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Lyrics & meaning

Naan Valargirena Mummy

From Thalai Nagaram · 2006

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singers
Anuradha Sriram, D. Imman
Music director
D. Imman
Details
Thalai Nagaram2006

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
So veil …..(4)So hot...
Naanae naaa naanae naaNaanae naaa naanae naa
Chorus
Naan valargirena mummyAm I growing up, Mummy?
Naan valargirena mummyAm I growing up, Mummy?
Naan valargirena mummyAm I growing up, Mummy?
Naan valargirenaAm I growing up?
AahhAahh
Female
Naan valargirena mummyAm I growing up, Mummy?
Chorus :Iam growing growing growing nowChorus: I am growing, growing, growing now
Female :Naan valargirena mummyFemale: Am I growing up, Mummy?
Chorus :Iam growing growing growing nowChorus: I am growing, growing, growing now
Female
Nethu pota dressu pathaliyae..yenThe dress I wore yesterday doesn't fit anymore... why?
Button ellaam dressil nikkaliyae..yenThe buttons on the dress won't stay fastened... why?
Bussu kooda yera mudiuyaliyae..yenI can't even get on the bus easily... why?
Pasanga tholla thaanga mudiyaliyae…yenI can't bear the trouble from boys... why?
Female
Naan valargirena mummyAm I growing up, Mummy?
Chorus :Iam growing growing growing nowChorus: I am growing, growing, growing now
Female :Naan valargirena mummyFemale: Am I growing up, Mummy?
Chorus :Iam growing growing growing nowChorus: I am growing, growing, growing now
Chorus
Pudhusa irukku ellaamEverything feels so new
Pudhusa irukku why why whyEverything feels new, why, why, why?
Pudhusa irukku ellaamEverything feels so new
Pudhusa irukku why why whyEverything feels new, why, why, why?
Female
Pakkam vizhadhaDon't fall too close
Pasangala vidadhaDon't allow the boys near
Ayyo thodatha avangala thodathaOh no, don't touch, don't touch them
Avan urasi paarkum paarvaiHis brush-against glance
Adhu paravai kaaichal polaIt is like bird flu spreading
Female
Suthi suthi rasipaanHe hovers around admiring me
Cell camerava eduppaanHe pulls out his cell phone camera
Ada shopping pogumbothumEven when going shopping
Pala kurumbugal nadakudhuMany mischievous things happen
Chorus
Ennudan valarnthadhuDid he grow along with me?
EnnavanaIs he the one meant for me?
Poovudal kasakidum vandu undaaIs there a beetle that crushes the flower-like body?
Vaaliba kelvikku vidai enna solTell me the answer to this youthful question
Female
Naan valargirena mummyAm I growing up, Mummy?
Chorus :Iam growing growing growing nowChorus: I am growing, growing, growing now
Female :Naan valargirena mummyFemale: Am I growing up, Mummy?
Chorus :Iam growing growing growing nowChorus: I am growing, growing, growing now
Female
Naanae naaa naanae naaNaanae naaa naanae naa
Naanae naaa naanae naaNaanae naaa naanae naa
Naanae naaa naanae naaNaanae naaa naanae naa
Naanae naaa naanae naaNaanae naaa naanae naa
Chorus
Aah aah aah ha aahAah aah aah ha aah
Iam growing growing growing nowI am growing, growing, growing now
Iam growing growing growing nowI am growing, growing, growing now
Female
Naan thozhiya konjavum mudiyalaI can't even pamper my female friend anymore
Ada yen indha kisu kisu theriyalaAh, why this gossip? I don't understand
Andha edhirtha veetu payyanThat boy in the opposite house
Enna doubt kekuraanmaaAsks me doubts, Mother
Female
Thuppatava eduthuTaking the dupatta
En idupil katti konduTying it around my waist
Naan potta aattam ellamAll the dancing and running around I did back then
Ippo maranthathum maranthadhuIs completely forgotten now
Chorus
Ilamai sirithathu ragisiyamaYouth smiled secretly
Azhagai maraipathu avasiyamaIs it necessary to hide beauty?
Nee vandhu nee vandhuYou come, you come
Nijam enna solluTell me what the truth is
Female
Naan valargirena mummyAm I growing up, Mummy?
Chorus :Iam growing growing growing nowChorus: I am growing, growing, growing now
Female :Naan valargirena mummyFemale: Am I growing up, Mummy?
Chorus :Iam growing growing growing nowChorus: I am growing, growing, growing now
Female
Nethu pota dressu pathaliyae..yenThe dress I wore yesterday doesn't fit anymore... why?
Button ellaam dressil nikkaliyae..yenThe buttons on the dress won't stay fastened... why?
Bussu kooda yera mudiuyaliyae..yenI can't even get on the bus easily... why?
Pasanga tholla thaanga mudiyaliyae…yenI can't bear the trouble from boys... why?
Female
Naan valargirena mummyAm I growing up, Mummy?
Chorus :Iam growing growing growing nowChorus: I am growing, growing, growing now
Female :Naan valargirena mummyFemale: Am I growing up, Mummy?
Chorus :Iam growing growing growing nowChorus: I am growing, growing, growing now
Chorus
Naan valargirena mum-meAm I growing up, Mummy?
Naan valargirena mum-meAm I growing up, Mummy?
Naan valargirena mum-meAm I growing up, Mummy?
Naan valargirenaAm I growing up?
Aah haa aah haaAah haa aah haa

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This playful song captures a young woman's awakening to physical growth, adolescence, and the newfound attention she receives from boys. She naively questions her mother about the sudden changes—such as clothes no longer fitting, the difficulty of taking public transport without unwanted male attention, and the overall shift from innocent childhood play to youthfulness.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upama)

Adhu paravai kaaichal pola

Compares the gaze and contact of boys to 'bird flu' ('paravai kaaichal pola'), emphasizing how rapidly and unexpectedly it affects her.

Metaphor (Rupaka)

Poovudal kasakidum vandu undaa

Refers to a young woman's delicate physical body as a 'flower body' ('poovudal') being approached by a beetle ('vandu').

Anaphora / Repetition

Naan valargirena mummy

Repetition of 'Naan valargirena mummy' throughout the song underlines the central thematic question of physical and emotional growth.

Rhyme (Edhukai)

Nethu pota dressu pathaliyae..yen

Rhyming of second letters across consecutive lines, such as 'dressu' / 'button' / 'bussu' / 'pasanga'.

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Trivia

The song 'Naan Valargirena Mummy' is from the 2006 Tamil film 'Thalai Nagaram' starring Sundar C. and Jyothirmayi. The soundtrack was composed by D. Imman, with lyrics written by Na. Muthu Kumar, and rendered by singer Grace Karunas.

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