Cheeni Chillale
From Sketch · 2017
- Lyricist
- Vivek
- Singers
- Yazin Nizar, Shweta Mohan
- Music director
- S. S. Thaman
- Details
- Sketch2017
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Hey.. | Hey.. |
| Thendral thindraai | You consumed the gentle breeze, |
| En cheeni chillaalae | My sugar crystal! |
| Moochae illai | I am left breathless, |
| En thaeni kannaalae | My honey-eyed one! |
| Male | |
| Thendral thindraai | You consumed the gentle breeze, |
| En seeni chillaalae | My sugar crystal! |
| Moochae illai | I am left breathless, |
| En thaeni kannaalae | My honey-eyed one! |
| Male | |
| Un mutha thuli yendha | To catch your drop of kiss, |
| Pallam aanen | I became a hollow basin. |
| Vellai idai paarka | To glimpse your fair waist, |
| Kullam aanen | I bent down low. |
| Kollai vazhai pechil | In your sweet, captivating talk, |
| Vellam aanen ammu.. | I became a flowing flood, my dear.. |
| Male | |
| Hey kodi pengal perazhagai | Hey, if I gather the grand beauty |
| Serthu vaithen oridam | Of ten million women in one place, |
| Serthu unnil paathi illai paar | Even combined, it isn't half of yours, look! |
| Female | |
| En maya pookkal thedi | Search for my magical flowers |
| Kondu po.. | And take them away.. |
| Un thaadi kullae moodi | Hide them inside your beard |
| Kondu po.. | And take them away.. |
| Female | |
| Naan ketkum podhu kanavil | When I request, in my dreams |
| Vandhu po.. | Come and visit me.. |
| Un vaasam mattum | Only your fragrance, |
| Enakae thanthu po.. | Give to me and go.. |
| Male | |
| Thendral thindraai | You consumed the gentle breeze, |
| En cheeni chillaalae | My sugar crystal! |
| Moochae illai | I am left breathless, |
| En thaeni kannaalae | My honey-eyed one! |
| Female | |
| Marabanu varai | Down to the genetic level, |
| Magarantha mazhai | A rain of flower pollen |
| Idhamaai thoovudhae | Drizzles so pleasantly. |
| Ivanadhu vazhi idayathin oli | Along his path, the heart's light |
| Isayayi thaavudhae | Leaps like music. |
| Male | |
| Un kaadhil nizhal en maari | Becoming like a shadow on your ear, |
| En kaalam adhil elai paari | Resting my entire life there, |
| Un per mazhaidhaan | Your name is a downpour |
| Natkuripil oh ooo.. | In my diary, oh ooo.. |
| Female | |
| En kooda vanthu | Will you come with me |
| Neeyum vaazhava | And live together? |
| En kaadhal kooti | Multiplying my love, |
| Penmai aalava | To rule over my womanhood? |
| Male | |
| Nee theeti chellum | Which you sculpt as you move, |
| Penmai aalava | To rule over my womanhood? |
| Yen kooda vanthu | Will you come with me |
| Neeyum seravaa.. | And join me?.. |
ஹே தென்றல்
தின்றாய் என் சீனி சில்லாலே
மூச்சே இல்லை என் தேனீ
கண்ணாலே
Hey..
You consumed the gentle breeze,
My sugar crystal!
I am left breathless,
My honey-eyed one!
தென்றல் தின்றாய்
என் சீனி சில்லாலே மூச்சே
இல்லை என் தேனீ கண்ணாலே
You consumed the gentle breeze,
My sugar crystal!
I am left breathless,
My honey-eyed one!
உன் முத்த துளி
எந்த பள்ளம் ஆனேன்
வெள்ளை இடை பார்க்க
குள்ளம் ஆனேன் கொள்ளை
வாழை பேச்சில் வெள்ளம்
ஆனேன் அம்மு
To catch your drop of kiss,
I became a hollow basin.
To glimpse your fair waist,
I bent down low.
In your sweet, captivating talk,
I became a flowing flood, my dear..
ஹே கோடி பெண்கள்
பேரழகை சேர்த்து வைத்தேன்
ஓரிடம் சேர்த்து உன்னில் பாதி
இல்லை பார்
Hey, if I gather the grand beauty
Of ten million women in one place,
Even combined, it isn't half of yours, look!
என் மாய பூக்கள்
தேடி கொண்டு போ உன்
தாடி குள்ளே மூடி கொண்டு
போ
Search for my magical flowers
And take them away..
Hide them inside your beard
And take them away..
நான் கேட்கும்
போது கனவில் வந்து
போ உன் வாசம் மட்டும்
எனக்கே தந்து போ
When I request, in my dreams
Come and visit me..
Only your fragrance,
Give to me and go..
தென்றல் தின்றாய்
என் சீனி சில்லாலே மூச்சே
இல்லை என் தேனீ கண்ணாலே
You consumed the gentle breeze,
My sugar crystal!
