Chinna Vayasula
From Pandavar Bhoomi · 2001
- Lyricist
- Snehan
- Singer
- Bharathwaj
- Music director
- Bharathwaj
- Details
- Pandavar Bhoomi2001
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Chinna vayasila odi pudichen | In my childhood, I played catch and tag. |
| Niththam kabadigal aadi jeyichen | Every day I played kabaddi and won. |
| Chinna vayasila odi pudichen | In my childhood, I played catch and tag. |
| Niththam kabadigal aadi jeyichen | Every day I played kabaddi and won. |
| Male | |
| Kattaan tharaiyellaam | Even the hard, dry ground |
| Kangal simittudhae | Is winking its eyes at me. |
| Patta maram kooda | Even a dried-up dead tree |
| Paarthu sirikkudhae | Is looking at me and smiling. |
| Pazhaiya nenavu thirumbudhae | Old memories are returning. |
| Paavam manasu yengudhae | My poor heart yearns deeply. |
| Male | |
| Mannu manakkudhae | The soil carries a sweet fragrance |
| Nenju varaikkum | Deep inside my heart, |
| Kannu kalangudhae | My eyes well up with tears. |
| Kalli chedikkum | Even the cactus plant |
| Kudukkaa puli maramum | And the wild tamarind tree |
| Koththu koththaa kaachirukku | Are bearing fruit in heavy clusters. |
| Kaadhu kuththi kari samaicha | The day we pierced ears and cooked a meat feast, |
| Naalum nenavirukku | I still remember that day vividly. |
| Meendum ilamai thirumbumaa | Will youth ever return again? |
| Udhirndha uravu pookkumaa…. | Will withered relationships bloom once more? |
| Male | |
| Nadandhu pazhagiya | The familiar streets and open fields |
| Veedhi veli ellaam | Where I once walked and grew up, |
| Kaadhodu kai kulukkki | Are shaking hands while whispering in my ear, |
| Nalam kekudhae | Asking how I am doing. |
| Velanja nelam ellam | All the cultivated fields, |
| Vayasa marandhudhaan | Forgetting their age, |
| Pazhasai marakaamal | Without forgetting the past, |
| Thalai aatudhae | Are nodding their heads. |
| Male | |
| Mazhaikku kodai pudichcha | The mango tree that served as an umbrella during rain, |
| Maamaaramum kaanalaiyae | Is nowhere to be seen anymore. |
| Vazhukkum varappil ellaam | Along the slippery field ridges, |
| Odi paaka thiram illaiyae | I no longer have the strength to run and see. |
| Kaalam kelvi kekudhae | Time poses troubling questions. |
| Kanneer kannai maraikudhae | Tears blur my vision. |
| Kaalam kelvi kekudhae | Time poses troubling questions. |
| Kanneer kannai maraikudhae | Tears blur my vision. |
சின்ன வயசில
ஓடி புடிச்சேன் நித்தம்
கபடிகள் ஆடி ஜெயிச்சேன்
சின்ன வயசுல ஓடி புடிச்சேன்
நித்தம் கபடிகள் ஆடி ஜெயிச்சேன்
In my childhood, I played catch and tag.
Every day I played kabaddi and won.
In my childhood, I played catch and tag.
Every day I played kabaddi and won.
கட்டாந்தரை
எல்லாம் கண்கள்
சிமிட்டுதே பட்ட மரம்
கூட பாா்த்து சிரிக்குதே
பழைய நெனவு திரும்புதே
பாவம் மனசு ஏங்குதே
Even the hard, dry ground
Is winking its eyes at me.
Even a dried-up dead tree
Is looking at me and smiling.
Old memories are returning.
My poor heart yearns deeply.
மண்ணு மணக்குதே
நெஞ்சு வரைக்கும் கண்ணு
கலங்குதே கள்ளி செடிக்கும்
கொடுக்கா புளி மரமும்
கொத்து கொத்தா காய்ச்சிருக்கு
காது குத்தி கறி சமைச்ச நாளும்
நெனவிருக்கு மீண்டும் இளமை
திரும்புமா உதிர்ந்த உறவு
பூக்குமா
The soil carries a sweet fragrance
Deep inside my heart,
My eyes well up with tears.
Even the cactus plant
And the wild tamarind tree
Are bearing fruit in heavy clusters.
The day we pierced ears and cooked a meat feast,
I still remember that day vividly.
Will youth ever return again?
Will withered relationships bloom once more?
