Moonu Vairamani
From Pattikattu Thambi · 1988
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. Shailaja
- Music director
- Chandrabose
- Details
- Pattikattu Thambi1988
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Ammadi amma | Oh my mother, oh mother! |
| Male | |
| Ada moonu vairamani | Hey, three diamond beads! |
| Muppathettu sangumani | Thirty-eight conch beads! |
| Naalum kalandha kanmani | My precious eye who combines all four! |
| Chorus :Ammadi amma | Chorus: Oh my mother, oh mother! |
| Male :Aadi aasaiyum nellu atha petha vairakallu | Male: Paddy sown with desire in Aadi month, and the diamond gems born from it, |
| Kaadhal mayakkam thandhaachu | Have given us the intoxication of love! |
| Chorus :Ammadi amma | Chorus: Oh my mother, oh mother! |
| Male | |
| Poomaalaithaan poda poren | I am going to place a flower garland! |
| Ponnoonjal aada poren | I am going to swing on a golden swing! |
| Chorus :Hahahaha | Chorus: Hahahaha |
| Male :Maamaannu thaan konja poraa | Male: She will coax me calling me 'Maama'! |
| Machaanaiyae minja pora | She will surpass her Machaan himself! |
| Chorus :Hahahaha | Chorus: Hahahaha |
| Male :Haiyoo | Male: Oh dear! |
| Male | |
| Moonu vairamani | Three diamond beads! |
| Muppathettu sangumani | Thirty-eight conch beads! |
| Naalum kalandha kanmani | My precious eye who combines all four! |
| Chorus :Ammadi amma | Chorus: Oh my mother, oh mother! |
| Male :Aadi aasaiyum nellu atha petha vairakallu | Male: Paddy sown with desire in Aadi month, and the diamond gems born from it, |
| Kaadhal mayakkam thandhaachu | Have given us the intoxication of love! |
| Chorus :Ammadi amma | Chorus: Oh my mother, oh mother! |
| Male | |
| Thalathalnu valarnthiruppa | She would have grown up plump and glowing, |
| Thala kuninju nadanthiruppa | She would walk with her head bowed down, |
| Nadu vagidu eduthiruppa | She would partition her hair right down the middle, |
| Naareduthu mudinjiruppa | She would tie her hair up using plantain fibre, |
| Mann vaasanai marakkaama | Without forgetting the fragrance of the soil, |
| Kandaangi thaan uduppaala | She will wear a traditional Kandangi saree, |
| Tantaan takkara dangara dangaradadan | Tantaan takkara dangara dangaradadan |
| Kaalvaayil thaan kulipaalaam | They say she bathes in the canal stream! |
| Male | |
| Cinema naanga dhinasari parpom | We watch movies every single day, |
| Sogama kaadhal paattukkal ketpom | We listen to sorrowful love songs, |
| Iruppen naanum medhappula thaanda | I will live in high spirits and pride, |
| Inimae yekkam manasula yenda dei | Why should there be longing in the heart anymore, buddy? |
| Male | |
| Moonu vairamani | Three diamond beads! |
| Muppathettu sangumani | Thirty-eight conch beads! |
| Naalum kalandha kanmani | My precious eye who combines all four! |
| Chorus :Ammadi amma | Chorus: Oh my mother, oh mother! |
| Male :Aadi aasaiyum nellu atha petha vairakallu | Male: Paddy sown with desire in Aadi month, and the diamond gems born from it, |
| Kaadhal mayakkam thandhaachu | Have given us the intoxication of love! |
| Chorus :Ammadi ammama | Chorus: Oh my mother, oh mother! |
| Female | |
| …………………………… | ... |
| Female | |
| Naadhaswaram thavil adichuu | Playing the Nadaswaram and Thavil... |
| Male :Appuram | Male: And then? |
