Chinnanjiru Kiliye
From Mundhanai Mudichu · 1983
- Lyricist
- Muthulingam
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Mundhanai Mudichu1983
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Aariraariroo | Lullaby refrain (Aariraariroo) |
| Aariraariroo | Lullaby refrain (Aariraariroo) |
| Aariraariroo aariraariroo | Lullaby refrain (Aariraariroo aariraariroo) |
| Aariraariroo aariraariroo | Lullaby refrain (Aariraariroo aariraariroo) |
| Female | |
| Chinnajchiru kiliyae | O tiny little parrot |
| Chithira poovizhiyae | O beautiful picture-like flower eyes |
| Chinnajchiru kiliyae | O tiny little parrot |
| Chithira poovizhiyae | O beautiful picture-like flower eyes |
| Annai manam yengum | A mother's heart yearns |
| Thandhai manam thoongum | A father's heart sleeps |
| Naadagam yenadaa niyayathai keladaa | Why this drama? Listen to justice! |
| Chinnajchiru kiliyae | O tiny little parrot |
| Female | |
| Sugamae ninaithu suyavaram theadi | Thinking of joy, searching for a groom in a self-choice wedlock |
| Suzhal mel thavikum thuyarangal koadi | Ten million sorrows suffer amidst this whirlpool |
| Mazhai neer megam vizhigalil meavum | Rain-bearing clouds gather in my eyes as tears |
| Indha nilai maarumoo | Will this condition ever change? |
| Anbu vazhi cherumoo | Will love find its true path? |
| Kann kalangi paadum enadhu | My eyes are tearful as I sing |
| Paasam unaku veshamoo | Is my affection just a facade to you? |
| Vaanzhdhadhu podhumadaa vaazhkai iniyean | I have lived enough; why go on living life now? |
| Female | |
| Chinnajchiru | O tiny little... |
| Male :Chinnajchiru kiliyae | Male: O tiny little parrot |
| Chithira poovizhiyae | O beautiful picture-like flower eyes |
| Chinnajchiru kiliyae | O tiny little parrot |
| Chithira poovizhiyae | O beautiful picture-like flower eyes |
| Unnai enni naalum ullam thadumaarum | Thinking of you every day, my heart stumbles |
| Vedhanai paaradaa vedikai thanadaa | Look at the pain; it is truly a spectacle |
| Chinnajchiru kiliyae | O tiny little parrot |
| Male | |
| Mayilae unnai naan mayakavum illai | O peacock, I did not try to charm you |
| Manadhal yendrum verukavum illai | Nor did I ever hate you in my heart |
| Ennai nee theadi inaindhadhu paavam | Your coming in search of me and joining me is a misfortune |
| Ellam neeyae yezhudhiya kolam | All this is a pattern drawn by yourself |
| Indha nilai kaanum pozhudhu | When seeing this helpless state |
| Naanum azhudhu vaazhgiren | I too live on weeping |
| Kaalathin theerpugalai yaar arivaaroo | Who can foresee the verdicts of time? |
| Female | |
| Chinnajchiru kiliyae | O tiny little parrot |
| Chithira poovizhiyae | O beautiful picture-like flower eyes |
| Male :Unnai enni naalum ullam thadumaarum | Male: Thinking of you every day, my heart stumbles |
| Female :Naadagam yenadaa niyayathai keladaa | Female: Why this drama? Listen to justice! |
| Male :Chinnajchiru kiliyae | Male: O tiny little parrot |
| Female :Chithira poovizhiyae | Female: O beautiful picture-like flower eyes |
ஆரிராரிரோ..
ஆரிராரிரோ..
ஆரிராரிரோ..ஆரிராரிரோ
ஆரிராரிரோ..ஆரிராரிரோ..
Lullaby refrain (Aariraariroo)
Lullaby refrain (Aariraariroo)
Lullaby refrain (Aariraariroo aariraariroo)
Lullaby refrain (Aariraariroo aariraariroo)
சின்னஞ்சிறு கிளியே சித்திரப்பூவிழியே
சின்னஞ்சிறு கிளியே சித்திரப்பூவிழியே
அன்னை மணம் ஏங்கும் தந்தை மணம் தூங்கும்
நாடகம் ஏனடா நியாயத்தை கேளடா
O tiny little parrot
O beautiful picture-like flower eyes
O tiny little parrot
O beautiful picture-like flower eyes
A mother's heart yearns
A father's heart sleeps
Why this drama? Listen to justice!
O tiny little parrot
சின்னஞ்சிறு கிளியே
Thinking of joy, searching for a groom in a self-choice wedlock
Ten million sorrows suffer amidst this whirlpool
Rain-bearing clouds gather in my eyes as tears
Will this condition ever change?
Will love find its true path?
My eyes are tearful as I sing
Is my affection just a facade to you?
I have lived enough; why go on living life now?
சுகமே நினத்து சுயம்வரம் தேடி
உடனே தவிக்கும் துயரங்கள் கோடி
மழை நீர் மேகம் விழிகளில் மேவும்
இந்த நிலை மாறுமோ
அன்பு வழி சேருமோ
கண்கலங்கி பாடும் எனது பாசம் உனக்கு வேஷமோ
வாழ்ந்தது போதுமடா வாழ்க்கை இனியேன்..
O tiny little...
Male: O tiny little parrot
O beautiful picture-like flower eyes
O tiny little parrot
O beautiful picture-like flower eyes
Thinking of you every day, my heart stumbles
Look at the pain; it is truly a spectacle
O tiny little parrot
சின்னஞ்சிறு
சின்னஞ்சிறு கிளியே சித்திரப்பூவிழியே
சின்னஞ்சிறு கிளியே சித்திரப்பூவிழியே
உன்னை எண்ணி நானும் உள்ளம் தடுமாறும்
வேதனை பாரடா வேடிக்கை தானடா
சின்னஞ்சிறு கிளியே
O peacock, I did not try to charm you
Nor did I ever hate you in my heart
Your coming in search of me and joining me is a misfortune
All this is a pattern drawn by yourself
When seeing this helpless state
I too live on weeping
Who can foresee the verdicts of time?
