Chinna Thamarai
From Vettaikaaran · 2009
- Lyricist
- Viveka
- Music director
- Vijay Antony
- Details
- Vettaikaaran2009
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Hey hey hey | Hey hey hey |
| Male | |
| You gotta keep moving | You gotta keep moving |
| If you have much warmer cos | If you have much warmer cos |
| Theres plenty on the cause | There's plenty on the cause |
| You have giving your mom ah | You have given your mom ah |
| If you see me brawling just by | If you see me brawling just by |
| Looking in my sneakers and my credit card | Looking in my sneakers and my credit card |
| Got really good features | Got really good features |
| Male | |
| Oru chinna thamarai en kannil poothadhae | A small lotus blossomed in my eyes |
| Athan minnal vaarthaigal en ullam thedi thaikindradhae | Its lightning-like words search and pierce my heart |
| Idhai unmai enbatha illai poi thaan enbatha | Should I call this truth, or should I call it a lie? |
| En thegam muzhuvathum oru vinmeen kootam moikindradhae | A swarm of stars hovers over my entire body |
| Female | |
| En roma kaalgalo oru payanam pogudhae | The hair on my skin goes on a journey |
| Un eera punnagai sududhae | Your moist smile burns me |
| En kaatu paathaiyil nee otrai poovada | In my forest path, you are a single flower, oh girl |
| Un vaasam thaakiyae malarnthen uyire | Struck by your fragrance, I blossomed, my life |
| Male | |
| Oru chinna thamarai en kannil poothadhae | A small lotus blossomed in my eyes |
| Athan minnal vaarthaigal en ullam thedi thaikindradhae | Its lightning-like words search and pierce my heart |
| Male | |
| You gotta keep moving | You gotta keep moving |
| If you have much warmer cos | If you have much warmer cos |
| Theres plenty on the cause | There's plenty on the cause |
| You have giving your mom ah | You have given your mom ah |
| If you see me brawling just by | If you see me brawling just by |
| Looking in my sneakers and my credit card | Looking in my sneakers and my credit card |
| Got really good features | Got really good features |
| Male | |
| Yea let’s do this oh | Yeah let's do this oh |
| Male | |
| Un peyar ketalae adi paaraiyil poo pookum | Just hearing your name, a flower blooms even on a rock |
| Un kaaladi theendiya vaarthaigal ellam kavithaigalai maarum | All the words touched by your feet turn into poetry |
| Female | |
| Un theru paarthaalae en kangal azhai mothum | Just looking at your street, waves crash in my eyes |
| Un vaasal thedi poga solli kenjuthu en paatham | My feet beg me to go searching for your doorstep |
| Male | |
| En vaazhkai varalaatril ellamae un pakkangal | In the history of my life, all the pages belong to you |
| Female | |
| Unnalae en veetin suvarellam jannalgal | Because of you, all the walls of my home have turned into windows |
| Male | |
| Oru chinna thamarai en kannil poothadhae | A small lotus blossomed in my eyes |
| Athan minnal vaarthaigal en ullam thedi thaikindradhae | Its lightning-like words search and pierce my heart |
| Male | |
| What you gonna say chennai good flyer | What are you gonna say, Chennai good flyer |
| Pennai paakumpothu pathikichu fever hey | Seeing the girl, a fever caught on, hey |
| Vinnai thara vanthu amainjathu flyer | Coming down to give the sky, a flyer settled |
| Thanni pol theriyuthu kaadhal oru fire | Love seems like water, but it is a fire |
| Female | |
| ………………………….. | ........................ |
| Male | |
| Un kural ketalae antha kuyilgalukum koosum | Hearing your voice, even the cuckoos feel shy |
| Nee moochinil swaasitha kaatrugal mattum mochathilae serum | Only the air you breathed in will reach salvation |
| Female | |
