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Solaigalellam Pookkalai Thoova

From Pookkalai Parikkatheergal · 1986

Lyricist
T. Rajendar
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chitra
Music director
T. Rajendar
Movie name
Pookkalai Parikkatheergal
Movie release year
1986
Lyrics added on
8 Aug 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Solaigalellaam
Pookkalai thoova sugam sugam
Kuyilgalin koottam
Paakkalai paada idham idham
Kadhal oorvalam ingae
Kanni Maadhulam ingae
Solaigalellaam
Pookkalai thoova sugam sugam
Kuyilgalin koottam
Paakkalai paada idham idham
Kadhal oorvalam ingae
Kanni Maadhulam ingae
Vizhiyenum aruviyil
Nanaigiraen kulirgiraen
Female :Kaviyenum nadhiyinil
Kuthikkiraen kulikkiraen
Maragatha veenai un sirippilae
Mayakkidum raagam ketkkiraen
Female :Mannavan unthan anaippulae
Maan ena naanum thuvalgiraen
Vaazhaiyilai pola nee jolikkiraai
Female :Kaalai virunthukku enaiyazhaikkiraai
Kadhal oorvalam ingae
Female :Kanni Maadhulam ingae
Kadhali arugilae iruppathae anantham
Female :Kadhalan madiyilae kidappathae paravasam
Natchaththiram kannil sirikkuthaa
Minni minni ennai parikkutha
Female :Puththagam pol thamizhai sumakkiraai
Pakkam vanthu puratta azhaikkiraai
Nee vetkkaththil padikka marukkiraai
Female :Nee sorkkaththai minja ninaikkiraai
Kadhal oorvalam ingae….. thathathathathaa
Female :Kanni Maadhulam ingae…..tharaththaarara tharaththaa
Solaigalellaam
Pookkalai thoova sugam sugam…aa….
Female :Kuyilgalin koottam
Paakkalai paada idham idham…aa….
Kadhal oorvalam ingae
Female :Tharaththaarara tharaththaa
Kanni Maadhulam ingae
Male :Thathathathaathuthythuthoooo
As the flower gardens
shower their blossoms, it is pure joy!
As flocks of cuckoos
sing their songs, it is so soothing!
Love's procession is right here,
and the tender young pomegranate is here.
As the flower gardens
shower their blossoms, it is pure joy!
As flocks of cuckoos
sing their songs, it is so soothing!
Love's procession is right here,
and the tender young pomegranate is here.
In the waterfall of your eyes,
I get drenched and feel a sweet chill.
Female: In the river of your poetry,
I dive and bathe.
In your emerald veena-like laughter,
I hear an enchanting melody.
Female: In the embrace of my beloved king,
I soften gently like a deer.
You shine fresh like a green banana leaf,
Female: inviting me to a morning feast!
Love's procession is right here,
Female: and the tender young pomegranate is here.
Having my beloved close beside me is true joy,
Female: and resting on my lover's lap is pure bliss!
Are the stars smiling in your eyes,
glittering and stealing my heart away?
Female: You carry sweet Tamil like a book,
inviting me to come close and turn the pages.
Yet in shy modesty, you hesitate to read!
Female: You want our love to outshine heaven itself!
Love's procession is right here... thatha thathathaa
Female: The tender young pomegranate is here... tharathaarara tharathaa
As the flower gardens
shower their blossoms, it is pure joy... ah...
Female: As flocks of cuckoos
sing their songs, it is so soothing... ah...
Love's procession is right here,
Female: Tharathaarara tharathaa
The tender young pomegranate is here...
Male: Thathathathaathuthyuthuuu
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This romantic duet from 'Pookkalai Parikkatheergal', composed and penned by T. Rajendar, celebrates the ecstatic joy of two young lovers reveling in each other's company. Set against a lush natural backdrop of blossoming groves and singing cuckoos, the song portrays love as a vibrant festival where the couple exchanges poetic compliments, comparing love to cooling waterfalls, classic Tamil literature, and heavenly bliss.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Vizhiyenum aruviyil / Kaviyenum nadhiyinil”

'Vizhiyenum aruviyil' (in the waterfall of eyes) and 'Kaviyenum nadhiyinil' (in the river of poetry) metaphorically equate eyes to waterfalls and poetry to a flowing river.

Simile (Uvamai)

“Maan ena naanum thuvalgiraen”

'Maan ena naanum thuvalgiraen' compares the heroine's gentle swaying to a graceful deer, and 'Vaazhaiyilai pola' compares bright freshness to a plantain leaf.

Emonai & Ethirai (Tamil Rhyming Conventions)

“Solaigalellaam / Kuyilgalin koottam”

T. Rajendar uses his trademark intense rhyming patterns, such as initial letter rhymes and end rhymes ('sugam sugam', 'idham idham', 'ingae').

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Trivia

T. Rajendar composed, wrote, and directed 'Pookkalai Parikkatheergal' (1986). The song showcases his signature style of alliterative, rhythmic Tamil lyrics paired with melodic acoustic arrangements, soulfully rendered by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and K. S. Chitra.

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