Solam Vethakkaiyilae
From 16 Vayathinile · 1977
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- Ilayaraja
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- 16 Vayathinile1977
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Solam vethakkaiyilae… ae | While sowing the corn... |
| Solli puttu pona pullae | Oh girl who left after giving me her word, |
| Solam vethakkaiyilae.. | While sowing the corn... |
| Solli puttu pona pullae | Oh girl who left after giving me her word, |
| Male | |
| Solam velanju kaathu kidakku.. | The corn has matured and is waiting to be harvested... |
| Sodikkili ingae irukku… | Your matching parrot partner is right here... |
| {Sonna sollu enna aachu | {What happened to the word you gave me, |
| Thangamae kattazhagi | My golden, beautifully sculpted girl? |
| Enakku nallathoru bathila sollu | Give me a good answer, |
| Kunguma pottazhagi} (2) hei | Oh beauty wearing the red kumkum bindi!} (2) Hey |
| Chorus | |
| …………………………. | |
| Male | |
| Maanae en malligaiyae | My deer, my jasmine flower, |
| Marutha marikkozhunthae | My fragrant marjoram leaf of the village, |
| Thaenae thinaikkaruthae | My honey, my ear of millet, |
| Thirunaalu thaerazhagae | Oh beauty resembling a grand festival chariot! |
| Male | |
| Unna nenakkaiyilae | When I think of you, |
| Enna maranthaenadi | I forget myself, my girl! |
| Ponnae ponnmayilae | My precious treasure, my golden peacock, |
| Ennam thavikkuthadi | My heart writhes in yearning! |
| Male | |
| Solam vethakkaiyilae… ae | While sowing the corn... |
| Solli puttu pona pullae | Oh girl who left after giving me her word, |
| Solam velanju kaathu kidakku.. | The corn has matured and is waiting... |
| Sodikkili ingae irukku… | Your matching parrot partner is right here... |
| Sonna sollu enna aachu | What happened to the word you gave me, |
| Thangamae kattazhagi | My golden, beautifully sculpted girl? |
| Enakku nallathoru bathila sollu | Give me a good answer, |
| Kunguma pottazhagi | Oh beauty wearing the red kumkum bindi! |
| Male | |
| Maariyamman koyililae | In the Mariamman temple, |
| Maaraama kaipidikka | To hold your hand in marriage without fail, |
| Naalum onnu paathu vanthen | I picked an auspicious day and arrived, |
| Nalla neram kettu vanthen | I inquired about the favorable time and arrived. |
| Amman manasiruntha | If the Goddess has a mind to bless us, |
| Arul vanthu serumadi | Her grace will reach us, my girl! |
| Kannae karungkuyilae | My apple of the eye, my sweet black cuckoo, |
| Nalla kaalam poranthathadi | A good time has finally dawned for us! |
| Chorus | |
| Heyy hey heyy heyyy…..(2) | Heyy hey heyy heyyy…..(2) |
சோளம் வெதைக்கையிலே
சொல்லி புட்டு போன புள்ளே
சோளம் வெதைக்கையிலே
சொல்லி புட்டு போன புள்ளே
While sowing the corn...
Oh girl who left after giving me her word,
While sowing the corn...
Oh girl who left after giving me her word,
சோளம் வெளஞ்சு
காத்துகிடக்கு
சோடிக்கிளி இங்கே இருக்கு
The corn has matured and is waiting to be harvested...
Your matching parrot partner is right here...
{What happened to the word you gave me,
My golden, beautifully sculpted girl?
Give me a good answer,
Oh beauty wearing the red kumkum bindi!} (2) Hey
{சொன்ன சொல்லு என்ன
ஆச்சு தங்கமே கட்டழகி
எனக்கு நல்லதொரு பதில
சொல்லு குங்கும பொட்டழகி} (2)
ஹே
ஏஹே ஏஹே
தந்தன தானா தானே தந்த
தந்தன தானா தானே தந்த
தந்தன தானா தானே தந்த
My deer, my jasmine flower,
My fragrant marjoram leaf of the village,
My honey, my ear of millet,
Oh beauty resembling a grand festival chariot!
மானே என் மல்லிகையே
மருதை மரிக்கொழுந்தே
தேனே தினைக்கருதே
திருநாளு தேரழகே
உன்ன நினைக்கையிலே
என்ன மறந்தேனடி
பொன்னே பொன்மயிலே
எண்ணம் தவிக்குதடி
When I think of you,
I forget myself, my girl!
My precious treasure, my golden peacock,
My heart writhes in yearning!
சோளம் வெதைக்கையிலே...ஏ...
சொல்லி புட்டு போன புள்ளே...ஏ...
சோளம் வெளஞ்சு காத்துகிடக்கு
சோடிக்கிளி இங்கே இருக்கு
While sowing the corn...
Oh girl who left after giving me her word,
The corn has matured and is waiting...
