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Chotta Chotta Male

From Taj Mahal · 1999

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singer
Srinivas
Music director
A. R. Rahman
Movie name
Taj Mahal
Movie release year
1999
Lyrics added on
18 Aug 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Adi nee…. engae
Adi neeyengae…ae..
Adi neeyengae
Adi neeyengae
Adi neeyengae
Sotta chotta nanaiyudhu
Thaaj mahaalu
Kudaiyonnu kudaiyonnu
Thaa kiliyae
Vittuvittu thudikkudhu
En nenju
Vekkam vittu vekkam vittu
Vaa veliyae
Adi nee engae..
Nee engae..
Nee engae..
Nee engae..
Nee engae nee engae
Poo vaitha poo engae
Mazhai thanni
Usira karaikkudhae
Usir ulla oruthikku
Thaaj mahaala
Katti koduthavanum
Naandhaandee
Adiyae nee engae..engae
Nee engae kanneerula
Mazhaiyum karikkudhae
Adiyae nee engae..engae
Nee engae kanneerula
Mazhaiyum karikkudhae
Sotta chotta nanaiyudhu
Thaaj mahaalu
Kudaiyonnu kudaiyonnu
Thaa kiliyae
Vittuvittu thudikkudhu
En nenju
Vekkam vittu vekkam vittu
Vaa veliyae
Adi nee engae..
Nee engae..
Nee engae..
Nee engae..
Nee engae nee engae
Unakkaaga parisu
Ondru konden
Edharkaaga nee vilagi nindraai
Naan mazhaiyallavae
Yen odhungi nindraai
Unakkaaga parisu
Ondru konden
Edharkaaga nee vilagi nindraai
Naan mazhaiyallavae
Yen odhungi nindraai
Enaikkandu sendra kanavae
Uyirai thundu seidha malarae
Vandhu mazhaiyilaadu
Mayilae mayilae..
Un naanam enna kannae
Megam atchadhai podumboadhu
Thalaiyai neetta vendum
Kannae kannae
Neerukkum namakkum
Oru dhevabandham
Anbae uruvaanadhu
Neerukkul mugam paartha
Jodi ondrai
Meendum mazhai serththadhu
Sotta chotta nanaiyudhu
Thaaj mahaalu
Kudaiyonnu kudaiyonnu
Thaa kiliyae
Vittuvittu thudikkudhu
En nenju
Vekkam vittu vekkam vittu
Vaa veliyae
Adi nee engae..
Nee engae..
Adi nee engae..
Nee engae..
Nee engae …
Poo vaitha poo engae
Mazhai thanni
Usira karaikkudhae
Usir ulla oruthikku
Thaaj mahaala
Katti koduthavanum
Naandhaandee
Adiyae nee engae..engae
Nee engae kanneerula
Mazhaiyum karikkudhae
Adiyae nee engae..engae
Nee engae kanneerula
Mazhaiyum karikkudhae
Adiyae nee engae..engae
Nee engae kanneerula
Mazhaiyum karikkudhae
Nee engae.. (12)
Oh girl, where are you...
Oh girl, where are you...
Oh girl, where are you?
Oh girl, where are you?
Oh girl, where are you?
Getting drenched drop by drop,
is the Taj Mahal.
Bring an umbrella, an umbrella,
give it to me, my sweet parrot!
Thumping and pounding,
is my heart.
Cast aside all your shyness,
and come outside!
Oh girl, where are you...
Where are you...
Where are you...
Where are you...
Where are you, where are you?
Where is the flower who wore flowers in her hair?
The falling rain
melts my soul away.
For a living woman,
a Taj Mahal,
the one who built it
was me, my girl!
Oh girl, where are you... where?
Where are you? Mixed with my tears,
even the rain tastes salty.
Oh girl, where are you... where?
Where are you? Mixed with my tears,
even the rain tastes salty.
Getting drenched drop by drop,
is the Taj Mahal.
Bring an umbrella, an umbrella,
give it to me, my sweet parrot!
Thumping and pounding,
is my heart.
Cast aside all your shyness,
and come outside!
Oh girl, where are you...
Where are you...
Where are you...
Where are you...
Where are you, where are you?
A gift for you,
I brought one along.
Why did you step away?
I am not the rain,
why did you take shelter from me?
A gift for you,
I brought one along.
Why did you step away?
I am not the rain,
why did you take shelter from me?
O dream that visited me and vanished,
O flower that tore my heart to pieces,
come dance in the rain,
my peacock, my peacock...
Why this shyness, my darling?
When the clouds shower blessing rice,
you should bow your head to receive it,
my darling, my dear.
Between water and us,
a divine bond,
was born, my love.
Gazing at their reflection in the water,
a pair of lovers,
the rain brought together once more.
Getting drenched drop by drop,
is the Taj Mahal.
Bring an umbrella, an umbrella,
give it to me, my sweet parrot!
Thumping and pounding,
is my heart.
Cast aside all your shyness,
and come outside!
Oh girl, where are you...
Where are you...
Oh girl, where are you...
Where are you...
Where are you...
Where is the flower who wore flowers in her hair?
The falling rain
melts my soul away.
For a living woman,
a Taj Mahal,
the one who built it
was me, my girl!
Oh girl, where are you... where?
Where are you? Mixed with my tears,
even the rain tastes salty.
Oh girl, where are you... where?
Where are you? Mixed with my tears,
even the rain tastes salty.
Oh girl, where are you... where?
Where are you? Mixed with my tears,
even the rain tastes salty.
Where are you...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Sotta Chotta Nanaiyudhu Taj Mahalu' from the movie Taj Mahal (1999) expresses intense romantic longing, yearning, and sorrow amidst torrential rain. The protagonist metaphorically compares his love to the magnificent Taj Mahal getting drenched in the rain, lamenting the absence of his beloved. He yearns for her presence, questioning why she hides or stays away while rain melts his soul and transforms his tears into a salty mix with rainwater. Throughout the song, rain acts as a divine connector that brings lovers together while simultaneously mirroring the protagonist's deep anguish and devotion.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Sotta chotta nanaiyudhu Thaaj mahaalu

The song metaphorically equates the lover's body/heart to the 'Taj Mahal' and compares falling raindrops to sacred wedding rice ('Akshadhai').

Onomatopoeia / Repetition (Adukku Thodar)

Sotta chotta nanaiyudhu

'Sotta chotta' mimics the sound and rhythm of dripping water droplets.

Anaphora / Repetition

Adi nee engae.. Nee engae..

The phrase 'Nee engae' is repeatedly emphasized to highlight the deep yearning and desperation of the lover.

Hyperbole

Nee engae kanneerula Mazhaiyum karikkudhae

Exaggeration of pain where tears are so overwhelming that they turn rain salty and melt the protagonist's soul.

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