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Lyrics & meaning

Baby Chinna Baby

From Thai Ullam · 1952

Lyricist
Kanakasurabhi
Singer
Jikki
Music directors
Chittor V. Nagaiah, A. Rama Rao
Details
Thai Ullam1952

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics↻ English translation
Female
Baby… baby baby…babyBaby... baby baby... baby
Baby… baby baby…babyBaby... baby baby... baby
Chinna chinna baby singaara babyTiny little baby, beautiful baby
Chella gulabi laddu jilaebiDarling rose, sweet laddu, sweet jalebi
Chinna chinna baby singaara babyTiny little baby, beautiful baby
Chella gulabi laddu jilaebiDarling rose, sweet laddu, sweet jalebi
Baby… baby baby…babyBaby... baby baby... baby
Female
Lallaala lalalal laaalaala lalalalalLallaala lalalal laaalaala lalalalal
Jilakku jilakkujil jilakkujilakku jilJilakku jilakkujil jilakkujilakku jil
Female
Baby… baby baby…babyBaby... baby baby... baby
Female
Raaja polae sirippuA smile like a king
Raaja polae sirippuA smile like a king
Navarathinam polae joilippuA shine like nine precious gems
Idho..idho kuti poonai paarLook here, look at this little kitten
Meow meow….Meow meow...
Baby… baby baby…babyBaby... baby baby... baby
Female
Kulichi kulichi kannaiBathing and blinking
Muzhuchi muzhuchi varumBlinking its eyes as it comes
Kulla vaathu paarLook at the short duck
Kulichi kulichi kannaiBathing and blinking
Muzhuchi muzhuchi varumBlinking its eyes as it comes
Kulla vaathu paarLook at the short duck
Baby… baby baby…babyBaby... baby baby... baby
Female
Kannai kasakkadhae babyDon't rub your eyes, baby
Kaalai odhaikaadhaeDon't kick your feet
Kannai kasakkadhae babyDon't rub your eyes, baby
Kaalai odhaikaadhaeDon't kick your feet
Baby kacheeri veikkathaeBaby, don't start a crying performance
Kacheeri veikkathaeDon't start a crying performance
Baby… baby baby…babyBaby... baby baby... baby
Female
Damaaram thaaren dam dam damI will give you a drum, dam dam dam
Bigil thaaren pom pom pomI will give you a whistle, pom pom pom
Aasai kanne odi vaaMy dear darling eye, come running
Amma kittae odi vaaCome running to mother
Aasai kanne odi vaaMy dear darling eye, come running
Amma kittae odi vaaCome running to mother
Odivaa odivaa azhadhae odivaaCome running, come running, don't cry, come running

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This lighthearted and affectionate song is a maternal lullaby designed to soothe and entertain a fussy baby. The mother showers her child with sweet term of endearments, calling the baby a darling rose and delicious sweets like laddu and jalebi, while likening the baby's smile to royalty and radiance to precious gems. She playfully distracts the child with sights of a kitten and a duck, promising toys like a drum and a whistle to prevent the baby from crying or throwing a tantrum, lovingly beckoning the child into her arms.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

“Raaja polae sirippu”

Compares the child's royal smile to that of a king.

Simile (Upamai)

“Navarathinam polae joilippu”

Compares the baby's bright radiance to nine precious gems.

Onomatopoeia (Oliyakku)

“Damaaram thaaren dam dam dam / Bigil thaaren pom pom pom”

Uses playful sound imitations of animals and toys to engage the baby.

Repetition (Adukku Thodar)

“Chinna chinna baby singaara baby”

Repeats words like 'chinna chinna' and 'kulichi kulichi' to build a rhythmic, nursery-rhyme pace.

Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)

“Baby kacheeri veikkathae”

Refers to crying and throwing tantrums playfully as putting on a musical concert (kacheeri).

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Trivia

Thai Ullam (1952) stars R. S. Manohar and M. V. Rajamma and was directed by K. Ramnoth. The film's music was composed by V. Nagayya and A. Rama Rao, with lyrics written by Kanakasurabhi. The song uses playful vocabulary and endearments typical of early 1950s Tamil cinema maternal lullabies.

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