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Lyrics & meaning

Jammunnu Vantheenga

From Anathai Ananthan · 1970

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
P. Susheela
Music director
K. V. Mahadevan
Details
Anathai Ananthan1970

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Jammunnu vantheengooYou came in style and looking splendid
Summa kummunnu nineengooYou stood there looking so stunning
Kammunnu ninnaakkaIf you just stand quietly like that
Unga sangadhi ennaangooWhat will become of your matter?
Female
Jammunnu vantheengooYou came in style and looking splendid
Summa kummunnu nineengooYou stood there looking so stunning
Kammunnu ninnaakkaIf you just stand quietly like that
Unga sangadhi ennaangooWhat will become of your matter?
Female
Ice-ah urugum munnaleBefore it melts smoothly like ice
Naisa irukkum thannalaeIt feels nice all by itself
Ice-ah urugum munnaleBefore it melts smoothly like ice
Naisa irukkum thannalaeIt feels nice all by itself
Ponaal enna paravaalaeSo what if it goes, it does not matter
Paisa pogum pinnalaeMoney will follow behind anyway
Ponaal enna paravaalaeSo what if it goes, it does not matter
Cham chama cham cham chama chamCham chama cham cham chama cham
Cham cham chamCham cham cham
Female
Jammunnu vantheengooYou came in style and looking splendid
Summa kummunnu nineengooYou stood there looking so stunning
Kammunnu ninnaakkaIf you just stand quietly like that
Unga sangadhi ennaangooWhat will become of your matter?
Female
Ethanai paerukku en maelaeFor so many people, towards me
Pitham pidikkudhu thannalaeThey fall madly in love automatically
Ethanai paerukku en maelaeFor so many people, towards me
Pitham pidikkudhu thannalaeThey fall madly in love automatically
Mathalam polae kannoduLike a drum along with the eyes
Manasum adikkudhu pennalaeThe heart beats fast because of this woman
Mathalam polae kannoduLike a drum along with the eyes
Manasum adikkudhu pennalaeThe heart beats fast because of this woman
Thaga thaga thaga jhumThaga thaga thaga jhum
Thaga thaga thaga jhumThaga thaga thaga jhum
Thaga thaga thaga jhumThaga thaga thaga jhum
Jhum jhum jhumJhum jhum jhum
Female
Jammunnu vantheengooYou came in style and looking splendid
Summa kummunnu nineengooYou stood there looking so stunning
Kammunnu ninnaakkaIf you just stand quietly like that
Unga sangadhi ennaangooWhat will become of your matter?
Female
Pasiyum kaadhalum illattiIf there is neither hunger nor love
Pakkathil edhukku pendattiWhy have a wife beside you?
Pasiyum kaadhalum illattiIf there is neither hunger nor love
Pakkathil edhukku pendattiWhy have a wife beside you?
Pocket note-ai veesattiIf you toss cash notes from your pocket
Paadhaiyai sollum kaikaattiEven the signpost will show you the way
Pocket note-ai veesattiIf you toss cash notes from your pocket
Paadhaiyai sollum kaikaattiEven the signpost will show you the way
Hoo oo ooHoo oo oo
Cham chama cham cham chama chamCham chama cham cham chama cham
Female
Jammunnu vantheengooYou came in style and looking splendid
Summa kummunnu nineengooYou stood there looking so stunning
Kammunnu ninnaakkaIf you just stand quietly like that
Unga sangadhi ennaangooWhat will become of your matter?
Female
Jammunnu vantheengooYou came in style and looking splendid
Summa kummunnu nineengooYou stood there looking so stunning
Kammunnu ninnaakkaIf you just stand quietly like that
Unga sangadhi ennaangooWhat will become of your matter?

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This playful, high-energy track from Anathai Ananthan (1970) features a lively female protagonist teasing her suitor. She playfully calls out his reserved demeanor despite his stylish arrival, urging him to open up and enjoy life rather than staying silent.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Rhyme / Alliteration (Ethirai & Monai)

Jammunnu vantheengoo / Summa kummunnu nineengoo / Kammunnu ninnaakka

Use of colloquial rhyming sound patterns like Jammunnu, kummunnu, and Kammunnu to create a catchy, rhythmic cadence.

Simile (Upamai)

Mathalam polae kannodu / Manasum adikkudhu pennalae

Comparing the racing human heart to the rhythmic beating of a drum (mathalam).

Metaphor

Pocket note-ai veesatti / Paadhaiyai sollum kaikaatti

Describing money as a guide or signpost that directs one's path in the material world.

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Trivia

Composed by K. V. Mahadevan with lyrics by Kannadasan, this song showcases P. Susheela's versatility in rendering playful, fast-paced club-style solo tracks popular during 1970s Tamil cinema.

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