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 malare | O golden flower opening your tiny petals, |
| Unnidathil en kadhaiya sollattumaa | Shall I tell my story to you? |
| Solli innum konjam kanneerai sindhattuma | Shall I shed a few more tears after telling it? |
| Chinna chinna idhazh virikkum pon malare | O golden flower opening your tiny petals, |
| Unnidathil en kadhaiya sollattumaa | Shall I tell my story to you? |
| Solli innum konjam kanneerai sindhattuma | Shall I shed a few more tears after telling it? |
| Chinna chinna idhazh virikkum pon malare | O golden flower opening your tiny petals, |
| Female | |
| Thannai pola thaai valarthaal avalumillai | My mother raised me lovingly like herself, but she is no more, |
| Unnai pol nan irundhen thunbam illai | If I had remained innocent like you, there would be no grief. |
| Thannai pola thaai valarthaal avalumillai | My mother raised me lovingly like herself, but she is no more, |
| Unnai pol nan irundhen thunbam illai | If I had remained innocent like you, there would be no grief. |
| Uruvathilae valarndhu vitten | I have grown up in my physical form, |
| Inbamillai inbamillai | There is no joy, no joy at all. |
| Female | |
| Chinna chinna idhazh virikkum pon malare | O golden flower opening your tiny petals, |
| Female | |
| Kaadhalenum kadhai kettu mayanghi vandhen | I came entranced listening to the story called love, |
| Adhu paadhiyil nindrathanaal thirumbhi vandhen | Because it stopped midway, I came back. |
| Kaadhalenum kadhai kettu mayanghi vandhen | I came entranced listening to the story called love, |
| Adhu paadhiyil nindrathanaal thirumbhi vandhen | Because it stopped midway, I came back. |
| Kaalgal pona paadhaiyellaam | Along all the paths my feet led me, |
| Kadanthu vandhen nadanthu vandhen | I crossed and walked all the way. |
| Female | |
| Chinna chinna idhazh virikkum pon malare | O golden flower opening your tiny petals, |
| Female | |
| Naalai enna nadakkum endru theriyavillai | I do not know what will happen tomorrow, |
| Inghu naan pirandha kaaranamum puriyavillai | Nor do I understand the purpose of my birth here. |
| Naalai enna nadakkum endru theriyavillai | I do not know what will happen tomorrow, |
| Inghu naan pirandha kaaranamum puriyavillai | Nor do I understand the purpose of my birth here. |
| Oorkavalai unakkedharkku | Why do you worry about the world's problems? |
| Un kavalai yaar theerpaar | Who will resolve your own sorrow? |
| Female | |
| Chinna chinna idhazh virikkum pon malare | O golden flower opening your tiny petals, |
| Unnidathil en kadhaiya sollattumaa | Shall I tell my story to you? |
| Solli innum konjam kanneerai sindhattuma | Shall I shed a few more tears after telling it? |
சின்ன சின்ன இதழ் விரிக்கும் பொன்மலரே
உன்னிடத்தில் என் கதையச் சொல்லட்டுமா
சொல்லி இன்னும் கொஞ்சம் கண்ணீரை சிந்தட்டுமா
சின்ன சின்ன இதழ் விரிக்கும் பொன்மலரே
உன்னிடத்தில் என் கதையச் சொல்லட்டுமா
சொல்லி இன்னும் கொஞ்சம் கண்ணீரை சிந்தட்டுமா
சின்ன சின்ன இதழ் விரிக்கும் பொன்மலரே....
O golden flower opening your tiny petals,
Shall I tell my story to you?
Shall I shed a few more tears after telling it?
O golden flower opening your tiny petals,
Shall I tell my story to you?
Shall I shed a few more tears after telling it?
O golden flower opening your tiny petals,
தன்னைப் போல் தாய் வளர்த்தாள் அவளுமில்லை
உன்னைப் போல் நானிருந்தேன் துன்பம் இல்லை
தன்னைப் போல் தாய் வளர்த்தாள் அவளுமில்லை
உன்னைப் போல் நானிருந்தேன் துன்பம் இல்லை
உருவத்திலே வளர்ந்து விட்டேன்
இன்பமில்லை.....இன்பமில்லை....
My mother raised me lovingly like herself, but she is no more,
If I had remained innocent like you, there would be no grief.
My mother raised me lovingly like herself, but she is no more,
If I had remained innocent like you, there would be no grief.
I have grown up in my physical form,
There is no joy, no joy at all.
