Mama Mama Un Ponnu Kodu Mama
From Boss Engira Bhaskaran · 2010
- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singers
- Vijay Yesudas, Shweta Mohan
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Boss Engira Bhaskaran2010
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Mama mama un ponna kudu mama | Uncle, uncle, give me your daughter, uncle! |
| Melam kotti naan thaali katta laamaa | Can I beat the drums and tie the sacred thread? |
| Male | |
| Hey vaama vaama | Hey, come girl, come girl! |
| Nee vetkam vitu vaama | Leave your shyness behind and come, girl! |
| Mounam kooda sammathanthaamma aa aa …… | Even silence is a sign of acceptance... |
| Male | |
| Kumpakonathu vethalaiya madidaa | Fold the betel leaf from Kumbakonam! |
| Pattukottaiyil paaku vaangi kadidaa | Buy and chew betel nut from Pattukkottai! |
| Thanjaavooruku thavil onnu adidaa | Beat a Thavil drum in Thanjavur! |
| Ettu thisaiyilum ippa namma kodidaa | Now our flag flies high in all eight directions! |
| Male | |
| Oru medai potu oru maalai potu | Set up a stage, put a garland, |
| Pudhu melam kotu adi annachi | Beat the new drums, hey Annachi! |
| Onnum illa nethu ippa veesum kaathu | We were nothing yesterday, but now the wind blows in our favor, |
| Namma roota paathu nam kaatil vetri mazhai | Looking at our route, it rains success in our forest! |
| Male | |
| Kumpakonathu vethalaiya madidaa | Fold the betel leaf from Kumbakonam! |
| Hey pattukottaiyil paaku vaangi kadidaa aa aa aa | Hey, buy and chew betel nut from Pattukkottai! |
| Male | |
| Vennilava pottu vaika vaangi tharavaa | Shall I buy you the full moon to wear as a bindi? |
| Mookuthiku natchathira kallu tharavaa | Shall I give you stars as stones for your nose ring? |
| Female | |
| Vennilavu natchathira kaalai varaikum | Full moon and stars are only there until morning, |
| Unnudaiya anbai kodu aayul varaikum | Give me your love for a lifetime! |
| Male | |
| Veedu muzhuka vitha vitha vithamaa | All over the house, in various varieties, |
| Pattu selai vaangi tharavaa | Shall I buy you silk sarees? |
| Female | |
| Haa pattu selai kattum podhu valikum | Ha, wearing silk sarees hurts my skin, |
| Unna udupaa uduthikavaa | Can I wear you as my dress instead? |
| Male | |
| Podhum podhumae manasukul inikudhu | Enough, enough, it feels so sweet inside my heart, |
| Unnai polae pulla kutti porakanum namaku | We should have children who are just like you! |
| Kumpakonathu vethalaiya madidaa | Fold the betel leaf from Kumbakonam! |
| Male | |
| Pattukottaiyil paaku vaangi kadidaa | Buy and chew betel nut from Pattukkottai! |
| Male | |
| Kaadhalikum ponnu tharum paarvai podhumae | Just a glance given by the girl you love is enough, |
| Katta vandi kooda oru flightu aakumae | Even a bullock cart will turn into an airplane! |
| Female | |
| Hey kai pidika un virala thandha podhumae | Hey, if you just give me your finger to hold, |
| Kannu rendum santhosama kannai moodumae | Both my eyes will close in sheer happiness! |
| Male | |
| Endhan arugil nee thaan irunthaal | If you are right next to me, |
| Endha naalum vetri enakae | Every single day will bring victory to me! |
| Female | |
| Mannil naanum irukira varaiyil | As long as I am living on this earth, |
| Indha usuru endrum unakae | This life will forever belong to you! |
| Male | |
| Mama mama un ponna kudu mama | Uncle, uncle, give me your daughter, uncle! |
| Melam kotti naan thaali katta laamaa | Can I beat the drums and tie the sacred thread? |
| Male | |
| Hey vaama vaama | Hey, come girl, come girl! |
| Nee vetkam vitu vaama | Leave your shyness behind and come, girl! |
| Mounam kooda sammathanthaamma aa aa …. | Even silence is a sign of acceptance... |
மாமா மாமா
உன் பொண்ணக் கொடு
மாமா மேளம் கொட்டி
நான் தாலிக்கட்டலாமா
Uncle, uncle, give me your daughter, uncle!
Can I beat the drums and tie the sacred thread?
ஹே வாம்மா
வாம்மா நீ வெட்கம் விட்டு
வாம்மா மௌனம் கூட
சம்மதந்தாம்மா ......
Hey, come girl, come girl!
Leave your shyness behind and come, girl!
Even silence is a sign of acceptance...
