Maathuru Ramakka
From Kulama Gunama · 1971
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- P. Susheela, S. Janaki
- Music director
- K. V. Mahadevan
- Details
- Kulama Gunama1971
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Maathooru raamakka | Oh Ramakka of Mathoor village, |
| Mappillai yaarakka | Who is the groom, sister? |
| Aathukku pakkama | Near the riverbank, |
| Alainjathu yen akka | Why were you wandering, sister? |
| Female | |
| Maathooru raamakka | Oh Ramakka of Mathoor village, |
| Mappillai yaarakka | Who is the groom, sister? |
| Aathukku pakkama | Near the riverbank, |
| Alainjathu yen akka | Why were you wandering, sister? |
| Female | |
| Hoo hoo ooo ooo hoo ooo oo | Hoo hoo ooo ooo hoo ooo oo |
| Chorus :Hoo hoo ooo ooo hoo ooo oo | Chorus: Hoo hoo ooo ooo hoo ooo oo |
| Female | |
| Aathooram yaarumillae chinnakka | There was no one by the riverbank, younger sister, |
| Naan ariyaatha appavi pennakka | I am an innocent, naive girl, sister. |
| Aathooram yaarumillae chinnakka | There was no one by the riverbank, younger sister, |
| Naan ariyaatha appavi pennakka | I am an innocent, naive girl, sister. |
| Yendi ponaaal enna parthaal enna | What if I went? What if I looked? |
| Pombalathaanae sollakka | Am I not a woman, tell me sister? |
| Female | |
| Maathooru raamakka | Oh Ramakka of Mathoor village, |
| Mappillai yaarakka | Who is the groom, sister? |
| Aathukku pakkama | Near the riverbank, |
| Alainjathu yen akka | Why were you wandering, sister? |
| Female | |
| Hoo hoo ooo ooo hoo ooo oo | Hoo hoo ooo ooo hoo ooo oo |
| Chorus :Hoo hoo ooo ooo hoo ooo oo | Chorus: Hoo hoo ooo ooo hoo ooo oo |
| Female | |
| Vellai vaetti paiyan vandhu | Did a boy wearing a white veshti come |
| Kaiyai thottu paarthaana | And try to hold your hand? |
| Kallan pola angum ingum thottaana | Did he touch you here and there like a thief? |
| Female | |
| Illai vendam vendam endraen | Did I say 'No, please don't'? |
| Kaiyai paadhiyil vittaana | Did he let go of my hand halfway? |
| Idhaiyum vandhu unidathil sonnaanaa | Did he come and tell you this as well? |
| Chorus :Sonnaana | Chorus: Did he tell? |
| Female | |
| Kaariyam ambalam aagaatha | Won't this matter become public knowledge? |
| Female :Ungakitta sonnadhu podhaadha | Female: Isn't what I told you enough? |
| Female | |
| Kaariyam ambalam aagaatha | Won't this matter become public knowledge? |
| Female :Ungakitta sonnadhu podhaadha | Female: Isn't what I told you enough? |
| Female | |
| Ponaa poguthu kalyaanatha | Let bygones be bygones, shouldn't you |
| Pottunnu mudikka koodaatha | Quickly finish the wedding? |
| Female | |
| Maathooru raamakka | Oh Ramakka of Mathoor village, |
| Mappillai yaarakka | Who is the groom, sister? |
| Aathukku pakkama | Near the riverbank, |
| Alainjathu yen akka | Why were you wandering, sister? |
| Female | |
| Hoo hoo ooo ooo hoo ooo oo | Hoo hoo ooo ooo hoo ooo oo |
| Chorus :Hoo hoo ooo ooo hoo ooo oo | Chorus: Hoo hoo ooo ooo hoo ooo oo |
| Female | |
| Malligai poopol mella eduthu | Did he lift you gently like a jasmine flower |
| Madiyil unnai vaiththaana | And place you on his lap? |
