Solai Kuyile
From Ponnu Oorukku Pudhusu · 1979
- Lyricist
- Vel Murugan
- Singer
- Jency
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Ponnu Oorukku Pudhusu1979
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Aa…aaa….aaa… | Aa... aaa... aaa... |
| Haa….aa….haa…aa…haa…aa…aa… | Haa... aa... haa... aa... haa... aa... aa... |
| Female | |
| Solaikuyilae kaalaikadhirae | Oh cuckoo of the grove! Oh morning sunbeam! |
| Allum azhagae thullum raagamae | Oh beauty that embraces all, oh bouncing melody! |
| Thullum raagamae | Oh leaping tune! |
| Solaikuyilae kaalaikadhirae | Oh cuckoo of the grove! Oh morning sunbeam! |
| Allum azhagae thullum raagamae | Oh beauty that embraces all, oh bouncing melody! |
| Thullum raagamae | Oh leaping tune! |
| Female | |
| Vanna thengazhani | The colorful southern fertile field |
| Kaalaikku vaazhthu paadudhae | Sings a welcome greeting to the morning |
| Chinna poonguruvi | The little songbird |
| Naalaikkum saerthu thaedudhae | Searches and saves for tomorrow as well |
| Female | |
| Asaivil isaiyil kannithamizhae | In motion and music, oh pristine Tamil language! |
| Vaadaiyil aadidum kodaiyin neeralai | The summer water wave dancing in the northern wind |
| Maedaiyin meedhu kannaalae kavi paadi | Singing poetry with eyes upon the stage |
| Pon vanna meenaadudhae… oh oh | The golden-colored fish dances... oh oh |
| Female | |
| Solaikuyilae kaalaikadhirae | Oh cuckoo of the grove! Oh morning sunbeam! |
| Allum azhagae thullum raagamae | Oh beauty that embraces all, oh bouncing melody! |
| Thullum raagamae | Oh leaping tune! |
| Female | |
| Mullai maalaigalai | Garlands of jasmine flowers |
| Soodidum velli maegangal | Worn by the silver clouds |
| Nellu paanaigalai | Pots filled with harvested paddy |
| Sumakkum kanni kolangal | Carried by young maidens in traditional artistic splendor |
| Female | |
| Asaivil isaiyil kanni thamizhae | In motion and music, oh pristine Tamil language! |
| Sengathir sindhidum chithirai panguni | In the sun-filled months of Chithirai and Panguni |
| Thingalil naalil mandharai sendhazham | On auspicious calendar days, the sacred red blossoms |
| Vandhaadum oorgolamae ..oh oh | Arrive dancing in a festive village procession... oh oh |
| Female | |
| Solaikuyilae kaalaikadhirae | Oh cuckoo of the grove! Oh morning sunbeam! |
| Allum azhagae thullum raagamae | Oh beauty that embraces all, oh bouncing melody! |
| Thullum raagamae | Oh leaping tune! |
| Solaikuyilae kaalaikadhirae | Oh cuckoo of the grove! Oh morning sunbeam! |
ஆஆ......ஆஆ.....ஆஆ
ஹா......ஆ.....ஹா.....ஆ....ஹா.....ஆ....ஆ....
Aa... aaa... aaa...
Haa... aa... haa... aa... haa... aa... aa...
சோலைகுயிலே காலைக்கதிரே
அள்ளும் அழகே துள்ளும் ராகமே
துள்ளும் ராகமே
சோலைகுயிலே காலைக்கதிரே
அள்ளும் அழகே துள்ளும் ராகமே
துள்ளும் ராகமே
Oh cuckoo of the grove! Oh morning sunbeam!
Oh beauty that embraces all, oh bouncing melody!
Oh leaping tune!
Oh cuckoo of the grove! Oh morning sunbeam!
Oh beauty that embraces all, oh bouncing melody!
Oh leaping tune!
வண்ணதெங்கழனி
காலைக்கு வாழ்த்து பாடுதே
சின்னபூங்குருவி
நாளைக்கும் சேர்த்து தேடுதே
The colorful southern fertile field
Sings a welcome greeting to the morning
The little songbird
Searches and saves for tomorrow as well
அசைவில் இசையில் கன்னிதமிழே
வாடையில் ஆடிடும் கோடையின் நீரலை
மேடையின் மீது கண்ணாலே கவி பாடி
பொன் வண்ண மீனாடுதே ஓ ஓ....
In motion and music, oh pristine Tamil language!
The summer water wave dancing in the northern wind
Singing poetry with eyes upon the stage
The golden-colored fish dances... oh oh
சோலைகுயிலே காலைக்கதிரே
அள்ளும் அழகே துள்ளும் ராகமே
துள்ளும் ராகமே
Oh cuckoo of the grove! Oh morning sunbeam!
Oh beauty that embraces all, oh bouncing melody!
Oh leaping tune!
முல்லை மாலைகளை சூடிடும்
வெள்ளி மேகங்கள்
நெல்லுப் பானைகளை
சுமக்கும் கன்னி கோலங்கள்
Garlands of jasmine flowers
Worn by the silver clouds
Pots filled with harvested paddy
Carried by young maidens in traditional artistic splendor
அசைவில் இசையில் கன்னி தமிழே
செங்கதிர் சிந்திடும் சித்திரை பங்குனி
திங்களில் நாளில் மந்தாரை செந்தாழம்
வந்தாடும் ஊர்கோலமே ஓ ஓ....
