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Chinna Idai

From Uzhavukkum Thozhilukkum Vandhanai Seivom · 1959

Lyricist
A. Maruthakasi
Singers
K. Jamunarani, M. S. Rajeswari
Music director
K. V. Mahadevan
Details
Uzhavukkum Thozhilukkum Vandhanai Seivom1959

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Arumbeduthu adhai saranthoduthuPicking flower buds and stringing them into a garland,
Un azhagiya koondhalil mudithuAnd tying them in your beautiful hair,
Arumbeduthu adhai saranthoduthuPicking flower buds and stringing them into a garland,
Un azhagiya koondhalil mudithuAnd tying them in your beautiful hair,
Karumbai vendaatha erumbaai ippodhuLike an ant that suddenly refuses sweet sugarcane,
Kadhaigal yedhyedho padithuYou are telling all kinds of stories and excuses,
Karumbai vendaatha erumbaai ippodhuLike an ant that suddenly refuses sweet sugarcane,
Kadhaigal yedhyedho padithuYou are telling all kinds of stories and excuses.

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This playful excerpt depicts someone adorning a companion's hair with a hand-strung garland made of fresh flower buds. The lyricist humorously compares the person's hesitant or distracting behavior to an ant that unexpectedly rejects sugarcane, making up various stories and excuses rather than enjoying the sweet, affectionate moment.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamai (Simile)

Karumbai vendaatha erumbaai ippodhu

Compares a person offering endless excuses to an ant surprisingly rejecting sugarcane ('Karumbai vendaatha erumbaai').

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Karumbai vendaatha erumbaai ippodhu

The second consonant sound 'ru' aligns harmoniously between 'Karumbai' and 'erumbaai'.

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Un azhagiya koondhalil mudithu

Endings like 'saranthoduthu' and 'mudithu' create a rhythmic rhyming flow at the line ends.

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Trivia

The song title 'Uzhavukkum Thozhilukkum Vandhanai Seivom' is directly inspired by Mahakavi Subramania Bharati's famous patriotic line celebrating farmers and industrial workers.

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