- Lyricist
- Arivumathi
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Devi
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Chinna Durai
- Movie release year
- 1999
- Lyrics added on
- 4 Jan 2020
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Maragadha kutti maragadha kutti
Maan kutti engae
Maragadha kutti maragadha kutti
Maan kutti engae
Pon mani katti azhagiya thottil
Aadattum ingae
Mullai poo thaanaa
Moondraam pirai thaanaa
Un thaamarai paadham naaladi vaithaal
Vaangudhae moochu ada enna aachu
Vaanavillil thooli katti tharuvenae
Dhevadhaiya aatti vida solvenae
Vennilavil kinnam ondru seivaenae
Sooriyanai ootti vida cholvenae
Veerargalin kadhai solli valarthaal
Vetrigalai kondu vandhu kuvippaan
Yevvyirkkum anbu seidhu irundhaal
Undhan pillai aayudhathai mannil thookki yerivaan
Maragadha kutti maragadha kutti
Maan kutti engae
Pon mani katti azhagiya thottil
Aadattum ingae
Mullai poo thaanaa moondraam pirai thaanaa
Un thaamarai paadham naaladi vaithaal
Vaangudhae moochu ada enna aachu
Sembaruthi poovukkindru thirunaalo
Saerthu vaitha thaenai alli tharuvaalo
Seemandhatthil seer varisai peruvaalo
Seemaikkellaam kai valaiyal tharuvaalo
Pothi pothi nadakkanum mayilae
Pillai ondru kodukkanum kuyilae
Kattil vittu odhunganum thaniyae
Aada pogum thottil pakkam uranganum iniyae
Maragadha kutti maragadha kutti
Maan kutti engae
Female :Pon mani katti azhagiya thottil
Aadattum ingae
Mullai poo thaanaa moondraam pirai thaanaa
Un thaamarai paadham naaladi vaithaal
Vaangudhae moochu ada enna aachu
Maragadha kutti maragadha kutti
Maan kutti engae
Pon mani katti azhagiya thottil
Aadattum ingae
Little emerald darling, little emerald darling,
where is my little deer?
Little emerald darling, little emerald darling,
where is my little deer?
Tied with golden bells, let a lovely cradle
swing right here.
Are you a jasmine blossom?
Are you the crescent moon?
When your lotus feet take just four steps,
you catch your breath—oh, what happened?
I will hang a cloth cradle from the rainbow,
and ask an angel to rock it.
I will make a bowl from the glowing moon,
and ask the sun to feed you.
If you raise him on tales of brave warriors,
he will bring home heaps of victories.
If he lives with love for every living being,
your child will throw weapons down to the ground.
Little emerald darling, little emerald darling,
where is my little deer?
Tied with golden bells, let a lovely cradle
swing right here.
Are you a jasmine blossom? Are you the crescent moon?
When your lotus feet take just four steps,
you catch your breath—oh, what happened?
Is today a festive day for the hibiscus flower?
Will she scoop up and offer the honey she saved?
Will she receive traditional gifts at her seemantham (baby shower)?
Will she give bangles to the whole town?
You must walk with tender care, my peacock,
and give us a sweet baby, my cuckoo.
You must step away from our bed for a while,
and sleep beside the swinging cradle from now on.
Little emerald darling, little emerald darling,
where is my little deer?
Tied with golden bells, let a lovely cradle
swing right here.
Are you a jasmine blossom? Are you the crescent moon?
When your lotus feet take just four steps,
you catch your breath—oh, what happened?
Little emerald darling, little emerald darling,
where is my little deer?
Tied with golden bells, let a lovely cradle
swing right here.
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Chorus
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song is a tender Tamil lullaby and pregnancy celebration track from the movie Chinna Durai (1999). It expresses affection towards an expectant mother and her unborn child through imaginative nature imagery, depicting grand poetic gestures like stringing a cradle on a rainbow and feeding the baby using a bowl made from the moon.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Un thaamarai paadham naaladi vaithaal”
Compares soft baby feet directly to a lotus flower ('thaamarai paadham').
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)
“Vaanavillil thooli katti tharuvenae”
Exaggerates affection by promising a cradle made of a rainbow and feeding the baby with the sun.
Monai (Alliteration)
“Maragadha kutti maragadha kutti / Maan kutti engae”
Repetition of the initial letter/sound sound across words ('Maragadha' / 'Maan').
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