| Female :Naal paarthu mana mudichu | Female: Finding an auspicious date and getting married... |
| Male :Aiyaiyoo | Male: Oh my goodness! |
| Female :Mudhal iravil kann muzhippen | Female: I will stay awake on the wedding night, |
| Kadhai padippen kai anaikka | I will read stories while embracing hands! |
| Male :Thaambulatha edupaalae | Male: She will take the betel leaves, |
| Kaiyala thaan madipaalae | She will fold them with her own hands, |
| Aiyaiyaiyoo aiyoo yappa | Oh my my, oh my goodness dear sir! |
| Naan poda thaan koduppalae | She will hand them over for me to chew! |
| Female | |
| Medhuva neeyum anaikkanum maama | You must embrace me gently, uncle! |
| Male :Readya naanum irukkiren aama | Male: Yes, I am ready too! |
| Female :Pudichaa novu edukkudhu saami | Female: If you hold me, it hurts, my lord! |
| Male :Tharisa paavam thavikkudhu boomi | Male: The dry land is suffering in agony, poor thing! |
| Male | |
| Ada moonu vairamani | Hey, three diamond beads! |
| Muppathettu sangumani | Thirty-eight conch beads! |
| Chorus :Ammadi amma | Chorus: Oh my mother, oh mother! |
| Male :Aadi aasaiyum nellu atha petha vairakallu | Male: Paddy sown with desire in Aadi month, and the diamond gems born from it, |
| Kaadhal mayakkam thandhaachu | Have given us the intoxication of love! |
| Chorus :Ammadi amma | Chorus: Oh my mother, oh mother! |
| Male | |
| Poomaalaithaan poda poren | I am going to place a flower garland! |
| Ponnoonjal aada poren | I am going to swing on a golden swing! |
| Chorus :Hahahaha | Chorus: Hahahaha |
| Male :Maamaannu thaan konja poraa | Male: She will coax me calling me 'Maama'! |
| Machaanaiyae minja pora | She will surpass her Machaan himself! |
| Chorus :Hahahaha | Chorus: Hahahaha |
| Male | |
| Ada moonu vairamani | Hey, three diamond beads! |
| Muppathettu sangumani | Thirty-eight conch beads! |
| Naalum kalandha kanmani | My precious eye who combines all four! |
| Chorus :Ammadi amma | Chorus: Oh my mother, oh mother! |
| Male :Aadi aasaiyum nellu atha petha vairakallu | Male: Paddy sown with desire in Aadi month, and the diamond gems born from it, |
| Kaadhal mayakkam thandhaachu | Have given us the intoxication of love! |
| Chorus :Ammadi ammamaa | Chorus: Oh my mother, oh mother! |
அம்மாடி அம்மா
Oh my mother, oh mother!
அட மூணு வைரமணி
முப்பதெட்டு சங்குமணி
நாலும் கலந்த கண்மணி...
குழு :
அம்மாடி அம்மா
ஆடி அசையும் நெல்லு
அத்த பெத்த வைரக்கல்லு
காதல் மயக்கம் தந்தாச்சு
குழு :
அம்மாடி அம்மா...
Hey, three diamond beads!
Thirty-eight conch beads!
My precious eye who combines all four!
Chorus: Oh my mother, oh mother!
Male: Paddy sown with desire in Aadi month, and the diamond gems born from it,
Have given us the intoxication of love!
Chorus: Oh my mother, oh mother!
பூமாலைத்தான் போடப்போறேன்
பொன்னூஞ்சல் ஆடப் போறேன்..
குழு :
ஹாஹாஹ்
மாமான்னு தான் கொஞ்சப் போறா
மச்சானையே மிஞ்சப் போறா
குழு :
ஹாஹாஹ்
ஹையோ.....
I am going to place a flower garland!
I am going to swing on a golden swing!
Chorus: Hahahaha
Male: She will coax me calling me 'Maama'!
She will surpass her Machaan himself!
Chorus: Hahahaha
Male: Oh dear!
அட மூணு வைரமணி
முப்பதெட்டு சங்குமணி
நாலும் கலந்த கண்மணி...
குழு :
அம்மாடி அம்மா
ஆடி அசையும் நெல்லு
அத்த பெத்த வைரக்கல்லு
காதல் மயக்கம் தந்தாச்சு
குழு :
அம்மாடி அம்மா...
Three diamond beads!
