Kavithaigal Sollava Sad
From Ullam Kollai Poguthae · 2001
- Lyricist
- Pa. Vijay
- Singer
- Hariharan
- Music director
- Karthik Raja
- Details
- Ullam Kollai Poguthae2001
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Hoohoohooo..hoo..ooo..oo | Hoohoohooo..hoo..ooo..oo |
| Kavidhaigal sollava un peyar sollava | Should I recite poems, or should I speak your name? |
| Irandumae ondru thaan oh ho | Both are one and the same, oh ho! |
| Oviyam varaiyavaa | Should I draw a painting, |
| Un kaal thadam varaiyavaa | Or should I trace your footprints? |
| Irandumae ondru than oh ho | Both are one and the same, oh ho! |
| Male | |
| Yaar antha roja poo | Who is that rose flower? |
| Kannadi nenjinmel | Upon my glass-like heart, |
| Kal veesi ponaal aval yaaroo.. | Who is she who threw a stone and walked away? |
| Male | |
| {Ullam kollai poguthae | My heart is being stolen, |
| Unnai kanda naal mudhal | From the day I saw you, |
| Ullam kollai poguthae | My heart is being stolen, |
| Anbae en anbae} (2) | Oh love, my love! (2) |
| Male | |
| Hoo hoo hoo..ooo | Hoo hoo hoo..ooo |
| Kaagithathil seitha poovukkum | Is there a similarity between a paper flower |
| En manasukkum ottrumai irukiratho | And my heart? |
| Irandumae poojaiku pogaatho | Will neither of them ever be accepted in a sacred ritual? |
| Ho ho ho..ooo | Ho ho ho..ooo |
| Male | |
| Boomikkul irukkindra nerupukkum | Is there a connection between the fire deep within the earth |
| En asaikkum sammantham irukiratho | And my desire? |
| Irandumae velivara mudiyaatho | Can neither of them come out into the open? |
| Ho ho ho..ooo | Ho ho ho..ooo |
| Male | |
| Sediyai poo pooka vaithaalum | Even if a plant blooms with flowers, |
| Vergal mannukkul maraiyum | Its roots remain hidden beneath the soil. |
| Udattil punmuruval poothaalum | Even if a smile blooms on my lips, |
| Ullae sarugaai kidakuthae | My inner self lies withered like dry leaves. |
| Ho ho ho..ooo hoo hoo oohoo | Ho ho ho..ooo hoo hoo oohoo |
| Ho ho ho..ooo hoo hoo oohoo | Ho ho ho..ooo hoo hoo oohoo |
| Male | |
| Hoo hoo hoo..ooo | Hoo hoo hoo..ooo |
| Unmaiyil naan oru gadigaaram | In truth, I am like a clock, |
| Yen sutrugirom endru theriyaamal | Without knowing why I am spinning, |
| Suthuthamma ingu en vazhvum | My life too spins endlessly here. |
| Ho ho ho..oooo.. | Ho ho ho..oooo.. |
| Male | |
| Unmayil en manam mezhugaagum | In truth, my heart is like wax, |
| Sila iruttukuthaan athu oli veesum | It sheds light only in certain darknesses, |
| Kadaisivarai thaniyaai urugum | And melts away in solitude until the end. |
| Ho ho ho..oooo.. | Ho ho ho..oooo.. |
| Male | |
| Pirarin mugam kaattum kannadi | A mirror that shows the faces of others |
| Atharku mugam ondrum illai.. | Has no face of its own. |
| Antha kannadi naanthanae | Am I not that very mirror? |
| Mugamae illai ennidamthaan.. | For I have no face or identity of my own. |
| Ho ho ho..ooo hoo hoo oohoo | Ho ho ho..ooo hoo hoo oohoo |
| Ho ho ho..ooo hoo hoo oohoo | Ho ho ho..ooo hoo hoo oohoo |
| Male | |
| Kavidhaigal sollava un peyar sollava | Should I recite poems, or should I speak your name? |
| Irandumae ondru thaan oh ho | Both are one and the same, oh ho! |
| Oviyam varaiyavaa | Should I draw a painting, |
| Un kaal thadam varaiyavaa | Or should I trace your footprints? |
| Irandumae ondru than oh ho | Both are one and the same, oh ho! |
| Male | |
| Yaar antha roja poo | Who is that rose flower? |
| Kannadi nenjinmel | Upon my glass-like heart, |
| Kal veesi ponaal aval yaaroo.. | Who is she who threw a stone and walked away? |
| Male | |
| {Ullam kollai poguthae | My heart is being stolen, |
| Unnai kanda naal mudhal | From the day I saw you, |
| Ullam kollai poguthae | My heart is being stolen, |
| Anbae en anbae} (2) | Oh love, my love! (2) |
ஹோஹோ ஓ ஓ ஹோஹோ ஓ ஓ
ஹோ ஹோ ஓஓ ஹோஹோஹோ
கவிதைகள் சொல்லவா
உன் பெயர் சொல்லவா …
இரண்டுமே ஒன்றுதான் ஓஹோ …
ஓவியம் வரையவா
உன் கால் தடம் வரையவா …
இரண்டுமே ஒன்றுதான் ஓஹோ …
Hoohoohooo..hoo..ooo..oo
Should I recite poems, or should I speak your name?
