Sippikkul Oru Muthu
From Vikram · 1986
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- K. J. Yesudas, S. Janaki
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Vikram1986
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Chippikkul oru | Inside the pearl oyster, a |
| Muthu valarndhadhu | Pearl has grown, |
| Chinna thaamaraiyae | Oh little lotus! |
| Mottukkul oru mottu | Inside a bud, another bud |
| Malarandhadhu | Has bloomed, |
| Moga poongkodiyae | Oh desire-laden flowering vine! |
| Male | |
| Chippikkul oru | Inside the pearl oyster, a |
| Muthu valarndhadhu | Pearl has grown, |
| Chinna thaamaraiyae | Oh little lotus! |
| Mottukkul oru mottu | Inside a bud, another bud |
| Malarandhadhu | Has bloomed, |
| Moga poongkodiyae | Oh desire-laden flowering vine! |
| Male | |
| Thaalattu.. | Sing a lullaby.. |
| Thaayaagi paaloottu.. | Become a mother and nurse me.. |
| Nee pillai pettraal | If you give birth to a child, |
| Naanum pillai allavoo | Am I not your child as well? |
| Male | |
| Chippikkul oru | Inside the pearl oyster, a |
| Muthu valarndhadhu | Pearl has grown, |
| Chinna thaamaraiyae | Oh little lotus! |
| Mottukkul oru mottu | Inside a bud, another bud |
| Malarandhadhu | Has bloomed, |
| Moga poongkodiyae | Oh desire-laden flowering vine! |
| Female | |
| Minnalgalin pinnalgalai | The intertwining of lightning flashes, |
| Un kanngalil paarthen | I saw in your eyes. |
| Male :Aagaayaththin aadambaram | Male: The grand magnificence of the sky, |
| Un maeniyil paarthen | I saw in your body. |
| Female | |
| Engengu un kaigal pogum | Wherever your hands go, |
| Angangu angangal nogum | There, my body aches with sweet pleasure. |
| Engengu un kaigal pogum | Wherever your hands go, |
| Angangu angangal nogum | There, my body aches with sweet pleasure. |
| Male | |
| Uttravar sonnadhum | What relatives said, |
| Mattravar sonnadhum | And what others said, |
| Meththaiyil konjamadi | Is very little on this bed; |
| Unnidam pettradhum | What I received from you, |
| Ennidam kattradhum | And what you learned from me, |
| Buthagam aagumadi | Could fill an entire book! |
| Female :Nee thandhai aagumbodhum | Female: Even when you become a father, |
| Endhan pillaidhaan | You are still my child. |
| Male | |
| Chippikkul oru | Inside the pearl oyster, a |
| Muthu valarndhadhu | Pearl has grown, |
| Chinna thaamaraiyae | Oh little lotus! |
| Mottukkul oru mottu | Inside a bud, another bud |
| Malarandhadhu | Has bloomed, |
| Moga poongkodiyae | Oh desire-laden flowering vine! |
| Female | |
| Lallal lalala lallal laalala | Lallal lalala lallal laalala |
| Laalal laa la laa | Laalal laa la laa |
| Lallal lalala laalal laalala | Lallal lalala laalal laalala |
| Laa laa la lala laa | Laa laa la lala laa |
| Male | |
| Un kanngalil en kanngalai | In your eyes, my own eyes |
| Naan kaangiren naalum | I see every single day. |
| Female :Mannil ival vaazhum varai | Female: As long as she lives on this earth, |
| Un paadhamae podhum | Your feet alone are enough for her. |
| Male | |
| Nam jeevan | Our life force, |
| Naam kaanum vannam | In a form that we can see, |
| Undaagum adayaala chinnam | Will become a symbol of our bond. |
| Nam jeevan | Our life force, |
| Naam kaanum vannam | In a form that we can see, |
| Undaagum adayaala chinnam | Will become a symbol of our bond. |
