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Lyrics & meaning

Granny Kannamma

From Album Songs 2021 · 2021

Lyricist
Umesh Arvind
Singer
Sathya Prakash
Music director
Sudharshan M Kumar
Details
Album Songs 20212021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics↻ English translation
Male
You are my azhagu paattiYou are my beautiful grandmother
Ennoda paatti beautyMy grandmother is a beauty
Male
You are my azhagu paattiYou are my beautiful grandmother
Ennoda paatti beautyMy grandmother is a beauty
Male
Hey hey bokkavaai paattiHey hey toothless grandmother
Is always a cutie cutieIs always a cutie cutie
Sweetheart-u paatti paattiSweetheart grandmother, grandmother
Is always a beautyIs always a beauty
Male
Hey my bokkavaai paattiHey my toothless grandmother
Is always a cutie cutieIs always a cutie cutie
Sweetheart-u paatti paattiSweetheart grandmother, grandmother
Is always a beautyIs always a beauty
Male
Hey granny kannammaHey granny, my darling
Neethaan en ponnammaYou alone are my golden girl
Aasai chellammaMy beloved darling
En thangamma…My precious gold...
Male
Ennai thaalatti valarthittaThe mother who nurtured me with lullabies
ThaaiyammaOh motherly one
Selva seematti manasulaIn the heart of a noble lady
NeeyammaIt is you, oh mother
Male
Ennoda azhagu paattiMy beautiful grandmother
You are my paatti beautyYou are my grandmother beauty
Male
Ennoda azhagu paattiMy beautiful grandmother
You are my paatti beautyYou are my grandmother beauty
Male
Soru oottum bodhumWhen feeding me rice
Neeraattum bodhumWhen giving me a bath
Kuva kuvanu naan koovuvenI would cry loudly like a baby
En thollai thaangiEnduring my troublesome acts
Thittellaam vaangiTaking all the scoldings on my behalf
Smile oda konji nee pesuvaYou would speak to me warmly with a smile
Male
En sogam ellaamMaking all my sorrows
UnnodathaakkiYour very own
Saamiya pola yethukittaYou accepted them like a deity
Naan seiyum settaiThe playful mischief I did
Therinjalum kooda…Even when you found out about it...
Yedhum sollaama paathukittaYou looked after me without saying anything
Male
Hey granny kannammaHey granny, my darling
Neethaan en ponnammaYou alone are my golden girl
Aasai chellammaMy beloved darling
En thangammaMy precious gold
Male
Ennai thaalatti valarthittaThe mother who nurtured me with lullabies
ThaaiyammaOh motherly one
Selva seematti manasulaIn the heart of a noble lady
NeeyammaIt is you, oh mother
Male
Ennai thaalatti valarthittaThe mother who nurtured me with lullabies
ThaaiyammaOh motherly one
Selva seematti manasulaIn the heart of a noble lady
NeeyammaIt is you, oh mother
Male
Ennoda azhagu paattiMy beautiful grandmother
You are my paatti beauty….You are my grandmother beauty....
Female
Otta odachidadhaDon't break the roof tile
Geetha..hakhaan……Geetha... ah-ha......

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song is a charming and affectionate tribute dedicated to a grandmother ('paatti'). The singer fondly describes her cute, toothless smile ('bokkavaai') and expresses deep gratitude for her maternal warmth, unconditional patience, and care during his upbringing.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

“Hey granny kannamma / Neethaan en ponnamma / Aasai chellamma / En thangamma”

The end syllables of consecutive lines rhyme using 'kannamma', 'ponnamma', 'chellamma', and 'thangamma'.

Simile (Uwamai Ani)

“Saamiya pola yethukitta”

Compares the grandmother's compassionate acceptance of all burdens to that of a benevolent deity ('Saamiya pola').

Onomatopoeia (Erattai Kilavi)

“Kuva kuvanu naan koovuven”

The sound 'kuva kuva' mimics the crying sound of an infant.

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Trivia

Composed by Sudharshan M Kumar and sung by Sathyaprakash, this track celebrates the cherished grandmothers of Tamil households with a blend of English colloquialisms ('beauty', 'cutie') and traditional Tamil affectionate terms ('kannamma', 'ponnamma').

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