Sollamathane Indha Manasu
From Oru Thayin Sabhatham · 1987
- Lyricist
- T. Rajendar
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chitra
- Music director
- T. Rajendar
- Details
- Oru Thayin Sabhatham1987
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Sollaamaththaanae intha manasu thavikkuthu | Without being able to express it in words, this heart yearns |
| Intha manasu thavikkuthu | This heart yearns |
| Female :Kannaalaththaanae intha kadhal valaruthu | Female: Only through eyes does this love grow |
| Intha kadhal valaruthu | This love grows |
| Male | |
| Ullamo ninaikkuthu udhaduthaan maraikkuthu | The mind thinks of it, but the lips conceal it |
| Ullamo ninaikkuthu udhaduthaan maraikkuthu | The mind thinks of it, but the lips conceal it |
| Both :Ho | Both: Ho! |
| Male | |
| Sollaamaththaanae intha manasu thavikkuthu | Without being able to express it in words, this heart yearns |
| Intha manasu thavikkuthu | This heart yearns |
| Male | |
| Moodi vachcha mottu poovukkulla | Inside a closed flower bud, |
| Vandu vanthaa vazhi kidaikkumaa | If a bee arrives, will it find a way inside? |
| Female :Vandin idhzh mottil pattuvittaa | Female: If the touch of the bee reaches the bud, |
| Mottin idhazh vittukodukkumae | Female: The petals of the bud will yield and open up. |
| Male | |
| Oo…poonaikku maniya katturathu yaaru | Oo... Who is going to tie the bell to the cat? |
| Female :Ippadiyae irunthaa mudivenna kooru | Female: If it stays like this, tell me what the outcome will be? |
| Male | |
| Pennin mana aazham | The depth of a woman's mind, |
| Arinthidum munnae | Before fully understanding it, |
| Irangida enakkum thayakkam | I too hesitate to step in. |
| Female :Kaanthamathai kandaa | Female: Upon seeing a magnet, |
| Irumbuthaanae | It is the iron that, |
| Inainthida varuvathu vazhakkam…haa haa | Usually comes to unite with it... ha ha. |
| Male | |
| Sollaamaththaanae intha manasu thavikkuthu | Without being able to express it in words, this heart yearns |
| Female :Intha manasu thavikkuthu | Female: This heart yearns |
| Male | |
| Dhinam dhinam unnai paakkayila | Every single day upon seeing you, |
| Manam vittu pesa thudikkiraen | I long to open my heart and talk. |
| Female :Ooru kadhai thaanae nadakkuthu | Female: Only casual conversations happen on the outside, |
| Ulla kadhai ulla muzhikkuthu | While the true story inside stays wide awake. |
| Male | |
| Paakka varum munnae thunivathu irukkum | Courage exists before meeting you, |
| Female :Pakkam vantha pinnae vetkamathu thadukkum | Female: But once coming near, shyness holds it back. |
| Male | |
| Sippikkullae muththa pola | Like a pearl inside an oyster shell, |
| Nenjukkulla kadhala | Love kept within the heart, |
| Moodi moodi vappathum yaeno | Why keep it covered and hidden? |
| Female :Thondakkuzhi varaikkum | Female: Reaching up to the throat, |
| Alaiyena vaarththaiyum | Words like surging ocean waves, |
| Vanthu vanthu thirumputhu yaeno…ho ho…. | Keep turning back, why is that so? Ho ho... |
| Male | |
| Sollaamaththaanae intha manasu thavikkuthu | Without being able to express it in words, this heart yearns |
| Intha manasu thavikkuthu | This heart yearns |
| Female :Kannaalaththaanae intha kadhal valaruthu | Female: Only through eyes does this love grow |
| Intha kadhal valaruthu | This love grows |
| Male | |
| Ullamo ninaikkuthu udhaduthaan maraikkuthu | The mind thinks of it, but the lips conceal it |
| Female :Ullamo ninaikkuthu udhaduthaan maraikkuthu | Female: The mind thinks of it, but the lips conceal it |
| Both :Ho | Both: Ho! |
| Male | |
| Sollaamaththaanae | Without being able to express it in words, |
| Both :Intha manasu thavikkuthu | Both: This heart yearns |
| Intha manasu thavikkuthu | This heart yearns |
| Intha manasu thavikkuthu | This heart yearns |
| Intha manasu thavikkuthu | This heart yearns |
சொல்லாமத்தானே இந்த மனசு தவிக்குது
இந்த மனசு தவிக்குது
கண்ணாலத்தானே இந்த காதல் வளருது
இந்த காதல் வளருது
Without being able to express it in words, this heart yearns
This heart yearns
Female: Only through eyes does this love grow
This love grows
உள்ளமோ நினைக்குது உதடு தான் மறைக்குது
உள்ளமோ நினைக்குது உதடுதான் மறைக்குது.....
