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Lyrics & meaning

Yamma Yamma Kunnooramma

From Mannava · 1997

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
Kumar Sanu
Music director
Deva
Movie name
Mannava
Movie release year
1997
Lyrics added on
12 Nov 2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Yammaa yammaa
Kunnoorammaa
Kuluruthu kuluruthu unnaalammaa
Yammaa yammaa
Kunnoorammaa
Kuluruthu kuluruthu unnaalammaa
Kayil paiyil kadhal booksu
Lovethaanammaa politics-u
Oh kayil paiyil kadhal booksu
Lovethaanammaa politics-u
Yammaa yammaa yammaa yammaa
Yammaa yammaa
Kunnoorammaa
Kuluruthu kuluruthu unnaalammaa
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Maattungadaa tight-u jeans-u
Colour colour-aai paranthidum beans-u
Aadungdaa break dance-su
Inga adikkuthu bollywood-u chance-u
Ooruvittu ooru sendru
Freeze-taa freeze-u
Sollattum
Naam inga yaaru endru news-u
Thikkattum mettattum
Kai kondu thattattum
Perum seerum vanthu
Vaasal kadhavai thattum
Yammaa yammaa
Kunnoorammaa
Kuluruthu kuluruthu unnaalammaa
Vaalipamae oru season
Ippa anupavi athilenna ration
Jollykkuthaan illai veli
Ithai sonnaaru kavingar vaali
Naattukku kaattanum naam pudhu route-u
Kottaikku melae namma kodikalai naattu
Vattangal ittaalum sattangal pottaalum
Naanum neeyum kaaval neerum ilaiyaraththam
Yammaa yammaa
Kunnoorammaa
Kuluruthu kuluruthu unnaalammaa
Kayil paiyil kadhal booksu
Lovethaanammaa politics-u
Oh kayil paiyil kadhal booksu
Lovethaanammaa politics-u
Yammaa yammaa yammaa yammaa
Yammaa yammaa
Kunnoorammaa
Kuluruthu kuluruthu unnaalammaa
Yammaa yammaa
Kunnoorammaa
Kuluruthu kuluruthu unnaalammaa
Oh girl, oh girl!
Girl from Coonoor!
I'm shivering, shivering because of you, girl!
Oh girl, oh girl!
Girl from Coonoor!
I'm shivering, shivering because of you, girl!
Books on love in my hand and in my bag,
love itself is our politics, girl!
Oh, books on love in my hand and in my bag,
love itself is our politics, girl!
Oh girl, oh girl, oh girl, oh girl!
Oh girl, oh girl!
Girl from Coonoor!
I'm shivering, shivering because of you, girl!
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Slip on your tight jeans, guys!
Beans flying in all bright colors,
Dance the breakdance, guys!
Here comes our big shot at Mollywood cinema!
Travelling from town to town,
like a free breeze,
let it spread,
the news of who we really are!
Let the rhythm roll and beats ring out,
let everyone clap their hands!
Fame and fortune will come,
and knock right at our door!
Oh girl, oh girl!
Girl from Coonoor!
I'm shivering, shivering because of you, girl!
Youth itself is just a fleeting season,
enjoy it now, why put limits on it?
There are no fences to having fun,
poet Vaali himself said this!
We must show a brand new path to the country,
and plant our flag high atop the fort!
Even if they draw boundaries or make strict laws,
you and I are the young blood that breaks through every guard!
Oh girl, oh girl!
Girl from Coonoor!
I'm shivering, shivering because of you, girl!
Books on love in my hand and in my bag,
love itself is our politics, girl!
Oh, books on love in my hand and in my bag,
love itself is our politics, girl!
Oh girl, oh girl, oh girl, oh girl!
Oh girl, oh girl!
Girl from Coonoor!
I'm shivering, shivering because of you, girl!
Oh girl, oh girl!
Girl from Coonoor!
I'm shivering, shivering because of you, girl!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Yamma Yamma' from Mannava (1997) is a high-energy youth anthem celebrating youthful exuberance, romantic thrill, and carefree living. Set against the cool climate of Coonoor, the protagonist playfully sings about how love induces chills, while urging his peers to embrace their youth without hesitation, dance with freedom, and forge their own path.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Repetition (Anaphora)

Kuluruthu kuluruthu unnaalammaa

The phrase 'kuluruthu kuluruthu' repeats the word for 'chilly' consecutively to emphasize the shivering chill caused by love and weather.

Meta-reference

Ithai sonnaaru kavingar vaali

The lyricist Vaali self-referentially incorporates his own name into the lyric ('Ithai sonnaaru kavingar vaali') to add playful authority to the message of carefree enjoyment.

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Trivia

This track was rendered by prominent Bollywood singer Kumar Sanu, featuring music composed by Deva and lyrics written by Vaali for the Napoleon-starrer Mannava (1997).

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