Nee Solli Kodu
From Erimalai · 1985
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Details
- Erimalai1985
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Lalalala lalalala lalallalaa | La la la la, la la la la, la la la la |
| Female :Lalalala lalalala lalallalaa | Female: La la la la, la la la la, la la la la |
| Female | |
| Nee solli kodu nallaa kaththukkiraen | You teach me, I will learn well |
| Nee solli kodu nallaa kaththukkiraen | You teach me, I will learn well |
| Enna sonnaalum naanathai oththukkiraen | Whatever you say, I accept shyly |
| Male | |
| Nee vittu kodu naan kattikkiraen | You yield a bit, and I will embrace you |
| Mella unnoda naan vanthu ottikkiraen | Gently, I will come and cling close to you |
| Female | |
| Kattil meedhum meththai meedhum thaavum thaththai | The parrot leaping over the bed and mattress |
| Male :Ennai nerunginaalae | Male: When she approaches me |
| Vilangidaatho kadhal viththai | Will the art of love not become clear? |
| Female | |
| Kattil meedhum meththai meedhum thaavum thaththai | The parrot leaping over the bed and mattress |
| Male :Ennai nerunginaalae | Male: When she approaches me |
| Vilangidaatho kadhal viththai | Will the art of love not become clear? |
| Male | |
| Naan solli thara nallaa kaththukkanum | As I teach you, you must learn well |
| Enna sonnaalum nee adhai oththukkanum | Whatever I say, you must accept it |
| Female | |
| {Kodai kaalam | {In the summer season |
| Male :Neeyoru odaiyaaga | Male: Like you becoming a cool stream |
| Female :Moodumpothu | Female: When covering |
| Male :Naanoru aadaiyaaa….} (2) | Male: Me becoming a garment...} (2) |
| Female | |
| En munnaalum pinnaalum | In front of me and behind me |
| Nee vanthu purala hae hae | As you come and roll around, hae hae |
| En ponmaeni poomaeni | My golden body, my flower-like body |
| Anantham payila hae hae hae | To experience blissful joy, hae hae hae |
| Male | |
| Ovvoru naalum ovvoru paadal naanum paada | As I sing a new song every day |
| Female :Dhinam uranidaamal odhungidaamal naanum kooda | Female: Every day without sleeping or shying away, I too join in |
| Female | |
| Nee solli kodu nallaa kaththukkiraen | You teach me, I will learn well |
| Enna sonnaalum naanathai oththukkiraen | Whatever you say, I accept shyly |
| Male | |
| {Neela vaanam | {The blue sky |
| Female :Paavaiyin paarvaiyaaga | Female: As the maiden's gaze |
| Male :Kaarkaala megam | Male: The monsoon cloud |
| Female :Godhaiyin koondhalaaga} (2) | Female: As the maiden's tresses} (2) |
| Male | |
| En ullaasa pallaakku | My joyful palanquin |
| Kaal kondu nadakka hae hae hae | Walking on its own feet, hae hae hae |
| Un mangaatha singaaram | Your unfading beauty |
| Thaen kondu thelikka aah aah haah | Sprinkling sweetness like honey, aah aah haah |
| Female | |
| Indhiraloga sundhari polae naanum maaravae | So that I transform like a celestial beauty from Indra's realm |
| Male :Idaividaathu enai vidaathu naanum saera | Male: Unceasingly, without letting go, I join you too |
| Female | |
| Nee solli kodu nallaa kaththukkiraen | You teach me, I will learn well |
| Enna sonnaalum naanathai oththukkiraen | Whatever you say, I accept shyly |
| Male | |
| Nee vittu kodu naan kattikkiraen | You yield a bit, and I will embrace you |
| Mella unnoda naan vanthu ottikkiraen | Gently, I will come and cling close to you |
| Male | |
| Laalalalallalaa | La la la la la la la |
| Female :Lalallalalaa | Female: La la la la la |
| Both :Laalalalallalaa lalallalalaa | Both: La la la la la la la, la la la la la |
லலலல லலலல லலல்லலா
லலலல லலலல லலலல்லா
La la la la, la la la la, la la la la
Female: La la la la, la la la la, la la la la
நீ சொல்லிக் கொடு நல்லா கத்துக்கிறேன்
நீ சொல்லிக் கொடு நல்லா கத்துக்கிறேன்
என்ன சொன்னாலும் நானதை ஒத்துக்கிறேன்
You teach me, I will learn well
You teach me, I will learn well
Whatever you say, I accept shyly
நீ விட்டு கொடு நான் கட்டிக்கிறேன்
மெல்ல உன்னோட நான் வந்து ஒட்டிக்கிறேன்
You yield a bit, and I will embrace you
Gently, I will come and cling close to you
கட்டில் மீதும் மெத்தை மீதும் தாவும் தத்தை
என்னை நெருங்கினாலே
விளங்கிடாதோ காதல் வித்தை
The parrot leaping over the bed and mattress
Male: When she approaches me
Will the art of love not become clear?
