Yammadi Aathadi
From Vallavan · 2006
- Lyricist
- Perarasu
- Singers
- T. Rajender, Silambarasan, Suchitra, Mahathi
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Vallavan2006
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Yammaadi aathaadi onna enaku thariyaadi | Oh dear, oh my goodness, won't you give yourself to me? |
| Female | |
| Nee paadhi naan paadhi ada serndhu putta sivan jaadhi | You are half, I am half, together we belong to Lord Shiva's divine breed! |
| Male | |
| Araicha maava araipomaa | Shall we grind the already ground batter again? |
| Thuvacha thuniya thuvaipomaa | Shall we wash the already washed clothes again? |
| Female | |
| Raman kadhaiya ketpomaa | Shall we listen to the epic story of Lord Rama? |
| Villai valaichu paarpomaa | Shall we try bending the mighty bow? |
| Male | |
| Yemma yemma yemma yemma | Yemma yemma yemma yemma |
| Yemma yemma yemmamaa | Yemma yemma yemmamaa |
| Female | |
| Yemma yemma yemma yemma | Yemma yemma yemma yemma |
| Yemma yemma yemmamaa | Yemma yemma yemmamaa |
| Male | |
| Yammaadi aiyo aathaadi onna enaku thariyaadi | Oh dear, oh my goodness, won't you give yourself to me? |
| Female | |
| Hei naan thaan da mudhalaali | Hey, I am the boss! |
| Nee thaan enaku thozhilaali | And you are my worker! |
| Male | |
| Matcham minnum natchathiram | A sparkling star like a mole |
| Nee enni paarthaa enni paartha vetkam varum | If you count it, shyly feeling embarrassed, shyness will come! |
| Female | |
| Vetka neram ilaratha | There is no time for shyness now |
| Adichu putta odachi putta sorgam varum | If we break through and unlock it, heaven will arrive! |
| Male | |
| Nethu varai nethu varai | Until yesterday, until yesterday |
| Neeyum thaan naanum thaan ottavilla | You and I didn't stick together |
| Female | |
| Vaazhum varai vaazhum varai | As long as we live, as long as we live |
| Neeyum thaan naanum thaan retta pulla | You and I are like twin children |
| Male | |
| Vayasu paiyan moochu di | It is the breath of a young man! |
| Female | |
| Ada patta idam poochedi | Ah, wherever it touches, a flowering plant blooms! |
| Male | |
| Unnai polae ennai polae | Like you and like me |
| Kaadhalika yaarum illa | There is no one else to love! |
| Female | |
| Nallvanae vallavanae | Oh good man, oh capable man! |
| Vaazha vaika vandhavanae | The one who came to give me a life! |
| Male | |
| Yemma yemma yemma yemma | Yemma yemma yemma yemma |
| Yemma yemma yemmamaa | Yemma yemma yemmamaa |
| Female | |
| Yemma yemma yemma yemma | Yemma yemma yemma yemma |
| Yemma yemma yemmamaa | Yemma yemma yemmamaa |
| Male | |
| Ayyo ayyo | Oh my, oh my! |
| Female | |
| Aadhaaramaa avadhaaramaa | Have you become my foundation or a divine avatar |
| Aayi putta nenjukulla | Settled deep inside my heart! |
| Male | |
| Mm onnai vita ennai vidum | Mm, leaving you means leaving my own self |
| Uyir thaanammaa ullukulla | My very life resides inside, my dear! |
| Female | |
| Un vaasam thaan en moochil veesum | Your fragrance wafts through my breath |
| Uyirukul uyir vaazhudhu | A life lives within a life |
| Male | |
| Nam perai thaan oor ellam pesum | The whole town will talk about our names |
| Boomikum mozhiyaanadhu | It has become a language for the Earth! |
| Female | |
| Neethaanda neethaanda jalli kattu | You are the wild bull fight yourself! |
