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Chinna Chinna Thooral

From Senthamizh Paattu · 1992

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Anuradha
Music directors
M. S. Vishwanathan, Ilayaraja
Movie name
Senthamizh Paattu
Movie release year
1992
Lyrics added on
21 Dec 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Chinna chinna thooral enna
Ennai konjum saaral enna
Sindha chindha en aaval pinna
Nenjil pongum un paadal enna
Chinna chinna thooral enna
Ennai konjum saaral enna
Sindha chindha en aaval pinna
Nenjil pongum un paadal enna
Chinna chinna…
Unadhu thooralum iniya saaralum
Theendum megam silirkkudhammaa
Haahaahaa… adhu theendum megamilla
Dhegam silirkkudhammaa….(Dialogue)
Unadhu thooralum iniya saaralum
Theendum dhegam silirkkudhammaa
Nanaindha pozhudhilum kulirndha manadhinil
Yaedho aasai thudikkudhammaa
Manidha jaadhiyin pasiyum dhaagamum
Unnaal endrum theerumammaa
Vaari thandha vallal endru
Paaril unnai cholvadhundu
Inamum kulamum irukkum ulagil
Anaivarum ingu sari samam yena
Unarthidum mazhaiyae chinna chinna
Chinna chinna thooral enna
Ennai konjum saaral enna
Sindha chindha en aaval pinna
Nenjil pongum un paadal enna
Chinna chinna thooral enna
Pizhaikku yaavarum thavikkum naatkkalil
Neeyo ingae varuvadhillai
Padichavan paatta kedutha
Kadhaiyaalla irukku
Pizhaikkunnu ezhudhalaiyae
Mazhaikkunnu thaanae ezhudhi irukken
(Dialogue)
Oho ho…
Mazhaikku yaavarum thavikkum naatkkalil
Neeyo ingae varuvadhillai
Veditha boomiyum maanam paarkkaiyil
Neeyo kannil therivadhillai
Unadhu saedhiyai pozhiyum thaedhiyai
Munnaal ingae yaararivaar
Nanjai mannum punjai mannum
Neeyum vandhaal ponnaai minnum
Unadhu perumai ulaagam ariyum
Idi yenum isai muzhangida varum
Mazhai yenum magalae chinna chinna
Chinna chinna thooral enna
Ennai konjum saaral enna
Sindha chindha en aaval pinna
Nenjil pongum un paadal enna
Chinna chinna thooral enna
Ennai konjum saaral enna
Sindha chindha en aaval pinna
Nenjil pongum un paadal enna
Chinna chinna…
What is this tiny drizzle?
What is this spray of rain caressing me?
As it falls, weaving through my longing,
What is this song of yours surging in my heart?
What is this tiny drizzle?
What is this spray of rain caressing me?
As it falls, weaving through my longing,
What is this song of yours surging in my heart?
Little, tiny...
When your drizzle and sweet spray
Touch the clouds, they shudder with joy!
Ha ha ha... It does not touch the clouds,
The body is what shudders with delight... (Dialogue)
When your drizzle and sweet spray
Touch the body, it shudders with delight!
Even while drenched, inside the chilled heart,
A certain desire throbs with longing!
The hunger and thirst of all humanity
Are always quenched by you!
A generous giver who pours freely,
Is what the world calls you!
In a world divided by creed and clan,
Showing that everyone here is truly equal,
Oh rain that makes us realise this! Little, tiny...
What is this tiny drizzle?
What is this spray of rain caressing me?
As it falls, weaving through my longing,
What is this song of yours surging in my heart?
What is this tiny drizzle?
On the days when everyone struggles to survive,
You never seem to come here!
Isn't this like the tale of an educated man
ruining the song?
I did not write it as 'to survive',
I wrote it as 'for the rain', did I not?
(Dialogue)
Oh ho ho...
On the days when everyone longs for the rain,
You never seem to come here!
When the cracked earth stares at the sky,
You are nowhere to be seen!
The news of your arrival and the date you will pour,
Who here could know beforehand?
Both the wetlands and the drylands,
Will gleam like gold once you arrive!
The world knows your glory,
Arriving as the thunder roars like music,
Oh daughter named rain! Little, tiny...
What is this tiny drizzle?
What is this spray of rain caressing me?
As it falls, weaving through my longing,
What is this song of yours surging in my heart?
What is this tiny drizzle?
What is this spray of rain caressing me?
As it falls, weaving through my longing,
What is this song of yours surging in my heart?
Little, tiny...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This poetic song from the film Senthamizh Paattu (1992) is a lyrical homage to the rain, personified as a benevolent benefactor and motherly figure. The song captures the joyous sensations brought by a soft drizzle and spray, describing how rain quenches humanity's hunger and thirst while uniting all people equally regardless of social divisions like caste or class.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Personification (Uruvagandhalthal)

Mazhai yenum magalae chinna chinna

Rain is addressed as a mother/daughter ('Mazhai yenum magalae') and a benevolent donor ('Vaari thandha vallal').

Anaphora (Repetition / Adukku Thodar)

Chinna chinna thooral enna

The phrase 'Chinna chinna' is repeated for rhythmic emphasis and emotional tenderness.

Emoni (Second-letter Rhyme / Edhurkai)

Nanjai mannum punjai mannum

Rhyming of second consonant letters in 'Nanjai' and 'Punjai'.

Metaphor

Idi yenum isai muzhangida varum

Comparing thunder to music ('Idi yenum isai') and rain making land glisten like gold.

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Trivia

Senthamizh Paattu (1992) stars Prabhu and Sukanya, directed by P. Vasu. The music for the film was composed by M. S. Viswanathan and Ilaiyaraaja together, marking a historic collaboration between two iconic Tamil music directors.

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