Chinna Paya Vayasu
From Kida Poosari Magudi · 2016
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Chinna paya manasu chummaa irukkuthilla | The young boy's heart doesn't stay quiet, |
| Enna paduthuthadiyo | Oh, how it torments me! |
| Female | |
| Chinna paya manasu chummaa irukkuthilla | The young boy's heart doesn't stay quiet, |
| Enna paduthuthadiyo | Oh, how it torments me! |
| Kannu padapaakka nenu thudi thudikka | As my eyes flutter and my chest beats wildly, |
| Katti izhukkuthadiyo | Something binds and pulls me along! |
| Female | |
| Sangathiya vaaya vittu sollallaamaa | Shall I express this matter out loud? |
| Em manasa thoondi vittu seendalaamaa | Can I stir up and tease my own heart? |
| Enna suththi enna suththi nadappathenna | What is happening all around me? |
| Female | |
| Chinna paya manasu chummaa irukkuthilla | The young boy's heart doesn't stay quiet, |
| Enna paduthuthadiyo | Oh, how it torments me! |
| Kannu padapaakka nenu thudi thudikka | As my eyes flutter and my chest beats wildly, |
| Katti izhukkuthadiyo | Something binds and pulls me along! |
| Male | |
| Ennai katti yaedho izhuthathendru | Feeling as though something bound and dragged me, |
| Kandu kollaththaanae naan thaviththirunthaen | I was yearning just to figure it out. |
| Nee naantha padhai en kaal nadakka | As my feet walked along the path you trod, |
| Yaarum illai angae naan unai kandaen | There was no one else there, yet I saw you. |
| Female | |
| Enthan manam unnidaththil sendra pinbu | Once my heart went over to you, |
| Ennidaththil thirumbi varavum illaiyae | It never came back to me at all. |
| Male :Mannil vantha neerum thirumbi sellumaa | Male: Does rainwater that falls onto the earth ever go back? |
| Kangal sonna kadhal kalainthu sellumaa | Does love spoken by the eyes ever dissolve away? |
| Female :Indru vantha maattram ennavo…. | Female: What is this transformation that arrived today...? |
| Male | |
| Chinna paya manasu chummaa irukkuthilla | The young boy's heart doesn't stay quiet, |
| Enna paduthuthadiyo | Oh, how it torments me! |
| Male | |
| Vaasamalli thedi en kaiyil yaendhi | Searching for fragrant jasmine, holding it in my hands, |
| Soodi kondu vanthen naan unakkaaga | I brought it adorned, especially for you. |
| Vaasam vanthu unnai seraathathenna | Why hasn't the fragrance reached you yet? |
| Vaadi nirkkum en mun vaaraathathenna | Why doesn't it present itself before my wilting self? |
| Male | |
| Ooril sendru poovin vaasam ora pechchu | Fearing that the town will gossip about the flower's fragrance, |
| Pesum endru odhungi odhungi nirkiraen | I stand back and stay away quietly. |
| Female :Kaanugindra thoppu kangal imaikkaathu | Female: The visible grove will not blink its eyes, |
| Kaaval nirkkum kaattil katti kodukkaathu | The standing guard of the forest will not betray us. |
| Male :Engiruntha pothum kadhal nammai thuraththum | Male: Wherever we may be, love will pursue us. |
| Female | |
| Chinna paya manasu chummaa irukkuthilla | The young boy's heart doesn't stay quiet, |
| Enna paduthuthadiyo | Oh, how it torments me! |
| Female | |
| Sangathiya vaaya vittu sollallaamaa | Shall I express this matter out loud? |
| Em manasa thoondi vittu seendalaamaa | Can I stir up and tease my own heart? |
| Enna suththi enna suththi nadappathenna | What is happening all around me? |
| Female | |
| Chinna paya manasu chummaa irukkuthilla | The young boy's heart doesn't stay quiet, |
| Enna paduthuthadiyo… | Oh, how it torments me... |
பெண்
: சின்னப்பய மனசு சும்மா இருக்குதில்ல
என்ன படுத்துதடியோ
The young boy's heart doesn't stay quiet,
Oh, how it torments me!
சின்னப்பய மனசு சும்மா இருக்குதில்ல
என்ன படுத்துதடியோ
கண்ணு படபடக்க நெஞ்சு துடிதுடிக்க
கட்டி இழுக்குதடியோ
The young boy's heart doesn't stay quiet,
Oh, how it torments me!