| Maanae endrum maambalam endrum | Did he call you 'my deer' and 'sweet mango'? |
| Sonnaana | Did he say that? |
| Female | |
| Sonnadhu onnaa rendaa adiyae | Did he say just one or two things, girl? |
| Sorgam paarka ponnen naan | I went to experience heaven, |
| Vetkam naanam ellam | Shyness and bashfulness, |
| Konjam marandhen naan | I forgot them for a little while. |
| Female | |
| Innoru thadavai sollakka | Tell me one more time, sister! |
| Female :Ellam therinjava neeyakka | Female: You are the one who knows everything, sister! |
| Female :Innoru thadavai sollakka | Female: Tell me one more time, sister! |
| Female :Ellam therinjava neeyakka | Female: You are the one who knows everything, sister! |
| Female :Thaaliyai pottu mudikkira varaikkum | Female: Until the sacred thread is tied, |
| Vaeliyai pottu veiyakka | Put up a protective fence around yourself! |
| Female | |
| Akka akkaChorus :Aahaa ahaa haa | Sister, sister Chorus: Aahaa ahaa haa |
| Female :Hoo hoo ooo ooo hoo ooo oo | Female: Hoo hoo ooo ooo hoo ooo oo |
| Chorus :Hoo hoo ooo ooo hoo ooo oo | Chorus: Hoo hoo ooo ooo hoo ooo oo |
| Female :Hoo hoo ooo ooo hoo ooo oo | Female: Hoo hoo ooo ooo hoo ooo oo |
| Chorus :Hoo hoo ooo ooo hoo ooo oo | Chorus: Hoo hoo ooo ooo hoo ooo oo |
மாத்தூரு ராமக்கா
மாப்பிள்ளை யாரக்கா
ஆத்துக்கு பக்கம்மா
அலைஞ்சது ஏனக்கா
Oh Ramakka of Mathoor village,
Who is the groom, sister?
Near the riverbank,
Why were you wandering, sister?
மாத்தூரு ராமக்கா
மாப்பிள்ளை யாரக்கா
ஆத்துக்கு பக்கம்மா
அலைஞ்சது ஏனக்கா
Oh Ramakka of Mathoor village,
Who is the groom, sister?
Near the riverbank,
Why were you wandering, sister?
ஹோ ஹோ ஓஒ ஓஒ ஹோ ஓஒ ஓ
குழு :
ஹோ ஹோ ஓஒ ஓஒ ஹோ ஓஒ ஓ
Hoo hoo ooo ooo hoo ooo oo
Chorus: Hoo hoo ooo ooo hoo ooo oo
ஆத்தோரம் யாருமில்லை சின்னக்கா
நான் அறியாத அப்பாவி பெண்ணக்கா
ஆத்தோரம் யாருமில்லை சின்னக்கா
நான் அறியாத அப்பாவி பெண்ணக்கா
ஏன்டி போனால் என்ன பார்த்தால் என்ன
பொம்பளதானே சொல்லக்கா
There was no one by the riverbank, younger sister,
I am an innocent, naive girl, sister.
There was no one by the riverbank, younger sister,
I am an innocent, naive girl, sister.
What if I went? What if I looked?
Am I not a woman, tell me sister?
மாத்தூரு ராமக்கா
மாப்பிள்ளை யாரக்கா
ஆத்துக்கு பக்கம்மா
அலைஞ்சது ஏனக்கா
Oh Ramakka of Mathoor village,
Who is the groom, sister?
Near the riverbank,
Why were you wandering, sister?
ஹோ ஹோ ஓஒ ஓஒ ஹோ ஓஒ ஓ
குழு :
ஹோ ஹோ ஓஒ ஓஒ ஹோ ஓஒ ஓ
Hoo hoo ooo ooo hoo ooo oo
Chorus: Hoo hoo ooo ooo hoo ooo oo
வெள்ளை வேட்டி பையன் வந்து
கையைத்தொட்டு பார்த்தானா
கள்ளன் போலே அங்கும் இங்கும் தொட்டானா
Did a boy wearing a white veshti come
And try to hold your hand?
Did he touch you here and there like a thief?
இல்லை வேண்டாம் வேண்டாம் என்றேன்
கையை பாதியில் விட்டானா
இதையும் வந்து சொன்னானா சொன்னானா
குழு :
சொன்னானா
Did I say 'No, please don't'?
Did he let go of my hand halfway?
Did he come and tell you this as well?
Chorus: Did he tell?
காரியம் அம்பலம் ஆகாதா
உங்கிட்ட சொன்னது போதாதா
Won't this matter become public knowledge?
Female: Isn't what I told you enough?
காரியம் அம்பலம் ஆகாதா
உங்கிட்ட சொன்னது போதாதா
Won't this matter become public knowledge?
Female: Isn't what I told you enough?