| Anumadhi ketkaamal un kangal ennai meiyum | Without asking permission, your eyes graze upon me |
| Naan ithanai naazhai ezhupiya koburam nodiyil kudaisaayum | The tower I built for so many days collapses in a second |
| Male | |
| Un kaigal korkaamal payanangal kedaiyaathu | Without holding your hands, there are no journeys |
| Female | |
| Unnodu vanthaalae saalaigal mudiyaathu | If I walk with you, the roads never end |
| Male | |
| Oru chinna thamarai en kannil poothadhae | A small lotus blossomed in my eyes |
| Athan minnal vaarthaigal en ullam thedi thaikindradhae | Its lightning-like words search and pierce my heart |
| Idhai unmai enbatha illai poi thaan enbatha | Should I call this truth, or should I call it a lie? |
| En thegam muzhuvathum oru vinmeen kootam moikindradhae | A swarm of stars hovers over my entire body |
| Female | |
| En roma kaalgalo oru payanam pogudhae | The hair on my skin goes on a journey |
| Un eera punnagai sududhae | Your moist smile burns me |
| En kaatu paathaiyil nee otrai poovada | In my forest path, you are a single flower, oh girl |
| Un vaasam thaakiyae malarnthen uyire | Struck by your fragrance, I blossomed, my life |
| Male | |
| You gotta keep moving | You gotta keep moving |
| If you have much warmer cos | If you have much warmer cos |
| Theres plenty on the cause | There's plenty on the cause |
| You have giving your mom ah | You have given your mom ah |
| If you see me brawling just by | If you see me brawling just by |
| Looking in my sneakers and my credit card | Looking in my sneakers and my credit card |
| Got really good features | Got really good features |
ஹே
ஹே ஹே
Hey hey hey
......................
You gotta keep moving
If you have much warmer cos
There's plenty on the cause
You have given your mom ah
If you see me brawling just by
Looking in my sneakers and my credit card
Got really good features
ஒரு சின்ன தாமரை
என் கண்ணில் பூத்ததே
அதன் மின்னல் வார்த்தைகள்
என் உள்ளம் தேடி தைக்கின்றதே
இதை உண்மை என்பதா இல்லை
பொய் தான் என்பதா என் தேகம்
முழுவதும் ஒரு விண்மீன் கூட்டம்
மொய்க்கின்றதே
A small lotus blossomed in my eyes
Its lightning-like words search and pierce my heart
Should I call this truth, or should I call it a lie?
A swarm of stars hovers over my entire body
என் ரோம கால்களோ
ஒரு பயணம் போகுதே உன்
ஈர புன்னகை சுடுதே என்
காட்டுப் பாதையில் நீ
ஒற்றை பூவடா உன் வாசம்
தாக்கியே மலர்ந்தேன் உயிரே
The hair on my skin goes on a journey
Your moist smile burns me
In my forest path, you are a single flower, oh girl
Struck by your fragrance, I blossomed, my life
ஒரு சின்ன தாமரை
என் கண்ணில் பூத்ததே
அதன் மின்னல் வார்த்தைகள்
என் உள்ளம் தேடி தைக்கின்றதே
A small lotus blossomed in my eyes
Its lightning-like words search and pierce my heart
......................
......................
குழு :
......................
You gotta keep moving
If you have much warmer cos
There's plenty on the cause
You have given your mom ah
If you see me brawling just by
Looking in my sneakers and my credit card
Got really good features
உன் பெயர்
கேட்டாலே அடி
பாறையில் பூ பூக்கும்
உன் காலடி தீண்டிய
வார்த்தைகள் எல்லாம்
கவிதைகளாய் மாறும்
Yeah let's do this oh
உன் தெரு
பார்த்தாலே என் கண்கள்
அலை மோதும் உன் வாசல்
தேடி போக சொல்லி கெஞ்சுது
என் பாதம்
Just hearing your name, a flower blooms even on a rock
All the words touched by your feet turn into poetry
என் வாழ்க்கை
வரலாற்றில் எல்லாமே
உன் பக்கங்கள்
Just looking at your street, waves crash in my eyes
My feet beg me to go searching for your doorstep
உன்னாலே
என் வீட்டின் சுவர்
எல்லாம் ஜன்னல்கள்
In the history of my life, all the pages belong to you
ஒரு சின்ன தாமரை
என் கண்ணில் பூத்ததே
அதன் மின்னல் வார்த்தைகள்
என் உள்ளம் தேடி தைக்கின்றதே
Because of you, all the walls of my home have turned into windows
......................
