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Lyrics & meaning

Chinna Veedu Poga

From Pen Puthi Munn Puthi · 1989

Lyricist: Vairamuthu
Singer: S. P. Shailaja
Music director: Chandrabose
Movie name: Pen Puthi Munn Puthi
Movie release year: 1989
Lyrics added on: 8 Oct 2020

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation

Chinna veedu poga

Enna thillu haan

Un periya veetta paarththu

Badhil sollu

Chinna veedu poga

Enna thillu haan

Un periya veetta paarththu

Badhil sollu

Kuththu kallu polavae

Kuththa vachchu kidakkuraen

Kollaippakkam paarvai ennaiyaa

Thalaivaazhai ilaiyila

Thanga pashbam irukuthu

Echchi ilai vaenaam ponnaiyaa

Hoi hoi hoi

Chinna veedu poga

Enna thillu haan

Un periya veetta paarththu

Badhil sollu sollu

Aa…..aaa….aa….aa….

Pookkadaiya thoranthu vachchu

Monthu paaraiyyaa

Saakkadaikku santhanaththa

Poosaporiyaa yov

Chinna veedu poga

Enna thillu haan

Un periya veetta paarththu

Badhil sollu sollu

Laa…lalaala lalalaalla laa

Lalalaalla laa lalalaalla laa

Lalalaalla laa lalalaal lalalaalla laa

Naan un aaluthaan

Nee en jodithaan

Paal vittu paarkkaraen

Vaai vittu ketkkuraen

Neththiyila vachacha pottu

Kalaichchu pogattum

Kondaiyila vachcha poovu

Kalaichchu pogattum

Ae….ae….ae….saelai edhu vetti edhu

Jodi maarattum

Thaali thangam vervaiyila

Karaichu pogattum yov

Chinna veedu poga

Enna thillu

Un periya veetta paarththu

Badhil sollu

Kuththu kallu polavae

Kuththa vachchu kidakkuraen

Kollaippakkam paarvai ennaiyaa

Thalaivaazhai ilaiyila

Thanga pashbam irukuthu

Echchi ilai vaenaam ponnaiyaa

Hoi hoi hoi

Chinna veedu poga

Enna thillu haan

Un periya veetta paarththu

Badhil sollu sollu

Aah aah aah aah aah……

To run off to a mistress,

what guts you have, haan!

Look at your rightful wife

and answer me!

To run off to a mistress,

what guts you have!

Look at your rightful wife

and answer me!

Like a firm, sturdy stone,

I am sitting right here waiting,

so why are your eyes wandering to the backyard, mister?

On a fresh banana leaf,

there is a golden feast served,

so don't chase after discarded leftovers, my man!

Hoy, hoy, hoy!

To run off to a mistress,

what guts you have!

Look at your rightful wife

and answer me, tell me!

Aaa... aaa... aa... aa...

When the flower shop is open for you,

come and breathe in the fragrance, mister!

Onto a dirty drain,

are you going to smear precious sandalwood, hey man?

To run off to a mistress,

what guts you have, haan!

Look at your rightful wife

and answer me, tell me!

La... lalala lalalla la

Lalalla la lalalla la

Lalalla la lalal lalalla la

I am truly your woman,

and you are my only match!

I am softening my tone for you,

and asking you out loud!

Let the bindi on my forehead

get smudged and wiped away!

Let the flowers in my hair

get tousled and scattered!

Hey... hey... hey... which is the saree and which is the dhoti,

let them get all tangled up!

In our sweat, let the gold wedding pendant

melt right away, hey man!

To run off to a mistress,

what guts you have!

Look at your rightful wife

and answer me, tell me!

Like a firm, sturdy stone,

I am sitting right here waiting,

so why are your eyes wandering to the backyard, mister?

On a fresh banana leaf,

there is a golden feast served,

so don't chase after discarded leftovers, my man!

Hoy, hoy, hoy!

To run off to a mistress,

what guts you have!

Look at your rightful wife

and answer me, tell me!

Aah ah... aah ah... ah...

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

In 'Chinna Veedu Poga', a wife boldly and playfully confronts her husband regarding his straying desires for a second woman or mistress ('Chinna Veedu'). She urges him to pay attention to his lawful wife ('Periya Veedu') who is right in front of him. Using rich rural and domestic metaphors—such as comparing her fresh, devoted love to a full feast served on a fresh banana leaf ('Thalaivaazhai Ilai') and illicit affairs to scraps on discarded leaves ('Echchi Ilai')—she chastises his wanderlust while alluringly inviting him to rekindle passion within their marriage.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (உவமை)

“Kuththu kallu polavae”

Compares her waiting patiently and firmly at home to a immovable stone marker ('Kuththu kallu').

Extended Metaphor (உருவகம்)

“Thalaivaazhai ilaiyila / Echchi ilai vaenaam ponnaiyaa”

Uses the contrasting imagery of a fresh full plantain leaf feast ('Thalaivaazhai ilai') vs. discarded leftover leaf scraps ('Echchi ilai') to symbolize honorable marital love versus shameful infidelity.

Contrast / Antithesis

“Saakkadaikku santhanaththa”

Contrasts a fresh flower shop ('Pookkadai') with a filthy drain or gutter ('Saakkadai') to illustrate the folly of wasting pure love on base desires.

End Rhyme & Rhythm (இயைபு)

“Naan un aaluthaan / Nee en jodithaan”

Uses rhythmic rhyme endings like 'aaluthaan' and 'jodithaan' to heighten the playful folk appeal.

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Trivia

This track is featured in the 1989 Tamil film 'Pen Puthi Munn Puthi' starring Ramarajan and Gautami. The lyrics were penned by Vairamuthu, utilizing authentic rural Tamil idioms such as 'Chinna Veedu' (a colloquial term for a mistress's home) and 'Periya Veedu' (one's main household) to build a dramatic yet entertaining folk song centered around marital conflict and reconciliation.

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