Chinna Raasa
From Kombu Vatcha Singamda · 2020
- Lyricist
- Gkb
- Singer
- Kapil Kapilan
- Music director
- Dhibu Ninan Thomas
- Details
- Kombu Vatcha Singamda2020
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Chinna raasa | Little king |
| Male :Mannula kudhira senja | Male: I made a horse out of mud |
| Aathula erangi putten | And stepped into the river with it |
| Karaiyudhu thannikkula chinna raasa | It dissolves inside the water, little king |
| Chorus | |
| Chinna raasa | Little king |
| Male :Thangathula oosi senja | Male: I made a needle out of gold |
| Kannukulla kuthikitten | And poked it into my own eyes |
| Ullukkulla uruthudhaiya chinna raasa | It pricks relentlessly inside, little king |
| Chorus | |
| Chinna raasa | Little king |
| Male :Aasaipattu saerthadhellaam | Male: Why is everything collected with so much love |
| Unnai vittu poovadhenna | Leaving you behind and departing? |
| Theeradha vali unnaku chinna raasa | An endless pain for you, little king |
| Male | |
| Hoo oo oo hoo ooo……(2) | Hoo oo oo hoo ooo......(2) |
| Male | |
| ………………………… | |
| Male | |
| Usura urukki uruvam senja | Melting a soul to forge a shape |
| Natpunu thaan pera vecha chinna raasa | And naming it friendship, little king |
| Chorus :Chinna raasa | Chorus: Little king |
| Male | |
| Manna thinna kaalam ellaam | Why did the innocent childhood days spent in the dirt |
| Mannukkulla ponnadhenna chinna raasa | Get buried deep into the soil, little king? |
| Chorus :Chinna raasa | Chorus: Little king |
| Male | |
| Malathaennu kootukkullla | Into the beehive of sweet mountain honey |
| Kal erinja saabam enna chinna raasa | What curse threw a stone, little king? |
| Chorus :Chinna raasa | Chorus: Little king |
| Male | |
| Vendha punnil vela paachi | Piercing a spear into an already burnt wound |
| Venneera vittadhenna chinna raasa | And pouring boiling hot water on it, why little king? |
| Male | |
| Mannula kudhira senja | I made a horse out of mud |
| Aathula erangi putten | And stepped into the river with it |
| Karaiyudhu thannikkula chinna raasa | It dissolves inside the water, little king |
| Chorus :Chinna raasa | Chorus: Little king |
| Male | |
| Thangathula oosi senja | I made a needle out of gold |
| Kannukulla kuthikitta | Poked it into the eyes |
| Ullukkulla uruthudhaiya chinna raasa | It pricks relentlessly inside, little king |
| Chorus | |
| Chinna raasa | Little king |
சின்ன ராசா
Little king
Male: I made a horse out of mud
And stepped into the river with it
It dissolves inside the water, little king
மண்ணுல குதிர செஞ்ச
ஆத்துல இறங்கிபுட்ட
கரையுது தண்ணிக்குள்ள
சின்ன ராசா
Little king
Male: I made a needle out of gold
And poked it into my own eyes
It pricks relentlessly inside, little king
சின்ன ராசா…
தங்கத்துல ஊசி செஞ்ச
கண்ணுக்குள்ள குத்திகிட்ட
உள்ளுக்குள்ள உறுத்துதையா!
சின்ன ராசா
Little king
Male: Why is everything collected with so much love
Leaving you behind and departing?
An endless pain for you, little king
சின்ன ராசா….
ஆசைப்பட்டு சேர்த்தெல்லாம்
உன்ன விட்டு போவதென்ன?
தீராத வலி உனக்கு சின்ன ராசா
Hoo oo oo hoo ooo......(2)
பெண் குழு :
உன்னோடு வான் சேருதே!
உன்னை தாலாட்டுதே!
ஓ வலிகள் அது சுகங்கள் ஆனதே!
பெண் குழு :
எண்ணங்கள் நூறானதே!
உன்னை போலானதே!
ஏன் தயக்கம் இனி விடியப்போகுதே!
குழு : சின்ன ராசா
Melting a soul to forge a shape
And naming it friendship, little king
Chorus: Little king
ஓஓ ஓஓ ஓஓ…
ஓஓ ஓஓ ஓஓ…
Why did the innocent childhood days spent in the dirt
Get buried deep into the soil, little king?
Chorus: Little king
......................
Into the beehive of sweet mountain honey
What curse threw a stone, little king?
Chorus: Little king
உசிர உருக்கி உருவஞ் செஞ்ச
நட்புனுதான் பேர வச்ச சின்ன ராசா
Piercing a spear into an already burnt wound
And pouring boiling hot water on it, why little king?
