“Chinna Chinna Kannae” by Balamuralikrishna and S. Janaki is a duet from the album Bhakta Prahlada. Thiruchi Thiyagarajan wrote the lyrics and S. Rajeswara Rao composed the music. The song opens as a gentle lullaby, with a mother calling her child “the honey I found in a lotus heart.”
Chinna Chinna Kannae
Balamuralikrishna | S. Janaki • From “Bhakta Prahlada”
Bhakta Prahlada’s Chinna Chinna Kannae Lyrics Translation
A key shift occurs when the father sings a blessing for his son to be one who has “conquered fear.” Later, the mother notes that the boy’s father left for penance and missed seeing his child’s divine form. This establishes an emotional distance between the father and son from the beginning.
Chinna Chinna Kannae Music Video
The song works as both a lullaby and a piece of dramatic irony. The parents’ words of love and pride unknowingly predict a future conflict between them and their son. The song’s effect is to present a calm, affectionate scene that contains a tragic prediction.