Sola Pasunkiliye
From En Rasavin Manasile · 1991
- Lyricist
- Isaignani Ilayaraja
- Singer
- Ilayaraja
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- En Rasavin Manasile1991
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Sola pasungkiliyae…. | Oh green parrot of the grove... |
| Sondhamulla poongkodiyae…. | Oh flowering vine that belongs to me... |
| Eechcha ilangkuruththae…. | Oh tender shoot of the date palm tree... |
| En thaayi solaiyammaa…. | Oh Solaiyamma, my beloved... |
| Male | |
| Kodi thiraviyamae | Oh priceless treasure... |
| Vanthathu vanthathu yen | Why did it come, why did it come? |
| Kolla ponathu ponathu yen | Why did it go away stealing everything? |
| Aavi thudikka vittu | Leaving my soul throbbing in agony, |
| Sendrathu sendrathu yen | Why did it go away, why did it go? |
| Vittu sendrathu sendrathu yen | Why did it leave and go away, why did it go? |
| Male | |
| Sola pasungkiliyae…. | Oh green parrot of the grove... |
| Sondhamulla poongkodiyae…. | Oh flowering vine that belongs to me... |
| Eechcha ilangkuruththae…. | Oh tender shoot of the date palm tree... |
| En thaayi solaiyammaa…. | Oh Solaiyamma, my beloved... |
| Male | |
| Kannupada pogum endru | Fearing that evil eyes would fall upon you, |
| Poththi vacha poongkuyilae | Oh sweet cuckoo whom I kept protected, |
| Mannu pattu pogum endru | Fearing that soil would touch and stain you, |
| Nenjam indru thoongaliyae | My heart cannot sleep today. |
| Male | |
| Vaangi vantha malliyappoo | The jasmine flowers bought for you, |
| Vaasam innum pogaliyae | Their fragrance has not yet faded. |
| Panthakaalu pallam innum | The hole dug for the wedding canopy post, |
| Manneduthu moodaliyae | Has not yet been filled back with soil. |
| Male | |
| Nee vaazhntha kaatchi ellaam | All the memories of you living here, |
| Thedugindrenae | I search for them now. |
| Naan ingae naadhi indri | Here, left all alone without any support, |
| Vaadugindrenae | I am wilting away. |
| Male | |
| Sola pasungkiliyae…. | Oh green parrot of the grove... |
| Sondhamulla poongkodiyae…. | Oh flowering vine that belongs to me... |
| Male | |
| Kodi thiraviyamae | Oh priceless treasure... |
| Vanthathu vanthathu yen | Why did it come, why did it come? |
| Kolla ponathu ponathu yen | Why did it go away stealing everything? |
| Aavi thudikka vittu | Leaving my soul throbbing in agony, |
| Sendrathu sendrathu yen | Why did it go away, why did it go? |
| Vittu sendrathu sendrathu yen | Why did it leave and go away, why did it go? |
| Male | |
| Thangathula thaali panni | Making a mangalsutra out of gold, |
| Thangathukku pottenae | I placed it around a precious gold-like woman. |
| Thangiyaval vaazhavum illae | But she who stayed did not get to live, |
| Thattu kettu ponenae | And I became completely lost and ruined. |
| Male | |
| Sangu nira thaamaraiya | Can red termites touch and devour, |
| Sengaraiyaan theendidumo | A lotus as pure and white as a conch? |
| Manja muga malligaiya | Can mud termites alter or destroy, |
| Mankaraiyaan maathidumo | A jasmine with a golden face? |
| Male | |
| Karppoora katti onnu | A piece of camphor, |
| Kaathula ponathadi | Has vanished into the wind. |
| Sendhoora vaazhai onnu | A red banana plant, |
| Sethula saanjathadi | Has collapsed into the mud. |
| Male | |
| Sola pasungkiliyae…. | Oh green parrot of the grove... |
| Sondhamulla poongkodiyae…. | Oh flowering vine that belongs to me... |
| Male | |
| Kodi thiraviyamae | Oh priceless treasure... |
| Vanthathu vanthathu yen | Why did it come, why did it come? |
| Kolla ponathu ponathu yen | Why did it go away stealing everything? |
| Aavi thudikka vittu | Leaving my soul throbbing in agony, |
| Sendrathu sendrathu yen | Why did it go away, why did it go? |
| Vittu sendrathu sendrathu yen | Why did it leave and go away, why did it go? |
| Male | |
| Sola pasungkiliyae…. | Oh green parrot of the grove... |
| Sondhamulla poongkodiyae…. | Oh flowering vine that belongs to me... |
| Eechcha ilangkuruththae…. | Oh tender shoot of the date palm tree... |
| En thaayi solaiyammaa…. | Oh Solaiyamma, my beloved... |
சோழ பசுங்கிளியே
சொந்தமுள்ள பூங்கொடியே
ஈச்ச இளங்குறுத்தே என் தாயி
சோலையம்மா
Oh green parrot of the grove...
