Naan Enna Solliviten
From Bale Pandiya · 1962
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
- Details
- Bale Pandiya1962
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Naan enna solli vitten | What did I say? |
| Nee yen mayangugiraai | Why are you swooning, my dear? |
| Naan enna solli vitten | What did I say? |
| Nee yen mayangugiraai | Why are you swooning, my dear? |
| Un sammadham ketten | I only asked for your consent, |
| Yen thalai kunindhaayo | Why did you bow your head? |
| Un sammadham ketten | I only asked for your consent, |
| Yen thalai kunindhaayo | Why did you bow your head? |
| Male | |
| Naan enna solli vitten | What did I say? |
| Nee yen mayangugiraai | Why are you swooning, my dear? |
| Male | |
| Sem maambazham polae | Like a ripe red mango, |
| Kannam sivandhu vittadhadi | Your cheeks have turned red, my dear. |
| Konda maunathinaalae | Because of the silence you held, |
| Idhazh kanindhu vittadhadi | Your lips have ripened, my dear. |
| Male | |
| Sem maambazham polae | Like a ripe red mango, |
| Kannam sivandhu vittadhadi | Your cheeks have turned red, my dear. |
| Konda maunathinaalae | Because of the silence you held, |
| Idhazh kanindhu vittadhadi | Your lips have ripened, my dear. |
| Sugam oori vittadhadi | Pleasure has seeped in, my dear, |
| Mugam maari vittadhadi | Your face has transformed, my dear. |
| Sugam oori vittadhadi | Pleasure has seeped in, my dear, |
| Mugam maari vittadhadi | Your face has transformed, my dear. |
| Nenjil andrillaadha naanam indru | A shyness that was never in your heart before, |
| Engu vandhadhadi | Where did it come from today, my dear? |
| Enna… enna… enna… | What... what... what... |
| Male | |
| Naan enna solli vitten | What did I say? |
| Nee yen mayangugiraai | Why are you swooning, my dear? |
| Un sammadham ketten | I only asked for your consent, |
| Yen thalai kunindhaayo | Why did you bow your head? |
| Male | |
| Naan enna solli vitten | What did I say? |
| Nee yen mayangugiraai | Why are you swooning, my dear? |
| Male | |
| Malar panjanai melae | Upon a flower-bedecked bed, |
| Varum paruvam athanaiyum | All the youthful moments yet to come, |
| Un nenjil kondaaiyo | Did you hold them in your heart? |
| Adhai ninaivil vaithaaiyo | Did you capture them in your memory? |
| Male | |
| Malar panjanai melae | Upon a flower-bedecked bed, |
| Varum paruvam athanaiyum | All the youthful moments yet to come, |
| Un nenjil kondaaiyo | Did you hold them in your heart? |
| Adhai ninaivil vaithaaiyo | Did you capture them in your memory? |
| Kandu yengugindraaiyo | Are you yearning as you visualize it? |
| Indru thoongugindraaiyo | Are you falling asleep today? |
| Naam pazhagha poghum azhagai ellaam | All the beauty of intimacy we are going to share, |
| Padam pidithaaiyo | Did you take a mental picture of it? |
| Enna… enna… enna… | What... what... what... |
| Male | |
| Naan enna solli vitten | What did I say? |
| Nee yen mayangugiraai | Why are you swooning, my dear? |
| Un sammadham ketten | I only asked for your consent, |
| Yen thalai kunindhaayo | Why did you bow your head? |
| Male | |
| Naan enna solli vitten | What did I say? |
| Nee yen mayangugiraai | Why are you swooning, my dear? |
நான் என்ன சொல்லிவிட்டேன்
நீ ஏன் மயங்குகிறாய்
நான் என்ன சொல்லிவிட்டேன்
நீ ஏன் மயங்குகிறாய்
உன் சம்மதம் கேட்டேன்
ஏன் தலை குனிந்தாயோ
உன் சம்மதம் கேட்டேன்
ஏன் தலை குனிந்தாயோ
What did I say?
Why are you swooning, my dear?
What did I say?
Why are you swooning, my dear?
