Ye Maama Unakku
From Poovizhi Raja · 1988
- Lyricist
- Piraisoodan
- Singers
- Malaysia Vasudevan, Vani Jairam
- Music director
- Yuvaraj
- Details
- Poovizhi Raja1988
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Hae mama haang…. | Hey uncle, haang.... |
| Hae mama unakku meesai edhukku | Hey uncle, why do you even have a mustache? |
| Yaeno theriyalaiyae | I don't know why! |
| Intha vaasanai mali pooththu kedakku | This fragrant jasmine lies bloomed here, |
| Vaasam porukaalaiyae | Can't you endure its scent? |
| Female | |
| Hae mama unakku meesai edhukku | Hey uncle, why do you even have a mustache? |
| Yaeno theriyalaiyae | I don't know why! |
| Intha vaasanai mali pooththu kedakku | This fragrant jasmine lies bloomed here, |
| Vaasam porukaalaiyae | Can't you endure its scent? |
| Female | |
| Kaaththu kooda unna thottaa | Even if the wind touches you, |
| Yaeno kalangi vittaen | Why did I get distressed? |
| Pera kooda idhazhaal sonnaal | If I speak your name with my lips, |
| Kaayam aagum endraen | I thought it would leave a wound. |
| Thanthunaa thunthunaa paadiyae hae haei | Singing 'Thanthunaa thunthunaa'... hey hey! |
| Aambala enbathu unmaiyaa | Is it true that you are a real man? |
| Male | |
| Ammi mithiththu arunthathi paarththu | Without stepping on the grinding stone and viewing the Arundhati star, |
| Tholil seraama | Without embracing on the shoulders, |
| Aambala vanthu unna thottaa | If a man comes and touches you, |
| Perumai illaiyadi | There is no pride in it, girl! |
| Male | |
| Saelaiyai izhuththu sariya porththi | Pull your saree properly and cover yourself, |
| Ozhungaa nadanthukkadi | Behave properly, girl! |
| Velaiyai kaattura saadai irukku | Your gestures reveal your sly motives, |
| Vevaram purinjukkadi | Understand the reality of it, girl! |
| Male | |
| Ammamma achchamum naanamum | Oh my, fear and shyness, |
| Konjamum illaiyae unnidam | You don't possess even a bit of them! |
| Seval thaan pettaiyai koopidum | It is always the rooster that calls the hen, |
| Saethithaan eppavum unmaiyae | That truth remains forever valid! |
| Female | |
| Hae mama unthan meesa murukka | Hey uncle, twirling your mustache, |
| Ippa purunjukkittaen…hoi | Now I finally understand... hoi! |
| Intha vaasanai malli poova parichchu | Pluck this fragrant jasmine flower, |
| Maarula anaichchukkoyaen | And embrace it tightly to your chest! |
| Male :Ini naanthaango antha ullmoochchu | Male: From now on, I am that inner breath, |
| Enakku ellam neeyaachchu | Everything to me has become you! |
| Hahaah….hahahhaa…..aaa…. | Hahaah.... hahahhaa..... aaa.... |
ஹே மாமா ஹாங்.....
ஹே மாமா உனக்கு மீசை எதுக்கு
ஏனோ தெரியலையே
இந்த வாசனை மல்லி பூத்து கெடக்கு
வாசம் பொறுக்கலையே
Hey uncle, haang....
Hey uncle, why do you even have a mustache?
I don't know why!
This fragrant jasmine lies bloomed here,
Can't you endure its scent?
ஹே மாமா உனக்கு மீசை எதுக்கு
ஏனோ தெரியலையே
இந்த வாசனை மல்லி பூத்து கெடக்கு
வாசம் பொறுக்கலையே....
Hey uncle, why do you even have a mustache?
I don't know why!
This fragrant jasmine lies bloomed here,
Can't you endure its scent?
காத்து கூட உன்ன தொட்டா
ஏனோ கலங்கி விட்டேன்
பேரக் கூட இதழால் சொன்னால்
காயம் ஆகும் என்றேன்
தந்தனா துந்தனா பாடியே ஹே ஹேய்
ஆம்பள என்பது உண்மையா..
Even if the wind touches you,
Why did I get distressed?
If I speak your name with my lips,
I thought it would leave a wound.
Singing 'Thanthunaa thunthunaa'... hey hey!
Is it true that you are a real man?
அம்மி மிதித்து அருந்ததி பார்த்து
தோளில் சேராம
ஆம்பள வந்து உன்னத் தொட்டா
பெருமை இல்லையடி
Without stepping on the grinding stone and viewing the Arundhati star,
Without embracing on the shoulders,
If a man comes and touches you,
There is no pride in it, girl!
சேலையை இழுத்து சரியா போர்த்தி
ஒழுங்கா நடந்துக்கடி
வேலையை காட்டுற சாடை இருக்கு
வெவரம் புரிஞ்சுக்கடி
Pull your saree properly and cover yourself,
Behave properly, girl!