As my eyes flutter and my chest beats wildly,
Something binds and pulls me along!
சங்கதிய வாய விட்டுச் சொல்லலாமா
எம் மனச தூண்டி விட்டு சீண்டலாமா
என்னச் சுத்தி என்னச் சுத்தி நடப்பதென்ன.......
Shall I express this matter out loud?
Can I stir up and tease my own heart?
What is happening all around me?
சின்னப்பய மனசு சும்மா இருக்குதில்ல
என்ன படுத்துதடியோ
கண்ணு படபடக்க நெஞ்சு துடிதுடிக்க
கட்டி இழுக்குதடியோ
The young boy's heart doesn't stay quiet,
Oh, how it torments me!
As my eyes flutter and my chest beats wildly,
Something binds and pulls me along!
என்னைக் கட்டி ஏதோ இழுத்ததென்று
கண்டு கொள்ளத்தானே நான் தவித்திருந்தேன்
நீ நடந்த பாதை என் கால் நடக்க
யாரும் இல்லை அங்கே நான் உனைக் கண்டேன்
Feeling as though something bound and dragged me,
I was yearning just to figure it out.
As my feet walked along the path you trod,
There was no one else there, yet I saw you.
எந்தன் மனம் உன்னிடத்தில் சென்ற பின்பு
என்னிடத்தில் திரும்பி வரவும் இல்லையே
மண்ணில் வந்த நீரும் திரும்பிச் செல்லுமா
கண்கள் சொன்ன காதல் கலைந்து செல்லுமா
இன்று வந்த மாற்றம் என்னவோ.......
Once my heart went over to you,
It never came back to me at all.
Male: Does rainwater that falls onto the earth ever go back?
Does love spoken by the eyes ever dissolve away?
Female: What is this transformation that arrived today...?
சின்னப்பய மனசு சும்மா இருக்குதில்ல
என்ன படுத்துதடியோ
The young boy's heart doesn't stay quiet,
Oh, how it torments me!
வாசமல்லி தேடி என் கையில் ஏந்தி
சூடிக் கொண்டு வந்தேன் நான் உனக்காக
வாசம் வந்து உன்னை சேராததென்ன
வாடி நிற்கும் என் முன் வாராததென்ன
Searching for fragrant jasmine, holding it in my hands,
I brought it adorned, especially for you.
Why hasn't the fragrance reached you yet?
Why doesn't it present itself before my wilting self?
ஊரில் சென்று பூவின் வாசம் ஓரப் பேச்சு
பேசும் என்று ஒதுங்கி ஒதுங்கி நிற்கிறேன்
காணுகின்ற தோப்பு கண்கள் இமைக்காது
காவல் நிற்கும் காட்டில் காட்டிக் கொடுக்காது
எங்கிருந்த போதும் காதல் நம்மைத் துரத்தும்
Fearing that the town will gossip about the flower's fragrance,
I stand back and stay away quietly.
Female: The visible grove will not blink its eyes,
The standing guard of the forest will not betray us.
Male: Wherever we may be, love will pursue us.
சின்னப்பய மனசு சும்மா இருக்குதில்ல
என்ன படுத்துதடியோ
The young boy's heart doesn't stay quiet,
Oh, how it torments me!
சங்கதிய வாய விட்டுச் சொல்லலாமா
எம் மனச தூண்டி விட்டு சீண்டலாமா
என்னச் சுத்தி என்னச் சுத்தி நடப்பதென்ன.......
Shall I express this matter out loud?
Can I stir up and tease my own heart?
What is happening all around me?
சின்னப்பய மனசு சும்மா இருக்குதில்ல
என்ன படுத்துதடியோ.....
The young boy's heart doesn't stay quiet,
Oh, how it torments me...
Chinna paya manasu chummaa irukkuthilla
The young boy's heart doesn't stay quiet,
Enna paduthuthadiyo
Oh, how it torments me!
Chinna paya manasu chummaa irukkuthilla
The young boy's heart doesn't stay quiet,
Enna paduthuthadiyo
Oh, how it torments me!
Kannu padapaakka nenu thudi thudikka
As my eyes flutter and my chest beats wildly,
Katti izhukkuthadiyo
Something binds and pulls me along!
Sangathiya vaaya vittu sollallaamaa
Shall I express this matter out loud?