I am left breathless,
My honey-eyed one!
மரபணு வரை
மகரந்த மழை இதமாய்
தூவுதே இவனது வழி
இதயத்தின் ஒளி
இசையாய் தாவுதே
Down to the genetic level,
A rain of flower pollen
Drizzles so pleasantly.
Along his path, the heart's light
Leaps like music.
உன் காதில்
நிழல் என் மாறி என்
காலம் அதில் இளை
பாறி உன் பேர் மழைதான்
நாட்குறிப்பில் ஓ ஓஓஓ
Becoming like a shadow on your ear,
Resting my entire life there,
Your name is a downpour
In my diary, oh ooo..
என் கூட வந்து
நீயும் வாழவா என் காதல்
கூட்டி பெண்மை ஆளவா
Will you come with me
And live together?
Multiplying my love,
To rule over my womanhood?
நீ தீட்டி செல்லும்
பெண்மை ஆளவா என்
கூட வந்து நீயும் சேரவா
Which you sculpt as you move,
To rule over my womanhood?
Will you come with me
And join me?..
Hey..
Hey..
Thendral thindraai
You consumed the gentle breeze,
En cheeni chillaalae
My sugar crystal!
Moochae illai
I am left breathless,
En thaeni kannaalae
My honey-eyed one!
Thendral thindraai
You consumed the gentle breeze,
En seeni chillaalae
My sugar crystal!
Moochae illai
I am left breathless,
En thaeni kannaalae
My honey-eyed one!
Un mutha thuli yendha
To catch your drop of kiss,
Pallam aanen
I became a hollow basin.
Vellai idai paarka
To glimpse your fair waist,
Kullam aanen
I bent down low.
Kollai vazhai pechil
In your sweet, captivating talk,
Vellam aanen ammu..
I became a flowing flood, my dear..
Hey kodi pengal perazhagai
Hey, if I gather the grand beauty
Serthu vaithen oridam
Of ten million women in one place,
Serthu unnil paathi illai paar
Even combined, it isn't half of yours, look!
En maya pookkal thedi
Search for my magical flowers
Kondu po..
And take them away..
Un thaadi kullae moodi
Hide them inside your beard
Kondu po..
And take them away..
Naan ketkum podhu kanavil
When I request, in my dreams
Vandhu po..
Come and visit me..
Un vaasam mattum
Only your fragrance,
Enakae thanthu po..
Give to me and go..
Thendral thindraai
You consumed the gentle breeze,
En cheeni chillaalae
My sugar crystal!
Moochae illai
I am left breathless,
En thaeni kannaalae
My honey-eyed one!
Marabanu varai
Down to the genetic level,
Magarantha mazhai
A rain of flower pollen
Idhamaai thoovudhae
Drizzles so pleasantly.
Ivanadhu vazhi idayathin oli
Along his path, the heart's light
Isayayi thaavudhae
Leaps like music.
Un kaadhil nizhal en maari
Becoming like a shadow on your ear,
En kaalam adhil elai paari
Resting my entire life there,
Un per mazhaidhaan
Your name is a downpour
Natkuripil oh ooo..
In my diary, oh ooo..
En kooda vanthu
Will you come with me
Neeyum vaazhava
And live together?
En kaadhal kooti
Multiplying my love,
Penmai aalava
To rule over my womanhood?
Nee theeti chellum
Which you sculpt as you move,
Penmai aalava
To rule over my womanhood?
Yen kooda vanthu
Will you come with me
Neeyum seravaa..
And join me?..
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song from the movie 'Sketch' is a romantic expression of deep adoration and yearning between two lovers. The speaker uses sweet metaphors like 'cheeni chillaalae' (sugar crystal) and 'thaeni kannaalae' (honey-eyed darling) to describe their beloved. The lyricist captures how love alters perception at the cellular level ('marabanu varai'), filling the protagonist's world with sweetness, music, and rain-like joy.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“En cheeni chillaalae”
Comparing the beloved's eyes to honey ('thaeni kannaalae') and the person to a sugar piece ('cheeni chillaalae').
Ethirai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Pallam aanen”
Rhyming second syllables across consecutive lines: 'Pallam aanen', 'Kullam aanen', and 'Vellam aanen'.
Hyperbole
“Serthu unnil paathi illai paar”
Exaggerating that ten million women's combined beauty is not even half of the lover's beauty.
Imagery
“Magarantha mazhai Idhamaai thoovudhae”
Visual and tactile imagery of pollen rain ('magarantha mazhai') drizzling gently down to genetic levels.
Did you know?
Trivia
Featured in the 2018 Tamil film 'Sketch' starring Vikram and Tamannaah Bhatia, this romantic track was composed by S. Thaman with lyrics penned by lyricist Vivek.
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