Chinnavane Thennavane
From Panchalankuruchi · 1996
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- S. Janaki, Krishnaraj, Bhuvana
- Music director
- Deva
- Details
- Panchalankuruchi1996
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Chinnavanae thennavanae | Oh little one, oh southern ruler! |
| Sabaiyerum mannavanae | Oh king who ascends the royal assembly! |
| Chinnavanae thennavanae | Oh little one, oh southern ruler! |
| Sabaiyerum mannavanae | Oh king who ascends the royal assembly! |
| Varundhaana nadanthu paaraiyaa | Walk with pride and look ahead, my dear sir! |
| Ini varungaalam unakku thaanaiyaa | The future belongs only to you, my dear! |
| Female | |
| Naadanda raasakka | The place where legendary kings who ruled the land once lived, |
| Vaazhndha edam en magane | Is this very soil, my son! |
| Mannu thaan kaanjirukkum | The land itself may be parched and dry, |
| Indha makkal manasila eeram irukkum | Yet compassion and love reside in the hearts of these people! |
| Female | |
| Kai kaalu suthamirundhu | If your hands and feet stay pure, |
| Kallamillaa manasirundha | And your heart remains free of malice or deceit, |
| Naadi desi engum | Across every land and country, |
| Un peru nelachirukkum | Your name and legacy shall endure forever! |
| Female | |
| Porukku nee ponaa | When you march into battle, |
| Puludhi kelambaadha | Does not the dust rise up in fury? |
| Magaraasan kambeduthaa | When the great king raises his staff, |
| Andha madhura thaan kalangaadha | Does not the famous city of Madurai tremble? |
| Naalaikku poludhu | Tomorrow's light |
| Adhu unakkaaga vidiyum | Will dawn especially for you. |
| Nambikkai nee kondu | Keep your faith strong, |
| Nadadaa en sella maganae | And march forward, my beloved son! |
| Male | |
| Kannimaaru koyil odaiyila | By the stream near the Kannimaar temple, |
| Kanji kondu pora pon mayila | Oh golden peacock carrying porridge! |
| Maalaiyila manjolaiyila | In the mango grove in the evening, |
| Oru velai irukku vandhu vidu | There is something to share, so come along. |
| Female | |
| Aasai amchaan kaathirundhaen naan | I have been waiting with desire, my dear cousin, |
| Arisi porichu kondu vaaren | I am bringing fried rice delicacies for you. |
| Koodi pesi irukka thaan oru | Just to sit together and talk, |
| Koraapaayum kondu vaaren | I am also bringing a mat woven of korai grass. |
| Female | |
| Maadham mummaari peiyum | It is a prosperous region where |
| Valamaana seemaiyada | Rain falls thrice every month! |
| Kalappa kaayum munnae | Even before the plough dries, |
| Kadhir velaiyum boomiyada | It is a earth where crops ripen quickly! |
| Female | |
| Rendu kaiyil kathi sutha | You who come from the grand lineage |
| Vamsathilae vandhavanae | Of warriors who wielded swords in both hands! |
| Seemai ellaam kappam katta | You who sent written decrees |
| Seetezhudhi vittavanae | Demanding tribute from the entire realm! |
| Female | |
| Ponnaana boomi aatha | Mother Earth, as golden as she is, |
| Thannaala thara maatta | Will not yield her treasures effortlessly. |
| Vervai vedhachu vechaa | If you sow the seeds of your sweat, |
| Verungaiyaa vidamatta | She will never leave you empty-handed! |
| Paadupadu magane | Toil hard, my beloved son, |
| Un pasi thagam theerum | Your hunger and thirst will be satisfied. |
| Paanjaalankuruchi | This land of Panchalankuruchi |
| Adhu pachakkodithaan kattum | Shall hoist its green flag of prosperity and victory! |
சின்னவனே தென்னவனே
சபையேறும் மன்னவனே
சின்னவனே தென்னவனே
சபையேறும் மன்னவனே
வருந்தாம நடந்து பாரய்யா
இனி வருங்காலம் உனக்குதானய்யா...
