Meri Premi Ungamma
From Oor Kuruvi · 1987
- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singers
- Malaysia Vasudevan, B. Sasirekha, S. N. Surendar
- Music director
- Gangai Amaran
- Details
- Oor Kuruvi1987
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| ……………… | ... |
| Male | |
| Mary premi ungamma en maami | Mary, my lover, your mother is my mother-in-law |
| Un kaiya thottu pidikka | To hold your hand |
| Kattikittu anaikka kanna konjam nee kaami | To embrace and hug, show your eyes a little |
| Hai hai hai | Hai hai hai |
| Male | |
| Mary premi ungamma en maami | Mary, my lover, your mother is my mother-in-law |
| Haan haan haan haan | Haan haan haan haan |
| Male | |
| Adiyae archanaa aasaiya naan vachchaaa | Hey Archana, when I held desire |
| Anbaaga thottukiraen vaa | I touch you with love, come |
| Ada unna paaththu kettanaa | Did I get ruined seeing you? |
| Thookkaththaiyum vittanaa | Did I lose my sleep? |
| Ungakooda ottikkiraen vaa | I will cling to you, come |
| Male | |
| Ada moonnaa ththannaa thaannaa mmanaa | Ada moonnaa ththannaa thaannaa mmanaa |
| Moththamaa kotti tharavaa | Shall I pour and give everything? |
| Male | |
| Antha mundakkanni amman | In front of that goddess Mundakanni Amman |
| Munnaala saernthu kettimelam kottikiravaa | Shall we join together and play the wedding drums? |
| Male | |
| Adi maanae maanae maaman naanae | Hey dear, I am your maternal uncle |
| Veenaa poguthu neram thanae | Time is going to waste |
| Male | |
| Mary premi ungamma en maami | Mary, my lover, your mother is my mother-in-law |
| Un kaiya thottu pidikka | To hold your hand |
| Kattikittu anaikka kanna konjam nee kaami | To embrace and hug, show your eyes a little |
| Kaami kaami | Show, show |
| Male | |
| Mary premi ungamma en maami | Mary, my lover, your mother is my mother-in-law |
| Male | |
| Munnaala enakku kalyaanam mudinjum | Even though I was married in the past |
| Pondaatti thunaiyillaiyae | I have no wife's company |
| Male | |
| Un munnazhga paarthen | I looked at your front beauty |
| Pinnazhaga paarthen | I looked at your back beauty |
| Mogaththukku aalu illaiyae | There is no one for my lust |
| Male | |
| Naan thaniyaa paduththaa thalaiyanai polae | When I lie down alone, if you were like a pillow |
| Irunthaa thevalaiyae | It would be better |
| Male | |
| Adi kaniyae paniyae needhaan thunaiyae | Hey sweet fruit, cool dew, you are my companion |
| Kaththu thara aal illaiyae | There is no one to teach me |
| Male | |
| Adi vaammaa vaamma vasamaa thaammaa | Hey girl, come properly and give yourself |
| Kodai kaaththukku porvaiyum yaemmaa | Why do you need a blanket against the summer breeze? |
| Female | |
| Neeyaa heero neega ellorum zero | Are you a hero? You all are zeros! |
| Male :Haa… | Male: Haa... |
| Male :Unga koottaththula irukkaan | Male: In your group, there is |
| Nalla paiyan oruththan | One good guy |
| Avanthaan en hero…oo…ooo…. | He alone is my hero... |
| Female | |
| Aaththiyadi aaththi aasaigalai yaeththi | Oh my god, raising desires |
| Aadurathu aambalaingathaan | Only men dance around |
| Neenga vetti sattai maaththi vera udai poththi | If you change your veshti and shirt and wear other clothes |
| Ninnaale pombalaingathaan | If you stand, you are just women |
| Female | |
| Aei raja anandhu yeandaa ganesh | Hey Raja, Anand, why Ganesh? |
| Ippa intha vambu edhukku | Why this argument now? |
| Aang paalukkoru pasuthaan | Yes, just like a cow for milk |
| Nalla paiyan vishuthaan | Vishu is a good guy |
| Paarvaiyilae pakthi irukku | There is devotion in his eyes |
| Female | |
| Enakku avanthaan purushan | He is the husband for me |
| Athaththaan nenaichen | That is what I thought |
| Idha nee thaduththaa ettiththaan udhaichchen | If you stop this, I will kick you far away |
மற்றும் எஸ். என். சுரேந்தர்
...
