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Lyrics & meaning

Pa Pa Chinna Pappa

From Mannava · 1997

Lyricist
Pazhani Bharathi
Singers
Hariharan, Swarnalatha
Music director
Deva
Movie name
Mannava
Movie release year
1997
Lyrics added on
22 Nov 2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Yaaiyyaa….yaaiyyaa…yaaiyyaa…
Yaa…yaa….aaiyyiri
Yaaiyyaa….yaaiyyaa…yaaiyyaa…
Yaa…yaa….aaiyyiri
Paa paa chinna pappaa
Iva night-ula ezhunthaa paal ketppaa
Iva paadura paattu sariyaa thappaa jeeboompaa
Paa paa chinna pappaa
Iva night-ula ezhunthaa paal ketppaa
Iva paadura paattu sariyaa thappaa jeeboompaa
Yaaiyyaa….yaaiyyaa…yaaiyyaa…
Yaa…yaa….aaiyyiri
Columbus mummy miss-u miss-u thaan
Kodaikkaanal bus-u rush-u rush-uthaan
Aah Columbus mummy miss-u miss-u thaan
Kodaikkaanal bus-u rush-u rush-uthaan
Thittakkudi thooththukkudi kallakkudi kaaraikkudi
Naanthaan kunnakkudi
Ada lolly pop-u jolly trip world cupp-u
Gold cupp-u onnaa thedipudi
Izabela-ah vanthaanga pasikuthaannu kettaanga
Bismillah thanthaanga kushiyilae ninnaanga
Yaaiyyaa….yaaiyyaa…yaaiyyaa…
Yaa…yaa….aaiyyiri
………………..
Poonai vanthu paalai paalai thinguthu
Kutti kozhi neeril meenai theduthu
Poonai vanthu paalai paalai thinguthu
Kutti kozhi neeril meenai theduthu
Singam vanthu muttai ida
Aadu vanthu thattivida
Ellaam odainjaachchu jigujigunnu
Kaattukkulla veliyilla
Pottuvachcha thoonidililae
Onaan maattikichchu
Golden fish-u neethaanaa
Adagu vaikka viduvenaa
Pulpulthaaraa kochchaanaa
Poodavaa naan thillaanaa
Yaaiyyaa….yaaiyyaa…yaaiyyaa…
Yaa…yaa….aaiyyiri
Yaaiyyaa….yaaiyyaa…yaaiyyaa…
Yaa…yaa….
Male :Aaiyyiri
Paa paa chinna pappaa
Iva night-ula ezhunthaa paal ketppaa
Iva paadura paattu sariyaa thappaa jeeboompaa
Paa paa chinna pappaa
Iva night-ula ezhunthaa paal ketppaa
Iva paadura paattu sariyaa thappaa jeeboompaa
Yayya... Yayya... Yayya...
Ya... ya... aayiri
Yayya... Yayya... Yayya...
Ya... ya... aayiri
Baa, baa, little baby girl,
If she wakes up at night, she asks for milk!
Is the song she sings right or wrong? Jeeboomba!
Baa, baa, little baby girl,
If she wakes up at night, she asks for milk!
Is the song she sings right or wrong? Jeeboomba!
Yayya... Yayya... Yayya...
Ya... ya... aayiri
Columbus's mommy is still an unmarried Miss,
The bus to Kodaikanal is always in a huge rush!
Ah, Columbus's mommy is still an unmarried Miss,
The bus to Kodaikanal is always in a huge rush!
Tittagudi, Thoothukudi, Kallakkudi, Karaikudi,
And I am Kunnakudi!
Hey lollipop, a jolly trip, World Cup,
Gold Cup—go search and find them all together!
Isabella came by and asked if I was hungry,
She offered food with a blessing and stood there in delight!
Yayya... Yayya... Yayya...
Ya... ya... aayiri
...
A cat comes along and laps up the milk,
A little chick searches for fish in the water!
A cat comes along and laps up the milk,
A little chick searches for fish in the water!
A lion comes and lays an egg,
A goat comes along and knocks it over,
And everything shatters in a flash!
There is no way out inside the forest,
And on a decorated fishing hook,
A garden lizard got caught!
Are you a golden fish?
Would I ever let you be pawned away?
Bulbulthara, Kochana,
Shall I dance a lively thillana (classical rhythmic piece)?
Yayya... Yayya... Yayya...
Ya... ya... aayiri
Yayya... Yayya... Yayya...
Ya... ya...
Male: Aayiri
Baa, baa, little baby girl,
If she wakes up at night, she asks for milk!
Is the song she sings right or wrong? Jeeboomba!
Baa, baa, little baby girl,
If she wakes up at night, she asks for milk!
Is the song she sings right or wrong? Jeeboomba!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Paa Paa Chinna Pappaa from the movie Mannava (1997) is a whimsical, playful track filled with nonsensical nursery rhyme imagery, wordplay, and rhythmic rhyming. The lyrics weave together silly absurdities—such as a lion laying an egg, a goat knocking it over, a lizard getting caught on a fishing rod, and rhyming place names ending in '-kudi'.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Thittakkudi thooththukkudi kallakkudi kaaraikkudi

Rhythmic repetition of place names ending with '-kudi' creates a playful musical bounce.

Absurdism / Surreal Imagery

Singam vanthu muttai ida

The lyrics deliberately use comical impossible scenarios typical of fantasy nursery rhymes, such as a lion laying eggs.

Onomatopoeia

Iva paadura paattu sariyaa thappaa jeeboompaa

Use of fantasy magic sounds like 'Jeeboompaa' to emphasize a child-like magical theme.

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Trivia

Mannava (1997) stars Vijayakanth and Soundarya with music composed by Deva. Interestingly, classical/melodious singer Hariharan was chosen alongside Swarnalatha to perform this highly energetic, nonsensical children-styled fun song.

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