Chinnamma (Male)
From Veluchami · 1995
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- Deva
- Details
- Veluchami1995
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Chinnamma chinnamma | Little lady, little lady, |
| Siththam kalangidum chinnamma ho | Oh little lady whose mind is distressed, |
| Mannil en jeevan pogaamal | Before my life leaves this earth, |
| Un jeevan pogaathu ponnammaa | Your life will not leave, my precious girl, |
| Male | |
| Thaalaattu naan paada thangamae | My golden girl, as I sing a lullaby, |
| Nee konjam thoongammaa Ho… | Sleep a little bit, oh dear... |
| Oru thaalaattu nee paada | For you to sing a lullaby, |
| Dharmangal Thunaiyaagum paarammaa | Virtue will stand as a support, see my dear. |
| Male | |
| Chinnamma chinnamma | Little lady, little lady, |
| Siththam kalangidum chinnamma ho | Oh little lady whose mind is distressed, |
| Mannil en jeevan pogaamal | Before my life leaves this earth, |
| Un jeevan pogaathu ponnammaa | Your life will not leave, my precious girl, |
| Male | |
| Pullaththaachchi aana pulla | A young girl who has become pregnant, |
| Poovappola chinnapulla | A little child sweet like a flower, |
| Kanneer enna kannukkulla | Why are there tears in your eyes? |
| Kaaththiruppaen nenjukulla | I will hold hope for you inside my heart, |
| Male | |
| Tharumaththukku kanneer vanthaa | If tears come to righteous justice, |
| Dheivaththukku kannae illai | Then God has no eyes at all, |
| Pennukkoru thunbam vanthaa | If trouble comes to an innocent woman, |
| Bhoomiyila saamai illa | There is no God on this earth, |
| Male | |
| Paththu pulla peththu tharavenum | You must give birth to ten children, |
| Chinnamma ho…. | Oh little lady... |
| Thaaipaalootta neeyundu | You are there to feed mother's milk, |
| Thlaatta naanundu chellamma | I am there to sing a lullaby, my darling, |
| Male | |
| Chinnamma chinnamma | Little lady, little lady, |
| Siththam kalangidum chinnamma ho | Oh little lady whose mind is distressed, |
| Mannil en jeevan pogaamal | Before my life leaves this earth, |
| Un jeevan pogaathu ponnammaa | Your life will not leave, my precious girl, |
| Male | |
| Suttram enna sonnaal enna | What if relatives say whatever they want? |
| Josiyangal sonnal enna | What if astrology predicts whatever it wants? |
| Manthirangal Sonnaal enna | What if mantras say whatever they want? |
| Marunththuvangal sonnaal enna | What if medical science says whatever it wants? |
| Male | |
| Ullukkul yadho onnu | Something deep inside my heart, |
| Unna paththi sollum pennae | Tells me positive truth about you, dear girl, |
| Kollu peran peththi kandu | Seeing your great-grandsons and great-granddaughters, |
| Kungumaththil vaazhvaai kannae | You will live long and prosperously with kumkum, my darling, |
| Male | |
| Pillaikku nee peru vaikka | For you to name your child, |
| Venum sollamma ho | You must be there alive, tell me dear... |
| Nalla poovodum pottodum | With auspicious flowers and bindi, |
| Nee vaazhvaai chinnammaa | You will live long, little lady, |
| Male | |
| Chinnamma chinnamma | Little lady, little lady, |
| Siththam kalangidum chinnamma ho | Oh little lady whose mind is distressed, |
| Mannil en jeevan pogaamal | Before my life leaves this earth, |
| Un jeevan pogaathu ponnammaa | Your life will not leave, my precious girl, |
| Male | |
| Thaalaattu naan paada thangamae | My golden girl, as I sing a lullaby, |
| Nee Konjam thoongammaa ho… | Sleep a little bit, oh dear... |
| Oru thaalaattu nee paadaa | For you to sing a lullaby, |
| Dharmangal thunaiyaagum paarammaa | Virtue will stand as a support, see my dear, |
| Oru thaalaattu nee paadaa | For you to sing a lullaby, |
| Dharmangal thunaiyaagum paarammaa | Virtue will stand as a support, see my dear. |
சின்னம்மா சின்னம்மா
சித்தம் கலங்கிடும் சின்னம்மா ஹோ
மண்ணில் என் ஜீவன் போகாமல்
உன் ஜீவன் போகாது பொன்னம்மா
Little lady, little lady,
Oh little lady whose mind is distressed,
Before my life leaves this earth,
Your life will not leave, my precious girl,
தாலாட்டு நான் பாட தங்கமே
நீ கொஞ்சம் தூங்கம்மா ஹோ....
