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Mama Azhagu Rama

From En Vazhi Thani Vazhi · 1988

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singer
S. P. Shailaja
Music director
R. D. Burman
Movie name
En Vazhi Thani Vazhi
Movie release year
1988
Lyrics added on
25 Mar 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Maama azhagu raama
Naan poonaikku vazhi vidalaama
Hoi maama azhagu raama
Naan poonaikku vazhi vidalaama
Roadu unga sondhama…
Chorus :Sondhama
Female :Ooru oppu kollumaa
Neenga vacha sattamaa..
Chorus :Sattamaa
Female :Naanaga enna mattamaa…hoi hoi
Maama azhagu raama
Naan poonaikku vazhi vidalaama
Maama azhagu raama
Naan poonaikku vazhi vidalaama
Thaeni katti vecha kootta oru korangu vandhu
Thottu kottu pattu muzhikkiradhae
Indha vattam vittu thappi sella vazhi illaiyae
Sikkal vandhu kokku thavikkiradhae
Ponnilaamalae
Chorus :Hae hae
Female :Porandhaaraiyaa
Unga appanae
Chorus :Ho ho
Female :Bhrammachaariyaa…aa..aa…
Maama azhagu raama
Naan poonaikku vazhi vidalaama
Maamooi azhagu raama
Naan poonaikku vazhi vidalaama
Roadu unga sondhama…
Chorus :Sondhama
Female :Ooru oppu kollumaa
Neenga vacha sattamaa..
Chorus :Sattamaa
Female :Naanaga enna mattamaa…hoi hoi
Maama azhagu raama
Naan poonaikku vazhi vidalaama
Ada maama azhagu raama
Naan poonaikku vazhi vidalaama
Kanni ponnu ival kattil kadhai padikkum munnae
Pathu kalaigalum padichirukka
Thenna marathukku annan endru valarndhavarae
Ennai edhukkavum sarakirukkaa
Aiyoo raamanae
Chorus :Hae hae
Female :Nalla saapidu
Yaarum modhunaa
Chorus :Ho ho
Female :Ennai koopidu
Maama azhagu raama
Naan poonaikku vazhi vidalaama
Maamooi azhagu raama
Naan poonaikku vazhi vidalaama
Roadu unga sondhama…
Chorus :Sondhama
Female :Ooru oppu kollumaa
Neenga vacha sattamaa..
Chorus :Sattamaa
Female :Naanaga enna mattamaa…hoi hoi hoi
Maama azhagu raama
Naan poonaikku vazhi vidalaama
Maama azhagu raama
Naan poonaikku vazhi vitten pomaa
Mama, handsome Rama,
should I make way for a cat?
Hey Mama, handsome Rama,
should I make way for a cat?
Is this road your own property?
Chorus: Own property?
Female: Will the town ever accept it?
Is this a rule you made?
Chorus: A rule?
Female: Am I someone lesser? Hoy hoy!
Mama, handsome Rama,
should I make way for a cat?
Mama, handsome Rama,
should I make way for a cat?
A monkey poked a beehive,
got stung, and is blinking in shock!
There is no way to escape this circle,
the crane is caught and struggling in trouble!
Without a woman,
Chorus: Hey hey
Female: were you born, mister?
Was your father
Chorus: Ho ho
Female: a lifelong bachelor? Ah...
Mama, handsome Rama,
should I make way for a cat?
Oh Mama, handsome Rama,
should I make way for a cat?
Is this road your own property?
Chorus: Own property?
Female: Will the town ever accept it?
Is this a rule you made?
Chorus: A rule?
Female: Am I someone lesser? Hoy hoy!
Mama, handsome Rama,
should I make way for a cat?
Hey Mama, handsome Rama,
should I make way for a cat?
Before learning secrets of love,
this girl has mastered ten martial arts!
You grew taller than a coconut tree,
do you have the guts to face me?
Oh Rama,
Chorus: Hey hey
Female: eat properly,
and if anyone picks a fight,
Chorus: Ho ho
Female: call for me!
Mama, handsome Rama,
should I make way for a cat?
Oh Mama, handsome Rama,
should I make way for a cat?
Is this road your own property?
Chorus: Own property?
Female: Will the town ever accept it?
Is this a rule you made?
Chorus: A rule?
Female: Am I someone lesser? Hoy hoy hoy!
Mama, handsome Rama,
should I make way for a cat?
Mama, handsome Rama,
I have made way for the cat, now get going!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful and cheeky song features a confident female protagonist taunting a man (referred to mockingly as 'handsome Rama'). She questions his authority, humorously challenging whether he owns the road or creates the laws. Through vivid metaphors involving monkeys, beehives, and storks, she asserts her own cleverness and strength while poking fun at his tall stature and ego.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamaani / Metaphor

Thaeni katti vecha kootta oru korangu vandhu

Compares an foolish intruder to a monkey messing with a beehive and getting stung.

Hyperbole / Uyirvu Navirtchi

Thenna marathukku annan endru valarndhavarae

Exaggerates the man's height by calling him the elder brother to a coconut tree.

Iyaibu / Rhyming

Neenga vacha sattamaa.. Naanaga enna mattamaa

End rhymes using rhythmic echo words like sattamaa and mattamaa to build a teasing dynamic.

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Trivia

En Vazhi Thani Vazhi (1988) featured music by Chandrabose, known for energetic and rhythm-heavy commercial numbers in Tamil cinema during the late 1980s.

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