Gama Gama Samayal
From Server Sundaram (2017 Film) · 2017
- Lyricist
- Vivek
- Singers
- Anthony Daasan, Santhosh Narayanan
- Music director
- Santhosh Narayanan
- Details
- Server Sundaram (2017 Film)2017
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Ettu ooru echchil oorum | Mouths across eight towns will water |
| List irukku kaiyila | We have the list right in our hand |
| Enga rusiya adichika | To match our delicious taste |
| Saapaadu evanum seiyala | Nobody has ever cooked such food |
| Male | |
| Ettu ooru echchil oorum | Mouths across eight towns will water |
| List irukku kaiyila | We have the list right in our hand |
| Enga rusiya adichika | To match our delicious taste |
| Saapaadu evanum seiyala | Nobody has ever cooked such food |
| Male | |
| Thanjavooru thavala vada | Thanjavur's Tavala Vada |
| Srirangam puli sooru konda | Bring Srirangam's tamarind rice |
| Madura pakkam kari dosa | Madurai side's Kari Dosa |
| Jigaruthanda nigaru unda | Is there anything equal to Jigarthanda? |
| Male | |
| Kumbakonam degree coffee | Kumbakonam Degree Coffee |
| Kancheepuram idly | Kancheepuram Idli |
| Nellai halwa | Tirunelveli Halwa |
| Ooty varikki | Ooty Varkey |
| Male | |
| Thillai kathiri chutney | Chidambaram brinjal chutney |
| Male | |
| Ehh | Ehh |
| Coimbatore thenga bannu | Coimbatore coconut bun |
| Kovilpatti barfi thinnu | Eat Kovilpatti peanut barfi |
| Male | |
| Ovvoru idam ovvoru vaasam | Every place has its own distinct aroma |
| Mookku vaayi manakattum | Let the nose and mouth smell the rich fragrance |
| Oththa naalil thoppa vandhu | In just a single day, get a potbelly |
| Satta button vedikattum…. | And let the shirt buttons burst open! |
| Male | |
| {Gama gama gama gama | Aromatic, fragrant, aromatic, fragrant |
| Gama gama samayal | Aromatic cooking! |
| Vettu vettu kattu kattu | Chop it up, dig in and feast |
| Idhu namma padaiyal} (2) | This is our grand feast! |
| Male | |
| {Gama gama gama gama gama | Aromatic, fragrant, aromatic, fragrant, aromatic |
| Gama gari samayal | Musical and delicious cooking! |
| Gama gama gama gama gama | Aromatic, fragrant, aromatic, fragrant, aromatic |
| Gama gari samayal} (2) | Musical and delicious cooking! |
| Male | |
| Aahaa..Karaikudi kozhambuku | Aha! For Karaikudi curry |
| Poduriya masala | Are you adding spices? |
| Yaarukitta pongura nee | Who are you trying to show off to? |
| Engalukae savala | Challenging us itself? |
| Male | |
| Karaikudi masala | Karaikudi masala |
| Engalukkae savala | A challenge to us? |
| Engalukkae savala | A challenge to us? |
| Engalukkae savala | A challenge to us? |
| Male | |
| Gama gama hmmkum.. | Aromatic, fragrant, hmph... |
| Gama gama hmmkum.. | Aromatic, fragrant, hmph... |
| Gama gama hmmkum.. | Aromatic, fragrant, hmph... |
| Gama gama hmmkum.. | Aromatic, fragrant, hmph... |
| Male | |
| Oothukuli venna | Uthukuli butter |
| Thuthukudi uppu | Thoothukudi salt |
| Chidambaram laapaa | Chidambaram Parotta Lappa |
| Kotti kittu popaa | Pour it generously and go |
| Male | |
| Nilagiri kuruma | Nilgiri Kurma |
| Eduthu ulla vuduma | Serve it and eat it up |
| Indha taste-u unga | Will this taste ever come |
| Star-u hotel la varuma | In your fancy star hotels? |
| Male | |
| Dindigul biriyani | Dindigul Biryani |
| Madura mannu aira meenu | Madurai soil's Aira fish |
| Kolambu vacha vaasana thaan | The aroma of the curry made from it |
