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Chithiraiyil Enna Varum

From Sivappathigaram · 2006

Lyricist
Yugabharathi
Singers
Karthik, Swarnalatha, Maalaiamma
Music director
Vidyasagar
Movie name
Sivappathigaram
Movie release year
2006
Lyrics added on
20 Feb 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Chithiraiyil yenna varum
Veyil sinthuvathaal vekka varum
Nithiraiyil yenna varum
Ketta sopanangal mutta varum
Kannana kannukulle kaadhal vandhaal
Unmaiyil yenna varum
Dhesangal athanaiyum vendru vitta
Thithipu nenjil varum
Chithiraiyil yenna varum
Veyil sinthuvathaal vekka varum
Nithiraiyil yenna varum
Ketta sopanangal mutta varum
Paavi paiyanala
Ippo naanum padum paadu yenna
Aavi puga polae
Thotidaama iva povathena
Kannuku kaavala sopanatha podara
Kannathuku powdera muthangala poosara
Noozha polae seela petha thaaya polae kaala
Yaaru polae kaadhal solla yaarumae illa
Chithiraiyil yenna varum
Veyil sinthuvathaal vekka varum
Nithiraiyil yenna varum
Ketta sopanangal mutta varum
Keni kayiraaga unga paarva
Yenna mezhizhuka
Kooni muthugaaga chella vaartha
Vandhu keezhizhuka
Maa vilaku polae nee manasayum koluthura
Naa iduku orama naanatha pathukura
Yaarum erachidaatha oru oothu polae thengi
Aagi pochu vaaram iva kannu muzhi thoongi
Chithiraiyil yenna varum
Veyil sinthuvathaal vekka varum
Nithiraiyil yenna varum
Ketta sopanangal mutta varum
Kannana kannukulle kaadhal vandhaal
Unmaiyil yenna varum
Dhesangal athanaiyum vendru vitta
Thithipu nenjil varum
Chithiraiyil yenna varum
Veyil sinthuvathaal vekka varum
Nithiraiyil yenna varum
Ketta sopanangal mutta varum
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What comes in the month of Chithirai?
Because the hot sun pours down, sweltering heat comes.
What comes in sleep?
Bad dreams come crowding in.
When love enters these precious eyes,
what truly comes?
As if having conquered every single land,
a sweetness fills the heart.
What comes in the month of Chithirai?
Because the hot sun pours down, sweltering heat comes.
What comes in sleep?
Bad dreams come crowding in.
Because of this naughty boy,
what torment I am going through now!
Like a wisp of vapor,
why does she drift away without letting me touch her?
You post dreams on guard over my eyes,
You dust my cheeks with kisses like powder,
A saree is made of thread, time is like a mother who gave birth,
Tell me, what is love like? There is nothing else like it!
What comes in the month of Chithirai?
Because the hot sun pours down, sweltering heat comes.
What comes in sleep?
Bad dreams come crowding in.
Like a rope rubbing against a well,
your gaze wears me down,
Like a bent back, your teasing words
come and pull me down,
Like a sacred flour lamp, you light up my heart,
You hold back your shyness at the edge of your tongue,
Pooled like a natural spring no one has drawn water from,
it has been weeks since these eyes of hers fell asleep.
What comes in the month of Chithirai?
Because the hot sun pours down, sweltering heat comes.
What comes in sleep?
Bad dreams come crowding in.
When love enters these precious eyes,
what truly comes?
As if having conquered every single land,
a sweetness fills the heart.
What comes in the month of Chithirai?
Because the hot sun pours down, sweltering heat comes.
What comes in sleep?
Bad dreams come crowding in.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Chithiraiyil Yenna Varum' is a playful duet expressing the sweet torment and joy of falling in love. Using analogies of seasons and natural phenomena—such as the scorching heat of the Tamil month Chithirai and dreams during sleep—the song highlights how love alters one's daily life, causing restless nights, deep longing, and an immense feeling of euphoria comparable to ruling entire kingdom.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyme)

“Chithiraiyil yenna varum / Nithiraiyil yenna varum”

The second consonant sound matches between lines (th-i in Chithiraiyil and Nithiraiyil).

Simile (Upamai)

“Maa vilaku polae nee manasayum koluthura”

Comparing the lover's ability to ignite feelings in the heart to lighting a sacred flour lamp (Maa vilaku).

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Keni kayiraaga unga paarva yenna mezhizhuka”

Comparing the gaze of the beloved directly to a well rope that wears down the lover.

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Trivia

Composed by Vidyasagar for the 2006 Tamil film 'Sivappathigaram' starring Vishal and Priyamani. The lyrics were written by Yugabharathi, blending traditional Tamil cultural metaphors like 'Maa vilaku' and 'Chithirai' with modern romantic expressions.

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