Salomia
From Kannedhirey Thondrinal · 1998
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| { Salomiyaa aaaaaa …. salomiyaa aaaaaa | { Salomiya... Salomiya! |
| Sunda kanji sorudaa | She is like hot rice porridge! |
| Suthumbu karuvadudaa | Like tasty dried Suthumbu fish! |
| Vaalai meenu kaaludaa | Her legs are like slender Vaalai fish! |
| Varra stylea paarudaa } (2) | Look at the stylish way she arrives! } (2) |
| Male | |
| Salomiyaa aaaaaa …. salomiyaa aaaaaa | Salomiya... Salomiya! |
| Male | |
| Viralo nethili meenu | Her fingers are like Anchovy fish, |
| Kanno karakudi | Her eyes are like Karakudi, |
| Mugamo keluthi meenu | Her face is like a Catfish, |
| Manamo janarthuni | Her heart belongs to Janarthan! |
| Male | |
| { Idhu vilaanguda kaiyil sikaadhuda | { She is an eel that cannot be caught in hand, |
| Ava rekka vatcha vavaaluda } (2) | She is a bat with wings! } (2) |
| Male | |
| Yae anthony yae alphonseu | Hey Anthony, hey Alphonse! |
| Ava ponmeni romba silfaansu | Her golden body is very stylish! |
| Antha kadala kelu alaiya chollum | Ask the ocean, the waves will tell you, |
| Thanniya kelu pudhu kadhaiya chollum | Ask the water, it will tell a new story! |
| Male | |
| Salomiyaa aaaaaa …. salomiyaa aaaaaa | Salomiya... Salomiya! |
| Male | |
| Kilinjal siripukaari | A girl with a shell-like smile, |
| Sangu kazhuthukaari | A girl with a conch-like neck, |
| Iravil vilaku podum | Lighting a lamp in the dark night, |
| Lighthouse kannu kaari | A girl with eyes like a lighthouse! |
| Male | |
| { Ava suraangani paadum machakanni | { She is a mermaid singing Surangani, |
| Kokku kothikittu pogaadhuda } (2) | A stork cannot peck and carry her away! } (2) |
| Male | |
| Yae anthony yae alphonseu | Hey Anthony, hey Alphonse! |
| Ava thottuputaa adhu unchance-u | If she touches you, that is your chance! |
| Meen kozhamba polae manakum ponnu | A girl who smells delicious like fish curry, |
| Kattu maratha polae unna somakum kannu | Her eyes will carry you like a catamaran! |
| Male | |
| { Salomiyaa aaaaaa …. salomiyaa aaaaaa | { Salomiya... Salomiya! |
| Sunda kanji sorudaa | She is like hot rice porridge! |
| Suthumbu karuvadudaa | Like tasty dried Suthumbu fish! |
| Vaalai meenu kaaludaa | Her legs are like slender Vaalai fish! |
| Varra stylea paarudaa } (2) | Look at the stylish way she arrives! } (2) |
| Male | |
| Salomiyaa aaaaaa …. salomiyaa aaaaaa | Salomiya... Salomiya! |
{ சலோமியா ஆஆ…
சலோமியா ஆஆ…
சுண்ட கஞ்சி சோறுடா
சுதும்பு கருவாடுடா
வாலை மீனு காலுடா
வா்ற ஸ்டைல பாருடா } ( 2)
{ Salomiya... Salomiya!
She is like hot rice porridge!
Like tasty dried Suthumbu fish!
Her legs are like slender Vaalai fish!
Look at the stylish way she arrives! } (2)
சலோமியா ஆஆ…
சலோமியா ஆஆ…
Salomiya... Salomiya!
....................................
Her fingers are like Anchovy fish,
Her eyes are like Karakudi,
Her face is like a Catfish,
Her heart belongs to Janarthan!
விரலோ நெத்திலி
மீனு கண்ணோ காரகுடி
முகமோ கெலுத்தி மீனு
மனமோ ஜனாா்துனி
{ She is an eel that cannot be caught in hand,
She is a bat with wings! } (2)
{ இது விலாங்குடா
கையில் சிக்காதுடா அவ
ரெக்கை வச்ச வவ்வாலுடா } (2)
Hey Anthony, hey Alphonse!
Her golden body is very stylish!
Ask the ocean, the waves will tell you,
Ask the water, it will tell a new story!
ஏ அந்தோணி ஏ
அல்போன்சு அவ பொன்மேனி
ரொம்ப சில்ஃபான்சு அந்த கடல
கேளு அலைய சொல்லும் தண்ணிய
கேளு புது கதைய சொல்லும்
Salomiya... Salomiya!
சலோமியா ஆஆ…
சலோமியா ஆஆ…
A girl with a shell-like smile,
A girl with a conch-like neck,
Lighting a lamp in the dark night,
A girl with eyes like a lighthouse!
....................................
{ She is a mermaid singing Surangani,
A stork cannot peck and carry her away! } (2)
கிளிஞ்சல் சிாிப்புக்காாி
சங்கு கழுத்துக்காாி இரவில்
விளக்கு போடும் லைட் ஹவுஸ்
கண்ணு காாி
Hey Anthony, hey Alphonse!
If she touches you, that is your chance!
