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Lyrics & meaning

Kadhal Vanthum Sollamal

From Saravana · 2006

Lyricists
Not listed
Singers
Prasanna, Saindhavi
Music director
Srikanth Deva
Details
Saravana2006

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Kaadhal vanthum sollaamalEven after falling in love, without expressing it,
Nenjukullae yengum ennai kollaadhaeDo not kill me with the longing inside your heart.
Sollaamal sellaadhaeDo not leave without telling me.
Female
Kaadhal vanthum sollaamalEven after falling in love, without expressing it,
Nenjukullae yengum ennai kollvaayoWill you kill me with the longing inside your heart?
Un kaadhal solvaayoWill you confess your love?
Male
Idhayathilae oru vali imaigalilae pala thuliA pain in the heart, many tear drops on the eyelashes,
Nee sendral kuda kaadhal sugamaagumEven if you walk along, love becomes pleasant.
Female
Nee pirinthaal uzhagam urugum mezhukagumIf you separate, the world melts like wax.
Male
Vaarthai ondrilae vaazhkai thanthiduGive me life with just a single word.
Boomi panthayae oru sollil suthiduSpin the sphere of the Earth with a single word.
Female
Vithiyin kaigaloo vaanam pondrathuThe hands of fate are vast like the sky.
Puriyum munnamae manam sambal aaguthuBefore understanding it, the heart turns into ashes.
Female
Nenaivu edari mannil vizhugiradhaeMemories stumble and fall onto the ground.
Nizhalil karainthu athu sagaathaDissolving in the shadow, will it not die?
Kaadhal kathari ingu azhugiradhaeLove screams and cries here.
Irandu kannum athil karugaathaWill both eyes not char in that grief?
Male
Yenthaan kaadhal valarthenWhy did I nurture this love?
Adhai yeno ennul puthaithenWhy did I bury it inside myself?
Sudar illaatha theeyil erigindrenI am burning in a flameless fire.
Sudam kanneeril kaditham varaigindrenI am writing a letter with hot tears.
Male
Pennae un paathaiyil nagarum maram aaguvenGirl, I will become a moving tree in your path.
Ohoo iravai thindru vaazhnthaai neeyadiOh girl, you lived by consuming the night.
Oh oo idhayam kondu ponaal ennadiOh girl, what happens if you take away my heart?
Female
Kaadhal vanthum sollaamalEven after falling in love, without expressing it,
Nenjukullae yengum ennai kollvaayoWill you kill me with the longing inside your heart?
Un kaadhal solvaayoWill you confess your love?
Male
Kaadhal vanthum sollaamalEven after falling in love, without expressing it,
Nenjukullae yengum ennai kollaadhaeDo not kill me with the longing inside your heart.
Sollaamal sellaadhaeDo not leave without telling me.
Male
Oh kaadhal vanthum sollaamalOh, even after falling in love, without expressing it,
Nenjukullae yengum ennai kollvaayoWill you kill me with the longing inside your heart?
Un kaadhal solvaayoWill you confess your love?
Male
Idhayathilae oru vali imaigalilae pala thuliA pain in the heart, many tear drops on the eyelashes,
Nee sendral kuda kaadhal sugamaagumEven if you walk along, love becomes pleasant.
Male
Nee pirinthaal uzhagam urugum mezhukagumIf you separate, the world melts like wax.
Male
Vaarthai ondrilae vaazhkai thanthiduGive me life with just a single word.
Boomi panthayae oru sollil suthiduSpin the sphere of the Earth with a single word.
Female
Vithiyin kaigalo vaanam pondrathuThe hands of fate are vast like the sky.
Puriyum munnamae manam sambal aaguthuBefore understanding it, the heart turns into ashes.

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song portrays the intense emotional anguish caused by unexpressed love and silent yearning. The lover pleads with their partner not to suppress their feelings, as silence causes immense pain equivalent to a slow death. A single word of acceptance is painted as powerful enough to grant new life and spin the entire world. Through vivid imagery of tear-filled eyes, melting wax, and flameless fires, the lyrics convey the devastating helplessness felt when destiny interferes with love and thoughts burn the soul before they can be understood.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Nee pirinthaal uzhagam urugum mezhukagum

Compares the world dissolving in the pain of separation to melting wax.

Oxymoron / Paradox

Sudar illaatha theeyil erigindren

Describes burning in a fire that has no flame, representing hidden, consumed internal anguish.

Personification

Nenaivu edari mannil vizhugiradhae

Gives human qualities to memories, describing them as stumbling and falling to the ground.

Hyperbole (Ayaal Uruvagam)

Boomi panthayae oru sollil suthidu

Exaggerates the impact of a single word, claiming it can spin the entire Earth.

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Trivia

The 2006 Tamil film 'Saravana', directed by K. S. Ravikumar and starring Silambarasan and Jyothika, featured music composed by Srikanth Deva. This track captures a melancholic turn in the narrative where unspoken love faces tragic uncertainty.

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