Chittu Pola
From Tenali Raman · 1956
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- A. P. Komala
- Music director
- Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
- Details
- Tenali Raman1956
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Sittu pola mullai | Like a little bird, like a jasmine |
| Mottupolae | bud, |
| Indha singara pennai paaru | look at this beautiful girl, |
| Pottu polae | like a round bindi! |
| Indha singara pennai paaru | Look at this beautiful girl, |
| Pottu polae | like a round bindi! |
| Female | |
| Sittu pola mullai | Like a little bird, like a jasmine |
| Mottupolae | bud, |
| Indha singara pennai paaru | look at this beautiful girl, |
| Pottu polae | like a round bindi! |
| Indha singara pennai paaru | Look at this beautiful girl, |
| Pottu polae | like a round bindi! |
| Female | |
| Vattam podum kangl vettu paaru | Look at her circling eyes sharp as a blade, |
| Thittam podum nenjai thottupaaru | touch the heart that formulates plans! |
| Istam pola thaali katti vaazha nenjam | Wishing to tie the sacred wedding thread and live together, |
| Konjuthae kenjuthae minjuthae | the heart coaxingly pleads, begs, and surges! |
| Singara pennai paaru pottu polae | Look at the beautiful girl, like a bindi, |
| Indha singara pennai paaru | look at this beautiful girl, |
| Pottu polae | like a round bindi! |
| Female | |
| Sittu pola mullai | Like a little bird, like a jasmine |
| Mottupolae | bud, |
| Indha singara pennai paaru | look at this beautiful girl, |
| Pottu polae | like a round bindi! |
| Indha singara pennai paaru | Look at this beautiful girl, |
| Pottu polae | like a round bindi! |
| Female | |
| Kannai paarthu paarthu sokkuraaru | Gazing endlessly at her eyes, he gets entranced, |
| Kaiyil kaasi alli vaikkuraaru | he scoops up coins and places them in her hands, |
| Vetkam maanam konjam micham meedhi Konda | With whatever modest pride and bashfulness remains, |
| Nenjamae konjavae anjuthae | this heart fears to indulge! |
| Vetkam maanam konjam micham meedhi Konda | With whatever modest pride and bashfulness remains, |
| Nenjamae konjavae anjuthae | this heart fears to indulge! |
| Singara pennai paaru pottu polae | Look at the beautiful girl, like a bindi, |
| Indha singara pennai paaru | look at this beautiful girl, |
| Pottu polae | like a round bindi! |
| Female | |
| Sittu pola mullai | Like a little bird, like a jasmine |
| Mottupolae | bud, |
| Indha singara pennai paaru | look at this beautiful girl, |
| Pottu polae | like a round bindi! |
| Indha singara pennai paaru | Look at this beautiful girl, |
| Pottu polae | like a round bindi! |
சிட்டுப் போல முல்லை
மொட்டுப்போலே
இந்தச் சிங்காரப் பெண்ணைப் பாரு
பொட்டுப் போலே....
இந்தச் சிங்காரப் பெண்ணைப் பாரு
பொட்டுப் போலே....
Like a little bird, like a jasmine
bud,
look at this beautiful girl,
like a round bindi!
Look at this beautiful girl,
like a round bindi!
சிட்டுப் போல முல்லை
மொட்டுப்போலே
இந்தச் சிங்காரப் பெண்ணைப் பாரு
பொட்டுப் போலே....
இந்தச் சிங்காரப் பெண்ணைப் பாரு
பொட்டுப் போலே....
Like a little bird, like a jasmine
bud,
look at this beautiful girl,
like a round bindi!
Look at this beautiful girl,
like a round bindi!
வட்டம் போடும் கண்கள் வெட்டுப் பாரு
திட்டம் போடும் நெஞ்சைத் தொட்டுப்பாரு..
இஷ்டம் போலத் தாலி கட்டி வாழ நெஞ்சம்
கொஞ்சுதே கெஞ்சுதே மிஞ்சுதே
இஷ்டம் போலத் தாலி கட்டி வாழ நெஞ்சம்
கொஞ்சுதே கெஞ்சுதே மிஞ்சுதே
சிங்காரப் பெண்ணைப் பாரு பொட்டுப்போல.....
இந்தச் சிங்காரப் பெண்ணைப் பாரு பொட்டுப்போல.....
Look at her circling eyes sharp as a blade,
touch the heart that formulates plans!
Wishing to tie the sacred wedding thread and live together,
the heart coaxingly pleads, begs, and surges!
Look at the beautiful girl, like a bindi,
look at this beautiful girl,
like a round bindi!
சிட்டுப் போல முல்லை
மொட்டுப்போலே
இந்தச் சிங்காரப் பெண்ணைப் பாரு
பொட்டுப் போலே....
இந்தச் சிங்காரப் பெண்ணைப் பாரு
பொட்டுப் போலே....
Like a little bird, like a jasmine
bud,
look at this beautiful girl,
like a round bindi!
Look at this beautiful girl,
like a round bindi!
