Yamma Yamma Summa
From Arthamulla Aasaigal · 1985
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- Malaysia Vasudevan, S. Janaki
- Music director
- Gangai Amaran
- Details
- Arthamulla Aasaigal1985
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Yammaa yammaa summaa paakkaathae | Oh girl, oh girl, don't just stare like that |
| Ada angae ingae kaiya vaikkaathae | Hey, don't put your hands here and there |
| Yammaa yammaa summaa paakkaathae | Oh girl, oh girl, don't just stare like that |
| Ada angae ingae kaiya vaikkaathae | Hey, don't put your hands here and there |
| Female | |
| Vaattuthu kuluru nadunguthu malaru | The cold is tormenting, and the flower is trembling |
| Male :Aaddaiya virichchu poththikka pudichchu | Male: Spread the garment and wrap ourselves up tight |
| Female | |
| Yammaa yammaa summaa paakkaathae | Oh girl, oh girl, don't just stare like that |
| Ada angae ingae kaiya vaikkaathae hahaa hae | Hey, don't put your hands here and there, haha hae |
| Male | |
| Neethaanae en thoppil aadum maangani | You alone are the sweet mango swaying in my orchard |
| Naanthaanae un thaeam moodum thaavani | I alone am the half-saree covering your beautiful body |
| Neethaanae en thoppil aadum maangani | You alone are the sweet mango swaying in my orchard |
| Naanthaanae un thaeam moodum thaavani | I alone am the half-saree covering your beautiful body |
| Female | |
| Unnai enni yaeni melinju | Thinking of you, I have grown thin like a ladder |
| Meni karainu poguthae | My body is melting away |
| Chinna chinna saaral adichchum | Even as light rain drizzles down |
| Eera odambu veguthae…. | My wet body feels like it is burning... |
| Male | |
| Yammaa yammaa summaa paakkaathae | Oh girl, oh girl, don't just stare like that |
| Female :Aah…..ada angae ingae kaiya vaikkaathae | Female: Ah... hey, don't put your hands here and there |
| Female | |
| Poomaeni nogaama kaiyil alla vaa | Come gather me in your arms without hurting my flower-like body |
| Kaayangal illama kannam killa vaa | Come pinch my cheek without leaving any wounds |
| Poomaeni nogaama kaiyil alla vaa | Come gather me in your arms without hurting my flower-like body |
| Kaayangal illama kannam killa vaa | Come pinch my cheek without leaving any wounds |
| Male | |
| Muththumani maedai kulunga | As the pearl-like stage shakes |
| Aasai kodiyai naattavaa | Shall I hoist the flag of desire? |
| Kannirendil jaadai vilanga | As gestures speak through both eyes |
| Veenai mayanga meettavaa | Shall I play the veena till it swoons? |
| Female | |
| Yammaa yammaa summaa paakkaathae | Oh girl, oh girl, don't just stare like that |
| Ada angae ingae kaiya vaikkaathae | Hey, don't put your hands here and there |
| Male :Vaattuthu kuluru | Male: The cold is tormenting |
| Female :Nadunguthu malaru | Female: The flower is trembling |
| Male :Aaddaiya virichchu | Male: Spread the garment |
| Female :Poththikka pudichchu | Female: Wrap ourselves up tight |
| Male | |
| Yammaa yammaa summaa paakkaathae | Oh girl, oh girl, don't just stare like that |
| Female :Aah…..da angae ingae kaiya vaikkaathae hahaan…. | Female: Ah... hey, don't put your hands here and there, hahaan... |
ஆ....அ.....ஆ.....ஆ....ஆ.....ஆ.....
ஆ....அ.....ஆ.....ஆ....ஆ.....ஆ.......
ஆஹ்.....
