Amma Amma
From Malliyam Mangalam · 1961
- Lyricist
- Kuyilan
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- T. A. Kalyanam
- Details
- Malliyam Mangalam1961
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Amma… amma ennaasai niraiveruma | Mother... Mother, will my desire be fulfilled? |
| Ennaasai niraiveruma | Will my desire be fulfilled? |
| Amma… amma ennaasai niraiveruma | Mother... Mother, will my desire be fulfilled? |
| Female | |
| Annaiyae nee endhan kann munnae vandhoru | O Mother, coming before my eyes... |
| Annaiyae nee endhan kann munnae vandhoru | O Mother, coming before my eyes... |
| Aarudhal solliduvaayoo | Will you offer me words of comfort? |
| Aarudhal solliduvaayoo | Will you offer me words of comfort? |
| Un anbai polindhiduvaayoo | Will you shower your love upon me? |
| Female | |
| Amma… amma ennaasai niraiveruma | Mother... Mother, will my desire be fulfilled? |
| Female | |
| En kula deivam unnaiyallaal veru | Other than you, my family deity... |
| Illaiyena ninaithenae | ...I believed there was no other |
| En kula deivam unnaiyallaal veru | Other than you, my family deity... |
| Illaiyena ninaithenae | ...I believed there was no other |
| Indru innoru deivam kandenae ye ye | Today, I have found another deity, oh yes |
| Amma amma naan | Mother, Mother, I... |
| Indru innoru deivam kandenae | Today I have found another deity |
| Female | |
| Amma… amma ennaasai niraiveruma | Mother... Mother, will my desire be fulfilled? |
| Female | |
| Ullathilae oru jodhi pirandhadhu | A divine flame was born within my heart |
| Amma amma amma aa | Mother, Mother, Mother, ah... |
| Ullathilae oru jodhi pirandhadhu | A divine flame was born within my heart |
| Oliyai maraithiduvaayoo | Will you hide this light? |
| Adhan sudarai anaithiduvaayoo | Will you extinguish its flame? |
| Female | |
| Amma… amma ennaasai niraiveruma | Mother... Mother, will my desire be fulfilled? |
அம்மா.....அம்மா என்னாசை நிறைவேறுமா
அம்மா என்னாசை நிறைவேறுமா
அம்மா.....அம்மா என்னாசை நிறைவேறுமா
Mother... Mother, will my desire be fulfilled?
Will my desire be fulfilled?
Mother... Mother, will my desire be fulfilled?
அன்னையே நீ எந்தன் கண் முன்னே வந்தொரு
அன்னையே நீ எந்தன் கண் முன்னே வந்தொரு
ஆறுதல் சொல்லிடுவாயோ
ஆறுதல் சொல்லிடுவாயோ
உன்அன்பை பொழிந்திடுவாயோ.....
O Mother, coming before my eyes...
O Mother, coming before my eyes...
Will you offer me words of comfort?
Will you offer me words of comfort?
Will you shower your love upon me?
அம்மா.....அம்மா என்னாசை நிறைவேறுமா
Mother... Mother, will my desire be fulfilled?
என் குல தெய்வம் உன்னையல்லால் வேறு
இல்லையென நினைத்தேனே
என் குல தெய்வம் உன்னையல்லால் வேறு
இல்லையென நினைத்தேனே
இன்று இன்னொரு தெய்வம் கண்டேனே ஏ....ஏ..
அம்மா அம்மா இன்று
இன்னொரு தெய்வம் கண்டேனே......
Other than you, my family deity...
...I believed there was no other
Other than you, my family deity...
...I believed there was no other
Today, I have found another deity, oh yes
Mother, Mother, I...
Today I have found another deity
அம்மா.....அம்மா என்னாசை நிறைவேறுமா
Mother... Mother, will my desire be fulfilled?
உள்ளத்திலே ஒரு ஜோதி பிறந்தது
அம்மா......அம்மா.......அம்மா.......
உள்ளத்திலே ஒரு ஜோதி பிறந்தது
ஒளியை மறைத்திடுவாயோ
அதன் சுடரை அணைத்திடுவாயோ...
A divine flame was born within my heart
Mother, Mother, Mother, ah...
A divine flame was born within my heart
Will you hide this light?
Will you extinguish its flame?
அம்மா.....அம்மா என்னாசை நிறைவேறுமா
Mother... Mother, will my desire be fulfilled?
Amma… amma ennaasai niraiveruma
Mother... Mother, will my desire be fulfilled?
Ennaasai niraiveruma
Will my desire be fulfilled?
Amma… amma ennaasai niraiveruma
Mother... Mother, will my desire be fulfilled?
Annaiyae nee endhan kann munnae vandhoru
O Mother, coming before my eyes...
Annaiyae nee endhan kann munnae vandhoru
O Mother, coming before my eyes...
Aarudhal solliduvaayoo
Will you offer me words of comfort?
Aarudhal solliduvaayoo
Will you offer me words of comfort?
Un anbai polindhiduvaayoo
Will you shower your love upon me?
Amma… amma ennaasai niraiveruma
Mother... Mother, will my desire be fulfilled?
En kula deivam unnaiyallaal veru
Other than you, my family deity...
Illaiyena ninaithenae
...I believed there was no other
En kula deivam unnaiyallaal veru
Other than you, my family deity...
Illaiyena ninaithenae
...I believed there was no other
Indru innoru deivam kandenae ye ye
Today, I have found another deity, oh yes
Amma amma naan
Mother, Mother, I...
Indru innoru deivam kandenae
Today I have found another deity
Amma… amma ennaasai niraiveruma
Mother... Mother, will my desire be fulfilled?
Ullathilae oru jodhi pirandhadhu
A divine flame was born within my heart
Amma amma amma aa
Mother, Mother, Mother, ah...
Ullathilae oru jodhi pirandhadhu
A divine flame was born within my heart
Oliyai maraithiduvaayoo
Will you hide this light?
Adhan sudarai anaithiduvaayoo
Will you extinguish its flame?
Amma… amma ennaasai niraiveruma
Mother... Mother, will my desire be fulfilled?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poignant song from Malliyam Mangalam (1961) is an earnest prayer addressed to a mother goddess. The singer earnestly questions if her deepest heart's wish will come true, seeking solace and love from the deity she has worshipped all her life as her family guardian. She reveals an awakening in her heart: she has discovered 'another deity'—a metaphor for new love—which has lit a flame of hope within her. She pleads with the divine mother to protect this light rather than extinguishing or hiding it, seeking divine approval for her newly found affection.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Anaphora and Repetition (Iruttaakku / Thiruttham)
“Amma… amma ennaasai niraiveruma”
The frantic, devotionally charged repetition of 'Amma' at the beginning of lines accentuates the emotional urgency of the prayer.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Ullathilae oru jodhi pirandhadhu”
Describing the awakening of love/hope as 'Jodhi' (a light or divine flame) born inside the heart.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Adhan sudarai anaithiduvaayoo”
The rhythmic rhyming ending in '-iduvaayoo' ('maraithiduvaayoo' / 'anaithiduvaayoo') creates melodic coherence in the musical questioning.
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Trivia
The film 'Malliyam Mangalam' (1961) features music by T. A. Kalyanam with lyrics written by the famous poet Kuyilan. P. Susheela's rendition brings out a classic devotional emotion blended with romantic angst, typical of early 1960s Tamil cinema compositions.
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