- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- Hariharan, Sujatha Mohan
- Music director
- Deva
- Movie name
- Anantha Poongatre
- Movie release year
- 1999
- Lyrics added on
- 13 Jan 2019
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Solaikuyil paadum
Sollikoduthadhu yaaru….
Female :Solaikuyil paadum
Male :Hmm hm appadi illayae
Thaananana naanaa naanaa nana naanaa
Solaikuyil paadum
Sollikodithadhu yaaru..
Male :Hmmmm…..appadithaan
Solaikuyil paadum
Sollikoduthadhu yaaru
Bhommi ennum kinnam
Isaiyil niraindhu vazhiyudhamma
Idhayam thudipadhae
Isaiyin layathil allavaa…
Adhai ullae kelu neeyum paadu
Solaikuyil paadum
Sollikoduthadhu yaaru
Bhommi ennum kinnam
Isaiyil niraindhu vazhiyudhamma
Idhayam thudipadhae
Isaiyin layathil allavaa…
Adhai ullae kelu neeyum paadu
…………………………….
Kottum mazhai mudhindha piragum
Kodigalin ilaiyil irunudhu
Sottugindra mazhayin thuligal
Palakadhai sollumae
Adhai kandu theli maname
Kudangalai kulathil niraiththu
Kumarigal nadakkum pozhudhu
Kudathtkkul thalunbum alaigal
Sapthaswaram sollumae
Namakellaam sangeethamum
Mozhigalum veru andro
Paravaikkum vilangukkum
Sangeethamae mozhi andro
Penin kaiodu valaioli sangeetham
Penin kaalodu kolusoli sangeetham
Male :Andha valayum kolusum surangal
Unakku sollitharavillaya
Thulli varum kuzhandhai eduthu
Allivaithu annaikkum podhu
Pinjupillai nenjai nenaippadhu
Chinna sugamallavaa
Adhu nenjukku azhagallavaa
Idhayangal eriyum pozhudhu
Idhayathai purindha oruthi
Iru vizhi neeril nanaipathu
Chinna sugam allava
Sutramellam pona pinnum
Thanimaidhaan chinna sugam
Vennilavu pona pinnum
Vettaveli chinna sugam
Indha sangeetham kaayathukku
Chinna sugam
Pillai sandhosham sogathilum
Chinna sugam
Oru aanandha poongaatrai
Alli tharuvadhu isai isai allava
Solaikuyil paadum
Sollikoduthadhu yaaru
Bhommi ennum kinnam
Isaiyil niraindhu vazhiyudhamma
Idhayam thudipadhae
Isaiyin layathil allavaa…
Adhai ullae kelu neeyum paadu
Solaikuyil paadum
Sollikoduthadhu yaaru
Bhommi ennum kinnam
Isaiyil niraindhu vazhiyudhamma
Idhayam thudipadhae
Isaiyin layathil allavaa…
Adhai ullae kelu neeyum paadu
The garden cuckoo sings,
who taught it to sing?
Female: The garden cuckoo sings,
Male: Hmm hmm, not like that!
Thaananana naanaa naanaa nana naanaa
The garden cuckoo sings,
who taught it to sing?
Male: Hmmmm... just like that!
The garden cuckoo sings,
who taught it to sing?
The little cup named Bommi
is overflowing with music!
The beating of the heart,
isn't it in the rhythm of music?
Listen to it within, and you sing too!
The garden cuckoo sings,
who taught it to sing?
The little cup named Bommi
is overflowing with music!
The beating of the heart,
isn't it in the rhythm of music?
Listen to it within, and you sing too!
...
Even after the pouring rain stops,
from the leaves of the vines,
the dripping drops of water
tell so many stories!
See that and find peace, my heart!
Filling their pots at the pond,
when young women walk along,
the water rippling in those pots
sounds out the seven musical notes!
For all of us human beings,
music and speech are different, aren't they?
But for the birds and beasts,
music itself is their language, isn't it?
The sound of bangles on a woman's wrist is music.
The chime of anklets on a woman's feet is music.
Male: Didn't those bangles and anklets
teach you the musical notes?
When you lift a playful child
and hold them close in your arms,
that little child wetting your chest
is a sweet little joy, isn't it?
Isn't that a beauty to the heart?
When a heart is burning with sorrow,
if a woman who understands that heart
soothes it with tears from her eyes,
isn't that a sweet little comfort?
Even when all relations have gone,
solitude is a little comfort.
Even after the bright moon fades,
the open sky is a little comfort.
For every painful wound, this music
is a sweet little healing.
A child's happy laughter, even in grief,
is a sweet little comfort.
A joyful, gentle breeze—
isn't it music that gathers and brings it to us?
The garden cuckoo sings,
who taught it to sing?
The little cup named Bommi
is overflowing with music!
The beating of the heart,
isn't it in the rhythm of music?
Listen to it within, and you sing too!
The garden cuckoo sings,
who taught it to sing?
The little cup named Bommi
is overflowing with music!
The beating of the heart,
isn't it in the rhythm of music?
Listen to it within, and you sing too!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song from 'Anantha Poongatre' is a philosophical ode to the omnipresence of music in nature and daily life. It describes how sound and harmony are embedded everywhere—from the cuckoo's untaught melody and raindrops dripping off leaves to the sloshing water in carried pots and the jingle of bangles and anklets.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Bhommi ennum kinnam”
'Bhoomiyennum kinnam' compares the planet Earth to a cup filled to the brim with overflowing music.
Anaphora / Repetition
“Chinna sugamallavaa”
The phrase 'Chinna sugam' (small comfort/joy) is repeated across multiple stanzas to emphasize how life's little solace keeps human spirits alive.
Monaivazhi (Initial Alliteration)
“Solaikuyil paadum / Sollikoduthadhu yaaru”
The song uses strong initial sound matching in lines like 'Solaikuyil' and 'Sollikoduthadhu'.
Did you know?
Trivia
The music for 'Anantha Poongatre' (1999) was composed by Deva, with vocals by K. S. Chithra and Hariharan. Lyrics were penned by Vairamuthu, highlighting his signature nature-infused lyrical poetry.
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