Chinna Chinna Poongkodi
From Chinna Kannamma · 1993
- Lyricist
- Piraisoodan
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Chinna Kannamma1993
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Chinna chinna poongodi… | A tiny little flowering vine… |
| Ennai chutri paadudhae… | Sings surrounding me… |
| Chinna chinna poongodi | A tiny little flowering vine |
| Ennai chutri paadudhae | Sings surrounding me |
| Female | |
| Chinna chinna poongodi | A tiny little flowering vine |
| Ennai chutri paadudhae | Sings surrounding me |
| Female | |
| Kanmani ponmani kannae | Oh precious eye, precious gem, my darling child |
| Nee oo ..oo… | You... oh... oh... |
| Anbu chinnam thandhadhae | Gave a symbol of love |
| Alli thandhu nindradhae | Stood giving generously |
| En uyir unnidam kannae oo…ooo | My life is with you, my darling, oh... |
| Vilaiyaadum maano alaiyodum meeno | Is it a playful deer or a fish in the waves? |
| Madi meedhil vandhae seraadho ooo… | Will it not come and rest upon my lap? Oh... |
| Female | |
| Kan vannamae | The beauty of the eyes |
| Kandaal adhu | If one beholds it |
| Paurnamiyaai kaanum | It appears like a full moon |
| Kai vannamae kandaal adhu | If one beholds the elegance of the hands |
| Thaamaraiyaai thonum | It feels like a blooming lotus |
| Female | |
| Pon idhazh thandhadhu | What the golden lips gave |
| Poo idhazho | Are they flower petals? |
| Punnagai sindhiya maanthaliro | Is it a tender mango leaf scattering smiles? |
| Un kural thandhadhu vaenguzhala | Is your voice the melody of a bamboo flute? |
| Un manam vaanathu kaarmugila | Is your heart like a dark raincloud in the sky? |
| Arumbu thottam polae azhagaana veechil | In the beautiful breeze like a garden of buds |
| Kurumbu kelvi ketkum karumbu pola pechil | In the speech sweet like sugarcane asking mischievous questions |
| Kavi paadum chinna kannammaa aaa… | The little Kannamma who sings poetry... |
சின்னச் சின்னப் பூங்கொடி
என்னைச் சுற்றிப் பாடுதே
சின்னச் சின்னப் பூங்கொடி
என்னைச் சுற்றிப் பாடுதே
A tiny little flowering vine…
Sings surrounding me…
A tiny little flowering vine
Sings surrounding me
சின்னச் சின்னப் பூங்கொடி
என்னைச் சுற்றிப் பாடுதே
A tiny little flowering vine
Sings surrounding me
கண்மணி பொன்மணி கண்ணே
நீ ஓ.....ஓ.....
அன்புச் சின்னம் தந்ததே
அள்ளித் தந்து நின்றதே
என் உயிர் உன்னிடம் கண்ணே ஓ.....ஓ....
விளையாடும் மானோ அலையோடும் மீனோ
மடி மீதில் வந்தே சேராதோ ஓ......
Oh precious eye, precious gem, my darling child
You... oh... oh...
Gave a symbol of love
Stood giving generously
My life is with you, my darling, oh...
Is it a playful deer or a fish in the waves?
Will it not come and rest upon my lap? Oh...
பெண்கள் :
சின்னச் சின்னப் பூங்கொடி
என்னைச் சுற்றிப் பாடுதே
கண்மணி பொன்மணி கண்ணே
நீ ஓ.....ஓ.....
The beauty of the eyes
If one beholds it
It appears like a full moon
If one beholds the elegance of the hands
It feels like a blooming lotus
கண் வண்ணமே
கண்டால் அது
பௌர்ணமியாய் காணும்
கை வண்ணமே கண்டால் அது
தாமரையாய் தோணும்
What the golden lips gave
Are they flower petals?
Is it a tender mango leaf scattering smiles?
Is your voice the melody of a bamboo flute?
Is your heart like a dark raincloud in the sky?
In the beautiful breeze like a garden of buds
In the speech sweet like sugarcane asking mischievous questions
The little Kannamma who sings poetry...