போனா போகுது கல்யாணத்த
பொட்டுன்னு முடிக்க கூடாதா
Let bygones be bygones, shouldn't you
Quickly finish the wedding?
மாத்தூரு ராமக்கா
மாப்பிள்ளை யாரக்கா
ஆத்துக்கு பக்கம்மா
அலைஞ்சது ஏனக்கா
Oh Ramakka of Mathoor village,
Who is the groom, sister?
Near the riverbank,
Why were you wandering, sister?
ஹோ ஹோ ஓஒ ஓஒ ஹோ ஓஒ ஓ
குழு :
ஹோ ஹோ ஓஒ ஓஒ ஹோ ஓஒ ஓ
Hoo hoo ooo ooo hoo ooo oo
Chorus: Hoo hoo ooo ooo hoo ooo oo
மல்லிகை பூப்போல் மெல்ல எடுத்து
மடியில் உன்னை வைத்தானா
மானே என்றும் மாம்பழம் என்றும்
சொன்னானா
Did he lift you gently like a jasmine flower
And place you on his lap?
Did he call you 'my deer' and 'sweet mango'?
Did he say that?
சொன்னது ஒன்னா ரெண்டா அடியே
சொர்க்கம் பார்க்க போனேன் நான்
வெட்கம் நாணம் எல்லாம்
கொஞ்சம் மறந்தேன் நான்
Did he say just one or two things, girl?
I went to experience heaven,
Shyness and bashfulness,
I forgot them for a little while.
இன்னொரு தடவை சொல்லக்கா
எல்லாம் தெரிஞ்சவ நீயக்கா
இன்னொரு தடவை சொல்லக்கா
எல்லாம் தெரிஞ்சவ நீயக்கா
தாலியைப் போட்டு முடிக்கிற வரைக்கும்
வேலியைப் போட்டு வையக்கா
Tell me one more time, sister!
Female: You are the one who knows everything, sister!
Female: Tell me one more time, sister!
Female: You are the one who knows everything, sister!
Female: Until the sacred thread is tied,
Put up a protective fence around yourself!
அக்கா அக்கா
குழு :
ஆஹா ஆஹா ஹா......
ஹோ ஹோ ஓஒ ஓஒ ஹோ ஓஒ ஓ
குழு :
ஹோ ஹோ ஓஒ ஓஒ ஹோ ஓஒ ஓ
ஹோ ஹோ ஓஒ ஓஒ ஹோ ஓஒ ஓ
குழு :
ஹோ ஹோ ஓஒ ஓஒ ஹோ ஓஒ ஓ
Sister, sister Chorus: Aahaa ahaa haa
Female: Hoo hoo ooo ooo hoo ooo oo
Chorus: Hoo hoo ooo ooo hoo ooo oo
Female: Hoo hoo ooo ooo hoo ooo oo
Chorus: Hoo hoo ooo ooo hoo ooo oo
Maathooru raamakka
Oh Ramakka of Mathoor village,
Mappillai yaarakka
Who is the groom, sister?
Aathukku pakkama
Near the riverbank,
Alainjathu yen akka
Why were you wandering, sister?
Maathooru raamakka
Oh Ramakka of Mathoor village,
Mappillai yaarakka
Who is the groom, sister?
Aathukku pakkama
Near the riverbank,
Alainjathu yen akka
Why were you wandering, sister?
Hoo hoo ooo ooo hoo ooo oo
Hoo hoo ooo ooo hoo ooo oo
Chorus :Hoo hoo ooo ooo hoo ooo oo
Chorus: Hoo hoo ooo ooo hoo ooo oo
Aathooram yaarumillae chinnakka
There was no one by the riverbank, younger sister,
Naan ariyaatha appavi pennakka
I am an innocent, naive girl, sister.
Aathooram yaarumillae chinnakka
There was no one by the riverbank, younger sister,
Naan ariyaatha appavi pennakka
I am an innocent, naive girl, sister.
Yendi ponaaal enna parthaal enna
What if I went? What if I looked?
Pombalathaanae sollakka
Am I not a woman, tell me sister?
Maathooru raamakka
Oh Ramakka of Mathoor village,
Mappillai yaarakka
Who is the groom, sister?
Aathukku pakkama
Near the riverbank,
Alainjathu yen akka
Why were you wandering, sister?
