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Lyrics & meaning

Yamma Yamma

From Thalattu Ketkuthamma · 1991

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Thalattu Ketkuthamma
Movie release year
1991
Lyrics added on
21 Dec 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Haa…..aa…aaha aha aha aha ha…aa…
Haa…..aa…aaha aha aha aha ha…aa…
Haehae Aaha haa
Haehae ahahaa haa haa
Aaha Aaha Aahaa haa
Yammaa yamma lady doctor
Unnodathaan oru matter
Female :Vetkkam enna naan doctor
Sollu sollu enna matter
Kaiya pudichaa theriyaadhaa
Naadi thudichaa puriyaadhaa
Female :Case-su kedachaa vida maattaen
Summaa nadichaa thoda maattaen
Yammaa yamma lady doctor
Unnodathaan oru matter
Yammaa yamma lady doctor
Thaenum kinnatthil vaittha paalum
Unna vaenum kannatthil alli thaa….hhaa
Female :Naanum sorgaththin vannakkolam
Dhinam podum marmaththai solliththaa…aa…
Thottu thottuththaan kai pattu pattuththaan
Kattru kollattum un vanna chittuththaan
Female :Innum innumthaan en munnum pinnum thaan
Inbam pongattum nee yennai pinnaththaan
Koiyaamal thaan nedu naeram
Indha koiyaavum kanindhathenna…aa….
Female :Kotthoduthaan enai paarththu
Kili koththaamal irundhadhenna….
Male :Saeraamalae dhaegam theeraadhu dhaagam
Yammaa yamma lady doctor
Unnodathaan oru matter hmm
Female :Vetkkam enna naan doctor
Sollu sollu enna matter
Kaiya pudichaa theriyaadhaa
Naadi thudichaa puriyaadhaa
Female :Case-su kedachaa vida maattaen
Summaa nadichaa thoda maattaen
Soodu uththi konda maanum
Nindru vaadum vekkatthil ippaththaan
Male :Oorum vellatthai kanda naeram
Vandhu aadum theppathil ippaththaan
Otti kollathaan nee kattikkollathaan
Otthukkonda pin pen oththi chellumaa
Male :Saththam ittuthaan oru muththam ittuthaan
Thappu Seiyaththaan pen oppukkollumaa….aa….
Ammaadiyo idharkkaaga
Oru aaraaichi nadappadhenna
Male :Kummaalam thaan thodangaamal
Innum summaavae iruppadhenna….aa….
Female :Poopaalam thaan poda poombaavai vaada
Yammaa yamma lady doctor
Unnodathaan oru matter hmm
Female :Vetkkam enna naan doctor
Sollu sollu enna matter
Kaiya pudichaa theriyaadhaa
Naadi thudichaa puriyaadhaa
Female :Case-su kedachaa vida maattaen
Summaa nadichaa thoda maattaen
Yammaa yamma lady doctor
Unnodathaan aahaa hahhaan aahn
Yammaa yamma……
Ha... aa... aaha aha aha aha ha... aa...
Ha... aa... aaha aha aha aha ha... aa...
Hehey aaha ha
Hehey ahaha ha ha
Aaha aaha aaha ha
Oh lady doctor, hey lady doctor!
I have a little matter to discuss with you.
Why feel shy? I am a doctor.
Tell me, tell me, what is the matter?
Won't you know if you hold my hand?
Won't you understand when my pulse beats?
If I get a genuine case, I won't let it go!
If you are just pretending, I won't even touch you!
Oh lady doctor, hey lady doctor!
I have a little matter to discuss with you.
Oh lady doctor, hey lady doctor!
Like honey and milk kept in a bowl,
I want to taste you—scoop it from your cheeks and give it to me, haha!
I will teach you the secret
of drawing the colorful patterns of heaven every single day...
With gentle touches and hands brushing softly,
let your colorful little bird learn!
More and more, in front of me and behind me,
let joy overflow as you entwine around me!
Without being plucked for so long,
how has this guava ripened on its own?
Seeing me hanging in a fresh bunch,
why has the parrot held back from taking a peck?
Unless our bodies come together, this thirst will never be quenched!
Oh lady doctor, hey lady doctor!
I have a little matter to discuss with you, mm.
Why feel shy? I am a doctor.
Tell me, tell me, what is the matter?
Won't you know if you hold my hand?
Won't you understand when my pulse beats?
If I get a genuine case, I won't let it go!
If you are just pretending, I won't even touch you!
Like a deer feeling the rising heat of passion,
she stands and withers in shy longing right now!
Seeing the rushing flood flow into town,
she comes to dance on the floating raft right now!
To snuggle close and let you hold her tight,
once a girl agrees, would she ever delay?
Making a playful sound and stealing a kiss,
would a girl easily agree to such sweet mischief?
Oh goodness, just for this,
why is there such deep research going on?
Without even getting the fun started,
why are we still sitting around idle?
While the morning raga plays and this flower-like girl yearns...
Oh lady doctor, hey lady doctor!
I have a little matter to discuss with you, mm.
Why feel shy? I am a doctor.
Tell me, tell me, what is the matter?
Won't you know if you hold my hand?
Won't you understand when my pulse beats?
If I get a genuine case, I won't let it go!
If you are just pretending, I won't even touch you!
Oh lady doctor, hey lady doctor!
With you alone, aha hahaan aan...
Oh lady, hey lady...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful duet features flirtatious double-entendres and medical metaphors between the male and female lead. The hero playfully addresses his lover as his 'lady doctor', asking her to diagnose his romantic afflictions and check his pulse. The heroine responds in character, warning him that as a dedicated practitioner, she takes genuine 'cases' seriously and won't entertain pretense. Through sensual metaphors involving honey, milk, ripened guavas, and pecking parrots, the song captures the intense desire, gentle teasing, and deep romantic longing between the couple. Lyricist Vaali skillfully crafts a lighthearted track filled with catchy rhythms and engaging wordplay.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaipu (Rhyming end words)

Kaiya pudichaa theriyaadhaa / Naadi thudichaa puriyaadhaa

The lines end with matching rhyming suffixes ('theriyaadhaa' and 'puriyaadhaa').

Ethugai (Second letter agreement)

Case-su kedachaa vida maattaen / Summaa nadichaa thoda maattaen

The second consonant sound in 'kedachaa' and 'nadichaa' creates an internal rhyme ('da').

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Naanum sorgaththin vannakkolam

The heroine compares herself directly to a colorful heavenly kolam/pattern.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Indha koiyaavum kanindhathenna

The heroine's youth and beauty are metaphorically described as a ripened guava fruit.

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