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Chittang Chittang Kuruvi

From Kavalan Avan Kovalan · 1987

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
S. Janaki
Music director
Vijay Anand
Movie name
Kavalan Avan Kovalan
Movie release year
1987
Lyrics added on
14 Mar 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Chittaang chittaang kuruvi…ee….
Chinna kuruvi….
Sindhuthaan padikkuthaiyaa
Seraga adikkuthaiyyaa
Panguni chiththirai vanthathum
Parisam onnu podu….pozhuthodu
Ada michchamum meedhiyum
Appo nee paarththukkalaam
Ponnuthaan aallaachchu
Poovudambu noolaachchu
Kanni naan ennaththa solla
Kannurangi naalaachchu
Ennavo aayaachchu
En manasu noyaachchu
Unnaththaan ennaiya vannam
Puththi kettu poyaachchu
Asaththra neraththilae…ae…
Asaththura neraththilae
Enna nee usuppuriyae
Thovaichcha ravikka pola han
En manasa puliyuriyae
Thedhiya vachchu melaththu kottu
Aiyyaravachchu thaaliya kattu
Mama chinna mama
Ada chekku pola eppavum
Unnaiya suththi vaaraen
Chittaang chittaang kuruvi…ee….
Yaeththamthaan podaamaa
Yaereduththu poottaama
Kaththiri veyilu paayum
Pachchai mannu naanthaanae
Yaenunnu ketkkama
Yaereduththu paakkaama
Nikkira kalluli mangan
Needhaanaiyaa machchaanae
Manasukku yaeththapadi
Manasukku yaeththapadi
Mammuthan neeyurukka
Unnaiyae nenaichchapadi
Oththayila naanirukka
Vaadaiyil enna vaattidalaama
Vaalipa theeya miittidalaamaa
Mama chinna mama
Ada raaththiri naanoru maathiri aayidaren
Chittaang chittaang kuruvi…ee….
Chinna kuruvi….
Sindhuthaan padikkuthaiyaa
Seraga adikkuthaiyyaa
Panguni chiththirai vanthathum
Parisam onnu podu….pozhuthodu
Ada michchamum meedhiyum appo nee paarththukkalaam
A tiny little songbird...
A sweet little bird...
Is singing a folk tune, my love,
And fluttering its wings!
When Panguni and Chithirai (spring months) arrive,
Bring the engagement gifts... before the day is done!
Ah, whatever else is left,
You can take care of it then.
The girl has grown into a woman,
Her soft body has grown slender as a thread.
What can a young girl like me say?
It has been days since I had any sleep.
Something has happened to me,
My heart is lovesick.
Thinking of nothing but you,
I have lost all my senses!
Just when I am drifting into sleep...
Just when I am drifting into sleep,
You wake me up and stir my feelings!
Like wringing out a washed blouse, huh,
You squeeze my heart dry!
Fix a wedding date and beat the drums,
Bring the priest and tie the thali (sacred wedding knot)!
Oh darling, my sweet man,
Like an ox around an oil mill,
I keep circling around you all the time!
A tiny little songbird...
Without drawing water to irrigate,
Without yoking the plow to the field,
Under the scorching summer heat,
I am like soft, unbaked clay!
Without even asking what is wrong,
Without even looking up at me,
Standing like a stubborn, stone-hearted fellow,
That is you, my darling!
Just matching what my heart desires,
Just matching what my heart desires,
You are handsome like the god of love,
While yearning only for you,
I am left here all alone!
Should the chilly breeze torment me like this?
Should it kindle the fires of youth?
Oh darling, my sweet man,
Ah, at night, I feel so restless and overwhelmed!
A tiny little songbird...
A sweet little bird...
Is singing a folk tune, my love,
And fluttering its wings!
When Panguni and Chithirai (spring months) arrive,
Bring the engagement gifts... before the day is done!
Ah, whatever else is left, you can take care of it then.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

In 'Chittaang Chittaang Kuruvi', the female protagonist playfully expresses her deep longing, romantic impatience, and desire to marry her cousin/beloved. Metaphorically comparing herself to a restless sparrow and soft unbaked clay, she candidly sings about her sleepless nights, yearning for his affection, and urge to formalize their relationship before the auspicious spring months pass.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upama)

“Thovaichcha ravikka pola han / En manasa puliyuriyae”

Compares her wrung-out heart to a freshly washed blouse being squeezed ('Thovaichcha ravikka pola en manasa puliyuriyae') and her endless circling to an oil press bull ('Ada chekku pola eppavum unnaiya suththi vaaraen').

Metaphor (Rupaka)

“Pachchai mannu naanthaanae”

Compares her vulnerable, untamed state under romantic heat to unbaked clay ('Pachchai mannu naanthaanae').

Second Letter Rhyme (Ethugai)

“Ponnuthaan aallaachchu / Poovudambu noolaachchu”

Rhyming of second letters across adjacent lines ('Ponnuthaan' / 'Poovudambu' / 'Kanni' / 'Kannurangi').

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Trivia

The song from 'Kavalan Avan Kovalan' (1987) features music composed by Vijayanand with playful folk-oriented lyrics by Vaali, famously rendered in S. Janaki's energetic and expressive vocal style.

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