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Lyrics & meaning

Chinna Chinna Saedhi

From Sendhoorapandi · 1993

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
Mano, Swarnalatha
Music director
Deva
Movie name
Sendhoorapandi
Movie release year
1993
Lyrics added on
28 Oct 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Chinna chinna saedhi solli
Vandhadhoru jaadhi malli
Aana mala kaathadikkum thopporam hoi
Aasa manam paadudhoru thaevaaram
Maekkaala veyil saaya
Vaaikkaalil vellam paaya
Mayakkam oru kerakkam
Indha vayasula manasula
Vandhu vandhu porakkum
Chinna chinna saedhi solli
Vandhadhoru jaadhi malli
Aana mala kaatthadikkum thopporam hoi
Aasa manam paadudhoru thaevaaram
Mella mella thaalam thatta
Mathalamum sammadhatha tharumo
Kachaeriya naanum vaikkum naal varumo
Anju viral kolam poda
Acham enna micham indri vidumo
Annaadam thaan aasai ennum noi varumo
Mottu virindhaal vandu thaan
Mutham podaadhaa
Mutham izhandhaal ammammaa
Vetkam koodaadhaa
Katti pudichirukka
Mettu padichirukka
Enakkoru varam kodu madiyinil idam kodu
Chinna chinna saedhi solli
Vandhadhoru jaadhi malli
Aana mala kaatthadikkum thopporam hoi
Aasa manam paadudhoru thaevaaram
Unna vittu naan irundhaal
Andhi varum chandhiranum sudumo
Manmadhanin ambugalum paaindhidumo
Vennilavai thoodhu vidu
Vanna mayil unnarugil varuven
Palliyarai paadalgalai paadiduven
Ennai koduthaen kondu po
Undhan kaiyodu
Otti iruppaen aadai pol
Undhan meiyodu
Thannanthanichirukka
Unnai ninaichirukka
Pani vizhum iravinil
Udhadugal vedikkudhu
Chinna chinna saedhi solli
Vandhadhoru jaadhi malli
Aana mala kaatthadikkum thopporam hoi
Aasa manam paadudhoru thaevaaram
Maekkaala veyil saaya
Vaaikkaalil vellam paaya
Mayakkam oru kerakkam
Indha vayasula vandhu vandhu porakkum
Chinna chinna saedhi solli
Vandhadhoru jaadhi malli
Aana mala kaatthadikkum thopporam hoi
Aasa manam paadudhoru thaevaaram
Whispering sweet little messages,
A jasmine flower came along.
By the grove where the mountain breeze blows, hoy!
My longing heart sings a sweet hymn.
As the sun slopes down in the west,
And water rushes through the stream,
A dizzy spell of sweet intoxication
In the heart at this youthful age,
Keeps rising again and again.
Whispering sweet little messages,
A jasmine flower came along.
By the grove where the mountain breeze blows, hoy!
My longing heart sings a sweet hymn.
When a rhythm is tapped softly,
Will the drum give its sweet consent?
Will the day come for me to start our concert?
When five fingers trace playful patterns,
Will all my fear vanish without a trace?
Day after day, will this sweet fever of desire strike?
When a flower bud opens wide,
Won't the honeybee come and kiss it?
When a kiss is surrendered, oh my,
Won't shyness grow even deeper?
To hold you close in an embrace,
To sing a sweet melody,
Grant me a wish and give me space on your lap.
Whispering sweet little messages,
A jasmine flower came along.
By the grove where the mountain breeze blows, hoy!
My longing heart sings a sweet hymn.
If I have to live away from you,
Will even the evening moon burn like fire?
Will the arrows of Manmatha (the god of love) pierce me?
Send the bright moon as your messenger,
Like a colourful peacock, I will come to your side.
I will sing the intimate songs of our bedroom.
I have given myself to you, take me along
Holding onto your hands.
I will cling like your clothes
Close against your body.
Being left all alone,
Thinking only of you,
In the chilly, mist-filled night,
My lips are chapping in the cold.
Whispering sweet little messages,
A jasmine flower came along.
By the grove where the mountain breeze blows, hoy!
My longing heart sings a sweet hymn.
As the sun slopes down in the west,
And water rushes through the stream,
A dizzy spell of sweet intoxication
Keeps rising again and again at this age.
Whispering sweet little messages,
A jasmine flower came along.
By the grove where the mountain breeze blows, hoy!
My longing heart sings a sweet hymn.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Chinna Chinna Saedhi Solli' from Sendhoorapandi (1993) is a romantic duet expressing youthful passion and yearning between two lovers set against a picturesque rural backdrop. The lyrics use nature imagery—such as setting suns, flowing canals, blooming jasmine, and cold misty nights—to mirror the awakening of romantic feelings and physical desire. The lovers express their impatience, sweet anxiety, and complete surrender to love through metaphors of music, rhythm, and nature.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monai (Alliteration)

Chinna chinna saedhi solli

Repetition of initial consonant sounds across adjacent words, such as 'Chinna chinna' and 'Mayakkam oru kerakkam'.

Edugai (Rhyme)

Maekkaala veyil saaya / Vaaikkaalil vellam paaya

Second-letter rhyming across consecutive lines ('Maekkaala' / 'Vaaikkaalil').

Metaphor (Uvamaani)

Aasa manam paadudhoru thaevaaram

Comparing romantic longing to a 'Thevaaram' (sacred hymn) and desire to a sweet disease ('aasai ennum noi').

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Trivia

Sendhoorapandi (1993) was an early career hit for actor Vijay, featuring Vijayakanth in an extended cameo. The song was composed by Deva with lyrics written by the legendary Vaali, and sung by Mano and Swarnalatha.

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