Chotta Chotta
From Engaeyum Eppothum · 2011
- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Music director
- C. Sathya
- Details
- Engaeyum Eppothum2011
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Chotta chotta nanaiya vaithaai | You made me get drenched drop by drop. |
| Sollaamal kodhikka vaithaai | You made me boil silently without saying a word. |
| Ettaadha idathil | In an unreachable place, |
| En nenjai parakka vaithaai | You made my heart fly. |
| Female | |
| Kitta thatta karaiya vaithaai | You almost made me melt away. |
| Kittaamal alaiya vaithaai | You made me wander without reaching you. |
| Thittaamal thitti thaan | Scolding me without actually scolding, |
| Un kaadhal unara vaithaai | You made me realize your love. |
| Female | |
| Rayil varum paalamaai | Like a bridge when a train approaches, |
| Aiyo endhan idhayam | Oh my, my heart |
| Thada thada thadavena thudikka | Beats wildly with a loud clatter. |
| Female | |
| Nee oru naal oru naal vithaiyaai vandhu | One day, you came like a seed |
| Vizhunthaai kannukkullae | And fell right into my eyes. |
| Vizhi paarkkum pothae maramaai indru | Even as eyes were watching, today as a tree |
| Ezhunthaai nenjukkullae | You rose up inside my heart. |
| Female | |
| Ada ini enna nadakkum | Oh, what will happen next? |
| Manam nadanthathai nadikkum | The heart re-enacts what has occurred. |
| Oru kuttippoonai pola | Like a tiny kitten, |
| Kaadhal etti paarkuthae | Love is peeking out. |
| Adhu acham madam naanam ellaam | It knocks at fear, modesty, and shyness, |
| Thatti paarkkuthae | Testing them all out. |
| Paarkkuthae paarkkuthae thorkkuthae | It looks, it looks, and it gets defeated. |
| Male | |
| Andha kadavul adadaa aangal nenjai | Oh my, that God made men's hearts |
| Mezhugil seithaanadi | Out of wax, my girl! |
| Adhu ovvoru nodiyum pennai kandaal | Every single second it sees a woman, |
| Urugida vaithaanadi | He made it melt, my girl! |
| Male | |
| Intha mounathin mayakkam | This intoxication of silence, |
| Romba pidikkuthu enakkum | I really like it too. |
| Un pechum moochum ennai | Your speech and breath |
| Thaakki vittu chendrathae | Struck me and went away. |
| Nee vittu chendra nyaabagangal | The memories you left behind |
| Patri kondathae | Have caught fire. |
| Kondathae kondathae vendrathae | Caught fire, caught fire, and conquered. |
| Female | |
| Chotta chotta nanaiya vaithaai | You made me get drenched drop by drop. |
| Sollaamal kodhikka vaithaai | You made me boil silently without saying a word. |
| Ettaadha idathil | In an unreachable place, |
| En nenjai parakka vaithaai.. | You made my heart fly.. |
சொட்ட சொட்ட
நனைய வைத்தாய்
சொல்லாமல் கொதிக்க
வைத்தாய் எட்டாத இடத்தில்
என் நெஞ்சை பறக்க வைத்தாய்
You made me get drenched drop by drop.
You made me boil silently without saying a word.
In an unreachable place,
You made my heart fly.
கிட்ட தட்ட கரைய
வைத்தாய் கிட்டாமல் அலைய
வைத்தாய் திட்டாமல் திட்டித்தான்
உன் காதல் உணர வைத்தாய்
You almost made me melt away.
You made me wander without reaching you.
Scolding me without actually scolding,
You made me realize your love.
ரயில் வரும் பாலமாய்
அய்யோ எந்தன் இதயம்
தடதடதடவென துடிக்க
Like a bridge when a train approaches,
Oh my, my heart
Beats wildly with a loud clatter.
நீ ஒருநாள் ஒருநாள்
விதையாய் வந்து விழுந்தாய்
கண்ணுக்குள்ளே விழிப்பாா்க்கும்போதே
மரமாய் இன்று எழுந்தாய் நெஞ்சுக்குள்ளே
One day, you came like a seed
And fell right into my eyes.
Even as eyes were watching, today as a tree
You rose up inside my heart.
அட இனி என்ன
நடக்கும் மனம் நடந்ததை
நடிக்கும் ஒரு குட்டிப்பூனை
போல காதல் எட்டிப் பாா்க்குதே
அது அச்சம் மடம் நாணம் எல்லாம்
தட்டிப்பாா்க்குதே பாா்க்குதே
பாா்க்குதே தோற்குதே
Oh, what will happen next?
The heart re-enacts what has occurred.
Like a tiny kitten,
Love is peeking out.
It knocks at fear, modesty, and shyness,
Testing them all out.
It looks, it looks, and it gets defeated.
அந்த கடவுள் அடடா
ஆண்கள் நெஞ்சை மெழுகில்
செய்தானடி அது ஒவ்வொரு
நொடியும் பெண்ணை கண்டால்
உருகிட வைத்தானடி
Oh my, that God made men's hearts
Out of wax, my girl!
Every single second it sees a woman,
He made it melt, my girl!
