Chellame
From Aaruthra · 2018
- Lyricist
- Pa. Vijay
- Singers
- Karthik, Varsha Ranjith
- Music director
- Vidyasagar
- Details
- Aaruthra2018
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Aaa….aaa….aaa…aa…aaa… | Aaa....aaa....aaa...aa...aaa... |
| Aaa….aaa… | Aaa....aaa... |
| Female | |
| Chellamma chellam.. | Oh darling child, darling.. |
| Mmm…mm..mmm… | Mmm...mm..mmm... |
| Chellamma chellam | Oh darling child, darling |
| En pecha vellum | Wins over my words |
| Thiththikkudha thiththikkudha | Isn't it sweet? Isn't it sweet? |
| Female | |
| Kuttymaa kuda | Along with the little child |
| Kuyilamma paada | As the cuckoo bird sings |
| Oththukkudhaa oththukkudhaa | Does it agree? Does it agree? |
| Female | |
| Appavukku amma naanae | For father, I am the mother |
| Ammavukkum appa naanae | And for mother, I am the father |
| Chellam thaanae | Such a darling child |
| Aaah aaa…aaaah aaaaa… | Aaah aaa...aaaah aaaaa... |
| Male | |
| Chellamma chellam | Oh darling child, darling |
| Un pecha vellum | Your words win |
| Thiththikkudhae thiththikkudhae | It is sweet, it is sweet |
| Male | |
| Kuttymaa kuda | Along with the little child |
| Kuyilamma paada | As the cuckoo bird sings |
| Oththukkudhae oththukkudhae | It agrees, it agrees |
| Male | |
| Thangai ivalin | To caress this little sister's |
| Thalai kodha | Hair gently |
| Mayil thogaiyum yengadha | Wouldn't even a peacock's feather long for it? |
| Pookkal ellaam ivalukku mun | Before her, wouldn't all the flowers |
| Poopokkavae thayangadha | Hesitate even to bloom? |
| Female | |
| Kaalan kudai kullae | Under the umbrella of time |
| Thoongum erumbai pol | Like an ant sleeping peacefully |
| Appa tholodu siru thookam | A quick nap on father's shoulder |
| Adadaa paasathil palaya sathathil | Ah, in deep affection, even old leftover rice |
| Amma kaivaasam rusi aakum | Becomes a delicacy in mother's hands |
| Male | |
| Nam sondham pol | Like our family bond |
| Sorgamum irukkuma | Could even heaven exist? |
| Thaai poomugam | The flower-like face of a mother |
| Tharum sugam kedaikkuma | Can the bliss it gives be found anywhere else? |
| Sollamaa…aaa | Tell me, mother...aaa |
| Female | |
| Chellamma chellam | Oh darling child, darling |
| En pecha vellum | Wins over my words |
| Thiththikkudha thiththikkudha | Isn't it sweet? Isn't it sweet? |
| Female | |
| : Kuttymaa kuda | Along with the little child |
| Kuyilamma paada | As the cuckoo bird sings |
| Oththukkudhaa oththukkudha | Does it agree? Does it agree? |
| Male | |
| Velan azhago mayilodu | Lord Murugan's beauty is with the peacock |
| Engal mayilae vilaiyadu | Play along, our sweet peacock |
| Female :Koyil thaanae nam veedu | Our house itself is a temple |
| Kula deivangal nammodu | Our family deities reside with us |
| Male | |
| Engal veetukku yaar thaan | Whoever comes to our house |
| Vanthaalum | Whenever they arrive |
| Uliyin saththangal varaverkkum | The sounds of the chisel will welcome them |
| Alavae illatha anbai mattum thaan | Only boundless, measureless love |
| Deivam nammodu ethirpaarkum | Is what God expects from us |
| Female | |
| En annanin kaigalae oonjala | My elder brother's hands became my swing |
| En thaai mozhi aanadhae konjala | My mother tongue became playful lisping |
| Ammammaa….aaa… | Ammammaa....aaa... |
ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ..ஆ..ஆ....
ஆ.....ஆ.....
Aaa....aaa....aaa...aa...aaa...
Aaa....aaa...
செல்லம்மா செல்லம்...
