- Lyricist
- Siva Sankaran
- Singer
- T. K. S. Natarajan
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Movie name
- Vaanga Mappillai Vaanga
- Movie release year
- 1984
- Lyrics added on
- 25 Mar 2023
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ennadi muniyammaa on kannula mayi
Yaaru vachcha mayi idhu naan vacha mayi
Nee munnaalae ponaa naan pinnaalae vaaraen
Nee munnaalae ponaa naan pinnaalae vaaraen
Ennadi muniyammaa on kannula mayi
Yaaru vachcha mayi idhu naan vacha mayi
Nee munnaalae ponaa naan pinnaalae vaaraen
Nee munnaalae ponaa naan pinnaalae vaaraen
Katta pulla kutta pulla karugamani potta pulla
Naakku sevantha pulla kannammaa
Ini naanthaandi om purushan ponnammaa
Ennadi muniyammaa on kannula mayi
Yaaru vachcha mayi idhu naan vacha mayi
Nee munnaalae ponaa naan pinnaalae vaaraen
Nee munnaalae ponaa naan pinnaalae vaaraen
Kuththaala aruviyila kulichchaalum adankaatha
Kuththaala aruviyila kulichchaalum adankaatha
Aththaanin odambu sudu kannammaa
Nee arugil vanthaa silusilukkum ponnammaa
Ennadi muniyammaa on kannula mayi
Yaaru vachcha mayi idhu naan vacha mayi
Nee munnaalae ponaa naan pinnaalae vaaraen
Nee munnaalae ponaa naan pinnaalae vaaraen
Kandaangi podava katti kai niraiya kosuvam vachchu
Kandaangi podava katti kai niraiya kosuvam vachchu
Iduppula sorugiriyae kannammaa
Adhu kosuvam alla en manasu ponnammaa
Ennadi muniyammaa on kannula mayi
Yaaru vachcha mayi idhu naan vacha mayi
Nee munnaalae ponaa naan pinnaalae vaa…raen
Mazhaiyila nanaiyum pothu maanthoppil odhumngum pothu
Mazhaiyila nanaiyum pothu maanthoppil odhumngum pothu
Mella anaikkum pothu kannammaa
Om maeni nadunkalaama ponnammaa
Oththa roopaa thaaraen onappa thatum thaaraen
Oththukittu vaadi naama oda pakkam povom
Nee munnaalae ponaa naan pinnaalae vaa…raen
Oththa roopaa thaaraen onappa thatum thaaraen
Oththukittu vaadi naama oda pakkam povom
Nee munnaalae ponaa naan pinnaalae vaa…raen
Katta pulla kutta pulla karugamani potta pulla
Naakku sevantha pulla kannammaa
Ini naanthaandi om purushan ponnammaa
Ennadi muniyammaa on kannula mayi
Yaaru vachcha mayi idhu naan vacha mayi
Nee munnaalae ponaa naan pinnaalae vaaraen
Nee munnaalae ponaa naan pinnaalae vaaraen
Nee munnaalae ponaa naan pinnaalae vaaraen
Nee munnaalae ponaa naan pinnaalae vaaraen
Hey Muniyamma, what is that kohl in your eyes?
Who applied this kohl? It is the kohl I put on you!
If you walk ahead, I will follow behind you.
If you walk ahead, I will follow behind you...
Hey Muniyamma, what is that kohl in your eyes?
Who applied this kohl? It is the kohl I put on you!
If you walk ahead, I will follow behind you.
If you walk ahead, I will follow behind you...
A neat girl, a petite girl, wearing a black-bead necklace,
A girl with bright red betel lips, Kannamma!
From now on, I am your husband, my precious Ponnamma...
Hey Muniyamma, what is that kohl in your eyes?
Who applied this kohl? It is the kohl I put on you!
If you walk ahead, I will follow behind you.
If you walk ahead, I will follow behind you...
Even if I bathe beneath the Courtallam falls, it will not cool down...
Even if I bathe beneath the Courtallam falls, it will not cool down...
Your lover's body is burning hot, Kannamma...
Only if you come near me will it turn soothingly cool, Ponnamma!
Hey Muniyamma, what is that kohl in your eyes?
Who applied this kohl? It is the kohl I put on you!
If you walk ahead, I will follow behind you.
If you walk ahead, I will follow behind you...
Draping a Kandangi saree (traditional Chettinad cotton saree) and gathering generous pleats,
Draping a Kandangi saree and gathering so many pleats,
You tuck them at your waist, Kannamma!
Those are not just pleats, you have tucked my heart in there, Ponnamma!
Hey Muniyamma, what is that kohl in your eyes?
Who applied this kohl? It is the kohl I put on you!
If you walk ahead, I will follow right behind you...
When getting drenched in the rain and taking shelter in the mango grove,
When getting drenched in the rain and taking shelter in the mango grove,
When I hold you gently, Kannamma,
Should your body tremble so much, Ponnamma?
I will give you a one-rupee coin and a gift plate too,
Agree and come with me, girl, let us go by the stream!
If you walk ahead, I will follow behind you.
I do not want your one rupee, nor do I want your gift plate,
I will never agree, so keep your distance, mister!
If you walk ahead, I will follow behind you.
A neat girl, a petite girl, wearing a black-bead necklace,
A girl with bright red betel lips, Kannamma!
From now on, I am your husband, my precious Ponnamma...
Hey Muniyamma, what is that kohl in your eyes?
Who applied this kohl? It is the kohl I put on you!
If you walk ahead, I will follow behind you.
If you walk ahead, I will follow behind you...
If you walk ahead, I will follow behind you.
If you walk ahead, I will follow behind you...
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Ennadi Muniyammaa is a wildly popular, energetic Tamil folk song featuring playful romantic banter between a lover and his beloved Muniyamma. The male protagonist playfully teases Muniyamma about her beauty, from the eyeliner (mayi) in her eyes to her traditional Kandangi saree pleats, expressing how mesmerized he is by her presence.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Ethugai (Second letter rhyming)
“Katta pulla kutta pulla karugamani potta pulla”
The second consonant 't' (ட்) rhymes between 'Katta' and 'kutta', creating a rhythmic bounce.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Adhu kosuvam alla en manasu ponnammaa”
The speaker metaphorically equates the pleats of the saree tucked at her waist to his own trapped heart.
Monai (First letter alliteration)
“Mazhaiyila nanaiyum pothu maanthoppil odhumngum pothu”
Repetition of the initial 'M' sound in 'Mazhaiyila' and 'maanthoppil'.
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Trivia
This iconic folk song became a massive hit across Tamil Nadu and rendered singer T. K. S. Natarajan a household name, earning him the lifelong stage moniker 'Ennadi Muniyamma' Natarajan.
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