Solladaa Vaai Thirandhu Ammaavendru
From Neela Vaanam · 1965
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Details
- Neela Vaanam1965
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| {Sollada vai thiranthu | Speak, open your mouth, |
| Ammavendru | Calling out 'Mother', |
| Thunbamae maranthu vitten | I have forgotten all my sorrows |
| Unnaal indru} (2) | Today because of you. |
| Solla solla thaai manam | As you say it, a mother's heart |
| Mella mella poi varum | Gently, slowly comes and goes. |
| Solla solla thaai manam | As you say it, a mother's heart |
| Mella mella poi varum | Gently, slowly comes and goes. |
| Deivamae thaayidam | Even God to a mother |
| Thaer yeri odi varum | Comes riding a chariot swiftly. |
| Female | |
| Sollada vai thiranthu | Speak, open your mouth, |
| Ammavendru | Calling out 'Mother', |
| Thunbamae maranthu vitten | I have forgotten all my sorrows |
| Unnaal indru | Today because of you. |
| Female | |
| Malar illaatha thottama | Is it a garden without flowers? |
| Kani illatha vazhaiya | Is it a banana tree without fruit? |
| Magan illatha annaiya | Is she a mother without a son? |
| Maganae nee illaiya | My son, are you not here? |
| Female | |
| Malar illaatha thottama | Is it a garden without flowers? |
| Kani illatha vazhaiya | Is it a banana tree without fruit? |
| Magan illatha annaiya | Is she a mother without a son? |
| Maganae nee illaiya | My son, are you not here? |
| Female | |
| Vanna vanna vaan mugam | The colorful sky-like face, |
| Enna enna thaen tharum | What sweet honey it brings! |
| Vanna vanna vaan mugam | The colorful sky-like face, |
| Enna enna thaen tharum | What sweet honey it brings! |
| Deivamae thaayidam | Even God to a mother |
| Thaer yeri odi varum | Comes riding a chariot swiftly. |
| Female | |
| Sollada vai thiranthu | Speak, open your mouth, |
| Ammavendru | Calling out 'Mother', |
| Thunbamae maranthu vitten | I have forgotten all my sorrows |
| Unnaal indru | Today because of you. |
| Female | |
| Ninaivil vandha nimmadhi | The peace that came in memories, |
| Neril vanthadhillaiya | Has it not arrived in reality? |
| Ninaivil vandha nimmadhi | The peace that came in memories, |
| Neril vanthadhillaiya | Has it not arrived in reality? |
| Female | |
| Manadhil mattum annaiya | Am I a mother only in the heart? |
| Maganae nee illaiya | My son, are you not real? |
| Manadhil mattum annaiya | Am I a mother only in the heart? |
| Maganae nee illaiya | My son, are you not real? |
| Female | |
| Illai illai nee ena | To hear that you do not exist, |
| Enna enna vedhanai | Oh, what agonizing pain it is! |
| Annaiyin vazhvum nee | Will a mother's very life |
| Illamal poi vidumo | Fade away without you? |
| Female | |
| Sollada vai thiranthu | Speak, open your mouth, |
| Ammavendru | Calling out 'Mother', |
| Sollada vai thiranthu | Speak, open your mouth, |
| Ammavendru | Calling out 'Mother'. |
{சொல்லடா வாய் திறந்து
அம்மாவென்று
துன்பமே மறந்து விட்டேன்
உன்னால் இன்று} (2)
சொல்ல சொல்ல தாய் மனம்
மெல்ல மெல்ல போய் வரும்
சொல்ல சொல்ல தாய் மனம்
மெல்ல மெல்ல போய் வரும்
தெய்வமே தாயிடம்
தேர் ஏறி ஓடி வரும்
Speak, open your mouth,
Calling out 'Mother',
I have forgotten all my sorrows
Today because of you.
As you say it, a mother's heart
Gently, slowly comes and goes.
As you say it, a mother's heart
Gently, slowly comes and goes.
Even God to a mother
Comes riding a chariot swiftly.
சொல்லடா வாய் திறந்து
அம்மாவென்று
துன்பமே மறந்து விட்டேன்
உன்னால் இன்று
Speak, open your mouth,
Calling out 'Mother',
I have forgotten all my sorrows
Today because of you.
மலர் இல்லாத தோட்டமா
கனி இல்லாத வாழையா
மகன் இல்லாத அன்னையா
மகனே நீ இல்லையா
Is it a garden without flowers?
Is it a banana tree without fruit?
Is she a mother without a son?
My son, are you not here?
மலர் இல்லாத தோட்டமா
கனி இல்லாத வாழையா
மகன் இல்லாத அன்னையா
மகனே நீ இல்லையா
Is it a garden without flowers?
Is it a banana tree without fruit?
Is she a mother without a son?
My son, are you not here?
வண்ண வண்ண வான்முகம்
எண்ண எண்ண தேன் தரும்
வண்ண வண்ண வான் முகம்
எண்ண எண்ண தேன் தரும்
தெய்வமே தாயிடம்
தேர் ஏறி ஓடி வரும்
The colorful sky-like face,
What sweet honey it brings!
The colorful sky-like face,
What sweet honey it brings!
Even God to a mother
Comes riding a chariot swiftly.
நினைவில் வந்த நிம்மதி
நேரில் வந்ததில்லையா
நினைவில் வந்த நிம்மதி
நேரில் வந்ததில்லையா
Speak, open your mouth,
Calling out 'Mother',
I have forgotten all my sorrows
Today because of you.
