Vaamma Vaamma
From Thayum Magalum · 1965
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari
- Music director
- P. S. Diwakar
- Details
- Thayum Magalum1965
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| {Vaamma vaamma mayakkam ennamma | Come, my dear, come, why this hesitation? |
| Female :Maama maama vilakkam yen maama | My dear, why is an explanation needed? |
| Male :Yemmaa yemmaa ennidam sollamma | Oh girl, tell me what is on your mind. |
| Male :Vaa | Come |
| Female :Uhumm | Uh-huh |
| Male :Vaa | Come |
| Female :Uhumm | Uh-huh |
| Male :Sammadham thaanamma} (2) | It is indeed consent! |
| Male | |
| {Aadai moodum malare | O flower covered in garments, |
| Female :Kodai kaala nizhale | O shade in the scorching summer, |
| Male :Vaadai kaala kulire | O cool breeze in the winter season, |
| Female :Kulirukkettra urave} (2) | O bond perfectly suited for the chill! |
| Male | |
| Maaanoru pakkam naanoru pakkam | With the deer on one side and me on the other, |
| Yenghuvadhenamma | Why are you longing/pining away, my dear? |
| Maaanoru pakkam naanoru pakkam | With the deer on one side and me on the other, |
| Yenghuvadhenamma | Why are you longing/pining away, my dear? |
| Female :Vaa | Come |
| Male :Uhumm | Uh-huh |
| Female :Vaa | Come |
| Male :Uhumm | Uh-huh |
| Female :Sammadham thaanaiyaa | It is indeed consent, my beloved sir! |
| Male | |
| Vaamma vaamma mayakkam ennamma | Come, my dear, come, why this hesitation? |
| Female :Maama maama vilakkam yen maama | My dear, why is an explanation needed? |
| Male :Yemmaa yemmaa ennidam sollamma | Oh girl, tell me what is on your mind. |
| Male :Vaa | Come |
| Female :Uhumm | Uh-huh |
| Male :Vaa | Come |
| Female :Uhumm | Uh-huh |
| Male :Sammadham thaanamma | It is indeed consent! |
| Male | |
| { Vaanam paarthakodiye | O creeper looking up at the sky, |
| Female :Vandhu serndha mazhaiyae | O rain that arrived to meet it, |
| Male :Kodiyil aadum kaniyae | O fruit swaying on the vine, |
| Female :Kaniyil oorum suvaiye..} (2) | O sweetness brimming inside the fruit.. |
| Male :Sendoru pakkam vandoru pakkam | With the red flower on one side and the bee on the other, |
| Vaduvadhennamma | Why wither away, my dear? |
| Sendoru pakkam vandoru pakkam | With the red flower on one side and the bee on the other, |
| Vaduvadhennamma | Why wither away, my dear? |
| Maama thaane ouvadhennamma | Isn't it your beloved himself who gives in? |
| Male | |
| Vaamma vaamma mayakkam ennamma | Come, my dear, come, why this hesitation? |
| Female :Maama maama vilakkam yen maama | My dear, why is an explanation needed? |
| Male :Yemmaa yemmaa ennidam sollamma | Oh girl, tell me what is on your mind. |
| Male :Vaa | Come |
| Female :Uhumm | Uh-huh |
| Male :Vaa | Come |
| Female :Uhumm | Uh-huh |
| Male :Sammadham thaanamma | It is indeed consent! |
{வாம்மா வாம்மா மயக்கம் என்னம்மா
மாமா மாமா விளக்கம் ஏன் மாமா
ஏம்மா ஏம்மா என்னிடம் சொல்லம்மா
வா.....
ஊஹூம்..
வா....
ஊஹூம்...
சம்மதம் தானம்மா} (2)
Come, my dear, come, why this hesitation?
My dear, why is an explanation needed?
Oh girl, tell me what is on your mind.
Come
Uh-huh
Come
Uh-huh
It is indeed consent!
{ஆடை மூடும் மலரே.........
கோடை கால நிழலே..........
வாடைக் காலக் குளிரே........
குளிருக்கேற்ற உறவே...........} (2)
O flower covered in garments,
O shade in the scorching summer,
O cool breeze in the winter season,
O bond perfectly suited for the chill!
மானொரு பக்கம் நானொரு பக்கம்
ஏங்குவதென்னம்மா
மானொரு பக்கம் நானொரு பக்கம்
ஏங்குவதென்னம்மா
வா...ஆண் : ஊஹூம்..
வா...ஆண் : ஊஹூம்
சம்மதம் தானய்யா
With the deer on one side and me on the other,
Why are you longing/pining away, my dear?
With the deer on one side and me on the other,
Why are you longing/pining away, my dear?
Come
Uh-huh
Come
Uh-huh
It is indeed consent, my beloved sir!
வாம்மா வாம்மா மயக்கம் என்னம்மா
மாமா மாமா விளக்கம் ஏன் மாமா
ஏம்மா ஏம்மா என்னிடம் சொல்லம்மா
வா.....
ஊஹூம்..
வா....
ஊஹூம்...
சம்மதம் தானம்மா
Come, my dear, come, why this hesitation?
My dear, why is an explanation needed?
Oh girl, tell me what is on your mind.
Come
Uh-huh
Come
Uh-huh
It is indeed consent!
{வானம் பார்த்த கொடியே........
வந்து சேர்ந்த மழையே.........
கொடியில் ஆடும் கனியே............
கனியில் ஊறும் சுவையே........} (2)
செண்டொரு பக்கம் வண்டொரு பக்கம்
வாடுவதென்னம்மா....