கும்பகோணத்து
வெத்தலைய மடிடா
பட்டுக்கோட்டையில்
பாக்கு வாங்கிக் கடிடா
தஞ்சாவூருக்குத் தவில்
ஒன்னு அடிடா எட்டு
திசையிலும் இப்ப
நம்மக்கொடிடா
Fold the betel leaf from Kumbakonam!
Buy and chew betel nut from Pattukkottai!
Beat a Thavil drum in Thanjavur!
Now our flag flies high in all eight directions!
ஒரு மேடைப்போட்டு
ஒரு மாலைப் போட்டு புது
மேளம் கொட்டு அடி அண்ணாச்சி
ஒன்னும் இல்ல நேத்து இப்ப வீசும்
காத்து நம்ம ரூட்ட பாத்து நம் காட்டில்
வெற்றி மழை
Set up a stage, put a garland,
Beat the new drums, hey Annachi!
We were nothing yesterday, but now the wind blows in our favor,
Looking at our route, it rains success in our forest!
கும்பகோணத்து
வெத்தலைய மடிடா
பட்டுக்கோட்டையில்
பாக்கு வாங்கிக் கடிடா
Fold the betel leaf from Kumbakonam!
Hey, buy and chew betel nut from Pattukkottai!
வெண்ணிலவப்
பொட்டு வைக்க வாங்கி
தரவா மூக்குத்திக்கு
நட்சத்திர கல்லுத்தரவா
Shall I buy you the full moon to wear as a bindi?
Shall I give you stars as stones for your nose ring?
வெண்ணிலவு
நட்சத்திர காலை வரைக்கும்
உன்னுடைய அன்பைக்கொடு
ஆயுள் வரைக்கும்
Full moon and stars are only there until morning,
Give me your love for a lifetime!
வீடு முழுக்க
வித வித விதமா
பட்டுச்சேலை வாங்கித்தரவா
All over the house, in various varieties,
Shall I buy you silk sarees?
ஹா பட்டுச்சேலை
கட்டும்போது வலிக்கும்
உன்ன உடுப்பா உடுத்திக்கவா
Ha, wearing silk sarees hurts my skin,
Can I wear you as my dress instead?
போதும் போதுமே
மனசுக்குள் இனிக்குது
உன்னப்போலப் புள்ளக்குட்டிப்
பொறக்கணும் நமக்கு
கும்பகோணத்து வெத்தலைய
மடிடா
Enough, enough, it feels so sweet inside my heart,
We should have children who are just like you!
Fold the betel leaf from Kumbakonam!
பெண் குழு :
வெத்தலைய
மடிடா
Buy and chew betel nut from Pattukkottai!
பட்டுக்கோட்டையில்
பாக்கு வாங்கிக் கடிடா
Just a glance given by the girl you love is enough,
Even a bullock cart will turn into an airplane!
பெண் குழு :
பாக்கு
வாங்கிக் கடிடா ஆஆ
ஆ ஆ ஆ ஆ ஆ ஆ........
Hey, if you just give me your finger to hold,
Both my eyes will close in sheer happiness!
ஆண் குழு :
ஹோ
ஹோ ஹோ .......
If you are right next to me,
Every single day will bring victory to me!
காதலிக்கும்
பொண்ணுத்தரும்
பாா்வைப்போதுமே
கட்ட வண்டிக்கூட
ஒரு ஃப்ளைட்டு ஆகுமே
As long as I am living on this earth,
This life will forever belong to you!
ஹே கைப்பிடிக்க
உன் விரல தந்தாப்போதுமே
கண்ணு ரெண்டும் சந்தோஷமா
கண்ணை மூடுமே
Uncle, uncle, give me your daughter, uncle!
Can I beat the drums and tie the sacred thread?
எந்தன் அருகில்
நீதான் இருந்தால் எந்த
நாளும் வெற்றி எனக்கே
Hey, come girl, come girl!
Leave your shyness behind and come, girl!
Even silence is a sign of acceptance...
மண்ணில் நானும்
இருக்கிறவரையில் இந்த
உசுரு என்றும் உனக்கே
ஆண் & பெண் :
போதும்
போதுமே மனசுக்குள்
இனிக்குது உன்னப்போலப்
புள்ளக்குட்டிப் பொறக்கணும்
நமக்கு
மாமா மாமா
உன் பொண்ணக் கொடு
மாமா மேளம் கொட்டி
நான் தாலிக்கட்டலாமா
ஹே வாம்மா
வாம்மா நீ வெட்கம் விட்டு
வாம்மா மௌனம் கூட
சம்மதந்தாம்மா ......
ஆண் குழு :
ஹோ
ஹோ ஹோ .......
Mama mama un ponna kudu mama
Uncle, uncle, give me your daughter, uncle!
Melam kotti naan thaali katta laamaa
Can I beat the drums and tie the sacred thread?