மனதில் மட்டும் அன்னையா
மகனே நீ இல்லையா
மனதில் மட்டும் அன்னையா
மகனே நீ இல்லையா
The peace that came in memories,
Has it not arrived in reality?
The peace that came in memories,
Has it not arrived in reality?
இல்லை இல்லை நீ என
எண்ண எண்ண வேதனை
அன்னையின் வாழ்வும் நீ
இல்லாமல் போய் விடுமோ
Am I a mother only in the heart?
My son, are you not real?
Am I a mother only in the heart?
My son, are you not real?
சொல்லடா வாய் திறந்து
அம்மாவென்று
சொல்லடா வாய் திறந்து
அம்மாவென்று
To hear that you do not exist,
Oh, what agonizing pain it is!
Will a mother's very life
Fade away without you?
Speak, open your mouth,
Calling out 'Mother',
Speak, open your mouth,
Calling out 'Mother'.
{Sollada vai thiranthu
Speak, open your mouth,
Ammavendru
Calling out 'Mother',
Thunbamae maranthu vitten
I have forgotten all my sorrows
Unnaal indru} (2)
Today because of you.
Solla solla thaai manam
As you say it, a mother's heart
Mella mella poi varum
Gently, slowly comes and goes.
Solla solla thaai manam
As you say it, a mother's heart
Mella mella poi varum
Gently, slowly comes and goes.
Deivamae thaayidam
Even God to a mother
Thaer yeri odi varum
Comes riding a chariot swiftly.
Sollada vai thiranthu
Speak, open your mouth,
Ammavendru
Calling out 'Mother',
Thunbamae maranthu vitten
I have forgotten all my sorrows
Unnaal indru
Today because of you.
Malar illaatha thottama
Is it a garden without flowers?
Kani illatha vazhaiya
Is it a banana tree without fruit?
Magan illatha annaiya
Is she a mother without a son?
Maganae nee illaiya
My son, are you not here?
Malar illaatha thottama
Is it a garden without flowers?
Kani illatha vazhaiya
Is it a banana tree without fruit?
Magan illatha annaiya
Is she a mother without a son?
Maganae nee illaiya
My son, are you not here?
Vanna vanna vaan mugam
The colorful sky-like face,
Enna enna thaen tharum
What sweet honey it brings!
Vanna vanna vaan mugam
The colorful sky-like face,
Enna enna thaen tharum
What sweet honey it brings!
Deivamae thaayidam
Even God to a mother
Thaer yeri odi varum
Comes riding a chariot swiftly.
Sollada vai thiranthu
Speak, open your mouth,
Ammavendru
Calling out 'Mother',
Thunbamae maranthu vitten
I have forgotten all my sorrows
Unnaal indru
Today because of you.
Ninaivil vandha nimmadhi
The peace that came in memories,
Neril vanthadhillaiya
Has it not arrived in reality?
Ninaivil vandha nimmadhi
The peace that came in memories,
Neril vanthadhillaiya
Has it not arrived in reality?
Manadhil mattum annaiya
Am I a mother only in the heart?
Maganae nee illaiya
My son, are you not real?
Manadhil mattum annaiya
Am I a mother only in the heart?
Maganae nee illaiya
My son, are you not real?
Illai illai nee ena
To hear that you do not exist,
Enna enna vedhanai
Oh, what agonizing pain it is!
Annaiyin vazhvum nee
Will a mother's very life
Illamal poi vidumo
Fade away without you?
Sollada vai thiranthu
Speak, open your mouth,
Ammavendru
Calling out 'Mother',
Sollada vai thiranthu
Speak, open your mouth,
Ammavendru
Calling out 'Mother'.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poignant song depicts a mother's deep longing and unconditional love for her child. She pleads with her child to utter the word 'Mother', as hearing it instantly erases all her suffering and fills her heart with divine joy. Through vivid imagery, she compares a childless mother to a garden devoid of flowers or a fruit tree without fruit, emphasizing how central the child is to her existence. The lyrics explore the anguish of distance or loss, questioning whether her maternal bond exists only in memories and imagination. She expresses that without her son, a mother's life loses its purpose and vitality, capturing the raw emotional gravity of maternal devotion characteristic of Kannadasan's lyricism.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Adukku Thodar (Repetition for emphasis)
“Solla solla thaai manam / Mella mella poi varum”
Words like 'Solla solla' (as you say), 'Mella mella' (gently), 'Vanna vanna' (colorful), and 'Enna enna' (what all) are repeated back-to-back to add rhythm, emphasis, and emotional intensity.
Analogy / Metaphor (Uwamai)
“Malar illaatha thottama / Kani illatha vazhaiya”
The lyrics draw a poignant metaphor between a mother without her son and a flowerless garden or a fruit-less plantain tree, highlighting her feeling of incompleteness.
Edukai (Second letter rhyming)
“Ninaivil vandha nimmadhi / Neril vanthadhillaiya”
Traditional Tamil poetic meter technique where the second consonant matches across adjacent lines ('Sollada' / 'Thunbamae', 'Ninaivil' / 'Neril').
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Trivia
The 1965 film 'Neela Vaanam' starred Sivaji Ganesan and Devika. The film's soundtrack was composed by the iconic duo Viswanathan–Ramamurthy, featuring deeply emotional maternal compositions penned by Kaviarasu Kannadasan.
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