Your gestures reveal your sly motives,
Understand the reality of it, girl!
அம்மம்மா அச்சமும் நாணமும்
கொஞ்சமும் இல்லையே உன்னிடம்
சேவல்தான் பெட்டயைக் கூப்பிடும்
சேதிதான் எப்பவும் உண்மையே
Oh my, fear and shyness,
You don't possess even a bit of them!
It is always the rooster that calls the hen,
That truth remains forever valid!
ஹே மாமா உந்தன் மீச முறுக்க
இப்ப புரிஞ்சிக்கிட்டேன்...ஹோய்...
இந்த வாசனை மல்லி பூவப் பறிச்சு
மாருல அணைச்சுக்கோயேன்
இனி நான்தாங்கோ அந்த உள்மூச்சு
எனக்கு எல்லாம் நீயாச்சு
ஹஹாஹ்.....ஹஹஹ்ஹா....ஆஆஆ....
Hey uncle, twirling your mustache,
Now I finally understand... hoi!
Pluck this fragrant jasmine flower,
And embrace it tightly to your chest!
Male: From now on, I am that inner breath,
Everything to me has become you!
Hahaah.... hahahhaa..... aaa....
Hae mama haang….
Hey uncle, haang....
Hae mama unakku meesai edhukku
Hey uncle, why do you even have a mustache?
Yaeno theriyalaiyae
I don't know why!
Intha vaasanai mali pooththu kedakku
This fragrant jasmine lies bloomed here,
Vaasam porukaalaiyae
Can't you endure its scent?
Hae mama unakku meesai edhukku
Hey uncle, why do you even have a mustache?
Yaeno theriyalaiyae
I don't know why!
Intha vaasanai mali pooththu kedakku
This fragrant jasmine lies bloomed here,
Vaasam porukaalaiyae
Can't you endure its scent?
Kaaththu kooda unna thottaa
Even if the wind touches you,
Yaeno kalangi vittaen
Why did I get distressed?
Pera kooda idhazhaal sonnaal
If I speak your name with my lips,
Kaayam aagum endraen
I thought it would leave a wound.
Thanthunaa thunthunaa paadiyae hae haei
Singing 'Thanthunaa thunthunaa'... hey hey!
Aambala enbathu unmaiyaa
Is it true that you are a real man?
Ammi mithiththu arunthathi paarththu
Without stepping on the grinding stone and viewing the Arundhati star,
Tholil seraama
Without embracing on the shoulders,
Aambala vanthu unna thottaa
If a man comes and touches you,
Perumai illaiyadi
There is no pride in it, girl!
Saelaiyai izhuththu sariya porththi
Pull your saree properly and cover yourself,
Ozhungaa nadanthukkadi
Behave properly, girl!
Velaiyai kaattura saadai irukku
Your gestures reveal your sly motives,
Vevaram purinjukkadi
Understand the reality of it, girl!
Ammamma achchamum naanamum
Oh my, fear and shyness,
Konjamum illaiyae unnidam
You don't possess even a bit of them!
Seval thaan pettaiyai koopidum
It is always the rooster that calls the hen,
Saethithaan eppavum unmaiyae
That truth remains forever valid!
Hae mama unthan meesa murukka
Hey uncle, twirling your mustache,
Ippa purunjukkittaen…hoi
Now I finally understand... hoi!
Intha vaasanai malli poova parichchu
Pluck this fragrant jasmine flower,
Maarula anaichchukkoyaen
And embrace it tightly to your chest!
Male :Ini naanthaango antha ullmoochchu
Male: From now on, I am that inner breath,
Enakku ellam neeyaachchu
Everything to me has become you!
Hahaah….hahahhaa…..aaa….
Hahaah.... hahahhaa..... aaa....
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a playful and romantic folk-style banter between a woman and her suitor (referred to as 'mama'). The female protagonist playfully teases the hero about his manhood and twirled mustache, enticing him with metaphors of blooming jasmine flowers. She questions his hesitation to initiate romance, teasingly asking why he is so reserved.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Hae mama unakku meesai edhukku / Intha vaasanai mali pooththu kedakku”
The words 'edhukku' and 'kedakku' end with identical sounds, creating a rhythmic end-rhyme.
Cultural Allusion
“Ammi mithiththu arunthathi paarththu”
Refers to traditional Tamil Hindu wedding customs ('Ammi Mithithal' - stepping on a grinding stone and 'Arundhati Paarthal' - viewing the Arundhati star) representing fidelity and sacred marital bonds.
Metaphor
“Seval thaan pettaiyai koopidum”
The rooster calling the hen serves as a metaphor for traditional gender roles in romantic courtship.
Did you know?
Trivia
Written by lyricist Piraisoodan, 'Poovizhi Raja' (1988) highlights traditional rural wedding rituals and playful romantic courtship traditions common in late 1980s Tamil cinema soundscapes.
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