| Female | |
| Chinnam adikkadi | That little symbol repeatedly, |
| Endhan vayittrinil | Inside my womb, |
| Gummi adikkiradhae | Dances the lively Gummi folk dance! |
| Andha sugaththinil nenjam adikkadi | In that sweet bliss, my heart repeatedly |
| Thandhi adikkiradhae | Beats like a telegraph message! |
| Male :Nee pillai pettraal | Male: If you give birth to a child, |
| Naanum pillai allavo | Am I not your child as well? |
| Female :Lalalalalalalaa…………. | Female: Lalalalalalalaa............. |
| Male | |
| Chippikkul oru | Inside the pearl oyster, a |
| Muthu valarndhadhu | Pearl has grown, |
| Chinna thaamaraiyae | Oh little lotus! |
| Mottukkul oru mottu | Inside a bud, another bud |
| Malarandhadhu | Has bloomed, |
| Moga poongkodiyae | Oh desire-laden flowering vine! |
| Female | |
| Lallal lalala lallal laalala | Lallal lalala lallal laalala |
| Laalal laa la laa | Laalal laa la laa |
| Lallal lalala laalal laalala | Lallal lalala laalal laalala |
| Laa laa la lala laa | Laa laa la lala laa |
| Male | |
| Thaalattu.. | Sing a lullaby.. |
| Thaayaagi paaloottu.. | Become a mother and nurse me.. |
| Nee pillai pettraal | If you give birth to a child, |
| Naanum pillai allavoo | Am I not your child as well? |
சிப்பிக்குள் ஒரு முத்து
வளர்ந்தது சின்ன தாமரையே
மொட்டுக்குள் ஒரு மொட்டு
மலர்ந்தது மோகப் பூங்கொடியே
Inside the pearl oyster, a
Pearl has grown,
Oh little lotus!
Inside a bud, another bud
Has bloomed,
Oh desire-laden flowering vine!
சிப்பிக்குள் ஒரு முத்து
வளர்ந்தது சின்ன தாமரையே
மொட்டுக்குள் ஒரு மொட்டு
மலர்ந்தது மோகப் பூங்கொடியே
Inside the pearl oyster, a
Pearl has grown,
Oh little lotus!
Inside a bud, another bud
Has bloomed,
Oh desire-laden flowering vine!
தாலாட்டு தாயாகி பாலூட்டு
நீ பிள்ளை பெற்றால் நானும்
பிள்ளை அல்லவோ
Sing a lullaby..
Become a mother and nurse me..
If you give birth to a child,
Am I not your child as well?
சிப்பிக்குள் ஒரு முத்து
வளர்ந்தது சின்ன தாமரையே
மொட்டுக்குள் ஒரு மொட்டு
மலர்ந்தது மோகப் பூங்கொடியே
Inside the pearl oyster, a
Pearl has grown,
Oh little lotus!
Inside a bud, another bud
Has bloomed,
Oh desire-laden flowering vine!
மின்னல்களின் பின்னல்களை
உன் கண்களில் பார்த்தேன்
ஆகாயத்தின் ஆடம்பரம்
உன் மேனியில் பார்த்தேன்
The intertwining of lightning flashes,
I saw in your eyes.
Male: The grand magnificence of the sky,
I saw in your body.
எங்கெங்கு உன் கைகள் போகும்
அங்கங்கு அங்கங்கள் நோகும்
எங்கெங்கு உன் கைகள் போகும்
அங்கங்கு அங்கங்கள் நோகும்
Wherever your hands go,
There, my body aches with sweet pleasure.
Wherever your hands go,
There, my body aches with sweet pleasure.
உற்றவர் சொன்னதும்
மற்றவர் சொன்னதும்
மெத்தையில் கொஞ்சமடி
What relatives said,
And what others said,
Is very little on this bed;
What I received from you,
And what you learned from me,
Could fill an entire book!
Female: Even when you become a father,
You are still my child.
உன்னிடம் பெற்றதும்
என்னிடம் கற்றதும்
புத்தகம் ஆகுமடி
நீ தந்தையாகும் போதும்
எந்தன் பிள்ளைத்தான்
Inside the pearl oyster, a
Pearl has grown,
Oh little lotus!
Inside a bud, another bud
Has bloomed,
Oh desire-laden flowering vine!
சிப்பிக்குள் ஒரு முத்து
வளர்ந்தது சின்ன தாமரையே
மொட்டுக்குள் ஒரு மொட்டு
மலர்ந்தது மோகப் பூங்கொடியே
Lallal lalala lallal laalala
Laalal laa la laa
Lallal lalala laalal laalala
Laa laa la lala laa
லல்லல் லாலல
லாலல் லாலலா
லல்லல் லால லல்லல்
லாலா லாலலா
In your eyes, my own eyes
I see every single day.
