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Lyrics & meaning

Sollamal Thottu Chellum Thendral

From Dheena · 2001

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
Hariharan
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name
Dheena
Movie release year
2001
Lyrics added on
5 Jan 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Sollamal thottu chellum thendral
En kaadhal dhevadhaiyin kangal
Nenjathil kotti chellum minnal
Kannoram minnum aval kaadhal
Oru naalaikullae mella mella
Un mounam ennai kolla kolla
Indha kaadhalinaal
Kaatril parakkum kaagitham aanen
Sollamal thottu chellum thendral
En kaadhal dhevadhaiyin kangal
Nenjathil kotti chellum minnal
Kannoram minnum aval kaadhal
Ho kaadhalin avasthai
Edhirikkum vendam
Naraga sugam allavaa
Neruppai vizhungi vitten
Ho amilam arundhi vitten
Noyaai nenjil nee nuzhaindhaai
Marundhai yenadi thara maranthaai
Vaalibathin solaiyilae ragasiyamaai
Poo parithaval nee thaanae
Sollamal thottu chellum thendral
En kaadhal dhevadhaiyin kangal
Nenjathil kotti chellum minnal
Kannoram minnum aval kaadhal
Hey pengalin ullam
Padu kuzhi enben
Vizhundhu ezhunthavan yaar
Aazham alandhavan yaar
Ho karaiyai kadandhavan yaar
Kaadhal irukkum bayathinil thaan
Kadavul bhoomiku varuvathillai
Meeri avan
Bhoomi vandhaal
Dhaadiyudan thaan
Alaivaan veedhiyilae
Sollamal thottu chellum thendral
En kaadhal dhevadhaiyin kangal
Nenjathil kotti chellum minnal
Kannoram minnum aval kaadhal
Oru naalaikullae mella mella
Un mounam ennai kolla kolla
Indha kaadhalinaal
Kaatril parakkum kaagitham aanen
Sollamal thottu chellum thendral
En kaadhal dhevadhaiyin kangal
Nenjathil kotti chellum minnal
Kannoram minnum aval kaadhal
A breeze that touches without a word
is the eyes of my angel of love.
Lightning that strikes inside the heart
is her love sparkling in the corner of her eyes.
Within a single day, slowly and slowly,
as your silence kills me bit by bit,
because of this love,
I have become a piece of paper flying in the wind.
A breeze that touches without a word
is the eyes of my angel of love.
Lightning that strikes inside the heart
is her love sparkling in the corner of her eyes.
Oh, this torment of love,
I would not wish it even on an enemy.
Isn't it a sweet kind of hell?
I have swallowed fire,
oh, I have drunk acid.
You entered my heart like an illness,
so why did you forget to give me the medicine?
In the garden of my youth, secretly,
weren't you the one who plucked the flower?
A breeze that touches without a word
is the eyes of my angel of love.
Lightning that strikes inside the heart
is her love sparkling in the corner of her eyes.
Hey, a woman's heart,
I would call it a bottomless pit.
Who has ever fallen in and risen back up?
Who has ever measured its depth?
Oh, who has ever reached the other shore?
Only out of the fear of love,
God never comes down to earth.
If he ever dared
and came down to earth,
with an untrimmed beard,
he too would wander the streets.
A breeze that touches without a word
is the eyes of my angel of love.
Lightning that strikes inside the heart
is her love sparkling in the corner of her eyes.
Within a single day, slowly and slowly,
as your silence kills me bit by bit,
because of this love,
I have become a piece of paper flying in the wind.
A breeze that touches without a word
is the eyes of my angel of love.
Lightning that strikes inside the heart
is her love sparkling in the corner of her eyes.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Sollamal Thottu Chellum Thendral is a romantic song from the 2001 Tamil action-drama Dheena, composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and penned by veteran lyricist Vaali. Sung by Hariharan, the song portrays the sweet torment and overwhelming enchantment of falling in love. The protagonist compares his beloved's gaze to a soothing breeze and a sudden strike of lightning, describing how her silence renders him as helpless as a leaf in the wind. Throughout the stanzas, the lyricist uses witty hyperboles and vivid imagery, describing love as a 'hellish pleasure' (naraga sugam) that feels simultaneously painful and exhilarating like drinking fire or acid. He playfully claims that even God avoids coming to Earth out of fear of falling in love and ending up heartbroken, wandering the streets with a long beard.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

“Kaatril parakkum kaagitham aanen”

Compares the protagonist's helpless state in love to a fragile piece of paper floating helplessly in the wind.

Oxymoron

“Naraga sugam allavaa”

Combines contradictory terms 'Naragam' (Hell) and 'Sugam' (Pleasure/Comfort) to describe the painful yet sweet agony of love.

Hyperbole

“Kaadhal irukkum bayathinil thaan / Kadavul bhoomiku varuvathillai”

Exaggerates the hazard of falling in love by claiming even God refuses to visit Earth to avoid getting heartbroken.

Emona / Rhyming scheme (Anaphora)

“Un mounam ennai kolla kolla”

Repetition of sound patterns across adjacent lines for melodic structure ('mella mella', 'kolla kolla').

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Trivia

Dheena marked the directorial debut of A.R. Murugadoss and proved to be a major breakthrough for Ajith Kumar, earning him the famous title 'Thala' derived from his character's name in the film. The soundtrack, composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, was a chartbuster and played a massive role in the film's success.

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