I only asked for your consent,
Why did you bow your head?
I only asked for your consent,
Why did you bow your head?
நான் என்ன சொல்லி விட்டேன்
நீ ஏன் மயங்குகிறாய்...
What did I say?
Why are you swooning, my dear?
செம் மாம்பழம் போலே
கன்னம் சிவந்து விட்டதடி
கொண்ட மௌனத்தினாலே
இதழ் கனிந்து விட்டதடி
Like a ripe red mango,
Your cheeks have turned red, my dear.
Because of the silence you held,
Your lips have ripened, my dear.
செம் மாம்பழம் போலே
கன்னம் சிவந்து விட்டதடி
கொண்ட மௌனத்தினாலே
இதழ் கனிந்து விட்டதடி
சுகம் ஊறிவிட்டதடி முகம் மாறிவிட்டதடி
சுகம் ஊறிவிட்டதடி முகம் மாறிவிட்டதடி
நெஞ்சில் அன்றில்லாத நாணம் இன்று
எங்கு வந்ததடி
என்ன... என்ன... என்ன...
Like a ripe red mango,
Your cheeks have turned red, my dear.
Because of the silence you held,
Your lips have ripened, my dear.
Pleasure has seeped in, my dear,
Your face has transformed, my dear.
Pleasure has seeped in, my dear,
Your face has transformed, my dear.
A shyness that was never in your heart before,
Where did it come from today, my dear?
What... what... what...
நான் என்ன சொல்லிவிட்டேன்
நீ ஏன் மயங்குகிறாய்
உன் சம்மதம் கேட்டேன்
ஏன் தலை குனிந்தாயோ
What did I say?
Why are you swooning, my dear?
I only asked for your consent,
Why did you bow your head?
நான் என்ன சொல்லி விட்டேன்
நீ ஏன் மயங்குகிறாய்...
What did I say?
Why are you swooning, my dear?
மலர் பஞ்சணை மேலே
வரும் பருவம் அத்தனையும்
உன் நெஞ்சில் கொண்டாயோ
அதை நினைவில் வைத்தாயோ
Upon a flower-bedecked bed,
All the youthful moments yet to come,
Did you hold them in your heart?
Did you capture them in your memory?
மலர் பஞ்சணை மேலே
வரும் பருவம் அத்தனையும்
உன் நெஞ்சில் கொண்டாயோ
அதை நினைவில் வைத்தாயோ
கண்டு ஏங்குகின்றாயோ
இன்று தூங்குகின்றாயோ
நாம் பழகப் போகும் அழகை எல்லாம்
படம் பிடித்தாயோ
என்ன... என்ன... என்ன...
Upon a flower-bedecked bed,
All the youthful moments yet to come,
Did you hold them in your heart?
Did you capture them in your memory?
Are you yearning as you visualize it?
Are you falling asleep today?
All the beauty of intimacy we are going to share,
Did you take a mental picture of it?
What... what... what...
நான் என்ன சொல்லிவிட்டேன்
நீ ஏன் மயங்குகிறாய்
உன் சம்மதம் கேட்டேன்
ஏன் தலை குனிந்தாயோ
What did I say?
Why are you swooning, my dear?
I only asked for your consent,
Why did you bow your head?
நான் என்ன சொல்லிவிட்டேன்
நீ ஏன் மயங்குகிறாய்..........
What did I say?
Why are you swooning, my dear?
Naan enna solli vitten
What did I say?
Nee yen mayangugiraai
Why are you swooning, my dear?
Naan enna solli vitten
What did I say?
Nee yen mayangugiraai
Why are you swooning, my dear?
Un sammadham ketten
I only asked for your consent,
Yen thalai kunindhaayo
Why did you bow your head?
Un sammadham ketten
I only asked for your consent,
Yen thalai kunindhaayo
Why did you bow your head?
Naan enna solli vitten
What did I say?
Nee yen mayangugiraai
Why are you swooning, my dear?
Sem maambazham polae
Like a ripe red mango,
Kannam sivandhu vittadhadi
Your cheeks have turned red, my dear.