Hey vaama vaama
Hey, come girl, come girl!
Nee vetkam vitu vaama
Leave your shyness behind and come, girl!
Mounam kooda sammathanthaamma aa aa ……
Even silence is a sign of acceptance...
Kumpakonathu vethalaiya madidaa
Fold the betel leaf from Kumbakonam!
Pattukottaiyil paaku vaangi kadidaa
Buy and chew betel nut from Pattukkottai!
Thanjaavooruku thavil onnu adidaa
Beat a Thavil drum in Thanjavur!
Ettu thisaiyilum ippa namma kodidaa
Now our flag flies high in all eight directions!
Oru medai potu oru maalai potu
Set up a stage, put a garland,
Pudhu melam kotu adi annachi
Beat the new drums, hey Annachi!
Onnum illa nethu ippa veesum kaathu
We were nothing yesterday, but now the wind blows in our favor,
Namma roota paathu nam kaatil vetri mazhai
Looking at our route, it rains success in our forest!
Kumpakonathu vethalaiya madidaa
Fold the betel leaf from Kumbakonam!
Hey pattukottaiyil paaku vaangi kadidaa aa aa aa
Hey, buy and chew betel nut from Pattukkottai!
Vennilava pottu vaika vaangi tharavaa
Shall I buy you the full moon to wear as a bindi?
Mookuthiku natchathira kallu tharavaa
Shall I give you stars as stones for your nose ring?
Vennilavu natchathira kaalai varaikum
Full moon and stars are only there until morning,
Unnudaiya anbai kodu aayul varaikum
Give me your love for a lifetime!
Veedu muzhuka vitha vitha vithamaa
All over the house, in various varieties,
Pattu selai vaangi tharavaa
Shall I buy you silk sarees?
Haa pattu selai kattum podhu valikum
Ha, wearing silk sarees hurts my skin,
Unna udupaa uduthikavaa
Can I wear you as my dress instead?
Podhum podhumae manasukul inikudhu
Enough, enough, it feels so sweet inside my heart,
Unnai polae pulla kutti porakanum namaku
We should have children who are just like you!
Kumpakonathu vethalaiya madidaa
Fold the betel leaf from Kumbakonam!
Pattukottaiyil paaku vaangi kadidaa
Buy and chew betel nut from Pattukkottai!
Kaadhalikum ponnu tharum paarvai podhumae
Just a glance given by the girl you love is enough,
Katta vandi kooda oru flightu aakumae
Even a bullock cart will turn into an airplane!
Hey kai pidika un virala thandha podhumae
Hey, if you just give me your finger to hold,
Kannu rendum santhosama kannai moodumae
Both my eyes will close in sheer happiness!
Endhan arugil nee thaan irunthaal
If you are right next to me,
Endha naalum vetri enakae
Every single day will bring victory to me!
Mannil naanum irukira varaiyil
As long as I am living on this earth,
Indha usuru endrum unakae
This life will forever belong to you!
Mama mama un ponna kudu mama
Uncle, uncle, give me your daughter, uncle!
Melam kotti naan thaali katta laamaa
Can I beat the drums and tie the sacred thread?
Hey vaama vaama
Hey, come girl, come girl!
Nee vetkam vitu vaama
Leave your shyness behind and come, girl!
Mounam kooda sammathanthaamma aa aa ….
Even silence is a sign of acceptance...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This energetic song from 'Boss Engira Bhaskaran' expresses the ecstatic joy of love, newfound success, and upcoming marriage. The protagonist enthusiastically asks his uncle for permission to marry his daughter while celebrating his personal and romantic triumphs with festive fanfare.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Kumpakonathu vethalaiya madidaa / Pattukottaiyil paaku vaangi kadidaa / Thanjaavooruku thavil onnu adidaa / Ettu thisaiyilum ippa namma kodidaa”
The lines end with identical rhythmic sound endings ('madidaa', 'kadidaa', 'adidaa', 'kodidaa') to create a catchy, celebratory musical cadence.
Hyperbole (Atisayokti)
“Katta vandi kooda oru flightu aakumae”
Exaggeration used to depict how love empowers a person, claiming even a humble bullock cart turns into an airplane.
Geographical Imagery
“Kumpakonathu vethalaiya madidaa / Pattukottaiyil paaku vaangi kadidaa / Thanjaavooruku thavil onnu adidaa”
Mentions prominent towns in Tamil Nadu alongside their culturally iconic items (Kumbakonam for betel leaves, Pattukkottai for betel nuts, Thanjavur for thavil instruments).
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Trivia
Composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja with lyrics by Na. Muthukumar, this high-energy folk-pop track was sung by Vijay Prakash, Divya, and Solar Sai. It became a popular celebration dance anthem following the success of the film starring Arya and Nayanthara.
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