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Edho Solla

From Murungakkai Chips · 2020

Lyricist
Ravindhar Chandrasekaran
Singer
Sid Sriram
Music director
Dharan Kumar
Details
Murungakkai Chips2020

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Nerunjiyae en nenjai thaikka yengurenae…Oh caltrop thorn, I yearn for you to pierce my heart...
(En nenjai thaikka yengurenae…(I yearn for you to pierce my heart...
En nenjai thaikka yengurenae…)I yearn for you to pierce my heart...)
Male
Nerunjiyae en nenjai thaikka yengurenaeOh caltrop thorn, I yearn for you to pierce my heart...
Maranjiyae un nizhalula vaazhurenaeHiding away, I live within your shadow.
Male
Ooo…Ooo...
Siru thooral podum megamWill the cloud that drizzles lightly
Thuli kaadhal thoovadhoSprinkle a drop of love?
Oru minnal thaakka naanumWhen lightning strikes, won't I
Un viralai thedaatho…oo..ooSearch for your fingers?...oo..oo
Male
Edho solla ulla thudikkuthaeMy heart aches to say something inside,
Kitta vandha atha marakkuthaeBut forgets it when coming close.
Katti vellathayae udachuBreaking a block of jaggery,
Konjamaaga kadichuBiting a small piece of it,
Pechula karachiduvaShe dissolves it into her speech.
Rendu puruvatha sarichuSlanting both her eyebrows,
Naduvula morachuGlaring in the middle,
Azhaga paarthiduvaShe looks so beautiful.
Male
Edho solla ulla thudikkuthaeMy heart aches to say something inside,
Kitta vandha atha marakkuthaeBut forgets it when coming close.
Male
Kaattu theeya kaadhal pinnaIs love a wildfire? After that,
Thiri theerndha dheepam pol aanen mellaI slowly became like a lamp whose wick has burned out.
Kannadiyil paarthen ennaI looked at myself in the mirror,
Unnai pol naan kaana marandhen ennaWhy did I forget to see myself like you see me?
Male
Sundi vitta oththa kaasa polaLike a tossed single coin,
Unnai suththi kittu varuvenI will keep spinning around you.
Thatti vittu chinna thoosu polaLike a tiny speck of dust flicked off,
Unnai ottikittu vizhuvenI will fall and stick to you.
Male
Vetti vitta un nagatha melaOver your trimmed nail,
En nagam vechu rasippenI will place my nail and admire it.
Ada kottum paniyil vandhuAh, coming in the pouring mist
Vettum veyila polLike scorching sunlight,
Kaadhala nenjodu thaa uyiraeGive love to my heart, my life!
Male
Edho solla ullaTo say something inside...
Kitta vandha athaWhen coming close, that...
Male
Edho solla…aa…aa…To say something...aa...aa...
Marakkuthae…Forgetting...
Male
Edho solla ulla thudikkuthaeMy heart aches to say something inside,
Kitta vandha atha marakkuthaeBut forgets it when coming close.
Katti vellathayae udachuBreaking a block of jaggery,
Konjamaaga kadichuBiting a small piece of it,
Pechula karachiduvaShe dissolves it into her speech.
Rendu puruvatha sarichuSlanting both her eyebrows,
Naduvula morachuGlaring in the middle,
Azhaga paarthiduvaShe looks so beautiful.
Male
Edho solla ulla thudikkuthaeMy heart aches to say something inside,
ThudikkuthaeHeartaches...
Kitta vandha atha marakkuthaeBut forgets it when coming close.
Male
Thaniyaga thudichenaeI suffered all alone,
Thaniyaga alanjanaeI wandered all alone.
Thaniyaga thudichenaeI suffered all alone,
Thaniyaga alanjanaeI wandered all alone.
Thaniyaga thudichenaeI suffered all alone,
Thaniyaga alanjanaeI wandered all alone.
Thaniyaga thudichenaeI suffered all alone,
Thaniyagathaan alanjanaeI wandered all alone.

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This romantic song captures the protagonist's deep longing, bashfulness, and absolute fascination with his beloved. He compares his vulnerability to being pierced by a thorn (Nerunji) and expresses how his feelings leave him tongue-tied whenever he gets close to her. He lovingly describes her sweet way of speaking as if sweet jaggery were dissolved in her words and finds endearment in her playful gestures and angry glares. The lyrics use vivid imagery of nature—mist, sunlight, lightning, and wildfires—to convey the intensity of love. The protagonist feels transformed by this romance, willing to orbit around her like a flipped coin and cling to her like dust, highlighting a selfless devotion and emotional dependence.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upama)

Sundi vitta oththa kaasa pola

Compares the protagonist's spinning mind/actions around his lover to a tossed single coin.

Metaphor (Rupaka)

Katti vellathayae udachu... Pechula karachiduva

Compares sweet speech to jaggery dissolved while talking, emphasizing her sweetness.

Oxymoron / Contrast

Ada kottum paniyil vandhu vettum veyila pol

Juxtaposes cold pouring mist ('kottum pani') with hot scorching sunlight ('vettum veyil') to depict the warming effect of love.

Repetition / Anaphora (Etukai & Antadi effect)

Thaniyaga thudichenae / Thaniyaga alanjanae

Repeats 'Thaniyaga' at the start of multiple ending lines to emphasize loneliness and yearning.

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Trivia

The song from the 2021 Tamil adult comedy-drama film 'Murungakkai Chips' features music composed by Dharan Kumar. The lyrics were written by Ravindhar Chandrasekaran, who was also the producer of the film under his banner Libra Productions.

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