ஆ.....ஆ......ஆ......ஆஅ......ஆஅ.....
ஆ.....ஆ......ஆ......ஆஅ......ஆஅ.....
ஆஅ......ஆஅ.....ஆ......ஆ....
Mary, my lover, your mother is my mother-in-law
To hold your hand
To embrace and hug, show your eyes a little
Hai hai hai
மேரி ப்ரேமி உங்கம்மா என் மாமி
உன் கையத் தொட்டு பிடிக்க
கட்டிக்கிட்டு அணைக்க கண்ண கொஞ்சம் நீ காமி
ஹாய் ஹாய் ஹாய்
Mary, my lover, your mother is my mother-in-law
Haan haan haan haan
மேரி ப்ரேமி உங்கம்மா என் மாமி
ஹான் ஹான் ஹான் ஹான்
Hey Archana, when I held desire
I touch you with love, come
Did I get ruined seeing you?
Did I lose my sleep?
I will cling to you, come
அடியே அர்ச்சனா ஆசைய நான் வச்சனா
அன்பாக தொட்டுகிறேன் வா
அட உன்னப் பாத்து கெட்டனா
தூக்கத்தையும் விட்டனா
உங்கூட ஒட்டிக்கிறேன் வா
Ada moonnaa ththannaa thaannaa mmanaa
Shall I pour and give everything?
அட மூன்னா த்தன்னா தான்னா ம்மன்னா
மொத்தமா கொட்டித் தரவா
In front of that goddess Mundakanni Amman
Shall we join together and play the wedding drums?
அந்த முண்டக்கண்ணி அம்மன்
முன்னால சேர்ந்து கெட்டிமேளம் கொட்டிகிறவா
Hey dear, I am your maternal uncle
Time is going to waste
அடி மானே மானே மாமன் நானே
வீணாப் போகுது நேரம் தானே
Mary, my lover, your mother is my mother-in-law
To hold your hand
To embrace and hug, show your eyes a little
Show, show
மேரி ப்ரேமி உங்கம்மா என் மாமி
உன் கையத் தொட்டு பிடிக்க
கட்டிக்கிட்டு அணைக்க கண்ண கொஞ்சம் நீ காமி
காமி காமி
Mary, my lover, your mother is my mother-in-law
மேரி ப்ரேமி உங்கம்மா என் மாமி
Even though I was married in the past
I have no wife's company
முன்னால எனக்கு கல்யாணம் முடிஞ்சும்
பொண்டாட்டி துணையில்லையே
I looked at your front beauty
I looked at your back beauty
There is no one for my lust
உன் முன்னழக பார்த்தேன்
பின்னழக பார்த்தேன்
மோகத்துக்கு ஆளு இல்லையே
When I lie down alone, if you were like a pillow
It would be better
நான் தனியா படுத்தா தலையணை போலே
இருந்தா தேவலையே
Hey sweet fruit, cool dew, you are my companion
There is no one to teach me
அடி கனியே பனியே நீதான் துணையே
கத்து தர ஆள் இல்லையே
Hey girl, come properly and give yourself
Why do you need a blanket against the summer breeze?
அடி வாம்மா வாம்மா வசமா தாம்மா
கோடை காத்துக்கு போர்வையும் ஏம்மா
Are you a hero? You all are zeros!
Male: Haa...
Male: In your group, there is
One good guy
He alone is my hero...
நீயா ஹீரோ நீங்க எல்லாரும் ஜீரோ
ஹா.....
உங்க கூட்டத்துல இருக்கான்
நல்ல பையன் ஒருத்தன்
அவன் தான் என் ஹீரோ....ஓ....ஓஒ...
Oh my god, raising desires
Only men dance around
If you change your veshti and shirt and wear other clothes
If you stand, you are just women
ஆத்தியடி ஆத்தி ஆசைகளை ஏத்தி
ஆடுறது ஆம்பளைங்க தான்
நீங்க வேட்டி சட்ட மாத்தி வேற உடை போத்தி
நின்னாலே பொம்ளைங்க தான்
Hey Raja, Anand, why Ganesh?
Why this argument now?