ஒரு தாலாட்டு நீ பாட
தர்மங்கள் துணையாகும் பாரம்மா
My golden girl, as I sing a lullaby,
Sleep a little bit, oh dear...
For you to sing a lullaby,
Virtue will stand as a support, see my dear.
சின்னம்மா சின்னம்மா
சித்தம் கலங்கிடும் சின்னம்மா ஹோ
மண்ணில் என் ஜீவன் போகாமல்
உன் ஜீவன் போகாது பொன்னம்மா
Little lady, little lady,
Oh little lady whose mind is distressed,
Before my life leaves this earth,
Your life will not leave, my precious girl,
புள்ளத்தாச்சி ஆனப் புள்ள
பூவப்போல சின்னப்புள்ள
கண்ணீர் என்ன கண்ணுக்குள்ள
காத்திருப்பேன் நெஞ்சுக்குள்ள
A young girl who has become pregnant,
A little child sweet like a flower,
Why are there tears in your eyes?
I will hold hope for you inside my heart,
தருமத்துக்கு கண்ணீர் வந்தா
தெய்வத்துக்கு கண்ணே இல்லை
பொண்ணுக்கொரு துன்பம் வந்தா
பூமியில சாமி இல்ல
If tears come to righteous justice,
Then God has no eyes at all,
If trouble comes to an innocent woman,
There is no God on this earth,
பத்துப் புள்ள பெத்து தரவேணும்
சின்னம்மா ஹோய்...
தாய்ப்பாலூட்ட நீயுண்டு
தாலாட்ட நானுண்டு செல்லம்மா
You must give birth to ten children,
Oh little lady...
You are there to feed mother's milk,
I am there to sing a lullaby, my darling,
சின்னம்மா சின்னம்மா
சித்தம் கலங்கிடும் சின்னம்மா ஹோ
மண்ணில் என் ஜீவன் போகாமல்
உன் ஜீவன் போகாது பொன்னம்மா
Little lady, little lady,
Oh little lady whose mind is distressed,
Before my life leaves this earth,
Your life will not leave, my precious girl,
சுற்றம் என்ன சொன்னால் என்ன
ஜோசியங்கள் சொன்னால் என்ன
மந்திரங்கள் சொன்னால் என்ன
மருத்துவங்கள் சொன்னால் என்ன
What if relatives say whatever they want?
What if astrology predicts whatever it wants?
What if mantras say whatever they want?
What if medical science says whatever it wants?
உள்ளுக்குள் ஏதோ ஒன்னு
உன்னப் பத்தி சொல்லும் பெண்ணே
கொள்ளுப் பேரன் பேத்தி கண்டு
குங்குமத்தில் வாழ்வாய் கண்ணே
Something deep inside my heart,
Tells me positive truth about you, dear girl,
Seeing your great-grandsons and great-granddaughters,
You will live long and prosperously with kumkum, my darling,
பிள்ளைக்கு நீ பேரு வைக்க
வேணும் சொல்லம்மா ஹோ
நல்ல பூவோடும் பொட்டோடும்
நீ வாழ்வாய் சின்னம்மா
For you to name your child,
You must be there alive, tell me dear...
With auspicious flowers and bindi,
You will live long, little lady,
சின்னம்மா சின்னம்மா
சித்தம் கலங்கிடும் சின்னம்மா ஹோ
மண்ணில் என் ஜீவன் போகாமல்
உன் ஜீவன் போகாது பொன்னம்மா
Little lady, little lady,
Oh little lady whose mind is distressed,
Before my life leaves this earth,
Your life will not leave, my precious girl,
தாலாட்டு நான் பாட தங்கமே
நீ கொஞ்சம் தூங்கம்மா ஹோ.....
ஒரு தாலாட்டு நீ பாட
தர்மங்கள் துணையாகும் பாரம்மா....
ஒரு தாலாட்டு நீ பாட
தர்மங்கள் துணையாகும் பாரம்மா....
My golden girl, as I sing a lullaby,
Sleep a little bit, oh dear...
For you to sing a lullaby,
Virtue will stand as a support, see my dear,
For you to sing a lullaby,
Virtue will stand as a support, see my dear.
Chinnamma chinnamma
Little lady, little lady,
Siththam kalangidum chinnamma ho
Oh little lady whose mind is distressed,
Mannil en jeevan pogaamal
Before my life leaves this earth,
Un jeevan pogaathu ponnammaa
Your life will not leave, my precious girl,
Thaalaattu naan paada thangamae
My golden girl, as I sing a lullaby,
Nee konjam thoongammaa Ho…
Sleep a little bit, oh dear...