Hoo hoo ooo ooo hoo ooo oo
Hoo hoo ooo ooo hoo ooo oo
Chorus :Hoo hoo ooo ooo hoo ooo oo
Chorus: Hoo hoo ooo ooo hoo ooo oo
Vellai vaetti paiyan vandhu
Did a boy wearing a white veshti come
Kaiyai thottu paarthaana
And try to hold your hand?
Kallan pola angum ingum thottaana
Did he touch you here and there like a thief?
Illai vendam vendam endraen
Did I say 'No, please don't'?
Kaiyai paadhiyil vittaana
Did he let go of my hand halfway?
Idhaiyum vandhu unidathil sonnaanaa
Did he come and tell you this as well?
Chorus :Sonnaana
Chorus: Did he tell?
Kaariyam ambalam aagaatha
Won't this matter become public knowledge?
Female :Ungakitta sonnadhu podhaadha
Female: Isn't what I told you enough?
Kaariyam ambalam aagaatha
Won't this matter become public knowledge?
Female :Ungakitta sonnadhu podhaadha
Female: Isn't what I told you enough?
Ponaa poguthu kalyaanatha
Let bygones be bygones, shouldn't you
Pottunnu mudikka koodaatha
Quickly finish the wedding?
Maathooru raamakka
Oh Ramakka of Mathoor village,
Mappillai yaarakka
Who is the groom, sister?
Aathukku pakkama
Near the riverbank,
Alainjathu yen akka
Why were you wandering, sister?
Hoo hoo ooo ooo hoo ooo oo
Hoo hoo ooo ooo hoo ooo oo
Chorus :Hoo hoo ooo ooo hoo ooo oo
Chorus: Hoo hoo ooo ooo hoo ooo oo
Malligai poopol mella eduthu
Did he lift you gently like a jasmine flower
Madiyil unnai vaiththaana
And place you on his lap?
Maanae endrum maambalam endrum
Did he call you 'my deer' and 'sweet mango'?
Sonnaana
Did he say that?
Sonnadhu onnaa rendaa adiyae
Did he say just one or two things, girl?
Sorgam paarka ponnen naan
I went to experience heaven,
Vetkam naanam ellam
Shyness and bashfulness,
Konjam marandhen naan
I forgot them for a little while.
Innoru thadavai sollakka
Tell me one more time, sister!
Female :Ellam therinjava neeyakka
Female: You are the one who knows everything, sister!
Female :Innoru thadavai sollakka
Female: Tell me one more time, sister!
Female :Ellam therinjava neeyakka
Female: You are the one who knows everything, sister!
Female :Thaaliyai pottu mudikkira varaikkum
Female: Until the sacred thread is tied,
Vaeliyai pottu veiyakka
Put up a protective fence around yourself!
Akka akkaChorus :Aahaa ahaa haa
Sister, sister Chorus: Aahaa ahaa haa
Female :Hoo hoo ooo ooo hoo ooo oo
Female: Hoo hoo ooo ooo hoo ooo oo
Chorus :Hoo hoo ooo ooo hoo ooo oo
Chorus: Hoo hoo ooo ooo hoo ooo oo
Female :Hoo hoo ooo ooo hoo ooo oo
Female: Hoo hoo ooo ooo hoo ooo oo
Chorus :Hoo hoo ooo ooo hoo ooo oo
Chorus: Hoo hoo ooo ooo hoo ooo oo
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Maathooru Raamakka is a playful folk-style conversational song from the 1971 film Kulama Gunama. The track features village women teasing each other about romantic secret encounters by the riverbank. One sister playfully inquires about the lover, while the other coyly recounts the romantic gestures and sweet terms of endearment expressed by her suitor. Toward the conclusion, the elder sister offers loving advice, cautioning her to maintain boundaries and protect her reputation until the marriage is formally solemnized with the sacred thread (thaali).
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Maathooru raamakka / Mappillai yaarakka / Alainjathu yen akka”
The line endings rhyme playfully with 'akka' (sister) to establish a conversational rhythmic folk tone.
Upamai (Simile)
“Malligai poopol mella eduthu”
Using 'poopol' (like a flower) and 'pola' (like a) to compare gentle touch and secretive movements.
Monaai (Initial Alliteration)
“Maanae endrum maambalam endrum”
Repetition of the 'm' sound across words creates a soft melodious flow.
Did you know?
Trivia
The song is from the movie Kulama Gunama (1971), starring Sivaji Ganesan, Jaishankar, Padmini, and Vanisri, featuring music composed by K. V. Mahadevan with lyrics written by Kannadasan.
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