Yamma Yamma
From 7aum Arivu · 2011
- Lyricist
- Kabilan
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Shweta Mohan
- Music director
- Harris Jayaraj
- Details
- 7aum Arivu2011
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Yamma yamma kaadhal ponnama | Oh dear, oh dear, my golden girl of love |
| Nee ena vittu ponathennamma | Why did you leave me and go, my girl? |
| Nenjukulla kaayam aachamma | My heart has been wounded, my girl |
| En pattam poochi saayam pochamma | My butterfly has lost its vibrant colors, my girl |
| Male | |
| Adi aanoda kaadhal kai rega polae | Hey, a man's love is permanent like the lines on a palm |
| Pennoda kaadhal kai kutta polae | A woman's love is temporary like a handkerchief |
| Kanavukulla avala vechenae | I kept her inside my dreams |
| En kanna renda thirudi ponaalae | Yet she stole away both my eyes and left |
| Pullaankulala kaiyil thanthaalae | She placed a flute in my hands |
| En moochu kaatha vaangi ponaalae | And stole away my breath as she left |
| Male | |
| Pombalaiya nambi kettuponavanga romba | Many are those who got ruined by trusting a woman |
| Andha varisaiyil naanum ippa kadaisiyil ninnen | And in that long queue, I now stand at the very end |
| Mutheduka ponaal un moochadangum thannaal | If you dive for pearls, your breath holds automatically |
| Kaadhal muthedutha pinnaal | But after diving and retrieving the pearl of love |
| Manam pithamaagum pennaal | One's mind goes insane because of the woman |
| Male | |
| Ava kaiyavituthaan poyaachu | She let go of my hand and walked away |
| Kannu rendumae poiyaachu | Both my eyes proved to be deceitful |
| Kaadhal enbathu veen pechu | Love is just useless, empty talk |
| Manam unnalae punnaai pochu | My heart has turned into a painful wound because of you |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal paathai kallu mulluda | The path of love is full of stones and thorns, man |
| Adhai kadanthupona aalae illadaa | There is no person who has successfully crossed it, man |
| Kaadhal oru bothai maathira | Love is an intoxicating pill |
| Adhai pottukitta moongil yaathirai | Taking it leads straight to a journey on a funeral bier |
| Male | |
| Yamma yamma kaadhal ponnama | Oh dear, oh dear, my golden girl of love |
| Nee ena vittu ponathennamma | Why did you leave me and go, my girl? |
| Nenjukulla kaayam aachamma | My heart has been wounded, my girl |
| En pattam poochi saayam pochamma | My butterfly has lost its vibrant colors, my girl |
| Female | |
| ………………………………………… | |
| Male | |
| Ota potta moongil athu paatu paada koodum | A piece of bamboo with holes pierced in it can play a song |
| Nenjil ota potta pinnum manam unna pathi paadum | Even after my heart has been pierced with holes, it still sings about you |
| Vanthu ponathaaru oru nanthavana theru | Who came and went like a garden street? |
| Nambi nonthu ponen paaru ava poo illa naaru | Look at me, broken after trusting her; she is not a flower, but a harsh fiber |
| Male | |
| Enna thittam potu nee thirudaadhae | Do not plot and steal from me |
| Etta ninnu nee varudaadhae | Do not stroke me standing from afar |
| Katterumbu pol nerudaadhae | Do not irritate me like a fire ant |
| Manam thaangadhae thaangadhae | My heart cannot tolerate it, cannot tolerate it |
| Male | |
| Vaanavillin kolam neeyamma | You were the colorful pattern of a rainbow |
| En vaanam thaandi ponathengamma | Why did you cross beyond my sky, my girl? |
| Kaadhal illaa ooru engadaa | Where is a town where love doesn't exist, my friend? |
| Enna kanna katti kooti pongadaa | Blindfold me and take me away to such a place, my friend |
| Male | |
| Yamma yamma kaadhal ponnamaFemale :……………….. | Oh dear, oh dear, my golden girl of love |
| Nee ena vittu ponathennammaFemale :…………………… | Why did you leave me and go, my girl? |
| Nenjukulla kaayam aachammaFemale :…………………… | My heart has been wounded, my girl |
| En pattam poochi saayam pochammaFemale :………………… | My butterfly has lost its vibrant colors, my girl |
| Male | |
| ……………………………………. | |
யம்மா யம்மா காதல்
பொன்னம்மா நீ என்ன விட்டு
போனதென்னம்மா நெஞ்சுக்குள்ள
காயம் ஆச்சம்மா என் பட்டாம்
பூச்சி சாயம் போச்சம்மா
Oh dear, oh dear, my golden girl of love
Why did you leave me and go, my girl?
