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Lyrics & meaning

Chinna Chinna Ithazh

From Thedi Vantha Thirumagal · 1966

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
P. Susheela
Music director
K. V. Mahadevan
Details
Thedi Vantha Thirumagal1966

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Chinna chinna idhazh virikkum pon malareO golden flower opening your tiny petals,
Unnidathil en kadhaiya sollattumaaShall I tell my story to you?
Solli innum konjam kanneerai sindhattumaShall I shed a few more tears after telling it?
Chinna chinna idhazh virikkum pon malareO golden flower opening your tiny petals,
Unnidathil en kadhaiya sollattumaaShall I tell my story to you?
Solli innum konjam kanneerai sindhattumaShall I shed a few more tears after telling it?
Chinna chinna idhazh virikkum pon malareO golden flower opening your tiny petals,
Female
Thannai pola thaai valarthaal avalumillaiMy mother raised me lovingly like herself, but she is no more,
Unnai pol nan irundhen thunbam illaiIf I had remained innocent like you, there would be no grief.
Thannai pola thaai valarthaal avalumillaiMy mother raised me lovingly like herself, but she is no more,
Unnai pol nan irundhen thunbam illaiIf I had remained innocent like you, there would be no grief.
Uruvathilae valarndhu vittenI have grown up in my physical form,
Inbamillai inbamillaiThere is no joy, no joy at all.
Female
Chinna chinna idhazh virikkum pon malareO golden flower opening your tiny petals,
Female
Kaadhalenum kadhai kettu mayanghi vandhenI came entranced listening to the story called love,
Adhu paadhiyil nindrathanaal thirumbhi vandhenBecause it stopped midway, I came back.
Kaadhalenum kadhai kettu mayanghi vandhenI came entranced listening to the story called love,
Adhu paadhiyil nindrathanaal thirumbhi vandhenBecause it stopped midway, I came back.
Kaalgal pona paadhaiyellaamAlong all the paths my feet led me,
Kadanthu vandhen nadanthu vandhenI crossed and walked all the way.
Female
Chinna chinna idhazh virikkum pon malareO golden flower opening your tiny petals,
Female
Naalai enna nadakkum endru theriyavillaiI do not know what will happen tomorrow,
Inghu naan pirandha kaaranamum puriyavillaiNor do I understand the purpose of my birth here.
Naalai enna nadakkum endru theriyavillaiI do not know what will happen tomorrow,
Inghu naan pirandha kaaranamum puriyavillaiNor do I understand the purpose of my birth here.
Oorkavalai unakkedharkkuWhy do you worry about the world's problems?
Un kavalai yaar theerpaarWho will resolve your own sorrow?
Female
Chinna chinna idhazh virikkum pon malareO golden flower opening your tiny petals,
Unnidathil en kadhaiya sollattumaaShall I tell my story to you?
Solli innum konjam kanneerai sindhattumaShall I shed a few more tears after telling it?

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song is a melancholy reflection where the female protagonist confides her life's tragedies to a tender flower. She laments the loss of her mother, the painful end of her romance that broke off midway, and the existential anguish of growing up into a world filled with grief rather than happiness.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Apostrophe / Personification

Chinna chinna idhazh virikkum pon malare

Addressing the silent flower as a companion and confidante to pour out personal sorrow.

Metaphor (Uruvagham)

Kaadhalenum kadhai kettu mayanghi vandhen

Comparing love to a story that ended abruptly halfway through.

Repetition (Adukkuthodar)

Inbamillai inbamillai

Emphatic repetition of words to heighten emotional sorrow and hopelessness.

Rhyme (Edhukai / Monai)

Thannai pola thaai valarthaal avalumillai / Unnai pol nan irundhen thunbam illai

Second letter rhyming in consecutive lines (pola / pol).

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Trivia

Composed by K. V. Mahadevan with lyrics by Vaali, this song features the expressive voice of P. Susheela, showcasing her mastery in rendering sorrowful melodies in mid-1960s Tamil cinema.

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