Yes, just like a cow for milk
Vishu is a good guy
There is devotion in his eyes
ஏய் ராஜா ஆனந்து ஏன்டா கணேஷு
இப்ப இந்த வம்பு எதுக்கு
ஆங் பாலுக்கொரு பசு தான்
நல்ல பையன் விசுதான்
பார்வையிலே பக்தி இருக்கு
He is the husband for me
That is what I thought
If you stop this, I will kick you far away
எனக்கு அவன்தான் புருஷன்
அதத்தான் நெனச்சேன்
இத நீ தடுத்தா எட்டித்தான் உதைச்சேன்
மேரி ப்ரேமி
ப்ரேமி ஹே
அனைவரும் :
உங்கம்மா என் மாமி
என் மாமி ஹே
அனைவரும் :
உன் கையத் தொட்டு பிடிக்க
கட்டிக்கிட்டு அணைக்க கண்ண கொஞ்சம் நீ காமி
காமி காமி
அனைவரும் :
மேரி ப்ரேமி
உங்கம்மா என் மாமி....
ஆஹாஹ் ஆஹாஹ்....ஹா....
………………
...
Mary premi ungamma en maami
Mary, my lover, your mother is my mother-in-law
Un kaiya thottu pidikka
To hold your hand
Kattikittu anaikka kanna konjam nee kaami
To embrace and hug, show your eyes a little
Hai hai hai
Hai hai hai
Mary premi ungamma en maami
Mary, my lover, your mother is my mother-in-law
Haan haan haan haan
Haan haan haan haan
Adiyae archanaa aasaiya naan vachchaaa
Hey Archana, when I held desire
Anbaaga thottukiraen vaa
I touch you with love, come
Ada unna paaththu kettanaa
Did I get ruined seeing you?
Thookkaththaiyum vittanaa
Did I lose my sleep?
Ungakooda ottikkiraen vaa
I will cling to you, come
Ada moonnaa ththannaa thaannaa mmanaa
Ada moonnaa ththannaa thaannaa mmanaa
Moththamaa kotti tharavaa
Shall I pour and give everything?
Antha mundakkanni amman
In front of that goddess Mundakanni Amman
Munnaala saernthu kettimelam kottikiravaa
Shall we join together and play the wedding drums?
Adi maanae maanae maaman naanae
Hey dear, I am your maternal uncle
Veenaa poguthu neram thanae
Time is going to waste
Mary premi ungamma en maami
Mary, my lover, your mother is my mother-in-law
Un kaiya thottu pidikka
To hold your hand
Kattikittu anaikka kanna konjam nee kaami
To embrace and hug, show your eyes a little
Kaami kaami
Show, show
Mary premi ungamma en maami
Mary, my lover, your mother is my mother-in-law
Munnaala enakku kalyaanam mudinjum
Even though I was married in the past
Pondaatti thunaiyillaiyae
I have no wife's company
Un munnazhga paarthen
I looked at your front beauty
Pinnazhaga paarthen
I looked at your back beauty
Mogaththukku aalu illaiyae
There is no one for my lust
Naan thaniyaa paduththaa thalaiyanai polae
When I lie down alone, if you were like a pillow
Irunthaa thevalaiyae
It would be better
Adi kaniyae paniyae needhaan thunaiyae
Hey sweet fruit, cool dew, you are my companion
Kaththu thara aal illaiyae
There is no one to teach me
Adi vaammaa vaamma vasamaa thaammaa
Hey girl, come properly and give yourself
Kodai kaaththukku porvaiyum yaemmaa
Why do you need a blanket against the summer breeze?
Neeyaa heero neega ellorum zero
Are you a hero? You all are zeros!
Male :Haa…
Male: Haa...
Male :Unga koottaththula irukkaan
Male: In your group, there is
Nalla paiyan oruththan
One good guy
Avanthaan en hero…oo…ooo….
He alone is my hero...
Aaththiyadi aaththi aasaigalai yaeththi
Oh my god, raising desires
Aadurathu aambalaingathaan
Only men dance around
Neenga vetti sattai maaththi vera udai poththi
If you change your veshti and shirt and wear other clothes
Ninnaale pombalaingathaan
If you stand, you are just women
Aei raja anandhu yeandaa ganesh
Hey Raja, Anand, why Ganesh?
Ippa intha vambu edhukku
Why this argument now?
Aang paalukkoru pasuthaan
Yes, just like a cow for milk
Nalla paiyan vishuthaan
Vishu is a good guy
Paarvaiyilae pakthi irukku
There is devotion in his eyes
Enakku avanthaan purushan
He is the husband for me
Athaththaan nenaichen
That is what I thought
Idha nee thaduththaa ettiththaan udhaichchen
If you stop this, I will kick you far away
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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