......................
A small lotus blossomed in my eyes
Its lightning-like words search and pierce my heart
உன் குரல் கேட்டாலே
அந்த குயில்களுக்கும் கூசும்
நீ மூச்சினில் சுவாசித்த
காற்றுகள் மட்டும்
மோட்சத்திலே சேரும்
What are you gonna say, Chennai good flyer
Seeing the girl, a fever caught on, hey
Coming down to give the sky, a flyer settled
Love seems like water, but it is a fire
அனுமதி கேட்காமல்
உன் கண்கள் என்னை மேயும்
நான் இத்தனை நாளாய்
எழுப்பிய கோபுரம் நொடியில்
குடை சாயும்
........................
உன் கைகள்
கோர்க்காமல் பயணங்கள்
கிடையாது
Hearing your voice, even the cuckoos feel shy
Only the air you breathed in will reach salvation
உன்னோடு
வந்தாலே சாலைகள்
முடியாது
Without asking permission, your eyes graze upon me
The tower I built for so many days collapses in a second
ஒரு சின்ன தாமரை
என் கண்ணில் பூத்ததே
அதன் மின்னல் வார்த்தைகள்
என் உள்ளம் தேடி தைக்கின்றதே
இதை உண்மை என்பதா இல்லை
பொய் தான் என்பதா என் தேகம்
முழுவதும் ஒரு விண்மீன் கூட்டம்
மொய்க்கின்றதே
Without holding your hands, there are no journeys
என் ரோம கால்களோ
ஒரு பயணம் போகுதே உன்
ஈர புன்னகை சுடுதே என்
காட்டுப் பாதையில் நீ
ஒற்றை பூவடா உன் வாசம்
தாக்கியே மலர்ந்தேன் உயிரே
If I walk with you, the roads never end
......................
A small lotus blossomed in my eyes
Its lightning-like words search and pierce my heart
Should I call this truth, or should I call it a lie?
A swarm of stars hovers over my entire body
The hair on my skin goes on a journey
Your moist smile burns me
In my forest path, you are a single flower, oh girl
Struck by your fragrance, I blossomed, my life
You gotta keep moving
If you have much warmer cos
There's plenty on the cause
You have given your mom ah
If you see me brawling just by
Looking in my sneakers and my credit card
Got really good features
Hey hey hey
Hey hey hey
You gotta keep moving
You gotta keep moving
If you have much warmer cos
If you have much warmer cos
Theres plenty on the cause
There's plenty on the cause
You have giving your mom ah
You have given your mom ah
If you see me brawling just by
If you see me brawling just by
Looking in my sneakers and my credit card
Looking in my sneakers and my credit card
Got really good features
Got really good features
Oru chinna thamarai en kannil poothadhae
A small lotus blossomed in my eyes
Athan minnal vaarthaigal en ullam thedi thaikindradhae
Its lightning-like words search and pierce my heart
Idhai unmai enbatha illai poi thaan enbatha
Should I call this truth, or should I call it a lie?
