Maaman Oru Naal
From Rosapoo Ravikaikari · 1979
- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. Sailaja
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Rosapoo Ravikaikari1979
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Aei….aeii.. | Hey... hey... |
| Hei heiiieeiii | Hey hey... |
| Aaa…aaa…aaa..aaa..aaa…aaa… | Ah... ah... ah... |
| Female | |
| Maman oru naal | One day, my beloved |
| Malliyappoo koduththaan | Gave me a jasmine flower |
| En maman oru naal | One day, my beloved |
| Malliyappoo koduththaan | Gave me a jasmine flower |
| Female | |
| Adi aaththi idhu edhukku | Oh my, why is this? |
| Naan yosanai panni paathenamma | I pondered and wondered, oh mother |
| Avan vaangikka solli thandhaanamma | He asked me to take it and gave it to me, oh mother |
| Male | |
| Maman oru naal | One day, my beloved |
| Malliyappoo koduththaan | Gave me a jasmine flower |
| Female :En maman oru naal | Female: One day, my beloved |
| Malliyappoo koduththaan | Gave me a jasmine flower |
| Male | |
| Adi aaththi idhu edhukku | Oh my, why is this? |
| Naan yosanai panni paathenamma | I pondered and wondered, oh mother |
| Avan vaangikka solli thandhaanamma | He asked me to take it and gave it to me, oh mother |
| Female | |
| Ennaththai sonnaan | What did he say? |
| Edhu sonnaan | What all did he say? |
| Chinna pullai naan | I am a young girl |
| Pachchai pullai naan | I am an innocent, naive girl |
| Vaasathilae madhi marandhu | Losing my mind in the fragrance |
| Vaangikitten naan vachikkitten naan | I accepted it and wore it in my hair |
| Male | |
| Malligai poo vaasam | The fragrance of the jasmine flower |
| En maaman mela veesum | Wafts from my beloved |
| Maman oru naal | One day, my beloved |
| Malliyappoo koduththaan | Gave me a jasmine flower |
| Male | |
| Maangaa thopporam | Near the mango grove |
| Naan marunaal ponenaam | They say I went the next day |
| Thengaa poovaattam | Like a blooming coconut flower |
| Naan sirichikkitirundhenaam | They say I was smiling brightly |
| Male | |
| Adi aaththaadi en oramaaa | Oh my goodness, right beside me |
| En maaman vandhaan angae | My beloved came there |
| Female :Yeh..ehh…eh | Female: Yeah... eh... eh |
| Male :En maaman vandhaan angae | Male: My beloved came there |
| Oru maanga thandhaan thinga | He gave me a mango to eat |
| Female | |
| Ennaththai pannaan | What did he do? |
| Edhu pannaan | What all did he do? |
| Chinna pullai naan | I am a young girl |
| Pachchai pullai naan | I am an innocent, naive girl |
| Aasaiyilae ennai marandhu | Forgetting myself in desire |
| Vaangitten naan thinnuputten naan | I took it and ate it up |
| Male | |
| Maaman thandha maangaa | The mango my beloved gave |
| Nalla malgovadhaanga | Was indeed a fine Malgova mango |
| Maman oru naal | One day, my beloved |
| Malliyappoo koduththaan | Gave me a jasmine flower |
| Male | |
| Kammaa karaiyoram | By the bank of the lake |
| Naan kulichikittirundhenaam | They say I was taking a bath |
| Selai thuniyellaam | All my clothes and saree |
| Naan thovaichikkittirundhenaam | They say I was washing |
| Male | |
| Adi ammaadi enn oramaa | Oh my goodness, right beside me |
| En maaman thaanae vandhaan | My beloved himself came |
| Pudhu selai dhaanae thandhaan | He gave me a brand new saree |
| Female | |
| Ennaththai pannaan | What did he do? |
| Edhu pannaan | What all did he do? |
| Chinna pullai naan | I am a young girl |
| Pachchai pullai naan | I am an innocent, naive girl |
| Selaiyilae ennai marandhu | Forgetting myself in the saree |
| Vaangikkitten naan kattikitten naan | I took it and draped it around me |
| Male | |
| Maaman thandha selai | The saree my beloved gave |
| Andha malliyappoo pola | Was soft like that jasmine flower |
| Female :Maaman oru naal | Female: One day, my beloved |
| Malliyappoo koduththaan | Gave me a jasmine flower |
| Male | |
| Oru naal thaniyaa thaan | One day, all alone |
| Naan veettila irundhenaam | They say I was at home |
| Medhuvaa vandhaanaam | They say he came softly |
| Naan varavaa endraanaam | They say he asked, 'May I come in?' |
| Male | |
| Adi aaththaadi enn oramaa | Oh my goodness, right beside me |
| Female :Pudhu paayai pottaan angae | Female: He laid a new mat there |
| Pudhu vidhamaa paaththaan ingae | He looked at me in a new way here |
| Male | |
| Ennaththai pannaan | What did he do? |
| Edhu pannaan | What all did he do? |
| Chinna pullai naan | I am a young girl |
| Pachchai pullai naan | I am an innocent, naive girl |
| Onnumariya kanni ponnu naan | I am an innocent maiden who knows nothing |
| Madhi mayangi paduthukitten | Entranced and enchanted, I lay down |
| Chorus | |
| Hahahahahaha…. | Hahahahahaha... |
மற்றும் எஸ். பி. ஷைலஜா
Hey... hey...
