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Romba Naalaga

From Namma Ooru Poovatha · 1990

Lyricist
Kalidasan
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
Music director
Deva
Movie name
Namma Ooru Poovatha
Movie release year
1990
Lyrics added on
31 Mar 2026

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Naalaga maama naan thoongala
Oru maathiri mayakkam manam thaangala
Adikuthu vadakathu
Anachukka anachukka sethu sethu
Adikuthu vadakathu
Anachukka anachukka sethu
Naan achaani vaikaatha uchaani kiliye
Naalaga maama naan thoongala
Oru maathiri mayakkam manam thaangala
Kovai pazham paathikatti
Konjum uthatukulla
Kondaadattuma muthangalai
Kothikuthu mansu pulla
Kovai pazham paathikatti
Konjum uthatukulla
Kondaadattuma muthangalai
Kothikuthu mansu pulla
Irukurathelaam unakena aachu
Kelvi varalaama
Elasukku elasu inikura vayasu
Yekkam yaen mama
Oru vellottoam nee podu
Ullaasa kathaiku
Nalaga maane naan thoongala
Female : Haan haan
Male :Oru maathiri mayakkam manam thaangala
Hoi hoi hoi
Anjuvaga poovupattu
Odambu soodachu
Anthi patta neramellaam
Idhu vara veenaachu
Hey anjuvaga poovupattu
Odambu soodachu
Anthi patta neramellaam
Idhu vara veenaachu
Udambukulla irukkum
Idupinai thaangi
Oonjal aadava
Unakkoru paathi enakkoru pathi
Sugangal maathikkava
Adi ettu oorum kannu padum
kattaana azhage
Naalaga maane naan thoongala
Adi adikuthu vaada kaathu
Anachukka anachukka sethu sethu
Adikuthu vaada kaathu
Anachukka anachukka sethu
Naan acharam vependi
Uchaani kiliye
Naalaga maama naan thoongala
Male :Oru maathiri mayakkam manam thaangala
It's been days, mama, since I slept
A strange dizziness has come over me, my heart can't bear it
The cold northern wind is blowing
Hold me, embrace me close, hold me tight
The cold northern wind is blowing
Hold me, embrace me tight
I am a parrot perched at the very top without an anchor
It's been days, mama, since I slept
A strange dizziness has come over me, my heart can't bear it
Like a slice of ripe red fruit,
inside your sweet, teasing lips,
shall I celebrate with kisses?
My heart is boiling over, my girl!
Like a slice of ripe red fruit,
inside your sweet, teasing lips,
shall I celebrate with kisses?
My heart is boiling over, my girl!
Everything I have is already yours,
so why even ask?
We are young and in our sweetest years,
why keep longing, mama?
Take a trial run right now
for our joyful story of love!
It's been days, my dear, since I slept
Female: Haan, haan
Male: A strange dizziness has come over me, my heart can't bear it
Hoy, hoy, hoy!
Struck by the five flower-arrows of love,
my body has grown warm with desire
All the evening hours until now
have simply gone to waste!
Hey, struck by the five flower-arrows of love,
my body has grown warm with desire
All the evening hours until now
have simply gone to waste!
Holding on to your slender waist,
tucked gently inside your body,
shall I sway like on a swing?
Half for you and half for me,
shall we share our pleasures?
Girl, you catch the eyes of eight surrounding villages,
with your perfectly sculpted beauty!
It's been days, my dear, since I slept
The cold northern wind is blowing,
hold me, embrace me closer and tighter!
The cold northern wind is blowing,
hold me, embrace me tight!
I will place my advance claim on you,
my parrot perched at the highest branch!
It's been days, mama, since I slept
Male: A strange dizziness has come over me, my heart can't bear it
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Naalaga Maama from the film Namma Ooru Poovatha (1990) is a lively, flirtatious Tamil folk duet between two lovers expressing their intense romantic yearning and restlessness. The cold northern wind ('vadakatu') acts as a traditional metaphor for physical longing, driving both lovers to seek warmth and comfort in each other's arms after sleepless nights.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamai (Metaphor/Simile)

“Kovai pazham paathikatti”

Comparing the red, tender lips of the woman to a freshly sliced ivy gourd ('Kovai pazham paathikatti').

Monaai (Initial Alliteration)

“Adikuthu vadakathu / Anachukka anachukka sethu sethu”

Repetition of initial vowel sounds ('A') across adjacent words creating a rhythmic folk cadence.

Imagery & Cultural Symbolism

“Adikuthu vadakathu”

The mention of 'Vadakaathu' (North wind) is a classical Tamil literary motif symbolizing chilliness, solitude, and heightened romantic desire.

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Trivia

Namma Ooru Poovatha (1990) featured music by Deva early in his career, starring Murali and Gautami. The song 'Naalaga Maama', sung brilliantly by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and K. S. Chithra, became a popular folk radio hit across rural Tamil Nadu for its catchy rhythm and expressive vocal delivery.

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