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Chittu Pola Nadanthu

From Azhagar Malai Kalvan · 1959

Lyricist
Puratchi Dasan
Singers
S. C. Krishnan, K. Rani
Music director
B. Gopalam
Movie name
Azhagar Malai Kalvan
Movie release year
1959
Lyrics added on
2 Apr 2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Mai ezhuthi pottumittu
Marikozhunthu poovum vachchu
Kai pathara kaal idara
Kannaalae pesippittu
Chittu polae nadanthu pora
Singaara ponnu
En manasai thottu paaththu podi kannu
Thavikkiraen ninnu
Thottu paaththu podi kannu
Thavikkiraen ninnu
Aasaipattu ungaloda
Pesa piriyam machchaan
Paavi magan engappan
Paaththaa tholaichchuputtaan
Kadalai kaadu kaakka vantha
Kaavalkaara machchaan
Kadalai kaadu kaakka vantha
Kaavalkaara machchaan
Intha vedalai pullai
Intha vedalai pullai manasai therinju
Kaiyai pudichcha machchaan
Iruttarai ulagamithai
Thiruththa venum raakkaayi
Iruttarai ulagamithai
Thiruththa venum raakkaayi
Adhukku ennai polavan thalaimai
Thaanganum mookkaayi
Aagaayaththai villaa
Valaikka ninaikireenga
Aaththu manalai kayiraath thirikka paakkuringa
Valavalannu pesi kathaiyai valakkaathae
Female :Intha vadivazhai mansai summaa kedukkaathae
Aa….valavalannu pesi kathaiyai valakkaathae
Female :Intha vadivazhai mansai summaa kedukkaathae
Mmm….vilaiyaattukku sonnaa
Female :Chekka sivantha machchaan
Thekkiththi naattu machchaan
Chekka sivantha machchaan
Thekkiththi naattu machchaan
Kaalam varum varaikkum kaaththirukkanum mama
Kalyaanam aanappuram paaththukkalaam aamaa
Kadalai kaadu kaakka vantha
Kaavalkaara machchaan
Intha vedalai pullai manasai therinju
Kaiyai pudichcha machchaan
Chittu polae nadanthu pora
Singaara ponnu
En manasai thottu paaththu podi kannu
Thavikkiraen ninnu
Wearing kohl in your eyes and a bindi on your forehead,
With fragrant marikozhundhu flowers in your hair,
With trembling hands and stumbling steps,
Speaking silently with just your eyes,
You walk past like a sprightly little sparrow,
Oh lovely girl!
Feel my beating heart before you go, my darling,
Look at me standing here, yearning for you!
Feel my heart before you go, my darling,
Look at me standing here, yearning for you!
With so much longing inside me,
I would love to talk with you, Machan (my beloved),
But that cruel father of mine,
If he catches us, he will finish me!
You came to guard the peanut field,
Oh watchman Machan!
You came to guard the peanut field,
Oh watchman Machan!
Understanding this young girl,
Understanding this young girl's heart,
You took hold of my hand, Machan!
This dark, dreary world of ours,
Must be reformed, Raakkaayi!
This dark, dreary world of ours,
Must be reformed, Raakkaayi!
And someone like me
Must lead the way, Mookkaayi!
You imagine you can bend the sky
Into an archer's bow,
And try to twist river sand into a rope!
Do not keep rambling and dragging out the talk,
Do not go spoiling this innocent girl's heart for nothing!
Ah... do not keep rambling and dragging out the talk,
Do not go spoiling this innocent girl's heart for nothing!
Mmm... if I only said it in teasing fun,
My fair, handsome Machan,
My Machan from the southern lands!
My fair, handsome Machan,
My Machan from the southern lands!
You must wait until the right time comes, Mama,
Once we are married, we can have our time, yes!
You came to guard the peanut field,
Oh watchman Machan!
Understanding this young girl's heart,
You took hold of my hand, Machan!
You walk past like a sprightly little sparrow,
Oh lovely girl!
Feel my beating heart before you go, my darling,
Look at me standing here, yearning for you!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful folk song from Azhagar Malai Kalvan (1959) depicts a romantic exchange between a young man and woman in a rural farmland setting. The male protagonist admires the woman's beauty, adorned hair, and graceful gait, expressing his deep infatuation. The female protagonist responds with equal affection, yet teasingly reminds him to remain cautious of her strict father and social decorum until they get married.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

“Chittu polae nadanthu pora”

Compares the heroine's light and swift walk to that of a sparrow (Chittu polae).

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Iruttarai ulagamithai”

Compares the uneducated or backward world to a dark room (Iruttarai ulagam).

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navatchi)

“Aagaayaththai villaa valaikka ninaikireenga”

Exaggerates impossible feats like bending the sky into a bow or twisting sand into rope to mock grand claims.

Onomatopoeia (Erattai Kilavi)

“Valavalannu pesi kathaiyai valakkaathae”

Uses 'Valavalannu' to express chatter or incessant talking.

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Trivia

Azhagar Malai Kalvan (1959) features music by B. Gopalam with lyrics penned by the renowned political lyricist Puratchi Dasan. Sung by S. C. Krishnan and K. Rani, this track highlights authentic Tamil rural folk tunes and traditional village dialogue.

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