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Lyrics & meaning

Innum Enna Solla

From Kootathil Oruthan · 2017

Lyricist
Kabilan
Singers
Haricharan, B Mac
Music director
Nivas K. Prasanna
Movie name
Kootathil Oruthan
Movie release year
2017
Lyrics added on
12 Feb 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
{Innum enna solla
Naan munna polae illai
Avala partha pinna
Adhu aanandhathin ellai} (2)
{Kuru kuru kuru kuru parvaiyaal
Enai thakinaai
Enai kolu kolu kolu kolu kuzhandaiyai
Aakinaai} (2)
Uyiril kaadhal uttrinaai
En ulagam muzhuthum
Maatrinaai..ahaa..haii
Maatrinaai..ahaaaa….
………………………….
Unthan peyarinai sonnathum
Vaarthai inikirathae
Enthan imaigalin thuurigai
Unnai varaigirathae
Enakae enakae mattum
Piranthavalaa…
Enakul ennai arimugam
Seidhavalaa….
Unnai mudhal mudhal parthathum
Thanimai maranthuviten
Minnal vizhigalai parthathum
Meendum piranthu viten
Uyiril kaadhal uttrinaai
En ulagam muzhuthum
Maatrinaai..ahaa..haii
Maatrinaai..ahaaaa….
Innum enna solla
Naan munna polae illai
Avala partha pinna
Adhu aanandhathin ellai
…………………………….
{Adikadi aval mugam paarkiren
Badhil ketkiren..ehhh…
En iravinai pagalena mattravae
Vazhi thedinen} (2)
Dhinamum ennai thetrinai
En thisaigal yaavum
Maatrinaai..haaa..haaii
Maatrinaai..Ahaaa…..
Maatrinaai..Ahaaa…aaa…
Maatrinaai..
Maatrinaai..
{What more is there to say,
I am not as I was before,
After seeing her,
That is the pinnacle of bliss}
{With a sharp, piercing gaze,
You struck me,
Me into a chubby, innocent child,
You turned me}
You poured love into my soul,
My entire world,
You changed..ahaa..haii
You changed..ahaaaa….
………………………….
The moment I utter your name,
The very word tastes sweet!
The paintbrush of my eyelashes,
Paints a portrait of you!
Just for me, only for me,
Are you the one born?
Introducing me to myself within,
Are you the one who did that?
The very first time I saw you,
I forgot my loneliness!
Looking into your lightning eyes,
I was born again!
You poured love into my soul,
My entire world,
You changed..ahaa..haii
You changed..ahaaaa….
What more is there to say,
I am not as I was before,
After seeing her,
That is the pinnacle of bliss
………………………….
{I often look at her face,
I ask for an answer..ehhh…
Just to turn my night into day,
I searched for a way}
Every day you comforted me,
All my directions,
You changed..haaa..haaii
You changed..Ahaaa…..
You changed..Ahaaa…aaa…
You changed..
You changed..
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Innum Enna Solla' from 'Kootathil Oruthan' conveys the overwhelming feeling of love experienced by an ordinary person whose life completely turns around upon meeting his beloved. The protagonist expresses that his past self no longer exists, as love has brought childlike innocence, newfound direction, and immense happiness into his once quiet and lonely life. Through poetic imagery, he details how speaking her name feels sweet and how her presence feels like a rebirth. Her love acts as a guiding light that transforms his darkness (night) into brightness (day), giving a profound sense of self-awareness and belonging.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Adukku Thodaru (Reduplication / Onomatopoeia)

“Kuru kuru kuru kuru parvaiyaal”

The rhythmic repetition of words like 'Kuru kuru' (piercing/playful gaze) and 'Kolu kolu' (chubby/innocent) creates sensory rhythm and emotional intensity.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Enthan imaigalin thuurigai”

'Imaigalin thuurigai' metaphorically compares eyelashes to a painter's brush that continuously draws the image of the beloved.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi Ani)

“Unthan peyarinai sonnathum Vaarthai inikirathae”

Exaggerating the sensory delight of love by stating that speaking the beloved's name physically makes words taste sweet.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Minnal vizhigalai parthathum”

'Minnal vizhigalai' compares her striking, brilliant eyes to flashes of lightning.

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Trivia

'Innum Enna Solla' is composed by Nivas K. Prasanna and rendered by Haricharan, with lyrics by Kabilan for the 2017 coming-of-age film 'Kootathil Oruthan'. The film revolves around a middle-bench student who feels invisible, making this song a key emotional turning point where love grants him identity and bliss.

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