Oh flowering vine that belongs to me...
Oh tender shoot of the date palm tree...
Oh Solaiyamma, my beloved...
கோடி திரவியமே
வந்தது வந்தது ஏன் கொள்ள
போனது போனது ஏன் ஆவி
துடிக்க விட்டு சென்றது சென்றது
ஏன் விட்டு சென்றது சென்றது ஏன்
Oh priceless treasure...
Why did it come, why did it come?
Why did it go away stealing everything?
Leaving my soul throbbing in agony,
Why did it go away, why did it go?
Why did it leave and go away, why did it go?
சோழ பசுங்கிளியே
சொந்தமுள்ள பூங்கொடியே
ஈச்ச இளங்குறுத்தே என்
தாயி சோலையம்மா
Oh green parrot of the grove...
Oh flowering vine that belongs to me...
Oh tender shoot of the date palm tree...
Oh Solaiyamma, my beloved...
கண்ணுபட போகும்
என்று பொத்தி வச்ச பூங்குயிலே
மண்ணு பட்டு போகும் என்று
நெஞ்சம் இன்று தூங்கலியே
Fearing that evil eyes would fall upon you,
Oh sweet cuckoo whom I kept protected,
Fearing that soil would touch and stain you,
My heart cannot sleep today.
வாங்கி வந்த
மல்லியப்பூ வாசம் இன்னும்
போகலியே பந்தகாலு பள்ளம்
இன்னும் மண்ணெடுத்து
மூடலியே
The jasmine flowers bought for you,
Their fragrance has not yet faded.
The hole dug for the wedding canopy post,
Has not yet been filled back with soil.
நீ வாழ்ந்த காட்சி
எல்லாம் தேடுகின்றேனே
நான் இங்கே நாதி இன்றி
வாடுகின்றேனே
All the memories of you living here,
I search for them now.
Here, left all alone without any support,
I am wilting away.
சோழ பசுங்கிளியே
சொந்தமுள்ள பூங்கொடியே
Oh green parrot of the grove...
Oh flowering vine that belongs to me...
கோடி திரவியமே
வந்தது வந்தது ஏன் கொள்ள
போனது போனது ஏன் ஆவி
துடிக்க விட்டு சென்றது
சென்றது ஏன் விட்டு
சென்றது சென்றது ஏன்
Oh priceless treasure...
Why did it come, why did it come?
Why did it go away stealing everything?
Leaving my soul throbbing in agony,
Why did it go away, why did it go?
Why did it leave and go away, why did it go?
தங்கத்துல தாலி
பண்ணி தங்கத்துக்கு
போட்டேனே தங்கியவள்
வாழவும் இல்லே தட்டு
கெட்டு போனேனே
Making a mangalsutra out of gold,
I placed it around a precious gold-like woman.
