Skip to content
Isaimozhi
Arangetra Velai album cover
Lyrics & meaning

Maamanukkum Machanukkum

From Arangetra Velai · 1990

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
Mano, K. S. Chithra
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Arangetra Velai
Movie release year
1990
Lyrics added on
17 Nov 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Maamanukkum machaanukkum
Hei viththiyaasam enna irukku
Kaadhalukkum kacherikkum
Hei vandhiruchu vela namakku
Paakuradhenna maamaa
Naan kekkuradhenna thaamaa
Paakuradhenna maamaa…hoi
Naan kekkuradhenna thaamaa
Haa …maamanukkum machaanukkum
Hei viththiyaasam enna irukku
Kaadhalukkum kacherikkum
Hei vandhiruchu vela namakku
Aattam enna paattam enna
Aal pudikka vetkkam vittu
Aalaa parandhu nikkira
Adi aaththa edhukku sokkuraa
Aathiraththai yethi vittu
Aasaigalai ponga vittu
Paadapaduthi veikkura
Enna paathaa odhungi nikkura
Annaadam adikadi niram maarum
Ammaadi unakkoru namaskkaaram
Female :Pinaala varugira ilamaadhu
Sonnaalum unnai vittu vilagaadhu
Ottaadhae nee ennoda aada
Thottaada naan muttaalum illai
Female :Onmela naan piththaagi ponnen
Muthaadum poongothaaga aanen
Otti otti vandha
Ottaviduvenaa
Yendi unakku thaan
Ippa en mel kirukku thaan
Maamanukkum machaanukkum
Hei viththiyaasam enna irukku
Male :Kaadhalukkum kandravikkum
Hei vevvera artham irukku
Paakuradhenna maamaa
Naan kekkuradhenna thaamaa
Male :Paakuradhenna baamaa…hoi
Nee kekkuradhenna poomaa
Haa …maamanukkum machaanukkum
Hei viththiyaasam romba irukku
Kaadhalukkum kandravikkum
Hei vevvera artham irukku..hey haan….
Between an uncle and a cousin,
hey, what difference is there?
For our love and our concert,
hey, our time to act has come!
Why are you just staring, mister?
Give me what I am asking for!
Why are you just staring, mister... hoy!
Give me what I am asking for!
Ha... Between an uncle and a cousin,
hey, what difference is there?
For our love and our concert,
hey, our time to act has come!
What is with all this dancing and singing?
Dropping all your shame just to hook a guy,
you keep fluttering all around!
Oh girl, why are you swooning like this?
Stirring up my anger,
making desires overflow,
you keep tormenting me!
Yet when you look at me, you step aside!
Constantly changing your colors every day,
oh my, I bow down to you!
Female: This young girl following behind you
will never leave you, no matter what you say!
Don't cling to me to dance!
I am no fool to touch and play around!
Female: I have gone crazy for you,
I have become a bunch of flowers waiting for kisses!
If you keep coming close to cling to me,
will I ever let you stick around?
Why on earth do you
have such a craze for me now?
Between an uncle and a cousin,
hey, what difference is there?
Male: Between love and utter nonsense,
hey, they have completely different meanings!
Why are you just staring, mister?
Give me what I am asking for!
Male: What are you looking at, Bhama... hoy!
What are you even asking for, Booma?
Ha... Between an uncle and a cousin,
hey, there is a huge difference!
Between love and utter nonsense,
hey, they have completely different meanings... hey haan!
Female
Female
Female
Male
Female
Male
Male
Male
Female
Female
Male

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful track features a back-and-forth romantic tease between a young woman trying to win the hero's affection and a reluctant hero trying to keep his distance. The female lead playfully minimizes the difference between relationship statuses and equates love to a celebration, while the male lead humorously counters her advances, claiming that love and absurdity are two vastly different things.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhukai (Second Letter Rhyme)

“Maamanukkum machaanukkum / Kaadhalukkum kacherikkum”

Rhyming of the second letter across consecutive lines, seen in Maamanukkum and Kaadhalukkum, as well as Ottaadhae and Thottaada.

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

“Paakuradhenna maamaa / Naan kekkuradhenna thaamaa”

Matching end sounds across lines, such as maamaa and thaamaa, or irukku and namakku.

Antithesis / Contrast

“Male :Kaadhalukkum kandravikkum / Hei vevvera artham irukku”

Juxtaposition of opposing concepts such as Kaadhal (Love) and Kandravi (Nonsense/Absurdity).

Did you know?

Trivia

Arangetra Velai (1990) is the Tamil remake of the iconic Malayalam comedy film Ramji Rao Speaking. The soundtrack was composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics written by Vaali.

Keep listening

Songs with a similar feeling

O Podu2002
GeminiAttractionPlayful Romance
Ilamai Itho Itho1985
Un Kannil Neer VazhindalPlayful RomanceDesire
Munthi Munthi Vinayagane1968
En ThambiPlayful RomanceTeasing Romance
Danga Maari Oodhari2015
AneganPlayful RomanceCelebration
Madrasai Suthi1994
May MadhamPlayful RomanceCelebration
Sonapareeya2013
MaryanPlayful RomanceAttraction

From the same album

More songs from Arangetra Velai

View album
Thai Ariyatha1990
Arangetra VelaiMelancholic
Gundu Onnu Vachirukken1990
Arangetra VelaiDefiant
Aagaya Vennilavae1990
Arangetra VelaiRomantic

Spot an issue?

Help us improve the lyrics or English translation.