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Solla Vandhen

From Kadhal Solla Vandhen · 1999

Lyricist
Pa. Vijay
Singers
Hariharan, Sujatha
Music director
Deva
Details
Kadhal Solla Vandhen1999

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Solla vandhenn..naanI came to tell... I
Solla vandhenn…I came to tell...
Kaadhalai naan solla vandhenn…I came to express my love...
Male
Solla vandhenn..naanI came to tell... I
Solla vandhenn…I came to tell...
Kaadhalai naan solla vandhenn…I came to express my love...
Male
Or azhagiya kili endhanA beautiful parrot, my
Idhayathai parithadhai kandu kondenI realized it plucked away my heart
Adhai kaadhal enbaenI call that love
Ennai alli thandhenn…I gave myself completely...
Adhaicholla vandhenn…I came to express that...
Male
Solla vandhenn..naanI came to tell... I
Solla vandhenn…I came to tell...
Kaadhalai naan solla vandhenn…I came to express my love...
Female
Mayakkam thandhaai..You gave me intoxication..
Iyakkam thandhaai..You gave me movement..
Manasukkul chirapunjiInside my heart, a Cherrapunji
Mazhayai thandhaai….You gave me a downpour of rain....
Male
Kanavai thandhaai…You gave me dreams...
Kavidhai thandhaai..You gave me poetry..
Uyirukkul ulagapoarInside my soul, a world war
Ondraiyum thandhaai…You also gave one such thing...
Female
Nee endrum en kannodu…You are always in my eyes...
Male :Rojavae…uyir unnodu….Male: Oh Rose... my life is with you....
Female :Sooriyanae unnai chutrumFemale: Oh Sun, orbiting around you
Bhoomi pandhu naan endruI am the planet Earth, as such
Solla vandhenI came to tell
Naan solla vandhenn..I came to tell..
Solla vandhenn…I came to tell...
Naan solla vandhenn..I came to tell..
Male :Solla vandhenMale: I came to tell
Naan solla vandhenn..I came to tell..
Kaadhalai naan solla vandhenn…I came to express my love...
Chorus
………………....
Male
Nilavendrunnai solla marupenI refuse to call you the moon
Nilavinai manidhanumBecause the moon has been
Thottu vittadhal..Touched by mankind..
Female
Kanavil unnai kaana marupenI refuse to see you in dreams
Kanvizhithaal kanvugalBecause when I open my eyes, dreams
Saayam povadhal….Will fade away and lose color....
Male
Thallaadhae..uyir killaadhae..Do not push me away.. do not pinch my soul..
Female
Sollalae…sirai seiyaadhae…Do not imprison me with your words...
Male
Imaigalai asaithu enBy fluttering your eyelashes, my
Idhayathai asaippadhaiHow you shake my heart
Solla vandhennn..naanI came to tell... I
Solla vandhenn…I came to tell...
Solla vandhennn..naanI came to tell... I
Solla vandhenn…I came to tell...
Male
Solla vandhennn..naanI came to tell... I
Solla vandhenn…I came to tell...
Kaadhalai naan solla vandhenn…I came to express my love...
Male
Or azhagiya kili endhanA beautiful parrot, my
Idhayathai parithadhai kandu kondenI realized it plucked away my heart
Adhai kaadhal enbaenI call that love
Ennai alli thandhenn…I gave myself completely...
Adhaicholla vandhenn…I came to express that...
Male
Solla vandhenn..naanI came to tell... I
Solla vandhenn…I came to tell...
Kaadhalai naan solla vandhenn…I came to express my love...

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

'Solla Vandhen' is a romantic duet expressing the sweet hesitation and profound intensity of confessing love. The lovers take turns describing how the entry of love has transformed their inner world, bringing intoxication, dreams, poetry, and overwhelming emotions. The lyrics use striking poetic comparisons: the heroine compares her lover to the Sun around which her world revolves, while the hero rejects standard tropes like comparing her to the moon because mankind has already stepped on it.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (உருவகம்)

Or azhagiya kili endhan Idhayathai parithadhai kandu konden

Compares the beloved to a beautiful parrot stealing the lover's heart.

Hyperbole (உயர்வு நவிற்சி அணி)

Manasukkul chirapunji Mazhayai thandhaai

Uses Cherrapunji, known for highest rainfall, to exaggerate the overwhelming deluge of emotions in the heart.

Cosmic Metaphor

Sooriyanae unnai chutrum Bhoomi pandhu naan endru

Compares the relationship dynamics to celestial bodies—the hero as the Sun and the heroine as planet Earth orbiting him.

Anaphora / Repetition (அடுக்குத்தொடர்)

Solla vandhenn..naan Solla vandhenn

Rhythmic repetition of 'Solla vandhen' emphasizes the longing and eagerness to declare love.

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Trivia

Composed by Deva with lyrics by Pa. Vijay, this track highlights the classic late-90s Tamil film music style with Hariharan and Sujatha providing rich melodious vocal textures.

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