But she who stayed did not get to live,
And I became completely lost and ruined.
சங்கு நிற தாமரைய
செங்கரையான் தீண்டிடுமோ
மஞ்ச முக மல்லிகைய
மண்கரையான் மாத்திடுமோ
Can red termites touch and devour,
A lotus as pure and white as a conch?
Can mud termites alter or destroy,
A jasmine with a golden face?
கற்பூர கட்டி ஒன்னு
காத்துல போனதடி செந்தூர
வாழை ஒன்னு சேத்துல
சாஞ்சதடி
A piece of camphor,
Has vanished into the wind.
A red banana plant,
Has collapsed into the mud.
சோழ பசுங்கிளியே
சொந்தமுள்ள பூங்கொடியே
Oh green parrot of the grove...
Oh flowering vine that belongs to me...
கோடி திரவியமே
வந்தது வந்தது ஏன் கொள்ள
போனது போனது ஏன் ஆவி
துடிக்க விட்டு சென்றது
சென்றது ஏன் விட்டு
சென்றது சென்றது ஏன்
Oh priceless treasure...
Why did it come, why did it come?
Why did it go away stealing everything?
Leaving my soul throbbing in agony,
Why did it go away, why did it go?
Why did it leave and go away, why did it go?
சோழ பசுங்கிளியே
சொந்தமுள்ள பூங்கொடியே
ஈச்ச இளங்குறுத்தே என்
தாயி சோலையம்மா
Oh green parrot of the grove...
Oh flowering vine that belongs to me...
Oh tender shoot of the date palm tree...
Oh Solaiyamma, my beloved...
Sola pasungkiliyae….
Oh green parrot of the grove...
Sondhamulla poongkodiyae….
Oh flowering vine that belongs to me...
Eechcha ilangkuruththae….
Oh tender shoot of the date palm tree...
En thaayi solaiyammaa….
Oh Solaiyamma, my beloved...
Kodi thiraviyamae
Oh priceless treasure...
Vanthathu vanthathu yen
Why did it come, why did it come?
Kolla ponathu ponathu yen
Why did it go away stealing everything?
Aavi thudikka vittu
Leaving my soul throbbing in agony,
Sendrathu sendrathu yen
Why did it go away, why did it go?
Vittu sendrathu sendrathu yen
Why did it leave and go away, why did it go?
Sola pasungkiliyae….
Oh green parrot of the grove...
Sondhamulla poongkodiyae….
Oh flowering vine that belongs to me...
Eechcha ilangkuruththae….
Oh tender shoot of the date palm tree...
En thaayi solaiyammaa….
Oh Solaiyamma, my beloved...
Kannupada pogum endru
Fearing that evil eyes would fall upon you,
Poththi vacha poongkuyilae
Oh sweet cuckoo whom I kept protected,
Mannu pattu pogum endru
Fearing that soil would touch and stain you,
Nenjam indru thoongaliyae
My heart cannot sleep today.
Vaangi vantha malliyappoo
The jasmine flowers bought for you,
Vaasam innum pogaliyae
Their fragrance has not yet faded.
Panthakaalu pallam innum
The hole dug for the wedding canopy post,
Manneduthu moodaliyae
Has not yet been filled back with soil.
Nee vaazhntha kaatchi ellaam
All the memories of you living here,
Thedugindrenae
I search for them now.
Naan ingae naadhi indri
Here, left all alone without any support,
Vaadugindrenae
I am wilting away.
Sola pasungkiliyae….
Oh green parrot of the grove...
Sondhamulla poongkodiyae….
Oh flowering vine that belongs to me...
Kodi thiraviyamae
Oh priceless treasure...
Vanthathu vanthathu yen
Why did it come, why did it come?
Kolla ponathu ponathu yen
Why did it go away stealing everything?
Aavi thudikka vittu
Leaving my soul throbbing in agony,
Sendrathu sendrathu yen
Why did it go away, why did it go?
