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Lyrics & meaning

En Kadhal Solla

From Paiyaa · 2010

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singer
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Details
Paiyaa2010

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
En kaadhal solla neramillaiThere is no time to express my love
Un kaadhal solla thevayillaiThere is no need to express your love
Nam kaadhal solla vaarthayillaiThere are no words to describe our love
Unmai maraithaalum maraiyathadiiii..eeeeEven if the truth is hidden, it cannot stay hidden
Male
Un kaiyil sera yengavillaiI did not yearn to hold your hands
Un thozil saaya aasaiyillaiI have no desire to lean on your shoulders
Nee ponapinbu soghamillai.. endruSaying 'I feel no sorrow after you leave...'
Poi solla theriyaadhadiI do not know how to tell such lies
Male
Un azhagalae un azhagalaeBecause of your beauty, because of your beauty
En veyil kaalam adhu mazhai kaalamMy hot summer days turn into a soothing rainy season
Un kanavaalae un kanavalaeBecause of your dreams, because of your dreams
Manam azhaipaayum mella kudaisaayum..My heart wavers and gently tilts like an umbrella...
Male
En kaadhal solla neramillaiThere is no time to express my love
Un kaadhal solla thevayillaiThere is no need to express your love
Nam kaadhal solla vaarthayillaiThere are no words to describe our love
Unmai maraithaalum maraiyathadiiii..eeeeEven if the truth is hidden, it cannot stay hidden
Male
Kaatrodu kaiveesi nee pesinaalWhen you speak, waving your hands in the wind
Endhan nenjodu puyal veesudhaeA storm blows across my heart
Vayadhodum mandhodum sollamalaeWithout informing my age or my mind
Sila ennangal valai veesudhaeCertain thoughts cast a net over me
Kaadhal vandhalae kannodudhanWhen love arrives, right through the eyes
Kallathanam vandhu kudiyerumoDoes mischievous stealth come and dwell inside?
Konjam nadithenadi konjam thudithenadiI acted a little, I trembled a little
Indha velaiyaatai rasithenadi..I thoroughly enjoyed this playful game...
Male
Un viziyalae un viziyalaeBecause of your eyes, because of your eyes
En vazhimaarum kann thadumaarumMy path changes and my eyes stumble
Adi idhu yeatho pudhu yeakkamOh, this is some kind of new yearning
Idhu valithaalum nenjam adhai yearkum …ehhEven if it hurts, my heart willingly accepts it...
Male
Oru vaarthai pesamal neepaaradiLook at me without speaking a word
Undhan nimidangal neelatumaeMay your minutes stretch longer
Ver edhum ninaikamal vizhi moodadiClose your eyes without thinking of anything else
Indha nerukangal thodaratumaeMay this closeness continue forever
Yarum paarkaamal yenai parkirenI look at myself when no one is watching
Ennai ariyaamal unnai parkirenI look at you without my own realization
Siru pillai ena endhan imaigal adhuLike a little child, my eyelids
Unai kandalae kudhikindradhae …Jump with excitement whenever they see you...
Male
En adhikaalai en adhikaalaiMy early morning, my early morning
Un mugam paarthu thinam ela vendumShould wake up every day by looking at your face
En andhi maalai en andhi maalaiMy late evening, my late evening
Un madi saayindhu dhinam vizha vendum ..hey eh leyShould fall asleep every day by resting on your lap...
Male
En kaadhal solla neramillaiThere is no time to express my love
Un kaadhal solla thevayillaiThere is no need to express your love
Nam kaadhal solla vaarthayillaiThere are no words to describe our love
Unmai maraithaalum maraiyathadiiii..eeeeEven if the truth is hidden, it cannot stay hidden
Male
Un kaiyil sera yengavillaiI did not yearn to hold your hands
Un thozil saaya aasaiyillaiI have no desire to lean on your shoulders
Nee ponapinbu soghamillai.. endruSaying 'I feel no sorrow after you leave...'
Poi solla theriyaadhadiI do not know how to tell such lies

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

En Kaadhal Solla from Paiyaa is a soulful romantic track portraying a lover's deep, unspoken feelings during an intimate road trip. The protagonist playfully denies his feelings at first, claiming he doesn't need to hold her hand or lean on her shoulder, only to admit immediately that he cannot lie about his true emotions. Her presence turns his dry, sunny days into refreshing rains and sets off a gentle storm within his heart. The song beautifully captures the delicate balance between inner longing, playful pretense, and profound emotional surrender. He dreams of starting every morning looking at her face and spending every evening resting on her lap, capturing the sweet agony and unmatched joy of falling in love.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Antithesis / Oxymoron

En veyil kaalam adhu mazhai kaalam

Contrasting 'veyil kaalam' (scorching summer) with 'mazhai kaalam' (rainy season) to symbolize the transformative effect of love.

Simile (Upamai)

Siru pillai ena endhan imaigal adhu / Unai kandalae kudhikindradhae

Comparing the movement of eyelids jumping in excitement upon seeing the beloved to that of a playful little child ('siru pillai ena').

Rhyme & Parallelism (Iyaibu & Monai)

En kaadhal solla neramillai / Un kaadhal solla thevayillai / Nam kaadhal solla vaarthayillai

Repetitive rhyming endings ('neramillai', 'thevayillai', 'vaarthayillai') create a musical rhythm and thematic symmetry in expressing love's intangibility.

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Trivia

Composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja for N. Lingusamy's hit road-movie Paiyaa (2010), this song was sung by Haricharan with lyrics by Na. Muthukumar. It became an iconic romantic ballad across South India and was praised for its unique blend of acoustic guitar melodies and soulful string arrangements.

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