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Lyrics & meaning

Chittukuruvi

From Parasuram · 2003

Lyricist
Pazhani Bharathi
Singers
Swarnalatha, Arjun, Sriram Parthasarathy
Music director
A. R. Rahman
Movie name
Parasuram
Movie release year
2003
Lyrics added on
15 Aug 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Chittukuruvi aruviya
Kudikka paakkudhu paakkudhu
Pattaampoochi vaanathai
Vilaikku ketkudhu ketkudhu
Eppo eppo ippo ippo
Neeyum naanum
Thottu thottu
Kothi kothi eppo eppo
Vendum vendum endru endru
Sollu sollu ippo ippo
Chittukuruvi aruviya
Kudikka paakkudhu paakkudhu
Pattaampoochi vaanathai
Vilaikku ketkudhu ketkudhu
Maadhaani thaavani
Malaiyai izhukka paarkudhu
Endhan azhagai andha malarum
Thiraiyai vilakki paarkuthu
Aagaaya vennila
Iravai vizhunga paarkuthae
Otrai paarvai utru paarthu
Uyirai thirudi ponathae
Kaatrodu pesu ootrodu aadu
Kannodu kanavaadum vayadhallava
Sillendru thulli mellendru paadu
Melaadai paruvathin parisallava
Mann veezhndha vidhai polae
Naan unnil pudhaindhenae
Thisaiyettum theriyaamal
Vazhi ondru puriyaamal
Ival kannil naan indru ilaippaarinen
Chittukuruvi aruviya
Kudikka vendumae vendumae
Pattaampoochi vaanathai
Vilaikku vaanguthae vaanguthae
Kannodu inbam
Kaatrodu inbam
Inbangal illaadha idam illaiyae
Kaiveesi vaazhndhu
Kadhai pesi paarkka
Kannkonda yaarukkum
Manam illaiyae
Penn inbam illaamal
Aan inbam adangaadhu
Nil endru sonnaalum
Poo endru sonnaalum
Nee dhaanae en dhega nizhal allava
Chittukuruvi aruviya
Kudikka paakkudhu paakkudhu
Pattaampoochi vaanathai
Vilaikku ketkudhu ketkudhu
Neeyum naanum
Thottu thottu
Kothi kothi eppo eppo
Vendum vendum endru endru
Sollu sollu ippo ippo
A little sparrow tries to
drink up a whole waterfall,
A butterfly is asking
to buy up the sky!
When? When? Now, right now!
You and I,
touching each other,
pecking gently—when, oh when?
Saying "I want you, I need you",
tell me, tell me right now!
A little sparrow tries to
drink up a whole waterfall,
A butterfly is asking
to buy up the sky!
This swaying half-saree
is trying to pull the mountain close.
Even that flower parts its veil
to catch a glimpse of my beauty.
The white moon in the sky
is trying to swallow the night.
With a single piercing glance,
you stole my soul away!
Talk with the breeze, dance with the stream,
isn't this the age for eyes to dream?
Leap with the cool air, sing softly—
isn't your youthful charm a gift of this season?
Like a seed fallen into the soil,
I have buried myself inside you.
Knowing no direction,
finding no way out,
I have found rest in her eyes today.
A little sparrow
wants to drink the whole waterfall!
A butterfly
is actually buying up the sky!
There is joy in the eyes,
there is joy in the breeze,
there is no place without joy.
To live life freely
and share sweet stories,
does anyone blessed with eyes
lack the heart to do so?
Without the love of a woman,
a man's desire is never fulfilled.
Whether you say "Stay",
or tell me to "Go",
aren't you the shadow of my very body?
A little sparrow tries to
drink up a whole waterfall,
A butterfly is asking
to buy up the sky!
You and I,
touching each other,
pecking gently—when, oh when?
Saying "I want you, I need you",
tell me, tell me right now!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Chittukuruvi Aruviya' is a playful, romantic track from the movie Parasuram (2003). The lyrics capture the overflowing passion and youthful enthusiasm of lovers using grand, hyperbole-filled imagery inspired by nature—such as a tiny sparrow trying to drink an entire waterfall or a butterfly trying to purchase the sky. The song explores the sensory joy of love, where nature itself seems to react to the couple's romance. Through metaphors of seeds sinking into the earth and shadows bound to bodies, the lyrics express complete surrender and intimate togetherness between the lovers.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor / உருவகம் (Uruvagam)

“Chittukuruvi aruviya kudikka paakkudhu paakkudhu”

Compares impossibly vast desires of love to small creatures attempting grand tasks like drinking a waterfall or buying the sky.

Repetition / அடுக்கத்தொடர் (Adukkuthodar)

“Thottu thottu / Kothi kothi eppo eppo”

Repeated words like 'Thottu thottu' and 'Eppo eppo' heighten the rhythmic playfulness and express intense eagerness.

Simile / உவமை (Uvamai)

“Mann veezhndha vidhai polae / Naan unnil pudhaindhenae”

Uses 'polae' (like) to compare falling deeply in love and surrendering to a seed embedding itself in the earth.

Personification

“Endhan azhagai andha malarum thiraiyai vilakki paarkuthu”

Attributes human actions to a flower lifting its veil to admire beauty.

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Trivia

The song is featured in the 2003 Tamil action film 'Parasuram', directed by Arjun Sarja and starring Arjun alongside Kiran Rathod. The music for the soundtrack was composed by A. R. Rahman, with lyrics written by Pazhani Bharathi.

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