Oh little one, oh southern ruler!
Oh king who ascends the royal assembly!
Oh little one, oh southern ruler!
Oh king who ascends the royal assembly!
Walk with pride and look ahead, my dear sir!
The future belongs only to you, my dear!
நாடாண்ட ராசாக்க
வாழ்ந்த எடம் என் மகனே
மண்ணுதான் காஞ்சிருக்கும்
இந்த மக்கள் மனசில ஈரமிருக்கும்
The place where legendary kings who ruled the land once lived,
Is this very soil, my son!
The land itself may be parched and dry,
Yet compassion and love reside in the hearts of these people!
கை காலு சுத்தமிருந்து
கள்ளமில்லா மனசிருந்தா
நாடு தெசை எங்கும்
உன் பேரு நெலச்சிருக்கும்....
If your hands and feet stay pure,
And your heart remains free of malice or deceit,
Across every land and country,
Your name and legacy shall endure forever!
போருக்கு நீ போனா
புழுதி கெளம்பாதா
மகராசன் கம்பெடுத்தா
அந்த மதுரதான் கலங்காதா
நாளைக்கு பொழுது
அது உனக்காக விடியும்
நம்பிக்கை நீ கொண்டு
நடடா என் செல்ல மகனே...
When you march into battle,
Does not the dust rise up in fury?
When the great king raises his staff,
Does not the famous city of Madurai tremble?
Tomorrow's light
Will dawn especially for you.
Keep your faith strong,
And march forward, my beloved son!
கன்னிமாரு கோயில் ஓடையில
கஞ்சி கொண்டு போற பொன் மயில
மாலையில மாஞ்சோலையில
ஒரு வேலை இருக்கு வந்து விடு
By the stream near the Kannimaar temple,
Oh golden peacock carrying porridge!
In the mango grove in the evening,
There is something to share, so come along.
ஆசை மச்சான் காத்திருந்தேன் நான்
அரிசி பொரிச்சு கொண்டு வாறேன்
கூடிப் பேசி இருக்கத்தான் ஒரு
கோரப்பாயும் கொண்டு வாறேன்
I have been waiting with desire, my dear cousin,
I am bringing fried rice delicacies for you.
Just to sit together and talk,
I am also bringing a mat woven of korai grass.
மாதம் மும்மாரி பெய்யும்
வளமான சீமையடா
கலப்ப காயும் முன்னே
கதிர் வெளையும் பூமியடா
It is a prosperous region where
Rain falls thrice every month!
Even before the plough dries,
It is a earth where crops ripen quickly!
ரெண்டு கையில் கத்தி சுத்த
வம்சத்திலே வந்தவனே
சீமை எல்லாம் கப்பம் கட்ட
சீட்டெழுதி விட்டவனே
You who come from the grand lineage
Of warriors who wielded swords in both hands!
You who sent written decrees
Demanding tribute from the entire realm!
பொன்னான பூமி ஆத்தா
தன்னால தர மாட்டா
வேர்வை வெதச்சு வச்சா
வெறுங்கையா விடமாட்டா
பாடுபடு மகனே
உன் பசி தாகம் தீரும்
பாஞ்சாலங்குறிச்சி
அது பச்சக்கொடிதான் காட்டும்.....
Mother Earth, as golden as she is,
Will not yield her treasures effortlessly.
If you sow the seeds of your sweat,
She will never leave you empty-handed!
Toil hard, my beloved son,
Your hunger and thirst will be satisfied.
This land of Panchalankuruchi
Shall hoist its green flag of prosperity and victory!
Chinnavanae thennavanae
Oh little one, oh southern ruler!
Sabaiyerum mannavanae
Oh king who ascends the royal assembly!
Chinnavanae thennavanae
Oh little one, oh southern ruler!
Sabaiyerum mannavanae
Oh king who ascends the royal assembly!
Varundhaana nadanthu paaraiyaa
Walk with pride and look ahead, my dear sir!
Ini varungaalam unakku thaanaiyaa
The future belongs only to you, my dear!
