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Chinna Chinnathai

From Mounam Pesiyadhe · 2002

Lyricist
Pudhuvai Nambi
Singers
Hariharan, Yuvan Shankar Raja
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name
Mounam Pesiyadhe
Movie release year
2002
Lyrics added on
28 Dec 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Naa nana nana naa naa
Naana naanananaa naana naanananaa
Naa nana nana naa naa
Naana naanananaa
Chinna chinnathaai pennae
En nenjil mutkkalaal theithaai
En viliyai vaal kondu veesi
Ilam manathil kaayangal thanthaai
Thunbam mattum en uravaa
Unnai kaadhal seiythathae thavaraa
Uyirae…ae..ae…
Uyirae…ae..ae….
Kaadhal seithaal paavam
Pennmai ellaam maayam
Unmai kanden unnaal pennae
Penngal kannil sikkum
Aangal ellaam paavam
Unmai kanden unnaal pennae
Naa nana nana naa naa
Naana naanananaa naana naanananaa
Naa nana nana naa naa
Naana naanananaa
Kaadhal verum megam endren
Adai malaiyaai vanthaai
Malaiyodu nanainthida vanthen
Nee theeyai moottinaai
Moliyaaga irunthenae
Unnaal isaiyaaga malarnthenae
En uyirodu kalanthaval neethaan
Hey pennae
Kanavaagi kalainthathum yeno
Sol kannae
Mounam pesiyathae
Unakku athu theriyalayaa…
Kaadhal vaarthaigalai
Kangal ariyalaiyaa…
Naa nana nana naa naa
Naana naanananaa naana naanananaa
Naa nana nana naa naa
Naana naanananaa
Kaadhal seithaal paavam
Pennmai ellaam maayam
Unmai kanden unnaal pennae
Penngal kannil sikkum
Aangal ellaam paavam
Unmai kanden unnaal pennae
{Thom thom thomtha thomtha
Thomtha thomtha thom thom
Thom thom thomtha thomtha
Thomtha thomtha thom thom
Thom thom} (2)
Thom thom thom
Thunai indri thaniyaai sendren
En nilalaai vanthaai
Vidai thedum maanavan aanaen
En vidaiyum neeyena
Vanthaayae en valiyil
Kaadhal thanthaayae unn moliyil
En nenjil kaadhal vanthu
Naan sonnen
Unn kaadhal veror manathil
Ennai nonthaen
Kangal ullavarai
Kaadhal alivathillai
Penngal ullavarai
Aangal jeipathillai
Naa nana nana naa naa
Naana naanananaa naana naanananaa
Naa nana nana naa naa
Naana naanananaa
Kaadhal seithaal paavam
Pennmai ellaam maayam
Unmai kanden unnaal pennae
Penngal kannil sikkum
Aangal ellaam paavam
Unmai kanden unnaal pennae
Naa nana nana naa naa
Naana naanananaa naana naanananaa
Naa nana nana naa naa
Naana naanananaa
Na nana nana na na
Naana naanananaa naana naanananaa
Na nana nana na na
Naana naanananaa
Little by little, girl,
you rubbed thorns against my heart.
Striking at me like a sword with your glance,
you wounded my young heart.
Is sorrow my only companion?
Was loving you a mistake?
My life... oh...
My life... oh...
Falling in love is a curse,
womanhood is all an illusion.
I learned this truth because of you, girl.
Trapped in a woman's eyes,
all men are so pitiful.
I learned this truth because of you, girl.
Na nana nana na na
Naana naanananaa naana naanananaa
Na nana nana na na
Naana naanananaa
I thought love was just a cloud,
but you poured down like heavy rain.
When I came to soak in that rain,
you set me on fire.
I was merely words,
and blossomed into music because of you.
You were the one who merged into my soul,
hey girl.
Why did it all shatter like a dream?
Tell me, my dear.
Silence spoke;
didn't you realize it?
Words of love—
couldn't your eyes read them?
Na nana nana na na
Naana naanananaa naana naanananaa
Na nana nana na na
Naana naanananaa
Falling in love is a curse,
womanhood is all an illusion.
I learned this truth because of you, girl.
Trapped in a woman's eyes,
all men are so pitiful.
I learned this truth because of you, girl.
{Thom thom thomtha thomtha
Thomtha thomtha thom thom
Thom thom thomtha thomtha
Thomtha thomtha thom thom
Thom thom} (2)
Thom thom thom
I was walking alone without a companion,
and you followed me like my shadow.
I became a student searching for answers,
and believing you were my answer,
you stepped into my path.
You gave me love in your words.
When love filled my heart,
I confessed it to you.
Your love belonged in someone else's heart,
and I blamed myself in pain.
As long as eyes exist,
love will never die.
As long as women exist,
men will never win.
Na nana nana na na
Naana naanananaa naana naanananaa
Na nana nana na na
Naana naanananaa
Falling in love is a curse,
womanhood is all an illusion.
I learned this truth because of you, girl.
Trapped in a woman's eyes,
all men are so pitiful.
I learned this truth because of you, girl.
Na nana nana na na
Naana naanananaa naana naanananaa
Na nana nana na na
Naana naanananaa
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song from 'Mounam Pesiyadhe' captures the bitter disillusionment and emotional agony of unrequited love. The protagonist laments how his innocent feelings were shattered after falling in love with a woman whose heart belonged to someone else. He contrasts his initial perception of love as a sweet, transformative force—changing plain words into music—with the harsh reality of heartbreak that feels like fire instead of soothing rain.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Malaiyodu nanainthida vanthen / Nee theeyai moottinaai

Comparing love to rain and fire ('Kaadhal verum megam endren... Nee theeyai moottinaai') highlights the transformation from expectation of soothing passion to painful burning distress.

Oxymoron / Paradox

Mounam pesiyathae / Unakku athu theriyalayaa…

The phrase 'Mounam pesiyathae' (Silence spoke) uses paradox to emphasize how unexpressed eyes and unspoken emotions communicate deeper truths.

Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Kangal ullavarai... / Penngal ullavarai...

A traditional Tamil poetic device where second letters rhyme across lines ('Kangal' and 'Penngal').

Hyperbole

Penngal ullavarai / Aangal jeipathillai

Exaggerating the defeat of men in love to express eternal vulnerability.

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