Lala Nandalala
From Narasimha · 2001
- Lyricist
- Kabilan
- Singers
- Kalpana Raghavendar, Prathap Chandran
- Music director
- Mani Sharma
- Details
- Narasimha2001
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| ………………….. | |
| Chorus | |
| Chinna thiru onam vanthallo…. | The sweet little festival of Onam has arrived.... |
| Oru thanga thaeril onam vanthallo…. | Onam has arrived on a golden chariot.... |
| Chinna thiru onam vanthallo…. | The sweet little festival of Onam has arrived.... |
| Oru thanga thaeril onam vanthallo…. | Onam has arrived on a golden chariot.... |
| Female | |
| Laalaa nandha laalaa | Lala Nandha Lala |
| Vaa vaa….aa…..vaa vaa…..aa…. | Come, come.... ah..... come, come..... ah.... |
| Laalaa nandha laalaa | Lala Nandha Lala |
| Vaa vaa….aa…..vaa vaa…..aa…. | Come, come.... ah..... come, come..... ah.... |
| Female | |
| Mogam kondu kannan oodhum | Played by Krishna with passion |
| Moongil paadal vendum | I desire the song of the bamboo flute |
| Onbathu thulaiyil enbathu raagam | Eighty ragas from nine holes |
| Ennai vanthu theendum | They come and touch me |
| Female | |
| Thullum nenjai thottu izhukka | To touch and pull my leaping heart |
| Thoondil kondu thookkam parikka | To snatch my sleep using a fishhook |
| Chorus | |
| Chinna thiru onam vanthallo…. | The sweet little festival of Onam has arrived.... |
| Oru thanga thaeril onam vanthallo…. | Onam has arrived on a golden chariot.... |
| Female | |
| Laalaa nandha laalaa | Lala Nandha Lala |
| Vaa vaa….aa…..vaa vaa…..aa…. | Come, come.... ah..... come, come..... ah.... |
| Chorus | |
| ………………….. | |
| Female | |
| Theeppidiththa thendral aanaenae | I became a breeze caught on fire |
| Chorus :………………….. | Chorus: [Interlude] |
| Female :Vervaraikkum vendhu ponaenae | Female: I got scorched down to my sweat lines |
| Chorus :………………….. | Chorus: [Interlude] |
| Female | |
| Theeppidiththa thendral aanaenae | I became a breeze caught on fire |
| Chorus :Thaga thikthai thagathom | Chorus: Thaga thikthai thagathom |
| Female :Vervaraikkum vendhu ponaenae | Female: I got scorched down to my sweat lines |
| Chorus :Thaga thikthai thagathom | Chorus: Thaga thikthai thagathom |
| Female | |
| En thaegam viyarvai kulam adhil | My body is a pool of sweat, in that |
| En kangal olikkum idamadi | My eyes are a hiding spot, my dear |
| Vaazhaipol vazhukkum udaladi | My body is smooth like a banana stem, my dear |
| Vaa ennum vayasadi | It is an age that invites you, my dear |
| Female | |
| Nenjai vega vaiththaanae | He made my heart boil with passion |
| Niththam saaga vaiththaanae | He made me die every day |
| Ennai killi killi pookka vaiththaanae | He pinched me repeatedly and made me blossom |
| Ennai killi killi pookka vaiththaanae | He pinched me repeatedly and made me blossom |
| Chorus | |
| Chinna thiru onam vanthallo…. | The sweet little festival of Onam has arrived.... |
| Oru thanga thaeril onam vanthallo…. | Oru thanga thaeril onam vanthallo.... |
| Female | |
| Laalaa nandha laalaa | Lala Nandha Lala |
| Vaa vaa….aa…..vaa vaa…..aa…. | Come, come.... ah..... come, come..... ah.... |
| Chorus | |
| ………………….. | |
| Female | |
| Jaamaththukkul kaaman vanthaanae | The god of love arrived during midnight |
| Chorus :………………….. | Chorus: [Interlude] |
| Female :Jadhagaththil machcham endraanae | Female: He talked about the lucky mole in my horoscope |
| Chorus :………………….. | Chorus: [Interlude] |
| Female | |
| Jaamaththukkul kaaman vanthaanae | The god of love arrived during midnight |
| Chorus :Thaga thikthai thagathom | Chorus: Thaga thikthai thagathom |
| Female :Jadhagaththil machcham endraanae | Female: He talked about the lucky mole in my horoscope |
