Avala Sonnaal
From Selvam · 1966
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- K. V. Mahadevan
- Details
- Selvam1966
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Avalaa sonnaal irukkaadhu | Did she really say that? It cannot be. |
| Appadi yedhuvum nadakkaadhu | Nothing like that could ever happen. |
| Nadakkavum koodaadhu | It shouldn't happen either. |
| Namba mudiyavillai… illai… illai… | I cannot believe it... no... no... |
| Male | |
| Avalaa sonnaal irukkaadhu | Did she really say that? It cannot be. |
| Appadi yedhuvum nadakkaadhu | Nothing like that could ever happen. |
| Nadakkavum koodaadhu | It shouldn't happen either. |
| Namba mudiyavillai… illai… illai… | I cannot believe it... no... no... |
| Male | |
| {Ullathil ulladhu udhattilae | Did what was in the heart come to the lips? |
| Vandhadhaa | Did it come? |
| Udhattilae vandhadhu ullamae | Did the heart really mean what came to the lips? |
| Ninaithadhaa} (2) | Did it think so? |
| Male | |
| Avalaa sonnaal irukkaadhu | Did what was in the heart come to the lips? |
| Appadi yedhuvum nadakkaadhu | Did it come? |
| Nadakkavum koodaadhu | Did the heart really mean what came to the lips? |
| Namba mudiyavillai… illai… illai… | Did it think so? |
| Male | |
| Uppu kadal neerum sarkkarai aagalaam | Did she really say that? It cannot be. |
| Muppadhu naalilum nilavai paarkkalaam | Nothing like that could ever happen. |
| Uppu kadal neerum sarkkarai aagalaam | It shouldn't happen either. |
| Muppadhu naalilum nilavai paarkkalaam | I cannot believe it... no... no... |
| Sutta udal kooda ezhundhu nadakkalaam | Salty ocean water might turn into sugar. |
| Sutta udal kooda ezhundhu nadakkalaam | One might see the moon on all thirty days of a month. |
| Nee sonnadhu eppadi unmai aagalaam… | Salty ocean water might turn into sugar. |
| Male | |
| Namba mudiyavillai… illai… illai… | One might see the moon on all thirty days of a month. |
| Male | |
| Annai thandha paal vishamum aagalaam | Even a burnt body might rise and walk. |
| Ennai pettra thaai ennai kollalaam | Even a burnt body might rise and walk. |
| Annai thandha paal vishamum aagalaam | How could what you said ever be true? |
| Ennai pettra thaai ennai kollalaam | I cannot believe it... no... no... |
| Unnai marandhu naan uyirai thaangalaam | The milk given by a mother might turn into poison. |
| Unnai marandhu naan uyirai thaangalaam | The mother who gave birth to me might kill me. |
| Nee sonnadhu eppadi unmai aagalaam… | The milk given by a mother might turn into poison. |
| Namba mudiyavillai… illai… illai… | The mother who gave birth to me might kill me. |
| Male | |
| Avalaa sonnaal irukkaadhu | I might manage to live even after forgetting you. |
| Appadi yedhuvum nadakkaadhu | I might manage to live even after forgetting you. |
| Nadakkavum koodaadhu | How could what you said ever be true? |
| Namba mudiyavillai… illai… illai… | I cannot believe it... no... no... |
அவளா சொன்னாள் இருக்காது
அப்படி எதுவும் நடக்காது
நடக்கவும் கூடாது
நம்ப முடியவில்லை......இல்லை......இல்லை
Did she really say that? It cannot be.
Nothing like that could ever happen.
It shouldn't happen either.
I cannot believe it... no... no...
அவளா சொன்னாள் இருக்காது
அப்படி எதுவும் நடக்காது
நடக்கவும் கூடாது
நம்ப முடியவில்லை......இல்லை......இல்லை
Did she really say that? It cannot be.
Nothing like that could ever happen.
It shouldn't happen either.
I cannot believe it... no... no...
{உள்ளத்தில் உள்ளது உதட்டிலே
வந்ததா
உதட்டிலே வந்தது உள்ளமே
நினைத்ததா} (2)
Did what was in the heart come to the lips?
Did it come?
Did the heart really mean what came to the lips?
Did it think so?
அவளா சொன்னாள் இருக்காது
அப்படி எதுவும் நடக்காது
நடக்கவும் கூடாது
நம்ப முடியவில்லை......இல்லை......இல்லை
Did what was in the heart come to the lips?
Did it come?
Did the heart really mean what came to the lips?
Did it think so?
உப்பு கடல் நீரும் சர்க்கரை ஆகலாம்
முப்பது நாளிலும் நிலவைக் பார்க்கலாம்
உப்பு கடல் நீரும் சர்க்கரை ஆகலாம்
முப்பது நாளிலும் நிலவைக் பார்க்கலாம்
சுட்ட உடல் கூட எழுந்து நடக்கலாம்
சுட்ட உடல் கூட எழுந்து நடக்கலாம்
நீ சொன்னது எப்படி உண்மை ஆகலாம்
Did she really say that? It cannot be.
Nothing like that could ever happen.
It shouldn't happen either.
I cannot believe it... no... no...
Salty ocean water might turn into sugar.
One might see the moon on all thirty days of a month.
Salty ocean water might turn into sugar.
நம்ப முடியவில்லை......இல்லை......இல்லை
One might see the moon on all thirty days of a month.
