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Lyrics & meaning

Chinna Kanne (Duet)

From Adutha Kattam · 1999

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Mano, Sreelatha
Music director
S. P. Venkatesh
Movie name
Adutha Kattam
Movie release year
1999
Lyrics added on
4 Apr 2021

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation
Chinna kannae chinna kannae
Nee en jeevanae
Chinna kannae chinna kannae
Nee en jeevanae
Yaezhu jenmam vaazhum varai
Naan un devanae
En kaadhil vanthu
Un paer sonnaan kaamaraajanae azhagiya….
Chinna kannaa chinna kannaa
Naan un jeevanae
Yaezhu jenmam vaazhum varai
Nee en devanae
En kaadhil vanthu
Un paer sonnaan kaamaraajanae pazhagiya
Chinna kannae chinna kannae
Nee en jeevanae
Female :Yaezhu jenmam vaazhum varai
Nee en devanae
Ennullam unnai ninaikkum…mmm
Ennangal rekkai adikkum….mmm
Male :Un kural mella olikkum….mmm
Ullukkul mani adikkum….mmm
Female :Enathu uyirai un kaiyil naan vaangavo
Male :Idhai vidavum motchangal undo
Chinna kannaa
Male :Haa
Female :Chinna kannaa
Male :Haa
Female :Naan un jeevanae
Male :Yaezhu jenmam vaazhum varai
Naan un devanae
Pennendra koyil thirakkum….mmm
Ennenna poojai nadakkum ….mmm
Female :Aadaikkul aasai thudikkum….mmm
Aanaalum vetkkam thadukkum….mmm…
Male :Kadaisi varai kaanaatha pookkal engae
Female :Palliyaraiyil manamidum angae….
Chinna kannae chinna kannae
Nee en jeevanae
Female :Yaezhu jenmam vaazhum varai
Nee en devanae
Male :En kaadhil vanthu
Un paer sonnaan kaamaraajanae azhagiya….
Chinna kannaa chinna kannaa
Naan un jeevanae
Male :Yaezhu jenmam vaazhum varai
Naan un devanae
My little darling, my little darling,
You are my very life.
My little darling, my little darling,
You are my very life.
As long as we live across seven lifetimes,
I am your lord.
Coming right to my ear,
The God of Love whispered your name, my beautiful one...
My sweet beloved, my sweet beloved,
I am your very life.
As long as we live across seven lifetimes,
You are my lord.
Coming right to my ear,
The God of Love whispered your name...
My little darling, my little darling,
You are my very life.
As long as we live across seven lifetimes,
You are my lord.
My heart thinks of you... mmm
My thoughts take wing and flutter... mmm
Your voice echoes softly... mmm
And bells ring deep inside me... mmm
Shall I receive my very life from your hands?
Could there be any greater heaven than this?
My sweet beloved,
Ah...
My sweet beloved,
Ah...
I am your very life.
As long as we live across seven lifetimes,
I am your lord.
The temple of a woman will open... mmm
What wonderful rituals of love will take place... mmm
Desire throbs beneath the clothes... mmm
Yet shyness holds it back... mmm...
Where are the flowers that remain hidden till the end?
They will spread their sweet fragrance there, in the bridal room...
My little darling, my little darling,
You are my very life.
As long as we live across seven lifetimes,
You are my lord.
Coming right to my ear,
The God of Love whispered your name, my beautiful one...
My sweet beloved, my sweet beloved,
I am your very life.
As long as we live across seven lifetimes,
I am your lord.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This romantic duet expresses a timeless bond between two lovers who pledge their eternal devotion across seven lifetimes. They describe their deep emotional resonance, where the mere mention of each other's name rings like a temple bell and causes thoughts to take flight.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Pennendra koyil thirakkum….mmm

Compares womanhood to a temple ('Pennendra koyil') where worship and sacred rituals take place.

Personification

Un paer sonnaan kaamaraajanae azhagiya….

Personifies 'Kaamaraajan' (the god of love) as a messenger whispering the lover's name directly into the ear.

Eybhorai / Rhyme (Iyaibu)

Ennullam unnai ninaikkum…mmm / Ennangal rekkai adikkum….mmm

Use of end rhymes like 'ninaikkum', 'adikkum', and 'olikkum' creating a melodic rhythmic structure.

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Trivia

Written by Vairamuthu, the lyric reflects classical Tamil Sangam literature themes where love is described as transcending a single lifetime across 'yaezhu jenmam' (seven births).

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