| Kokki pottu izhukudhu | Hooks you in and pulls you closer |
| Male | |
| Hey.. | Hey.. |
| Koththu pota parotta | Minced Kothu Parotta |
| Pichi pota kozhi vechcha | Served with shredded chicken |
| Seththu pona naakku kooda | Even a dead tongue |
| Takku nu thaan mulikudhu | Wakes up in an instant! |
| Male | |
| Amirthaththa thallii vai | Push aside even divine nectar |
| Adutha round-u nee podu | Serve the next round! |
| Indha round kala kattudhu | This round is getting grand and lively |
| Enga tamil sapadu | Our Tamil feast! |
| Hey.. hey..hey | Hey.. hey.. hey |
| Male | |
| {Gama gama gama gama | Aromatic, fragrant, aromatic, fragrant |
| Gama gama samayal | Aromatic cooking! |
| Vettu vettu kattu kattu | Chop it up, dig in and feast |
| Idhu namma padaiyal} (8) | This is our grand feast! |
| Male | |
| {Gama gama gama gama gama | Aromatic, fragrant, aromatic, fragrant, aromatic |
| Gama gari samayal | Musical and delicious cooking! |
| Gama gama gama gama gama | Aromatic, fragrant, aromatic, fragrant, aromatic |
| Gama gari samayal} (4) | Musical and delicious cooking! |
| Male | |
| Gama gama gama samayal… | Aromatic and delicious cooking... |
எட்டு ஊரு
எச்சில் ஊரும் லிஸ்ட்
இருக்கு கையில எங்க
ருசிய அடிச்சிக்க சாப்பாடு
எவனும் செய்யல
Mouths across eight towns will water
We have the list right in our hand
To match our delicious taste
Nobody has ever cooked such food
எட்டு ஊரு
எச்சில் ஊரும் லிஸ்ட்
இருக்கு கையில எங்க
ருசிய அடிச்சிக்க சாப்பாடு
எவனும் செய்யல
Mouths across eight towns will water
We have the list right in our hand
To match our delicious taste
Nobody has ever cooked such food
தஞ்சாவூரு தவள
வட ஸ்ரீரங்கம் புளிசோறு
கொண்டா மதுரப்பக்கம்
கரி தோச ஜிகா்தண்டா
நிகரு உண்டா
Thanjavur's Tavala Vada
Bring Srirangam's tamarind rice
Madurai side's Kari Dosa
Is there anything equal to Jigarthanda?
கும்ப கோணம்
டிகிரி காப்பி காஞ்சிபுரம்
இட்லி நெல்லை அல்வா
ஊட்டி வறிக்கி
Kumbakonam Degree Coffee
Kancheepuram Idli
Tirunelveli Halwa
Ooty Varkey
தில்லை கத்திரி
சட்னி நாஞ்சில் நாட்டு
மீன் கரி சென்னை பட்டிண
வட கரி மக்ரூன்க்கு
தூத்துக்குடி மணப்பாற
முறுக்கு டி
Chidambaram brinjal chutney
ஏ கோயம்புத்தூர்
தேங்கா பன்னு கோவில்பட்டி
பர்ப்பி தின்னு
Ehh
Coimbatore coconut bun
Eat Kovilpatti peanut barfi
ஒவ்வொரு இடம்
ஒவ்வொரு வாசம் மூக்கு
வாயி மனக்கட்டும் ஒத்த
நாளில் தொப்ப வந்து சட்ட
பட்டன் வெடிக்கட்டும்
Every place has its own distinct aroma
Let the nose and mouth smell the rich fragrance
In just a single day, get a potbelly
And let the shirt buttons burst open!
{ கம கம கம
கம கம கம சமையல்
வெட்டு வெட்டு கட்டு
கட்டு இது நம்ம படையல் } (2)
Aromatic, fragrant, aromatic, fragrant
Aromatic cooking!
Chop it up, dig in and feast
This is our grand feast!
{ கம கம கம
கம கம கம கரி சமையல்
கம கம கம கம கம கம
கரி சமையல் } (2)
Aromatic, fragrant, aromatic, fragrant, aromatic
Musical and delicious cooking!
Aromatic, fragrant, aromatic, fragrant, aromatic
Musical and delicious cooking!
ஆஹா காரக்குடி
குழம்புக்கு போடுறியா
மசாலா யாருக்கிட்ட
பொங்குற நீ எங்களுக்கே
சவாலா
Aha! For Karaikudi curry
Are you adding spices?
Who are you trying to show off to?
Challenging us itself?
காரக்குடி மசாலா
எங்களுக்கே சவாலா
எங்களுக்கே சவாலா
எங்களுக்கே சவாலா
Karaikudi masala
A challenge to us?
A challenge to us?
A challenge to us?
கம கம
ஹ்ம்ம்கும் கம கம
ஹ்ம்ம்கும் கம கம
ஹ்ம்ம்கும் கம கம
ஹ்ம்ம்கும்
Aromatic, fragrant, hmph...
Aromatic, fragrant, hmph...