Naadanda raasakka
The place where legendary kings who ruled the land once lived,
Vaazhndha edam en magane
Is this very soil, my son!
Mannu thaan kaanjirukkum
The land itself may be parched and dry,
Indha makkal manasila eeram irukkum
Yet compassion and love reside in the hearts of these people!
Kai kaalu suthamirundhu
If your hands and feet stay pure,
Kallamillaa manasirundha
And your heart remains free of malice or deceit,
Naadi desi engum
Across every land and country,
Un peru nelachirukkum
Your name and legacy shall endure forever!
Porukku nee ponaa
When you march into battle,
Puludhi kelambaadha
Does not the dust rise up in fury?
Magaraasan kambeduthaa
When the great king raises his staff,
Andha madhura thaan kalangaadha
Does not the famous city of Madurai tremble?
Naalaikku poludhu
Tomorrow's light
Adhu unakkaaga vidiyum
Will dawn especially for you.
Nambikkai nee kondu
Keep your faith strong,
Nadadaa en sella maganae
And march forward, my beloved son!
Kannimaaru koyil odaiyila
By the stream near the Kannimaar temple,
Kanji kondu pora pon mayila
Oh golden peacock carrying porridge!
Maalaiyila manjolaiyila
In the mango grove in the evening,
Oru velai irukku vandhu vidu
There is something to share, so come along.
Aasai amchaan kaathirundhaen naan
I have been waiting with desire, my dear cousin,
Arisi porichu kondu vaaren
I am bringing fried rice delicacies for you.
Koodi pesi irukka thaan oru
Just to sit together and talk,
Koraapaayum kondu vaaren
I am also bringing a mat woven of korai grass.
Maadham mummaari peiyum
It is a prosperous region where
Valamaana seemaiyada
Rain falls thrice every month!
Kalappa kaayum munnae
Even before the plough dries,
Kadhir velaiyum boomiyada
It is a earth where crops ripen quickly!
Rendu kaiyil kathi sutha
You who come from the grand lineage
Vamsathilae vandhavanae
Of warriors who wielded swords in both hands!
Seemai ellaam kappam katta
You who sent written decrees
Seetezhudhi vittavanae
Demanding tribute from the entire realm!
Ponnaana boomi aatha
Mother Earth, as golden as she is,
Thannaala thara maatta
Will not yield her treasures effortlessly.
Vervai vedhachu vechaa
If you sow the seeds of your sweat,
Verungaiyaa vidamatta
She will never leave you empty-handed!
Paadupadu magane
Toil hard, my beloved son,
Un pasi thagam theerum
Your hunger and thirst will be satisfied.
Paanjaalankuruchi
This land of Panchalankuruchi
Adhu pachakkodithaan kattum
Shall hoist its green flag of prosperity and victory!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Chinnavanae Thennavanae' from Panchalankuruchi is an uplifting folk ballad that blends parental guidance, heroic heritage, playful romance, and agrarian pride. It encourages a young protagonist to hold his head high, highlighting that true leadership comes from a clean heart, hard work, and living up to the legacy of historic warriors who once ruled the southern soil with courage.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second-letter rhyme)
“Chinnavanae thennavanae / Sabaiyerum mannavanae”
Matching second consonants in adjacent lines ('Chinnavanae' / 'Sabaiyerum' - 'n' sounds; 'Mannu' / 'Indha').
Monae (First-letter alliteration)
“Paadupadu magane / Un pasi thagam theerum”
Alliteration of the initial letter 'P' in 'Paadupadu' and 'Pasi'.
Personification / Metaphor
“Ponnaana boomi aatha / Thannaala thara maatta”
Depicting Mother Earth (Ponnaana boomi aatha) as a generous mother who rewards honest hard work (sweat) with prosperity.
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Trivia
The movie Panchalankuruchi is named after the historic village ruled by Veerapandiya Kattabomman, a famous 18th-century chieftain who fought against British rule. The lyrics by Vairamuthu echo the traditional folk ballads (Kummi and Naattupura Paattu) native to the Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi regions of Tamil Nadu.
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