| Mudinjakaa ennai muttu | Gore me if you can! |
| Male | |
| Poovukum verukum mallu kattu | Wrestle like a flower and its root |
| Ennoda betu kattu tu tu tu | Place a bet with me, tu tu tu! |
| Female | |
| Yemmama yemmamma yemmamma yemmamma | Yemmama yemmamma yemmamma yemmamma |
| Yemmama yemmama yemmamaaa | Yemmama yemmama yemmamaaa |
| Male | |
| Yeh yemma yemma yemma | Yeh yemma yemma yemma |
| Yeh yemma yemma yemma | Yeh yemma yemma yemma |
| Yeh yemma yemma yemma yemmamaa | Yeh yemma yemma yemma yemmamaa |
| Yammadi aathaadi onna onna enaku thariyaadi | Oh dear, oh my goodness, won't you give yourself to me? |
| Female | |
| Nee paadhi naan paadhi | You are half, I am half |
| Serndhu putta sivan sivan jaadhi | Together we belong to Lord Shiva's divine breed! |
| Male | |
| Araicha maava araipomaa | Shall we grind the already ground batter again? |
| Thuvacha thuniya thuvaipomaa | Shall we wash the already washed clothes again? |
| Female | |
| Raman kadhaiya ketpomaa | Shall we listen to the epic story of Lord Rama? |
| Villai valaichu paarpomaa | Shall we try bending the mighty bow? |
| Male | |
| Ye yemma ye yamma ye yamma ye yemma | Ye yemma ye yamma ye yamma ye yemma |
| Ye yemma ye yemma yemmamma | Ye yemma ye yemma yemmamma |
| Female | |
| Yemma yemma yemma yemma | Yemma yemma yemma yemma |
| Yemma yemma yemma yemma | Yemma yemma yemma yemma |
| Yemma yemma yemma yemma yemmamaa | Yemma yemma yemma yemma yemmamaa |
யம்மாடி ஆத்தாடி
உன்ன எனக்கு தரியாடி
Oh dear, oh my goodness, won't you give yourself to me?
நீ பாதி நான் பாதி
அட சேர்ந்துபுட்டா சிவன்
ஜாதி
You are half, I am half, together we belong to Lord Shiva's divine breed!
அரைச்ச மாவ
அரைப்போமா துவச்ச
துணிய துவைப்போமா
Shall we grind the already ground batter again?
Shall we wash the already washed clothes again?
ராமன் கதைய
கேட்போமா வில்ல
வளைச்சு பார்ப்போமா
Shall we listen to the epic story of Lord Rama?
Shall we try bending the mighty bow?
யம்மா யம்மா
யம்மா யம்மா யம்மா
யம்மா எம்மம்மா
Yemma yemma yemma yemma
Yemma yemma yemmamaa
யம்மா யம்மா
யம்மா யம்மா யம்மா
யம்மா எம்மம்மா
Yemma yemma yemma yemma
Yemma yemma yemmamaa
யம்மாடி அய்யோ
ஆத்தாடி உன்ன எனக்கு
தரியாடி
Oh dear, oh my goodness, won't you give yourself to me?
ஹேய் நான்தான்டா
முதலாளி நீதான் எனக்கு
தொழிலாளி
Hey, I am the boss!
And you are my worker!
மச்சம் மின்னும்
நட்சத்திரம் நீ எண்ணிப்
பார்த்தா எண்ணிப் பார்த்தா
வெட்கம் வரும்
A sparkling star like a mole
If you count it, shyly feeling embarrassed, shyness will come!
வெட்க நேரம்
இல்லறத்த அடிச்சு
புட்டா ஒடச்சி புட்டா
சொர்க்கம் வரும்
There is no time for shyness now
If we break through and unlock it, heaven will arrive!
நேத்து வரை
நேத்து வரை நீயும்தான்
நானும்தான் ஒட்டவில்ல
Until yesterday, until yesterday
You and I didn't stick together
வாழும் வரை
வாழும் வரை நீயும்தான்
நானும்தான் இரட்டை பிள்ள
As long as we live, as long as we live
You and I are like twin children
வயசு பையன் மூச்சுடி
It is the breath of a young man!
அட பட்ட
இடம் பூச்செடி
Ah, wherever it touches, a flowering plant blooms!
உன்ன போல
என்ன போல காதலிக்க
யாருமில்லை
Like you and like me
There is no one else to love!
நல்லவனே வல்லவனே
வாழவைக்க வந்தவனே
Oh good man, oh capable man!
The one who came to give me a life!
யம்மா யம்மா
யம்மா யம்மா யம்மா
யம்மா எம்மம்மா
Yemma yemma yemma yemma
Yemma yemma yemmamaa
யம்மா யம்மா
யம்மா யம்மா யம்மா
யம்மா எம்மம்மா
Yemma yemma yemma yemma
Yemma yemma yemmamaa
ஐயோ ஐயோ
Oh my, oh my!