Aromatic, fragrant, hmph...
Aromatic, fragrant, hmph...
ஊத்துக்குளி
வெண்ண தூத்துக்குடி
உப்பு சிதம்பரம் லாப்பா
கொட்டிக்கிட்டு போப்பா
Uthukuli butter
Thoothukudi salt
Chidambaram Parotta Lappa
Pour it generously and go
நீலகிரி குருமா
எடுத்து உள்ள வுடும்மா
இந்த டேஸ்ட்டு உங்க
ஸ்டாரு ஹோட்டல்ல
வருமா
Nilgiri Kurma
Serve it and eat it up
Will this taste ever come
In your fancy star hotels?
திண்டுக்கல்
பிரியாணி மதுர மண்ணு
ஐரமீனு கொழம்பு வச்ச
வாசனதான் கொக்கிப்
போட்டு இழுக்குது
Dindigul Biryani
Madurai soil's Aira fish
The aroma of the curry made from it
Hooks you in and pulls you closer
ஹேய் கொத்துப்போட்ட
பரோட்டா பிச்சிப்போட்ட கோழி
வெச்சா செத்து போன நாக்கு கூட
டக்குன்னுதான் முழிக்குது
Hey..
Minced Kothu Parotta
Served with shredded chicken
Even a dead tongue
Wakes up in an instant!
அமிர்தத்த தள்ளி
வைய் அடுத்த ரௌண்டு நீ
போடு இந்த ரௌண்டு
கலக்கட்டுது எங்கத்தமிழ்
சாப்பாடு ஹேய் ஹேய் ஹேய்
Push aside even divine nectar
Serve the next round!
This round is getting grand and lively
Our Tamil feast!
Hey.. hey.. hey
{ கம கம கம
கம கம கம சமையல்
வெட்டு வெட்டு கட்டு
கட்டு இது நம்ம படையல் } (8)
Aromatic, fragrant, aromatic, fragrant
Aromatic cooking!
Chop it up, dig in and feast
This is our grand feast!
{ கம கம கம
கம கம கம கரி சமையல்
கம கம கம கம கம கம
கரி சமையல் } (4)
Aromatic, fragrant, aromatic, fragrant, aromatic
Musical and delicious cooking!
Aromatic, fragrant, aromatic, fragrant, aromatic
Musical and delicious cooking!
கம கம கம
சமையல்
Aromatic and delicious cooking...
Ettu ooru echchil oorum
Mouths across eight towns will water
List irukku kaiyila
We have the list right in our hand
Enga rusiya adichika
To match our delicious taste
Saapaadu evanum seiyala
Nobody has ever cooked such food
Ettu ooru echchil oorum
Mouths across eight towns will water
List irukku kaiyila
We have the list right in our hand
Enga rusiya adichika
To match our delicious taste
Saapaadu evanum seiyala
Nobody has ever cooked such food
Thanjavooru thavala vada
Thanjavur's Tavala Vada
Srirangam puli sooru konda
Bring Srirangam's tamarind rice
Madura pakkam kari dosa
Madurai side's Kari Dosa
Jigaruthanda nigaru unda
Is there anything equal to Jigarthanda?
Kumbakonam degree coffee
Kumbakonam Degree Coffee
Kancheepuram idly
Kancheepuram Idli
Nellai halwa
Tirunelveli Halwa
Ooty varikki
Ooty Varkey
Thillai kathiri chutney
Chidambaram brinjal chutney
Ehh
Ehh
Coimbatore thenga bannu
Coimbatore coconut bun
Kovilpatti barfi thinnu
Eat Kovilpatti peanut barfi
Ovvoru idam ovvoru vaasam
Every place has its own distinct aroma
Mookku vaayi manakattum
Let the nose and mouth smell the rich fragrance
Oththa naalil thoppa vandhu
In just a single day, get a potbelly
Satta button vedikattum….
And let the shirt buttons burst open!
{Gama gama gama gama
Aromatic, fragrant, aromatic, fragrant
Gama gama samayal
Aromatic cooking!
Vettu vettu kattu kattu
Chop it up, dig in and feast
Idhu namma padaiyal} (2)
This is our grand feast!
{Gama gama gama gama gama
Aromatic, fragrant, aromatic, fragrant, aromatic
Gama gari samayal
Musical and delicious cooking!
Gama gama gama gama gama
Aromatic, fragrant, aromatic, fragrant, aromatic
Gama gari samayal} (2)
Musical and delicious cooking!
Aahaa..Karaikudi kozhambuku
Aha! For Karaikudi curry
Poduriya masala
Are you adding spices?
