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Chinnakutti Nadaiyai Paaru

From Deivame Thunai · 1959

Lyricist
A. Maruthakasi
Singer
P. Leela
Music director
S. M. Subbaiah Naidu
Movie name
Deivame Thunai
Movie release year
1959
Lyrics added on
14 Sept 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Chinna kutti nadaiya paaru
Siththerumbaattam
Intha chinna kutti nadaiya paaru
Siththerumbaattam
Naan kannai vetti kazhuththaiyaatti
Kaiyai neetti marunthu viththaa
Koodura koottam edhestam
Koodura koottam…..
Chinna kutti nadaiya paaru
Siththerumbaattam
Nandri ketta koottaththukku
Nalla marunthu irukku
Nandri ketta koottaththukku
Nalla marunthu irukku
Adha sollattumaa unakku
Naayin vaala alaveduththu
Naalangulam narukku
Naayin vaala alaveduththu
Naalangulam narukku
Adhath thailamaaga irakku
Naarpathu naal thalaiyil vachchu thaechchupaaru
Adhukku palan therunjukalaam piragu
Nadaththai maari naayai pola
Kaalai suththu thiriyum
Nammai kandavudan kuzhaiyum
Chinna kutti nadaiya paaru
Siththerumbaattam
Intha chinna kutti nadaiya paaru
Siththerumbaattam
Aiyaa karukka pallu
Aalum velum saeththu senja
Arputha palpodi irukku
Idhai vaangi pallaiyum vilakku
Palapalappaana pallai paarththu
Paruva pennum mayangum
Unnai paasaththoda nerungum
Aaa…..aa….aaa…..aa…..aa….aa….
Paanai thonthi karaivatharkku
Marunthu thevaiyillae
Nallaa kelungo en solla
Paadupattu velai senjaa
Oolai sathaiyum karaiyum
Mana paarang kooda koraiyum
Intha chinna kutti nadaiya paaru
Siththerumbaattam
Chinna kutti nadaiya paaru
Siththerumbaattam
Katchchi vittu katchi thaavum
Puththiyulla perkku
Oru pudhu marunthu irukku
Katchchi vittu katchi thaavum
Puththiyulla perkku
Oru pudhu marunthu irukku
Pattriyathai kaividaatha udumbu moolai sarakku
Idhai undaal theerum kirukku
Intha chinna kutti nadaiya paaru
Siththerumbaattam
Naan kannai vetti kazhuththaiyaatti
Kaiyai neetti marunthu viththaa
Koodura koottam edhestam
Koodura koottam…..
Chinna kutti nadaiya paaru
Siththerumbaattam
Look at how this little girl walks,
just like a tiny ant!
Look at how this little girl walks,
just like a tiny ant!
When I wink my eyes and sway my neck,
and stretch out my hands to sell medicine,
a massive crowd gathers around!
The crowd that gathers...!
Look at how this little girl walks,
just like a tiny ant!
For the ungrateful lot,
there is a wonderful cure!
For the ungrateful lot,
there is a wonderful cure!
Shall I tell you what it is?
Take the measure of a dog's tail,
and chop off four inches!
Take the measure of a dog's tail,
and chop off four inches!
Distill it into a medicinal oil,
rub it on their head for forty days and see—
you will know the result after that!
Their ways will change, and like a faithful dog,
they will circle around your feet,
and fawn over you the moment they see you!
Look at how this little girl walks,
just like a tiny ant!
Look at how this little girl walks,
just like a tiny ant!
Hey mister with the stained dark teeth...!
Made with banyan and babool twigs,
here is a wonderful tooth powder!
Buy this and brush your teeth clean!
Seeing your sparkling white teeth,
even a young girl will be charmed,
and draw close to you with love...!
Aa... aa... aah... aa... aa... ah!
To melt away a potbelly,
you do not need any medicine!
Listen well to what I say:
if you work hard and toil each day,
all that stubborn fat will melt away,
and the heavy burden on your mind will lighten too!
Look at how this little girl walks,
just like a tiny ant!
Look at how this little girl walks,
just like a tiny ant!
For those who jump from party to party,
for people with such a fickle mind,
there is a brand-new medicine!
For those who jump from party to party,
for people with such a fickle mind,
there is a brand-new medicine!
The brain of a monitor lizard that never loses its grip—
eating this will cure their craziness!
Look at how this little girl walks,
just like a tiny ant!
When I wink my eyes and sway my neck,
and stretch out my hands to sell medicine,
a massive crowd gathers around!
The crowd that gathers...!
Look at how this little girl walks,
just like a tiny ant!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This satirical street-vendor song from the 1959 film 'Deivame Thunai' uses the guise of a traveling quack selling miraculous remedies to deliver witty social commentary. Penned by lyricist A. Maruthakasi, the speaker peddles absurd remedies for various human traits and societal issues, including ungratefulness, laziness, physical vanity, and political opportunism (jumping between political parties). Through rhythmic street calls and catchy folk refrains, the lyricist hilariously highlights human follies, reminding listeners that hard work is the true cure for physical laziness and strong integrity is needed against political turncoats.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Siththerumbaattam

Compares the gait of the little girl to the swift, rhythmic movement of a tiny ant.

Moonaik Chollar (Alliteration)

Naayin vaala alaveduththu / Naalangulam narukku

Repetition of the initial consonant sound 'Na' across words in the same line.

Metaphor & Satire

Pattriyathai kaividaatha udumbu moolai sarakku

Uses monitor lizard brain as a satirical metaphor for tenacity to cure political party-hopping.

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Trivia

Written by renowned lyricist A. Maruthakasi, this song reflects the popular folk-satire style of 1950s Tamil cinema, where street vendor characters were frequently used as mouthpieces for social critique and political commentary.

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