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Kadha Solla Poren

From Deiva Thirumagal · 2011

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singers
Vikram, Shringa
Music director
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Details
Deiva Thirumagal2011

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
:Kadha solla porenI am going to tell a story
Kadha solla poren (Dialogue)I am going to tell a story (Dialogue)
Male
Raaja raaniKing, queen
kadha sollapporenI am going to tell a story
Kaakka kuruviCrow, sparrow
Kadha solla poren (Dialogue)I am going to tell a story (Dialogue)
Male
Enna kadhaWhat story?
Enna kadha (Dialogue)What story? (Dialogue)
Male
Kadhaiyaa athellam ethukkuWhy tell all those stories?
Sollaatha sollaathaDon't tell, don't tell
Vera yaaravuthu thirudiIf someone steals it
Padamaa eduthutaanganaa (Dialogue)And makes it into a movie? (Dialogue)
Male
Kaakkaa kadhaiya sollu..Tell the crow story..
Kaakkaa kadhaiya sollu..(Dialogue)Tell the crow story..(Dialogue)
Male
Raja kadha solluTell the King's story
Rajaadhi rajaKing of kings
Ilaiyaraja kadhaya sollu (Dialogue)Tell the story of Ilaiyaraja (Dialogue)
Male
Orae oru oorukullaIn a certain town
Orae oru rajavaamThere was a king
Male
Hmmmm irukaangaHmmm, yes there were
Raajavoda mandhiringaThe King's ministers
Naalu perum koojavaam (Dialogue)All four were sycophants (Dialogue)
Male
Orae oru oorukullaIn a certain town
Orae oru rajavaamThere was a king
Raajavoda mandhiringaThe King's ministers
Naalu perum koojavaamAll four were sycophants
Male
Naatula por vanthathuA war came upon the land
Porila sandai nadakuthuA battle is happening in the war
Naatula por vanthathuA war came upon the land
Porila sandai nadakuthuA battle is happening in the war
Sandaiyil gundu vedikuthu..Bombs are exploding in the battle..
Dom.. dom..Boom.. boom..
Male
Sanda thaan ethuku nadanthuchuWhy did the battle happen?
Sanda thaan ethuku nadanthuchuWhy did the battle happen?
Kaakkaa vadaiya thirudiruchulaBecause the crow stole the vada, right?
Male
Athaan athaan (Dialogue)That's it, that's it (Dialogue)
Male
Sanda thaan ethuku nadanthuchuWhy did the battle happen?
Kaakkaathaan vadaiya thiruduchuThe crow stole the vada
Nariyumthaan paada solluchu..And the fox asked it to sing..
Sa re ga ma paaSa re ga ma pa
Male
Ooo.. paadaathaa..Ooo.. don't sing..
Sari kaa kaa kaa …(Dialogue)Okay, kaa kaa kaa ...(Dialogue)
Male
Raja viduvaraaWould the king let it go?
Haa..haa..haa (Dialogue)Haa..haa..haa (Dialogue)
Male
Rajaa pattu paadaAs the King sang a song
Nari vadaiya podaThe fox dropped the vada
Namma rajakittaTo our King
Kakka thanks sollichuThe crow expressed its thanks
Male
Oorellam sernthuThe whole town joined
Kondaatanthaan ..hooIn grand celebration.. hoo
Nariyoda thittamThe fox's plan
Thindatam thaanTurned into a struggle
Naadellam vazhthuthudhaeThe whole country praises
Raja vaazhgha ..Long live the King ..
Chorus
Raaja vaazhgaLong live the King
Raaja vaazhga (Dialogue)Long live the King (Dialogue)
Male
Kaakkaa raajaa kadha …(Dialogue)Crow King's story ...(Dialogue)
Child :He..he he he..Child :He..he he he..
Chorus
Kaakkaa raajaa vaazhgaLong live the Crow King
Kaakkaa raajaa vaazhga (Dialogue)Long live the Crow King (Dialogue)
Male
Nenachu nenachuThinking and thinking
Naan kadha sollaAs I tell stories
Sirichu sirichuLaughing and laughing
Nee adhai ketkaAs you listen to them
Innum kadha irukku enkittaI still have more stories with me
Kettu kettu nee paaraattaFor you to listen and appreciate
Male
Orae oru oorukullaIn a certain town
Orae oru rajavaamThere was a king
Raajavoda mandhiringaThe King's ministers
