Salaiyoram
From Payanangal Mudivathillai · 1982
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Payanangal Mudivathillai1982
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Saalaiyoram solaiyondru | By the roadside, a grove... |
| Aadum sangeedham paadum | Dances and sings music. |
| Saalaiyoram solaiyondru | By the roadside, a grove... |
| Aadum sangeedham paadum | Dances and sings music. |
| Kannaalanai paarthu kannorangal vaerthu | Looking at her lover, the corners of her eyes sweat with emotion. |
| Kannaalanai paarthu kannorangal vaerthu | Looking at her lover, the corners of her eyes sweat with emotion. |
| Saalaiyoram solaiyondru | By the roadside, a grove... |
| Aadum sangeedham paadum | Dances and sings music. |
| Male | |
| Paavai ival paarthu vittaal | If this maiden looks at it, |
| Paalaivanam pooththodukkum | Even a desert will bloom with flowers. |
| Kannimaigal dhaan asaindhaal | If her eyelids merely flutter, |
| Nandhavana kaatradikkum | A breeze from a garden of paradise blows. |
| Female | |
| Neengal enai paarthaal | If you look at me, |
| Kuliredukkum | A chill sets in. |
| Manadhukkul yeno mazhaiyadikkum | Inside my heart, why does rain shower? |
| Male | |
| Hae paarijaadha vaasam | Hey, the fragrance of Parijaatha flowers |
| Neram paarthu veesum | Wafts at the right time. |
| Paarijaadha vaasam | The fragrance of Parijaatha flowers |
| Neram paarthu veesum | Wafts at the right time. |
| Female | |
| Mottu kadhavai pattu vandugal | The silky bumblebees |
| Thattuginradhae ippodhu | Are knocking on the doors of the bud right now. |
| Female | |
| Saalaiyoram solaiyondru | By the roadside, a grove... |
| Aadum sangeedham paadum | Dances and sings music. |
| Male | |
| Kannaalanai paarthu kannorangal vaerthu | Looking at her lover, the corners of her eyes sweat with emotion. |
| Kannaalanai paarthu kannorangal vaerthu | Looking at her lover, the corners of her eyes sweat with emotion. |
| Saalaiyoram solaiyondru | By the roadside, a grove... |
| Aadum sangeedham paadum | Dances and sings music. |
| Female | |
| Kadarkkarai eerathilae | On the wet shore of the beach, |
| Kaaladigal nee padhikka | As you leave your footprints, |
| Alai vandhu azhiththadhanaal | Because a wave came and erased them, |
| Kanni manam dhaan thudikka | The young maiden's heart throbbed. |
| Male | |
| Kadalukku kooda eeram illaiyo | Does even the ocean lack warmth and compassion? |
| Nyaayangalai ketka yaarumillaiyo | Is there no one to demand justice? |
| Female | |
| Serthu vaitha dhaagam | The thirst accumulated over time, |
| Kannaal indru keerrum | Will be quenched today through the eyes. |
| Serthu vaitha dhaagam | The thirst accumulated over time, |
| Kannaal indru keerrum | Will be quenched today through the eyes. |
| Male | |
| Pesum killaiyae eera mullaiyae | Oh talking parrot, oh wet jasmine flower, |
| Neram illaiyae ippodhu | There is no time left right now. |
| Male | |
| Saalaiyoram solaiyondru | By the roadside, a grove... |
| Aadum sangeedham paadum | Dances and sings music. |
| Male | |
| Kannaalanai paarthu kannorangal vaerthu | Looking at her lover, the corners of her eyes sweat with emotion. |
| Kannaalanai paarthu kannorangal vaerthu | Looking at her lover, the corners of her eyes sweat with emotion. |
சாலையோரம் சோலை ஒன்று
ஆடும் சங்கீதம் பாடும்
சாலையோரம் சோலை ஒன்று
ஆடும் சங்கீதம் பாடும்
கண்ணாளனை பார்த்து கண்ணோரங்கள் வேர்த்து
கண்ணாளனை பார்த்து கண்ணோரங்கள் வேர்த்து
சாலையோரம் சோலை ஒன்று
ஆடும் சங்கீதம் பாடும்
By the roadside, a grove...
