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Lyrics & meaning

Kamma Karayile

From Vedan · 1993

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chitra
Music director
Deva
Movie name
Vedan
Movie release year
1993
Lyrics added on
16 May 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Mmm….mm….mmmm…mm…
Mmm….mm….mmmm….mm….
Ammaadi yammaadi enna pannuvae
Needhan enna pannuvae
Ammaadi yammaadi enna pannuvae
Needhan enna pannuvae
Kammaa karaiyilae summaa naan marichchaa
Enna pannuva
Female :Thappikka nenachchi thanniyil kudhichcha
Enna pannuva
Kammaa karaiyilae summaa naan marichchaa
Enna pannuva
Female :Thappikka nenachchi thanniyil kudhichcha
Enna pannuva
Male :Naanum kudhichchaa nee enna pannuva
Female :Menaaga povaenae enna pannuvaa
: Ammaadi yammaadi enna pannuvae
Needhan enna pannuvae
Ammaadi yammaadi enna pannuvae
Needhan enna pannuvae
Hoi…..hoi….
Thanni kudam thaangi pogaiyilae
Thaavaniya izhuththaa enna pannuva
Female :Kondu vantha kudaththa un thalaiyil
Kotti vittu ponaa enna pannuva
Thaavaniyil thodachchaa enna pannuva
Female :Saathi sanam azhaippaen enna pannuva
Male :Thaavaniyil thodachchaa enna pannuva
Female :Saathi sanam azhaippaen enna pannuva
Male :En ponjaathi ivathaanaa enna pannva
Female :Ada pon thaali engayinnaa enna pannuvaa
Yov paaduiyyaa
Male :Kammaa karaiyilae summaa naan marichchaa
Enna pannuva
Female :Appadi podu
Thappikka nenachchi thanniyil kudhichcha
Enna pannuva
Male :Naanum kudhichchaa nee enna pannuva
Female :Meenaaga povaenae enna pannuvaa
Ammaadi yammaadi enna pannuvae
Needhan enna pannuvae
Ammaadi yammaadi enna pannuvae
Needhan enna pannuvae
Hoiyyaa hoiyaa hoiyyaa hoiyaa
Hoiyyaa hoiyaa
Hoiyyaa hoiyaa hoiyyaa hoiyaa
Hoiyyaa hoiyaa
Santhosam kodukkum mudhaliravil
Naan thalli thalli ponaa enna pannuva
Male :Munthaanai izhuththu en iduppil
Mudichonnu pottaa enna pannuva
Mudichcha avuththaa enna pannuva
Male :Muthaanai avunthaa enna pannuva
Female :Mudichcha avuththaa enna pannuva
Male :Haan muthaanai avunthaa enna pannuva
Aah aah….
Female :Vaaivittu saththamittaa enna pannuva
Male :Un vaaya adaichchaa nee enna pannuva
Kammaa karaiyilae summaa naan marichchaa
Enna pannuva
Female :Thappikka nenachchi thanniyil kudhichcha
Enna pannuva
Male :Naanum kudhichchaa nee enna pannuva
Female :Meenaaga povaenae enna pannuvaa
Ammaadi yammaadi enna pannuvae
Ippo enna pannuvae
Ammaadi yammaadi enna pannuvae
Ippo enna pannuvae
Kammaa karaiyilae summaa naan marichchaa
Enna pannuva
Female :Thappikka nenachchi thanniyil kudhichcha
Enna pannuva
Ammaadi ammaadi enna pannuvae
Needhan enna pannuvae
Ammaadi ammaadi enna pannuvae
Ippo enna pannuvae
Ammaadi ammaadi enna pannuvae
Needhan enna pannuvae
Ammaadi ammaadi enna pannuvae
Ippo enna pannuvae….hahaahhaa…
Mmm... mm... mmmm... mm...
Mmm... mm... mmmm... mm...
Oh my girl, oh my girl, what will you do?
What indeed will you do?
Oh my girl, oh my girl, what will you do?
What indeed will you do?
If I just block your path on the lake bank,
what will you do?
Female: If I try to escape and jump into the water,
what will you do?
If I just block your path on the lake bank,
what will you do?
Female: If I try to escape and jump into the water,
what will you do?
Male: If I jump in too, what will you do?
Female: I will turn into a fish and swim away, what will you do?
Oh my girl, oh my girl, what will you do?
What indeed will you do?
Oh my girl, oh my girl, what will you do?
What indeed will you do?
Hoy... hoy...
When you walk carrying a pot of water,
if I tug at your half-saree, what will you do?
Female: If I dump the pot of water over your head
and just walk away, what will you do?
If I wipe myself dry with your half-saree, what will you do?
Female: I will call our village folk, what will you do?
Male: If I wipe myself dry with your half-saree, what will you do?
Female: I will call our village folk, what will you do?
Male: If I tell them, "She is my wife!", what will you do?