| Chorus :Thaga thikthai thagathom | Chorus: Thaga thikthai thagathom |
| Female | |
| Nee paarththaal pudavai sarinthathu | When you looked, my saree slipped |
| En poovil kaambum malarnthathu | Even the stalk of my flower bloomed |
| En kannin maniyum sivanthathu | The pupil of my eye turned red |
| En penmai vidinthathu | My womanhood awakened like dawn |
| Female | |
| Ennai arppamaakkinaan | He dedicated and surrendered me |
| Kannai karbamaakkinaan | He made my eyes pregnant with dreams |
| Udal thatti thatti sirbamaakkinaan | He patted my body again and again to shape it into a sculpture |
| Udal thatti thatti sirbamaakkinaan | He patted my body again and again to shape it into a sculpture |
| Female | |
| Laalaa nandha laalaa | Lala Nandha Lala |
| Vaa vaa….aa…..vaa vaa…..aa…. | Come, come.... ah..... come, come..... ah.... |
| Female | |
| Mogam kondu kannan oodhum | Played by Krishna with passion |
| Moongil paadal vendum | I desire the song of the bamboo flute |
| Onbathu thulaiyil enbathu raagam | Eighty ragas from nine holes |
| Ennai vanthu theendum | They come and touch me |
| Female | |
| Thullum nenjai thottu izhukka | To touch and pull my leaping heart |
| Thoondil kondu thookkam parikka | To snatch my sleep using a fishhook |
| Chorus | |
| Chinna thiru onam vanthallo…. | The sweet little festival of Onam has arrived.... |
| Oru thanga thaeril onam vanthallo…. | Onam has arrived on a golden chariot.... |
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சின்ன திரு ஓணம் வந்தல்லோ.....
ஒரு தங்க தேரில் ஓணம் வந்தல்லோ.....
சின்ன திரு ஓணம் வந்தல்லோ
ஒரு தங்க தேரில் ஓணம் வந்தல்லோ
The sweet little festival of Onam has arrived....
Onam has arrived on a golden chariot....
The sweet little festival of Onam has arrived....
Onam has arrived on a golden chariot....
லாலா நந்த லாலா
வா வா....ஆ.......வா வா......ஆ....
லாலா நந்த லாலா
வா வா....ஆ.......வா வா......ஆ....
Lala Nandha Lala
Come, come.... ah..... come, come..... ah....
Lala Nandha Lala
Come, come.... ah..... come, come..... ah....
மோகம் கொண்டு கண்ணன் ஊதும்
மூங்கில் பாடல் வேண்டும்
ஒன்பது துளையில் எண்பது ராகம்
என்னை வந்து தீண்டும்
Played by Krishna with passion
I desire the song of the bamboo flute
Eighty ragas from nine holes
They come and touch me
துள்ளும் நெஞ்சை தொட்டு இழுக்க
தூண்டில் கொண்டு தூக்கம் பறிக்க
To touch and pull my leaping heart
To snatch my sleep using a fishhook
சின்ன திரு ஓணம் வந்தல்லோ....
ஒரு தங்க தேரில் ஓணம் வந்தல்லோ.....
The sweet little festival of Onam has arrived....
Onam has arrived on a golden chariot....
லாலா நந்த லாலா
வா வா....ஆ.......வா வா......ஆ....
Lala Nandha Lala
Come, come.... ah..... come, come..... ah....
.............................
தீப்பிடித்த தென்றல் ஆனேனே
குழு :
..........................
வேர்வரைக்கும் வெந்து போனேனே
குழு :
...........................
I became a breeze caught on fire
Chorus: [Interlude]
Female: I got scorched down to my sweat lines
Chorus: [Interlude]
தீப்பிடித்த தென்றல் ஆனேனே
குழு :
தக திக்தை தகதோம்
வேர்வரைக்கும் வெந்து போனேனே
குழு :
தக திக்தை தகதோம்
I became a breeze caught on fire
Chorus: Thaga thikthai thagathom
Female: I got scorched down to my sweat lines
Chorus: Thaga thikthai thagathom
என் தேகம் வியர்வை குளம் அதில்
என் கண்கள் ஒளிக்கும் இடமடி
வாழைப்போல் வழுக்கும் உடலடி
வா என்னும் வயசடி
My body is a pool of sweat, in that
My eyes are a hiding spot, my dear
My body is smooth like a banana stem, my dear
It is an age that invites you, my dear
நெஞ்சை வேக வைத்தானே
நித்தம் சாக வைத்தானே
என்னை கிள்ளி கிள்ளி பூக்க வைத்தானே
என்னை கிள்ளி கிள்ளி பூக்க வைத்தானே
He made my heart boil with passion
He made me die every day
He pinched me repeatedly and made me blossom
He pinched me repeatedly and made me blossom
சின்ன திரு ஓணம் வந்தல்லோ....
