Skip to content
Isaimozhi
Lyrics & meaning

Yei Chittukku Chittaan

From Annai – 2000 Film · 2000

Lyricist
Kadhal Mathi
Singer
Anuradha Sriram
Music director
Dhina
Movie name
Annai – 2000 Film
Movie release year
2000
Lyrics added on
30 Jul 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
………………………….
Haei sittukku sittaan
Sittukku sittan sittukuruvi
En mettukku thaalam thattudhu paaru
Kottum aruvi
Haei sittukku sittaan
Sittukku sittan sittukuruvi
En mettukku thaalam thattudhu paaru
Kottum aruvi
Kandha thuni thooliyilae
Thulir nilavu thoongidumae
Pull veli panithuliyai
Thoodhena vaangidumae
Aththuvaana kaattukkoru vaeli illai
En kai pidicha kaththukkoru velai illai
Haei sittukku sittaan
Sittukku sittan sittukuruvi
En mettukku thaalam thattudhu paaru
Kottum aruvi
Haei sittukku sittaan
Sittukku sittan sittukuruvi
Kammbangaattu moolaiyilae
Karumbhu thinna kasakkuma
Katterumbu kanukaala
Kadichadhunna valikkuma
Kammbangaattu moolaiyilae
Karumbhu thinna kasakkuma
Katterumbu kanukaala
Kadichadhunna valikkuma
Sokkupodi pottu enna
Vaikkapporu yaethu machaan
Pottu thanga thaalikku thaan
Ettu thikkum iluthuthadichaan
Ammadi tharisaaga velaniji irukken
Kanneerum aanandhamaa karutharuchen
Haei sittukku sittaan
Sittukku sittan sittukuruvi
En mettukku thaalam thattudhu paaru
Kottum aruvi
Sittukku sittaan
Sittukku sittan sittukuruvi
………………………….
Ezha janam vayiru neranju
Vaazhndhathaaga saritharam
Kandhadhilla indha dhesam
Pechukkuthaan suthathiram
Ezha janam vayiru neranju
Vaazhndhathaaga saritharam
Kandhadhilla indha dhesam
Pechukkuthaan suthathiram
Vaayum vayiraaga ippa
Neranjuthu emmanasu
Maangaava kadichitta
Pazhanganchi thaen amudhu
Undaana usurukku thaan pozhachirukken
Rendaaga uruvedhuthu serakadichen
Haei sittukku sittaan
Sittukku sittan sittukuruvi
En mettukku thaalam thattudhu paaru
Kottum aruvi
Sittukku sittaan
Sittukku sittan sittukuruvi
En mettukku thaalam thattudhu paaru
Kottum aruvi
Kandha thuni thooliyilae
Thulir nilavu thoongidumae
Pull veli panithuliyai
Thoodhena vaangidumae
Aththuvaana kaattukkoru vaeli illai
En kai pidicha kaththukkoru velai illai
Haei haei sittukku sittaan
Sittukku sittan sittukuruvi
En mettukku thaalam thattudhu paaru
Kottum aruvi
Sittukku sittaan
Sittukku sittan sittukuruvi
La la la la... la la la... la la la...
Hey, little sparrow,
Little sparrow bird,
Look, keeping beat to my tune,
the cascading waterfall!
Hey, little sparrow,
Little sparrow bird,
Look, keeping beat to my tune,
the cascading waterfall!
In a cradle of ragged cloth,
a tender moon sleeps,
accepting the dewdrop on the meadow
as its messenger.
There is no fence for this desolate forest,
and the breeze holding my hand has no other chore!
Hey, little sparrow,
Little sparrow bird,
Look, keeping beat to my tune,
the cascading waterfall!
Hey, little sparrow,
Little sparrow bird...
In the corner of the millet field,
will sugarcane taste bitter if you eat it?
If a big black ant
bites your ankle, will it hurt?
In the corner of the millet field,
will sugarcane taste bitter if you eat it?
If a big black ant
bites your ankle, will it hurt?
Casting a spell on me,
my man pulled me onto the haystack!
Just for a speck of a golden thaali (wedding pendant),
he made me wander in every direction.
Oh goodness, like barren land I have yielded a harvest,
and conceived with tears of pure joy!
Hey, little sparrow,
Little sparrow bird,
Look, keeping beat to my tune,
the cascading waterfall!
Hey, little sparrow,
Little sparrow bird...
...
That the poor lived with full bellies,
is a history
this country has never witnessed!
Freedom exists only in words!
That the poor lived with full bellies,
is a history
this country has never witnessed!
Freedom exists only in words!
Now that I carry a child,
my heart is completely full!
If you take a bite of raw mango,
even leftover rice porridge tastes like sweet nectar!
I am living on for the life created inside me,
taking shape as two, I spread my wings and soar!
Hey, little sparrow,
Little sparrow bird,
Look, keeping beat to my tune,
the cascading waterfall!
Hey, little sparrow,
Little sparrow bird...
Look, keeping beat to my tune,
the cascading waterfall!
In a cradle of ragged cloth,
a tender moon sleeps,
accepting the dewdrop on the meadow
as its messenger.
There is no fence for this desolate forest,
and the breeze holding my hand has no other chore!
Hey, little sparrow,
Little sparrow bird,
Look, keeping beat to my tune,
the cascading waterfall!
Hey, little sparrow,
Little sparrow bird...
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This joyous and rustic Tamil song celebrates motherhood, simple rural pleasures, and the resilience of the underprivileged. The protagonist expresses her boundless joy at conceiving a child, referring to her baby metaphorically as a 'tender moon' resting in a cradle of worn cloth. She finds delight in nature and simple food like leftover rice eaten with mangoes, viewing her pregnancy as a transformation from barrenness into rich fertility. Intertwined with her personal celebration is a poignant commentary on social reality—noting how poverty often deprives poor people of basic satisfaction, while grand political talk of freedom remains empty words. Despite these hardships, her unborn child gives her a renewed purpose to live, dream, and fly high like a free bird.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Thulir nilavu thoongidumae

The unborn child is affectionately referred to as 'Thulir Nilavu' (a tender moon).

Monai (Initial Consonant Alliteration)

Kammbangaattu moolaiyilae / Karumbhu thinna kasakkuma

Repetition of the initial 'Ka' sound across words in the line.

Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyme)

Sittukku / Mettukku

Repetition of the second consonant sound 'tt' between lines.

Personification

En mettukku thaalam thattudhu paaru / Kottum aruvi

The falling waterfall is personified as beating rhythm to the protagonist's tune.

Did you know?

Trivia

The lyrics for this song were written by lyricist Kadhal Mathi for the 2000 Tamil film 'Annai'.

Keep listening

Songs with a similar feeling

From the same album

More songs from Annai – 2000 Film

View album

Spot an issue?

Help us improve the lyrics or English translation.