Chinnamma Engamma
From Veluchami · 1995
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- Gangai Amaran, Mano, Swarnalatha
- Music director
- Deva
- Details
- Veluchami1995
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Chinnamma engammaa | Our young lady, our dear mother, |
| Undaana sedhiyellaam | The news of her pregnancy, |
| Thandoraa pottu neeyum solladaa | Announce it to everyone by beating the drum! |
| Hae vaadipatti kotteduththu | Hey, take the drum from Vadipatti, |
| Valaiyapatti thavileduththu | Take the thavil from Valayapatti, |
| Jaadhi sanam ariya neeyum saattradaa | Proclaim it so all our kith and kin know! |
| Male | |
| Thanjavur maelamum coimbatore naayanamum | The melam from Thanjavur and the naaswaram from Coimbatore, |
| Rendum onnaach saeravenum oodhadaa | Blow them together as one! |
| Sozhavanthaan urumiyum allinagara aattamum | The urumi from Sholavandan and the dance of Allinagaram, |
| Ettu ooru ketkka venum kottadaa | Beat them loud so eight surrounding villages can hear! |
| Male | |
| Haei adidaa onnaaga | Hey, strike the rhythm together! |
| Chorus :Adidaa onnaaga | Chorus: Strike the rhythm together! |
| Male :Ayyanaaru sonnaanga | Male: Lord Ayyanaar has decreed it, |
| Chorus :Ayyanaaru sonnaanga | Chorus: Lord Ayyanaar has decreed it, |
| Male :Chinnammaa undaanaa | Male: Our young lady is pregnant, |
| Chorus :Chinnammaa undaanaa | Chorus: Our young lady is pregnant, |
| Male :Enna venum kelunga | Male: Ask whatever you wish for, |
| Chorus :Enna venum kelunga | Chorus: Ask whatever you wish for, |
| Male | |
| Adi komaringa aadunga | Hey young maidens, dance! |
| Kolavainga podunga | Make the joyous ululation sound! |
| Aambalaiyaa pombalaiyaa | Is it a boy or a girl? |
| Rendum varum nambalaiyaa | Both will come, trust us! |
| Ochchaayi…. | Ochchaayi.... |
| Chorus :Ochchaayi…. | Chorus: Ochchaayi.... |
| Male | |
| Namma chinnamma pulla pera poraa | Our young lady is going to give birth to a child, |
| Antha pulla varum muththu mani thaeraa | That child will arrive like a chariot of pearls! |
| Chorus :namma chinnamma pulla poraa | Chorus: Our young lady is going to give birth to a child, |
| Antha pulla varum muththu mani thaeraa | That child will arrive like a chariot of pearls! |
| Male | |
| Haei adidaa onnaaga | Hey, strike the rhythm together! |
| Chorus :Adidaa onnaaga | Chorus: Strike the rhythm together! |
| Male :Ayyanaaru sonnaanga | Male: Lord Ayyanaar has decreed it, |
| Chorus :Ayyanaaru sonnaanga | Chorus: Lord Ayyanaar has decreed it, |
| Male | |
| Pulla varam venuminnu | Praying for the boon of a child, |
| Nambi vantha deaiyai | The deity we trusted, |
| Ettu thottil aaduthadi nam veettilae | Now eight cradles sway in our house! |
| Female :Ennudaiya aasaiyellaam | Female: All my desires, |
| Muththam pathinaaruthaan | Are sixteen blessings, |
| Innum ettu koraiyuthaiyaa en yaettilae | Yet eight are still missing from my ledger, my lord! |
| Male | |
| Innum ettu poranthu vanthaa | If eight more are born to us, |
| Pallikkoodam thodangalaam | We can open a whole school! |
| Female :Panjaayaththu therthal vanthaa | Female: If the panchayat election comes, |
| Appa ninnu jeyikkalaam | Father can contest and win! |
| Male :Veeraththaai neeyinnu | Male: You are a brave mother, |
| Pattam onnu vaangalaam | You can win an award for it! |
| Male | |
| Adidaa onnaaga | Strike the rhythm together! |
| Chorus :Adidaa onnaaga | Chorus: Strike the rhythm together! |
| Male :Ayyanaaru sonnaanga | Male: Lord Ayyanaar has decreed it, |
| Chorus :Ayyanaaru sonnaanga | Chorus: Lord Ayyanaar has decreed it, |