Female: As long as she lives on this earth,
Your feet alone are enough for her.
உன் கண்களில் என் கண்களை
நான் காண்கிறேன் நாளும்
மண்ணில் இவள் வாழும் வரை
உன் பாதமே போதும்
Our life force,
In a form that we can see,
Will become a symbol of our bond.
Our life force,
In a form that we can see,
Will become a symbol of our bond.
நம் ஜீவன் நாம் காணும் வண்ணம்
உண்டாகும் அடையாள சின்னம்
நம் ஜீவன் நாம் காணும் வண்ணம்
உண்டாகும் அடையாள சின்னம்
That little symbol repeatedly,
Inside my womb,
Dances the lively Gummi folk dance!
In that sweet bliss, my heart repeatedly
Beats like a telegraph message!
Male: If you give birth to a child,
Am I not your child as well?
Female: Lalalalalalalaa.............
சின்னம் அடிக்கடி
என் வயிற்றினில்
கும்மி அடிகிறதே
அந்த சுகத்தில் நெஞ்சம்
அடிக்கடி தந்தி அடிக்கிறதே
Inside the pearl oyster, a
Pearl has grown,
Oh little lotus!
Inside a bud, another bud
Has bloomed,
Oh desire-laden flowering vine!
நீ பிள்ளை பெற்றால்
நானும் பிள்ளை அல்லவோ
லலல லா......
Lallal lalala lallal laalala
Laalal laa la laa
Lallal lalala laalal laalala
Laa laa la lala laa
சிப்பிக்குள் ஒரு முத்து
வளர்ந்தது சின்ன தாமரையே
மொட்டுக்குள் ஒரு மொட்டு
மலர்ந்தது மோகப் பூங்கொடியே
Sing a lullaby..
Become a mother and nurse me..
If you give birth to a child,
Am I not your child as well?
லல்ல லல லல்லா
லாலல் லலா
லல்ல லல லல்லா லாலா லலா...
தாலாட்டு தாயாகி பாலூட்டு
நீ பிள்ளை பெற்றால் நானும்
பிள்ளை அல்லவோ
ஆண் மற்றும் பெண் :
லல்லல் லாலல லாலல் லாலலா
லல்லல் லால லல்லல் லாலா லாலலா
Chippikkul oru
Inside the pearl oyster, a
Muthu valarndhadhu
Pearl has grown,
Chinna thaamaraiyae
Oh little lotus!
Mottukkul oru mottu
Inside a bud, another bud
Malarandhadhu
Has bloomed,
Moga poongkodiyae
Oh desire-laden flowering vine!
Chippikkul oru
Inside the pearl oyster, a
Muthu valarndhadhu
Pearl has grown,
Chinna thaamaraiyae
Oh little lotus!
Mottukkul oru mottu
Inside a bud, another bud
Malarandhadhu
Has bloomed,
Moga poongkodiyae
Oh desire-laden flowering vine!
Thaalattu..
Sing a lullaby..
Thaayaagi paaloottu..
Become a mother and nurse me..
Nee pillai pettraal
If you give birth to a child,
Naanum pillai allavoo
Am I not your child as well?
Chippikkul oru
Inside the pearl oyster, a
Muthu valarndhadhu
Pearl has grown,
Chinna thaamaraiyae
Oh little lotus!
Mottukkul oru mottu
Inside a bud, another bud
Malarandhadhu
Has bloomed,
Moga poongkodiyae
Oh desire-laden flowering vine!
Minnalgalin pinnalgalai
The intertwining of lightning flashes,
Un kanngalil paarthen
I saw in your eyes.
Male :Aagaayaththin aadambaram
Male: The grand magnificence of the sky,
Un maeniyil paarthen
I saw in your body.
Engengu un kaigal pogum
Wherever your hands go,
Angangu angangal nogum
There, my body aches with sweet pleasure.
Engengu un kaigal pogum
Wherever your hands go,
Angangu angangal nogum
There, my body aches with sweet pleasure.