மயிலே உன்னை நான் மயக்கவும் இல்லை
மனதால் என்றும் வெறுக்கவும் இல்லை
என்னை நீ தேடி இணைந்தது பாவம்
எல்லாம் நீயே எழுதிய கோலம்
இந்த நிலை காணும் பொழுது
நானும் அழுது வாழ்கிறேன்
காலத்தின் தீர்ப்புகளை யாரறிவாரோ ஓஓ
O tiny little parrot
O beautiful picture-like flower eyes
Male: Thinking of you every day, my heart stumbles
Female: Why this drama? Listen to justice!
Male: O tiny little parrot
Female: O beautiful picture-like flower eyes
சின்னஞ்சிறு கிளியே சித்திரப்பூவிழியே
உன்னை எண்ணி நானும் உள்ளம் தடுமாறும்
நாடகம் ஏனடா நியாயத்தை கேளடா
சின்னஞ்சிறு கிளியே........
சித்திரப்பூவிழியே..
Aariraariroo
Lullaby refrain (Aariraariroo)
Aariraariroo
Lullaby refrain (Aariraariroo)
Aariraariroo aariraariroo
Lullaby refrain (Aariraariroo aariraariroo)
Aariraariroo aariraariroo
Lullaby refrain (Aariraariroo aariraariroo)
Chinnajchiru kiliyae
O tiny little parrot
Chithira poovizhiyae
O beautiful picture-like flower eyes
Chinnajchiru kiliyae
O tiny little parrot
Chithira poovizhiyae
O beautiful picture-like flower eyes
Annai manam yengum
A mother's heart yearns
Thandhai manam thoongum
A father's heart sleeps
Naadagam yenadaa niyayathai keladaa
Why this drama? Listen to justice!
Chinnajchiru kiliyae
O tiny little parrot
Sugamae ninaithu suyavaram theadi
Thinking of joy, searching for a groom in a self-choice wedlock
Suzhal mel thavikum thuyarangal koadi
Ten million sorrows suffer amidst this whirlpool
Mazhai neer megam vizhigalil meavum
Rain-bearing clouds gather in my eyes as tears
Indha nilai maarumoo
Will this condition ever change?
Anbu vazhi cherumoo
Will love find its true path?
Kann kalangi paadum enadhu
My eyes are tearful as I sing
Paasam unaku veshamoo
Is my affection just a facade to you?
Vaanzhdhadhu podhumadaa vaazhkai iniyean
I have lived enough; why go on living life now?
Chinnajchiru
O tiny little...
Male :Chinnajchiru kiliyae
Male: O tiny little parrot
Chithira poovizhiyae
O beautiful picture-like flower eyes
Chinnajchiru kiliyae
O tiny little parrot
Chithira poovizhiyae
O beautiful picture-like flower eyes
Unnai enni naalum ullam thadumaarum
Thinking of you every day, my heart stumbles
Vedhanai paaradaa vedikai thanadaa
Look at the pain; it is truly a spectacle
Chinnajchiru kiliyae
O tiny little parrot
Mayilae unnai naan mayakavum illai
O peacock, I did not try to charm you
Manadhal yendrum verukavum illai
Nor did I ever hate you in my heart
Ennai nee theadi inaindhadhu paavam
Your coming in search of me and joining me is a misfortune
Ellam neeyae yezhudhiya kolam
All this is a pattern drawn by yourself
Indha nilai kaanum pozhudhu
When seeing this helpless state
Naanum azhudhu vaazhgiren
I too live on weeping
Kaalathin theerpugalai yaar arivaaroo
Who can foresee the verdicts of time?
Chinnajchiru kiliyae
O tiny little parrot
Chithira poovizhiyae
O beautiful picture-like flower eyes
Male :Unnai enni naalum ullam thadumaarum
Male: Thinking of you every day, my heart stumbles
Female :Naadagam yenadaa niyayathai keladaa
Female: Why this drama? Listen to justice!
Male :Chinnajchiru kiliyae
Male: O tiny little parrot
Female :Chithira poovizhiyae
Female: O beautiful picture-like flower eyes
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poignant lullaby-style duet from the 1983 movie Mundhanai Mudichu captures a heartbreaking dialogue between two individuals bound by complex relationship turmoil and fate. The female voice expresses deep distress, questioning whether her genuine love is treated as mere drama and pondering if her suffering will ever end. The male voice echoes similar helplessness and grief, clarifying that he never meant to deceive her and explaining how fate's tragic design has brought them both to tears. Ultimately, the song reflects on the unpredictability of time and destiny, with both voices yearning for justice, understanding, and closure.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Chinnajchiru kiliyae / Chithira poovizhiyae”
Repetition of the initial 'Chi' sound across adjacent words/lines creates a rhythmic lullaby effect.
Urvagam (Metaphor)
“Mazhai neer megam vizhigalil meavum”
Tears in the eyes are metaphorically described as rain-bearing clouds resting within the eyes.
Etukai (Second Letter Rhyming)
“Mayilae unnai naan mayakavum illai / Manadhal yendrum verukavum illai”
The second consonant 'ya' sound rhymes across the lines, adding melodic cadence.
Did you know?
Trivia
Written and directed by K. Bhagyaraj, Mundhanai Mudichu (1983) features music composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics penned by Muthulingam. The song uses traditional lullaby phrasing ('Aariraariroo') to set a tragic emotional contrast between comforting a child and expressing deep adult heartache.
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