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Sollamal Seyyum Kathal

From Thozhar Venkatesan · 2019

Lyricist
Mahashivan
Singer
Jithin Raj
Music director
Sagishna
Movie name
Thozhar Venkatesan
Movie release year
2019
Lyrics added on
19 Jul 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Sollamal seiyum kaadhal
Vilagamal vellum kaadhal
Kannerai thithippaakum
Thiru mandhiram
Kadal kooda kaya koodum
Thikketum maari pogum
Maarathu kaayathu
Uyir kaadhalae
Bhoomi panthu suzal girathae
Sooriyanin kaadhalaai
Mazhai konda kadhalaal
Immannil uyirgal vaazhgirathae
Kannukku theriyatha
Kadavulthaan kaadhalae
Ariviyalum kaanadha
Aacharyam kaadhalae
Yugamae mudinthaalum
Mudiyathu kaadhalae
Jagamae azhindhaalum
Azhiyathu kaadhalae
Thadaigalaai varum pothu
Kadalumae kaalvaaithan
Seenathu suvarumae
Siru kodaagumae
Puzhuvaiyum puliyakkum
Puliyaiyum eliyakkum
Iyarkaiyin padaippilae
Arputham kaadhalae
Oru kannilae
Vali irunthaal
Ethir kannilae
Varum rathamae
Ethaiyumae thaangidum
Idhayathai thanthidumae
Ondraai seravae
Vaanathai muttumae
Kannukku theriyatha
Kadavulthaan kaadhalae
Ariviyalum kaanadha
Aacharyam kaadhalae
Valigalai verakkum
Inbathai ilaiyakkum
Mutkalai pookalaai
Maatri soodumae
Anbaiyae veedaga
Paasathai moochaga
Jeevanai oligalai
Maatrum kaadhalae
Naan enbathu
Ingu ilaiyae
Naam enbathae
Kaadhal ellaiyae
Errudalum or uyirum
Inaiyum pothilae
Saathiramum soothiramum
Kai katti nirkkumae
Kannukku theriyatha
Kadavulthaan kaadhalae
Ariviyalum kaanadha
Aacharyam kaadhalae
Love that acts without words,
Love that never leaves and wins,
It turns tears into sweetness,
A sacred chant.
Even the sea may dry up,
All eight directions may shift,
It will never change, never wither,
This soulful love.
The earth spins around,
In love with the sun,
And with its love for the rain,
Living beings thrive on this land.
Unseen to the eyes,
Love is the true God.
Beyond what science can find,
Love is a wonder.
Even if an era ends,
Love will never end.
Even if the world is destroyed,
Love will never perish.
When they stand as obstacles,
Even an ocean is just a stream,
Even the Great Wall of China
Becomes just a tiny line...
It turns a worm into a tiger,
And a tiger into a mouse,
In all of nature's creation,
Love is a miracle.
If in one eye
There is pain,
In the other eye,
Blood will flow.
It gives a heart
That can endure anything.
To unite as one,
It will rise and touch the sky.
Unseen to the eyes,
Love is the true God.
Beyond what science can find,
Love is a wonder.
It turns paths into roots,
Turns joy into leaves,
Transforms thorns into flowers
And wears them with pride.
Making love its home,
Affection its breath,
And turning life into melody,
That is what love does.
The thought of 'I'
Does not exist here,
The bond of 'we'
Is the true realm of love.
When two bodies
Unite as one soul,
All rules and scriptures
Stand quietly with folded arms.
Unseen to the eyes,
Love is the true God.
Beyond what science can find,
Love is a wonder.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Kannukku Theriyatha Kadavulthaan Kaadhalae' from the movie 'Thozhar Venkatesan' is a philosophical ode to love, describing it as an unseen divinity and an extraordinary marvel beyond scientific understanding. The lyricist illustrates love as the fundamental force driving the universe—from the rotation of the earth around the sun to the flourishing of life via rain. It highlights love's power to make grief sweet and to turn insurmountable barriers like oceans and giant walls into trivial paths.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

“Kannukku theriyatha / Kadavulthaan kaadhalae”

Compares love directly to an invisible God ('Kadavulthaan kaadhalae') and a sacred mantra ('Thiru mandhiram').

Hyperbole

“Seenathu suvarumae / Siru kodaagumae”

Exaggerates love's power by asserting that massive structures like the Great Wall of China shrink to small drawn lines when faced with love.

Antithesis / Paradox

“Puzhuvaiyum puliyakkum / Puliyaiyum eliyakkum”

Uses contrasting imagery—turning a weak worm into a powerful tiger and a fierce tiger into a timid mouse—to showcase love's transformative effect.

Personification

“Saathiramum soothiramum / Kai katti nirkkumae”

Personifies traditional dogmas and rules ('Saathiramum soothiramum') as standing respectfully with hands folded before true love.

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Trivia

This philosophical track features in the 2019 Tamil drama film 'Thozhar Venkatesan', directed by Mahashivan, who also penned the lyrics for this song. The music score was composed by Sagishna, capturing the emotional and social struggles depicted in the film.

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