இருவர் :
ஹோ......
The mind thinks of it, but the lips conceal it
The mind thinks of it, but the lips conceal it
Both: Ho!
சொல்லாமத்தானே இந்த மனசு தவிக்குது
இந்த மனசு தவிக்குது
Without being able to express it in words, this heart yearns
This heart yearns
மூடிவச்ச மொட்டு பூவுக்குள்ள
வண்டு வந்தா வழி கிடைக்குமா
வண்டின் இதழ் மொட்டில் பட்டுவிட்டா
மொட்டின் இதழ் விட்டுக்கொடுக்குமே
Inside a closed flower bud,
If a bee arrives, will it find a way inside?
Female: If the touch of the bee reaches the bud,
Female: The petals of the bud will yield and open up.
ஓ......பூனைக்கு மணிய கட்டுறது யாரு
இப்படியே இருந்தா முடிவென்ன கூறு
Oo... Who is going to tie the bell to the cat?
Female: If it stays like this, tell me what the outcome will be?
பெண்ணின் மன ஆழம்........
அறிந்திடும் முன்னே
இறங்கிட எனக்கும் தயக்கம்
காந்தமதை கண்டா...
இரும்பது தானே
இணைந்திட வருவது வழக்கம்...ஹா ஹா...
The depth of a woman's mind,
Before fully understanding it,
I too hesitate to step in.
Female: Upon seeing a magnet,
It is the iron that,
Usually comes to unite with it... ha ha.
சொல்லாமத்தானே இந்த மனசு தவிக்குது
இந்த மனசு தவிக்குது
Without being able to express it in words, this heart yearns
Female: This heart yearns
தினம் தினம் உன்னை பாக்கயில
மனம் விட்டு பேச துடிக்கிறேன்
ஊரு கதை தானே நடக்குது
உள்ள கதை உள்ள முழிக்குது
Every single day upon seeing you,
I long to open my heart and talk.
Female: Only casual conversations happen on the outside,
While the true story inside stays wide awake.
பாக்க வரும் முன்னே துணிவது இருக்கும்
பக்கம் வந்த பின்னே வெட்கமது தடுக்கும்
Courage exists before meeting you,
Female: But once coming near, shyness holds it back.
சிப்பிக்குள்ளே முத்த போல...
நெஞ்சுக்குள்ள காதல
மூடி மூடி வைப்பதும் ஏனோ
தொண்டக்குழி வரைக்கும்...
அலையென வார்த்தையும்
வந்து வந்து திரும்புது ஏனோ...ஹோ ஹோ......
Like a pearl inside an oyster shell,
Love kept within the heart,
Why keep it covered and hidden?
Female: Reaching up to the throat,
Words like surging ocean waves,
Keep turning back, why is that so? Ho ho...
சொல்லாமத்தானே இந்த மனசு தவிக்குது
இந்த மனசு தவிக்குது
கண்ணாலத்தானே இந்த காதல் வளருது
இந்த காதல் வளருது
Without being able to express it in words, this heart yearns
This heart yearns
Female: Only through eyes does this love grow
This love grows
உள்ளமோ நினைக்குது உதடு தான் மறைக்குது
உள்ளமோ நினைக்குது உதடுதான் மறைக்குது.....
இருவர் :
ஹோ......
The mind thinks of it, but the lips conceal it
Female: The mind thinks of it, but the lips conceal it
Both: Ho!
சொல்லாமத்தானே
இருவர் :
இந்த மனசு தவிக்குது
இந்த மனசு தவிக்குது
இந்த மனசு தவிக்குது
இந்த மனசு தவிக்குது
Without being able to express it in words,
Both: This heart yearns
This heart yearns
This heart yearns
This heart yearns
Sollaamaththaanae intha manasu thavikkuthu
Without being able to express it in words, this heart yearns
Intha manasu thavikkuthu
This heart yearns
Female :Kannaalaththaanae intha kadhal valaruthu
Female: Only through eyes does this love grow
Intha kadhal valaruthu
This love grows
Ullamo ninaikkuthu udhaduthaan maraikkuthu
The mind thinks of it, but the lips conceal it
Ullamo ninaikkuthu udhaduthaan maraikkuthu
The mind thinks of it, but the lips conceal it
Both :Ho
Both: Ho!
Sollaamaththaanae intha manasu thavikkuthu
Without being able to express it in words, this heart yearns
Intha manasu thavikkuthu
This heart yearns
Moodi vachcha mottu poovukkulla
Inside a closed flower bud,
Vandu vanthaa vazhi kidaikkumaa
If a bee arrives, will it find a way inside?