Thirty-eight conch beads!
My precious eye who combines all four!
Chorus: Oh my mother, oh mother!
Male: Paddy sown with desire in Aadi month, and the diamond gems born from it,
Have given us the intoxication of love!
Chorus: Oh my mother, oh mother!
தளதளன்னு வளர்ந்திருப்பா
தல குனிஞ்சு நடந்திருப்பா
நடு வகிடு எடுத்திருப்பா
நாரெடுத்து முடிஞ்சிருப்பா
மண் வாசனை மறக்காம
கண்டாங்கி தான் உடுப்பாளா
டண்டான் டக்கர டங்கர டங்கரடா
கால்வாயில் தான் குளிப்பாளாம்
She would have grown up plump and glowing,
She would walk with her head bowed down,
She would partition her hair right down the middle,
She would tie her hair up using plantain fibre,
Without forgetting the fragrance of the soil,
She will wear a traditional Kandangi saree,
Tantaan takkara dangara dangaradadan
They say she bathes in the canal stream!
சினிமா நாங்க தினசரி பார்ப்போம்
சொகமா காதல் பாட்டுகள் கேட்போம்
இருப்பேன் நானும் மெதப்புல தான்டா
இனிமே ஏக்கம் மனசுல ஏண்டா டேய்....
We watch movies every single day,
We listen to sorrowful love songs,
I will live in high spirits and pride,
Why should there be longing in the heart anymore, buddy?
அட மூணு வைரமணி
முப்பதெட்டு சங்குமணி
நாலும் கலந்த கண்மணி...
குழு :
அம்மாடி அம்மா
ஆடி அசையும் நெல்லு
அத்த பெத்த வைரக்கல்லு
காதல் மயக்கம் தந்தாச்சு
குழு :
அம்மாடி அம்மா...
Three diamond beads!
Thirty-eight conch beads!
My precious eye who combines all four!
Chorus: Oh my mother, oh mother!
Male: Paddy sown with desire in Aadi month, and the diamond gems born from it,
Have given us the intoxication of love!
Chorus: Oh my mother, oh mother!
தந்தானனா தானதந்தான தந்தானனா
தாளலா தந்தாலாலா தானதந்தான தந்தானனா
...
நாதஸ்வரம் தவிலடிச்சு....ஆண் :
அப்புறம்....
நாள் பார்த்து மணமுடிச்சு...ஆண் :
அய்யய்யோ
முதலிரவில் கண் முழிப்பேன்
கதைப் படிப்பேன் கை அணைச்சு
தாம்பூலத்த எடுப்பாளே
கையாலத்தான் மடிப்பாளே
அயய்யையோ அய்யோ யப்பா
நான் போடத்தான் கொடுப்பாளே
Playing the Nadaswaram and Thavil...
Male: And then?
Female: Finding an auspicious date and getting married...
Male: Oh my goodness!
Female: I will stay awake on the wedding night,
I will read stories while embracing hands!
Male: She will take the betel leaves,
She will fold them with her own hands,
Oh my my, oh my goodness dear sir!
She will hand them over for me to chew!
மெதுவா நீயும் அணைக்கணும் மாமா
ரெடியா நானும் இருக்கிறேன் ஆமா...
புடிச்சா நோவு எடுக்குது சாமி
தரிசா பாவம் தவிக்குது பூமி
You must embrace me gently, uncle!
Male: Yes, I am ready too!
Female: If you hold me, it hurts, my lord!
Male: The dry land is suffering in agony, poor thing!
அட மூணு வைரமணி
முப்பதெட்டு சங்குமணி
நாலும் கலந்த கண்மணி...
குழு :
அம்மாடி அம்மா
ஆடி அசையும் நெல்லு
அத்த பெத்த வைரக்கல்லு
காதல் மயக்கம் தந்தாச்சு
குழு :
அம்மாடி அம்மா...
Hey, three diamond beads!
Thirty-eight conch beads!
Chorus: Oh my mother, oh mother!
Male: Paddy sown with desire in Aadi month, and the diamond gems born from it,
Have given us the intoxication of love!
Chorus: Oh my mother, oh mother!