Hey hey...
Ah... ah... ah...
ஏ ஏ ஏ ஏ ஏ ஏ ஆ ஆ ஆ ஆ
ஆ ஆ ஆ ஆ ஆ ஆ ஆ ஆ
One day, my beloved
Gave me a jasmine flower
One day, my beloved
Gave me a jasmine flower
மாமன் ஒரு நா
மல்லியப்பூ கொடுத்தான்
என் மாமன் ஒரு நா
மல்லியப்பூ கொடுத்தான்
Oh my, why is this?
I pondered and wondered, oh mother
He asked me to take it and gave it to me, oh mother
அடி ஆத்தி இது எதுக்கு
நான் யோசனப் பண்ணி
பார்த்தேனம்மா அவன்
வாங்கிக்கச் சொல்லித் தந்தானம்மா
One day, my beloved
Gave me a jasmine flower
Female: One day, my beloved
Gave me a jasmine flower
மாமன் ஒரு நா
மல்லியப்பூ கொடுத்தான்
Oh my, why is this?
I pondered and wondered, oh mother
He asked me to take it and gave it to me, oh mother
என் மாமன் ஒரு நா
மல்லியப்பூ கொடுத்தான்
What did he say?
What all did he say?
I am a young girl
I am an innocent, naive girl
Losing my mind in the fragrance
I accepted it and wore it in my hair
அடி ஆத்தி இது எதுக்கு
நான் யோசனப் பண்ணி
பார்த்தேனம்மா அவன்
வாங்கிக்கச் சொல்லித் தந்தானம்மா
The fragrance of the jasmine flower
Wafts from my beloved
One day, my beloved
Gave me a jasmine flower
என்னத்தச் சொன்னான்
ஏது சொன்னான்
சின்னபுள்ள நான்
பச்சை புள்ளை நான்
வாசத்திலே மதி மறந்து
வாங்கிகிட்டேன் நான்
வச்சிக்கிட்டேன் நான்
Near the mango grove
They say I went the next day
Like a blooming coconut flower
They say I was smiling brightly
மல்லியப்பூ வாசம்
என் மாமன் மேல வீசும்
மாமன் ஒரு நா
மல்லியப்பூ கொடுத்தான்
Oh my goodness, right beside me
My beloved came there
Female: Yeah... eh... eh
Male: My beloved came there
He gave me a mango to eat
மாங்கா தோப்போரம்
நான் மறுநா போனேனாம்
தேங்கா பூவாட்டம்
நான் சிரிச்சிக் கிட்டிருந்தேனாம்
அடி ஆத்தாடி என்னோரமா
என் மாமன் வந்தான் அங்கே
ஏ ஏ ஏ ஏ...
என் மாமன் வந்தான் அங்கே
ஒரு மாங்கா தந்தான் திங்க
What did he do?
What all did he do?