A girl who smells delicious like fish curry,
Her eyes will carry you like a catamaran!
{ அவ சுராங்கனி
பாடும் மச்சக்கன்னி
கொக்கு கொத்திக்கிட்டு
போகாதுடா } (2)
{ Salomiya... Salomiya!
She is like hot rice porridge!
Like tasty dried Suthumbu fish!
Her legs are like slender Vaalai fish!
Look at the stylish way she arrives! } (2)
ஏ அந்தோணி ஏ
அல்போன்சு அவ தொட்டுபுட்டா
அது அன்சான்சு மீன் கொழம்ப
போல மணக்கும் பொண்ணு
கட்டு மரத்த போல உன்ன
சுமக்கும் கண்ணு
Salomiya... Salomiya!
{ சலோமியா ஆஆ…
சலோமியா ஆஆ…
சுண்ட கஞ்சி சோறுடா
சுதும்பு கருவாடுடா
வாலை மீனு காலுடா
வா்ற ஸ்டைல பாருடா } ( 2)
சலோமியா ஆஆ…
சலோமியா ஆஆ…
{ Salomiyaa aaaaaa …. salomiyaa aaaaaa
{ Salomiya... Salomiya!
Sunda kanji sorudaa
She is like hot rice porridge!
Suthumbu karuvadudaa
Like tasty dried Suthumbu fish!
Vaalai meenu kaaludaa
Her legs are like slender Vaalai fish!
Varra stylea paarudaa } (2)
Look at the stylish way she arrives! } (2)
Salomiyaa aaaaaa …. salomiyaa aaaaaa
Salomiya... Salomiya!
Viralo nethili meenu
Her fingers are like Anchovy fish,
Kanno karakudi
Her eyes are like Karakudi,
Mugamo keluthi meenu
Her face is like a Catfish,
Manamo janarthuni
Her heart belongs to Janarthan!
{ Idhu vilaanguda kaiyil sikaadhuda
{ She is an eel that cannot be caught in hand,
Ava rekka vatcha vavaaluda } (2)
She is a bat with wings! } (2)
Yae anthony yae alphonseu
Hey Anthony, hey Alphonse!
Ava ponmeni romba silfaansu
Her golden body is very stylish!
Antha kadala kelu alaiya chollum
Ask the ocean, the waves will tell you,
Thanniya kelu pudhu kadhaiya chollum
Ask the water, it will tell a new story!
Salomiyaa aaaaaa …. salomiyaa aaaaaa
Salomiya... Salomiya!
Kilinjal siripukaari
A girl with a shell-like smile,
Sangu kazhuthukaari
A girl with a conch-like neck,
Iravil vilaku podum
Lighting a lamp in the dark night,
Lighthouse kannu kaari
A girl with eyes like a lighthouse!
{ Ava suraangani paadum machakanni
{ She is a mermaid singing Surangani,
Kokku kothikittu pogaadhuda } (2)
A stork cannot peck and carry her away! } (2)
Yae anthony yae alphonseu
Hey Anthony, hey Alphonse!
Ava thottuputaa adhu unchance-u
If she touches you, that is your chance!
Meen kozhamba polae manakum ponnu
A girl who smells delicious like fish curry,
Kattu maratha polae unna somakum kannu
Her eyes will carry you like a catamaran!
{ Salomiyaa aaaaaa …. salomiyaa aaaaaa
{ Salomiya... Salomiya!
Sunda kanji sorudaa
She is like hot rice porridge!
Suthumbu karuvadudaa
Like tasty dried Suthumbu fish!
Vaalai meenu kaaludaa
Her legs are like slender Vaalai fish!
Varra stylea paarudaa } (2)
Look at the stylish way she arrives! } (2)
Salomiyaa aaaaaa …. salomiyaa aaaaaa
Salomiya... Salomiya!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Salomiya is an energetic coastal folk track from the 1998 Tamil film Kannedhirey Thondrinal. The song celebrates a lively and alluring coastal girl, Salomiya, through colorful local imagery, metaphorically comparing her beauty, grace, and elusive personality to sea life, traditional fish dishes, conch shells, and lighthouses. Spoken as playful banter among fishermen characters like Anthony and Alphonse, the lyrics express awe and fascination at her charm and free spirit, creating a catchy and lighthearted atmosphere rich with coastal culture.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamai)
“Meen kozhamba polae manakum ponnu”
Compares the girl's fragrant presence to delicious fish curry using 'polae' (like).
Metaphor (Uvagam)
“Sangu kazhuthukaari”
Directly identifies her neck with a conch shell ('sangu'), a classic Tamil literary trope for physical beauty.
Imagery
“Lighthouse kannu kaari”
Uses vivid maritime visual imagery of a lighthouse guiding ships through the night to describe her bright, striking eyes.
Alliteration (Monaai)
“Sunda kanji sorudaa / Suthumbu karuvadudaa”
Repetition of the initial 'S' sound in 'Sunda' and 'Suthumbu' for rhythmic folk cadence.
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Trivia
Composed by Deva, known as the 'Gana King' of Tamil cinema, this track heavily incorporates authentic coastal Tamil dialect and folk rhythms. It became a popular hit celebrating local fishing community culture.
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