My heart has been wounded, my girl
My butterfly has lost its vibrant colors, my girl
அடி ஆணோட காதல்
கை ரேகை போல பெண்ணோட
காதல் கை குட்டை போல
கனவுக்குள்ள அவள வச்சேனே
என் கண்ண ரெண்ட திருடி
போனாளே புல்லாங்குழல
கையில் தந்தாளே என்
மூச்சுக்காத்த வாங்கி
போனாளே
Hey, a man's love is permanent like the lines on a palm
A woman's love is temporary like a handkerchief
I kept her inside my dreams
Yet she stole away both my eyes and left
She placed a flute in my hands
And stole away my breath as she left
பொம்பளைய நம்பி
கெட்டு போனவங்க ரொம்ப
அந்த வரிசையில் நானும்
இப்ப கடைசியில் நின்னேன்
முத்தெடுக்க போனால் உன்
மூச்சடங்கும் தன்னால் காதல்
முத்தெடுத்த பின்னால் மனம்
பித்தமாகும் பெண்ணால்
Many are those who got ruined by trusting a woman
And in that long queue, I now stand at the very end
If you dive for pearls, your breath holds automatically
But after diving and retrieving the pearl of love
One's mind goes insane because of the woman
அவ கைய விட்டு
தான் போயாச்சு கண்ணு
ரெண்டுமே பொய்யாச்சு
காதல் என்பது வீண் பேச்சு
மனம் உன்னாலே புண்ணாய்
போச்சு
She let go of my hand and walked away
Both my eyes proved to be deceitful
Love is just useless, empty talk
My heart has turned into a painful wound because of you
காதல் பாதை கல்லு
முள்ளுடா அதை கடந்து
போன ஆளே இல்லடா
காதல் ஒரு போதை மாத்திரை
அத போட்டுக்கிட்டா மூங்கில்
யாத்திரை
The path of love is full of stones and thorns, man
There is no person who has successfully crossed it, man
Love is an intoxicating pill
Taking it leads straight to a journey on a funeral bier
யம்மா யம்மா காதல்
பொன்னம்மா நீ என்ன விட்டு
போனதென்னம்மா நெஞ்சுக்குள்ள
காயம் ஆச்சம்மா என் பட்டாம்
பூச்சி சாயம் போச்சம்மா
Oh dear, oh dear, my golden girl of love
Why did you leave me and go, my girl?
My heart has been wounded, my girl
My butterfly has lost its vibrant colors, my girl
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ஓட்ட போட்ட மூங்கில்
அது பாட்டு பாட கூடும் நெஞ்சில்
ஓட்ட போட்ட பின்னும் மனம்
உன்ன பத்தி பாடும் வந்து
போனதாரு ஒரு நந்தவன தேரு
நம்பி நொந்து போனேன் பாரு
அவ பூ இல்ல நாரு
A piece of bamboo with holes pierced in it can play a song
Even after my heart has been pierced with holes, it still sings about you
Who came and went like a garden street?
Look at me, broken after trusting her; she is not a flower, but a harsh fiber
என்ன திட்டம் போட்டு
நீ திருடாதே எட்ட நின்னு நீ
வருடாதே கட்டெறும்பு
போல் நெருடாதே மனம்
தாங்காதே தாங்காதே
Do not plot and steal from me
Do not stroke me standing from afar
Do not irritate me like a fire ant
My heart cannot tolerate it, cannot tolerate it
வானவில்லின் கோலம்
நீயம்மா என் வானம் தாண்டி
போனதெங்கம்மா காதல்
இல்லா ஊரு எங்கடா என்ன
கண்ண கட்டி கூட்டி போங்கடா
You were the colorful pattern of a rainbow
Why did you cross beyond my sky, my girl?
Where is a town where love doesn't exist, my friend?
Blindfold me and take me away to such a place, my friend
யம்மா யம்மா
காதல் பொன்னம்மா
.........................
நீ என்ன விட்டு
போனதென்னம்மா
.........................
நெஞ்சுக்குள்ள காயம்
ஆச்சம்மா
.........................
என் பட்டாம் பூச்சி சாயம்
போச்சம்மா
.........................
.........................
Oh dear, oh dear, my golden girl of love
Why did you leave me and go, my girl?
My heart has been wounded, my girl
My butterfly has lost its vibrant colors, my girl
Yamma yamma kaadhal ponnama
Oh dear, oh dear, my golden girl of love
Nee ena vittu ponathennamma
Why did you leave me and go, my girl?