கட்டில் மீதும் மெத்தை மீதும் தாவும் தத்தை
என்னை நெருங்கினாலே
விளங்கிடாதோ காதல் வித்தை
The parrot leaping over the bed and mattress
Male: When she approaches me
Will the art of love not become clear?
நான் சொல்லித் தர நல்லாக் கத்துக்கணும்
என்ன சொன்னாலும் நீ அதை ஒத்துக்கணும்
As I teach you, you must learn well
Whatever I say, you must accept it
{கோடைக் காலம்....
நீயொரு ஓடையாக....
மூடும்போது......
நானொரு ஆடையாக......} (2)
{In the summer season
Male: Like you becoming a cool stream
Female: When covering
Male: Me becoming a garment...} (2)
என் முன்னாலும் பின்னாலும்
நீ வந்து புரள ஹே ஹே ஹே
என் பொன்மேனி பூமேனி
ஆனந்தம் பயில ஹே ஹே ஹே
In front of me and behind me
As you come and roll around, hae hae
My golden body, my flower-like body
To experience blissful joy, hae hae hae
ஒவ்வொரு நாளும் ஒவ்வொரு பாடல் நானும் பாட
தினம் உறங்கிடாமல் ஒதுங்கிடாமல் நானும் கூட
As I sing a new song every day
Female: Every day without sleeping or shying away, I too join in
நீ சொல்லிக் கொடு நல்லா கத்துக்கிறேன்
என்ன சொன்னாலும் நானதை ஒத்துக்கிறேன்...
You teach me, I will learn well
Whatever you say, I accept shyly
{நீல வானம்.....
பாவையின் பார்வையாக
கார்க்கால மேகம்......
கோதையின் கூந்தலாக} (2)
{The blue sky
Female: As the maiden's gaze
Male: The monsoon cloud
Female: As the maiden's tresses} (2)
என் உல்லாச பல்லாக்கு
கால் கொண்டு நடக்க ஹே ஹே ஹே
உன் மங்காத சிங்காரம்
தேன் கொண்டு தெளிக்க ஆஹ் ஆஹ் ஹாஹ்
My joyful palanquin
Walking on its own feet, hae hae hae
Your unfading beauty
Sprinkling sweetness like honey, aah aah haah
இந்திரலோக சுந்தரி போலே நானும் மாறவே
இடைவிடாது எனை விடாது நானும் சேர
So that I transform like a celestial beauty from Indra's realm
Male: Unceasingly, without letting go, I join you too
நீ சொல்லிக் கொடு நல்லா கத்துக்கிறேன்
என்ன சொன்னாலும் நானதை ஒத்துக்கிறேன்
You teach me, I will learn well
Whatever you say, I accept shyly
நீ விட்டு கொடு நான் கட்டிக்கிறேன்
மெல்ல உன்னோட நான் வந்து ஒட்டிக்கிறேன்
You yield a bit, and I will embrace you
Gently, I will come and cling close to you
லாலலலல்லலா
லலல்லலலா
இருவர் :
லாலலலல்லலா லலல்லலலா
La la la la la la la
Female: La la la la la
Both: La la la la la la la, la la la la la
Lalalala lalalala lalallalaa
La la la la, la la la la, la la la la
Female :Lalalala lalalala lalallalaa
Female: La la la la, la la la la, la la la la
Nee solli kodu nallaa kaththukkiraen
You teach me, I will learn well
Nee solli kodu nallaa kaththukkiraen
You teach me, I will learn well
Enna sonnaalum naanathai oththukkiraen
Whatever you say, I accept shyly
Nee vittu kodu naan kattikkiraen
You yield a bit, and I will embrace you
Mella unnoda naan vanthu ottikkiraen
Gently, I will come and cling close to you
Kattil meedhum meththai meedhum thaavum thaththai
The parrot leaping over the bed and mattress
Male :Ennai nerunginaalae
Male: When she approaches me
Vilangidaatho kadhal viththai
Will the art of love not become clear?