ஒரு தங்க தேரில் ஓணம் வந்தல்லோ.....
The sweet little festival of Onam has arrived....
Oru thanga thaeril onam vanthallo....
லாலா நந்த லாலா
வா வா....ஆ.......வா வா......ஆ....
Lala Nandha Lala
Come, come.... ah..... come, come..... ah....
...............................
ஜாமத்துக்குள் காமன் வந்தானே
குழு :
...........................
ஜாதகத்தில் மச்சன் என்றானே
குழு :
...........................
The god of love arrived during midnight
Chorus: [Interlude]
Female: He talked about the lucky mole in my horoscope
Chorus: [Interlude]
ஜாமத்துக்குள் காமன் வந்தானே
குழு :
தக திக்தை தகதோம்
ஜாதகத்தில் மச்சன் என்றானே
குழு :
தக திக்தை தகதோம்
The god of love arrived during midnight
Chorus: Thaga thikthai thagathom
Female: He talked about the lucky mole in my horoscope
Chorus: Thaga thikthai thagathom
நீ பார்த்தால் புடவை சரிந்தது
என் பூவில் காம்பும் மலர்ந்தது
என் கண்ணின் மணியும் சிவந்தது
என் பெண்மை விடிந்தது
When you looked, my saree slipped
Even the stalk of my flower bloomed
The pupil of my eye turned red
My womanhood awakened like dawn
என்னை அற்பமாக்கினான்
கண்ணை கர்ப்பமாக்கினான்
உடல் தட்டி தட்டி சிற்பமாக்கினான்
உடல் தட்டி தட்டி சிற்பமாக்கினான்
He dedicated and surrendered me
He made my eyes pregnant with dreams
He patted my body again and again to shape it into a sculpture
He patted my body again and again to shape it into a sculpture
லாலா நந்த லாலா
வா வா....ஆ.......வா வா......ஆ....
Lala Nandha Lala
Come, come.... ah..... come, come..... ah....
மோகம் கொண்டு கண்ணன் ஊதும்
மூங்கில் பாடல் வேண்டும்
ஒன்பது துளையில் எண்பது ராகம்
என்னை வந்து தீண்டும்
Played by Krishna with passion
I desire the song of the bamboo flute
Eighty ragas from nine holes
They come and touch me
துள்ளும் நெஞ்சை தொட்டு இழுக்க
தூண்டில் கொண்டு தூக்கம் பறிக்க
To touch and pull my leaping heart
To snatch my sleep using a fishhook
சின்ன திரு ஓணம் வந்தல்லோ......
ஒரு தங்க தேரில் ஓணம் வந்தல்லோ.....
The sweet little festival of Onam has arrived....
Onam has arrived on a golden chariot....
…………………..
Chinna thiru onam vanthallo….
The sweet little festival of Onam has arrived....
Oru thanga thaeril onam vanthallo….
Onam has arrived on a golden chariot....
Chinna thiru onam vanthallo….
The sweet little festival of Onam has arrived....
Oru thanga thaeril onam vanthallo….
Onam has arrived on a golden chariot....
Laalaa nandha laalaa
Lala Nandha Lala
Vaa vaa….aa…..vaa vaa…..aa….
Come, come.... ah..... come, come..... ah....
Laalaa nandha laalaa
Lala Nandha Lala
Vaa vaa….aa…..vaa vaa…..aa….
Come, come.... ah..... come, come..... ah....
Mogam kondu kannan oodhum
Played by Krishna with passion
Moongil paadal vendum
I desire the song of the bamboo flute
Onbathu thulaiyil enbathu raagam
Eighty ragas from nine holes
Ennai vanthu theendum
They come and touch me
Thullum nenjai thottu izhukka
To touch and pull my leaping heart
Thoondil kondu thookkam parikka
To snatch my sleep using a fishhook
Chinna thiru onam vanthallo….
The sweet little festival of Onam has arrived....
Oru thanga thaeril onam vanthallo….
Onam has arrived on a golden chariot....
Laalaa nandha laalaa
Lala Nandha Lala
Vaa vaa….aa…..vaa vaa…..aa….
Come, come.... ah..... come, come..... ah....
…………………..
Theeppidiththa thendral aanaenae
I became a breeze caught on fire
Chorus :…………………..
Chorus: [Interlude]
Female :Vervaraikkum vendhu ponaenae
Female: I got scorched down to my sweat lines
Chorus :…………………..