Oru thaalaattu nee paada
For you to sing a lullaby,
Dharmangal Thunaiyaagum paarammaa
Virtue will stand as a support, see my dear.
Chinnamma chinnamma
Little lady, little lady,
Siththam kalangidum chinnamma ho
Oh little lady whose mind is distressed,
Mannil en jeevan pogaamal
Before my life leaves this earth,
Un jeevan pogaathu ponnammaa
Your life will not leave, my precious girl,
Pullaththaachchi aana pulla
A young girl who has become pregnant,
Poovappola chinnapulla
A little child sweet like a flower,
Kanneer enna kannukkulla
Why are there tears in your eyes?
Kaaththiruppaen nenjukulla
I will hold hope for you inside my heart,
Tharumaththukku kanneer vanthaa
If tears come to righteous justice,
Dheivaththukku kannae illai
Then God has no eyes at all,
Pennukkoru thunbam vanthaa
If trouble comes to an innocent woman,
Bhoomiyila saamai illa
There is no God on this earth,
Paththu pulla peththu tharavenum
You must give birth to ten children,
Chinnamma ho….
Oh little lady...
Thaaipaalootta neeyundu
You are there to feed mother's milk,
Thlaatta naanundu chellamma
I am there to sing a lullaby, my darling,
Chinnamma chinnamma
Little lady, little lady,
Siththam kalangidum chinnamma ho
Oh little lady whose mind is distressed,
Mannil en jeevan pogaamal
Before my life leaves this earth,
Un jeevan pogaathu ponnammaa
Your life will not leave, my precious girl,
Suttram enna sonnaal enna
What if relatives say whatever they want?
Josiyangal sonnal enna
What if astrology predicts whatever it wants?
Manthirangal Sonnaal enna
What if mantras say whatever they want?
Marunththuvangal sonnaal enna
What if medical science says whatever it wants?
Ullukkul yadho onnu
Something deep inside my heart,
Unna paththi sollum pennae
Tells me positive truth about you, dear girl,
Kollu peran peththi kandu
Seeing your great-grandsons and great-granddaughters,
Kungumaththil vaazhvaai kannae
You will live long and prosperously with kumkum, my darling,
Pillaikku nee peru vaikka
For you to name your child,
Venum sollamma ho
You must be there alive, tell me dear...
Nalla poovodum pottodum
With auspicious flowers and bindi,
Nee vaazhvaai chinnammaa
You will live long, little lady,
Chinnamma chinnamma
Little lady, little lady,
Siththam kalangidum chinnamma ho
Oh little lady whose mind is distressed,
Mannil en jeevan pogaamal
Before my life leaves this earth,
Un jeevan pogaathu ponnammaa
Your life will not leave, my precious girl,
Thaalaattu naan paada thangamae
My golden girl, as I sing a lullaby,
Nee Konjam thoongammaa ho…
Sleep a little bit, oh dear...
Oru thaalaattu nee paadaa
For you to sing a lullaby,
Dharmangal thunaiyaagum paarammaa
Virtue will stand as a support, see my dear,
Oru thaalaattu nee paadaa
For you to sing a lullaby,
Dharmangal thunaiyaagum paarammaa
Virtue will stand as a support, see my dear.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This emotional track from the movie Veluchami serves as a powerful message of comfort, resilience, and hope for a young pregnant woman facing critical health or personal suffering. The protagonist reassures her that righteousness and divine justice will protect her life, promising that his own life would end before any harm comes to her. He encourages her to rest peacefully as he sings a soothing lullaby to ease her pain.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Poovappola chinnapulla”
Compares the young pregnant girl's innocence and fragility to a delicate flower ('Poovappola chinnapulla').
Epiphora / Rhyme (Iyaibu)
“Suttram enna sonnaal enna / Josiyangal sonnal enna”
Repetition of the phrase 'sonnaal enna' at the end of successive lines creates a strong rhetorical effect dismissing external doubts.
Hyperbole (Athisayokthi)
“Mannil en jeevan pogaamal / Un jeevan pogaathu ponnammaa”
An exaggerated expression of devotion where the singer claims his life will leave the earth before hers ever could.
Did you know?
Trivia
Veluchami (1995) stars Sarathkumar and Vineetha, featuring music composed by Deva with soulful lyrics penned by Vairamuthu. The song highlights rural melodrama themes typical of mid-90s Tamil cinema.
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