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Oru Chinna Vennila

From Gambeeram · 2004

Lyricist
Kabilan
Singer
Kalpana Raghavendar
Music director
Mani Sharma
Movie name
Gambeeram
Movie release year
2004
Lyrics added on
26 Jun 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Oru chinna vennila pole
Naan vaanil pogiren mele
Adi thulli kuthippathu ingu yen than
Nee thoondil maatikonda meen than
Santhana poo nettriyila
Kungumathi ittu kondu
Sangamikka pogum pen aaval
Azhakiya angamellam minnum pon aaval
Malare malare…..
Avan thethil moozhgum neram
Meduvai meduvai
intha poovil baram yerum
Adiye….adiye……
ini neeyum avanum yetheyetho
Oru chinna vennila pole
Naan vaanil pogiren mele
Mutha kadhaigal muttrum karaiya
Venneer kondu neeradinen
Unnai kandathaal ennai maranthen
Theeyil vegum neeragiren
Kaadu malaigal kai veesi nadanthen
Unathu nizhalil naan nirkiren
Uchanthalaiyil nerkodu kizhithu
Thalaivan poga thalai saaigiren
Antha kovil kathavai moodu
Ival kai korkum kadavul neethan
Ada kannere illaa kangal
Ini ennoda kangal thaane
Santhana poo nettriyila
Kungumathi ittu kondu
Sangamikka pogum pen aaval
Azhakiya angamellam minnum pon aaval
Oru chinna vennila pole
Naan vaanil pogiren mele
Adi thulli kuthipathum ingu yen thaan
Nee thoondil maatikkonda meen than
………………..
Kuthu vilakkai koodi irunthen
Minnal pola ododinen
Chinna vithaiyai mannil irunthen
Vergal vittu aalaginen
Meesai kayitril ponnunjal amaithu
Unathu kuzhanthai thaalattuven
Pasikkum pozhuthu madimeethu vaithu
Nilavai pizhinthu paaloottuven
Kuzhal meetum viralai vanthai
Naan karpoora theeyai aanen
Ival kannathai killi ponai
Oru aanantha pennai aanen
Velli nila kannathile
Vetkam vanthu otti kolla
Muthathaale thudaippavan yaar
Solladi munthanaikku sonthakkaaran yaar
Oru kaathal devanai kanden
Avan kannil thoongave vanthen
Athi kaalai sooriyan nee than
Unnai paarthu pookintra poo naan
Oru naal oru naal ival
Nenjukkulle vizhunthan
Uyirai uyirai ival
Thegam engum vazhnthan
Adada….adada…..
Naan unnal nalai thaayaven…..
Like a little white moon,
I am floating high into the sky.
Hey girl, why are you leaping with joy?
You are just a fish caught on a hook!
With sandalwood paste on her flower-like forehead,
Wearing a dot of kumkum,
She is the woman going to unite with her beloved.
With all her lovely limbs glowing like gold.
Oh flower, oh flower...
When drowned in his sweetness,
Slowly, gently,
A sweet weight will rest upon this flower.
Oh girl... oh girl...
From now on, you and he will share so many moments.
Like a little white moon,
I am floating high into the sky.
To wash away the marks of our kisses,
I bathed in warm water.
Seeing you, I forgot who I was.
I have become water boiling over a flame.
I once swung my arms and roamed the woods and hills,
But now I stand peacefully in your shadow.
Parting my hair straight down the center,
As my man leads the way, I bow my head.
Go close the doors of that temple!
You are the living god who holds my hand.
Ah, eyes that will never know tears,
Are truly my eyes from this day on!
With sandalwood paste on her flower-like forehead,
Wearing a dot of kumkum,
She is the woman going to unite with her beloved.
With all her lovely limbs glowing like gold.
Like a little white moon,
I am floating high into the sky.
Hey girl, why are you leaping with joy?
You are just a fish caught on a hook!
...
I used to stay close by the household lamp,
Running around freely like a flash of lightning.
I was once a tiny seed in the soil,
Now I have put down roots and grown into a sturdy tree.
Making a golden swing from your mustache,
I will rock your baby to sleep.
When the baby gets hungry, placing it on my lap,
I will squeeze the moonlight and feed it like milk.
You came like gentle fingers playing a flute,
And I caught fire like burning camphor.
You pinched my cheek and passed by,
And I became a woman filled with pure bliss.
On her silver-moon cheeks,
As a blush comes and settles,
Who is the one who will wipe it away with a kiss?
Tell me girl, who has won the right to your saree's pallu (loose end)?
I have found my god of love,
And I have come to sleep safely in his eyes.
You are the early morning sun,
And I am the flower that blooms watching you.
One day, yes one day,
He stepped right into my heart.
Reaching deep into my soul,
He filled every inch of my body.
Oh my... oh my...
Because of you, tomorrow I will become a mother...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This romantic song captures the ecstatic feelings of a woman in love as she prepares for matrimonial and physical union with her soulmate. Expressing her joy through vibrant celestial imagery—comparing herself to a floating moon and a blooming flower—she reflects on how her lover's presence has transformed her entire existence from a quiet, seed-like state into a fully blossomed life full of joy.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Oru chinna vennila pole

Compares the woman's lighthearted, euphoric state of floating in happiness to a small white moon in the sky.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Athi kaalai sooriyan nee than / Unnai paarthu pookintra poo naan

Directly equates the hero to the morning sun and the heroine to the flower that blooms upon receiving his light.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)

Nilavai pizhinthu paaloottuven

An exaggerated, poetic imagery where the mother promises to 'squeeze the moon' to feed milk to her child.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Nee thoondil maatikonda meen than

Metaphorically describes the woman being captured completely by love as a fish caught on a fishing hook.

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Trivia

The song features in the 2004 Tamil action film 'Gambeeram', starring Sarathkumar and Laila. The soundtrack for the film was composed by Mani Sharma, with lyrics written by Kabilan.

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