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Chittu Kuruvi

From Puthiya Paravai · 1964

Lyricist: Kannadasan
Singer: P. Susheela
Music director: M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name: Puthiya Paravai
Movie release year: 1964
Lyrics added on: 22 Apr 2017

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation

{ Chittu kuruvi

Mutham koduthu

Sernthida kandenae

Sevvaanam kadalinilae

Kalanthida kandenae } (3)

Mottu virintha malarinilae

Vandu moozhgida kandenae

Moongililae kaatru vanthu

Mothida kandenae hoi

Chittu kuruvi

Mutham koduthu

Sernthida kandenae

Sevvaanam kadalinilae

Kalanthida kandenae

……………………..

{ Paranthu sella

Ninaithu vitten enakum

Siragillaiyae pazhaga

Vanthen thazhuva vanthen

Paravai thunaiyillaiyae } (2)

Eduthu solla

Manamirunthum vaarthai

Varavillaiyae enennavo

Ninaivirunthum naanam

Vidavillaiyae hoi

Chittu kuruvi

Mutham koduthu

Sernthida kandenae

Sevvaanam kadalinilae

Kalanthida kandenae

……………………

Oru pozhuthu

Malaraaga kodiyil irunthenaa

Oru thadavai then koduthu

Madiyil vizhunthenaa

Iravinilae

Nilavinilae ennai

Maranthenaa ilamai

Tharum sugathinilae

Kannam sivanthenaa hoi

Chittu kuruvi

Mutham koduthu

Sernthida kandenae

Sevvaanam kadalinilae

Kalanthida kandenae

{ I saw a little sparrow

giving a kiss

and uniting with its mate;

I saw the red evening sky

merge into the sea. } (3)

In the flower blooming from a bud,

I saw a bee lose itself;

I saw the breeze come

and rustle through the bamboo, hoy!

I saw a little sparrow

giving a kiss

and uniting with its mate;

I saw the red evening sky

merge into the sea.

...

{ I longed to fly away,

yet I have

no wings; I came to be close,

I came to embrace,

yet I have no bird to be my mate. } (2)

Though my heart longs

to speak, the words

just will not come; with so many

thoughts in mind, my shyness

still refuses to leave, hoy!

I saw a little sparrow

giving a kiss

and uniting with its mate;

I saw the red evening sky

merge into the sea.

...

For a brief moment,

was I a flower on the vine?

Giving sweet nectar once,

did I fall into your lap?

In the night,

beneath the moonlight,

did I forget myself? In the pleasure

that youth brings,

did my cheeks blush red? Hoy!

I saw a little sparrow

giving a kiss

and uniting with its mate;

I saw the red evening sky

merge into the sea.

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This classic romantic song from the movie Puthiya Paravai (1964) captures the delicate romantic longings and bashfulness of a young woman observing nature. By drawing vivid comparisons with sparrows kissing, the crimson sky merging with the ocean, bees sipping nectar from flowers, and wind whistling through bamboo trees, she expresses her own desire for romance while constrained by maidenly shyness.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Visual Imagery (உவமை / காட்சி உருவகம்)

“Sevvaanam kadalinilae Kalanthida kandenae”

The lyrics evoke rich imagery of nature—sparrows kissing, red skies merging with the ocean, and bees diving into flowers—to represent the intimacy of love.

Edhugai (எதுகை - Second letter rhyming)

“Mottu virintha malarinilae / Mothida kandenae hoi”

The second consonant sound 'tt' rhymes across 'Mottu' and 'Mothida', bringing musical rhythm to the lyric structure.

Refrain / Repetition (மடக்கு)

“Chittu kuruvi Mutham koduthu Sernthida kandenae”

The repeating chorus highlights the protagonist's persistent longing as she repeatedly witnesses elements of nature pairing up.

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