Naalu perum koojavaamAll four were sycophants
Male
Idhu antha raajaa illaThis is not that king
Vera raajaa (Dialogue)It's a different king (Dialogue)
Male
Indha raajaakuFor this king
Enna kadha (Dialogue)What is the story? (Dialogue)
Male
Superman supermanSuperman, superman
Atha sollatha.. atha sollatha (Dialogue)Don't tell that.. don't tell that (Dialogue)
Male
Anakonda kadhaiya solluTell the Anaconda story
Anakonda kadhaiya solluTell the Anaconda story
Yaar sir yaar sirWho sir, who sir?
Aahh dinosaur (Dialogue)Aahh dinosaur (Dialogue)
Male
{Vazhi ellam anakonda{All along the way anacondas
Bayam kaatuthuAre frightening everyone
Adha thaandi ponaaruCrossing past them he went forward
Puyal thaakkuthu} (2)A storm strikes} (2)
Male
Puyal thaandi ponaaruCrossing the storm he went
Puli urumuthuA tiger roars
Raajavin saththathilAt the King's roar
Puli pathunguthu…The tiger hides away…
Male
Naadellam vaazhthuthuThe whole country praises
Raajaa vaazhga..Long live the King..
Chorus
Kaakkaa raaja vaazhga..Long live the Crow King..
Kaakkaa raaja vaazhga (Dialogue)Long live the Crow King (Dialogue)
Male
Muzhichi muzhichiStaying awake and awake
Naan kadha sollaAs I tell stories
Madakki madakkiIntrigued and captivated
Nee adha ketkaAs you listen to them
Innum kadha irukku enkittaI still have more stories with me
Kettu kettu nee paaraattaFor you to listen and appreciate
Male
Orae oru oorukullaIn a certain town
Orae oru rajavaamThere was a king
Raajaavoda kadhaiya kettuListening to the king's story
Thoonguthu nilaavaamEven the moon falls asleep
Male
Laalalae laalalae..Laalalae laalalae..
Laalalae laalalae..Laalalae laalalae..
Laalalae laalalae..Laalalae laalalae..
Laalalae laalalae..Laalalae laalalae..
Male
Thirumba thirumbaAgain and again
Naa kadha sollaAs I tell stories
Thoongi thoongiDrifting off to sleep
Nee adha kettkaAs you listen to them
Innum kadha irukku enkittaI still have more stories with me
Kettu kettu nee paaraattaFor you to listen and appreciate

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Kadha Solla Poren is a charming and heartwarming bedtime story song from the film Deiva Thirumagal. Sung from the perspective of Krishna, a intellectually challenged father with the developmental age of a child, putting his young daughter Nitha to sleep. He weaves together traditional fables, like the classic story of the crow, fox, and vada, with contemporary action figures like Superman, dinosaurs, and anacondas into an inventive adventure fantasy. The interactive back-and-forth chatter beautifully conveys the pure affection and playful bond between father and daughter.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Adukku Thodar / Repetition

Nenachu nenachu / Naan kadha solla

Duplicated words like 'Nenachu nenachu' and 'Sirichu sirichu' create a rhythmic, nursery-rhyme feel tailored for children.

Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyming)

Muzhichi muzhichi / Madakki madakki

Matching second consonants across lines ('Muzhichi' and 'Madakki') creates melodic structure in Tamil poetry.

Personification

Raajaavoda kadhaiya kettu / Thoonguthu nilaavaam

The moon is personified as a listener drifting off to sleep while hearing the bedtime story.

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Trivia

The music for Deiva Thirumagal was composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar with lyrics by Na. Muthu Kumar. Uniquely, lead actor Vikram sang this song himself alongside child singer Shreya, capturing an authentic father-daughter dynamic.

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