| Male :Chinnammaa undaanaa | Male: Our young lady is pregnant, |
| Chorus :Chinnammaa undaanaa | Chorus: Our young lady is pregnant, |
| Male :Enna venum kelunga | Male: Ask whatever you wish for, |
| Chorus :Enna venum kelunga | Chorus: Ask whatever you wish for, |
| Female | |
| Chinna chinna aasai vanthu | Tiny, subtle desires come, |
| Kannukkulla mithakkuthu | Floating inside my eyes, |
| Thaali onnu vaangi vachchu naalaaguthu | It has been days since the thali was bought and kept, |
| Male :Sokkathanga pathumai onnu | Male: A doll of pure gold, |
| Sokki sokki azhaikkithu | Beckons me in enchantment, |
| Poo mudikkum thedhi enni poraaduthu | Counting down the days to wear flowers, struggling in anticipation, |
| Female | |
| Malligaippoo thelichchu vachchu | Sprinkled with jasmine flowers, |
| Mancham onnu izhukkuthu | The bed beckons us, |
| Oodhupaththi pola intha | Like an incense stick, |
| Ull manasu karaiyuthu | This inner heart melts away, |
| Male :Edhaiyo nenachchu | Male: Thinking of something, |
| Iduppu saela vazhukkuthu | The saree at the waist slips away, |
| Male | |
| Adidaa onnaaga | Strike the rhythm together! |
| Chorus :Adidaa onnaaga | Chorus: Strike the rhythm together! |
| Male :Ayyanaaru sonnaanga | Male: Lord Ayyanaar has decreed it, |
| Chorus :Ayyanaaru sonnaanga | Chorus: Lord Ayyanaar has decreed it, |
| Male: Chinnammaa undaanaa | Male: Our young lady is pregnant, |
| Chorus :Chinnammaa undaanaa | Chorus: Our young lady is pregnant, |
| Male :Enna venum kelunga | Male: Ask whatever you wish for, |
| Chorus :Enna venum kelunga | Chorus: Ask whatever you wish for, |
| Male | |
| Adi komaringa aadunga | Hey young maidens, dance! |
| Kolavainga podunga | Make the joyous ululation sound! |
| Aambalaiyaa pombalaiyaa | Is it a boy or a girl? |
| Rendum varum nambalaiyaa | Both will come, trust us! |
| Ochchaayi…. | Ochchaayi.... |
| Chorus :Ochchaayi…. | Chorus: Ochchaayi.... |
| Male | |
| Namma chinnamma pulla pera poraa | Our young lady is going to give birth to a child, |
| Antha pulla varum muththu mani thaeraa | That child will arrive like a chariot of pearls! |
| Chorus :namma chinnamma pulla poraa | Chorus: Our young lady is going to give birth to a child, |
| Antha pulla varum muththu mani thaeraa | That child will arrive like a chariot of pearls! |
சின்னம்மா எங்கம்மா
உண்டான சேதியெல்லாம்
தண்டோரா போட்டு நீயும் சொல்லடா
ஹே வாடிப்பட்டி கொட்டெடுத்து
வலையப்பட்டி தவிலெடுத்து
ஜாதி சனம் அறிய நீயும் சாற்றடா....
Our young lady, our dear mother,
The news of her pregnancy,
Announce it to everyone by beating the drum!
Hey, take the drum from Vadipatti,
Take the thavil from Valayapatti,
Proclaim it so all our kith and kin know!
தஞ்சாவூரு மேளமும் கோயம்புத்தூர் நாயனம்
ரெண்டும் ஒண்ணாச் சேரவேணும் ஊதடா
சோழவந்தான் உறுமியும் அல்லி நகர ஆட்டமும்
எட்டு ஊரும் கேட்க வேணும் கொட்டடா...
The melam from Thanjavur and the naaswaram from Coimbatore,
Blow them together as one!
The urumi from Sholavandan and the dance of Allinagaram,
Beat them loud so eight surrounding villages can hear!
ஹேய் அடிடா ஒண்ணாக...
குழு :
அடிடா ஒண்ணாக
அய்யனாரு சொன்னாங்க....
குழு :
அய்யனாரு சொன்னாங்க
சின்னம்மா உண்டானா
குழு :
சின்னம்மா உண்டானா
என்ன வேணும் கேளுங்க
குழு :
என்ன வேணும் கேளுங்க
Hey, strike the rhythm together!
Chorus: Strike the rhythm together!
Male: Lord Ayyanaar has decreed it,
Chorus: Lord Ayyanaar has decreed it,
Male: Our young lady is pregnant,
Chorus: Our young lady is pregnant,
Male: Ask whatever you wish for,
Chorus: Ask whatever you wish for,
அடி கொமரிங்க ஆடுங்க
கொலவைங்க போடுங்க
ஆம்பளையா பொம்பளையா
ரெண்டும் வரும் நம்பலையா....
