Vaamma Varattuma
From Raja Yuvaraja · 1985
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- Vani Jairam, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- Ben Surendar
- Details
- Raja Yuvaraja1985
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Vammaa varattumaa | Come, girl, shall I come near? |
| Naan yaenguraen rompa neramaa | I have been yearning for a very long time. |
| Yaemmaa pidivaadhamaa ammaadiyo thaangaathammaa | Why girl, such stubbornness? Oh dear, I cannot bear it! |
| Haei….thottaa ena kettaa vidum | Hey... what harm is there if you touch? |
| Female | |
| Mama mayakkamaa | My love, is it intoxication? |
| Paarththaalum nee soodaerumaa | Even if you look, will you heat up? |
| Mogamaa unathaagumaa | Will infatuation become yours? |
| Pudhu vegamthaan thalaikkerumaa | Will a new speed rush to your head? |
| Ammaadi naan ennaavathu | Oh dear, what will become of me? |
| Female | |
| ……………… | Male: Hmm... |
| Male :Hmm… | Female and Male: Laalla laalaa |
| Female and Male :Laalla laalaa | |
| Male | |
| Mambazha kulaiyaattam madiyila saanji | Leaning on the lap like a bunch of ripe mangoes, |
| Vilaiyaada vendaama mel mochchu vaangi | Shouldn't we play, breathing heavily? |
| Female :Laal laal laa | Female: Laal laal laa |
| Male :Laal laal lala lala laa | Male: Laal laal lala lala laa |
| Mambazha kulaiyaattam madiyila saanji | Leaning on the lap like a bunch of ripe mangoes, |
| Vilaiyaada vendaama mel mochchu vaangi | Shouldn't we play, breathing heavily? |
| Female :Mayakkuthu un paattu medhuvaaga thaalaattu | Female: Your song intoxicates me, softly singing a lullaby, |
| Malligai poovaattam mama nee seeraattu | Fondle me like a jasmine flower, my love. |
| Male :Thudikkuthu thegam adharkkaagaththaan | Male: The body is throbbing just for that, |
| Female | |
| Aasaithaan alai paayuthaa | Is desire surging like waves? |
| Anganguthaan thaen theduthaa | Is it searching for honey everywhere? |
| Ammaadi naan ennaavathu | Oh dear, what will become of me? |
| Male :Vaammaa varattumaa | Male: Come, girl, shall I come near? |
| Naanyaenguraen rompa neramaa | I have been yearning for a very long time. |
| Female | |
| Vaalipam arangera amainthathu medai | The stage is set for youth to make its debut, |
| Varaverppi kooraatho naan kaattum jaadai | Doesn't the gesture I show welcome you? |
| Male :Thathumputhu thaenaaru thirumeni padhinaaru | Male: A river of honey overflows, a youthful body of sixteen, |
| Ennaiyum vaattaatho aalaana kolaaru | Won't this trouble of growing up torment me too? |
| Female :Nerungidu ennai idhamaagaththaan | Female: Come closer to me gently, |
| Male | |
| Kadhalin kanithaanadi | You are the fruit of love, my dear! |
| Kani thedum naan anilthaanadi | I am the squirrel seeking that fruit! |
| Yaei thottaa enna kettaa vidum | Hey, what harm is there if touched? |
| Female | |
| Mama mayakkamaa | My love, is it intoxication? |
| Paarththaalum nee soodaerum | Even if you look, heat rises in you, |
| Male :Aa…yaemmaa pidivaathamaa | Male: Ah... why girl, such stubbornness? |
| Ammaadiyo thaangaathammaa | Oh my, I cannot endure it! |
| Thottaa enna kettaavidum | What harm is there if touched? |
| Male :Vammaa | Male: Come, girl, |
| Female :Varattuma | Female: Shall I come? |
| Male :Hahaah…. | Male: Hahaah... |
வாம்மா வரட்டுமா
நான் ஏங்குறேன் ரொம்ப நேரமா
ஏம்மா பிடிவாதமா அம்மாடியோ தாங்கதம்மா
ஹேய்.....தொட்டா என்ன கெட்டா விடும்
Come, girl, shall I come near?
I have been yearning for a very long time.
