Chinna Chinna Roja Poove
From Poovizhi Vasalile · 1987
- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singer
- K. J. Yesudas
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Poovizhi Vasalile1987
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Chinna chinna roja poovae | Oh little rose flower |
| Chella kanane nee yaaru | My darling Krishna, who are you? |
| Thappi vanthi sippi muththae | Oh pearl of the shell that strayed here |
| Unnai peththa thaai yaaru | Who is the mother that gave birth to you? |
| Male | |
| Solli kolla vaayumillai | You have no voice to speak for yourself |
| Alli kolla thaayumillai | You have no mother to embrace you |
| Yaeno sodhanai ila nenjil vedhanai | Why this ordeal? Pain fills this tender heart |
| Male | |
| Chinna chinna roja poovae | Oh little rose flower |
| Chella kanane nee yaaru | My darling Krishna, who are you? |
| Male | |
| Chinna pinju nenjukkulle | Inside this tiny little heart |
| Enna enna aasaiyundo | What desires might there be? |
| Ullam thannai moodi vaiththa | If the God who concealed his heart |
| Dheivam vanthaal sollum ingae | Comes down here, He will tell |
| Male | |
| Oorum illai perum illai | You have no town, you have no name |
| Unmai solla yaarum illai | There is no one to tell the truth |
| Neeyum ini naanum oru jeevanthaanadaa | From now on, you and I are a single soul, my child |
| Solai kili polae en tholil aadadaa | Dance on my shoulders like a grove parrot |
| Idhu pesaa oviyam idhil sogam aayiram | This is a silent painting, holding a thousand sorrows inside |
| Male | |
| Chinna chinna roja poovae | Oh little rose flower |
| Chella kanane nee yaaru | My darling Krishna, who are you? |
| Thappi vanthi sippi muththae | Oh pearl of the shell that strayed here |
| Unnai peththa thaai yaaru | Who is the mother that gave birth to you? |
| Male | |
| Kannil unnai kaanumpothu | When I look at you with my eyes |
| Ennam engo poguthaiyyaa | My thoughts wander somewhere far away |
| Ennai vittu pona pillai | My child who left me long ago |
| Ingae unthan kolam kondu | Has taken your form here |
| Male | |
| Vanthathendru ennugindren | I feel that you have come back to me |
| Vaazhththu solli paadugindren | I sing to you with blessings |
| Gangai nee endraal karai ingu naanadaa | If you are the river Ganges, I am the bank here, my child |
| Vaanam naan endraal vidi velli neeyadaa | If I am the vast sky, you are the morning star, my child |
| En vaazhvil nimmathi athu unthan sannathi | The peace in my life is found in your presence |
| Male | |
| Chinna chinna roja poovae | Oh little rose flower |
| Chella kanane nee yaaru | My darling Krishna, who are you? |
| Thappi vanthi sippi muththae | Oh pearl of the shell that strayed here |
| Unnai peththa thaai yaaru | Who is the mother that gave birth to you? |
| Male | |
| Solli kolla vaayumillai | You have no voice to speak for yourself |
| Alli kolla thaayumillai | You have no mother to embrace you |
| Yaeno sodhanai ila nenjil vedhanai | Why this ordeal? Pain fills this tender heart |
| Male | |
| Chinna chinna roja poovae | Oh little rose flower |
| Chella kanane nee yaaru | My darling Krishna, who are you? |
சின்னச் சின்ன ரோஜா பூவே
செல்ல கண்ணே நீ யாரு
தப்பி வந்த சிப்பி முத்தே
உன்னை பெத்த தாய் யாரு
Oh little rose flower
My darling Krishna, who are you?
Oh pearl of the shell that strayed here
Who is the mother that gave birth to you?
சொல்லி கொள்ள வாயுமில்லை
அள்ளி கொள்ள தாயுமில்லை
ஏனோ சோதனை இள நெஞ்சில் வேதனை
You have no voice to speak for yourself
You have no mother to embrace you
Why this ordeal? Pain fills this tender heart
சின்னச் சின்ன ரோஜா பூவே
செல்ல கண்ணே நீ யாரு
Oh little rose flower
My darling Krishna, who are you?
சின்ன பிஞ்சு நெஞ்சுக்குள்ளே
என்ன என்ன ஆசையுண்டோ
உள்ளம் தன்னை மூடி வைத்த
தெய்வம் வந்தால் சொல்லும் இங்கே
Inside this tiny little heart
What desires might there be?
If the God who concealed his heart
Comes down here, He will tell
ஊரும் இல்லை பேரும் இல்லை
உண்மை சொல்ல யாரும் இல்லை
நீயும் இனி நானும் ஒரு ஜீவன்தானடா
சோலை கிளி போலே என் தோளில் ஆடடா
இது பேசா ஓவியம் இதில் சோகம் ஆயிரம்
You have no town, you have no name
There is no one to tell the truth
From now on, you and I are a single soul, my child
Dance on my shoulders like a grove parrot
This is a silent painting, holding a thousand sorrows inside
சின்னச் சின்ன ரோஜா பூவே
செல்ல கண்ணே நீ யாரு
தப்பி வந்த சிப்பி முத்தே
உன்னை பெத்த தாய் யாரு
Oh little rose flower
My darling Krishna, who are you?
Oh pearl of the shell that strayed here
Who is the mother that gave birth to you?