Both are one and the same, oh ho!
Should I draw a painting,
Or should I trace your footprints?
Both are one and the same, oh ho!
யார் அந்த ரோஜாபூ
கண்ணாடி நெஞ்சின் மேல்
கல்வீசி சென்றாள் அவள் யாரோ …
Who is that rose flower?
Upon my glass-like heart,
Who is she who threw a stone and walked away?
{உள்ளம் கொள்ளை போகுதே
உன்னை கண்ட நாள் முதல்
உள்ளம் கொள்ளை போகுதே
அன்பே என் அன்பே …} (2)
My heart is being stolen,
From the day I saw you,
My heart is being stolen,
Oh love, my love! (2)
ஹோ ஹோ ஹோ ஓ
காகிதத்தில் செய்த பூவுக்கும்
என மனசுக்கும் ஒற்றுமை இருக்கிறதோ
இரண்டுமே பூஜைக்கு போகாதோ
ஓஹோ ஹோ ஓஹோ ஹோ
Hoo hoo hoo..ooo
Is there a similarity between a paper flower
And my heart?
Will neither of them ever be accepted in a sacred ritual?
Ho ho ho..ooo
பூமிக்குள் இருக்கின்ற நெருப்புக்கும்
என் ஆசைக்கும் சம்பந்தம் இருக்கிறதோ
இரண்டுமே வெளி வர முடியாதோ
ஓஹோ ஹோ ஓஹோ ஹோ
Is there a connection between the fire deep within the earth
And my desire?
Can neither of them come out into the open?
Ho ho ho..ooo
செடியை பூ பூக்க வைத்தாலும்
வேர்கள் மண்ணுக்குள் மறையும்
உதட்டில் புன்முறுவல் பூத்தாலும்
உள்ளே சறுகாய் கிடக்கிறதே
Even if a plant blooms with flowers,
Its roots remain hidden beneath the soil.
Even if a smile blooms on my lips,
My inner self lies withered like dry leaves.
Ho ho ho..ooo hoo hoo oohoo
Ho ho ho..ooo hoo hoo oohoo
ஹோஹோ ஓ ஓ ஹோஹோ ஓ ஓ
ஹோ ஹோ ஓஓ ஹோஹோஹோ
ஹோஹோ ஓ ஓ ஹோஹோ ஓ ஓ
ஹோ ஹோ ஓஓ ஹோஹோஹோ
Hoo hoo hoo..ooo
In truth, I am like a clock,
Without knowing why I am spinning,
My life too spins endlessly here.
Ho ho ho..oooo..
ஹோ ஹோ ஹோ ஓ
உண்மையில் நான் ஒரு கடிகாரம்
ஏன் சுற்றுகிறோம் என்று தெரியாமல்
சுத்துதுமா இங்கு என் வாழ்வும்
ஓஹோ ஹோ ஓஹோ ஹோ
In truth, my heart is like wax,
It sheds light only in certain darknesses,
And melts away in solitude until the end.
