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Lyrics & meaning

Solla Vaarthaigal Illai

From Mercury Pookkal · 2006

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singers
Shreya Ghoshal, Karthik Raja
Music director
Karthik Raja
Movie name
Mercury Pookkal
Movie release year
2006
Lyrics added on
7 Oct 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Solla vaarththaigal illai
Sollaamal kaadhalum illai
Aasai vandhu kayiru katti
Azhaikkiradhae uyirae
Oh…pesa nyaabagam illai
Pesaamal pogavum illai
Enna seiya yedhu seiya
Ullam kidandhu alaigiradhae
Kanavaa kanavaa
En aasai kanavaa
Serndhu konden
Idhayam thudikkindradhae
Kanavaa kanavaa
Idhu kaadhal kanavaa
Killik konden
Enakkum valikkiradhae
Solla vaarththaigal illai
Sollaamal kaadhalum illai
Aasai vandhu kayiru katti
Azhaikkiradhae uyirae
Ohoo…ooohoo…
Female :Ohoo…oooo…ooo…
Unnai vilagum ovvoru nodiyum
Unnai nerungugiren
Unnai virumbum aththanai ganamum
Ennil thadhumbugiren
Aaahaa unnai vilagum ovvoru nodiyum
Unnai nerungugiren
Unnai virumbum aththanai ganamum
Ennil thadhumbugiren
Nesikkiren unnai
Ennai ariyaamalae
Yosikkiren idhaiththaan
Naanum puriyaamalae
Nenjodu kalagam theeraadhadaa
Anbaana ulagam kai serumaa
Kannorangal kolla
Pudhu minsaarangal sella
Innum enna solla
Naan ennai thandhen mella
Solla vaarththaigal illai
Sollaamal kaadhalum illai
Aasai vandhu kayiru katti
Azhaikkiradhae uyirae
Kangal thirandhu kannimai thirandhu
Kangal kalandhadhenna
Ennai marandhu unnaiyum marandhu
Uyir karaindhadhenna
:Oh… ullam kadandhu
Ulladhai kadandhu
Vandha unarvu enna
Nenjai alandhu nesaththai alandhu
Nindru nilaiththadhenna
Kodugalai inaiththaal
Kolam uruvaagumae
Inaiththidavae nalla
Kaalam uruvaagumae
Vinnodu dhuruvam serndhidumae
Unnodu idhayam kalandhidumae
Anbae anbae endru
Unnai thaalaththum naal indru
Aagaayamum indru
Malar pooththoovumae andru
Yaaro nenjukkul vandhu
Oru latchcham violingalai
Mella mella isaipadhu pol
Irukkiradhae anbae
Kanavaa kanavaa
En aasai kanavaa
Serndhu konden
Idhayam thudikkindradhae
Yaaro nenjukkul vandhu
Oru latchcham violingalai
Mella mella ragaththoda isaipadhu pol
Irukkiradhae …ae…..
...
There are no words to say it
Yet love cannot be left unspoken
Desire ties a rope around me
And calls out to me, my love
Oh, I forget how to speak
Yet I cannot walk away in silence
What should I do? What can I do?
My heart wanders restlessly
Is it a dream? Is it a dream?
Is it the dream of my desire?
I have joined with you
And my heart is beating fast
Is it a dream? Is it a dream?
Is it a dream of love?
I pinched myself
And yes, it hurts
There are no words to say it
Yet love cannot be left unspoken
Desire ties a rope around me
And calls out to me, my love
Oh... Oho...
Female: Oh... Oho... Ooh...
Every second I move away from you
I only come closer to you
Every moment I long for you
I overflow within myself
Ah... every second I move away from you
I only come closer to you
Every moment I long for you
I overflow within myself
I love you
Without even realizing it myself
I keep thinking about this
Without even understanding it
The turmoil in my heart never ends
Will this world of love become mine?
As tears of joy fill the corners of my eyes
As a new electric thrill flows through me
What more can I say?
I have slowly given myself to you
There are no words to say it
Yet love cannot be left unspoken
Desire ties a rope around me
And calls out to me, my love
With open eyes and fluttering eyelids
How did our gazes meet and merge?
Forgetting myself and forgetting you
How did my soul dissolve away?
Oh... going beyond the heart
Going beyond what exists
What is this feeling that has come over us?
Measuring the heart and measuring our love
What is this that has settled forever?
When you connect the lines
A kolam (traditional pattern) takes shape
To bring them together
The right time will arrive
The pole will unite with the sky
My heart will blend with yours
Whispering 'my love, my love'
Today is the day to sing you a lullaby
Even the sky today
Will shower down flowers on that day
Someone entered my heart
And a hundred thousand violins
Feel like they are softly playing
That is how it feels, my love
Is it a dream? Is it a dream?
Is it the dream of my desire?
I have joined with you
And my heart is beating fast
Someone entered my heart
And a hundred thousand violins
Feel like they are softly playing a melody
That is how it feels...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Solla Vaarththaigal Illai' from the film Mercury Pookkal expresses the sweet dilemma and overwhelming emotion of newfound love. The protagonist finds themselves lost for words yet unable to remain silent about their feelings. The lyrics describe the psychological and physical sensations of falling in love—feeling like a dream so vivid that one has to pinch oneself to verify reality, and experiencing the sensation of a hundred thousand violins playing within the heart.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyming)

Solla vaarththaigal illai / Sollaamal kaadhalum illai

Matching second consonants in successive lines (e.g., 'Solla' / 'Sollaamal', 'Kanavaa' / 'Serndhu').

Monaai (Alliteration / First-letter Matching)

Unnai vilagum ovvoru nodiyum / Unnai nerungugiren

Matching initial letters across words in the same line or adjacent lines (e.g., 'Unnai' / 'Unnai').

Hyperbole (Exaggeration)

Oru latchcham violingalai mella mella isaipadhu pol

Comparing the sensation of falling in love to a hundred thousand violins playing inside the heart.

Metaphor

Kodugalai inaiththaal kolam uruvaagumae

Comparing connecting life paths to connecting lines to draw a traditional Kolam pattern.

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Trivia

The song feature lyrics written by late poet Na. Muthukumar, who was renowned for capturing delicate nuances of modern romance using evocative Tamil imagery such as 'kolam' and 'minsaarangal'.

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