ம்ம்...ம்.....ம்ம்.....
செல்லம்மா செல்லம்
என் பேச்ச வெல்லும்
தித்திக்குதா தித்திக்குதா
Oh darling child, darling..
Mmm...mm..mmm...
Oh darling child, darling
Wins over my words
Isn't it sweet? Isn't it sweet?
குட்டிமா கூட
குயிலம்மா பாட
ஒத்துக்குதா ஒத்துக்குதா
Along with the little child
As the cuckoo bird sings
Does it agree? Does it agree?
அப்பாவுக்கு அம்மா நானே
அம்மாவுக்கும் அப்பா நானே
செல்லம் தானே
ஆ..ஆ...ஆ.....ஆ....
For father, I am the mother
And for mother, I am the father
Such a darling child
Aaah aaa...aaaah aaaaa...
செல்லம்மா செல்லம்
என் பேச்ச வெல்லும்
தித்திக்குதே தித்திக்குதே
Oh darling child, darling
Your words win
It is sweet, it is sweet
குட்டிமா கூட
குயிலம்மா பாட
ஒத்துக்குதே ஒத்துக்குதே
Along with the little child
As the cuckoo bird sings
It agrees, it agrees
தங்கை இவளின்
தலை கோத
மயில் தோகையும் ஏங்காதா
பூக்கள் எல்லாம் இவளுக்கு
முன் பூப்பூக்கவே தயங்காதா
To caress this little sister's
Hair gently
Wouldn't even a peacock's feather long for it?
Before her, wouldn't all the flowers
Hesitate even to bloom?
காளான் குடை குள்ளேயே
தூங்கும் எறும்பை போல்
அப்பா தோளோடு சிறு தூக்கம்
அடடா பாசத்தில் பழைய சாதத்தில்
அம்மா கைவாசம் ருசி ஆகும்
Under the umbrella of time
Like an ant sleeping peacefully
A quick nap on father's shoulder
Ah, in deep affection, even old leftover rice
Becomes a delicacy in mother's hands
நம் சொந்தம் போல்
சொர்க்கமும் இருக்குமா
தாய் பூமுகம் தரும் சுகம் கிடைக்குமா
சொல்லமா... ஆ....
Like our family bond
Could even heaven exist?
The flower-like face of a mother
Can the bliss it gives be found anywhere else?
Tell me, mother...aaa
செல்லம்மா செல்லம்
என் பேச்ச வெல்லும்
தித்திக்குதா தித்திக்குதா
Oh darling child, darling
Wins over my words
Isn't it sweet? Isn't it sweet?
குட்டிமா கூட
குயிலம்மா பாட
ஒத்துக்குதா ஒத்துக்குதா
Along with the little child
As the cuckoo bird sings
Does it agree? Does it agree?
வேலன் அழகோ மயிலாடு
எங்கள் மயிலே விளையாடு
கோயில் தானே நம் வீடு
குல தெய்வங்கள் நம்மோடு
Lord Murugan's beauty is with the peacock
Play along, our sweet peacock
Our house itself is a temple
Our family deities reside with us
எங்கள் வீட்டுக்கு
யார் தான் வந்தாலும்
உளியின் சத்தங்கள் வரவேற்கும்
அளவே இல்லாத
அன்பை மட்டும் தான்
தெய்வம் நம்மோடு எதிர்பார்க்கும்
Whoever comes to our house
Whenever they arrive
The sounds of the chisel will welcome them
Only boundless, measureless love
Is what God expects from us
என் அண்ணனின்
கைகளே ஊஞ்சலா
என் தாய் மொழி ஆனதே கொஞ்சலா
அம்மம்மா...ஆ....
My elder brother's hands became my swing
My mother tongue became playful lisping
Ammammaa....aaa...
Aaa….aaa….aaa…aa…aaa…
Aaa....aaa....aaa...aa...aaa...
Aaa….aaa…
Aaa....aaa...
Chellamma chellam..
Oh darling child, darling..
Mmm…mm..mmm…
Mmm...mm..mmm...
Chellamma chellam
Oh darling child, darling
En pecha vellum
Wins over my words
Thiththikkudha thiththikkudha
Isn't it sweet? Isn't it sweet?
