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Lyrics & meaning

Meri Premi Ungamma

From Oor Kuruvi · 1987

Lyricist
Gangai Amaran
Singers
Malaysia Vasudevan, B. Sasirekha, S. N. Surendar
Music director
Gangai Amaran
Movie name
Oor Kuruvi
Movie release year
1987
Lyrics added on
12 Feb 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Mary premi ungamma en maami
Un kaiya thottu pidikka
Kattikittu anaikka kanna konjam nee kaami
Hai hai hai
Mary premi ungamma en maami
Haan haan haan haan
Adiyae archanaa aasaiya naan vachchaaa
Anbaaga thottukiraen vaa
Ada unna paaththu kettanaa
Thookkaththaiyum vittanaa
Ungakooda ottikkiraen vaa
Ada moonnaa ththannaa thaannaa mmanaa
Moththamaa kotti tharavaa
Antha mundakkanni amman
Munnaala saernthu kettimelam kottikiravaa
Adi maanae maanae maaman naanae
Veenaa poguthu neram thanae
Mary premi ungamma en maami
Un kaiya thottu pidikka
Kattikittu anaikka kanna konjam nee kaami
Kaami kaami
Mary premi ungamma en maami
Munnaala enakku kalyaanam mudinjum
Pondaatti thunaiyillaiyae
Un munnazhga paarthen
Pinnazhaga paarthen
Mogaththukku aalu illaiyae
Naan thaniyaa paduththaa thalaiyanai polae
Irunthaa thevalaiyae
Adi kaniyae paniyae needhaan thunaiyae
Kaththu thara aal illaiyae
Adi vaammaa vaamma vasamaa thaammaa
Kodai kaaththukku porvaiyum yaemmaa
Neeyaa heero neega ellorum zero
Male :Haa…
Male :Unga koottaththula irukkaan
Nalla paiyan oruththan
Avanthaan en hero…oo…ooo….
Aaththiyadi aaththi aasaigalai yaeththi
Aadurathu aambalaingathaan
Neenga vetti sattai maaththi vera udai poththi
Ninnaale pombalaingathaan
Aei raja anandhu yeandaa ganesh
Ippa intha vambu edhukku
Aang paalukkoru pasuthaan
Nalla paiyan vishuthaan
Paarvaiyilae pakthi irukku
Enakku avanthaan purushan
Athaththaan nenaichen
Idha nee thaduththaa ettiththaan udhaichchen
...
Mary, Premi, your mother is my aunt!
To hold your hand,
To hug and embrace you, show me the way, darling!
Hi, hi, hi!
Mary, Premi, your mother is my aunt!
Haan, haan, haan, haan!
Hey Archana, if I set my heart on you,
I'll hold you with love, come on!
Did he lose his mind seeing you?
Did he lose his sleep too?
I'll stay close by your side, come on!
Hey, spell it out: M-U-T-H-A-M (kiss)!
Shall I shower it all on you at once?
In front of Mundakanni Amman (local goddess),
Shall we unite and get the wedding drums rolling?
Hey my deer, I am your man!
Isn't time just going to waste?
Mary, Premi, your mother is my aunt!
To hold your hand,
To hug and embrace you, show me the way, darling!
Show me, show me!
Mary, Premi, your mother is my aunt!
Even though I was married before,
I don't have my wife beside me!
I saw your beauty from the front,
I saw your beauty from behind,
But there's no one to share my passion!
When I lie down alone, if like a pillow
you were beside me, how wonderful it would be!
Oh sweet fruit, cool dew, you are my match!
There's no one here to teach me love!
Come on, darling, yield to me!
Why do you need a blanket in the summer breeze, girl?
You, a hero? You all are zeros!
Male: Ha...
Male: In your gang, there is...
one good guy,
he is my true hero!
Oh my goodness, firing up their desires,
it's only the men who act wild!
If you change out of your veshti (traditional wrap) and shirt into women's clothes,
you'd just be women yourselves!
Hey Raja, Anand, why Ganesh,
why start this trouble now?
One cow is enough for milk,
and Vishu is the only good guy!
There is genuine devotion in his eyes!
He alone is the husband for me,
that's what I've made up my mind on!
If you try to stop this, I'll kick you away!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful group-duet song from Oor Kuruvi features lighthearted banter between male and female characters teasing each other about romantic attraction, marriage, and companionship. The male voices playfully express flirtatious advances and romantic longings, while the female response humorously dismisses their posturing and singles out one true hero among them. The lyrics capture a lively, conversational folk-pop energy typical of 1980s Tamil cinema track sequences.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Emoni (Rhyme)

Ada unna paaththu kettanaa / Thookkaththaiyum vittanaa

Use of rhyming end sounds across consecutive lines such as kettanaa and vittanaa.

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Neeyaa heero neega ellorum zero

Repetition of second consonant sound across words like Neeyaa and Neega.

Simile / Metaphor

Naan thaniyaa paduththaa thalaiyanai polae

Comparing the desired companion to a comforting pillow when sleeping alone.

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Trivia

The song Mary Premi reflects lyricist Gangai Amaran's signature style of blending colloquial urban Tamil, English words, and rhythmic folk phrasing typical of late 1980s Tamil film comedy songs.

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