Uttravar sonnadhum
What relatives said,
Mattravar sonnadhum
And what others said,
Meththaiyil konjamadi
Is very little on this bed;
Unnidam pettradhum
What I received from you,
Ennidam kattradhum
And what you learned from me,
Buthagam aagumadi
Could fill an entire book!
Female :Nee thandhai aagumbodhum
Female: Even when you become a father,
Endhan pillaidhaan
You are still my child.
Chippikkul oru
Inside the pearl oyster, a
Muthu valarndhadhu
Pearl has grown,
Chinna thaamaraiyae
Oh little lotus!
Mottukkul oru mottu
Inside a bud, another bud
Malarandhadhu
Has bloomed,
Moga poongkodiyae
Oh desire-laden flowering vine!
Lallal lalala lallal laalala
Lallal lalala lallal laalala
Laalal laa la laa
Laalal laa la laa
Lallal lalala laalal laalala
Lallal lalala laalal laalala
Laa laa la lala laa
Laa laa la lala laa
Un kanngalil en kanngalai
In your eyes, my own eyes
Naan kaangiren naalum
I see every single day.
Female :Mannil ival vaazhum varai
Female: As long as she lives on this earth,
Un paadhamae podhum
Your feet alone are enough for her.
Nam jeevan
Our life force,
Naam kaanum vannam
In a form that we can see,
Undaagum adayaala chinnam
Will become a symbol of our bond.
Nam jeevan
Our life force,
Naam kaanum vannam
In a form that we can see,
Undaagum adayaala chinnam
Will become a symbol of our bond.
Chinnam adikkadi
That little symbol repeatedly,
Endhan vayittrinil
Inside my womb,
Gummi adikkiradhae
Dances the lively Gummi folk dance!
Andha sugaththinil nenjam adikkadi
In that sweet bliss, my heart repeatedly
Thandhi adikkiradhae
Beats like a telegraph message!
Male :Nee pillai pettraal
Male: If you give birth to a child,
Naanum pillai allavo
Am I not your child as well?
Female :Lalalalalalalaa………….
Female: Lalalalalalalaa.............
Chippikkul oru
Inside the pearl oyster, a
Muthu valarndhadhu
Pearl has grown,
Chinna thaamaraiyae
Oh little lotus!
Mottukkul oru mottu
Inside a bud, another bud
Malarandhadhu
Has bloomed,
Moga poongkodiyae
Oh desire-laden flowering vine!
Lallal lalala lallal laalala
Lallal lalala lallal laalala
Laalal laa la laa
Laalal laa la laa
Lallal lalala laalal laalala
Lallal lalala laalal laalala
Laa laa la lala laa
Laa laa la lala laa
Thaalattu..
Sing a lullaby..
Thaayaagi paaloottu..
Become a mother and nurse me..
Nee pillai pettraal
If you give birth to a child,
Naanum pillai allavoo
Am I not your child as well?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Chippikkul Oru Muthu is a classic, tender romantic lullaby-duet expressing the deep intimacy, joy, and anticipation of a couple expecting a child. The song uses nature-inspired metaphors to portray the mother's womb as an oyster nurturing a precious pearl and a lotus bud sheltering a new bloom. The male protagonist lovingly playful remarks that even when he becomes a father, he will always remain her first child, yearning for her maternal affection.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uruvagam (Metaphor)
“Chippikkul oru muthu valarndhadhu”
Compares the womb to an oyster shell ('Chippikkul') and the unborn child to a growing pearl ('Muthu valarndhadhu').
Anaphora / Rhyme (Monai and Etukai)
“Engengu un kaigal pogum / Angangu angangal nogum”
Repetition of starting phonetic sounds 'Engengu' and 'Angangu' creates a rhythmic poetic echo across lines.
Hyperbole & Personification
“Endhan vayittrinil gummi adikkiradhae”
Describing the baby's movement in the womb as dancing the 'Gummi' folk dance, and the beating heart as sending a telegraph ('Thandhi adikkiradhae').
Did you know?
Trivia
Composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja and written by Vaali, 'Chippikkul Oru Muthu' features legendary vocals by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and S. Janaki from the 1986 Kamal Haasan action-spy thriller 'Vikram'. Despite the movie being a high-octane sci-fi spy action flick, this song stands out as an iconic, gentle melody beloved across generations.
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