Your matching parrot partner is right here...
What happened to the word you gave me,
My golden, beautifully sculpted girl?
Give me a good answer,
Oh beauty wearing the red kumkum bindi!
சொன்ன சொல்லு என்ன
ஆச்சு தங்கமே கட்டழகி
எனக்கு நல்லதொரு பதில
சொல்லு குங்கும பொட்டழகி
In the Mariamman temple,
To hold your hand in marriage without fail,
I picked an auspicious day and arrived,
I inquired about the favorable time and arrived.
If the Goddess has a mind to bless us,
Her grace will reach us, my girl!
My apple of the eye, my sweet black cuckoo,
A good time has finally dawned for us!
மாரியம்மன் கோயிலிலே
மாறாம கைபிடிக்க
நாளும் ஒன்னு பாத்து வந்தேன்
நல்ல நேரம் கேட்டு வந்தேன்
அம்மன் மனசிருந்தா
அருள் வந்து சேரும்மடி
கன்னி கருங்குயிலே
நல்ல காலம் பொறந்ததடி
Heyy hey heyy heyyy…..(2)
ஹே ஏ யே ஹே ஏ யே.......
Solam vethakkaiyilae… ae
While sowing the corn...
Solli puttu pona pullae
Oh girl who left after giving me her word,
Solam vethakkaiyilae..
While sowing the corn...
Solli puttu pona pullae
Oh girl who left after giving me her word,
Solam velanju kaathu kidakku..
The corn has matured and is waiting to be harvested...
Sodikkili ingae irukku…
Your matching parrot partner is right here...
{Sonna sollu enna aachu
{What happened to the word you gave me,
Thangamae kattazhagi
My golden, beautifully sculpted girl?
Enakku nallathoru bathila sollu
Give me a good answer,
Kunguma pottazhagi} (2) hei
Oh beauty wearing the red kumkum bindi!} (2) Hey
………………………….
Maanae en malligaiyae
My deer, my jasmine flower,
Marutha marikkozhunthae
My fragrant marjoram leaf of the village,
Thaenae thinaikkaruthae
My honey, my ear of millet,
Thirunaalu thaerazhagae
Oh beauty resembling a grand festival chariot!
Unna nenakkaiyilae
When I think of you,
Enna maranthaenadi
I forget myself, my girl!
Ponnae ponnmayilae
My precious treasure, my golden peacock,
Ennam thavikkuthadi
My heart writhes in yearning!
Solam vethakkaiyilae… ae
While sowing the corn...
Solli puttu pona pullae
Oh girl who left after giving me her word,
Solam velanju kaathu kidakku..
The corn has matured and is waiting...
Sodikkili ingae irukku…
Your matching parrot partner is right here...
Sonna sollu enna aachu
What happened to the word you gave me,
Thangamae kattazhagi
My golden, beautifully sculpted girl?
Enakku nallathoru bathila sollu
Give me a good answer,
Kunguma pottazhagi
Oh beauty wearing the red kumkum bindi!
Maariyamman koyililae
In the Mariamman temple,
Maaraama kaipidikka
To hold your hand in marriage without fail,
Naalum onnu paathu vanthen
I picked an auspicious day and arrived,
Nalla neram kettu vanthen
I inquired about the favorable time and arrived.
Amman manasiruntha
If the Goddess has a mind to bless us,
Arul vanthu serumadi
Her grace will reach us, my girl!
Kannae karungkuyilae
My apple of the eye, my sweet black cuckoo,
Nalla kaalam poranthathadi
A good time has finally dawned for us!
Heyy hey heyy heyyy…..(2)
Heyy hey heyy heyyy…..(2)
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This classic Tamil folk-style song portrays a young man expressing his deep romantic yearning to his beloved in a rural setting. He reminds her of a promise she made during the corn-sowing season. Now that the crops have matured, he compares the ready harvest to his own readiness to marry her, gently prompting her for a positive response.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Moonaal / Alliteration
“Solam vethakkaiyilae... Solli puttu pona pullae... Sodikkili ingae irukku...”
Metaphor (Uvamai)
“Maanae en malligaiyae / Marutha marikkozhunthae / Thaenae thinaikkaruthae”
The lover addresses his beloved using pastoral metaphors such as 'Malligai' (Jasmine), 'Marikkozhunthu' (Marjoram), 'Thinaikkaruthu' (Millet ear), and 'Ponnmayil' (Golden peacock) to highlight her natural beauty.
Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Maanae / Thaenae / Ponnae”
The second consonant sound matches across lines, creating a rhythmic lyricism characteristic of Tamil folk poetry.
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Trivia
16 Vayathinile (1977), directed by Bharathiraja, was a pathbreaking movie in Tamil cinema history as it moved production out of indoor studios into authentic rural landscapes. The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja and remains iconic for bringing authentic Tamil folk melodies into mainstream film music.
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