Ho ho ho..oooo..
உண்மையில் என் மனம் மெழுகாகும்
சில இருட்டுக்குதான் அது ஒளி வீசும்
கடைசி வரை தனியாய் உருகும்
ஓஹோ ஹோ ஓஹோ ஹோ
A mirror that shows the faces of others
Has no face of its own.
Am I not that very mirror?
For I have no face or identity of my own.
Ho ho ho..ooo hoo hoo oohoo
Ho ho ho..ooo hoo hoo oohoo
பிறரின் முகம் காட்டும் கண்ணாடி
அதற்கு முகம் ஒன்றும் இல்லை
அந்த கண்ணாடி நான்தானே
முகமே இல்லை என்னிடம் தான்
Should I recite poems, or should I speak your name?
Both are one and the same, oh ho!
Should I draw a painting,
Or should I trace your footprints?
Both are one and the same, oh ho!
ஹோஹோ ஓ ஓ ஹோஹோ ஓ ஓ
ஹோ ஹோ ஓஓ ஹோஹோஹோ
ஹோஹோ ஓ ஓ ஹோஹோ ஓ ஓ
ஹோ ஹோ ஓஓ ஹோஹோஹோ
Who is that rose flower?
Upon my glass-like heart,
Who is she who threw a stone and walked away?
கவிதைகள் சொல்லவா
உன் பெயர் சொல்லவா …
இரண்டுமே ஒன்றுதான் ஓஹோ …
ஓவியம் வரையவா
உன் கால் தடம் வரையவா …
இரண்டுமே ஒன்றுதான் ஓஹோ …
My heart is being stolen,
From the day I saw you,
My heart is being stolen,
Oh love, my love! (2)
யார் அந்த ரோஜாபூ
கண்ணாடி நெஞ்சின் மேல்
கல்வீசி சென்றாள் அவள் யாரோ …
{உள்ளம் கொள்ளை போகுதே
உன்னை கண்ட நாள் முதல்
உள்ளம் கொள்ளை போகுதே
அன்பே என் அன்பே …} (2)
Hoohoohooo..hoo..ooo..oo
Hoohoohooo..hoo..ooo..oo
Kavidhaigal sollava un peyar sollava
Should I recite poems, or should I speak your name?
Irandumae ondru thaan oh ho
Both are one and the same, oh ho!
Oviyam varaiyavaa
Should I draw a painting,
Un kaal thadam varaiyavaa
Or should I trace your footprints?
Irandumae ondru than oh ho
Both are one and the same, oh ho!
Yaar antha roja poo
Who is that rose flower?
Kannadi nenjinmel
Upon my glass-like heart,
Kal veesi ponaal aval yaaroo..
Who is she who threw a stone and walked away?
{Ullam kollai poguthae
My heart is being stolen,
Unnai kanda naal mudhal
From the day I saw you,
Ullam kollai poguthae
My heart is being stolen,
Anbae en anbae} (2)
Oh love, my love! (2)
Hoo hoo hoo..ooo
Hoo hoo hoo..ooo
Kaagithathil seitha poovukkum
Is there a similarity between a paper flower
En manasukkum ottrumai irukiratho
And my heart?
Irandumae poojaiku pogaatho
Will neither of them ever be accepted in a sacred ritual?
Ho ho ho..ooo
Ho ho ho..ooo
Boomikkul irukkindra nerupukkum
Is there a connection between the fire deep within the earth
En asaikkum sammantham irukiratho
And my desire?
Irandumae velivara mudiyaatho
Can neither of them come out into the open?
Ho ho ho..ooo
Ho ho ho..ooo
Sediyai poo pooka vaithaalum
Even if a plant blooms with flowers,
Vergal mannukkul maraiyum
Its roots remain hidden beneath the soil.
Udattil punmuruval poothaalum
Even if a smile blooms on my lips,
Ullae sarugaai kidakuthae
My inner self lies withered like dry leaves.
