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Lyrics & meaning

Silaiyodu Vilaiyaada

From Veera Kanal · 1960

Lyricist
Ambikapathi
Singer
P. Susheela
Music director
K. V. Mahadevan
Movie name
Veera Kanal
Movie release year
1960
Lyrics added on
16 Aug 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Silaiyodu vilaiyaada vaa
Silaiyodu vilaiyaada vaa
Inba kalaiyodu uravaadi
Nilaiyaana suvai kaana
Silaiyodu vilaiyaada vaa
Silaiyodu vilaiyaada vaa
Inba kalaiyodu uravaadi
Nilaiyaana suvai kaana
Thalir polum mugam vendumaa
Illai malar polum vizhi podhumaa
Thalir polum mugam vendumaa
Illai malar polum vizhi podhumaa
Maaraadha sugam vendumaa
Unnai maravaadha manam podhumaa
Maaraadha sugam vaendumaa
Unnai maravaadha manam podhumaa
Vanna mayilodu vilaiyaadum
Mugil pola vaa
Vanna mayilodu vilaiyaadum
Mugil pola vaa
Anbu mazhaiyodu vaa
Kaadhal kadalaada vaa
Thanga silaiyodu vilaiyaada vaa
Inba kalaiyodu uravaadi
Nilaiyaana suvai kaana
Silaiyodu vilaiyaada vaa
Kaalaiyil arumbaagi
Andhiyil malaraagi
Kaadhalil uruvaanadhaal
Kaalaiyil arumbaagi
Andhiyil malaraagi
Kaadhalil uruvaanadhaal
Thanimaiyum thaalaamal
Thunaivarai kaanaamal
Nool pola nelindhaadum
Idaiyai paar
Konjam thaanaaga
Kuzhaindhaadum nadaiyai paar
Minnal alai pola asaindhaadum
Udaiyai paar
Madhi mayakkam migum urakkam tharum
Vithai pazhaghaadha kiliyodu sugam kaana vaa
Inba silaiyodu vilaiyaada vaa
Sendra pin thirumbaadhu
Thaedinum kidaikkaadhu
Thendralil uruvaana penmai
Sendra pin thirumbaadhu
Thaedinum kidaikkaadhu
Thendralil uruvaana penmai
Ingu naan endrum
Nee endrum ennai thaedi
Vandhu nadamaadum
Aan makkal pala kodi
Vandhu nadamaadum
Aan makkal pala kodi
Endhan ullam ungal sondham
Endhan ullam ungal sondham
Manam sindhaamal sidharaamal
Thaen polum kadhai kaana
Silaiyodu vilaiyaada vaa
Come, play with this living statue!
Come, play with this living statue!
Mingling with the art of pleasure,
To taste everlasting sweetness,
Come, play with this living statue!
Come, play with this living statue!
Mingling with the art of pleasure,
To taste everlasting sweetness,
Do you want a face tender as a fresh leaf?
Or are eyes like blooming flowers enough?
Do you want a face tender as a fresh leaf?
Or are eyes like blooming flowers enough?
Do you desire unchanging joy?
Or is a heart that never forgets you enough?
Do you desire unchanging joy?
Or is a heart that never forgets you enough?
Like a raincloud that plays
With a colourful peacock, come!
Like a raincloud that plays
With a colourful peacock, come!
Come with a shower of love,
Come bathe in the ocean of romance!
Come, play with this golden statue!
Mingling with the art of pleasure,
To taste everlasting sweetness,
Come, play with this living statue!
Budding in the morning,
Blossoming at dusk,
Because it was created out of love,
Budding in the morning,
Blossoming at dusk,
Because it was created out of love,
Unable to bear the loneliness,
Having not found its companion,
Look at this waist swaying
Like a slender thread!
Look at this graceful walk,
Melting into intimacy on its own!
Look at this dress fluttering
Like a ripple of lightning!
Bringing intoxicating trance and deep sleep,
Come find bliss with this parrot innocent of tricks!
Come, play with this statue of pleasure!
Once gone, it will never return,
Even if searched for, it cannot be found—
This womanhood born of the gentle breeze!
Once gone, it will never return,
Even if searched for, it cannot be found—
This womanhood born of the gentle breeze!
Here, vying with one another,
In search of me,
Millions of men
Come and roam around!
Millions of men
Come and roam around!
Yet my heart belongs only to you!
My heart belongs only to you!
Without letting the mind scatter or spill,
To share a story sweet as honey,
Come, play with this living statue!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Silaiyodu Vilaiyaada Vaa from the film Veera Kanal (1960) is a alluring dance number where the heroine compares herself to a golden sculpture (Silai) and invites her beloved to immerse himself in the art of love. She describes her beauty using vivid nature imagery—comparing her face to a soft sprout, her eyes to blooming flowers, her slender waist to a thin thread, and her attire to waves of lightning. The song emphasizes the fleeting nature of youth and womanhood, urging her partner to cherish their union and experience a sweet, everlasting love before time slips away.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Upamai (Simile)

“Thalir polum mugam vendumaa / Illai malar polum vizhi podhumaa”

Compares facial features and physical grace directly using 'polum' and 'pola' (e.g., sprout-like face, flower-like eyes, thread-like waist).

Uruvagam (Metaphor)

“Kaadhal kadalaada vaa / Thanga silaiyodu vilaiyaada vaa”

Directly identifies love as a sea to be played in ('Kaadhal kadal') and the heroine as a golden statue ('Thanga silai').

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

“Kaalaiyil arumbaagi / Andhiyil malaraagi”

Uses matching second consonants in consecutive lines ('Kaalaiyil' / 'Andhiyil') to create poetic rhythm.

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Trivia

Veera Kanal (1960) is an action-drama starring Gemini Ganesan and M. N. Nambiar. The lyrics for this song were penned by lyricist Ambikapathi, highlighting classic 1960s Tamil cinema dance choreography and poetic imagery.

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