Chinnanchiru Kiliye Kannamma
From Manamagal · 1951
- Lyricist
- Mahakavi Subramanya Bharathiyaar
- Singers
- V. N. Sundaram, M. L. Vasanthakumari
- Music director
- C. R. Subbaraman
- Details
- Manamagal1951
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Chinnanchiru kiliyae kannamma | Oh my tiny little parrot, Kannamma! |
| Chinnanchiru kiliyae kannamma | Oh my tiny little parrot, Kannamma! |
| Selva kalanchiyamae | My treasure trove of wealth! |
| Chinnanchiru kiliyae kannamma | Oh my tiny little parrot, Kannamma! |
| Selva kalanchiyamae | My treasure trove of wealth! |
| Ennai kali theerthae ulagil | Dispelling my sorrow in this world, |
| Ennai kali theerthae ulagil | Dispelling my sorrow in this world, |
| Yetram puriya vanthaai…aa… | You came to elevate my life! |
| Female | |
| Chinnanchiru kiliyae kannamma | Oh my tiny little parrot, Kannamma! |
| Chinnanchiru kiliyae | Oh my tiny little parrot! |
| Female | |
| Pillai kani amuthae kannamma | Sweet nectar-like fruit of a child, Kannamma! |
| Pesum por chithiramae…ae… | A speaking picture crafted in gold! |
| Pillai kani amuthae kannamma | Sweet nectar-like fruit of a child, Kannamma! |
| Pesum por chithiramae…ae… | A speaking picture crafted in gold! |
| Alli anaithidavae enn munnae | To scoop you up and embrace you in front of me, |
| Alli anaithidavae enn munnae | To scoop you up and embrace you in front of me, |
| Aadi varum thaenae….ae….. | You come dancing like sweet honey! |
| Female | |
| Chinnanchiru kiliyae kannamma | Oh my tiny little parrot, Kannamma! |
| Chinnanchiru kiliyae | Oh my tiny little parrot! |
| Female | |
| Oodi varugaiyiale kannamma | When you come running towards me, Kannamma, |
| Ullam kulirathadi | My heart cools down with joy! |
| Oodi varugaiyiale kannamma | When you come running towards me, Kannamma, |
| Ullam kulirathadi | My heart cools down with joy! |
| Aadi thirithal kandaal unai poi | Seeing you wander and play around, |
| Aadi thirithal kandaal unai poi | Seeing you wander and play around, |
| Aavi thazhuvuthadi | My soul longs to embrace you! |
| Female | |
| Ucchi thanai mugarnthaal | When I kiss the top of your head, |
| Garuvam oongi valaruthadi | My pride swells high! |
| Ucchi thanai mugarnthaal | When I kiss the top of your head, |
| Garuvam oongi valaruthadi | My pride swells high! |
| Mechi unnai oorar pugazhnthaal | When the townspeople praise and appreciate you, |
| Maeni silirkuthadi | My body thrills with goosebumps! |
| Mechi unnai oorar pugazhnthaal | When the townspeople praise and appreciate you, |
| Maeni silirkuthadi | My body thrills with goosebumps! |
| Male | |
| Kannathil muthamittal | When I kiss you on the cheek, |
| Ullam than kalveri kolluthadi | My heart gets intoxicated with joy! |
| Kannathil muthamittal | When I kiss you on the cheek, |
| Ullam than kalveri kolluthadi | My heart gets intoxicated with joy! |
| Kannathil muthamittal | When I kiss you on the cheek, |
| Ullam than kalveri kolluthadi | My heart gets intoxicated with joy! |
| Unnai thazhuvidilo kannamma | When I embrace you, Kannamma, |
| Unmatham aaguthadi…ae…. | It becomes sheer madness of ecstasy! |
| Unnai thazhuvidilo kannamma | When I embrace you, Kannamma, |
| Unmatham aaguthadi….. | It becomes sheer madness of ecstasy! |
| Un kannil neercvazhinthaal | If tears shed from your eyes, |
| Enn nenjil uthiram kottuthadi | Blood drips from my heart! |
| Un kannil neercvazhinthaal | If tears shed from your eyes, |
| Enn nenjil uthiram kottuthadi | Blood drips from my heart! |
| Enn kannir pavai yandro kannamma | Are you not the apple of my eye, Kannamma? |
| Enn kannir pavai yandro kannamma | Are you not the apple of my eye, Kannamma? |
| Enuyir ninathandro | Is not my very life force yours? |
சின்னஞ்சிறு கிளியே கண்ணம்மா
சின்னஞ்சிறு கிளியே கண்ணம்மா
செல்வ களஞ்சியமே
சின்னஞ்சிறு கிளியே கண்ணம்மா
செல்வ களஞ்சியமே
என்னை கலி தீர்த்தே உலகில்
என்னை கலி தீர்த்தே உலகில்
ஏற்றம் புரிய வந்தாய்.....ஆ....
