Sollaal Adicha
From Chinna Gounder · 1992
- Lyricist
- R. V. Udhaya Kumar
- Singer
- Ilayaraja
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Chinna Gounder1992
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Sollal adicha sundari | O beautiful woman who struck me with harsh words, |
| Manam suttu vitta kolam ennadi | What is this condition where my heart feels scorched? |
| Sollal adicha sundari | O beautiful woman who struck me with harsh words, |
| Manam suttu vitta kolam ennadi | What is this condition where my heart feels scorched? |
| Male | |
| Patta kaayathukku marundhu ennadi | What is the medicine for this wound I have suffered? |
| En thaaiya thantha thaaiyum neeyadi | You are like a motherly figure who gave me maternal warmth, |
| Enna thaan solla onnum kuda illa | There is really nothing left to say, |
| Mannavan nenjilae moochadaichadhenna | Why does the king's heart feel suffocated? |
சொல்லால்
அடிச்ச சுந்தரி மனம்
சுட்டு விட்ட கோலம்
என்னடி சொல்லால்
அடிச்ச சுந்தரி மனம்
சுட்டு விட்ட கோலம்
என்னடி
O beautiful woman who struck me with harsh words,
What is this condition where my heart feels scorched?
O beautiful woman who struck me with harsh words,
What is this condition where my heart feels scorched?
பட்ட காயத்துக்கு
மருந்து என்னடி என்
தாய்ய தந்த தாயும் நீயடி
என்ன தான் சொல்ல
ஒன்னும் கூட இல்ல
மன்னவன் நெஞ்சிலே
மூச்சடைச்சதென்ன
What is the medicine for this wound I have suffered?
You are like a motherly figure who gave me maternal warmth,
There is really nothing left to say,
Why does the king's heart feel suffocated?
Sollal adicha sundari
O beautiful woman who struck me with harsh words,
Manam suttu vitta kolam ennadi
What is this condition where my heart feels scorched?
Sollal adicha sundari
O beautiful woman who struck me with harsh words,
Manam suttu vitta kolam ennadi
What is this condition where my heart feels scorched?
Patta kaayathukku marundhu ennadi
What is the medicine for this wound I have suffered?
En thaaiya thantha thaaiyum neeyadi
You are like a motherly figure who gave me maternal warmth,
Enna thaan solla onnum kuda illa
There is really nothing left to say,
Mannavan nenjilae moochadaichadhenna
Why does the king's heart feel suffocated?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song segment conveys deep emotional anguish and hurt caused by harsh words spoken by a beloved woman. The protagonist expresses how verbal cuts can wound more deeply than physical blows, leaving the heart feeling scorched and suffocated. He reflects on her deeply revered, almost motherly status in his life while feeling helpless and choked by grief, wondering how to heal from such deep emotional pain.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Sollal adicha sundari”
Comparing harsh words to a physical blow ('Sollal adicha') and emotional pain to a burnt pattern ('Manam suttu vitta kolam').
Rhetorical Question
“Patta kaayathukku marundhu ennadi”
Asking what medicine exists for an emotional wound to highlight helplessness and heartache.
Hyperbole / Imagery
“Mannavan nenjilae moochadaichadhenna”
Describing sorrow as suffocating or choking the breath within the heart ('nenjilae moochadaichadhenna').
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Trivia
Although listed as unknown in the prompt, the music for 'Chinna Gounder' (1992) was composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics penned by director R.V. Udhaya Kumar himself. The movie was a massive blockbuster starring Vijayakanth and Sukanya.
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