சின்ன சின்ன இதழ் விரிக்கும் பொன்மலரே
O golden flower opening your tiny petals,
காதலெனும் கதை கேட்டு மயங்கி வந்தேன்
அது பாதியில் நின்றதனால் திரும்பி வந்தேன்
காதலெனும் கதை கேட்டு மயங்கி வந்தேன்
அது பாதியில் நின்றதனால் திரும்பி வந்தேன்
கால்கள் போன பாதையெல்லாம்
கடந்து வந்தேன் நடந்து வந்தேன்
I came entranced listening to the story called love,
Because it stopped midway, I came back.
I came entranced listening to the story called love,
Because it stopped midway, I came back.
Along all the paths my feet led me,
I crossed and walked all the way.
சின்ன சின்ன இதழ் விரிக்கும் பொன்மலரே
O golden flower opening your tiny petals,
நாளை என்ன நடக்கும் என்று தெரியவில்லை
இங்கு நான் பிறந்த காரணமும் புரியவில்லை
நாளை என்ன நடக்கும் என்று தெரியவில்லை
இங்கு நான் பிறந்த காரணமும் புரியவில்லை
ஊர்க்கவலை உனக்கெதற்கு
உன் கவலை யார் தீர்ப்பார்....
I do not know what will happen tomorrow,
Nor do I understand the purpose of my birth here.
I do not know what will happen tomorrow,
Nor do I understand the purpose of my birth here.
Why do you worry about the world's problems?
Who will resolve your own sorrow?
சின்ன சின்ன இதழ் விரிக்கும் பொன்மலரே
உன்னிடத்தில் என் கதையச் சொல்லட்டுமா
சொல்லி இன்னும் கொஞ்சம் கண்ணீரை சிந்தட்டுமா
O golden flower opening your tiny petals,
Shall I tell my story to you?
Shall I shed a few more tears after telling it?
Chinna chinna idhazh virikkum pon malare
O golden flower opening your tiny petals,
Unnidathil en kadhaiya sollattumaa
Shall I tell my story to you?
Solli innum konjam kanneerai sindhattuma
Shall I shed a few more tears after telling it?
Chinna chinna idhazh virikkum pon malare
O golden flower opening your tiny petals,
Unnidathil en kadhaiya sollattumaa
Shall I tell my story to you?
Solli innum konjam kanneerai sindhattuma
Shall I shed a few more tears after telling it?
Chinna chinna idhazh virikkum pon malare
O golden flower opening your tiny petals,
Thannai pola thaai valarthaal avalumillai
My mother raised me lovingly like herself, but she is no more,
Unnai pol nan irundhen thunbam illai
If I had remained innocent like you, there would be no grief.
Thannai pola thaai valarthaal avalumillai
My mother raised me lovingly like herself, but she is no more,
Unnai pol nan irundhen thunbam illai
If I had remained innocent like you, there would be no grief.
Uruvathilae valarndhu vitten
I have grown up in my physical form,
Inbamillai inbamillai
There is no joy, no joy at all.
Chinna chinna idhazh virikkum pon malare
O golden flower opening your tiny petals,
Kaadhalenum kadhai kettu mayanghi vandhen
I came entranced listening to the story called love,
Adhu paadhiyil nindrathanaal thirumbhi vandhen
Because it stopped midway, I came back.
Kaadhalenum kadhai kettu mayanghi vandhen
I came entranced listening to the story called love,
Adhu paadhiyil nindrathanaal thirumbhi vandhen
Because it stopped midway, I came back.
Kaalgal pona paadhaiyellaam
Along all the paths my feet led me,
Kadanthu vandhen nadanthu vandhen
I crossed and walked all the way.
Chinna chinna idhazh virikkum pon malare
O golden flower opening your tiny petals,
Naalai enna nadakkum endru theriyavillai
I do not know what will happen tomorrow,
Inghu naan pirandha kaaranamum puriyavillai
Nor do I understand the purpose of my birth here.
Naalai enna nadakkum endru theriyavillai
I do not know what will happen tomorrow,
Inghu naan pirandha kaaranamum puriyavillai
Nor do I understand the purpose of my birth here.
Oorkavalai unakkedharkku
Why do you worry about the world's problems?
Un kavalai yaar theerpaar
Who will resolve your own sorrow?
Chinna chinna idhazh virikkum pon malare
O golden flower opening your tiny petals,
Unnidathil en kadhaiya sollattumaa
Shall I tell my story to you?
Solli innum konjam kanneerai sindhattuma
Shall 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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