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Lyrics & meaning

Ettamppam Sudanum

From Mummy Daddy · 1992

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
Music director
S. P. Venkatesh
Movie name
Mummy Daddy
Movie release year
1992
Lyrics added on
21 Aug 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ram bam bam taara dam
Ram bam bam taara dam
Taradambam taradambam rampam pampam
Ram bam bam taara dam
Ram bam bam taara dam
Taradambam taradambam rampam pampam
Ettappam sudanum suttappam varanum
Appappoo rendappam kappam tharanam
Female :Rusiyoo inbam aarambam thaan
Manamo inbam nee rambam thaan
Male :Raram raram raram aarambam nooru inbam
Ettappam sudanum suttappam varanum
Appappoo rendappam kappam tharanam
Thattum tharaiyil sidharum
Male :Ennai kandaal udharum
Female :Kadamai seidhaal theriyum
Female :Anbum adhanaal vilaiyum
Egengo naan pogum veedu
Endraalum idhu thaanae koodu
Male :Raram raram raram
Aarambam nooru inbam
Ettappam sudanum suttappam varanum
Appappoo rendappam kappam tharanam
Dhinamum jeepil kulithom
Shopping sleeping thuranthom
Adiyae kurumbhu edharkku
Podiyaa vaalai suruttu
Aanandha thirunaalum engae
Angae thaan aanandham ingae
Female :Raram raram raram aarambam nooru inbam
Ram bam bam taara dam
Ram bam bam taara dam
Taradambam taradambam rampam pampam
Ettappam sudanum
Female :Suttappam varanum
Female :Appappoo rendappam kappam tharanam
Rusiyoo inbam
Female :Aarambam thaan
Female :Manamo inbam
Female :Nee rambam thaan
Female :Raram raram raram aarambam nooru inbam
Ram pam pam thara daam
Ram pam pam thara daam
Tharadambam tharadambam rampam pampam
Ram pam pam thara daam
Ram pam pam thara daam
Tharadambam tharadambam rampam pampam
Eight appams must be made, and the hot appams must be served
Now and then, two appams must be paid as tribute
Female: The taste is pure delight, and this is just the beginning
The heart is full of joy, though you are quite a handful!
Male: Raram raram raram, the beginning brings a hundred pleasures
Eight appams must be made, and the hot appams must be served
Now and then, two appams must be paid as tribute
Plates crash and scatter across the floor
Male: You tremble at the sight of me
Female: You will understand once you do your duty
Female: And love will blossom from it
Wherever else I might make my home
Isn't this very place my real nest?
Male: Raram raram raram
The beginning brings a hundred pleasures
Eight appams must be made, and the hot appams must be served
Now and then, two appams must be paid as tribute
Every day we bathed out of a jeep
We gave up shopping and sleeping
Hey mischievous girl, why all this playfulness?
Hey kid, tuck your tail in and behave!
Where is that festive day of joy?
Right there, and joy is right here too
Female: Raram raram raram, the beginning brings a hundred pleasures
Ram pam pam thara daam
Ram pam pam thara daam
Tharadambam tharadambam rampam pampam
Eight appams must be made
Female: The hot appams must be served
Female: Now and then, two appams must be paid as tribute
The taste is pure delight
Female: It is just the beginning
Female: The heart is full of joy
Female: You are quite a handful!
Female: Raram raram raram, the beginning brings a hundred pleasures
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This upbeat and playful song from 'Mummy Daddy' (1992) captures a lighthearted exchange between a couple through catchy rhythm and colloquial Tamil humor. Using domestic metaphors—such as cooking 'appams' (rice pancakes) as a metaphor for duty, tribute, and everyday living—the track expresses the playful friction and affection in a relationship.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

“Ettappam sudanum suttappam varanum”

The matching ending sound '-num' in 'sudanum' and 'varanum' creates an rhythmic end rhyme.

Ethugai (Second Letter Assonance)

“Ettappam sudanum / Suttappam varanum”

The second consonant 'tt' (ட்) repeats in consecutive key words ('Ettappam' and 'Suttappam').

Idiom (Colloquial Metaphor)

“Podiyaa vaalai suruttu”

The phrase 'vaalai suruttu' literally translates to 'roll up your tail', an idiom meaning 'stop acting smart' or 'behave yourself'.

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Trivia

'Mummy Daddy' (1992) is a Tamil film featuring lyrics written by the renowned lyricist Vairamuthu. Known for his versatility, Vairamuthu blends traditional Tamil food metaphors with modern slang and playful rhythm words ('Ram bam bam', 'Rambam') in this track.

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