Female :Vandin idhzh mottil pattuvittaa
Female: If the touch of the bee reaches the bud,
Mottin idhazh vittukodukkumae
Female: The petals of the bud will yield and open up.
Oo…poonaikku maniya katturathu yaaru
Oo... Who is going to tie the bell to the cat?
Female :Ippadiyae irunthaa mudivenna kooru
Female: If it stays like this, tell me what the outcome will be?
Pennin mana aazham
The depth of a woman's mind,
Arinthidum munnae
Before fully understanding it,
Irangida enakkum thayakkam
I too hesitate to step in.
Female :Kaanthamathai kandaa
Female: Upon seeing a magnet,
Irumbuthaanae
It is the iron that,
Inainthida varuvathu vazhakkam…haa haa
Usually comes to unite with it... ha ha.
Sollaamaththaanae intha manasu thavikkuthu
Without being able to express it in words, this heart yearns
Female :Intha manasu thavikkuthu
Female: This heart yearns
Dhinam dhinam unnai paakkayila
Every single day upon seeing you,
Manam vittu pesa thudikkiraen
I long to open my heart and talk.
Female :Ooru kadhai thaanae nadakkuthu
Female: Only casual conversations happen on the outside,
Ulla kadhai ulla muzhikkuthu
While the true story inside stays wide awake.
Paakka varum munnae thunivathu irukkum
Courage exists before meeting you,
Female :Pakkam vantha pinnae vetkamathu thadukkum
Female: But once coming near, shyness holds it back.
Sippikkullae muththa pola
Like a pearl inside an oyster shell,
Nenjukkulla kadhala
Love kept within the heart,
Moodi moodi vappathum yaeno
Why keep it covered and hidden?
Female :Thondakkuzhi varaikkum
Female: Reaching up to the throat,
Alaiyena vaarththaiyum
Words like surging ocean waves,
Vanthu vanthu thirumputhu yaeno…ho ho….
Keep turning back, why is that so? Ho ho...
Sollaamaththaanae intha manasu thavikkuthu
Without being able to express it in words, this heart yearns
Intha manasu thavikkuthu
This heart yearns
Female :Kannaalaththaanae intha kadhal valaruthu
Female: Only through eyes does this love grow
Intha kadhal valaruthu
This love grows
Ullamo ninaikkuthu udhaduthaan maraikkuthu
The mind thinks of it, but the lips conceal it
Female :Ullamo ninaikkuthu udhaduthaan maraikkuthu
Female: The mind thinks of it, but the lips conceal it
Both :Ho
Both: Ho!
Sollaamaththaanae
Without being able to express it in words,
Both :Intha manasu thavikkuthu
Both: This heart yearns
Intha manasu thavikkuthu
This heart yearns
Intha manasu thavikkuthu
This heart yearns
Intha manasu thavikkuthu
This heart yearns
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This playful yet romantic duet portrays two lovers who deeply adore each other but struggle to confess their feelings face-to-face. Though their eyes communicate effortlessly and love blossoms naturally, shyness and hesitation keep them from expressing their feelings out loud. The song highlights the sweet agony of unsaid words that surge like waves up to the throat only to retreat. Using poetic analogies such as a bee opening a flower bud, iron being drawn to a magnet, and love being hidden like a pearl inside an oyster, both lovers playfully tease each other and nudge one another to break the silence and make the final confession.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Ullamo ninaikkuthu udhaduthaan maraikkuthu”
Matching initial vowel sounds in 'Ullamo' and 'Udhaduthaan' creates a pleasing phonetic harmony.
Uwamai (Simile / Metaphor)
“Sippikkullae muththa pola / Nenjukkulla kadhala”
Compares unexpressed love hidden inside the heart to a pearl concealed within an oyster shell.
Uwamai (Metaphor)
“Kaanthamathai kandaa / Irumbuthaanae / Inainthida varuvathu vazhakkam”
Uses the natural magnetic draw between magnet and iron as an analogy for irresistible romantic attraction.
Edukku Thodar (Repetition for Emphasis)
“Vanthu vanthu thirumputhu yaeno”
Repetition of words like 'Vanthu vanthu' and 'Moodi moodi' adds rhythmic cadence and emphasizes recurring emotions.
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Trivia
Oru Thayin Sabhatham (1987) was a multi-hyphenate project for T. Rajendar, who wrote, directed, produced, composed music, and penned lyrics for the film. The track features T. Rajendar's signature lyrical style, heavily reliant on rhythmic rhyming schemes (Edhukai and Monai) and poetic metaphors rendered brilliantly by legendary singers S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and K. S. Chithra.
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