Chithirame Un Vizhikal
From Nenjile Thunivirunthal (1981 Film) · 1981
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- K. J. Yesudas, Vasantha
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Details
- Nenjile Thunivirunthal (1981 Film)1981
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Chiththiramae un Vizhigal | O picture-like beauty, your eyes... |
| Koththu malar kanaigal | ...are arrows made of a cluster of flowers. |
| Muththiraigal itta manmathan naan | I am the Cupid who has sealed you as mine, |
| Unthan mannavanthaan | I am your king. |
| Intha ponmaanaiyae | Should I touch this golden deer... |
| Oru poonthendralaai thodavo…. | ...like a soft, flower-scented breeze? |
| Male | |
| Chiththiramae un Vizhigal | O picture-like beauty, your eyes... |
| Koththu malar kanaigal | ...are arrows made of a cluster of flowers. |
| Muththiraigal itta manmathan naan | I am the Cupid who has sealed you as mine, |
| Unthan mannavanthaan | I am your king. |
| Intha ponmaanaiyae | Should I touch this golden deer... |
| Oru poonthendralaai thodavo….o… | ...like a soft, flower-scented breeze? |
| Female | |
| ……………. | [Interlude] |
| Male | |
| {Idai konda annam ondru | A swan with a slender waist |
| Ezhilodu vanthaada | Comes to dance with beauty, |
| Nadai sinthum nalinam kandu | Seeing the delicate grace poured into her walk, |
| Manam ondru poraada} (2) | A heart struggles in love's battle. |
| Male | |
| Padai konda mannam kooda | Even a king with a grand army |
| Pasi kondu thallaada | Staggers with a hunger for love, |
| Paavai unthan paruvam indru | Will your youth today, young lady, |
| Badhil sollumo…. | Offer an answer? |
| Male | |
| Chiththiramae un Vizhigal | O picture-like beauty, your eyes... |
| Koththu malar kanaigal | ...are arrows made of a cluster of flowers. |
| Muththiraigal itta manmathan naan | I am the Cupid who has sealed you as mine, |
| Unthan mannavanthaan | I am your king. |
| Intha ponmaanaiyae | Should I touch this golden deer... |
| Oru poonthendralaai thodavo….o… | ...like a soft, flower-scented breeze? |
| Female | |
| ……………. | [Interlude] |
| Male | |
| {Kadal Pola pongum ullam | When the heart overflowing like the ocean |
| Karai kaanum neraththil | Is about to touch the shore, |
| Udal meeri pongum inbam | Joy overflows beyond the body, |
| Alai mothum kolaththil} (2) | In the form of crashing waves. |
| Male | |
| Madal kondu ilamai ezhuthum | Written by youth through love-letters, |
| Kavi ondru malaraatho | Will not a poem bloom? |
| Vidai solla vidiyum kaalai | To give an answer, the dawning morning |
| Varum allavo… | Will surely come, won't it? |
| Male | |
| Chiththiramae un Vizhigal | O picture-like beauty, your eyes... |
| Koththu malar kanaigal | ...are arrows made of a cluster of flowers. |
| Muththiraigal itta manmathan naan | I am the Cupid who has sealed you as mine, |
| Unthan mannavanthaan | I am your king. |
| Intha ponmaanaiyae | Should I touch this golden deer... |
| Oru poonthendralaai thodavo….o… | ...like a soft, flower-scented breeze? |
| Male | |
| Chiththiramae un Vizhigal | O picture-like beauty, your eyes... |
| Koththu malar kanaigal | ...are arrows made of a cluster of flowers. |
| Chiththiramae un Vizhigal | O picture-like beauty, your eyes... |
| Koththu malar kanaigal | ...are arrows made of a cluster of flowers. |
சித்திரமே உன் விழிகள்
கொத்து மலர் கணைகள்
முத்திரைகள் இட்ட மன்மதன் நான்
உந்தன் மன்னவன்தான்
இந்த பொன்மானையே
ஒரு பூந்தென்றலாய் தொடவோ......