Chorus: [Interlude]
Theeppidiththa thendral aanaenae
I became a breeze caught on fire
Chorus :Thaga thikthai thagathom
Chorus: Thaga thikthai thagathom
Female :Vervaraikkum vendhu ponaenae
Female: I got scorched down to my sweat lines
Chorus :Thaga thikthai thagathom
Chorus: Thaga thikthai thagathom
En thaegam viyarvai kulam adhil
My body is a pool of sweat, in that
En kangal olikkum idamadi
My eyes are a hiding spot, my dear
Vaazhaipol vazhukkum udaladi
My body is smooth like a banana stem, my dear
Vaa ennum vayasadi
It is an age that invites you, my dear
Nenjai vega vaiththaanae
He made my heart boil with passion
Niththam saaga vaiththaanae
He made me die every day
Ennai killi killi pookka vaiththaanae
He pinched me repeatedly and made me blossom
Ennai killi killi pookka vaiththaanae
He pinched me repeatedly and made me blossom
Chinna thiru onam vanthallo….
The sweet little festival of Onam has arrived....
Oru thanga thaeril onam vanthallo….
Oru thanga thaeril onam vanthallo....
Laalaa nandha laalaa
Lala Nandha Lala
Vaa vaa….aa…..vaa vaa…..aa….
Come, come.... ah..... come, come..... ah....
…………………..
Jaamaththukkul kaaman vanthaanae
The god of love arrived during midnight
Chorus :…………………..
Chorus: [Interlude]
Female :Jadhagaththil machcham endraanae
Female: He talked about the lucky mole in my horoscope
Chorus :…………………..
Chorus: [Interlude]
Jaamaththukkul kaaman vanthaanae
The god of love arrived during midnight
Chorus :Thaga thikthai thagathom
Chorus: Thaga thikthai thagathom
Female :Jadhagaththil machcham endraanae
Female: He talked about the lucky mole in my horoscope
Chorus :Thaga thikthai thagathom
Chorus: Thaga thikthai thagathom
Nee paarththaal pudavai sarinthathu
When you looked, my saree slipped
En poovil kaambum malarnthathu
Even the stalk of my flower bloomed
En kannin maniyum sivanthathu
The pupil of my eye turned red
En penmai vidinthathu
My womanhood awakened like dawn
Ennai arppamaakkinaan
He dedicated and surrendered me
Kannai karbamaakkinaan
He made my eyes pregnant with dreams
Udal thatti thatti sirbamaakkinaan
He patted my body again and again to shape it into a sculpture
Udal thatti thatti sirbamaakkinaan
He patted my body again and again to shape it into a sculpture
Laalaa nandha laalaa
Lala Nandha Lala
Vaa vaa….aa…..vaa vaa…..aa….
Come, come.... ah..... come, come..... ah....
Mogam kondu kannan oodhum
Played by Krishna with passion
Moongil paadal vendum
I desire the song of the bamboo flute
Onbathu thulaiyil enbathu raagam
Eighty ragas from nine holes
Ennai vanthu theendum
They come and touch me
Thullum nenjai thottu izhukka
To touch and pull my leaping heart
Thoondil kondu thookkam parikka
To snatch my sleep using a fishhook
Chinna thiru onam vanthallo….
The sweet little festival of Onam has arrived....
Oru thanga thaeril onam vanthallo….
Onam has arrived on a golden chariot....
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Chinna Thiru Onam' from the movie Narasimha (2001) expresses deep romantic longing and passionate desire using festive and sensual imagery. The protagonist compares her inner yearning to the arrival of the joyous festival of Onam and the mesmerizing, enchanting music played on Lord Krishna's bamboo flute.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Oxymoron
“Theeppidiththa thendral aanaenae”
Combining opposing concepts ('Theeppidiththa thendral' - a breeze caught in fire) to express intense inner burning desire.
Metaphor
“Onbathu thulaiyil enbathu raagam”
Comparing a bamboo flute with 9 holes to a source of 80 musical ragas capable of stealing sleep like a fishhook ('Thoondil').
Simile
“Vaazhaipol vazhukkum udaladi”
Comparing the smoothness and youthfulness of the body to a slippery banana plant stem ('Vaazhaipol vazhukkum udaladi').
Emonai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Jaamaththukkul kaaman vanthaanae”
Repetition of initial consonant and vowel sounds ('Jaamaththukkul' and 'Jadhagaththil') in consecutive lines.
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Trivia
Although set in a Tamil feature film directed by Thirupathisamy starring Vijayakanth, the song incorporates Malayalam festive elements like 'Chinna Thiru Onam Vanthallo' composed by Mani Sharma to create a distinct regional festive flavor.
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