Skip to content
Isaimozhi
Lyrics & meaning

Chinnavalai Mugam

From Pudhiya Bhoomi · 1968

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Pudhiya Bhoomi
Movie release year
1968
Lyrics added on
7 Dec 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Chinnavalai mugam sivandhavalai
Naan saerthu kolven karam thottu
Chinnavalai mugam sivandhavalai
Naan saerthu kolven karam thottu
Ennavalai kaadhal sonnavalai
Naan yaettru kolven valaiyittu
Vandhavalai karam thandhavalai
Nee valaithu kolvaai valaiyittu
Vandhavalai karam thandhavalai
Nee valaithu kolvaai valaiyittu
Poonguvalai kangal kondavalai
Pudhu poo pol poo pol thottu
Thooyavalai nenjai thodarndhavalai
Mella thottaal thottaal thuvalum
Thooyavalai nenjai thodarndhavalai
Mella thottaal thottaal thuvalum
Paal mazhalai mozhi padithavalai
Sugam pattaal pattaal padiyum
Kannam maadhulai kanindha saeyizhai
Karaithaal karaiyaadho
Kannam maadhulai kanindha saeyizhai
Karaithaal karaiyaadho
Iru kannaal sonnaal
Pakkam vandhaal thandhaal
Nenjil anaithaal adangaadho
Vandhavalai karam thandhavalai
Nee valaithu kolvaai valaiyittu
Ennavalai kaadhal sonnavalai
Naan yaettru kolven valaiyittu
Vaana mazhai pol aanavalai
Suvai engae engae marakkum
Vaana mazhai pol aanavalai
Suvai engae engae marakkum
Nee avalai vittu pogum varai
Adhu ingae ingae irukkum
Minnum kai valai midhakkum pengalai
Asaithaal asaiyaadho
Minnum kai valai midhakkum pengalai
Asaithaal asaiyaadho
Adhu innum konjam endru
Penmai kenjum varai
Suvaithaal suvaikkaadho
Vandhavalai karam thandhavalai
Nee valaithu kolvaai valaiyittu
Poonguvalai kangal kondavalai
Pudhu poo pol poo pol thottu
Chinnavalai mugam sivandhavalai
Naan saerthu kolven karam thottu
Ennavalai kaadhal sonnavalai
Naan yaettru kolven valaiyittu
The young girl with a blushing face,
I will hold her hand and make her mine.
The young girl with a blushing face,
I will hold her hand and make her mine.
The one who is mine, who spoke her love,
I will accept her, adorning her with bangles.
The one who came and offered her hand,
You will embrace her and give her bangles.
The one who came and offered her hand,
You will embrace her and give her bangles.
The one with eyes like blue water-lilies,
Touching her gently like a fresh blossom.
The pure girl who followed your heart,
Will sway and yield at the softest touch.
The pure girl who followed your heart,
Will sway and yield at the softest touch.
The one who speaks with sweet, childlike words,
Will surrender softly as she feels love's joy.
A lovely maiden with cheeks like ripe pomegranates,
Won't she melt if you melt her heart?
A lovely maiden with cheeks like ripe pomegranates,
Won't she melt if you melt her heart?
If she speaks with both her eyes,
If she comes close and offers herself,
Won't she rest gently when held to your chest?
The one who came and offered her hand,
You will embrace her and give her bangles.
The one who is mine, who spoke her love,
I will accept her, adorning her with bangles.
The one who is refreshing like rain from the sky,
How could her sweetness ever be forgotten?
The one who is refreshing like rain from the sky,
How could her sweetness ever be forgotten?
Until the day you ever leave her side,
That sweetness will stay right here with you.
A graceful girl wearing shining bangles,
Won't she move if you gently stir her?
A graceful girl wearing shining bangles,
Won't she move if you gently stir her?
Saying, "Just a little more,"
As you plead with her,
Won't love be so sweet when you savor it?
The one who came and offered her hand,
You will embrace her and give her bangles.
The one with eyes like blue water-lilies,
Touching her gently like a fresh blossom.
The young girl with a blushing face,
I will hold her hand and make her mine.
The one who is mine, who spoke her love,
I will accept her, adorning her with bangles.
Male
Female
Male
Female
Female
Male
Female
Male
Female
Male

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This classic romantic duet from the 1968 film Pudhiya Bhoomi captures a tender conversation between lovers. Set against a coastal background, the lyrics playfully interweave imagery of fishing nets and wrist bangles using wordplay on the word 'valai'. The male protagonist expresses his deep attraction to his beloved, praising her blushing cheeks, lotus-like eyes, and delicate demeanor while declaring his promise to accept and protect her. The female protagonist responds with equal warmth, comparing love's sweetness to refreshing rain from the sky that stays close to the heart. Through poetic metaphors of pomegranates, flowers, and rain, the song beautifully conveys the innocent passion, physical closeness, and emotional bonding between the romantic partners.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Sleidai (Pun / Double Entendre)

“Naan yaettru kolven valaiyittu”

Kannadasan uses the word 'valai' cleverly throughout the song to mean both 'net' (fitting the fisherfolk backdrop) and 'bangles' (symbolizing marriage and romance).

Iyaibu (End Rhyme / Suffix Rhyme)

“Chinnavalai mugam sivandhavalai / Ennavalai kaadhal sonnavalai”

Consistent repetition of the ending suffix '-avalai' creating a melodic rhythm across lines.

Upamai (Simile)

“Pudhu poo pol poo pol thottu”

Comparison of the lady's touch to a fresh flower ('poo pol') and her arrival to sky rain ('vaana mazhai pol').

Adukkuthodar (Repetition for Emphasis)

“Mella thottaal thottaal thuvalum”

Doubling words like 'thottaal thottaal', 'poo pol poo pol', and 'ingae ingae' to emphasize emotion and rhythm.

Did you know?

Trivia

This iconic song features M. G. Ramachandran (MGR) and Jayalalithaa. Composed by M. S. Viswanathan with lyrics by Kannadasan, it was rendered by the legendary duo T. M. Soundararajan and P. Susheela. The film 'Pudhiya Bhoomi' was adapted from the 1965 Hindi movie 'Gunga Jumna'.

Keep listening

Songs with a similar feeling

Ennai Thottu Allikonda1992
Unna Nenachen Pattu PadichenNatureRomantic
Kuyile Kuyile Duet1988
En Bommakutty AmmavukkuCourtshipRomantic
Gangai Yamunai1979
ImayamCourtshipRomantic Union
Anbae Anbae2003
Anbe AnbeRomanticRomantic Union
Marutham Vanthathal1969
Captain RanjanDesireRomantic Union
Aahaha…Aasai Theera Aadalame1958
Sengottai SingamRomantic UnionCourtship

From the same album

More songs from Pudhiya Bhoomi

View album
Vizhiye Vizhiye1968
Pudhiya BhoomiPlayful
Naan Ungal Veetu1968
Pudhiya BhoomiConfident
Nethiyile Pottu1968
Pudhiya BhoomiRomantic
Naanthandi Kaathi1968
Pudhiya BhoomiDefiant

Spot an issue?

Help us improve the lyrics or English translation.