En thegam muzhuvathum oru vinmeen kootam moikindradhae
A swarm of stars hovers over my entire body
En roma kaalgalo oru payanam pogudhae
The hair on my skin goes on a journey
Un eera punnagai sududhae
Your moist smile burns me
En kaatu paathaiyil nee otrai poovada
In my forest path, you are a single flower, oh girl
Un vaasam thaakiyae malarnthen uyire
Struck by your fragrance, I blossomed, my life
Oru chinna thamarai en kannil poothadhae
A small lotus blossomed in my eyes
Athan minnal vaarthaigal en ullam thedi thaikindradhae
Its lightning-like words search and pierce my heart
You gotta keep moving
You gotta keep moving
If you have much warmer cos
If you have much warmer cos
Theres plenty on the cause
There's plenty on the cause
You have giving your mom ah
You have given your mom ah
If you see me brawling just by
If you see me brawling just by
Looking in my sneakers and my credit card
Looking in my sneakers and my credit card
Got really good features
Got really good features
Yea let’s do this oh
Yeah let's do this oh
Un peyar ketalae adi paaraiyil poo pookum
Just hearing your name, a flower blooms even on a rock
Un kaaladi theendiya vaarthaigal ellam kavithaigalai maarum
All the words touched by your feet turn into poetry
Un theru paarthaalae en kangal azhai mothum
Just looking at your street, waves crash in my eyes
Un vaasal thedi poga solli kenjuthu en paatham
My feet beg me to go searching for your doorstep
En vaazhkai varalaatril ellamae un pakkangal
In the history of my life, all the pages belong to you
Unnalae en veetin suvarellam jannalgal
Because of you, all the walls of my home have turned into windows
Oru chinna thamarai en kannil poothadhae
A small lotus blossomed in my eyes
Athan minnal vaarthaigal en ullam thedi thaikindradhae
Its lightning-like words search and pierce my heart
What you gonna say chennai good flyer
What are you gonna say, Chennai good flyer
Pennai paakumpothu pathikichu fever hey
Seeing the girl, a fever caught on, hey
Vinnai thara vanthu amainjathu flyer
Coming down to give the sky, a flyer settled
Thanni pol theriyuthu kaadhal oru fire
Love seems like water, but it is a fire
…………………………..
........................
Un kural ketalae antha kuyilgalukum koosum
Hearing your voice, even the cuckoos feel shy
Nee moochinil swaasitha kaatrugal mattum mochathilae serum
Only the air you breathed in will reach salvation
Anumadhi ketkaamal un kangal ennai meiyum
Without asking permission, your eyes graze upon me
Naan ithanai naazhai ezhupiya koburam nodiyil kudaisaayum
The tower I built for so many days collapses in a second
Un kaigal korkaamal payanangal kedaiyaathu
Without holding your hands, there are no journeys
Unnodu vanthaalae saalaigal mudiyaathu
If I walk with you, the roads never end
Oru chinna thamarai en kannil poothadhae
A small lotus blossomed in my eyes
Athan minnal vaarthaigal en ullam thedi thaikindradhae
Its lightning-like words search and pierce my heart
Idhai unmai enbatha illai poi thaan enbatha
Should I call this truth, or should I call it a lie?
En thegam muzhuvathum oru vinmeen kootam moikindradhae
A swarm of stars hovers over my entire body
En roma kaalgalo oru payanam pogudhae
The hair on my skin goes on a journey
Un eera punnagai sududhae
Your moist smile burns me
En kaatu paathaiyil nee otrai poovada
In my forest path, you are a single flower, oh girl
Un vaasam thaakiyae malarnthen uyire
Struck by your fragrance, I blossomed, my life
You gotta keep moving
You gotta keep moving
If you have much warmer cos
If you have much warmer cos
Theres plenty on the cause
There's plenty on the cause
You have giving your mom ah
You have given your mom ah
If you see me brawling just by
If you see me brawling just by
Looking in my sneakers and my credit card
Looking in my sneakers and my credit card
Got really good features
Got really good features
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Oru Chinna Thamarai is a romantic duet expressing the magical, overwhelming sensations of falling head over heels in love. The protagonist describes the beloved's captivating gaze and smile as surreal experiences that ignite passion and bring total delight, turning ordinary surroundings into poetic wonderland.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Hyperbole (Exaggeration)
“Un peyar ketalae adi paaraiyil poo pookum”
Extravagant exaggeration stating that merely hearing her name can make flowers bloom on solid rock.
Paradox / Oxymoron
“Un eera punnagai sududhae”
Contradictory imagery where a 'moist' (eera) smile causes a 'burning' (sududhae) sensation.
Metaphor
“En kaatu paathaiyil nee otrai poovada”
Directly comparing the lover to a lonely, beautiful flower blooming along a rugged forest path.
Visual Imagery
“En thegam muzhuvathum oru vinmeen kootam moikindradhae”
Evocative sensory description of star clusters swarming over the entire body to convey goosebumps and delight.
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Trivia
Composed by Vijay Antony for the 2009 action film 'Vettaikaaran' starring Vijay and Anushka Shetty, this track featuring singers Krish and Suchitra became an instant chartbuster, celebrated for blending contemporary urban English rap hooks with lyrical Tamil melody.
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