Dances and sings music.
By the roadside, a grove...
Dances and sings music.
Looking at her lover, the corners of her eyes sweat with emotion.
Looking at her lover, the corners of her eyes sweat with emotion.
By the roadside, a grove...
Dances and sings music.
பாவை இவள் பார்த்து விட்டால்
பாலைவனம் ஊற்றெடுக்கும்
கண்ணிமைகள்தான் அசைந்தால்
நந்தவனக் காற்றடிக்கும்
If this maiden looks at it,
Even a desert will bloom with flowers.
If her eyelids merely flutter,
A breeze from a garden of paradise blows.
நீங்கள் என்னை பார்த்தால்
குளிர் எடுக்கும்
மனதுக்குள் ஏனோ மழை அடிக்கும்
If you look at me,
A chill sets in.
Inside my heart, why does rain shower?
ஹேய் பாரிஜாத வாசம்
நேரம் பார்த்து வீசும்
பாரிஜாத வாசம் நேரம் பார்த்து வீசும்
Hey, the fragrance of Parijaatha flowers
Wafts at the right time.
The fragrance of Parijaatha flowers
Wafts at the right time.
மொட்டுக்கதவை பட்டு வண்டுகள்
தட்டுகின்றதே இப்போது
The silky bumblebees
Are knocking on the doors of the bud right now.
சாலையோரம் சோலை ஒன்று
ஆடும் சங்கீதம் பாடும்
By the roadside, a grove...
Dances and sings music.
கண்ணாளனை பார்த்து
கண்ணோரங்கள் வேர்த்து
கண்ணாளனை பார்த்து
கண்ணோரங்கள் வேர்த்து
சாலையோரம் சோலை ஒன்று
ஆடும் சங்கீதம் பாடும்
Looking at her lover, the corners of her eyes sweat with emotion.
Looking at her lover, the corners of her eyes sweat with emotion.
By the roadside, a grove...
Dances and sings music.
கடற்கரை ஈரத்திலே
காலடிகள் நீ பதிக்க
அலை வந்து அழித்ததினால்
கன்னி மனம்தான் துடிக்க
On the wet shore of the beach,
As you leave your footprints,
Because a wave came and erased them,
The young maiden's heart throbbed.
கடலுக்கு கூட ஈரமில்லையோ
நியாயங்களை கேட்க யாருமில்லையோ
Does even the ocean lack warmth and compassion?
Is there no one to demand justice?
சேர்த்து வைத்த தாகம்
கண்ணால் இன்று கீறும்
சேர்த்து வைத்த தாகம்
கண்ணா இன்று கீறும்
The thirst accumulated over time,
Will be quenched today through the eyes.
The thirst accumulated over time,
Will be quenched today through the eyes.
பேசும் கிள்ளையே ஈர முல்லையே
நேரமில்லையே இப்போது
Oh talking parrot, oh wet jasmine flower,
There is no time left right now.
சாலையோரம் சோலை ஒன்று
ஆடும் சங்கீதம் பாடும்
By the roadside, a grove...
Dances and sings music.
கண்ணாளனை பார்த்து
கண்ணோரங்கள் வேர்த்து
கண்ணாளனை பார்த்து
கண்ணோரங்கள் வேர்த்து
Looking at her lover, the corners of her eyes sweat with emotion.
Looking at her lover, the corners of her eyes sweat with emotion.
தாராதாத்தா தாராதாத்தா தா தாரா ரா...
Saalaiyoram solaiyondru
By the roadside, a grove...
Aadum sangeedham paadum
Dances and sings music.
Saalaiyoram solaiyondru
By the roadside, a grove...
Aadum sangeedham paadum
Dances and sings music.
Kannaalanai paarthu kannorangal vaerthu
Looking at her lover, the corners of her eyes sweat with emotion.
Kannaalanai paarthu kannorangal vaerthu
Looking at her lover, the corners of her eyes sweat with emotion.
Saalaiyoram solaiyondru
By the roadside, a grove...