ஆதாரமா அவதாரமா
ஆயி புட்ட நெஞ்சுக்குள்ள
Have you become my foundation or a divine avatar
Settled deep inside my heart!
உன்னவிட்டா என்ன
விடும் உயிர்தானமா
உள்ளுக்குள்ள
Mm, leaving you means leaving my own self
My very life resides inside, my dear!
உன் வாசம்தான்
என் மூச்சில் வீசும்
உயிருக்குள் உயிர்
வாழுது
Your fragrance wafts through my breath
A life lives within a life
நம் பேரைதான்
ஊரெல்லாம் பேசும்
பூமிக்கும் மொழியானது
The whole town will talk about our names
It has become a language for the Earth!
நீதான்டா நீதான்டா
ஜல்லிக்கட்டு முடிஞ்சாக்கா
என்ன முட்டு
You are the wild bull fight yourself!
Gore me if you can!
பூவுக்கும் வேருக்கும்
மல்லுக் கட்டு என்னோட
பெட்டு கட்டு டு டு டு
Wrestle like a flower and its root
Place a bet with me, tu tu tu!
எம்மம்மா எம்மம்மா
எம்மம்மா எம்மம்மா எம்மம்மா
எம்மம்மா எம்மம்மா
Yemmama yemmamma yemmamma yemmamma
Yemmama yemmama yemmamaaa
யே எம்மா எம்மா
எம்மா யே எம்மா எம்மா
எம்மா யே எம்மா எம்மா
எம்மா எம்மம்மா யம்மாடி
ஆத்தாடி உன்ன உன்ன
எனக்கு தரியாடி
Yeh yemma yemma yemma
Yeh yemma yemma yemma
Yeh yemma yemma yemma yemmamaa
Oh dear, oh my goodness, won't you give yourself to me?
நீ பாதி நான் பாதி
அட சேர்ந்து புட்டா சிவன்
சிவன் ஜாதி
You are half, I am half
Together we belong to Lord Shiva's divine breed!
அரைச்ச மாவ
அரைப்போமா துவச்ச
துணிய துவைப்போமா
Shall we grind the already ground batter again?
Shall we wash the already washed clothes again?
ராமன் கதைய
கேட்போமா வில்ல
வளைச்சு பார்ப்போமா
Shall we listen to the epic story of Lord Rama?
Shall we try bending the mighty bow?
யே எம்மா யே
எம்மா யே எம்மா யே
எம்மா யே எம்மா யே
எம்மா எம்மம்மா
Ye yemma ye yamma ye yamma ye yemma
Ye yemma ye yemma yemmamma
எம்மா எம்மா எம்மா
எம்மா எம்மா எம்மா எம்மா
எம்மா எம்மா எம்மா எம்மா
எம்மா எம்மம்மா
Yemma yemma yemma yemma
Yemma yemma yemma yemma
Yemma yemma yemma yemma yemmamaa
Yammaadi aathaadi onna enaku thariyaadi
Oh dear, oh my goodness, won't you give yourself to me?
Nee paadhi naan paadhi ada serndhu putta sivan jaadhi
You are half, I am half, together we belong to Lord Shiva's divine breed!
Araicha maava araipomaa
Shall we grind the already ground batter again?
Thuvacha thuniya thuvaipomaa
Shall we wash the already washed clothes again?
Raman kadhaiya ketpomaa
Shall we listen to the epic story of Lord Rama?
Villai valaichu paarpomaa
Shall we try bending the mighty bow?
Yemma yemma yemma yemma
Yemma yemma yemma yemma
Yemma yemma yemmamaa
Yemma yemma yemmamaa
Yemma yemma yemma yemma
Yemma yemma yemma yemma
Yemma yemma yemmamaa
Yemma yemma yemmamaa
Yammaadi aiyo aathaadi onna enaku thariyaadi
Oh dear, oh my goodness, won't you give yourself to me?
Hei naan thaan da mudhalaali
Hey, I am the boss!
Nee thaan enaku thozhilaali
And you are my worker!
Matcham minnum natchathiram
A sparkling star like a mole
Nee enni paarthaa enni paartha vetkam varum
If you count it, shyly feeling embarrassed, shyness will come!
Vetka neram ilaratha
There is no time for shyness now
Adichu putta odachi putta sorgam varum
If we break through and unlock it, heaven will arrive!
Nethu varai nethu varai
Until yesterday, until yesterday
Neeyum thaan naanum thaan ottavilla
You and I didn't stick together
Vaazhum varai vaazhum varai
As long as we live, as long as we live
Neeyum thaan naanum thaan retta pulla
You and I are like twin children
Vayasu paiyan moochu di
It is the breath of a young man!
