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Lyrics & meaning

Solla Vallaayo Kiliye

From Kavari Maan · 1979

Lyricist
Mahakavi Subramanya Bharathiyaar
Singer
Varalakshmi
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Kavari Maan
Movie release year
1979
Lyrics added on
9 Apr 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Tha dha na… tha… na… na…aa…aa..
Solla vallaaiyo kiliyae
Solla nee vallaaiyo ooo…
Solla vallaaiyo kiliyae
Solla nee vallaaiyo ooo…oo
Valla vael murugan thanai ingu…
Valla vael murugan thanai ingu
Valla vael murugan thanai ingu
Vandhu kalandhu maghizhdhu kulavendru
Solla vallaaiyo kiliyae
Solla nee vallaaiyo ooo…oo oo oo oo
Alli kulatharugae oru naal
Andhi pozhudhinilae ae… ae… ae… ae…
Alli kulatharugae oru naal
Andhi pozhudhinilae angor
Mullai chedi adhai paar aa… aa…
Angor mullai chedi adhai paar
Seidha vinai muttrum marandhida
Kattradhenna endru
Solla vallaaiyo kiliyae
Solla nee vallaaiyo ooo…oo
Solai vanathidaiyae …ae…ae….ae…ae…
Solai vanathidaiyae
Ri ga ri sa ni dha pa ma pa dha ni
Solai vanathidaiyae
Ri sa ni dha dhaa ni dha paa dha pa dha maa
Pa dha ma pa dha ni
Solai vanathidaiyae
Pa dha ma pa dha ni saa
Sa ni dha pa ma pa dha ma pa ma ga ri saa
Ga ri ni saa
Ri ga sa ri ga ma pa dha ma paa
Ga ma pa ma pa dha pa dha ni
Solai vanathidaiyae
Nee nee ni dha ni ni sa ni ni dha ni ni sa ni
Ni ri ri ri ni ri ni dha ni dha
Pa paa ma ga ri ga sa sa
Pa ma pa dha ma pa dha ni pa dha sa ni… ni…
Ga ri ga ri ri sa ri ri sa ni sa
Sa ni dha ni ni dha pa ma pa dha ni dha pa dha ni
Sa saa ni dha paa pa dha ni saa
Pa dha ni saa saa ma pa dha paa paa
Ga ma pa maa maa ri ga ma gaa gaa
Sa ri ga ma pa ma ga ma pa dha ni sa
Ni dha pa dha pa ma pa dha ni
Solai vanathidaiyae
Thannai kai patri nadakkaiyilae
Solai vanathidaiyae
Thannai kai patri nadakkaiyilae
Vaelin misai yaazhai vaithu sonna
Vindhai mozhighalai sindhai seivaai endru
Solla vallaaiyo kiliyae
Solla nee vallaaiyo aaa…aa….aa…aa…..
Tha tha na… tha… na… na… aa… aa...
Can you tell him, dear parrot?
Are you able to tell him, oh...?
Can you tell him, dear parrot?
Are you able to tell him, oh...?
To mighty Lord Murugan holding his spear...
To mighty Lord Murugan holding his spear...
To mighty Lord Murugan holding his spear...
To come here, unite with me, and cherish our love?
Can you tell him, dear parrot?
Are you able to tell him, oh...?
One day beside the lily pond,
in the evening twilight hour...
One day beside the lily pond,
in the evening twilight hour, there...
"Look at that jasmine bush," he said...
"Look at that jasmine bush over there!"
To completely forget everything that happened,
"How did you learn to do that?" Asking him this,
can you tell him, dear parrot?
Are you able to tell him, oh...?
In the middle of the grove...
In the middle of the grove...
Ri ga ri sa ni dha pa ma pa dha ni
In the middle of the grove...
Ri sa ni dha dhaa ni dha paa dha pa dha maa
Pa dha ma pa dha ni
In the middle of the grove...
Pa dha ma pa dha ni saa
Saa ni dha pa ma pa dha ma pa ma ga ri saa
Ga ri ni saa
Ri ga sa ri ga ma pa dha ma paa
Ga ma pa ma pa dha pa dha ni
In the middle of the grove...
Nee nee ni dha ni ni sa ni ni dha ni ni sa ni
Ni ri ri ri ni ri ni dha ni dha
Pa paa ma ga ri ga sa sa
Pa ma pa dha ma pa dha ni pa dha sa ni… ni…
Ga ri ga ri ri sa ri ri sa ni sa
Sa ni dha ni ni dha pa ma pa dha ni dha pa dha ni
Sa saa ni dha paa pa dha ni saa
Pa dha ni saa saa ma pa dha paa paa
Ga ma pa maa maa ri ga ma gaa gaa
Sa ri ga ma pa ma ga ma pa dha ni sa
Ni dha pa dha pa ma pa dha ni
In the middle of the grove,
as he held my hand and walked beside me,
in the middle of the grove,
as he held my hand and walked beside me,
resting his lute upon his spear, the sweet,
wondrous words he spoke—tell him to remember them,
can you tell him, dear parrot?
Are you able to tell him, ah...?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This poem by Mahakavi Subramanya Bharathiyar is written in the traditional Tamil genre of 'Kili Thoodhu' (Parrot Messenger). The heroine addresses a companion parrot, asking if it possesses the eloquence and ability to deliver a heartfelt message to her divine beloved, Lord Murugan. She reminisces about intimate past moments shared with him—standing near a lily pond during twilight by a jasmine plant, and strolling hand-in-hand through a tranquil grove. She asks the parrot to remind Murugan of these tender encounters and the enchanting, wondrous promises he uttered at the time. She pleads for him to return, unite with her, and fill her life with divine bliss once more.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Kili Thoodhu (Allegorical Parrot Messenger)

“Solla vallaaiyo kiliyae”

A classic Tamil poetic convention where a lover addresses a parrot to carry messages of longing to the beloved.

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyming)

“Solla vallaaiyo kiliyae / Valla vael murugan thanai ingu”

The second consonant 'll' rhymes across lines ('Solla' / 'Valla').

Monaai (Alliteration)

“Valla vael murugan thanai ingu... Vandhu kalandhu maghizhdhu kulavendru”

Repetition of the initial consonant sound 'v' ('Valla', 'Vael', 'Vandhu').

Repetition / Refrain (Madakku)

“Solla vallaaiyo kiliyae”

The line 'Solla vallaaiyo kiliyae' is repeated as a rhythmic and emotional refrain throughout the composition.

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Trivia

This iconic lyrical piece was authored by Mahakavi Subramanya Bharathiyar. In the 1979 Tamil movie 'Kavari Maan', starring Sivaji Ganesan, this classic poem was adapted into a Carnatic-based song composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja and famously rendered by classical singer Vani Jairam.

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