ஒச்சாயி.....
குழு :
ஒச்சாயி
Hey young maidens, dance!
Make the joyous ululation sound!
Is it a boy or a girl?
Both will come, trust us!
Ochchaayi....
Chorus: Ochchaayi....
நம்ம சின்னம்மா புள்ள பெறப் போறா
அந்த புள்ள வரும் முத்துமணி தேரா
குழு :
நம்ம சின்னம்மா புள்ள பெறப் போறா
அந்த புள்ள வரும் முத்துமணி தேரா
Our young lady is going to give birth to a child,
That child will arrive like a chariot of pearls!
Chorus: Our young lady is going to give birth to a child,
That child will arrive like a chariot of pearls!
ஹேய் அடிடா ஒண்ணாக...
குழு :
அடிடா ஒண்ணாக
அய்யனாரு சொன்னாங்க....
குழு :
அய்யனாரு சொன்னாங்க
Hey, strike the rhythm together!
Chorus: Strike the rhythm together!
Male: Lord Ayyanaar has decreed it,
Chorus: Lord Ayyanaar has decreed it,
புள்ளவரம் வேணுமின்னு
நம்பி வந்த தேவியை
எட்டு தொட்டில் ஆடுதடி நம் வீட்டிலே
என்னுடைய ஆசையெல்லாம்
முத்தம் பதினாறுதான்
இன்னும் எட்டு கொறையுதய்யா என் ஏட்டிலே
Praying for the boon of a child,
The deity we trusted,
Now eight cradles sway in our house!
Female: All my desires,
Are sixteen blessings,
Yet eight are still missing from my ledger, my lord!
இன்னும் எட்டு பொறந்து வந்தா
பள்ளிக்கூடம் தொடங்கலாம்
பஞ்சாயத்து தேர்தல் வந்தா
அப்ப நின்னு ஜெயிக்கலாம்
வீரத்தாய் நீயின்னு
பட்டம் ஒன்னு வாங்கலாம்
If eight more are born to us,
We can open a whole school!
Female: If the panchayat election comes,
Father can contest and win!
Male: You are a brave mother,
You can win an award for it!
அடிடா ஒண்ணாக...
குழு :
அடிடா ஒண்ணாக
அய்யனாரு சொன்னாங்க....
குழு :
அய்யனாரு சொன்னாங்க
சின்னம்மா உண்டானா
குழு :
சின்னம்மா உண்டானா
என்ன வேணும் கேளுங்க
குழு :
என்ன வேணும் கேளுங்க
Strike the rhythm together!
Chorus: Strike the rhythm together!
Male: Lord Ayyanaar has decreed it,
Chorus: Lord Ayyanaar has decreed it,
Male: Our young lady is pregnant,
Chorus: Our young lady is pregnant,
Male: Ask whatever you wish for,
Chorus: Ask whatever you wish for,
சின்ன சின்ன ஆசை வந்து
கண்ணுக்குள்ள மிதக்குது
தாலி ஒன்னு வாங்கி வச்சு நாளாகுது
சொக்கத்தங்க பதுமை ஒன்னு
சொக்கி சொக்கி அழைக்கிது
பூ முடிக்கும் தேதி எண்ணி போராடுது
Tiny, subtle desires come,
Floating inside my eyes,
It has been days since the thali was bought and kept,
Male: A doll of pure gold,
Beckons me in enchantment,
Counting down the days to wear flowers, struggling in anticipation,
மல்லிகைப்பூ தெளிச்சு வச்ச
மஞ்சம் ஒன்னு இழுக்குது
ஊதுபத்தி போல இந்த
உள் மனசு கரையுது
எதையோ நெனச்சு
இடுப்பு சேல வழுக்குது
Sprinkled with jasmine flowers,
The bed beckons us,
Like an incense stick,
This inner heart melts away,
Male: Thinking of something,
The saree at the waist slips away,
அடிடா ஒண்ணாக...
குழு :
அடிடா ஒண்ணாக
அய்யனாரு சொன்னாங்க....
குழு :
அய்யனாரு சொன்னாங்க
சின்னம்மா உண்டானா
குழு :
சின்னம்மா உண்டானா
என்ன வேணும் கேளுங்க
குழு :
என்ன வேணும் கேளுங்க
Strike the rhythm together!
Chorus: Strike the rhythm together!