Oh girl, oh girl, don't just stare like that
Hey, don't put your hands here and there
Oh girl, oh girl, don't just stare like that
Hey, don't put your hands here and there
யம்மா யம்மா சும்மா பாக்காதே
அட அங்கே இங்கே கைய வைக்காதே
யம்மா யம்மா சும்மா பாக்காதே
அட அங்கே இங்கே கைய வைக்காதே
The cold is tormenting, and the flower is trembling
Male: Spread the garment and wrap ourselves up tight
வாட்டுது குளுரு நடுங்குது மலரு
ஆடைய விரிச்சு போத்திக்க புடிச்சு
Oh girl, oh girl, don't just stare like that
Hey, don't put your hands here and there, haha hae
யம்மா யம்மா சும்மா பாக்காதே
அட அங்கே இங்கே கைய வைக்காதே ஹஹா ஹே
You alone are the sweet mango swaying in my orchard
I alone am the half-saree covering your beautiful body
You alone are the sweet mango swaying in my orchard
I alone am the half-saree covering your beautiful body
நீதானே என் தோப்பில் ஆடும் மாங்கனி
நான்தானே உன் தேகம் மூடும் தாவணி
நீதானே என் தோப்பில் ஆடும் மாங்கனி
நான்தானே உன் தேகம் மூடும் தாவணி
Thinking of you, I have grown thin like a ladder
My body is melting away
Even as light rain drizzles down
My wet body feels like it is burning...
உன்னை எண்ணி ஏங்கி மெலிஞ்சு
மேனி கரைஞ்சு போகுதே
சின்ன சின்ன சாரல் அடிச்சும்
ஈர ஒடம்பு வேகுதே......
Oh girl, oh girl, don't just stare like that
Female: Ah... hey, don't put your hands here and there
யம்மா யம்மா சும்மா பாக்காதே
ஆஹ்.......அட அங்கே இங்கே கைய வைக்காதே
Come gather me in your arms without hurting my flower-like body
Come pinch my cheek without leaving any wounds
Come gather me in your arms without hurting my flower-like body
Come pinch my cheek without leaving any wounds
பூமேனி நோகாம கையில் அள்ள வா
காயங்கள் இல்லாம கன்னம் கிள்ள வா
பூமேனி நோகாம கையில் அள்ள வா
காயங்கள் இல்லாம கன்னம் கிள்ள வா
As the pearl-like stage shakes
Shall I hoist the flag of desire?
As gestures speak through both eyes
Shall I play the veena till it swoons?
முத்துமணி மேடை குலுங்க
ஆசை கொடியை நாட்டவா
கண்ணிரெண்டில் ஜாடை விளங்க
வீணை மயங்க மீட்டவா........
Oh girl, oh girl, don't just stare like that
Hey, don't put your hands here and there
Male: The cold is tormenting
Female: The flower is trembling
Male: Spread the garment
Female: Wrap ourselves up tight
யம்மா யம்மா சும்மா பாக்காதே
அட அங்கே இங்கே கைய வைக்காதே
வாட்டுது குளுரு
நடுங்குது மலரு
ஆடைய விரிச்சு
போத்திக்க புடிச்சு
Oh girl, oh girl, don't just stare like that
Female: Ah... hey, don't put your hands here and there, hahaan...
யம்மா யம்மா சும்மா பாக்காதே......