பூமாலைத்தான் போடப்போறேன்
பொன்னூஞ்சல் ஆடப் போறேன்..
குழு :
ஹாஹாஹ்
மாமான்னு தான் கொஞ்சப் போறா
மச்சானையே மிஞ்சப் போறா
I am going to place a flower garland!
I am going to swing on a golden swing!
Chorus: Hahahaha
Male: She will coax me calling me 'Maama'!
She will surpass her Machaan himself!
Chorus: Hahahaha
ஹாஹாஹ்
Hey, three diamond beads!
Thirty-eight conch beads!
My precious eye who combines all four!
Chorus: Oh my mother, oh mother!
Male: Paddy sown with desire in Aadi month, and the diamond gems born from it,
Have given us the intoxication of love!
Chorus: Oh my mother, oh mother!
அட மூணு வைரமணி
முப்பதெட்டு சங்குமணி
நாலும் கலந்த கண்மணி...
குழு :
அம்மாடி அம்மா
ஆடி அசையும் நெல்லு
அத்த பெத்த வைரக்கல்லு
காதல் மயக்கம் தந்தாச்சு
குழு :
அம்மாடி அம்மா...
Ammadi amma
Oh my mother, oh mother!
Ada moonu vairamani
Hey, three diamond beads!
Muppathettu sangumani
Thirty-eight conch beads!
Naalum kalandha kanmani
My precious eye who combines all four!
Chorus :Ammadi amma
Chorus: Oh my mother, oh mother!
Male :Aadi aasaiyum nellu atha petha vairakallu
Male: Paddy sown with desire in Aadi month, and the diamond gems born from it,
Kaadhal mayakkam thandhaachu
Have given us the intoxication of love!
Chorus :Ammadi amma
Chorus: Oh my mother, oh mother!
Poomaalaithaan poda poren
I am going to place a flower garland!
Ponnoonjal aada poren
I am going to swing on a golden swing!
Chorus :Hahahaha
Chorus: Hahahaha
Male :Maamaannu thaan konja poraa
Male: She will coax me calling me 'Maama'!
Machaanaiyae minja pora
She will surpass her Machaan himself!
Chorus :Hahahaha
Chorus: Hahahaha
Male :Haiyoo
Male: Oh dear!
Moonu vairamani
Three diamond beads!
Muppathettu sangumani
Thirty-eight conch beads!
Naalum kalandha kanmani
My precious eye who combines all four!
Chorus :Ammadi amma
Chorus: Oh my mother, oh mother!
Male :Aadi aasaiyum nellu atha petha vairakallu
Male: Paddy sown with desire in Aadi month, and the diamond gems born from it,
Kaadhal mayakkam thandhaachu
Have given us the intoxication of love!
Chorus :Ammadi amma
Chorus: Oh my mother, oh mother!
Thalathalnu valarnthiruppa
She would have grown up plump and glowing,
Thala kuninju nadanthiruppa
She would walk with her head bowed down,
Nadu vagidu eduthiruppa
She would partition her hair right down the middle,
Naareduthu mudinjiruppa
She would tie her hair up using plantain fibre,
Mann vaasanai marakkaama
Without forgetting the fragrance of the soil,
Kandaangi thaan uduppaala
She will wear a traditional Kandangi saree,
Tantaan takkara dangara dangaradadan
Tantaan takkara dangara dangaradadan
Kaalvaayil thaan kulipaalaam
They say she bathes in the canal stream!
Cinema naanga dhinasari parpom
We watch movies every single day,
Sogama kaadhal paattukkal ketpom
We listen to sorrowful love songs,
Iruppen naanum medhappula thaanda
I will live in high spirits and pride,
Inimae yekkam manasula yenda dei
Why should there be longing in the heart anymore, buddy?
Moonu vairamani
Three diamond beads!
Muppathettu sangumani
Thirty-eight conch beads!
Naalum kalandha kanmani
My precious eye who combines all four!
Chorus :Ammadi amma
Chorus: Oh my mother, oh mother!
