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Chinnakkanne

From Polladhavan (1980 Film) · 1980

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
P. Susheela
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Polladhavan (1980 Film)
Movie release year
1980
Lyrics added on
10 Jan 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
{Chinna kannae chithira kannae
Kelammaa
Unnai kaakkum ammaa
Ennai paarammaa} (2)
Nee thangam polae azhagu
Nee engal vaanil nilavu
Nee thangam polae azhagu
Nee engal vaanil nilavu
Ilam thaamarai poovae vilaiyaadu
Kaaviri polae kavi paadu
Ilam thaamarai poovae vilaiyaadu
Kaaviri polae kavi paadu
Chinna kannae chithira kannae
Kelammaa
Unnai kaakkum ammaa
Ennai paarammaa
Kobam undaagalaamaa
Kannae kuzhandhai deivangal andro
Kobam undaagalaamaa
Kannae kuzhandhai deivangal andro
Andha kovil vaasalil
Pillai dheepam allavo
Nalla aasai paasamae
Mani osai allavo
Chinna kannae chithira kannae
Kelammaa
Unnai kaakkum ammaa
Ennai paarammaa
Anaikkum anbaana kaigal
Angae sondham kondaada vendum
Anaikkum anbaana kaigal
Angae sondham kondaada vendum
Varum naalai vaazhvilae
Uyar maenmai kaanalaam
Nalla kaalam thondrinaal
Indha ulagai vellalaam
Varum naalai vaazhvilae
Uyar menmai kaanalaam
Nalla kaalam thondrinaal
Indha ulagai vellalaam
Chinna kannae chithira kannae
Kelammaa
Unnai kaakkum ammaa
Ennai paarammaa
Nee thangam polae azhagu
Nee engal vaanil nilavu
Ilam thaamarai poovae vilaiyaadu
Kaaviri polae kavi paadu
Chinna kannae chithira kannae
Kelammaa
Unnai kaakkum ammaa
Ennai paarammaa
Little darling, pretty as a picture,
listen to me, dear.
The mother who protects you is here,
look at me, my child.
You are as beautiful as pure gold,
you are the moon in our sky.
You are as beautiful as pure gold,
you are the moon in our sky.
Play happily, my tender lotus flower,
sing poetry like the flowing Cauvery river.
Play happily, my tender lotus flower,
sing poetry like the flowing Cauvery river.
Little darling, pretty as a picture,
listen to me, dear.
The mother who protects you is here,
look at me, my child.
Should you ever feel angry,
my darling, aren't children truly little gods?
Should you ever feel angry,
my darling, aren't children truly little gods?
At the entrance of that temple,
isn't a child the sacred lamp?
And pure love and affection,
aren't they like the ringing of temple bells?
Little darling, pretty as a picture,
listen to me, dear.
The mother who protects you is here,
look at me, my child.
The loving hands that embrace you
must celebrate the bond they share with you.
The loving hands that embrace you
must celebrate the bond they share with you.
In the coming days of your life,
you will achieve great heights.
When good times dawn,
you can win over this whole world.
In the coming days of your life,
you will achieve great heights.
When good times dawn,
you can win over this whole world.
Little darling, pretty as a picture,
listen to me, dear.
The mother who protects you is here,
look at me, my child.
You are as beautiful as pure gold,
you are the moon in our sky.
Play happily, my tender lotus flower,
sing poetry like the flowing Cauvery river.
Little darling, pretty as a picture,
listen to me, dear.
The mother who protects you is here,
look at me, my child.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Chinna Kannae Chithira Kannae is a tender and emotionally rich lullaby from the 1980 Tamil film Polladhavan, composed by M. S. Viswanathan with lyrics by Kannadasan. The song expresses deep maternal love and reassurance towards a child. The lyrics lovingly compare the child to precious gold, the bright moon in the family's sky, a blooming lotus flower, and a sacred lamp in a temple entrance.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamaani)

“Nee thangam polae azhagu”

Compares the child's radiance and beauty to precious gold using 'polae'.

Metaphor (Uruvakham)

“Nee engal vaanil nilavu”

Directly equates the child to the moon that illuminates the family's sky.

Simile (Uvamaani)

“Kaaviri polae kavi paadu”

Compares the sweet, flowing voice/expression of the child to the flowing river Cauvery.

Rhetorical Question

“Kannae kuzhandhai deivangal andro”

Asks a rhetorical question emphasizing the belief that innocent children are embodiments of God.

Did you know?

Trivia

Music for Polladhavan (1980) was composed by M. S. Viswanathan. The film starred Rajinikanth, and this song remains a popular maternal soothing classic sung by P. Susheela and S. Janaki across different versions/renditions in Tamil music history.

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