நடந்து பழகிய
வீதி வெளி எல்லாம்
காதோடு கை குலுக்கி
நலம் கேக்குதே வெளஞ்ச
நிலம் எல்லாம் வயச மறந்து
தான் பழசை மறக்காமல்
தலை ஆட்டுதே
The familiar streets and open fields
Where I once walked and grew up,
Are shaking hands while whispering in my ear,
Asking how I am doing.
All the cultivated fields,
Forgetting their age,
Without forgetting the past,
Are nodding their heads.
மழைக்கு குடை
புடிச்ச மாமரமும் காணலையே
வழுக்கும் வரப்பில் எல்லாம்
ஓடி பாக்க திறம் இல்லையே
காலம் கேள்வி கேக்குதே
கண்ணீர் கண்ணை மறைக்குதே
காலம் கேள்வி கேக்குதே கண்ணீர்
கண்ணை மறைக்குதே
The mango tree that served as an umbrella during rain,
Is nowhere to be seen anymore.
Along the slippery field ridges,
I no longer have the strength to run and see.
Time poses troubling questions.
Tears blur my vision.
Time poses troubling questions.
Tears blur my vision.
Chinna vayasila odi pudichen
In my childhood, I played catch and tag.
Niththam kabadigal aadi jeyichen
Every day I played kabaddi and won.
Chinna vayasila odi pudichen
In my childhood, I played catch and tag.
Niththam kabadigal aadi jeyichen
Every day I played kabaddi and won.
Kattaan tharaiyellaam
Even the hard, dry ground
Kangal simittudhae
Is winking its eyes at me.
Patta maram kooda
Even a dried-up dead tree
Paarthu sirikkudhae
Is looking at me and smiling.
Pazhaiya nenavu thirumbudhae
Old memories are returning.
Paavam manasu yengudhae
My poor heart yearns deeply.
Mannu manakkudhae
The soil carries a sweet fragrance
Nenju varaikkum
Deep inside my heart,
Kannu kalangudhae
My eyes well up with tears.
Kalli chedikkum
Even the cactus plant
Kudukkaa puli maramum
And the wild tamarind tree
Koththu koththaa kaachirukku
Are bearing fruit in heavy clusters.
Kaadhu kuththi kari samaicha
The day we pierced ears and cooked a meat feast,
Naalum nenavirukku
I still remember that day vividly.
Meendum ilamai thirumbumaa
Will youth ever return again?
Udhirndha uravu pookkumaa….
Will withered relationships bloom once more?
Nadandhu pazhagiya
The familiar streets and open fields
Veedhi veli ellaam
Where I once walked and grew up,
Kaadhodu kai kulukkki
Are shaking hands while whispering in my ear,
Nalam kekudhae
Asking how I am doing.
Velanja nelam ellam
All the cultivated fields,
Vayasa marandhudhaan
Forgetting their age,
Pazhasai marakaamal
Without forgetting the past,
Thalai aatudhae
Are nodding their heads.
Mazhaikku kodai pudichcha
The mango tree that served as an umbrella during rain,
Maamaaramum kaanalaiyae
Is nowhere to be seen anymore.
Vazhukkum varappil ellaam
Along the slippery field ridges,
Odi paaka thiram illaiyae
I no longer have the strength to run and see.
Kaalam kelvi kekudhae
Time poses troubling questions.
Kanneer kannai maraikudhae
Tears blur my vision.
Kaalam kelvi kekudhae
Time poses troubling questions.
Kanneer kannai maraikudhae
Tears blur my vision.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This nostalgic song captures the deep emotional resonance of returning to one's native village after many years. The protagonist reminisces about childhood games like tag and kabaddi, traditional family functions, and the sweet scent of the native soil. The landscape itself feels alive, greeting the returnee with familiar warmth while highlighting the painful reality of passing time.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Personification (Uruvagam / Maantharmayam)
“Kattaan tharaiyellaam Kangal simittudhae”
Inanimate natural elements like the barren ground, dead trees, streets, and fields are given human attributes such as winking, smiling, shaking hands, and nodding.
Metaphor (Uruvam)
“Mazhaikku kodai pudichcha Maamaaramum kaanalaiyae”
The large mango tree is described metaphorically as holding an umbrella against the rain, highlighting how nature provided shelter during childhood.
Alliteration (Monai)
“Kaalam kelvi kekudhae / Kanneer kannai maraikudhae”
Repetition of the 'K' sound at the beginning of words creates a rhythmic and melancholic musical cadence.
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Trivia
Composed by Bharadwaj for Cheran's critically acclaimed drama 'Pandavar Bhoomi' (2001), this track features lyricist Snehan's vivid imagery of rural Tamil Nadu. The song remains one of the most iconic anthems for nostalgia and village nostalgia in modern Tamil cinema.
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