Ada patta idam poochedi
Ah, wherever it touches, a flowering plant blooms!
Unnai polae ennai polae
Like you and like me
Kaadhalika yaarum illa
There is no one else to love!
Nallvanae vallavanae
Oh good man, oh capable man!
Vaazha vaika vandhavanae
The one who came to give me a life!
Yemma yemma yemma yemma
Yemma yemma yemma yemma
Yemma yemma yemmamaa
Yemma yemma yemmamaa
Yemma yemma yemma yemma
Yemma yemma yemma yemma
Yemma yemma yemmamaa
Yemma yemma yemmamaa
Ayyo ayyo
Oh my, oh my!
Aadhaaramaa avadhaaramaa
Have you become my foundation or a divine avatar
Aayi putta nenjukulla
Settled deep inside my heart!
Mm onnai vita ennai vidum
Mm, leaving you means leaving my own self
Uyir thaanammaa ullukulla
My very life resides inside, my dear!
Un vaasam thaan en moochil veesum
Your fragrance wafts through my breath
Uyirukul uyir vaazhudhu
A life lives within a life
Nam perai thaan oor ellam pesum
The whole town will talk about our names
Boomikum mozhiyaanadhu
It has become a language for the Earth!
Neethaanda neethaanda jalli kattu
You are the wild bull fight yourself!
Mudinjakaa ennai muttu
Gore me if you can!
Poovukum verukum mallu kattu
Wrestle like a flower and its root
Ennoda betu kattu tu tu tu
Place a bet with me, tu tu tu!
Yemmama yemmamma yemmamma yemmamma
Yemmama yemmamma yemmamma yemmamma
Yemmama yemmama yemmamaaa
Yemmama yemmama yemmamaaa
Yeh yemma yemma yemma
Yeh yemma yemma yemma
Yeh yemma yemma yemma
Yeh yemma yemma yemma
Yeh yemma yemma yemma yemmamaa
Yeh yemma yemma yemma yemmamaa
Yammadi aathaadi onna onna enaku thariyaadi
Oh dear, oh my goodness, won't you give yourself to me?
Nee paadhi naan paadhi
You are half, I am half
Serndhu putta sivan sivan jaadhi
Together we belong to Lord Shiva's divine breed!
Araicha maava araipomaa
Shall we grind the already ground batter again?
Thuvacha thuniya thuvaipomaa
Shall we wash the already washed clothes again?
Raman kadhaiya ketpomaa
Shall we listen to the epic story of Lord Rama?
Villai valaichu paarpomaa
Shall we try bending the mighty bow?
Ye yemma ye yamma ye yamma ye yemma
Ye yemma ye yamma ye yamma ye yemma
Ye yemma ye yemma yemmamma
Ye yemma ye yemma yemmamma
Yemma yemma yemma yemma
Yemma yemma yemma yemma
Yemma yemma yemma yemma
Yemma yemma yemma yemma
Yemma yemma yemma yemma yemmamaa
Yemma yemma yemma yemma yemmamaa
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Yammadi Aathaadi' is an energetic, playful duet from the Tamil film Vallavan (2006). The song revolves around a passionate, banter-filled dialogue between two lovers expressing their undeniable chemistry, playful dominance, and deep affection for each other. Using everyday Tamil idioms, playful double entendres, and folk-inspired metaphors, the lead characters celebrate their togetherness as an inseparable bond.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaipu (Rhyming Endings)
“Araicha maava araipomaa / Thuvacha thuniya thuvaipomaa”
Both lines end with the rhyming verb suffix 'pomaa', creating a musical rhythm.
Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Nallvanae vallavanae”
The second consonant 'll' repeats in both 'Nallvanae' and 'vallavanae'.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Matcham minnum natchathiram”
Repetition of the 'M' sound across words 'Matcham' and 'minnum'.
Metaphor
“Neethaanda neethaanda jalli kattu”
The lover is metaphorically compared to 'Jallikattu' (a traditional Tamil bull-taming event), emphasizing wild energy and challenge.
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Trivia
'Yammadi Aathaadi' from Vallavan (2006) was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, featuring lyrics by film director Perarasu, and was picturized on Silambarasan (Simbu) and Nayanthara. The track became an instant chartbuster due to its catchy folk-dappan koothu beat and high-energy choreography.
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