Oh my tiny little parrot, Kannamma!
Oh my tiny little parrot, Kannamma!
My treasure trove of wealth!
Oh my tiny little parrot, Kannamma!
My treasure trove of wealth!
Dispelling my sorrow in this world,
Dispelling my sorrow in this world,
You came to elevate my life!
சின்னஞ்சிறு கிளியே கண்ணம்மா
சின்னஞ்சிறு கிளியே
Oh my tiny little parrot, Kannamma!
Oh my tiny little parrot!
பிள்ளை கனி அமுதே கண்ணம்மா
பேசும் பொற்சித்திரமே.....ஏ.....
பிள்ளை கனி அமுதே கண்ணம்மா
பேசும் பொற்சித்திரமே.....ஏ.....
அள்ளி அணைத்திடவே என் முன்னே
அள்ளி அணைத்திடவே என் முன்னே
ஆடி வரும் தேனே......ஏ....
Sweet nectar-like fruit of a child, Kannamma!
A speaking picture crafted in gold!
Sweet nectar-like fruit of a child, Kannamma!
A speaking picture crafted in gold!
To scoop you up and embrace you in front of me,
To scoop you up and embrace you in front of me,
You come dancing like sweet honey!
சின்னஞ்சிறு கிளியே கண்ணம்மா
சின்னஞ்சிறு கிளியே
Oh my tiny little parrot, Kannamma!
Oh my tiny little parrot!
ஓடி வருகையிலே கண்ணம்மா
உள்ளம் குளிருதடி.....
ஓடி வருகையிலே கண்ணம்மா
உள்ளம் குளிருதடி
ஆடி திரிதல் கண்டால் உன்னை போய்
ஆடி திரிதல் கண்டால் உன்னை போய்
ஆவி தழுவுதடி
When you come running towards me, Kannamma,
My heart cools down with joy!
When you come running towards me, Kannamma,
My heart cools down with joy!
Seeing you wander and play around,
Seeing you wander and play around,
My soul longs to embrace you!
உச்சி தன்னை முகர்ந்தால்
கர்வம் ஓங்கி வளருதடி
உச்சி தன்னை முகர்ந்தால்
கர்வம் ஓங்கி வளருதடி
மெச்சி உன்னை ஊரார் புகழ்ந்தால்
மேனி சிலிர்க்குதடி
மெச்சி உன்னை ஊரார் புகழ்ந்தால்
மேனி சிலிர்க்குதடி
When I kiss the top of your head,
My pride swells high!
When I kiss the top of your head,
My pride swells high!
When the townspeople praise and appreciate you,
My body thrills with goosebumps!
When the townspeople praise and appreciate you,
My body thrills with goosebumps!
கன்னத்தில் முத்தமிட்டாள்
உள்ளம்தான் கள்வெறி கொல்லுதடி
கன்னத்தில் முத்தமிட்டாள்
உள்ளம்தான் கள்வெறி கொல்லுதடி
கன்னத்தில் முத்தமிட்டாள்
உள்ளம்தான் கள்வெறி கொல்லுதடி
உன்னை தழுவிடிலோ கண்ணம்மா
உன்மத்தம் ஆகுதடி.....ஏ....
உன்னை தழுவிடலோ கண்ணம்மா
உன்மத்தம் ஆகுதடி.....ஏ....
உன் கண்ணில் நீர் வடிந்தால்
என் நெஞ்சில் உதிரம்
உன் கண்ணில் நீர் வடிந்தால்
என் நெஞ்சில் உதிரம் கொட்டுதடி
என் கண்ணிற் பாவையன்றோ கண்ணம்மா
என் கண்ணிற் பாவையன்றோ கண்ணம்மா
என்னுயிர் நின்னதன்றோ
When I kiss you on the cheek,
My heart gets intoxicated with joy!
When I kiss you on the cheek,
My heart gets intoxicated with joy!
When I kiss you on the cheek,
My heart gets intoxicated with joy!
When I embrace you, Kannamma,
It becomes sheer madness of ecstasy!
When I embrace you, Kannamma,
It becomes sheer madness of ecstasy!
If tears shed from your eyes,
Blood drips from my heart!
If tears shed from your eyes,
Blood drips from my heart!
Are you not the apple of my eye, Kannamma?
Are you not the apple of my eye, Kannamma?
Is not my very life force yours?
Chinnanchiru kiliyae kannamma
Oh my tiny little parrot, Kannamma!
Chinnanchiru kiliyae kannamma
Oh my tiny little parrot, Kannamma!
Selva kalanchiyamae
My treasure trove of wealth!
Chinnanchiru kiliyae kannamma
Oh my tiny little parrot, Kannamma!
Selva kalanchiyamae
My treasure trove of wealth!
Ennai kali theerthae ulagil
Dispelling my sorrow in this world,
Ennai kali theerthae ulagil
Dispelling my sorrow in this world,
Yetram puriya vanthaai…aa…
You came to elevate my life!