Yaarukitta pongura nee
Who are you trying to show off to?
Engalukae savala
Challenging us itself?
Karaikudi masala
Karaikudi masala
Engalukkae savala
A challenge to us?
Engalukkae savala
A challenge to us?
Engalukkae savala
A challenge to us?
Gama gama hmmkum..
Aromatic, fragrant, hmph...
Gama gama hmmkum..
Aromatic, fragrant, hmph...
Gama gama hmmkum..
Aromatic, fragrant, hmph...
Gama gama hmmkum..
Aromatic, fragrant, hmph...
Oothukuli venna
Uthukuli butter
Thuthukudi uppu
Thoothukudi salt
Chidambaram laapaa
Chidambaram Parotta Lappa
Kotti kittu popaa
Pour it generously and go
Nilagiri kuruma
Nilgiri Kurma
Eduthu ulla vuduma
Serve it and eat it up
Indha taste-u unga
Will this taste ever come
Star-u hotel la varuma
In your fancy star hotels?
Dindigul biriyani
Dindigul Biryani
Madura mannu aira meenu
Madurai soil's Aira fish
Kolambu vacha vaasana thaan
The aroma of the curry made from it
Kokki pottu izhukudhu
Hooks you in and pulls you closer
Hey..
Hey..
Koththu pota parotta
Minced Kothu Parotta
Pichi pota kozhi vechcha
Served with shredded chicken
Seththu pona naakku kooda
Even a dead tongue
Takku nu thaan mulikudhu
Wakes up in an instant!
Amirthaththa thallii vai
Push aside even divine nectar
Adutha round-u nee podu
Serve the next round!
Indha round kala kattudhu
This round is getting grand and lively
Enga tamil sapadu
Our Tamil feast!
Hey.. hey..hey
Hey.. hey.. hey
{Gama gama gama gama
Aromatic, fragrant, aromatic, fragrant
Gama gama samayal
Aromatic cooking!
Vettu vettu kattu kattu
Chop it up, dig in and feast
Idhu namma padaiyal} (8)
This is our grand feast!
{Gama gama gama gama gama
Aromatic, fragrant, aromatic, fragrant, aromatic
Gama gari samayal
Musical and delicious cooking!
Gama gama gama gama gama
Aromatic, fragrant, aromatic, fragrant, aromatic
Gama gari samayal} (4)
Musical and delicious cooking!
Gama gama gama samayal…
Aromatic and delicious cooking...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Gama Gama Samayal from Server Sundaram is a vibrant, energetic culinary anthem celebrating the rich, diverse, and world-renowned gastronomy of Tamil Nadu. The song takes the listener on a sensory and mouth-watering tour across iconic regional towns and their signature dishes—ranging from Thanjavur's Tavala Vada and Madurai's Kari Dosa to Tirunelveli Halwa and Dindigul Biryani. It proudly asserts that no high-end luxury hotel can match the authentic, traditional local flavors of Tamil cuisine. Lyrically, the song expresses the pure ecstasy of feasting using playful exaggeration, describing shirt buttons popping from eating too much and even a lifeless tongue coming back to life upon tasting the food. Ultimately, it celebrates Tamil food not merely as sustenance, but as a grand cultural celebration, identity, and source of pride.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Onomatopoeia
“Gama gama gama gama”
'Gama gama' is a Tamil onomatopoeic term used to describe a rich, enticing, and spreading aroma, especially of freshly cooked food.
Hyperbole
“Oththa naalil thoppa vandhu / Satta button vedikattum….”
Exaggerates the act of overeating by claiming a belly will grow big enough in a single day to make shirt buttons burst open.
Hyperbole
“Seththu pona naakku kooda / Takku nu thaan mulikudhu”
A humorous poetic exaggeration claiming that the food is so delicious that even a dead or insensitive tongue would instantly wake up.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Coimbatore thenga bannu / Kovilpatti barfi thinnu”
The lines end with rhyming words 'bannu' and 'thinnu', creating a catchy rhythm.
Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Vettu vettu kattu kattu / Idhu namma padaiyal”
The second consonant 'tt' is repeated in 'Vettu' and 'kattu', satisfying the traditional Tamil Ethugai rule.
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Trivia
Lyricist Vivek meticulously structured this song as a geographic culinary map of Tamil Nadu, referencing famous regional specialties (like Kovilpatti Barfi, Kumbakonam Degree Coffee, Uthukuli Butter, and Dindigul Biryani). The movie 'Server Sundaram' stars comedian Santhanam playing the role of a professional chef, making this grand food anthem central to his character's narrative.
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