Why girl, such stubbornness? Oh dear, I cannot bear it!
Hey... what harm is there if you touch?
மாமா மயக்கமா
பார்த்தாலும் நீ சூடேறுமா
மோகமா உனதாகுமா
புது வேகம்தான் தலைக்கேறுமா
அம்மாடி நான் என்னாவது......
My love, is it intoxication?
Even if you look, will you heat up?
Will infatuation become yours?
Will a new speed rush to your head?
Oh dear, what will become of me?
..................
ஹ்ம்ம்....
பெண் மற்றும் ஆண் :
லால்ல லாலா
Male: Hmm...
Female and Male: Laalla laalaa
மாம்பழக் குலையாட்டம் மடியில சாஞ்சி
விளையாட வேண்டாமா மேல் மூச்சு வாங்கி
லால் லால் லா......
லால் லால் லல லல லா......
மாம்பழக் குலையாட்டம் மடியில சாஞ்சி
விளையாட வேண்டாமா மேல் மூச்சு வாங்கி
மயக்குது உன் பாட்டு மெதுவாக தாலாட்டு
மல்லிகை பூவாட்டம் மாமா நீ சீராட்டு
துடிக்குது தேகம் அதற்காகத்தான்
Leaning on the lap like a bunch of ripe mangoes,
Shouldn't we play, breathing heavily?
Female: Laal laal laa
Male: Laal laal lala lala laa
Leaning on the lap like a bunch of ripe mangoes,
Shouldn't we play, breathing heavily?
Female: Your song intoxicates me, softly singing a lullaby,
Fondle me like a jasmine flower, my love.
Male: The body is throbbing just for that,
ஆசைதான் அலை பாயுதா
அங்கங்குதான் தேன் தேடுதா.....
அம்மாடி நான் என்னாவது
வாம்மா வரட்டுமா
நான் ஏங்குறேன் ரொம்ப நேரமா....
Is desire surging like waves?
Is it searching for honey everywhere?
Oh dear, what will become of me?
Male: Come, girl, shall I come near?
I have been yearning for a very long time.
வாலிபம் அரங்கேற அமைந்தது மேடை
வரவேற்பு கூறாதோ நான் காட்டும் ஜாடை
ததும்புது தேனாறு திருமேனி பதினாறு
என்னையும் வாட்டதோ ஆளான கோளாறு
நெருங்கிடு என்னை இதமாகத்தான்
The stage is set for youth to make its debut,
Doesn't the gesture I show welcome you?
Male: A river of honey overflows, a youthful body of sixteen,
Won't this trouble of growing up torment me too?
Female: Come closer to me gently,
காதலின் கனிதானடி
கனி தேடும் நான் அணில் தானடி
ஏய்....தொட்டா என்ன கெட்டா விடும்
You are the fruit of love, my dear!
I am the squirrel seeking that fruit!
Hey, what harm is there if touched?
மாமா மயக்கமா
பார்த்தாலும் நீ சூடேறுமா
ஆ......ஏம்மா பிடிவாதமா
அம்மாடியோ தாங்கதம்மா
தொட்டா என்ன கெட்டா விடும்......
வாம்மா.......
வரட்டுமா......
ஹஹாஹ்.....
My love, is it intoxication?
Even if you look, heat rises in you,
Male: Ah... why girl, such stubbornness?
Oh my, I cannot endure it!
What harm is there if touched?
Male: Come, girl,
Female: Shall I come?
Male: Hahaah...
Vammaa varattumaa
Come, girl, shall I come near?
Naan yaenguraen rompa neramaa
I have been yearning for a very long time.
Yaemmaa pidivaadhamaa ammaadiyo thaangaathammaa
Why girl, such stubbornness? Oh dear, I cannot bear it!
Haei….thottaa ena kettaa vidum
Hey... what harm is there if you touch?
Mama mayakkamaa
My love, is it intoxication?
Paarththaalum nee soodaerumaa
Even if you look, will you heat up?
Mogamaa unathaagumaa
Will infatuation become yours?
Pudhu vegamthaan thalaikkerumaa
Will a new speed rush to your head?
Ammaadi naan ennaavathu
Oh dear, what will become of me?