Vittu sendrathu sendrathu yen
Why did it leave and go away, why did it go?
Thangathula thaali panni
Making a mangalsutra out of gold,
Thangathukku pottenae
I placed it around a precious gold-like woman.
Thangiyaval vaazhavum illae
But she who stayed did not get to live,
Thattu kettu ponenae
And I became completely lost and ruined.
Sangu nira thaamaraiya
Can red termites touch and devour,
Sengaraiyaan theendidumo
A lotus as pure and white as a conch?
Manja muga malligaiya
Can mud termites alter or destroy,
Mankaraiyaan maathidumo
A jasmine with a golden face?
Karppoora katti onnu
A piece of camphor,
Kaathula ponathadi
Has vanished into the wind.
Sendhoora vaazhai onnu
A red banana plant,
Sethula saanjathadi
Has collapsed into the mud.
Sola pasungkiliyae….
Oh green parrot of the grove...
Sondhamulla poongkodiyae….
Oh flowering vine that belongs to me...
Kodi thiraviyamae
Oh priceless treasure...
Vanthathu vanthathu yen
Why did it come, why did it come?
Kolla ponathu ponathu yen
Why did it go away stealing everything?
Aavi thudikka vittu
Leaving my soul throbbing in agony,
Sendrathu sendrathu yen
Why did it go away, why did it go?
Vittu sendrathu sendrathu yen
Why did it leave and go away, why did it go?
Sola pasungkiliyae….
Oh green parrot of the grove...
Sondhamulla poongkodiyae….
Oh flowering vine that belongs to me...
Eechcha ilangkuruththae….
Oh tender shoot of the date palm tree...
En thaayi solaiyammaa….
Oh Solaiyamma, my beloved...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Sola Pasungkiliyae from the movie En Rasavin Manasile is a heart-wrenching lament expressing the inconsolable grief of a man mourning the sudden death of his beloved, Solaiyamma. Addressing her with affectionate metaphors drawn from nature—a green parrot, a delicate vine, a palm shoot, and a sweet cuckoo—he questions why fate allowed happiness to enter his life briefly, only to snatch it away and leave his spirit in agony. The lyrics vividly capture the tragic contrast between the lingering remnants of wedding preparations—such as fresh jasmine flowers and the post-hole dug for the marriage canopy—and the cruel reality of her death. He mourns how her life dissolved rapidly like camphor in the wind, leaving him completely helpless and shattered.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamanam)
“Sola pasungkiliyae… Sondhamulla poongkodiyae… Eechcha ilangkuruththae…”
The protagonist addresses his beloved using delicate natural elements like 'Sola pasungkili' (green parrot of the grove), 'Poongkodi' (flowering vine), and 'Eechcha ilangkuruthu' (tender date palm shoot).
Repetition / Anaphora (Adukku Thodar)
“Vanthathu vanthathu yen / Sendrathu sendrathu yen”
Words like 'vanthathu vanthathu' and 'sendrathu sendrathu' are repeated to convey intense emotional anguish and questioning.
Irony and Imagery
“Panthakaalu pallam innum / Manneduthu moodaliyae”
Highlights the poignant contrast between active wedding preparations (hole dug for the pandal post) and sudden death, emphasizing the abruptness of tragedy.
Symbolic Imagery
“Karppoora katti onnu kaathula ponathadi / Sendhoora vaazhai onnu sethula saanjathadi”
Compares the fragility and transience of human life to a piece of camphor evaporating in the wind and a banana plant falling in mud.
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Trivia
Sola Pasungkiliyae is a classic mourning/dirge song written, composed, and sung by Isaignani Ilaiyaraaja for the 1991 blockbuster En Rasavin Manasile, directed by Kasthuri Raja and starring Rajkiran. Ilaiyaraaja's raw, rustic vocal delivery and folk orchestration made it one of the most iconic path-breaking mourning songs in Tamil cinema history.
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