Chinnanchiru kiliyae kannamma
Oh my tiny little parrot, Kannamma!
Chinnanchiru kiliyae
Oh my tiny little parrot!
Pillai kani amuthae kannamma
Sweet nectar-like fruit of a child, Kannamma!
Pesum por chithiramae…ae…
A speaking picture crafted in gold!
Pillai kani amuthae kannamma
Sweet nectar-like fruit of a child, Kannamma!
Pesum por chithiramae…ae…
A speaking picture crafted in gold!
Alli anaithidavae enn munnae
To scoop you up and embrace you in front of me,
Alli anaithidavae enn munnae
To scoop you up and embrace you in front of me,
Aadi varum thaenae….ae…..
You come dancing like sweet honey!
Chinnanchiru kiliyae kannamma
Oh my tiny little parrot, Kannamma!
Chinnanchiru kiliyae
Oh my tiny little parrot!
Oodi varugaiyiale kannamma
When you come running towards me, Kannamma,
Ullam kulirathadi
My heart cools down with joy!
Oodi varugaiyiale kannamma
When you come running towards me, Kannamma,
Ullam kulirathadi
My heart cools down with joy!
Aadi thirithal kandaal unai poi
Seeing you wander and play around,
Aadi thirithal kandaal unai poi
Seeing you wander and play around,
Aavi thazhuvuthadi
My soul longs to embrace you!
Ucchi thanai mugarnthaal
When I kiss the top of your head,
Garuvam oongi valaruthadi
My pride swells high!
Ucchi thanai mugarnthaal
When I kiss the top of your head,
Garuvam oongi valaruthadi
My pride swells high!
Mechi unnai oorar pugazhnthaal
When the townspeople praise and appreciate you,
Maeni silirkuthadi
My body thrills with goosebumps!
Mechi unnai oorar pugazhnthaal
When the townspeople praise and appreciate you,
Maeni silirkuthadi
My body thrills with goosebumps!
Kannathil muthamittal
When I kiss you on the cheek,
Ullam than kalveri kolluthadi
My heart gets intoxicated with joy!
Kannathil muthamittal
When I kiss you on the cheek,
Ullam than kalveri kolluthadi
My heart gets intoxicated with joy!
Kannathil muthamittal
When I kiss you on the cheek,
Ullam than kalveri kolluthadi
My heart gets intoxicated with joy!
Unnai thazhuvidilo kannamma
When I embrace you, Kannamma,
Unmatham aaguthadi…ae….
It becomes sheer madness of ecstasy!
Unnai thazhuvidilo kannamma
When I embrace you, Kannamma,
Unmatham aaguthadi…..
It becomes sheer madness of ecstasy!
Un kannil neercvazhinthaal
If tears shed from your eyes,
Enn nenjil uthiram kottuthadi
Blood drips from my heart!
Un kannil neercvazhinthaal
If tears shed from your eyes,
Enn nenjil uthiram kottuthadi
Blood drips from my heart!
Enn kannir pavai yandro kannamma
Are you not the apple of my eye, Kannamma?
Enn kannir pavai yandro kannamma
Are you not the apple of my eye, Kannamma?
Enuyir ninathandro
Is not my very life force yours?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Chinnanchiru Kiliye is one of Mahakavi Subramanya Bharathiyar's most celebrated poems, conveying profound parental love and affection towards Kannamma, imagined as a young child. The narrator marvels at the child's presence, describing her as a treasure trove, a speaking golden painting, and nectar-like fruit that dispels all worldly sorrow and fills life with joy. The emotional intensity escalates through descriptions of physical affection—kissing her cheek, embracing her, and taking pride in her praise—culminating in an empathetic bond where a single tear from her eyes causes blood to bleed from the narrator's heart, demonstrating that her life and soul are inseparable from his own.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Rupakam)
“Selva kalanchiyamae / Pesum por chithiramae”
Compares the child to various precious entities like a parrot ('kili'), treasure trove ('selva kalanchiyam'), nectar-like fruit ('kani amudhu'), and a golden painting ('por chithiram').
Hyperbole (Atisayokti)
“Un kannil neer vazhinthaal / Enn nenjil uthiram kottuthadi”
Expresses extreme empathy by stating that if a tear falls from the child's eyes, blood drips from the speaker's heart.
Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)
“Oodi varugaiyiale / Aadi thirithal kandaal”
Matching second consonant 'd' sound across lines to create rhythmic harmony.
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Trivia
Written by Mahakavi Subramanya Bharathiyar, this immortal Tamil poem was adapted into the 1951 movie 'Manamagal' starring Padmini and N. S. Krishnan. The film's music was composed by C. R. Subbaraman, and this classical track was rendered by Carnatic icon M. L. Vasanthakumari along with V. N. Sundaram.
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