Male: Lord Ayyanaar has decreed it,
Chorus: Lord Ayyanaar has decreed it,
Male: Our young lady is pregnant,
Chorus: Our young lady is pregnant,
Male: Ask whatever you wish for,
Chorus: Ask whatever you wish for,
அடி கொமரிங்க ஆடுங்க
கொலவைங்க போடுங்க
ஆம்பளையா பொம்பளையா
ரெண்டும் வரும் நம்பலையா....
ஒச்சாயி.....
குழு :
ஒச்சாயி
Hey young maidens, dance!
Make the joyous ululation sound!
Is it a boy or a girl?
Both will come, trust us!
Ochchaayi....
Chorus: Ochchaayi....
நம்ம சின்னம்மா புள்ள பெறப் போறா
அந்த புள்ள வரும் முத்துமணி தேரா
குழு :
நம்ம சின்னம்மா புள்ள பெறப் போறா
அந்த புள்ள வரும் முத்துமணி தேரா
Our young lady is going to give birth to a child,
That child will arrive like a chariot of pearls!
Chorus: Our young lady is going to give birth to a child,
That child will arrive like a chariot of pearls!
Chinnamma engammaa
Our young lady, our dear mother,
Undaana sedhiyellaam
The news of her pregnancy,
Thandoraa pottu neeyum solladaa
Announce it to everyone by beating the drum!
Hae vaadipatti kotteduththu
Hey, take the drum from Vadipatti,
Valaiyapatti thavileduththu
Take the thavil from Valayapatti,
Jaadhi sanam ariya neeyum saattradaa
Proclaim it so all our kith and kin know!
Thanjavur maelamum coimbatore naayanamum
The melam from Thanjavur and the naaswaram from Coimbatore,
Rendum onnaach saeravenum oodhadaa
Blow them together as one!
Sozhavanthaan urumiyum allinagara aattamum
The urumi from Sholavandan and the dance of Allinagaram,
Ettu ooru ketkka venum kottadaa
Beat them loud so eight surrounding villages can hear!
Haei adidaa onnaaga
Hey, strike the rhythm together!
Chorus :Adidaa onnaaga
Chorus: Strike the rhythm together!
Male :Ayyanaaru sonnaanga
Male: Lord Ayyanaar has decreed it,
Chorus :Ayyanaaru sonnaanga
Chorus: Lord Ayyanaar has decreed it,
Male :Chinnammaa undaanaa
Male: Our young lady is pregnant,
Chorus :Chinnammaa undaanaa
Chorus: Our young lady is pregnant,
Male :Enna venum kelunga
Male: Ask whatever you wish for,
Chorus :Enna venum kelunga
Chorus: Ask whatever you wish for,
Adi komaringa aadunga
Hey young maidens, dance!
Kolavainga podunga
Make the joyous ululation sound!
Aambalaiyaa pombalaiyaa
Is it a boy or a girl?
Rendum varum nambalaiyaa
Both will come, trust us!
Ochchaayi….
Ochchaayi....
Chorus :Ochchaayi….
Chorus: Ochchaayi....
Namma chinnamma pulla pera poraa
Our young lady is going to give birth to a child,
Antha pulla varum muththu mani thaeraa
That child will arrive like a chariot of pearls!
Chorus :namma chinnamma pulla poraa
Chorus: Our young lady is going to give birth to a child,
Antha pulla varum muththu mani thaeraa
That child will arrive like a chariot of pearls!
Haei adidaa onnaaga
Hey, strike the rhythm together!
Chorus :Adidaa onnaaga
Chorus: Strike the rhythm together!
Male :Ayyanaaru sonnaanga
Male: Lord Ayyanaar has decreed it,
Chorus :Ayyanaaru sonnaanga
Chorus: Lord Ayyanaar has decreed it,
Pulla varam venuminnu
Praying for the boon of a child,
Nambi vantha deaiyai
The deity we trusted,
Ettu thottil aaduthadi nam veettilae
Now eight cradles sway in our house!
Female :Ennudaiya aasaiyellaam
Female: All my desires,
Muththam pathinaaruthaan
Are sixteen blessings,
Innum ettu koraiyuthaiyaa en yaettilae
Yet eight are still missing from my ledger, my lord!
Innum ettu poranthu vanthaa
If eight more are born to us,
Pallikkoodam thodangalaam
We can open a whole school!
Female :Panjaayaththu therthal vanthaa
Female: If the panchayat election comes,
Appa ninnu jeyikkalaam
Father can contest and win!
Male :Veeraththaai neeyinnu
Male: You are a brave mother,
Pattam onnu vaangalaam
You can win an award for it!