Nenjukulla kaayam aachamma
My heart has been wounded, my girl
En pattam poochi saayam pochamma
My butterfly has lost its vibrant colors, my girl
Adi aanoda kaadhal kai rega polae
Hey, a man's love is permanent like the lines on a palm
Pennoda kaadhal kai kutta polae
A woman's love is temporary like a handkerchief
Kanavukulla avala vechenae
I kept her inside my dreams
En kanna renda thirudi ponaalae
Yet she stole away both my eyes and left
Pullaankulala kaiyil thanthaalae
She placed a flute in my hands
En moochu kaatha vaangi ponaalae
And stole away my breath as she left
Pombalaiya nambi kettuponavanga romba
Many are those who got ruined by trusting a woman
Andha varisaiyil naanum ippa kadaisiyil ninnen
And in that long queue, I now stand at the very end
Mutheduka ponaal un moochadangum thannaal
If you dive for pearls, your breath holds automatically
Kaadhal muthedutha pinnaal
But after diving and retrieving the pearl of love
Manam pithamaagum pennaal
One's mind goes insane because of the woman
Ava kaiyavituthaan poyaachu
She let go of my hand and walked away
Kannu rendumae poiyaachu
Both my eyes proved to be deceitful
Kaadhal enbathu veen pechu
Love is just useless, empty talk
Manam unnalae punnaai pochu
My heart has turned into a painful wound because of you
Kaadhal paathai kallu mulluda
The path of love is full of stones and thorns, man
Adhai kadanthupona aalae illadaa
There is no person who has successfully crossed it, man
Kaadhal oru bothai maathira
Love is an intoxicating pill
Adhai pottukitta moongil yaathirai
Taking it leads straight to a journey on a funeral bier
Yamma yamma kaadhal ponnama
Oh dear, oh dear, my golden girl of love
Nee ena vittu ponathennamma
Why did you leave me and go, my girl?
Nenjukulla kaayam aachamma
My heart has been wounded, my girl
En pattam poochi saayam pochamma
My butterfly has lost its vibrant colors, my girl
…………………………………………
Ota potta moongil athu paatu paada koodum
A piece of bamboo with holes pierced in it can play a song
Nenjil ota potta pinnum manam unna pathi paadum
Even after my heart has been pierced with holes, it still sings about you
Vanthu ponathaaru oru nanthavana theru
Who came and went like a garden street?
Nambi nonthu ponen paaru ava poo illa naaru
Look at me, broken after trusting her; she is not a flower, but a harsh fiber
Enna thittam potu nee thirudaadhae
Do not plot and steal from me
Etta ninnu nee varudaadhae
Do not stroke me standing from afar
Katterumbu pol nerudaadhae
Do not irritate me like a fire ant
Manam thaangadhae thaangadhae
My heart cannot tolerate it, cannot tolerate it
Vaanavillin kolam neeyamma
You were the colorful pattern of a rainbow
En vaanam thaandi ponathengamma
Why did you cross beyond my sky, my girl?
Kaadhal illaa ooru engadaa
Where is a town where love doesn't exist, my friend?
Enna kanna katti kooti pongadaa
Blindfold me and take me away to such a place, my friend
Yamma yamma kaadhal ponnamaFemale :………………..
Oh dear, oh dear, my golden girl of love
Nee ena vittu ponathennammaFemale :……………………
Why did you leave me and go, my girl?
Nenjukulla kaayam aachammaFemale :……………………
My heart has been wounded, my girl
En pattam poochi saayam pochammaFemale :…………………
My butterfly has lost its vibrant colors, my girl
…………………………………….
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Yamma Yamma' from 7aum Arivu expresses the deep pain, grief, and despair of a heartbroken lover abandoned by his beloved. The protagonist laments how deeply he loved and trusted her, only to be left with emotional scars and shattered dreams. He reflects cynically on the nature of love, describing it as an intoxicating drug that leads to destruction and comparing a woman's love to fleeting objects. Through poetic imagery of a flute created through pain or a colorful butterfly losing its hues, the lyrics convey an overwhelming sense of betrayal. The protagonist feels so tormented by the memories of his lost love that he desperately pleads to be taken to a place where love does not exist at all, highlighting the tragic weight of unrequited affection.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“En pattam poochi saayam pochamma”
Compares his vibrant life and happiness to a colorful butterfly that has lost its colors due to heartbreak.
Simile
“Pennoda kaadhal kai kutta polae”
Uses explicit comparison ('polae' - like) to compare a woman's love to a handkerchief that is easily discarded or temporarily used.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Enna thittam potu nee thirudaadhae / Etta ninnu nee varudaadhae / Katterumbu pol nerudaadhae”
Consonant end rhyming with the suffix '-adhae' across consecutive lines creates a rhythmic, lamenting cadence.
Metaphor
“Kaadhal oru bothai maathira”
Directly equates love to an intoxicating pill ('bothai maathira') that clouds judgment.
Imagery & Irony
“Ota potta moongil athu paatu paada koodum / Nenjil ota potta pinnum manam unna pathi paadum”
Draws poetic imagery of a bamboo flute created by making holes in it, using it as an analogy for a heart pierced with pain that still sings songs of love.
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Trivia
Although the composer and singers were listed as unknown in the provided prompt, 'Yamma Yamma' was composed by Harris Jayaraj for the 2011 sci-fi action film '7aum Arivu' (directed by A.R. Murugadoss, starring Suriya and Shruti Haasan). The track was rendered by the legendary playback singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam alongside Swetha Mohan, and Kabilan's emotional lyrics made it one of the most memorable Tamil heartbreak anthems of that decade.
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