Ho ho ho..ooo hoo hoo oohoo
Ho ho ho..ooo hoo hoo oohoo
Ho ho ho..ooo hoo hoo oohoo
Ho ho ho..ooo hoo hoo oohoo
Hoo hoo hoo..ooo
Hoo hoo hoo..ooo
Unmaiyil naan oru gadigaaram
In truth, I am like a clock,
Yen sutrugirom endru theriyaamal
Without knowing why I am spinning,
Suthuthamma ingu en vazhvum
My life too spins endlessly here.
Ho ho ho..oooo..
Ho ho ho..oooo..
Unmayil en manam mezhugaagum
In truth, my heart is like wax,
Sila iruttukuthaan athu oli veesum
It sheds light only in certain darknesses,
Kadaisivarai thaniyaai urugum
And melts away in solitude until the end.
Ho ho ho..oooo..
Ho ho ho..oooo..
Pirarin mugam kaattum kannadi
A mirror that shows the faces of others
Atharku mugam ondrum illai..
Has no face of its own.
Antha kannadi naanthanae
Am I not that very mirror?
Mugamae illai ennidamthaan..
For I have no face or identity of my own.
Ho ho ho..ooo hoo hoo oohoo
Ho ho ho..ooo hoo hoo oohoo
Ho ho ho..ooo hoo hoo oohoo
Ho ho ho..ooo hoo hoo oohoo
Kavidhaigal sollava un peyar sollava
Should I recite poems, or should I speak your name?
Irandumae ondru thaan oh ho
Both are one and the same, oh ho!
Oviyam varaiyavaa
Should I draw a painting,
Un kaal thadam varaiyavaa
Or should I trace your footprints?
Irandumae ondru than oh ho
Both are one and the same, oh ho!
Yaar antha roja poo
Who is that rose flower?
Kannadi nenjinmel
Upon my glass-like heart,
Kal veesi ponaal aval yaaroo..
Who is she who threw a stone and walked away?
{Ullam kollai poguthae
My heart is being stolen,
Unnai kanda naal mudhal
From the day I saw you,
Ullam kollai poguthae
My heart is being stolen,
Anbae en anbae} (2)
Oh love, my love! (2)
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This melancholic song captures the profound pain and existential reflection of a lover whose heart has been captured by an enigmatic beloved. He equates uttering her name to reciting poetry and tracing her footsteps to creating art. However, her sudden presence has shattered his fragile, glass-like heart. He laments the invisible nature of his suffering, drawing parallels between his heart and a artificial paper flower unfit for worship, as well as his suppressed passions and the subterranean fires trapped beneath the earth's surface. Through poignant philosophical metaphors, the narrator reflects on his identity: he feels like a mechanical clock spinning aimlessly without knowing its purpose, a block of wax that sheds light on others while quietly consuming itself in isolation, and a mirror that reflects the faces of everyone else while lacking an identity of its own. Despite putting on a smiling face for the world, his spirit inside feels as withered as dry leaves.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Kavidhaigal sollava un peyar sollava / Irandumae ondru thaan”
Equating the beloved's name directly to poetry, and her footprints to fine art.
Metaphor
“Kannadi nenjinmel kal veesi ponaal aval yaaroo..”
Describing the heart as fragile glass that shatters when struck by a stone, representing emotional injury caused by love.
Analogy / Simile
“Kaagithathil seitha poovukkum / En manasukkum ottrumai irukiratho”
Comparing the heart to a paper flower that cannot be offered in worship, symbolizing unfulfilled purpose or unaccepted love.
Contrast / Visual Imagery
“Udattil punmuruval poothaalum / Ullae sarugaai kidakuthae”
Contrasting the outward appearance of a blooming smile on the lips with the internal reality of withered dry leaves.
Extended Metaphor
“Unmaiyil naan oru gadigaaram ... Unmayil en manam mezhugaagum ... Pirarin mugam kaattum kannadi”
Using everyday objects—a clock spinning aimlessly, wax melting in isolation, and a faceless mirror—to symbolize existential dread and loss of self.
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Trivia
The soundtrack for the 2001 romantic drama 'Ullam Kollai Poguthae' starring Prabhu Deva and Anjala Zaveri was composed by Karthik Raja. The male version of this iconic track 'Kavidhaigal Sollava' was rendered by Hariharan with lyricist Pa. Vijay crafting its deeply philosophical lines.
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