I am a young girl
I am an innocent, naive girl
Forgetting myself in desire
I took it and ate it up
என்னத்தப் பண்ணான்
ஏதுப் பண்ணான்
சின்னப் பொண்ணு நான்
பச்சப் பொண்ணு நான்
ஆசையில என்னை மறந்து
வாங்கிட்டேன் நான்
தின்னுபுட்டேன் நான்
The mango my beloved gave
Was indeed a fine Malgova mango
One day, my beloved
Gave me a jasmine flower
மாமன் தந்த மாங்கா
நல்ல மல்கோவாதாங்க
மாமன் ஒரு நா
மல்லியப்பூ கொடுத்தான்
By the bank of the lake
They say I was taking a bath
All my clothes and saree
They say I was washing
கம்மா கரையோரம்
நான் குளிச்சிக் கிட்டிருந்தேனாம்
சேலை துணி எல்லாம்
நான் தொவைச்சிக் கிட்டிருந்தேனாம்
Oh my goodness, right beside me
My beloved himself came
He gave me a brand new saree
அடி அம்மாடி என்னோரமா
என் மாமன் தானே வந்தான்
புது சேலை தானே தந்தான்
What did he do?
What all did he do?
I am a young girl
I am an innocent, naive girl
Forgetting myself in the saree
I took it and draped it around me
என்னத்தப் பண்ணான்
ஏதுப் பண்ணான்
சின்னப் பொண்ணு நான்
பச்சப் பொண்ணு நான்
சேலையிலே என்ன மறந்து
வாங்கிக்கிட்டேன் நான்
கட்டிக்கிட்டேன் நான்
The saree my beloved gave
Was soft like that jasmine flower
Female: One day, my beloved
Gave me a jasmine flower
மாமன் தந்த சேலை
அந்த மல்லியப்பூ போல
பெண் : மாமன் ஒரு நா
மல்லியப்பூ கொடுத்தான்
One day, all alone
They say I was at home
They say he came softly
They say he asked, 'May I come in?'
ஒரு நா தனியா தான்
நான் வீட்டில இருந்தேனாம்
மெதுவா வந்தானாம்
நான் வரவா என்றானாம்
Oh my goodness, right beside me
Female: He laid a new mat there
He looked at me in a new way here
அடி ஆத்தாடி என்னோரமா
புது பாய போட்டான்
அங்கே புது விதமா பாத்தான் இங்கே
.
என்னத்தப் பண்ணான்
ஏதுப் பண்ணான்
சின்னப் பொண்ணு நான்
பச்சப் பொண்ணு நான்
ஒண்ணுமறியா கன்னி பொண்ணு நான்
மதி மயங்கி படுத்துக்கிட்டேன்
What did he do?
What all did he do?
I am a young girl
I am an innocent, naive girl
I am an innocent maiden who knows nothing
Entranced and enchanted, I lay down
ஹஹஹஹஹா
Hahahahahaha...
Aei….aeii..
Hey... hey...
Hei heiiieeiii
Hey hey...
Aaa…aaa…aaa..aaa..aaa…aaa…
Ah... ah... ah...
Maman oru naal
One day, my beloved
Malliyappoo koduththaan
Gave me a jasmine flower
En maman oru naal
One day, my beloved
Malliyappoo koduththaan
Gave me a jasmine flower
Adi aaththi idhu edhukku
Oh my, why is this?
Naan yosanai panni paathenamma
I pondered and wondered, oh mother
Avan vaangikka solli thandhaanamma
He asked me to take it and gave it to me, oh mother
Maman oru naal
One day, my beloved
Malliyappoo koduththaan
Gave me a jasmine flower
Female :En maman oru naal
Female: One day, my beloved
Malliyappoo koduththaan
Gave me a jasmine flower
Adi aaththi idhu edhukku
Oh my, why is this?
Naan yosanai panni paathenamma
I pondered and wondered, oh mother
Avan vaangikka solli thandhaanamma
He asked me to take it and gave it to me, oh mother
Ennaththai sonnaan
What did he say?
Edhu sonnaan
What all did he say?