Kuttymaa kuda
Along with the little child
Kuyilamma paada
As the cuckoo bird sings
Oththukkudhaa oththukkudhaa
Does it agree? Does it agree?
Appavukku amma naanae
For father, I am the mother
Ammavukkum appa naanae
And for mother, I am the father
Chellam thaanae
Such a darling child
Aaah aaa…aaaah aaaaa…
Aaah aaa...aaaah aaaaa...
Chellamma chellam
Oh darling child, darling
Un pecha vellum
Your words win
Thiththikkudhae thiththikkudhae
It is sweet, it is sweet
Kuttymaa kuda
Along with the little child
Kuyilamma paada
As the cuckoo bird sings
Oththukkudhae oththukkudhae
It agrees, it agrees
Thangai ivalin
To caress this little sister's
Thalai kodha
Hair gently
Mayil thogaiyum yengadha
Wouldn't even a peacock's feather long for it?
Pookkal ellaam ivalukku mun
Before her, wouldn't all the flowers
Poopokkavae thayangadha
Hesitate even to bloom?
Kaalan kudai kullae
Under the umbrella of time
Thoongum erumbai pol
Like an ant sleeping peacefully
Appa tholodu siru thookam
A quick nap on father's shoulder
Adadaa paasathil palaya sathathil
Ah, in deep affection, even old leftover rice
Amma kaivaasam rusi aakum
Becomes a delicacy in mother's hands
Nam sondham pol
Like our family bond
Sorgamum irukkuma
Could even heaven exist?
Thaai poomugam
The flower-like face of a mother
Tharum sugam kedaikkuma
Can the bliss it gives be found anywhere else?
Sollamaa…aaa
Tell me, mother...aaa
Chellamma chellam
Oh darling child, darling
En pecha vellum
Wins over my words
Thiththikkudha thiththikkudha
Isn't it sweet? Isn't it sweet?
: Kuttymaa kuda
Along with the little child
Kuyilamma paada
As the cuckoo bird sings
Oththukkudhaa oththukkudha
Does it agree? Does it agree?
Velan azhago mayilodu
Lord Murugan's beauty is with the peacock
Engal mayilae vilaiyadu
Play along, our sweet peacock
Female :Koyil thaanae nam veedu
Our house itself is a temple
Kula deivangal nammodu
Our family deities reside with us
Engal veetukku yaar thaan
Whoever comes to our house
Vanthaalum
Whenever they arrive
Uliyin saththangal varaverkkum
The sounds of the chisel will welcome them
Alavae illatha anbai mattum thaan
Only boundless, measureless love
Deivam nammodu ethirpaarkum
Is what God expects from us
En annanin kaigalae oonjala
My elder brother's hands became my swing
En thaai mozhi aanadhae konjala
My mother tongue became playful lisping
Ammammaa….aaa…
Ammammaa....aaa...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Chellamma Chellam from the movie Aaruthra is a tender, heartwarming song celebrating the divine warmth of family relationships and sibling affection. The lyricist paints a vivid picture of a household where an elder brother acts as a father and mother to his younger sister, and where simple domestic moments—like sleeping on a father's shoulder or eating old rice prepared by a mother—feel far sweeter than heavenly bliss.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagaim)
“Female :Koyil thaanae nam veedu”
Comparing the home directly to a temple ('Koyil thaanae nam veedu') to denote its sanctity and warmth.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi Ani)
“Pookkal ellaam ivalukku mun Poopokkavae thayangadha”
Exaggerating the sister's beauty and gentleness by stating that flowers hesitate to bloom before her.
Alliteration (Monai)
“Appavukku amma naanae Ammavukkum appa naanae”
Repetition of the initial vowel sound 'A' in 'Appavukku' and 'Ammavukkum'.
Simile (Uwamai Ani)
“Kaalan kudai kullae Thoongum erumbai pol”
Comparing a safe nap on father's shoulder to an ant sleeping under a protective umbrella.
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Trivia
Aaruthra (2018) is an Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written, directed, and produced by lyricist Pa. Vijay, who also played the lead role and penned the lyrics for this song. The music for the film was composed by the renowned composer Vidyasagar.
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