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Sola Karudhu Aaduthu

From Oruthi Mattum Karaiyinile · 1981

Lyricist
Gangai Amaran
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
Music director
Gangai Amaran
Movie name
Oruthi Mattum Karaiyinile
Movie release year
1981
Lyrics added on
18 Jul 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Chola karuthu aaduthu
Cholai kuyilu paaduth
Aasai irukkum manasa pola
Chola karuthu aaduthu
Cholai kuyilu paaduth
Aasai irukkum manasa pola
Oru vaala vayasu vaaduhu
Vasam pudichchu theduthu
Vayalil aadum payirai pola
Dhenam saayangaalam neram
Thaagam vanthu serum
Theerkka vaadi neerai pola
Chola karuthu aaduthu
Cholai kuyilu paaduth
Chola karuthu aaduthu
Cholai kuyilu paaduth
Aasai irukkum manasa pola
Vedhaichchen manasukkullae
En maman vidhaikkira nenaippugala
Rasichchen vayasupulla
Unnoda ragasiya kanavugalai
En mama maganae theduna varamae
Engapaaru marumaganae
En manasukkullum oru nenappirukku
Nalla vedhavedhappaa oru anaippirukku
Nee paaththaa pothum kettaa pothum
Udane naan tharuven
Chola karuthu aaduthu
Cholai kuyilu paaduth
Aasai irukkum manasa pola
Oru vaala vayasu vaaduhu
Vasam pudichchu theduthu
Vayalil aadum payirai pola
Dhenam saayangaalam neram
Thaagam vanthu serum
Theerkka vaadi neerai pola
Pasiye edukkavillai
Adi kiliyae padithen orakkam varala
Sirichchaa periya thollai em maanae
Silirkkuthu manasukkullae
Unna nenaichchaa inippu nedhamum thavippu
Nenjoda saerntha mullai
Female :Nee nenaippathu pola naan nenaichathundu
Antha nimmathil ennai maranthathundu
Un madiyilae saanju manam pol thoonga
Manasula nenappirukku
Chola karuthu aaduthu
Cholai kuyilu paaduth
Aasai irukkum manasa pola
Oru vaala vayasu vaaduhu
Vasam pudichchu theduthu
Vayalil aadum payirai pola
Dhenam saayangaalam neram
Thaagam vanthu serum
Theerkka vaadi neerai pola
Chola karuthu aaduthu
Male :Hae hae Cholai kuyilu paaduth
Female :Oo….oo…chola karuthu aaduthu
Male :Hae hae Cholai kuyilu paaduth
Both :Aasai irukkum manasa pola
The ear of corn sways
The cuckoo in the grove sings
Just like a heart filled with desire
The ear of corn sways
The cuckoo in the grove sings
Just like a heart filled with desire
A youthful heart yearns and pines
Catching your scent, it searches for you
Like crops swaying in the field
Every day when evening falls
A deep thirst sets in
Come like water to quench it
The ear of corn sways
The cuckoo in the grove sings
The ear of corn sways
The cuckoo in the grove sings
Just like a heart filled with desire
I sowed inside my heart
the thoughts planted by my beloved cousin
As a young girl, I cherished
all your secret dreams
My cousin, the blessing I searched for
The son-in-law my father wished for
Inside my heart too, there is a longing
There is a snug, warm embrace waiting
Just look at me, just ask me
I will give it to you right away
The ear of corn sways
The cuckoo in the grove sings
Just like a heart filled with desire
A youthful heart yearns and pines
Catching your scent, it searches for you
Like crops swaying in the field
Every day when evening falls
A deep thirst sets in
Come like water to quench it
I have lost all my appetite
My sweet bird, I lay down but sleep would not come
When you smile, sweet trouble begins, my deer
A thrill shivers through my heart
Thinking of you is sweet, yet an endless ache
My jasmine resting close to my heart
Female: Just as you feel, I have felt it too
In that peace, I have forgotten myself
To rest on your lap and sleep to my heart's content
is the wish in my heart
The ear of corn sways
The cuckoo in the grove sings
Just like a heart filled with desire
A youthful heart yearns and pines
Catching your scent, it searches for you
Like crops swaying in the field
Every day when evening falls
A deep thirst sets in
Come like water to quench it
The ear of corn sways
Male: Hey hey, the cuckoo in the grove sings
Female: Ooh... ooh... the ear of corn sways
Male: Hey hey, the cuckoo in the grove sings
Both: Just like a heart filled with desire
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Chola Karuthu Aaduthu is a folk-tinted romantic duet from the 1981 film Oruthi Mattum Karaiyinile, composed and written by Gangai Amaran. The song uses vivid rural imagery—swaying cornstalks, singing cuckoos, and dancing field crops—to express the innocent yet deep romantic longing between two lovers in a village setting. Throughout the song, love and physical desire are tenderly compared to natural phenomena like thirst needing water and seed sowing, highlighting the deep emotional bond and mutual affection shared between the uncle's son and niece.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Moonaal / Initial Alliteration (Ethirai-Moonaai)

Chola karuthu aaduthu / Cholai kuyilu paaduth

Repetition of the initial 'Cho' sound in consecutive lines creating a rhythmic, melodic flow.

Upamai (Simile)

Vayalil aadum payirai pola

Comparing the restless longing of youth to crops dancing to the wind in a field using the word 'pola'.

Uruvagam (Metaphor)

Thaagam vanthu serum / Theerkka vaadi neerai pola

Metaphorizing romantic longing and love as thirst (thaagam) and the beloved's presence as quenching water (neerai pola).

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Trivia

This track features Gangai Amaran acting as both the composer and lyricist. The song is celebrated for its authentic Tamil pastoral folk flavor, seamlessly brought to life by the iconic vocal pair S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and S. Janaki.

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