………………
Male: Hmm...
Male :Hmm…
Female and Male: Laalla laalaa
Female and Male :Laalla laalaa
Mambazha kulaiyaattam madiyila saanji
Leaning on the lap like a bunch of ripe mangoes,
Vilaiyaada vendaama mel mochchu vaangi
Shouldn't we play, breathing heavily?
Female :Laal laal laa
Female: Laal laal laa
Male :Laal laal lala lala laa
Male: Laal laal lala lala laa
Mambazha kulaiyaattam madiyila saanji
Leaning on the lap like a bunch of ripe mangoes,
Vilaiyaada vendaama mel mochchu vaangi
Shouldn't we play, breathing heavily?
Female :Mayakkuthu un paattu medhuvaaga thaalaattu
Female: Your song intoxicates me, softly singing a lullaby,
Malligai poovaattam mama nee seeraattu
Fondle me like a jasmine flower, my love.
Male :Thudikkuthu thegam adharkkaagaththaan
Male: The body is throbbing just for that,
Aasaithaan alai paayuthaa
Is desire surging like waves?
Anganguthaan thaen theduthaa
Is it searching for honey everywhere?
Ammaadi naan ennaavathu
Oh dear, what will become of me?
Male :Vaammaa varattumaa
Male: Come, girl, shall I come near?
Naanyaenguraen rompa neramaa
I have been yearning for a very long time.
Vaalipam arangera amainthathu medai
The stage is set for youth to make its debut,
Varaverppi kooraatho naan kaattum jaadai
Doesn't the gesture I show welcome you?
Male :Thathumputhu thaenaaru thirumeni padhinaaru
Male: A river of honey overflows, a youthful body of sixteen,
Ennaiyum vaattaatho aalaana kolaaru
Won't this trouble of growing up torment me too?
Female :Nerungidu ennai idhamaagaththaan
Female: Come closer to me gently,
Kadhalin kanithaanadi
You are the fruit of love, my dear!
Kani thedum naan anilthaanadi
I am the squirrel seeking that fruit!
Yaei thottaa enna kettaa vidum
Hey, what harm is there if touched?
Mama mayakkamaa
My love, is it intoxication?
Paarththaalum nee soodaerum
Even if you look, heat rises in you,
Male :Aa…yaemmaa pidivaathamaa
Male: Ah... why girl, such stubbornness?
Ammaadiyo thaangaathammaa
Oh my, I cannot endure it!
Thottaa enna kettaavidum
What harm is there if touched?
Male :Vammaa
Male: Come, girl,
Female :Varattuma
Female: Shall I come?
Male :Hahaah….
Male: Hahaah...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Vammaa Varattumaa' from Raja Yuvaraja (1985) is a playful, romantic duet featuring two lovers teasing and expressing their longing for each other. The male lover coaxingly asks to come close, lamenting his long wait and her playful stubbornness, while the female lover responds with intimate teasing about the heat and passion brewing between them. Rich in sensory metaphors—comparing youth to overflowing honey, jasmine flowers, and ripe mangoes—Vaali's lyrics paint a vivid picture of romantic intimacy, youthful allure, and cheerful courtship.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamai)
“Mambazha kulaiyaattam madiyila saanji”
Compares resting affectionately in the lap to a heavy bunch of ripe mangoes ('mambazha kulaiyaattam').
Simile (Uvamai)
“Malligai poovaattam mama nee seeraattu”
Uses 'poovaattam' (like a flower) to express being caressed as gently as a jasmine blossom.
Metaphor (Uruvagaim)
“Kani thedum naan anilthaanadi”
Directly compares the seeker of love to a squirrel searching for sweet fruit ('kani').
Alliteration (Monai)
“Thathumputhu thaenaaru thirumeni padhinaaru”
Features rhythmic alliteration with repeating 'th' sounds (Thathumputhu, thaenaaru, thirumeni).
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Trivia
The song 'Vammaa Varattumaa' features music composed by Ben Surender, a lesser-known composer in 1980s Tamil cinema who brought a catchy, synth-pop rhythm to this energetic track. Sung by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and Vani Jairam, it remains a rare upbeat gem from the mid-80s audio catalogue.
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