tell us like this!
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Chorus

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Enna Vetkam Ammaa Ponnu from Nandri Meendum Varuga (1982) is a playful, upbeat Tamil song filled with affectionate teasing, humor, and marital banter. The lyricist Gangai Amaran uses everyday colloquialisms to portray a young woman named Janaki who, despite having three children and a devoted husband, retains a childlike innocence and bashfulness. The surrounding voices tease her about her blushing reactions whenever her handsome husband approaches.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Idiom (Pazhamozhi / Marabu Thodar)

“Pudichchaalum pudichchaadi oru puliyankombu”

The phrase 'Puliyankombu' (tamarind branch) is a classic Tamil idiom referring to catching hold of a firm, secure, and advantageous opportunity or life partner.

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

“Enna vetkam ammaa ponnu / Konjam nillammaa”

The repetitive rhyme pattern of '-mmaa' at line ends (nillammaa, sollaammaa, poranthaachchamma) creates a catchy, rhythmic chorus flow.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi Ani)

“Paththu tharam pottukuvaa / Veettila thaappaa”

Exaggerating that she locks the house door ten times out of extreme caution or innocence.

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Trivia

Nandri Meendum Varuga (1982) is a Tamil comedy film directed by T.S.B.K. Moulee. The song's lyrics were written by Gangai Amaran, who excels at incorporating local Tamil idioms, humorous domestic scenarios, and colloquial speech patterns into popular movie soundtracks.

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