Em manasa thoondi vittu seendalaamaa
Can I stir up and tease my own heart?
Enna suththi enna suththi nadappathenna
What is happening all around me?
Chinna paya manasu chummaa irukkuthilla
The young boy's heart doesn't stay quiet,
Enna paduthuthadiyo
Oh, how it torments me!
Kannu padapaakka nenu thudi thudikka
As my eyes flutter and my chest beats wildly,
Katti izhukkuthadiyo
Something binds and pulls me along!
Ennai katti yaedho izhuthathendru
Feeling as though something bound and dragged me,
Kandu kollaththaanae naan thaviththirunthaen
I was yearning just to figure it out.
Nee naantha padhai en kaal nadakka
As my feet walked along the path you trod,
Yaarum illai angae naan unai kandaen
There was no one else there, yet I saw you.
Enthan manam unnidaththil sendra pinbu
Once my heart went over to you,
Ennidaththil thirumbi varavum illaiyae
It never came back to me at all.
Male :Mannil vantha neerum thirumbi sellumaa
Male: Does rainwater that falls onto the earth ever go back?
Kangal sonna kadhal kalainthu sellumaa
Does love spoken by the eyes ever dissolve away?
Female :Indru vantha maattram ennavo….
Female: What is this transformation that arrived today...?
Chinna paya manasu chummaa irukkuthilla
The young boy's heart doesn't stay quiet,
Enna paduthuthadiyo
Oh, how it torments me!
Vaasamalli thedi en kaiyil yaendhi
Searching for fragrant jasmine, holding it in my hands,
Soodi kondu vanthen naan unakkaaga
I brought it adorned, especially for you.
Vaasam vanthu unnai seraathathenna
Why hasn't the fragrance reached you yet?
Vaadi nirkkum en mun vaaraathathenna
Why doesn't it present itself before my wilting self?
Ooril sendru poovin vaasam ora pechchu
Fearing that the town will gossip about the flower's fragrance,
Pesum endru odhungi odhungi nirkiraen
I stand back and stay away quietly.
Female :Kaanugindra thoppu kangal imaikkaathu
Female: The visible grove will not blink its eyes,
Kaaval nirkkum kaattil katti kodukkaathu
The standing guard of the forest will not betray us.
Male :Engiruntha pothum kadhal nammai thuraththum
Male: Wherever we may be, love will pursue us.
Chinna paya manasu chummaa irukkuthilla
The young boy's heart doesn't stay quiet,
Enna paduthuthadiyo
Oh, how it torments me!
Sangathiya vaaya vittu sollallaamaa
Shall I express this matter out loud?
Em manasa thoondi vittu seendalaamaa
Can I stir up and tease my own heart?
Enna suththi enna suththi nadappathenna
What is happening all around me?
Chinna paya manasu chummaa irukkuthilla
The young boy's heart doesn't stay quiet,
Enna paduthuthadiyo…
Oh, how it torments me...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song captures the blissful unrest and innocent agony of newfound romantic love. The protagonists express how their minds and bodies are caught up in intense feelings, feeling pulled toward each other in a sweet, uncontrollable trance. The lyrics weave imagery of nature—fragrant flowers, falling rain, and protective forests—to highlight how love transforms their inner world while remaining a secret from the surrounding village.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)
“Sangathiya vaaya vittu sollallaamaa / Em manasa thoondi vittu seendalaamaa”
The second consonant sound match in 'Sangathiya' and 'Em manasa' creates rhythmic harmony across adjacent lines.
Moonaai (Initial letter alliteration)
“Vaasamalli thedi en kaiyil yaendhi ... Vaasam vanthu unnai seraathathenna ... Vaadi nirkkum en mun vaaraathathenna”
Repetition of the 'V' sound in 'Vaasamalli', 'Vaasam', and 'Vaadi' enhances the floral imagery auditorily.
Rhetorical Question & Analogy
“Mannil vantha neerum thirumbi sellumaa / Kangal sonna kadhal kalainthu sellumaa”
Comparing love communicated through glances to rainwater absorbed by the soil emphasizes the irreversible nature of true affection.
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Trivia
The lyrics are written by veteran Tamil poet and Sahitya Akademi awardee Mu. Metha, known for blending classical literary tropes with modern lyrical simplicity. The song belongs to the rural drama film 'Kida Poosari Magudi' (2016).
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