Chinna Chinna Aasai

The song "Chinna Chinna Aasai" is probably my only all time favorite Tamil movie song. Yesterday, the Kindergärtners at my school did a choreographed dance to this song as part of our 'India Week' celebrations. It brought back some very fond memories.

I think I was in grade 5 or so when the movie was released. We didn't have a TV at home and my family never encouraged us watching most Indian movies as they didn't approve of the content. I used to get all my "filmi" news from my friends at school. When this song came out, it was such a huge hit, and the lyrics were so clean and pretty that my parents allowed me to sing it and take part in a choreographed group dance on the song at my school. We never watched the video to the song, and I don't know how appropriate the video is, but still.... beautiful song.

Here's a loose translation:

"Little little wishes

longings that fly away on flapping wings

wishes like little pearl drops

longings I hope to fulfill

To touch the moon and give it a kiss

To have the world spin around me.

How I wish

I could turn into a jasmine flower

To catch the breeze and fling a garland over it

To touch the soft clouds

To leave all my worries behind

.....

I wish...

To dance along a paddy field planting saplings,

To catch a fish in my hands and set it free again,

To drape the rainbow around me

To fall asleep inside a snowflake.

Little little wishes

longings that fly away on flapping wings

wishes like little pearl drops

longings I hope to fulfill

To touch the moon and give it a kiss

To have the world spin around me."

Beautiful huh??

Teh next post -- My very own 'chinna chinna aasai' s .