In motion and music, oh pristine Tamil language!
In the sun-filled months of Chithirai and Panguni
On auspicious calendar days, the sacred red blossoms
Arrive dancing in a festive village procession... oh oh
சோலைகுயிலே காலைக்கதிரே
அள்ளும் அழகே துள்ளும் ராகமே
துள்ளும் ராகமே
சோலைகுயிலே காலைக்கதிரே
Oh cuckoo of the grove! Oh morning sunbeam!
Oh beauty that embraces all, oh bouncing melody!
Oh leaping tune!
Oh cuckoo of the grove! Oh morning sunbeam!
Aa…aaa….aaa…
Aa... aaa... aaa...
Haa….aa….haa…aa…haa…aa…aa…
Haa... aa... haa... aa... haa... aa... aa...
Solaikuyilae kaalaikadhirae
Oh cuckoo of the grove! Oh morning sunbeam!
Allum azhagae thullum raagamae
Oh beauty that embraces all, oh bouncing melody!
Thullum raagamae
Oh leaping tune!
Solaikuyilae kaalaikadhirae
Oh cuckoo of the grove! Oh morning sunbeam!
Allum azhagae thullum raagamae
Oh beauty that embraces all, oh bouncing melody!
Thullum raagamae
Oh leaping tune!
Vanna thengazhani
The colorful southern fertile field
Kaalaikku vaazhthu paadudhae
Sings a welcome greeting to the morning
Chinna poonguruvi
The little songbird
Naalaikkum saerthu thaedudhae
Searches and saves for tomorrow as well
Asaivil isaiyil kannithamizhae
In motion and music, oh pristine Tamil language!
Vaadaiyil aadidum kodaiyin neeralai
The summer water wave dancing in the northern wind
Maedaiyin meedhu kannaalae kavi paadi
Singing poetry with eyes upon the stage
Pon vanna meenaadudhae… oh oh
The golden-colored fish dances... oh oh
Solaikuyilae kaalaikadhirae
Oh cuckoo of the grove! Oh morning sunbeam!
Allum azhagae thullum raagamae
Oh beauty that embraces all, oh bouncing melody!
Thullum raagamae
Oh leaping tune!
Mullai maalaigalai
Garlands of jasmine flowers
Soodidum velli maegangal
Worn by the silver clouds
Nellu paanaigalai
Pots filled with harvested paddy
Sumakkum kanni kolangal
Carried by young maidens in traditional artistic splendor
Asaivil isaiyil kanni thamizhae
In motion and music, oh pristine Tamil language!
Sengathir sindhidum chithirai panguni
In the sun-filled months of Chithirai and Panguni
Thingalil naalil mandharai sendhazham
On auspicious calendar days, the sacred red blossoms
Vandhaadum oorgolamae ..oh oh
Arrive dancing in a festive village procession... oh oh
Solaikuyilae kaalaikadhirae
Oh cuckoo of the grove! Oh morning sunbeam!
Allum azhagae thullum raagamae
Oh beauty that embraces all, oh bouncing melody!
Thullum raagamae
Oh leaping tune!
Solaikuyilae kaalaikadhirae
Oh cuckoo of the grove! Oh morning sunbeam!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Solaikuyilae' is a vibrant pastoral ode celebrating the pristine beauty of nature, village life, and the Tamil language. Set against the serene backdrop of rural Tamil Nadu, the lyrics evoke images of singing cuckoos, early morning sunlight, fertile green fields, and busy songbirds preparing for the future. Nature is poetically personified as dancing waves, silver clouds adorned with jasmine, and joyful village processions carrying pots of newly harvested paddy during auspicious Tamil months like Chithirai and Panguni. Throughout the track, the rhythmic rhythm of rural festivities and nature's grace are equated to the classical elegance and sweetness of 'Kanni Tamil' (pure Tamil language). The song captures the lively, joyful spirit of a morning awakening in a traditional village.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Tharkurippoetza Ani (Personification)
“Vanna thengazhani Kaalaikku vaazhthu paadudhae”
Giving human qualities to nature, such as fields singing greetings to the morning and fish singing poetry with their eyes.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Kaalaikku vaazhthu paadudhae / Naalaikkum saerthu thaedudhae”
Matching rhyming endings across consecutive lines (paadudhae / thaedudhae).
Edugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Mullai maalaigalai / Nellu paanaigalai”
Rhyming of the second consonant sound in adjacent words across lines ('ll' in Mullai and Nellu).
Uruvagam (Metaphor)
“Mullai maalaigalai Soodidum velli maegangal”
Directly equating silver clouds to people wearing jasmine garlands.
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Trivia
'Solaikuyilae' from the 1979 film 'Ponnu Oorukku Pudhusu' was composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja and sung brilliantly by S.P. Sailaja. The song stands out for its blend of folk aesthetics and rustic orchestration, helping establish S.P. Sailaja as a prominent playback singer in Tamil cinema during the late 1970s.
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