ஆஹ்.......அட அங்கே இங்கே கைய வைக்காதே ஹாஹான்
Yammaa yammaa summaa paakkaathae
Oh girl, oh girl, don't just stare like that
Ada angae ingae kaiya vaikkaathae
Hey, don't put your hands here and there
Yammaa yammaa summaa paakkaathae
Oh girl, oh girl, don't just stare like that
Ada angae ingae kaiya vaikkaathae
Hey, don't put your hands here and there
Vaattuthu kuluru nadunguthu malaru
The cold is tormenting, and the flower is trembling
Male :Aaddaiya virichchu poththikka pudichchu
Male: Spread the garment and wrap ourselves up tight
Yammaa yammaa summaa paakkaathae
Oh girl, oh girl, don't just stare like that
Ada angae ingae kaiya vaikkaathae hahaa hae
Hey, don't put your hands here and there, haha hae
Neethaanae en thoppil aadum maangani
You alone are the sweet mango swaying in my orchard
Naanthaanae un thaeam moodum thaavani
I alone am the half-saree covering your beautiful body
Neethaanae en thoppil aadum maangani
You alone are the sweet mango swaying in my orchard
Naanthaanae un thaeam moodum thaavani
I alone am the half-saree covering your beautiful body
Unnai enni yaeni melinju
Thinking of you, I have grown thin like a ladder
Meni karainu poguthae
My body is melting away
Chinna chinna saaral adichchum
Even as light rain drizzles down
Eera odambu veguthae….
My wet body feels like it is burning...
Yammaa yammaa summaa paakkaathae
Oh girl, oh girl, don't just stare like that
Female :Aah…..ada angae ingae kaiya vaikkaathae
Female: Ah... hey, don't put your hands here and there
Poomaeni nogaama kaiyil alla vaa
Come gather me in your arms without hurting my flower-like body
Kaayangal illama kannam killa vaa
Come pinch my cheek without leaving any wounds
Poomaeni nogaama kaiyil alla vaa
Come gather me in your arms without hurting my flower-like body
Kaayangal illama kannam killa vaa
Come pinch my cheek without leaving any wounds
Muththumani maedai kulunga
As the pearl-like stage shakes
Aasai kodiyai naattavaa
Shall I hoist the flag of desire?
Kannirendil jaadai vilanga
As gestures speak through both eyes
Veenai mayanga meettavaa
Shall I play the veena till it swoons?
Yammaa yammaa summaa paakkaathae
Oh girl, oh girl, don't just stare like that
Ada angae ingae kaiya vaikkaathae
Hey, don't put your hands here and there
Male :Vaattuthu kuluru
Male: The cold is tormenting
Female :Nadunguthu malaru
Female: The flower is trembling
Male :Aaddaiya virichchu
Male: Spread the garment
Female :Poththikka pudichchu
Female: Wrap ourselves up tight
Yammaa yammaa summaa paakkaathae
Oh girl, oh girl, don't just stare like that
Female :Aah…..da angae ingae kaiya vaikkaathae hahaan….
Female: Ah... hey, don't put your hands here and there, hahaan...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Yammaa Yammaa is a playful romantic duet from the 1985 Tamil film Arthamulla Aasaigal, featuring lyrics penned by the renowned lyricist Vaali. The song portrays an intimate and flirtatious exchange between lovers seeking warmth and affection amidst a chilly climate. Through playful banter, the hero teasingly approaches his lover while she pretends to resist his romantic advances. Throughout the track, Vaali employs rich sensory imagery—comparing the heroine's delicate form to a flower (Poomaeni) and a sweet mango (Maangani) swaying in an orchard. The song balances passionate longing with lighthearted tease, culminating in a celebration of mutual attraction and emotional closeness.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uruvagamm (Metaphor)
“Neethaanae en thoppil aadum maangani”
Compares the heroine to a ripe, swaying mango in an orchard to symbolize her sweetness and charm.
Metaphor
“Poomaeni nogaama kaiyil alla vaa”
Refers to the heroine's soft and delicate body as a bloom or flower (Poomaeni).
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Vaattuthu kuluru nadunguthu malaru”
Rhyming of line endings 'kuluru' and 'malaru' creates a rhythmic cadence.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Chinna chinna saaral adichchum”
Repetition of the 'Ch' sound at the beginning of adjacent words creates a musical flow.
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Trivia
Written by the iconic lyricist Vaali, 'Yammaa Yammaa' from the 1985 film 'Arthamulla Aasaigal' exemplifies Vaali's mastery in writing flirtatious folk-pop duets filled with colloquial rhythm and colorful romantic metaphors.
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