Konda maunathinaalae
Because of the silence you held,
Idhazh kanindhu vittadhadi
Your lips have ripened, my dear.
Sem maambazham polae
Like a ripe red mango,
Kannam sivandhu vittadhadi
Your cheeks have turned red, my dear.
Konda maunathinaalae
Because of the silence you held,
Idhazh kanindhu vittadhadi
Your lips have ripened, my dear.
Sugam oori vittadhadi
Pleasure has seeped in, my dear,
Mugam maari vittadhadi
Your face has transformed, my dear.
Sugam oori vittadhadi
Pleasure has seeped in, my dear,
Mugam maari vittadhadi
Your face has transformed, my dear.
Nenjil andrillaadha naanam indru
A shyness that was never in your heart before,
Engu vandhadhadi
Where did it come from today, my dear?
Enna… enna… enna…
What... what... what...
Naan enna solli vitten
What did I say?
Nee yen mayangugiraai
Why are you swooning, my dear?
Un sammadham ketten
I only asked for your consent,
Yen thalai kunindhaayo
Why did you bow your head?
Naan enna solli vitten
What did I say?
Nee yen mayangugiraai
Why are you swooning, my dear?
Malar panjanai melae
Upon a flower-bedecked bed,
Varum paruvam athanaiyum
All the youthful moments yet to come,
Un nenjil kondaaiyo
Did you hold them in your heart?
Adhai ninaivil vaithaaiyo
Did you capture them in your memory?
Malar panjanai melae
Upon a flower-bedecked bed,
Varum paruvam athanaiyum
All the youthful moments yet to come,
Un nenjil kondaaiyo
Did you hold them in your heart?
Adhai ninaivil vaithaaiyo
Did you capture them in your memory?
Kandu yengugindraaiyo
Are you yearning as you visualize it?
Indru thoongugindraaiyo
Are you falling asleep today?
Naam pazhagha poghum azhagai ellaam
All the beauty of intimacy we are going to share,
Padam pidithaaiyo
Did you take a mental picture of it?
Enna… enna… enna…
What... what... what...
Naan enna solli vitten
What did I say?
Nee yen mayangugiraai
Why are you swooning, my dear?
Un sammadham ketten
I only asked for your consent,
Yen thalai kunindhaayo
Why did you bow your head?
Naan enna solli vitten
What did I say?
Nee yen mayangugiraai
Why are you swooning, my dear?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Naan Enna Solli Vitten is a charming romantic song from the 1962 Tamil film Bale Pandiya, written by Kannadasan and set to music by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy. In this song, the hero playfully teases his beloved after asking for her consent in love. Observing her bashful reaction—blushing red cheeks, a lowered head, and silent swooning—he tenderly questions why a simple question caused such an overwhelming wave of shyness. The lyrics vividly depict her emerging emotions as she daydreams about their romantic future together. The hero wonders if she is mentally picturing their upcoming journey of togetherness on a bed of flowers, affectionately capturing the sweet innocence, blushing intimacy, and tender anticipation of love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upama)
“Sem maambazham polae / Kannam sivandhu vittadhadi”
Compares the heroine's blushing cheeks directly to a ripe red mango using the comparative word 'polae' (like).
Edhukai (Second letter rhyme)
“Sugam oori vittadhadi / Mugam maari vittadhadi”
Rhyming of the second consonant sound 'ga' across adjacent lines ('Sugam' and 'Mugam').
Refrain / Anaphora
“Naan enna solli vitten / Nee yen mayangugiraai”
Repetition of opening lines throughout the song to establish a playful, questioning rhythmic tone.
Visual Imagery & Metaphor
“Naam pazhagha poghum azhagai ellaam / Padam pidithaaiyo”
Uses the metaphor of capturing a photograph ('padam pidithaaiyo') for daydreaming about future intimacy on a flower bed.
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Trivia
Bale Pandiya (1962) is famous for featuring Chevalier Sivaji Ganesan in a triple role. The music was composed by the legendary duo Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy, with vocals by T. M. Soundararajan and P. Susheela. The film is renowned for its lighthearted comedy and timeless melodies written by Kannadasan.
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