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Chinna Chinna Kaadhal

From Once More · 1997

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Malaysia Vasudevan, Deva
Music director
Deva
Movie name
Once More
Movie release year
1997
Lyrics added on
8 Feb 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
{Aaaha…aa aaa
Aaaha..aa…aaaa..
Aaaha..aa…aaaa..aaa…aaa} (2)
Unnil ennil ullathu kaathal
Ovvoru uyirum seivathum kaathal
Ulagam muzhuthum ulavum kaathal
Chinna chinna kaathal
Kannukulla kaathal
Muththu muththu kaathal
Ithu puththam puthu kaathal
Kaathal medaiyilae
Kavithaigal paadugirom
Kaattrai kettuvittom
Kadalai kettuvittom
Kaathal ennavendru
Thamizh kondu
Oru paadal neengal
Paadi kaatungal
Hahaha…
Unnaiyum ennaiyum
Petrathu kaathal
Ulaga panthin uyirthaan kaathal
Oosi munaiyin kaathukkullae
Ottangangalai nuzhaippathu kaathal
Kaathin oram naraiththumkooda
Ilamai pottu izhuppathu kaathal
{Thaam tharigida thath
Theem tha
Thaam tharigida thath theem tha
Thaam tharigida thaam tharigida
Thakkita thakka thakkita} (2)
Nilavukku punnagai
Thanthathu kaathal
Nilavukku punnagai
Thanthathu kaathal
Ulagukku pookal thanthathu kaathal
Yaarukkum theriyaamal
Oorellaam ariyaamal
Manasukkul mazhai thoovum kaathal
Oru pani thuli thanthaal
Paarkadal seithidum kaathal
Female :Oru paar kadal thanthaal
Pani thuli aakkidum kaathal
Moodi vaiththa pothum
Tharai meerum vithai pola
Mannai vellum kaathalae
Sabaash
Raamaiya raavaiya
Preminchi choodaiya
Premaleka noovvae ledhu
Nenae ledhu
Lokamae ledhu
Chinna chinna kaathal
Kannukulla kaathal
Muththu muththu kaathal
Ithu puththam puthu kaathal
Poovukkul porkalam
Seivathum kaathal
Poovukkul porkalam
Seivathum kaathal
Porkalaththil poochchedi
Vaippathum kaathal
Nilavoliyai nesavu seithu
Niththam oru aadai neithu
Kaathalikku parisaakum kaathal
Vizhi urangidum pozhuthilum
Uthadugal nuzhaivathu kaathal
Male :Manam mayangidum pozhuthilum
Uyirukkul valarvathu kaathal
Kaathal endra paadal
Mudiyaathu
Athai engalodu neegal paadungal
Hahahaha…
Irupathu vayathil ilamai kaathal
Arupathu vayathil anubava kaathal
Engum kaathal ethilum kaathal
Pongum kaathal puthumai kaathal
Kaathal enbathu kanavaai ponaal
Kanavae kanavae kanavae kaathal
Appa
Raamaiya raavaiya
Preminchi choodaiya
Premaleka noovvae ledhu
Nenae ledhu
Lokamae ledhu
Ya ya ya yaiya ya yaiya ya
Ya ya
Ya ya ya yaiya ya yaiya ya
Ya ya
{Aaha... aa aa
Aaha.. aa... aaaa..
Aaha.. aa... aaaa.. aaaa... aaaa} (2)
Love lives in you and in me
Love is what every living soul makes
Love wanders across the whole world
Sweet little love,
love within the eyes,
pearl-like love,
this brand-new love!
On the stage of love,
we sing our poetry.
We asked the wind,
we asked the sea,
what love truly is...
now through sweet Tamil,
won't you sing a song
and show us?
Hahaha...
Love is what
gave birth to you and me.
Love is the very soul of this earth!
Through the eye of a needle,
love can push whole camels through!
Even when grey hair touches the ears,
love pulls you right back into youth!
{Thaam tharikida thath
theem thaa
Thaam tharikida thath theem thaa
Thaam tharikida thaam tharikida
thakkida thakka thakkida} (2)
Giving a smile to the moon—
that was done by love.
Giving a smile to the moon—
that was done by love.
Love gave flowers to the world.
Without anyone knowing,
without the whole town finding out,
love sprinkles gentle rain inside the heart.
If you give it a drop of dew,
love turns it into an ocean of milk.
Female: If you give it an ocean of milk,
love shrinks it into a single drop of dew.
Even when buried deep,
like a seed breaking through the soil,
love will conquer the earth!
Bravo!
Ramaiah, won't you come?
Fall in love and see!
Without love, you wouldn't exist,
I wouldn't exist,
this whole world wouldn't exist!
Sweet little love,
love within the eyes,
pearl-like love,
this brand-new love!
Creating a battlefield inside a flower—
that is love's doing.
Creating a battlefield inside a flower—
that is love's doing.
Planting a flowering plant on a battlefield—
that too is love's doing.
Weaving moonlight,
tailoring a fresh dress every day,
love becomes a gift for the sweetheart.
Even when the eyes are asleep,
lips softly stealing in is love.
Male: Even when the mind is lost in a daze,
love keeps growing inside the soul.
This song called love
will never end;
sing it along with us!
Hahahaha...
At twenty, it is youthful love,
at sixty, it is seasoned love!
Love is everywhere, love is in everything,
overflowing love, ever-new love!
If love ever turns out to be just a dream,
then that dream, that dream itself is love!
Amazing!
Ramaiah, won't you come?
Fall in love and see!
Without love, you wouldn't exist,
I wouldn't exist,
this whole world wouldn't exist!
Yaa yaa yaa yayya yaa yayya yaa
Yaa yaa
Yaa yaa yaa yayya yaa yayya yaa
Yaa yaa
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This vibrant song from Once More (1997) is a grand celebration of love as an all-encompassing, transformative force in the universe. It portrays love as something present in every living soul, transcending age, time, and logic—from youthful passion at twenty to deep companionship at sixty. The lyrics highlight love's ability to turn the mundane into the miraculous, capable of finding beauty in battlefields and giving purpose to existence itself. Blending poetic Tamil imagery with playful Telugu interjections, the song conveys that without love, neither individuals nor the world could truly exist. It acts as an open invitation to embrace love in all its forms and sing its endless melody together.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monaai (Initial Alliteration)

“Unnil ennil ullathu kaathal / Ovvoru uyirum seivathum kaathal / Ulagam muzhuthum ulavum kaathal”

Repetition of the initial vowel sound 'U' across consecutive lines to create rhythmic flow.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)

“Oosi munaiyin kaathukkullae / Ottangangalai nuzhaippathu kaathal”

Exaggerating the power of love as threading full-sized camels through the eye of a needle.

Antithesis / Oxymoron

“Poovukkul porkalam seivathum kaathal / Porkalaththil poochchedi vaippathum kaathal”

Contrasting the imagery of conflict inside delicate flowers with planting peaceful flowers on battlefields.

Metaphor (Uruvagaim)

“Nilavoliyai nesavu seithu / Niththam oru aadai neithu / Kaathalikku parisaakum kaathal”

Metaphorically describing love as weaving moonlight into a daily garment to gift to a beloved.

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Trivia

Once More (1997) was directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar and brought together legendary actor Sivaji Ganesan alongside Vijay. The soundtrack was composed by Deva with lyrics written by Vairamuthu. The song features energetic Telugu lyrics ('Raamaiya raavaiya preminchi choodaiya'), adding a cross-cultural flavor that complements the screen dynamic between Sivaji Ganesan and Vijay.

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