Adidaa onnaaga
Strike the rhythm together!
Chorus :Adidaa onnaaga
Chorus: Strike the rhythm together!
Male :Ayyanaaru sonnaanga
Male: Lord Ayyanaar has decreed it,
Chorus :Ayyanaaru sonnaanga
Chorus: Lord Ayyanaar has decreed it,
Male :Chinnammaa undaanaa
Male: Our young lady is pregnant,
Chorus :Chinnammaa undaanaa
Chorus: Our young lady is pregnant,
Male :Enna venum kelunga
Male: Ask whatever you wish for,
Chorus :Enna venum kelunga
Chorus: Ask whatever you wish for,
Chinna chinna aasai vanthu
Tiny, subtle desires come,
Kannukkulla mithakkuthu
Floating inside my eyes,
Thaali onnu vaangi vachchu naalaaguthu
It has been days since the thali was bought and kept,
Male :Sokkathanga pathumai onnu
Male: A doll of pure gold,
Sokki sokki azhaikkithu
Beckons me in enchantment,
Poo mudikkum thedhi enni poraaduthu
Counting down the days to wear flowers, struggling in anticipation,
Malligaippoo thelichchu vachchu
Sprinkled with jasmine flowers,
Mancham onnu izhukkuthu
The bed beckons us,
Oodhupaththi pola intha
Like an incense stick,
Ull manasu karaiyuthu
This inner heart melts away,
Male :Edhaiyo nenachchu
Male: Thinking of something,
Iduppu saela vazhukkuthu
The saree at the waist slips away,
Adidaa onnaaga
Strike the rhythm together!
Chorus :Adidaa onnaaga
Chorus: Strike the rhythm together!
Male :Ayyanaaru sonnaanga
Male: Lord Ayyanaar has decreed it,
Chorus :Ayyanaaru sonnaanga
Chorus: Lord Ayyanaar has decreed it,
Male: Chinnammaa undaanaa
Male: Our young lady is pregnant,
Chorus :Chinnammaa undaanaa
Chorus: Our young lady is pregnant,
Male :Enna venum kelunga
Male: Ask whatever you wish for,
Chorus :Enna venum kelunga
Chorus: Ask whatever you wish for,
Adi komaringa aadunga
Hey young maidens, dance!
Kolavainga podunga
Make the joyous ululation sound!
Aambalaiyaa pombalaiyaa
Is it a boy or a girl?
Rendum varum nambalaiyaa
Both will come, trust us!
Ochchaayi….
Ochchaayi....
Chorus :Ochchaayi….
Chorus: Ochchaayi....
Namma chinnamma pulla pera poraa
Our young lady is going to give birth to a child,
Antha pulla varum muththu mani thaeraa
That child will arrive like a chariot of pearls!
Chorus :namma chinnamma pulla poraa
Chorus: Our young lady is going to give birth to a child,
Antha pulla varum muththu mani thaeraa
That child will arrive like a chariot of pearls!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This folk celebratory song from the 1995 Tamil movie 'Veluchami' expresses the grand jubilation of a village celebrating a pregnant woman ('Chinnamma'). The lyrics call for grand musical performances combining traditional folk instruments across Tamil Nadu, such as Vadipatti drums, Thanjavur melam, and Coimbatore naaswaram, to spread the joyful news to all neighboring villages. The song highlights rural family warmth, playful banter about having many children, and romantic anticipation between husband and wife.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)
“Thanjavur maelamum coimbatore naayanamum / Rendum onnaach saeravenum oodhadaa”
The second letter 'n' (ன்) matches in 'Thanjavur' and 'Rendum', creating rhythmic harmony across lines.
Simile (Upamanalankaram)
“Antha pulla varum muththu mani thaeraa”
The unborn child is poetically compared to a chariot made of pearls ('muththu mani thaeraa').
Simile (Upamanalankaram)
“Oodhupaththi pola intha / Ull manasu karaiyuthu”
The melting heart of longing is compared to a burning incense stick ('oodhupaththi pola').
Anaphora / Repetition
“Male :Ayyanaaru sonnaanga / Chorus :Ayyanaaru sonnaanga”
Call-and-response repetition between the male lead and chorus reinforcing divine decree and joy.
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Trivia
The film 'Veluchami' starring Sarathkumar and Vineetha features music composed by Deva with lyrics by Vairamuthu. The song vividly references iconic regional folk instruments and art forms of Tamil Nadu, such as Vadipatti drums and Sholavandan urumi.
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