இந்த மௌனத்தின்
மயக்கம் ரொம்ப பிடிக்குது
எனக்கும் உன் பேச்சும் மூச்சும்
என்னை தாக்கிவிட்டுச் சென்றதே
நீ விட்டுச்சென்ற ஞாபகங்கள்
பற்றிக்கொண்டதே கொண்டதே
கொண்டதே வென்றதே
This intoxication of silence,
I really like it too.
Your speech and breath
Struck me and went away.
The memories you left behind
Have caught fire.
Caught fire, caught fire, and conquered.
சொட்ட சொட்ட
நனைய வைத்தாய்
சொல்லாமல் கொதிக்க
வைத்தாய் எட்டாத இடத்தில்
என் நெஞ்சை பறக்க வைத்தாய்
You made me get drenched drop by drop.
You made me boil silently without saying a word.
In an unreachable place,
You made my heart fly..
Chotta chotta nanaiya vaithaai
You made me get drenched drop by drop.
Sollaamal kodhikka vaithaai
You made me boil silently without saying a word.
Ettaadha idathil
In an unreachable place,
En nenjai parakka vaithaai
You made my heart fly.
Kitta thatta karaiya vaithaai
You almost made me melt away.
Kittaamal alaiya vaithaai
You made me wander without reaching you.
Thittaamal thitti thaan
Scolding me without actually scolding,
Un kaadhal unara vaithaai
You made me realize your love.
Rayil varum paalamaai
Like a bridge when a train approaches,
Aiyo endhan idhayam
Oh my, my heart
Thada thada thadavena thudikka
Beats wildly with a loud clatter.
Nee oru naal oru naal vithaiyaai vandhu
One day, you came like a seed
Vizhunthaai kannukkullae
And fell right into my eyes.
Vizhi paarkkum pothae maramaai indru
Even as eyes were watching, today as a tree
Ezhunthaai nenjukkullae
You rose up inside my heart.
Ada ini enna nadakkum
Oh, what will happen next?
Manam nadanthathai nadikkum
The heart re-enacts what has occurred.
Oru kuttippoonai pola
Like a tiny kitten,
Kaadhal etti paarkuthae
Love is peeking out.
Adhu acham madam naanam ellaam
It knocks at fear, modesty, and shyness,
Thatti paarkkuthae
Testing them all out.
Paarkkuthae paarkkuthae thorkkuthae
It looks, it looks, and it gets defeated.
Andha kadavul adadaa aangal nenjai
Oh my, that God made men's hearts
Mezhugil seithaanadi
Out of wax, my girl!
Adhu ovvoru nodiyum pennai kandaal
Every single second it sees a woman,
Urugida vaithaanadi
He made it melt, my girl!
Intha mounathin mayakkam
This intoxication of silence,
Romba pidikkuthu enakkum
I really like it too.
Un pechum moochum ennai
Your speech and breath
Thaakki vittu chendrathae
Struck me and went away.
Nee vittu chendra nyaabagangal
The memories you left behind
Patri kondathae
Have caught fire.
Kondathae kondathae vendrathae
Caught fire, caught fire, and conquered.
Chotta chotta nanaiya vaithaai
You made me get drenched drop by drop.
Sollaamal kodhikka vaithaai
You made me boil silently without saying a word.
Ettaadha idathil
In an unreachable place,
En nenjai parakka vaithaai..
You made my heart fly..
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Chotta Chotta from the film Engaeyum Eppothum (2011) captures the overwhelming, intoxicating onset of love and longing. The song expresses how love subtly enters one's life like a small seed falling into the eyes, rapidly growing into a grand tree inside the heart. The lyrics vividly describe the physical and emotional sensation of romance—how the heart pounds rapidly like a vibrating railway bridge under a speeding train, and how love peeks inquisitively like a small kitten, breaking down hesitation and shyness to completely conquer the protagonist.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Rayil varum paalamaai / Aiyo endhan idhayam / Thada thada thadavena thudikka”
Compares the pounding of the lover's heart to a railway bridge vibrating wildly as a train approaches.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Nee oru naal oru naal vithaiyaai vandhu / Vizhunthaai kannukkullae / Vizhi paarkkum pothae maramaai indru / Ezhunthaai nenjukkullae”
Metaphorically describes love entering as a seed in the eyes and growing into a full tree within the heart.
Personification & Simile
“Oru kuttippoonai pola / Kaadhal etti paarkuthae”
Love is personified as a curious little kitten peeking into the heart and knocking on emotions like fear and shyness.
Onomatopoeia (Erattai Kilavi)
“Thada thada thadavena thudikka”
Use of 'Thada thada' to phonetically imitate the fast clattering rhythm of a racing heartbeat and train movement.
Second-letter Rhyming (Edhugai)
“Chotta chotta nanaiya vaithaai / Sollaamal kodhikka vaithaai”
Concurrence of the second consonant in consecutive lines (Chotta / Solla, Kitta / Kittaamal).
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Trivia
The song 'Chotta Chotta' was composed by C. Sathya for the critically acclaimed romantic drama 'Engaeyum Eppothum' (2011), directed by M. Saravanan and produced by A.R. Murugadoss with Fox Star Studios. The lyrics were written by late veteran lyricist Na. Muthukumar, whose imaginative metaphors helped make the film's soundtrack an instant chartbuster upon release.
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