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Kadhalika Poiya Solla

From Dinasari · 2024

Lyricist
Isaignani Ilayaraja
Singers
Ranjith, Bhavatharani, Priya Jerson
Music director
Isaignani Ilayaraja
Details
Dinasari2024

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Kaadhalika poiya sollaTo fall in love, tell a lie
Adhuve mukkiyamThat is what is important
Pennukellam adhu than vendumThat is all women need
Sarva nichaiyamThat is absolute certainty
Female
Kaadhalika poiya sollaTo fall in love, tell a lie
Adhuve mukkiyamThat is what is important
Pennukellam adhu than vendumThat is all women need
Sarva nichaiyamThat is absolute certainty
Female
Perumaikku pengal mayangi nirppareWomen swoon over praise and pride
Ooraargal pottra virumbhi ketpaareThey long to hear praise from the townsfolk
Thavaramal idhile neeyum kavanam kattuMake sure you pay attention to this without fail
Male
Poonnin vannamThe golden hue
Un azhagin pakkam varumaCan it even come close to your beauty?
Un ezhililBefore your grace and charm
Vetkapattu etti nirkkumaWill it stand at a distance out of shyness?
Male
Poonnin vannamThe golden hue
Un azhagin pakkam varumaCan it even come close to your beauty?
Un ezhililBefore your grace and charm
Vetkapattu etti nirkkumaWill it stand at a distance out of shyness?
Male
Unnai pol ingeLike you right here
Ulagengum illaiThere is no one in the whole world
Unmaigal solla solledhum illaiThere are no words left to speak the truth
Kaalam unnai ennai serthathingeTime has united you and me here
Sorgathin vaasalgalMay the gates of heaven
Vazivittu thirakattumOpen wide and make way
Namm vaazhvai nalamaakkaTo make our life prosperous
VaraverkattumMay it welcome us
Male
Poonnin vannamThe golden hue
Un azhagin pakkam varumaCan it even come close to your beauty?
Un ezhililBefore your grace and charm
Vetkapattu etti nirkkumaWill it stand at a distance out of shyness?
Male
Pattam kattidaTo crown with a title
Vetri sangudanWith the conch shell of victory
….nirkiradhu...it stands
Pakka tharisugalNeighboring barren lands
Thathum tharisudanWith leaping dry patches
Kottam serkkiradhuAre gathering together
Male
Dhesathin raanikkuFor the queen of the nation
Nesathin parisennaWhat is the gift of love?
Ezhulagai thandhaalumEven if seven worlds were given
Adhu inge siridhaagumIt would still be small here
Vilaiyilla paasamum nesamumPriceless affection and love
Un magizh anbudan manamaaraWith your joyful love wholeheartedly
Jeevanodu vaithenI have kept it alive in my soul
Female
Pakkum vetrilai maatri kondadhumOnce betel leaves and nuts are exchanged
Nichaiyam aagirathuThe wedding is confirmed
Suttram soozhndha muhurtham serndhuSurrounded by relatives at an auspicious moment
Subha naal kurikirathuA blessed day is fixed
Male
Kuthu vilakkugal pookkalin mottualTraditional oil lamps and flower buds
Medaiyil kuvigirathuGather on the stage
Maatrum maalaiyum kattum thaaliyumThe exchanged garlands and the tied thaali
Nimmadhi aakiyadhuBrought peace of mind
Female
Yaarukkum nalvaazhvu idhu polaA blessed life like this, for anyone
AmaiyaadhuWill not easily happen
Male :Oor pottrum or jodi inimelum kidaiyaadhuMale: A couple praised by the town like this will no longer be found
Both :Iruveru paathaigalil irundhavarBoth: Two people who were on different paths
Ondrena serndhanar ini melum veru enna aagumHave joined as one, what else will happen from now on?
Female
Maari pogum paadhai serndhaalIf paths that diverge join together
Ondru enbadhaCan it be called unity?
Veru veru nokkam kondaalIf they hold entirely different goals
Nandru enbadhaCan it be called good?
Female
Ver or paadhai selvoor serndhaalIf those traveling on different paths join together
Payanam eppadiHow will the journey be?
Nokkam veeraai aanoor serndhaalIf men with contrasting purposes unite
Vaazhvu eppadiHow will life turn out?

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song opens with a lighthearted commentary on courtship, suggesting that flattering words and sweet illusions are essential to winning a woman's heart. It transitions into deeply admiring the bride's beauty, exalting her appearance above the golden sheen of precious metals and declaring that time itself brought the lovers together to experience heavenly joy. It then captures the traditional Tamil wedding ceremony, detailing rituals such as the exchange of betel leaves, the lighting of brass lamps (kuthu vilakku), flower decorations, garland exchanges, and the tying of the sacred thaali. Toward the end, the song takes a thoughtful and philosophical shift. While celebrating the grand union praised by the entire town, it ponders the realities of two individuals from separate walks of life joining together. It asks poignant questions about compatibility, questioning how a shared journey unfolds when two partners enter marriage with different paths, intentions, and perspectives.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamai (Metaphor / Hyperbole)

Poonnin vannam Un azhagin pakkam varuma

Compares the bride's beauty to gold ('Poonnin vannam') and hyperbolically claims gold itself stands at a distance out of bashfulness before her charm.

Monnai (Initial Rhyme)

Maatrum maalaiyum kattum thaaliyum

Repetition of the initial 'M' consonant across words in the line ('Maatrum', 'maalaiyum'), creating a melodious rhythmic rhythm.

Vinaa (Rhetorical Questions)

Payanam eppadi / Nokkam veeraai aanoor serndhaal / Vaazhvu eppadi

Ends the song with a series of reflective rhetorical questions regarding whether two contrasting paths can lead to a harmonious journey.

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Trivia

The song 'Kaadhalika poiya solla' is featured in the 2024 film 'Dinasari'. The music and lyrics were composed by Maestro Isaignani Ilaiyaraaja. It features the late singer Bhavatharini's vocals alongside Ranjith and Priya Jenson.

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