ஆண்
: கண்ணில் உன்னை காணும் போது
எண்ணம் எங்கோ போகுதய்யா
என்னை விட்டு போன பிள்ளை
இங்கே உந்தன் கோலம் கொண்டு
When I look at you with my eyes
My thoughts wander somewhere far away
My child who left me long ago
Has taken your form here
வந்ததென்று எண்ணுகின்றேன்
வாழ்த்துச் சொல்லி பாடுகின்றேன்
கங்கை நீ என்றால் கரை இங்கு நானடா
வானம் நான் என்றால் விடி வெள்ளி நீயடா
என் வாழ்வில் நிம்மதி அது உந்தன் சன்னதி......
I feel that you have come back to me
I sing to you with blessings
If you are the river Ganges, I am the bank here, my child
If I am the vast sky, you are the morning star, my child
The peace in my life is found in your presence
சின்னச் சின்ன ரோஜா பூவே
செல்ல கண்ணே நீ யாரு
தப்பி வந்த சிப்பி முத்தே
உன்னை பெத்த தாய் யாரு
Oh little rose flower
My darling Krishna, who are you?
Oh pearl of the shell that strayed here
Who is the mother that gave birth to you?
சொல்லி கொள்ள வாயுமில்லை
அள்ளி கொள்ள தாயுமில்லை
ஏனோ சோதனை இள நெஞ்சில் வேதனை
You have no voice to speak for yourself
You have no mother to embrace you
Why this ordeal? Pain fills this tender heart
சின்னச் சின்ன ரோஜா பூவே
செல்ல கண்ணே நீ யாரு
Oh little rose flower
My darling Krishna, who are you?
Chinna chinna roja poovae
Oh little rose flower
Chella kanane nee yaaru
My darling Krishna, who are you?
Thappi vanthi sippi muththae
Oh pearl of the shell that strayed here
Unnai peththa thaai yaaru
Who is the mother that gave birth to you?
Solli kolla vaayumillai
You have no voice to speak for yourself
Alli kolla thaayumillai
You have no mother to embrace you
Yaeno sodhanai ila nenjil vedhanai
Why this ordeal? Pain fills this tender heart
Chinna chinna roja poovae
Oh little rose flower
Chella kanane nee yaaru
My darling Krishna, who are you?
Chinna pinju nenjukkulle
Inside this tiny little heart
Enna enna aasaiyundo
What desires might there be?
Ullam thannai moodi vaiththa
If the God who concealed his heart
Dheivam vanthaal sollum ingae
Comes down here, He will tell
Oorum illai perum illai
You have no town, you have no name
Unmai solla yaarum illai
There is no one to tell the truth
Neeyum ini naanum oru jeevanthaanadaa
From now on, you and I are a single soul, my child
Solai kili polae en tholil aadadaa
Dance on my shoulders like a grove parrot
Idhu pesaa oviyam idhil sogam aayiram
This is a silent painting, holding a thousand sorrows inside
Chinna chinna roja poovae
Oh little rose flower
Chella kanane nee yaaru
My darling Krishna, who are you?
Thappi vanthi sippi muththae
Oh pearl of the shell that strayed here
Unnai peththa thaai yaaru
Who is the mother that gave birth to you?
Kannil unnai kaanumpothu
When I look at you with my eyes
Ennam engo poguthaiyyaa
My thoughts wander somewhere far away
Ennai vittu pona pillai
My child who left me long ago
Ingae unthan kolam kondu
Has taken your form here
Vanthathendru ennugindren
I feel that you have come back to me
Vaazhththu solli paadugindren
I sing to you with blessings
Gangai nee endraal karai ingu naanadaa
If you are the river Ganges, I am the bank here, my child
Vaanam naan endraal vidi velli neeyadaa
If I am the vast sky, you are the morning star, my child
En vaazhvil nimmathi athu unthan sannathi
The peace in my life is found in your presence
Chinna chinna roja poovae
Oh little rose flower
Chella kanane nee yaaru
My darling Krishna, who are you?
Thappi vanthi sippi muththae
Oh pearl of the shell that strayed here
Unnai peththa thaai yaaru
Who is the mother that gave birth to you?
Solli kolla vaayumillai
You have no voice to speak for yourself
Alli kolla thaayumillai
You have no mother to embrace you
Yaeno sodhanai ila nenjil vedhanai
Why this ordeal? Pain fills this tender heart
Chinna chinna roja poovae
Oh little rose flower
Chella kanane nee yaaru
My darling Krishna, who are you?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Chinna Chinna Roja Poove is a soul-stirring paternal lullaby from the movie Poovizhi Vasalile. The protagonist addresses an orphaned mute child with immense grief and tenderness, wondering about the unknown mother and origin of this precious child who has no voice to tell his story or family to embrace him. As the song progresses, the singer finds deep solace in the child's presence, seeing a reflection of a lost child of his own. He vows to protect the child, declaring that from now on they share a single soul. Through rich poetic imagery comparing their bond to a river and its bank, or the sky and the morning star, the song beautifully encapsulates redemption, healing, and unconditional love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Chinna chinna roja poovae / Thappi vanthi sippi muththae”
Comparing the innocent child to a delicate rose bud and a lost pearl from an oyster shell.
Etxai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Solli kolla vaayumillai / Alli kolla thaayumillai”
Rhyming of the second syllable 'lli' in adjacent lines for rhythmic harmony.
Analogy
“Gangai nee endraal karai ingu naanadaa / Vaanam naan endraal vidi velli neeyadaa”
Using complementary natural dualities (river & bank, sky & star) to express an inseparable guardian-child relationship.
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Trivia
Poovizhi Vasalile (1987) was directed by Fazil and starred Sathyaraj, Suhasini, and Master Sujitha. The plot revolves around a protagonist protecting a deaf-mute child who witnessed a murder. Sung emotionally by K. J. Yesudas with music by Ilaiyaraaja, this track remains one of Tamil cinema's most famous emotional lullabies.
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