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Solai Malar Oliyo

From Naam Iruvar – 1947 Film · 1947

Lyricist
Mahakavi Subramanya Bharathiyaar
Singers
T. R. Mahalingam, T. S. Bagavathi
Music director
R. Sudharsanam
Movie name
Naam Iruvar – 1947 Film
Movie release year
1947
Lyrics added on
23 Apr 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Solai malar oliyooo
Solai malar oliyooo unadhu
Sundhara punnagai thaan aa aa aa aaa
Solai malar oliyooo unadhu
Sundhara punnagai thaan
Neela kadal alaiyae kannammaa
Neela kadal alaiyae kannammaa
Neela kadal alaiyae unadhu
Nenjin alaigaladi kannamaa
Nenjin alaigaladi kannamaa
Kannil theriyuthoru thottram adhil
Kannan azhagu muzhuthillai
En kannil theriyuthoru thottram adhil
Kannan azhagu muzhuthillai
Nannum muga vadivai kaannil
Nannum muga vadivai kaannil
Andha nalla malar sirippai kaanoomm
Nannum muga vadivai kaannil
Andha nalla malar sirippai kaanoomm
En kannil theriyuthoru thottram adhil
Kannan azhagu muzhuthillai
Vennilavu nee enakku
Maevu kadal naan unakku
Vennilavu nee enakku
Maevu kadal naan unakku
Pannu sudhi nee enakku
Paatinimai naan unakku
Pannu sudhi nee enakku
Paatinimai naan unakku
Enni enni paarthidiloor
Aa….aa….aa….aa….aa….aa…aa…
Aa….aa….aa….aa….aa….
Enni enni paarthidiloor
Ennam illai nin suvaikkae
Enni enni paarthidiloor
Ennam illai nin suvaikkae
Kannin mani pondravalae
Katti amudhae kannamma
Vennilavu nee enakku
Maevu kadal naan unakku
Vennilavu nee kannammaa
Is it the glow of a garden flower?
Is it the glow of a garden flower, your
beautiful smile? Ah...
Is it the glow of a garden flower, your
beautiful smile?
Are those blue sea waves, Kannamma?
Are those blue sea waves, Kannamma?
Are the blue sea waves
the waves of your heart, Kannamma?
The waves of your heart, Kannamma?
A vision appears before my eyes, but in it
Kannan's beauty is not complete.
A vision appears before my eyes, but in it
Kannan's beauty is not complete.
If I can see the shape of his lovely face,
If I can see the shape of his lovely face,
I cannot see that sweet, flower-like smile.
If I can see the shape of his lovely face,
I cannot see that sweet, flower-like smile.
A vision appears before my eyes, but in it
Kannan's beauty is not complete.
You are the moonlight to me,
I am the surging sea to you.
You are the moonlight to me,
I am the surging sea to you.
You are the melody and pitch to me,
I am the song's sweetness to you.
You are the melody and pitch to me,
I am the song's sweetness to you.
When I think and think about it,
Ah... ah... ah... ah... ah... ah... ah...
Ah... ah... ah... ah... ah...
When I think and think about it,
no thought can measure your sweetness!
When I think and think about it,
no thought can measure your sweetness!
You who are as precious as the apple of my eye,
my pure, sweet nectar, Kannamma!
You are the moonlight to me,
I am the surging sea to you.
You are the moonlight, Kannamma!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This classic devotional-romantic poem by Mahakavi Subramanya Bharathiyar expresses intense love and spiritual devotion for 'Kannamma', who represents both his beloved and the divine persona of Lord Krishna. The poet equates her enchanting smile to radiant garden flowers and her inner feelings to the restless waves of the ocean. He reflects on how any visual representation or idol of Krishna remains incomplete without capturing her innocent, flower-like smile.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uruvagam (Metaphor)

“Vennilavu nee enakku / Maevu kadal naan unakku”

Directly equates the beloved to nature and musical elements (moon, ocean, pitch, song's sweetness).

Anaphora / Repetition

“Enni enni paarthidiloor”

Repeated phrasing 'Enni enni paarthidiloor' emphasizes deep contemplation and reflection.

Uvamai (Simile)

“Kannin mani pondravalae”

Compares the beloved's preciousness to the pupil of the eye ('Kannin mani pondravalae').

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Trivia

This track features verses from Mahakavi Subramanya Bharathiyar's famous 'Kannamma' song series. 'Naam Iruvar' (1947), produced by AVM Productions, was pivotal in introducing Bharathiyar's nationalistic and romantic poetry to mainstream South Indian cinema around the time of India's independence, with music scored by R. Sudarsanam.

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