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Lyrics & meaning

Chudithar Aninthu

From Poovellam Kettuppar · 1999

Lyricist
Pazhani Bharathi
Singers
Hariharan, Sadhana Sargam
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Details
Poovellam Kettuppar1999

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Chudithar aninthu vantha sorkamaeOh heaven wearing a chudithar,
Enmethu kaadhal vanthadhuWhen did you fall in love with me?
Eppothu endru konjam nee solvayaWill you tell me a little bit?
Nee solvaya nee solvaayaWill you tell me, will you tell me?
Female
Vizhigal paarthu konjam vanthadhuA little love came when looking into your eyes,
Viral serthu konjam vanthadhuA little love came when holding your fingers,
Muzhu kaadhal endru vanthadhu theriyadhaeWhen full love bloomed, I do not know!
Athu theriyadhae athu theriyadhaeI do not know that, I do not know that!
Male
Unmel naan konda kaadhalThe love I hold for you,
Enmel nee konda kaadhalThe love you hold for me,
Ethai nee uyarvaaga solvayo … oo oooWhich one would you rank higher?
Female
Poda polatha paiyaGo away, mischievous boy!
Nammel naam konda kaadhalIt is the shared love we hold together;
Athai nee rendaga paarpaayaaWill you split it into two separate things?
Male
Chudithar aninthu vantha sorkamaeOh heaven wearing a chudithar,
Enmethu kaadhal vanthadhuWhen did you fall in love with me?
Eppothu endru konjam nee solvayaWill you tell me a little bit?
Male
Un perai sonnalaeWhenever your name is spoken,
Naan thirumbi paarkirenI turn around to look.
Female
Un perai matumthaanOnly your name,
Naan virumbi ketkirenI eagerly long to hear.
Male
Iruvar oruvarai inainthu vittomWe two have merged into one,
Irandu peyar aaenadiWhy do we need two separate names, my girl?
Female
Unakul naan ennai karaithuvitenI have dissolved myself inside you;
Unnaiyae kelu neeAsk yourself!
Male
Adi unnai naan marantha velaiyilIf I ever forget you for a moment,
Un kaadhal maarumaWill your love change?
Female
Vidi kaalai thamarai poovithuDoes a morning lotus flower blooming,
Vinmeenai paarkumaLook up at the nighttime stars?
Male
Unmel naan konda kaadhalThe love I hold for you,
Enmel nee konda kaadhalThe love you hold for me,
Ethai nee uyarvaaga solvayo … oo oooWhich one would you rank higher?
Female
Poda polatha paiyaGo away, mischievous boy!
Nammel naam konda kaadhalIt is the shared love we hold together;
Athai nee rendaga paarpaayaaWill you split it into two separate things?
Male
Chudithar aninthu vantha sorkamaeOh heaven wearing a chudithar,
Enmethu kaadhal vanthadhuWhen did you fall in love with me?
Eppothu endru konjam nee solvayaWill you tell me a little bit?
Female
Palakodi pengalilaeAmong millions of women,
Etharkennai thedinaaiWhy did you search for me?
Male
Naan thedum pennagaAs the woman I was searching for,
Nee thaanae thondrinaaiYou appeared yourself!
Female
Narai koodum naatkalilaeWhen grey hair arrives with old age,
Ennai konja thondrumaWill you still feel like pampering me?
Male
Adi podi kaadhalilaeHey girl, in deep love,
Narai kooda thondrumaDoes growing grey hair even matter?
Female
Un kannil undana kaadhalithu mudividum ennamoDid this love born in your eyes come with an end?
Male
En nenjil undana kaadhal ithu nenjai vittu pogumoWill this love born in my heart ever leave my heart?
Unmel naan konda kaadhalThe love I hold for you,
Enmel nee konda kaadhalThe love you hold for me,
Ethai nee uyarvaaga solvayo … oo oooWhich one would you rank higher?
Female
Poda polatha paiyaGo away, mischievous boy!
Nammel naam konda kaadhalIt is the shared love we hold together;
Athai nee rendaga paarpaayaaWill you split it into two separate things?
Male
Chudithar aninthu vantha sorkamaeOh heaven wearing a chudithar,
Enmethu kaadhal vanthadhuWhen did you fall in love with me?
Eppothu endru konjam nee solvayaWill you tell me a little bit?
Nee solvaya nee solvaayaWill you tell me, will you tell me?
Female
Vizhigal paarthu konjam vanthadhuA little love came when looking into your eyes,
Viral serthu konjam vanthadhuA little love came when holding your fingers,
Muzhu kaadhal endru vanthadhu theriyadhaeWhen full love bloomed, I do not know!
Athu theriyadhae athu theriyadhaeI do not know that, I do not know that!

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Chudithar Aninthu Vantha Sorkamae is a romantic duet from the 1999 Tamil film Poovellam Kettuppar. The song captures a sweet and playful conversation between two lovers exploring the origin and depth of their affection. The hero playfully asks when love first bloomed in her heart and which person's love is greater, while the heroine fondly reassures him that true love cannot be split into two or measured separately.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Chudithar aninthu vantha sorkamae

Compares the beloved woman dressed in traditional attire directly to heaven personified.

Rhetorical Question & Analogy

Vidi kaalai thamarai poovithu / Vinmeenai paarkuma

Uses the natural imagery of a daytime lotus ignoring nighttime stars to express how true love remains steadfast and unwavering.

Anaphora / Parallelism

Vizhigal paarthu konjam vanthadhu / Viral serthu konjam vanthadhu

Repetition of sentence structures across adjacent lines to create rhythmic symmetry.

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Trivia

Poovellam Kettuppar features music composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and stars Suriya alongside Jyothika. Sung by Hariharan and Sadhana Sargam with lyrics by Pazhani Bharathi, the film was one of the earliest collaborations between Suriya and Jyothika before their real-life marriage.

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