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Naanoru Chinnappa

From Thazhuvatha Kaigal · 1986

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
Uma Ramanan, Sasirekha
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Thazhuvatha Kaigal
Movie release year
1986
Lyrics added on
14 Apr 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Naan oru chinnappaa thaan
Nee oru kittappaa thaan
Vandhadhu sondha paattu thaan
Mettu ishtam pola kattungadaa
Kottu illaamalae kottungadaa
Mettu ishtam pola
Female Chorus :Kattu kattu kattu
Female :Kottu illaamalae
Female Chorus :Kottu kottu kottu
Vetta veliyil manam pola
Kottam adippom vaa vaa
Velli nilavai kaiyaalae
Etti pidippom vaa
Ettu thisaiyum naam thaanae
Vattam adippom vaa vaa
Endha idamum thalai keezhaai
Yeri nadappom vaa
Andharathil vandha megangalai
Pandhu aadiduvom
Andha neram andha
Planeum vandhaal
Mella yeriduvom
Ingae angae engae
Enna inbam endru
Angangae appappo
Selgindra naeram thaan
Mettu ishtam pola kattungadaa
Kottu illaamalae kottungadaa
Mettu ishtam pola
Female Chorus :Kattu kattu kattu
Female :Kottu illaamalae
Female Chorus :Kottu kottu kottu
Kandu pudichom kaanaadha
Sorgam idhu thaan paaru
Kannukkazhagaa yedhaedho
Kaatchi irukku paar
Putham pudhusu poo pootha
Vanna malarin thottam
Romba perusaa aatthaadi
Vandu parakkum paar
Pettikkullae alli
Kotti vecha velli natchathiram
Ulla mattum adha
Kaiyil alla romba aasa varum
Thangathaalae muttai
Velli kozhi podum
Female Chorus :Kokkarako kokkarako
Kokkarako koovaadhae
Mettu ishtam pola kattungadaa
Kottu illaamalae kottungadaa
Mettu ishtam pola
Female Chorus :Kattu kattu kattu
Female :Kottu illaamalae
Female Chorus :Kottu kottu kottu
I am Chinnappa (legendary singer),
And you are Kittappa (legendary singer)!
What we sing is our very own song!
Make up tunes however you please!
Beat the rhythm even without drums!
Make up tunes however you please...
Female Chorus: Make them up, make them up, make them up!
Female: Even without drums...
Female Chorus: Beat it out, beat it out, beat it out!
In the wide open space, just as our hearts desire,
Come, let's run wild and have fun!
With our own hands, the silver moon,
Come, let's reach out and catch it!
In all eight directions,
Come on, let's circle around!
Everywhere, completely upside down,
Come, let's climb and walk!
With the clouds floating high in the sky,
We will play a game of ball!
At that moment,
If an airplane comes along,
We will gently hop on board!
Here, there, and everywhere,
To see what joys are waiting for us,
To every spot from time to time,
Now is our time to wander!
Make up tunes however you please!
Beat the rhythm even without drums!
Make up tunes however you please...
Female Chorus: Make them up, make them up, make them up!
Female: Even without drums...
Female Chorus: Beat it out, beat it out, beat it out!
We have discovered a hidden paradise,
Look, this is truly heaven!
So beautiful to our eyes,
Look at all the wonderful sights!
Brand new and freshly blossomed,
A garden of colorful flowers!
Oh my goodness, look how huge it is,
Look at that beetle buzzing by!
Gathered inside a box,
Poured out like silver stars!
Looking at them inside,
A great longing rises to scoop them into our hands!
An egg made of pure gold,
A silver hen will lay!
Female Chorus: Cock-a-doodle-doo, cock-a-doodle-doo!
Don't crow cock-a-doodle-doo!
Make up tunes however you please!
Beat the rhythm even without drums!
Make up tunes however you please...
Female Chorus: Make them up, make them up, make them up!
Female: Even without drums...
Female Chorus: Beat it out, beat it out, beat it out!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful track from the 1986 film Thazhuvatha Kaigal celebrates artistic freedom, childlike wonder, and carefree joy. The singers playfully compare themselves to legendary Tamil musical pioneers (P.U. Chinnappa and S.G. Kittappa) while rejecting strict rhythmic constraints, encouraging spontaneous music-making based purely on melody and emotion.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Cultural Allusion

Naan oru chinnappaa thaan / Nee oru kittappaa thaan

References P.U. Chinnappa and S.G. Kittappa, two monumental figures in early Tamil theatre and cinema music.

Rhyme / Monorhyme (Edhugai)

Kattu kattu kattu / Kottu kottu kottu

End-rhyming rhythm pattern with repetitive command verbs 'kattu' (tie) and 'kottu' (beat).

Surrealist Metaphor

Andharathil vandha megangalai Pandhu aadiduvom

Uses playful fantastical imagery like playing ball with clouds and silver hens laying golden eggs to express boundless joy.

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Trivia

Thazhuvatha Kaigal (1986) is a romantic drama film directed by R. Sundarrajan, starring Vijayakanth and Ambika, with music composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja.

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