O picture-like beauty, your eyes...
...are arrows made of a cluster of flowers.
I am the Cupid who has sealed you as mine,
I am your king.
Should I touch this golden deer...
...like a soft, flower-scented breeze?
சித்திரமே உன் விழிகள்
கொத்து மலர் கணைகள்
முத்திரைகள் இட்ட மன்மதன் நான்
உந்தன் மன்னவன்தான்
இந்த பொன்மானையே
ஒரு பூந்தென்றலாய் தொடவோ......ஒ....
O picture-like beauty, your eyes...
...are arrows made of a cluster of flowers.
I am the Cupid who has sealed you as mine,
I am your king.
Should I touch this golden deer...
...like a soft, flower-scented breeze?
..............................
[Interlude]
{இடை கொண்ட அன்னம் ஒன்று
எழிலோடு வந்தாட
நடை சிந்தும் நளினம் கண்டு
மனம் ஒன்று போராட} (2
A swan with a slender waist
Comes to dance with beauty,
Seeing the delicate grace poured into her walk,
A heart struggles in love's battle.
படை கொண்ட மன்னன் கூட
பசி கொண்டு தள்ளாட
பாவை உந்தன் பருவம் இன்று
பதில் சொல்லுமோ.....
Even a king with a grand army
Staggers with a hunger for love,
Will your youth today, young lady,
Offer an answer?
சித்திரமே உன் விழிகள்
கொத்து மலர் கணைகள்
முத்திரைகள் இட்ட மன்மதன் நான்
உந்தன் மன்னவன்தான்
இந்த பொன்மானையே
ஒரு பூந்தென்றலாய் தொடவோ......ஒ....
O picture-like beauty, your eyes...
...are arrows made of a cluster of flowers.
I am the Cupid who has sealed you as mine,
I am your king.
Should I touch this golden deer...
...like a soft, flower-scented breeze?
..............................
[Interlude]
{கடல் போல பொங்கும் உள்ளம்
கரை காணும் நேரத்தில்
உடல் மீறி பொங்கும் இன்பம்
அலை மோதும் கோலத்தில்} (2)
When the heart overflowing like the ocean
Is about to touch the shore,
Joy overflows beyond the body,
In the form of crashing waves.
மடல் கொண்டு இளமை எழுதும்
கவி ஒன்று மலராதோ
விடை சொல்ல விடியும் காலை
வரும் அல்லவோ......
Written by youth through love-letters,
Will not a poem bloom?
To give an answer, the dawning morning
Will surely come, won't it?
சித்திரமே உன் விழிகள்
கொத்து மலர் கணைகள்
முத்திரைகள் இட்ட மன்மதன் நான்
உந்தன் மன்னவன்தான்
இந்த பொன்மானையே
ஒரு பூந்தென்றலாய் தொடவோ......ஒ....
O picture-like beauty, your eyes...
...are arrows made of a cluster of flowers.
I am the Cupid who has sealed you as mine,
I am your king.
Should I touch this golden deer...
...like a soft, flower-scented breeze?
சித்திரமே உன் விழிகள்
கொத்து மலர் கணைகள்
சித்திரமே உன் விழிகள்
கொத்து மலர் கணைகள்
O picture-like beauty, your eyes...
...are arrows made of a cluster of flowers.
O picture-like beauty, your eyes...
...are arrows made of a cluster of flowers.
Chiththiramae un Vizhigal
O picture-like beauty, your eyes...
Koththu malar kanaigal
...are arrows made of a cluster of flowers.
Muththiraigal itta manmathan naan
I am the Cupid who has sealed you as mine,
Unthan mannavanthaan
I am your king.
Intha ponmaanaiyae
Should I touch this golden deer...
Oru poonthendralaai thodavo….
...like a soft, flower-scented breeze?
Chiththiramae un Vizhigal
O picture-like beauty, your eyes...
Koththu malar kanaigal
...are arrows made of a cluster of flowers.