Chinna pullai naan
I am a young girl
Pachchai pullai naan
I am an innocent, naive girl
Vaasathilae madhi marandhu
Losing my mind in the fragrance
Vaangikitten naan vachikkitten naan
I accepted it and wore it in my hair
Malligai poo vaasam
The fragrance of the jasmine flower
En maaman mela veesum
Wafts from my beloved
Maman oru naal
One day, my beloved
Malliyappoo koduththaan
Gave me a jasmine flower
Maangaa thopporam
Near the mango grove
Naan marunaal ponenaam
They say I went the next day
Thengaa poovaattam
Like a blooming coconut flower
Naan sirichikkitirundhenaam
They say I was smiling brightly
Adi aaththaadi en oramaaa
Oh my goodness, right beside me
En maaman vandhaan angae
My beloved came there
Female :Yeh..ehh…eh
Female: Yeah... eh... eh
Male :En maaman vandhaan angae
Male: My beloved came there
Oru maanga thandhaan thinga
He gave me a mango to eat
Ennaththai pannaan
What did he do?
Edhu pannaan
What all did he do?
Chinna pullai naan
I am a young girl
Pachchai pullai naan
I am an innocent, naive girl
Aasaiyilae ennai marandhu
Forgetting myself in desire
Vaangitten naan thinnuputten naan
I took it and ate it up
Maaman thandha maangaa
The mango my beloved gave
Nalla malgovadhaanga
Was indeed a fine Malgova mango
Maman oru naal
One day, my beloved
Malliyappoo koduththaan
Gave me a jasmine flower
Kammaa karaiyoram
By the bank of the lake
Naan kulichikittirundhenaam
They say I was taking a bath
Selai thuniyellaam
All my clothes and saree
Naan thovaichikkittirundhenaam
They say I was washing
Adi ammaadi enn oramaa
Oh my goodness, right beside me
En maaman thaanae vandhaan
My beloved himself came
Pudhu selai dhaanae thandhaan
He gave me a brand new saree
Ennaththai pannaan
What did he do?
Edhu pannaan
What all did he do?
Chinna pullai naan
I am a young girl
Pachchai pullai naan
I am an innocent, naive girl
Selaiyilae ennai marandhu
Forgetting myself in the saree
Vaangikkitten naan kattikitten naan
I took it and draped it around me
Maaman thandha selai
The saree my beloved gave
Andha malliyappoo pola
Was soft like that jasmine flower
Female :Maaman oru naal
Female: One day, my beloved
Malliyappoo koduththaan
Gave me a jasmine flower
Oru naal thaniyaa thaan
One day, all alone
Naan veettila irundhenaam
They say I was at home
Medhuvaa vandhaanaam
They say he came softly
Naan varavaa endraanaam
They say he asked, 'May I come in?'
Adi aaththaadi enn oramaa
Oh my goodness, right beside me
Female :Pudhu paayai pottaan angae
Female: He laid a new mat there
Pudhu vidhamaa paaththaan ingae
He looked at me in a new way here
Ennaththai pannaan
What did he do?
Edhu pannaan
What all did he do?
Chinna pullai naan
I am a young girl
Pachchai pullai naan
I am an innocent, naive girl
Onnumariya kanni ponnu naan
I am an innocent maiden who knows nothing
Madhi mayangi paduthukitten
Entranced and enchanted, I lay down
Hahahahahaha….
Hahahahahaha...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This classic folk-style track from Rosapoo Ravikaikari captures the playful, coy narrative of a young innocent girl describing her blossoming romance with her cousin/beloved ('Maaman'). Through various scenes—receiving a jasmine flower, sharing a sweet Malgova mango near the orchard, getting a soft new saree by the lake bank, and finally being approached at home—she narrates her innocent surrender to love and desire.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Thengaa poovaattam / Naan sirichikkitirundhenaam”
Compares her bright, innocent smile to the blossoming coconut flower ('Thengaa poovaattam').
Metaphor / Sensual Symbolism
“Pudhu paayai pottaan angae / Pudhu vidhamaa paaththaan ingae”
Gifting items like jasmine flower, ripe mango, new saree, and spreading a mat metaphorically trace the stages of intimacy and courting in Tamil rural tradition.
Repetition (Anaphora)
“Chinna pullai naan / Pachchai pullai naan”
The phrase 'Chinna pullai naan / Pachchai pullai naan' is repeatedly used as a refrain to emphasize her youth and innocence.
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Trivia
Rosapoo Ravikaikari (1979) was a landmark film directed by Devaraj-Mohan, featuring Sivakumar and Deepa. The soundtrack composed by Ilaiyaraaja was a massive hit, blending authentic Tamil folk melodies with intricate acoustic arrangements, bringing widespread acclaim to singer S.P. Sailaja.
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