Female: If I ask, "Hey, where is the thali (sacred wedding thread)?", what will you do?
Hey mister, sing on!
Male: If I just block your path on the lake bank,
what will you do?
Female: That's the spirit, go on!
If I try to escape and jump into the water,
what will you do?
Male: If I jump in too, what will you do?
Female: I will turn into a fish and swim away, what will you do?
Oh my girl, oh my girl, what will you do?
What indeed will you do?
Oh my girl, oh my girl, what will you do?
What indeed will you do?
Hoyya hoyya hoyya hoyya
Hoyya hoyya
Hoyya hoyya hoyya hoyya
Hoyya hoyya
On our blissful wedding night,
if I keep backing away from you, what will you do?
Male: If I pull the end of your sari and tie a knot
around my waist, what will you do?
If I untie the knot, what will you do?
Male: If the end of your sari comes undone, what will you do?
Female: If I untie the knot, what will you do?
Male: Haan, if the end of your sari comes undone, what will you do?
Aah aah...
Female: If I scream out loud, what will you do?
Male: If I cover your mouth, what will you do?
If I just block your path on the lake bank,
what will you do?
Female: If I try to escape and jump into the water,
what will you do?
Male: If I jump in too, what will you do?
Female: I will turn into a fish and swim away, what will you do?
Oh my girl, oh my girl, what will you do?
What will you do now?
Oh my girl, oh my girl, what will you do?
What will you do now?
If I just block your path on the lake bank,
what will you do?
Female: If I try to escape and jump into the water,
what will you do?
Oh my girl, oh my girl, what will you do?
What indeed will you do?
Oh my girl, oh my girl, what will you do?
What will you do now?
Oh my girl, oh my girl, what will you do?
What indeed will you do?
Oh my girl, oh my girl, what will you do?
What will you do now... hahaha...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a high-energy, humorous duet framed as a playful battle of wits ('Enna Pannuva' - 'What will you do?') between two lovers. The male lead sets up romantic and cheeky dilemmas—such as blocking her pathway along the lake embankment, tugging her saree drape, or tying her veil to his waist on their nuptial night. The female lead counters each challenge with witty, defiant responses, threatening to dump water over his head, summon her relatives, or magically transform into a fish to swim away from him. Penned by Vairamuthu in the classic rural folk 'Tharkkam' (argumentative duet) structure, the song captures the lighthearted teasing, romance, and comic chemistry between the lead characters. Beneath the playful back-and-forth challenges lies mutual affection and joy, culminating in a rhythmic and lively celebration.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Dialogue / Call-and-Response (Tharkkam)

Kammaa karaiyilae summaa naan marichchaa / Enna pannuva

A classic Tamil folk poetic form where characters exchange hypothetical challenges and counter-responses line by line.

Epiphora / Refrain

Ammaadi yammaadi enna pannuvae

Repetition of the phrase 'Enna pannuva' ('What will you do?') at the end of consecutive lines for rhythmic cadence and playful impact.

Monai (Initial Consonance)

Kammaa karaiyilae summaa naan marichchaa

Repetition of initial consonant sounds across words, such as 'Kammaa' and 'karaiyilae' ('k' sound).

Hyperbole / Metaphor

Meenaaga povaenae enna pannuvaa

The heroine playfully exaggerates that she will turn into a fish ('Meenaaga povaenae') to slip away underwater.

Did you know?

Trivia

The song 'Ammaadi Yammaadi' (also known as 'Kamma Karaiyilae') is from the 1993 Tamil action film 'Vedan', starring Sathyaraj and Kushboo. The soundtrack was composed by Deva, and the track features vocals by legendary playback singers S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and K. S. Chithra.

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