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Lyrics & meaning

Chinna Chinna Mookkuthikku

From Kadarkarai Thagam · 1988

Lyricist
Kadhal Mathi
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam
Music director
Chandrabose
Movie name
Kadarkarai Thagam
Movie release year
1988
Lyrics added on
16 Aug 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Chinna chinna mookuthikku
Enna venum sollu
Vanna vanna sevvanthiyae
Kannukkullae nillu
Chinna chinna mookuthikku
Enna venum sollu
Vanna vanna sevvanthiyae
Kannukkullae nillu
Vaan velli natchathira vairam venuma
Aazhkkadal sembavalam alla venuma
Nenachathum inikkindra kanni karumbae
Chinna chinna mookuthikku
Enna venum sollu
Vanna vanna sevvanthiyae
Kannukkullae nillu
Naal thorum naan thedum adhikaalai nee
Female :Vazhiyil vizhunthu vazhiyum pozhudhu
Kavidhai varuma
Pannerae venneril abhisekamaa
Male :Malarin idhazhai neruppum suduma t
Thuyaram thodumaa
Kaayamengum endhan idhazh muthamae
Male :Kaalamendrum unnai uyir suthumae
Chinna chinna mookuthikku
Enna venum sollu
Vanna vanna sevvanthiyae
Kannukkullae nillu
Paalodu paai pottu parimarava
Female :Idaiyin kilaiyil kiliyin kanigal
Ilaigal thadaiyaa
Nenjodu un koodu kudiyeravaa aa aa
Male :Ninaithaal adadaa nilavin padagaa
Malarin magala
Kannam rendum killi kaeli seivadhoo
Male :Kannil minnal vetti ennai velvadho
Chinna chinna mookuthikku
Enna venum sollu
Vanna vanna sevvanthiyae
Kannukkullae nillu
Vaan velli natchathira vairam venuma
Aazhkkadal sembavalam alla venuma
Female :Nenachathum inikkira katti karumbae
Chinna chinna mookuthikku
Enna venum sollu
Female :Vanna vanna sevvanthiyae
Kannukkullae nillu
To the girl with the little nose stud,
tell me what you want.
O colourful chrysanthemum,
stay inside my eyes.
To the girl with the little nose stud,
tell me what you want.
O colourful chrysanthemum,
stay inside my eyes.
Do you want the silver star diamonds of the sky?
Do you want to gather red corals from the deep sea?
O sweet young sugarcane that turns sweet the moment I think of you!
To the girl with the little nose stud,
tell me what you want.
O colourful chrysanthemum,
stay inside my eyes.
You are the dawn I seek every single day.
Female: As the evening falls and spills along the path,
will poetry come alive?
Is rosewater ever bathed in hot water?
Male: Can fire ever burn the petal of a flower?
Can sorrow ever touch it?
Wherever there is a wound, my lips will kiss it.
Male: My life will revolve around you for all time.
To the girl with the little nose stud,
tell me what you want.
O colourful chrysanthemum,
stay inside my eyes.
Shall I lay out the mat and serve you milk?
Female: On the branch of my waist are the parrot's fruits—
are the leaves in the way?
Shall I move into the nest of your heart?
Male: Ah, when I think of you, are you a boat made of moonlight?
Are you a daughter of flowers?
Are you pinching both cheeks in playful teasing?
Male: Are you flashing lightning from your eyes to conquer me?
To the girl with the little nose stud,
tell me what you want.
O colourful chrysanthemum,
stay inside my eyes.
Do you want the silver star diamonds of the sky?
Do you want to gather red corals from the deep sea?
Female: O lump of sugarcane who is sweet the moment I think of you!
To the girl with the little nose stud,
tell me what you want.
Female: O colourful chrysanthemum,
stay inside my eyes.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This classic romantic track from 'Kadarkarai Thagam' (1988) captures a deeply affectionate duet between two lovers expressing their affection through poetic metaphors. The male lover addresses his beloved affectionately as a colorful flower ('sevvanthi') wearing a delicate nose ring, offering to fetch her stellar diamonds from the sky and red corals from the deep sea to fulfill her desires.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Adukkuthodar (Reduplication / Repetition)

“Chinna chinna mookuthikku / Vanna vanna sevvanthiyae”

The repetition of 'Chinna chinna' (tiny) and 'Vanna vanna' (colorful) enhances the rhythm and expresses endearment.

Uruvagam (Metaphor)

“Vanna vanna sevvanthiyae / Nenachathum inikkindra kanni karumbae”

Addressing the beloved directly as a flower ('sevvanthi') and sugarcane ('katti karumbu') compares her sweetness and beauty directly to nature.

Moni / Rhyme (Initial Assonance)

“Vaan velli natchathira vairam venuma / Aazhkkadal sembavalam alla venuma”

Matching sound patterns at the beginning of words across consecutive lines like 'Vaan velli' and 'Aazhkkadal'.

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Trivia

'Chinna Chinna Mookuthikku' features lyrics penned by lyricist Kadhal Mathi for the 1988 Tamil film 'Kadarkarai Thagam', displaying traditional rural romantic imagery typical of late 1980s Tamil cinema.

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