- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- Vani Jairam
- Music director
- K. Vijaya Baskar
- Movie name
- Per Solla Oru Pillai
- Movie release year
- 1978
- Lyrics added on
- 25 Feb 2024
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Paada Sollum Nenjam from the 1978 film Per Solla Oru Pillai is a romantic Tamil song celebrating youthful love, passion, and spiritual union. Penned by Kannadasan and sung by Vani Jairam, the lyrics convey a young woman's inner joy as love awakens her senses, prompting her heart to sing and dance while overcoming her natural shyness. The song reflects on romance as a divine creation, praising God's wisdom in bringing man and woman together. Through poetic imagery of divine worship, flower arrows of Kamadeva, and bathing in the river of passion, the song glorifies romantic commitment where two bodies share one soul, walking together toward a sweet and heavenly life.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhukai (Second letter rhyme)
“Paada sollum nenjam nenjam / Aada sollum konjam konjam”
The second consonant 'da' rhymes between 'Paada' and 'Aada'.
Adukku Thodar (Anaphora / Word Repetition)
“Paada sollum nenjam nenjam / Aada sollum konjam konjam”
Repetition of words like 'nenjam nenjam' and 'konjam konjam' creates musical rhythm and emotional emphasis.
Simile (Uwamai)
“Eerudalum oruyirum polae uravaadum”
Compares two lovers uniting intimately to two bodies sharing a single soul using 'polae'.
Metaphor (Uruvagaim)
“Mogamenum nadhiyinilae neeraadu”
Passion/desire is metaphorically described as a river ('Mogamenum nadhi') in which one bathes.
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Trivia
The soundtrack of Per Solla Oru Pillai (1978) was composed by K. Vijaya Bhaskar, a legendary composer prominent in Kannada cinema who also composed selected classic Tamil film scores. Vani Jairam's expressive vocal rendering combined with Kannadasan's playful yet deeply philosophical romantic lyricism made this track a memorable hit of the late 1970s.
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