Kattil meedhum meththai meedhum thaavum thaththai
The parrot leaping over the bed and mattress
Male :Ennai nerunginaalae
Male: When she approaches me
Vilangidaatho kadhal viththai
Will the art of love not become clear?
Naan solli thara nallaa kaththukkanum
As I teach you, you must learn well
Enna sonnaalum nee adhai oththukkanum
Whatever I say, you must accept it
{Kodai kaalam
{In the summer season
Male :Neeyoru odaiyaaga
Male: Like you becoming a cool stream
Female :Moodumpothu
Female: When covering
Male :Naanoru aadaiyaaa….} (2)
Male: Me becoming a garment...} (2)
En munnaalum pinnaalum
In front of me and behind me
Nee vanthu purala hae hae
As you come and roll around, hae hae
En ponmaeni poomaeni
My golden body, my flower-like body
Anantham payila hae hae hae
To experience blissful joy, hae hae hae
Ovvoru naalum ovvoru paadal naanum paada
As I sing a new song every day
Female :Dhinam uranidaamal odhungidaamal naanum kooda
Female: Every day without sleeping or shying away, I too join in
Nee solli kodu nallaa kaththukkiraen
You teach me, I will learn well
Enna sonnaalum naanathai oththukkiraen
Whatever you say, I accept shyly
{Neela vaanam
{The blue sky
Female :Paavaiyin paarvaiyaaga
Female: As the maiden's gaze
Male :Kaarkaala megam
Male: The monsoon cloud
Female :Godhaiyin koondhalaaga} (2)
Female: As the maiden's tresses} (2)
En ullaasa pallaakku
My joyful palanquin
Kaal kondu nadakka hae hae hae
Walking on its own feet, hae hae hae
Un mangaatha singaaram
Your unfading beauty
Thaen kondu thelikka aah aah haah
Sprinkling sweetness like honey, aah aah haah
Indhiraloga sundhari polae naanum maaravae
So that I transform like a celestial beauty from Indra's realm
Male :Idaividaathu enai vidaathu naanum saera
Male: Unceasingly, without letting go, I join you too
Nee solli kodu nallaa kaththukkiraen
You teach me, I will learn well
Enna sonnaalum naanathai oththukkiraen
Whatever you say, I accept shyly
Nee vittu kodu naan kattikkiraen
You yield a bit, and I will embrace you
Mella unnoda naan vanthu ottikkiraen
Gently, I will come and cling close to you
Laalalalallalaa
La la la la la la la
Female :Lalallalalaa
Female: La la la la la
Both :Laalalalallalaa lalallalalaa
Both: La la la la la la la, la la la la la
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Nee Solli Kodu is a romantic duet from the 1985 movie Erimalai, written by lyricist Vaali. The song portrays an affectionate and playful dialogue between two lovers. The female lead playfully asks her partner to guide her through the language of love, offering her devotion and shyness in return, while the male lead responds enthusiastically, eager to share the joy of companionship.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“En ponmaeni poomaeni”
Comparing the female lead's beauty to a golden body and flower-like skin (Ponmaeni poomaeni) and her lover to a stream during summer.
Rhyme (Etukai)
“Kattil meedhum meththai meedhum thaavum thaththai / Vilangidaatho kadhal viththai”
The second letter rhyme in words across lines such as meththai, thaththai, and viththai.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)
“Indhiraloga sundhari polae naanum maaravae”
Comparing herself to an nymph or goddess from Indraloka to express heightened romantic euphoria.
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Trivia
Erimalai (1985) is an obscure mid-80s Tamil action-drama film, featuring lyrics penned by the veteran lyricist Vaali.
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