Male :Aadi aasaiyum nellu atha petha vairakallu
Male: Paddy sown with desire in Aadi month, and the diamond gems born from it,
Kaadhal mayakkam thandhaachu
Have given us the intoxication of love!
Chorus :Ammadi ammama
Chorus: Oh my mother, oh mother!
……………………………
...
Naadhaswaram thavil adichuu
Playing the Nadaswaram and Thavil...
Male :Appuram
Male: And then?
Female :Naal paarthu mana mudichu
Female: Finding an auspicious date and getting married...
Male :Aiyaiyoo
Male: Oh my goodness!
Female :Mudhal iravil kann muzhippen
Female: I will stay awake on the wedding night,
Kadhai padippen kai anaikka
I will read stories while embracing hands!
Male :Thaambulatha edupaalae
Male: She will take the betel leaves,
Kaiyala thaan madipaalae
She will fold them with her own hands,
Aiyaiyaiyoo aiyoo yappa
Oh my my, oh my goodness dear sir!
Naan poda thaan koduppalae
She will hand them over for me to chew!
Medhuva neeyum anaikkanum maama
You must embrace me gently, uncle!
Male :Readya naanum irukkiren aama
Male: Yes, I am ready too!
Female :Pudichaa novu edukkudhu saami
Female: If you hold me, it hurts, my lord!
Male :Tharisa paavam thavikkudhu boomi
Male: The dry land is suffering in agony, poor thing!
Ada moonu vairamani
Hey, three diamond beads!
Muppathettu sangumani
Thirty-eight conch beads!
Chorus :Ammadi amma
Chorus: Oh my mother, oh mother!
Male :Aadi aasaiyum nellu atha petha vairakallu
Male: Paddy sown with desire in Aadi month, and the diamond gems born from it,
Kaadhal mayakkam thandhaachu
Have given us the intoxication of love!
Chorus :Ammadi amma
Chorus: Oh my mother, oh mother!
Poomaalaithaan poda poren
I am going to place a flower garland!
Ponnoonjal aada poren
I am going to swing on a golden swing!
Chorus :Hahahaha
Chorus: Hahahaha
Male :Maamaannu thaan konja poraa
Male: She will coax me calling me 'Maama'!
Machaanaiyae minja pora
She will surpass her Machaan himself!
Chorus :Hahahaha
Chorus: Hahahaha
Ada moonu vairamani
Hey, three diamond beads!
Muppathettu sangumani
Thirty-eight conch beads!
Naalum kalandha kanmani
My precious eye who combines all four!
Chorus :Ammadi amma
Chorus: Oh my mother, oh mother!
Male :Aadi aasaiyum nellu atha petha vairakallu
Male: Paddy sown with desire in Aadi month, and the diamond gems born from it,
Kaadhal mayakkam thandhaachu
Have given us the intoxication of love!
Chorus :Ammadi ammamaa
Chorus: Oh my mother, oh mother!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This playful and earthy folk track from Pattikattu Thambi (1988) captures the romantic banter between a village youth and his beloved. Filled with rustic charm, the song weaves together agricultural metaphors, regional customs like wearing Kandangi sarees and tying hair with plantain fiber, and playful anticipations of married bliss.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)
“Moonu vairamani / Muppathettu sangumani”
Matching second consonants in consecutive lines such as 'Thalathalnu' and 'Thala kuninju' or 'Moonu' and 'Muppathettu', creating rhythmic flow characteristic of Tamil folk music.
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Aadi aasaiyum nellu atha petha vairakallu”
Comparing the lover's eyes and grace to precious gems ('vairamani') and traditional ornaments, and comparing romantic longing to agricultural cultivation during the Aadi season.
Onomatopoeia (Etai Kizalavi / Sound Mimicry)
“Tantaan takkara dangara dangaradadan”
Use of folk rhythmic syllables like 'Tantaan takkara dangara' to elevate the celebratory and dance-like tempo.
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Trivia
Composed by Chandrabose with lyrics by Vaali, the song showcases the dynamic interplay between real-life siblings S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and S. P. Shailaja, whose vocal chemistry brings out the theatrical banter of rural Tamil folk performances.
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