Aadum sangeedham paadum
Dances and sings music.
Paavai ival paarthu vittaal
If this maiden looks at it,
Paalaivanam pooththodukkum
Even a desert will bloom with flowers.
Kannimaigal dhaan asaindhaal
If her eyelids merely flutter,
Nandhavana kaatradikkum
A breeze from a garden of paradise blows.
Neengal enai paarthaal
If you look at me,
Kuliredukkum
A chill sets in.
Manadhukkul yeno mazhaiyadikkum
Inside my heart, why does rain shower?
Hae paarijaadha vaasam
Hey, the fragrance of Parijaatha flowers
Neram paarthu veesum
Wafts at the right time.
Paarijaadha vaasam
The fragrance of Parijaatha flowers
Neram paarthu veesum
Wafts at the right time.
Mottu kadhavai pattu vandugal
The silky bumblebees
Thattuginradhae ippodhu
Are knocking on the doors of the bud right now.
Saalaiyoram solaiyondru
By the roadside, a grove...
Aadum sangeedham paadum
Dances and sings music.
Kannaalanai paarthu kannorangal vaerthu
Looking at her lover, the corners of her eyes sweat with emotion.
Kannaalanai paarthu kannorangal vaerthu
Looking at her lover, the corners of her eyes sweat with emotion.
Saalaiyoram solaiyondru
By the roadside, a grove...
Aadum sangeedham paadum
Dances and sings music.
Kadarkkarai eerathilae
On the wet shore of the beach,
Kaaladigal nee padhikka
As you leave your footprints,
Alai vandhu azhiththadhanaal
Because a wave came and erased them,
Kanni manam dhaan thudikka
The young maiden's heart throbbed.
Kadalukku kooda eeram illaiyo
Does even the ocean lack warmth and compassion?
Nyaayangalai ketka yaarumillaiyo
Is there no one to demand justice?
Serthu vaitha dhaagam
The thirst accumulated over time,
Kannaal indru keerrum
Will be quenched today through the eyes.
Serthu vaitha dhaagam
The thirst accumulated over time,
Kannaal indru keerrum
Will be quenched today through the eyes.
Pesum killaiyae eera mullaiyae
Oh talking parrot, oh wet jasmine flower,
Neram illaiyae ippodhu
There is no time left right now.
Saalaiyoram solaiyondru
By the roadside, a grove...
Aadum sangeedham paadum
Dances and sings music.
Kannaalanai paarthu kannorangal vaerthu
Looking at her lover, the corners of her eyes sweat with emotion.
Kannaalanai paarthu kannorangal vaerthu
Looking at her lover, the corners of her eyes sweat with emotion.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Saalaiyoram Solaiyondru' is a classic romantic track from the 1982 Tamil film 'Payanangal Mudivathillai'. The song expresses the blissful emotional harmony between two lovers, painting their affection through poetic comparisons to nature, such as blooming deserts, soft ocean breezes, night-blooming Parijaatha flowers, and ocean waves.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Ethirai (Second letter rhyme)
“Saalaiyoram solaiyondru”
In 'Saalaiyoram' and 'Solaiyondru', the second character 'la' (லை / ாலை) creates an elegant Tamil phonetic rhythm.
Hyperbole (Athisayokthi)
“Paalaivanam pooththodukkum”
Exaggerating the heroine's beauty by claiming her glance can make even a barren desert bloom with flowers.
Metaphor & Double Entendre (Sleidai / Wordplay)
“Kadalukku kooda eeram illaiyo”
The word 'Eeram' is cleverly used to mean both physical moisture/wetness of the ocean and emotional compassion/kindness.
Personification
“Mottu kadhavai pattu vandugal”
Attributes human actions like knocking on doors to bumblebees approaching a flower bud.
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Trivia
'Payanangal Mudivathillai' (1982) was a landmark musical film directed by R. Sundarrajan, starring Mic Mohan and Poornima Bhagyaraj. Composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja and sung by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and S. Janaki, the soundtrack became a cult success, winning Ilaiyaraaja the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director.
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