Muththiraigal itta manmathan naan
I am the Cupid who has sealed you as mine,
Unthan mannavanthaan
I am your king.
Intha ponmaanaiyae
Should I touch this golden deer...
Oru poonthendralaai thodavo….o…
...like a soft, flower-scented breeze?
…………….
[Interlude]
{Idai konda annam ondru
A swan with a slender waist
Ezhilodu vanthaada
Comes to dance with beauty,
Nadai sinthum nalinam kandu
Seeing the delicate grace poured into her walk,
Manam ondru poraada} (2)
A heart struggles in love's battle.
Padai konda mannam kooda
Even a king with a grand army
Pasi kondu thallaada
Staggers with a hunger for love,
Paavai unthan paruvam indru
Will your youth today, young lady,
Badhil sollumo….
Offer an answer?
Chiththiramae un Vizhigal
O picture-like beauty, your eyes...
Koththu malar kanaigal
...are arrows made of a cluster of flowers.
Muththiraigal itta manmathan naan
I am the Cupid who has sealed you as mine,
Unthan mannavanthaan
I am your king.
Intha ponmaanaiyae
Should I touch this golden deer...
Oru poonthendralaai thodavo….o…
...like a soft, flower-scented breeze?
…………….
[Interlude]
{Kadal Pola pongum ullam
When the heart overflowing like the ocean
Karai kaanum neraththil
Is about to touch the shore,
Udal meeri pongum inbam
Joy overflows beyond the body,
Alai mothum kolaththil} (2)
In the form of crashing waves.
Madal kondu ilamai ezhuthum
Written by youth through love-letters,
Kavi ondru malaraatho
Will not a poem bloom?
Vidai solla vidiyum kaalai
To give an answer, the dawning morning
Varum allavo…
Will surely come, won't it?
Chiththiramae un Vizhigal
O picture-like beauty, your eyes...
Koththu malar kanaigal
...are arrows made of a cluster of flowers.
Muththiraigal itta manmathan naan
I am the Cupid who has sealed you as mine,
Unthan mannavanthaan
I am your king.
Intha ponmaanaiyae
Should I touch this golden deer...
Oru poonthendralaai thodavo….o…
...like a soft, flower-scented breeze?
Chiththiramae un Vizhigal
O picture-like beauty, your eyes...
Koththu malar kanaigal
...are arrows made of a cluster of flowers.
Chiththiramae un Vizhigal
O picture-like beauty, your eyes...
Koththu malar kanaigal
...are arrows made of a cluster of flowers.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Chiththiramae Un Vizhigal' is a poetic romantic melody that compares the beloved heroine to a beautiful painting and a graceful swan. The protagonist presents himself as Manmatha (Cupid), expressing a delicate desire to gently caress her like a sweet floral breeze. He praises her alluring eyes, which strike like Cupid's flower-tipped arrows. The song explores the depth of romantic desire, describing how even powerful rulers can succumb to the enchantment of beauty. The passion in their hearts is compared to an ocean surging past its shores, looking forward to the dawn when their love finds its fulfillment.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvameyam)
“Koththu malar kanaigal”
Compares the maiden's eyes ('Vizhigal') directly to Cupid's flower-arrows ('malar kanaigal').
Simile (Upamai)
“Oru poonthendralaai thodavo….”
Uses 'poonthendralaai' (like a gentle flower breeze) to describe the desired delicate touch.
Edhukai (Second letter rhyme)
“Idai konda annam ondru / Nadai sinthum nalinam kandu”
Rhyming of the second consonant sound 'dai' across consecutive lines (Idai / Nadai / Padai).
Simile (Upamai)
“Kadal Pola pongum ullam”
Compares the rising emotions of the heart ('ullam') to a surging ocean ('Kadal Pola').
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Trivia
Written by Vairamuthu early in his career, this song highlights classical Tamil poetic imagery such as comparing a woman's walk to a swan ('Annam') and her eyes to Manmatha's floral arrows.
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