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Chikkimukki Kallu

From Citizen · 2001

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Shankar Mahadevan, Sadhana Sargam
Music director
Deva
Movie name
Citizen
Movie release year
2001
Lyrics added on
18 Sept 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thaa ra ra raaa….
Chikki mukki kallu modhudhae
Chinna chinna pori mulludhae
Chikki mukki kallu modhudhae
Chinna chinna pori mulludhae
Thee neeyaaga naan panjaaga
Female :Poo ondru poaraadum
Theeyodu
Poovodu sittrinba maanaadu
Dhegangal parimaarum
Virundhondru nigazhgindradhu
Chikki mukki kallu modhudhae
Chinna chinna pori mulludhae
Chikki mukki kallu modhudhae
Chinna chinna pori mulludhae
(Mulludhae mulludhae mulludhae mulludhae)
…………………………
En pasi arindhu paal kudathai
Pakkam vaithu ponavar yaaro
Nammai poovukkulae pootti vaithu
Saaviyai tholaithavar yaaro
O mutha eerathilae eerathilae
Erimalai anaithadhu yaaro
Un udhattu vazhi pallangalil
En uyirai pudhaithadhu yaaro
Nee nee dhaanaa
Dhegathai inaithadhu
Kaaval thurai
Mogathai valarthadhu
Kaaman thurai
Kai naangum mei rendum
Pinnum velai
Appoadhu sabadham konden
Ippodho salanam kanden
Pen moochu kaatru
Modhi modhi kaadu eriya kanden
…………………………………
Indha boomikkulae thangamundu
Adhai karuvigal therivikka vendum
Orr aanukkullae sugangal undu
Adhai penn vandhu arivikka vendum
Vaan megangalai thudaippadharkku
Vali meviya kaatrondru vendum
En mogangalai thudaippadharkku
Meesai murukkiya mutham ondru vendum
Nee… tharuvaayaa…
Ethanai sugam endru
Arindhu konden
Izhandha sugathakku varundhugindren
Sitrinbam perinbam ondrae endren
Sevvaayil muthu kulithaai
Haiyaiyo sethu pizhaithen
Aan singam endrum saivam alla
Ingae dhaan kandu pidithen
Chikki mukki kallu modhudhae
Chinna chinna pori mulludhae
Chikki mukki kallu modhudhae
Chinna chinna pori mulludhae
Thee neeyaaga naan panjaaga
Male :Poo ondru poaraadum
Theeyodu
Poovodu sittrinba maanaadu
Dhegangal parimaarum
Virundhondru nigazhgindradhu
Chikki mukki kallu modhudhae
Modhudhae modhudhae
Chinna chinna pori mulludhae
Chikki mukki kallu modhudhae
Chinna chinna pori mulludhae
Tha ra ra raa...
Flintstones strike against each other,
Tiny sparks burst out!
Flintstones strike against each other,
Tiny sparks burst out!
With you as fire and me as cotton,
A flower struggles...
...with the fire.
A celebration of pleasure with the flower,
A feast served by our bodies...
...is taking place now!
Flintstones strike against each other,
Tiny sparks burst out!
Flintstones strike against each other,
Tiny sparks burst out!
(Bursting out, bursting out, bursting out, bursting out)
...
Sensing my hunger, who left...
...a pot of milk beside me?
Who locked us inside a flower...
...and lost the key?
Oh, in the wetness of kisses,
who put out the volcano?
In the hollows along your lips,
who buried my soul?
Was it you? Was it really you?
It was the police department...
...that brought our bodies together.
It was the realm of Kama (the god of love)...
...that grew our passion!
When four hands and two bodies...
...intertwine,
Back then, I made a vow of restraint,
But now, I feel stirred by desire!
As a woman's breath blows against me again and again,
I see the whole forest burst into flames!
...
There is gold inside this earth,
and instruments must detect it.
There is pleasure inside a man,
and a woman must come to uncover it.
To sweep away the clouds in the sky,
a powerful wind is needed.
To satisfy my deep longings,
a kiss with a twirled mustache is needed!
Will you... give it to me?
Just how much pleasure there is,
I have now realized.
I only regret the joy I missed before!
I realized physical joy and divine bliss are one and the same!
You dove for pearls on my red lips;
Oh my, I died and came back to life!
A male lion is never a vegetarian—
that, I discovered only here!
Flintstones strike against each other,
Tiny sparks burst out!
Flintstones strike against each other,
Tiny sparks burst out!
With you as fire and me as cotton,
A flower struggles...
...with the fire.
A celebration of pleasure with the flower,
A feast served by our bodies...
...is taking place now!
Flintstones strike against each other,
Striking together, striking together,
Tiny sparks burst out!
Flintstones strike against each other,
Tiny sparks burst out!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Chikki Mukki Kallu Modhudhae' is a passionate duet from the 2001 Tamil movie 'Citizen', starring Ajith Kumar and Vasundhara Das, with music composed by Deva and lyrics written by Vairamuthu. The song vividly portrays intense romantic spark, physical attraction, and intimate passion between two lovers using striking metaphors of fire, cotton, flintstones, and nature. The lyrics mix playful imagery with intense emotion, comparing the attraction between the lead characters to flintstones striking together to ignite sparks. Through poetic comparisons—such as passion burning like a forest fire and sensual discovery compared to unearthing gold—the song captures the surrender to romance and physical bliss.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Thee neeyaaga naan panjaaga

The lovers are metaphorically described as 'flintstones' (Chikki mukki kallu) colliding to create sparks of passion, and 'fire and cotton' (Thee neeyaaga naan panjaaga).

Alliteration (Moanai)

Chikki mukki kallu modhudhae / Chinna chinna pori mulludhae

Repetition of initial consonant sounds like 'Ch' in 'Chikki mukki' and 'Chinna chinna'.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)

Pen moochu kaatru / Modhi modhi kaadu eriya kanden

Exaggerating the warmth of a woman's breath set an entire forest on fire.

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Trivia

The song feature vocals by Shankar Mahadevan and Vasundhara Das, composed by Deva for the blockbuster movie Citizen (2001) directed by Saravana Subbiah. Vasundhara Das also starred as the female lead opposite Ajith Kumar in the film.

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