செண்டொரு பக்கம் வண்டொரு பக்கம்
வாடுவதென்னம்மா....
மாமா தானே ஓடுவதென்னம்மா
O creeper looking up at the sky,
O rain that arrived to meet it,
O fruit swaying on the vine,
O sweetness brimming inside the fruit..
With the red flower on one side and the bee on the other,
Why wither away, my dear?
With the red flower on one side and the bee on the other,
Why wither away, my dear?
Isn't it your beloved himself who gives in?
வாம்மா வாம்மா மயக்கம் என்னம்மா
மாமா மாமோய் விளக்கம் ஏன் மாமா
ஏம்மா ஏம்மா என்னிடம் சொல்லம்மா
வா.....
ஊஹூம்..
வா....
ஊஹூம்...
சம்மதம் தானம்மா
Come, my dear, come, why this hesitation?
My dear, why is an explanation needed?
Oh girl, tell me what is on your mind.
Come
Uh-huh
Come
Uh-huh
It is indeed consent!
{Vaamma vaamma mayakkam ennamma
Come, my dear, come, why this hesitation?
Female :Maama maama vilakkam yen maama
My dear, why is an explanation needed?
Male :Yemmaa yemmaa ennidam sollamma
Oh girl, tell me what is on your mind.
Male :Vaa
Come
Female :Uhumm
Uh-huh
Male :Vaa
Come
Female :Uhumm
Uh-huh
Male :Sammadham thaanamma} (2)
It is indeed consent!
{Aadai moodum malare
O flower covered in garments,
Female :Kodai kaala nizhale
O shade in the scorching summer,
Male :Vaadai kaala kulire
O cool breeze in the winter season,
Female :Kulirukkettra urave} (2)
O bond perfectly suited for the chill!
Maaanoru pakkam naanoru pakkam
With the deer on one side and me on the other,
Yenghuvadhenamma
Why are you longing/pining away, my dear?
Maaanoru pakkam naanoru pakkam
With the deer on one side and me on the other,
Yenghuvadhenamma
Why are you longing/pining away, my dear?
Female :Vaa
Come
Male :Uhumm
Uh-huh
Female :Vaa
Come
Male :Uhumm
Uh-huh
Female :Sammadham thaanaiyaa
It is indeed consent, my beloved sir!
Vaamma vaamma mayakkam ennamma
Come, my dear, come, why this hesitation?
Female :Maama maama vilakkam yen maama
My dear, why is an explanation needed?
Male :Yemmaa yemmaa ennidam sollamma
Oh girl, tell me what is on your mind.
Male :Vaa
Come
Female :Uhumm
Uh-huh
Male :Vaa
Come
Female :Uhumm
Uh-huh
Male :Sammadham thaanamma
It is indeed consent!
{ Vaanam paarthakodiye
O creeper looking up at the sky,
Female :Vandhu serndha mazhaiyae
O rain that arrived to meet it,
Male :Kodiyil aadum kaniyae
O fruit swaying on the vine,
Female :Kaniyil oorum suvaiye..} (2)
O sweetness brimming inside the fruit..
Male :Sendoru pakkam vandoru pakkam
With the red flower on one side and the bee on the other,
Vaduvadhennamma
Why wither away, my dear?
Sendoru pakkam vandoru pakkam
With the red flower on one side and the bee on the other,
Vaduvadhennamma
Why wither away, my dear?
Maama thaane ouvadhennamma
Isn't it your beloved himself who gives in?
Vaamma vaamma mayakkam ennamma
Come, my dear, come, why this hesitation?
Female :Maama maama vilakkam yen maama
My dear, why is an explanation needed?
Male :Yemmaa yemmaa ennidam sollamma
Oh girl, tell me what is on your mind.
Male :Vaa
Come
Female :Uhumm
Uh-huh
Male :Vaa
Come
Female :Uhumm
Uh-huh
Male :Sammadham thaanamma
It is indeed consent!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This playful romantic duet expresses the flirtatious banter and deep affection between two lovers. The male lead beckons his beloved, asking why she hesitates or feels shy when they are destined to be together. She playfully resists and questions the need for formal explanations when their mutual love is already understood. Through poetic metaphors of nature—comparing each other to flowers, summer shade, winter warmth, sky-bound vines, falling rain, and honeybees—they celebrate their harmonious bond and ultimate mutual consent.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)
“Kodai kaala nizhale / Vaadai kaala kulire”
The second letters of 'Kodai' (கோடை) and 'Vaadai' (வாடை) rhyme, creating a harmonious cadence across contrasting seasonal imagery.
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Vaanam paarthakodiye / Vandhu serndha mazhaiyae”
The lovers describe each other using complementary natural phenomena—creeper and rain, fruit and sweetness, flower and honeybee—symbolizing inseparable unity.
Anaphora / Repetition (Ettugai / Sol-Avruththi)
“Vaamma vaamma mayakkam ennamma / Maama maama vilakkam yen maama”
Repetition of words like 'Vaamma vaamma' and 'Maama maama' at the start of lines accentuates rhythmic playfulness and intimacy.
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Trivia
The film 'Thayum Magalum' (1965), starring S. A. Ashokan and C. R. Vijayakumari, featured music composed by P. S. Diwakar. Lyricist Kannadasan crafted this track with a unique, conversational folk-pop structure featuring lively vocal cues and playful back-and-forth interjections from T. M. Soundarajan and L. R. Eswari.
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