சின்ன ராசா
I made a horse out of mud
And stepped into the river with it
It dissolves inside the water, little king
Chorus: Little king
மண்ண தின்ன காலமெல்லாம்
மண்ணுக்குள்ள போனதென்ன? சின்ன ராசா
I made a needle out of gold
Poked it into the eyes
It pricks relentlessly inside, little king
சின்ன ராசா…
Little king
மலைத்தேனு கூட்டுக்குள்ள
கல்லெறிஞ்ச சாபம் என்ன? சின்ன ராசா
சின்ன ராசா…
வெந்த புண்ணில் வேல பாய்ச்சி
வெண்ணீர விட்டதென்ன? சின்ன ராசா
உன்னோடு வான் சேருதே!
உன்னை தாலாட்டுதே!
ஓ வலிகள் அது சுகங்கள் ஆனதே!
எண்ணங்கள் நூறானதே! உன்னை போலானதே!
ஏன் தயக்கம் இனி விடியப்போகுதே!
மண்ணுல குதிர செஞ்ச
ஆத்துல இறங்கிபுட்ட
கரையுது தண்ணிக்குள்ள சின்ன ராசா
சின்ன ராசா…
தங்கத்துல ஊசி செஞ்ச
கண்ணுக்குள்ள குத்திகிட்ட
உள்ளுக்குள்ள உறுத்துதையா! சின்ன ராசா
சின்ன ராசா…
Chinna raasa
Little king
Male :Mannula kudhira senja
Male: I made a horse out of mud
Aathula erangi putten
And stepped into the river with it
Karaiyudhu thannikkula chinna raasa
It dissolves inside the water, little king
Chinna raasa
Little king
Male :Thangathula oosi senja
Male: I made a needle out of gold
Kannukulla kuthikitten
And poked it into my own eyes
Ullukkulla uruthudhaiya chinna raasa
It pricks relentlessly inside, little king
Chinna raasa
Little king
Male :Aasaipattu saerthadhellaam
Male: Why is everything collected with so much love
Unnai vittu poovadhenna
Leaving you behind and departing?
Theeradha vali unnaku chinna raasa
An endless pain for you, little king
Hoo oo oo hoo ooo……(2)
Hoo oo oo hoo ooo......(2)
…………………………
Usura urukki uruvam senja
Melting a soul to forge a shape
Natpunu thaan pera vecha chinna raasa
And naming it friendship, little king
Chorus :Chinna raasa
Chorus: Little king
Manna thinna kaalam ellaam
Why did the innocent childhood days spent in the dirt
Mannukkulla ponnadhenna chinna raasa
Get buried deep into the soil, little king?
Chorus :Chinna raasa
Chorus: Little king
Malathaennu kootukkullla
Into the beehive of sweet mountain honey
Kal erinja saabam enna chinna raasa
What curse threw a stone, little king?
Chorus :Chinna raasa
Chorus: Little king
Vendha punnil vela paachi
Piercing a spear into an already burnt wound
Venneera vittadhenna chinna raasa
And pouring boiling hot water on it, why little king?
Mannula kudhira senja
I made a horse out of mud
Aathula erangi putten
And stepped into the river with it
Karaiyudhu thannikkula chinna raasa
It dissolves inside the water, little king
Chorus :Chinna raasa
Chorus: Little king
Thangathula oosi senja
I made a needle out of gold
Kannukulla kuthikitta
Poked it into the eyes
Ullukkulla uruthudhaiya chinna raasa
It pricks relentlessly inside, little king
Chinna raasa
Little king
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a heart-wrenching lament expressing sorrow, loss, and the pain of broken bonds or death of a dear companion. Using poignant folk imagery, the lyrics reflect on how cherished things can unexpectedly turn into deep emotional torment. The narrator questions fate for destroying a friendship forged by melting souls together and burying sweet childhood memories in dust. The repeated metaphors—such as making a mud horse that dissolves in river water or crafting a golden needle that pierces the eye—symbolize futile endeavors, tragic vulnerability, and self-inflicted grief caused by deep attachment. The track captures a visceral rural mourning filled with agony and unanswered questions.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamaani / Urvhagam)
“Mannula kudhira senja / Aathula erangi putten / Karaiyudhu thannikkula chinna raasa”
Comparing a fragile or doomed bond to a horse made of mud that inevitably dissolves upon entering river water.
Paradox / Irony
“Thangathula oosi senja / Kannukulla kuthikitten”
Highlighting that even if something is precious like gold, making a needle out of it and poking one's eyes still causes unbearable pain.
Alliteration (Moonaai)
“Usura urukki uruvam senja”
Repetition of the 'U' sound across adjacent words enhancing the rhythmic sorrow.
Hyperbole / Idiomatic Imagery
“Vendha punnil vela paachi / Venneera vittadhenna chinna raasa”
Exaggerating emotional torture through the brutal visual image of thrusting a spear and pouring hot water on an open burn wound.
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Trivia
'Chinna Raasa' from Kombu Vatcha Singamda is composed by Dhibu Ninan Thomas and sung soulfully by Kapil Kapilan. Lyricist Gkb employs classic Tamil folk metaphors to convey deep sorrow and friendship, echoing traditional mourning song (Oppari) traditions in Tamil rural culture.
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