பொன் இதழ் தந்தது
பூ இதழோ
புன்னகை சிந்திய மாந்தளிரோ
உன் குரல் தந்தது வேங்குழலா
உன் மனம் வானத்து கார்முகிலா
அரும்புத் தோட்டம் போலே
அழகான வீச்சில்
குறும்புக் கேள்வி கேட்கும்
கரும்பு போல பேச்சில்
கவி பாடும் சின்னக் கண்ணம்மா ஆ...
பெண்கள் :
சின்னச் சின்னப் பூங்கொடி
என்னைச் சுற்றிப் பாடுதே
கண்மணி பொன்மணி கண்ணே
நீ ஓ.....ஓ.....
அன்புச் சின்னம் தந்ததே
அள்ளித் தந்து நின்றதே
என் உயிர் உன்னிடம் கண்ணே ஓ.....ஓ....
Chinna chinna poongodi…
A tiny little flowering vine…
Ennai chutri paadudhae…
Sings surrounding me…
Chinna chinna poongodi
A tiny little flowering vine
Ennai chutri paadudhae
Sings surrounding me
Chinna chinna poongodi
A tiny little flowering vine
Ennai chutri paadudhae
Sings surrounding me
Kanmani ponmani kannae
Oh precious eye, precious gem, my darling child
Nee oo ..oo…
You... oh... oh...
Anbu chinnam thandhadhae
Gave a symbol of love
Alli thandhu nindradhae
Stood giving generously
En uyir unnidam kannae oo…ooo
My life is with you, my darling, oh...
Vilaiyaadum maano alaiyodum meeno
Is it a playful deer or a fish in the waves?
Madi meedhil vandhae seraadho ooo…
Will it not come and rest upon my lap? Oh...
Kan vannamae
The beauty of the eyes
Kandaal adhu
If one beholds it
Paurnamiyaai kaanum
It appears like a full moon
Kai vannamae kandaal adhu
If one beholds the elegance of the hands
Thaamaraiyaai thonum
It feels like a blooming lotus
Pon idhazh thandhadhu
What the golden lips gave
Poo idhazho
Are they flower petals?
Punnagai sindhiya maanthaliro
Is it a tender mango leaf scattering smiles?
Un kural thandhadhu vaenguzhala
Is your voice the melody of a bamboo flute?
Un manam vaanathu kaarmugila
Is your heart like a dark raincloud in the sky?
Arumbu thottam polae azhagaana veechil
In the beautiful breeze like a garden of buds
Kurumbu kelvi ketkum karumbu pola pechil
In the speech sweet like sugarcane asking mischievous questions
Kavi paadum chinna kannammaa aaa…
The little Kannamma who sings poetry...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a tender and affectionate lullaby praising a young child named Kannamma. The speaker affectionately compares the child to various enchanting elements of nature, expressing boundless parental love and joy. The lyrics celebrate the child's playful presence, innocence, and charming chatter. Throughout the song, the speaker marvels at the child's beauty—comparing her eyes to a glowing full moon, her hands to delicate lotus blossoms, her voice to a bamboo flute, and her sweet speech to sugarcane. The song captures the profound emotional bond between parent and child, portraying the child as a divine gift of love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamai)
“Vilaiyaadum maano alaiyodum meeno”
Compares the innocent child to a delicate flowering vine ('poongodi'), a playful deer ('maano'), and a fish gliding in waves ('meeno').
Simile (Uvamaani)
“Kurumbu kelvi ketkum karumbu pola pechil”
Uses 'pola' (like) to explicitly compare the child's sweet, questioning voice to sugarcane ('karumbu').
Ethirai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Arumbu thottam polae... / Kurumbu kelvi ketkum...”
The second consonant sound 'ru' rhymes across consecutive lines ('Arumbu' and 'Kurumbu').
Imagery & Natural Personification
“Un manam vaanathu kaarmugila”
Uses vivid sensory imagery connecting human features with natural phenomena like full moons, lotus flowers, tender mango leaves, and rainclouds.
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Trivia
This track is featured in the 1993 Tamil movie 'Chinna Kannamma' starring Karthik and Gautami. Composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics by Piraisoodan, the song is well known for its deeply emotional depiction of fatherly affection and sweet classical melody.
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