அன்னை தந்த பால் விஷமும் ஆகலாம்
என்னை பெற்ற தாய் என்னைக் கொல்லலாம்
அன்னை தந்த பால் விஷமும் ஆகலாம்
என்னை பெற்ற தாய் என்னைக் கொல்லலாம்
உன்னை மறந்து நான் உயிரை தாங்கலாம்
உன்னை மறந்து நான் உயிரை தாங்கலாம்
நீ சொன்னது எப்படி உண்மை ஆகலாம்
நம்ப முடியவில்லை......இல்லை......இல்லை
Even a burnt body might rise and walk.
Even a burnt body might rise and walk.
How could what you said ever be true?
I cannot believe it... no... no...
The milk given by a mother might turn into poison.
The mother who gave birth to me might kill me.
The milk given by a mother might turn into poison.
The mother who gave birth to me might kill me.
அவளா சொன்னாள் இருக்காது
அப்படி எதுவும் நடக்காது
நடக்கவும் கூடாது
நம்ப முடியவில்லை......இல்லை......இல்லை
I might manage to live even after forgetting you.
I might manage to live even after forgetting you.
How could what you said ever be true?
I cannot believe it... no... no...
Avalaa sonnaal irukkaadhu
Did she really say that? It cannot be.
Appadi yedhuvum nadakkaadhu
Nothing like that could ever happen.
Nadakkavum koodaadhu
It shouldn't happen either.
Namba mudiyavillai… illai… illai…
I cannot believe it... no... no...
Avalaa sonnaal irukkaadhu
Did she really say that? It cannot be.
Appadi yedhuvum nadakkaadhu
Nothing like that could ever happen.
Nadakkavum koodaadhu
It shouldn't happen either.
Namba mudiyavillai… illai… illai…
I cannot believe it... no... no...
{Ullathil ulladhu udhattilae
Did what was in the heart come to the lips?
Vandhadhaa
Did it come?
Udhattilae vandhadhu ullamae
Did the heart really mean what came to the lips?
Ninaithadhaa} (2)
Did it think so?
Avalaa sonnaal irukkaadhu
Did what was in the heart come to the lips?
Appadi yedhuvum nadakkaadhu
Did it come?
Nadakkavum koodaadhu
Did the heart really mean what came to the lips?
Namba mudiyavillai… illai… illai…
Did it think so?
Uppu kadal neerum sarkkarai aagalaam
Did she really say that? It cannot be.
Muppadhu naalilum nilavai paarkkalaam
Nothing like that could ever happen.
Uppu kadal neerum sarkkarai aagalaam
It shouldn't happen either.
Muppadhu naalilum nilavai paarkkalaam
I cannot believe it... no... no...
Sutta udal kooda ezhundhu nadakkalaam
Salty ocean water might turn into sugar.
Sutta udal kooda ezhundhu nadakkalaam
One might see the moon on all thirty days of a month.
Nee sonnadhu eppadi unmai aagalaam…
Salty ocean water might turn into sugar.
Namba mudiyavillai… illai… illai…
One might see the moon on all thirty days of a month.
Annai thandha paal vishamum aagalaam
Even a burnt body might rise and walk.
Ennai pettra thaai ennai kollalaam
Even a burnt body might rise and walk.
Annai thandha paal vishamum aagalaam
How could what you said ever be true?
Ennai pettra thaai ennai kollalaam
I cannot believe it... no... no...
Unnai marandhu naan uyirai thaangalaam
The milk given by a mother might turn into poison.
Unnai marandhu naan uyirai thaangalaam
The mother who gave birth to me might kill me.
Nee sonnadhu eppadi unmai aagalaam…
The milk given by a mother might turn into poison.
Namba mudiyavillai… illai… illai…
The mother who gave birth to me might kill me.
Avalaa sonnaal irukkaadhu
I might manage to live even after forgetting you.
Appadi yedhuvum nadakkaadhu
I might manage to live even after forgetting you.
Nadakkavum koodaadhu
How could what you said ever be true?
Namba mudiyavillai… illai… illai…
I cannot believe it... no... no...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This emotional song captures a lover's intense shock, denial, and grief upon hearing heartbreaking words spoken by his beloved. He finds it completely impossible to accept that she could express such sentiments, questioning whether her words genuinely reflected her true feelings. To emphasize the sheer absurdity and unacceptability of her statement, he compares it to impossible natural phenomena—like ocean water turning sweet, seeing the full moon every night of the month, a cremated corpse walking, or a mother poisoning her own child. Through these extreme hyperbole, he conveys that her words are more improbable than any impossible event in nature.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navirtchi Ani / உயர்வு நவிற்சி அணி)
“Uppu kadal neerum sarkkarai aagalaam / Sutta udal kooda ezhundhu nadakkalaam”
Extensive use of extreme exaggeration (ocean water turning to sugar, a burnt corpse walking, seeing the moon for 30 consecutive days) to demonstrate the absolute impossibility of believing her words.
Anaphora / Repetition (Erattai Kilavi / Adukku Thodar)
“Namba mudiyavillai… illai… illai…”
Emphatic repetition of 'illai' (no) to accentuate the protagonist's complete denial and disbelief.
Contrast / Antithesis (Muran Ani / முரண் அணி)
“Annai thandha paal vishamum aagalaam / Ennai pettra thaai ennai kollalaam”
Contrasting the purity of a mother's milk with poison, and motherly love with murder, to highlight deep betrayal and paradox.
Alliteration (Moonaai / மோனை)
“Ullathil ulladhu udhattilae”
Repetition of initial consonant and vowel sounds ('U' and 'Ud') creating poetic rhythm between heart (Ullathil) and lips (Udhattilae).
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Trivia
The film 'Selvam' (1966) stars Sivaji Ganesan and K. R. Vijaya, directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan. The soundtrack was composed by K. V. Mahadevan with lyrics penned by Vaali, and this particular song was rendered by T. M. Soundararajan.
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