கண்ணைப் பார்த்துப் பார்த்து சொக்குறாரு
கையில் காசை அள்ளி வைக்குறாரு
வெட்கம் மானம் கொஞ்சம் மிச்சம் மீதி கொண்ட
நெஞ்சமே கொஞ்சவே அஞ்சுதே
வெட்கம் மானம் கொஞ்சம் மிச்சம் மீதி கொண்ட
நெஞ்சமே கொஞ்சவே அஞ்சுதே
சிங்காரப் பெண்ணைப் பாரு பொட்டுப்போல.....
இந்தச் சிங்காரப் பெண்ணைப் பாரு பொட்டுப்போலே
Gazing endlessly at her eyes, he gets entranced,
he scoops up coins and places them in her hands,
With whatever modest pride and bashfulness remains,
this heart fears to indulge!
With whatever modest pride and bashfulness remains,
this heart fears to indulge!
Look at the beautiful girl, like a bindi,
look at this beautiful girl,
like a round bindi!
சிட்டுப் போல முல்லை
மொட்டுப்போலே
இந்தச் சிங்காரப் பெண்ணைப் பாரு
பொட்டுப் போலே....
இந்தச் சிங்காரப் பெண்ணைப் பாரு
பொட்டுப் போலே....
Like a little bird, like a jasmine
bud,
look at this beautiful girl,
like a round bindi!
Look at this beautiful girl,
like a round bindi!
Sittu pola mullai
Like a little bird, like a jasmine
Mottupolae
bud,
Indha singara pennai paaru
look at this beautiful girl,
Pottu polae
like a round bindi!
Indha singara pennai paaru
Look at this beautiful girl,
Pottu polae
like a round bindi!
Sittu pola mullai
Like a little bird, like a jasmine
Mottupolae
bud,
Indha singara pennai paaru
look at this beautiful girl,
Pottu polae
like a round bindi!
Indha singara pennai paaru
Look at this beautiful girl,
Pottu polae
like a round bindi!
Vattam podum kangl vettu paaru
Look at her circling eyes sharp as a blade,
Thittam podum nenjai thottupaaru
touch the heart that formulates plans!
Istam pola thaali katti vaazha nenjam
Wishing to tie the sacred wedding thread and live together,
Konjuthae kenjuthae minjuthae
the heart coaxingly pleads, begs, and surges!
Singara pennai paaru pottu polae
Look at the beautiful girl, like a bindi,
Indha singara pennai paaru
look at this beautiful girl,
Pottu polae
like a round bindi!
Sittu pola mullai
Like a little bird, like a jasmine
Mottupolae
bud,
Indha singara pennai paaru
look at this beautiful girl,
Pottu polae
like a round bindi!
Indha singara pennai paaru
Look at this beautiful girl,
Pottu polae
like a round bindi!
Kannai paarthu paarthu sokkuraaru
Gazing endlessly at her eyes, he gets entranced,
Kaiyil kaasi alli vaikkuraaru
he scoops up coins and places them in her hands,
Vetkam maanam konjam micham meedhi Konda
With whatever modest pride and bashfulness remains,
Nenjamae konjavae anjuthae
this heart fears to indulge!
Vetkam maanam konjam micham meedhi Konda
With whatever modest pride and bashfulness remains,
Nenjamae konjavae anjuthae
this heart fears to indulge!
Singara pennai paaru pottu polae
Look at the beautiful girl, like a bindi,
Indha singara pennai paaru
look at this beautiful girl,
Pottu polae
like a round bindi!
Sittu pola mullai
Like a little bird, like a jasmine
Mottupolae
bud,
Indha singara pennai paaru
look at this beautiful girl,
Pottu polae
like a round bindi!
Indha singara pennai paaru
Look at this beautiful girl,
Pottu polae
like a round bindi!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This lighthearted dance track from Tenali Raman (1956) playfully admires a youthful, charming woman, comparing her grace and beauty to a delicate jasmine bud, a nimble sparrow, and a perfectly rounded bindi. The song captures her enchanting dance, sharp darting glances, and the magnetic effect she has on her audience.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uwamai)
“Sittu pola mullai Mottupolae”
Compares the girl's delicate beauty to a sparrow ('sittu pola'), a jasmine bud ('mollai mottupolae'), and a bindi ('pottu polae') using the comparison word 'pola'.
End Rhyme (Iyaibu)
“Konjuthae kenjuthae minjuthae”
Uses matching rhyming suffixes ('-uthae') in quick succession to generate a lively rhythmic pulse.
Second-letter Rhyme (Edhukai)
“Vattam podum kangl vettu paaru / Thittam podum nenjai thottupaaru”
Matching second consonants ('-tta-') between 'Vattam' and 'Thittam' creates Tamil poetic rhythm.
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Trivia
Tenali Raman (1956) was a popular bilingual historical comedy film directed by B. S. Ranga, starring Sivaji Ganesan as Tenali Raman and N. T. Rama Rao as King Krishnadevaraya. The music composed by Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy helped make the soundtrack iconic in early South Indian cinema.
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