Sollamma Sollamma
From Kuselan · 2008
- Lyricist
- Pa. Vijay
- Singers
- Hariharan, Sujatha Mohan
- Music director
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Details
- Kuselan2008
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Sollu sollu sollu sollu | Tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me |
| Sollilaelae sollilaelae sollolaelae | In words, in words, in sweet rhythm of words |
| Male | |
| Sol sol sol sol | Say it, say it, say it, say it |
| Sollammaa chellammaa sollammaa chellammaa | Tell me, dear one, tell me, darling |
| Manasodu pesum neram thaanae oo…. | Isn't this the time to speak from the heart, oh... |
| Kaasoda saththam kekkalaiyae | The clinking sound of money isn't heard |
| Female | |
| Kuyil kukkunnu kkova kaigalai neetti | When the cuckoo sings 'koo-koo', reaching out its hands |
| Koolipanam kekkalaiyae | It doesn't ask for wage money |
| Mazhai achchunu peya madiyaiyum neettti | When rain falls heavily, spreading its lap |
| Salavaiyum serkkalaiyae | It doesn't charge for washing or laundry |
| Male | |
| Pala maadi veettil vegumathi irukkum | In many multi-story mansions, there may be rewards |
| Yaezhai veettil nimmathi irukkumadi | In a poor man's home, there is peace, my dear |
| Male | |
| Sollu solu sollu sollu | Tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me |
| Sollammaa chellammaa sollammaa chellammaa | Tell me, dear one, tell me, darling |
| Manasodu pesum neramthaanae oo | Isn't this the time to speak from the heart, oh |
| Kaasoda saththam kekkalaiyae | The clinking sound of money isn't heard |
| Female | |
| Poi vaarththaiyila poi vaazhkkaiyila | Through false words and a false lifestyle |
| Pon saernthathu inga sila peru | Some people here have accumulated gold |
| Yaar vervaiyilo yaar porvaiyilo | Off someone else's sweat, under someone else's blanket |
| Thaan vaazhvathu inga sila peru | Some people here survive like that |
| Male | |
| En paathaiyilae naan pogayila | As I walk along my own path |
| Nee kooda varum neramthaan | It is the time when you walk along with me |
| Unkooda vanthu kai korkkaiyila | When I hold your hands and walk with you |
| Naan kooda panakkaaranthaan | Even I feel like a rich man |
| Female | |
| Unakku keezhathaan ulagam irukkuthu | The world lies right beneath your feet |
| Unathu kaiyai nee nambu | Put your trust in your own hands |
| Male :Thalaikku melathaan vela irukkuthu | Male: There is work piled high over my head |
| Enakku edhukku veen vambu | Why should I get into unnecessary trouble? |
| Female | |
| Pothum idhu pothum | 'This is enough, this is enough' |
| Enum manamae marunthu | A mind that says so is the real medicine |
| Male :Venum innum venum | Male: 'I want more, I want even more' |
| Ennum gunamae arunthu | A greedy nature like that is an affliction |
| Chorus | |
| Enga amma appa yaezhai | My mother and father are poor |
| Antha kadavulukkum mela | Yet they are higher than God to me |
| Intha uyirum uravum pola | Like this life and this relationship |
| Oru eedu inaiyaa veru uravu illa | There is no other bond equal or comparable |
| Male | |
| Sollu | Tell me |
| Chorus :Sollu | Chorus: Tell me |
| Male :Sollu | Male: Tell me |
| Chorus :Sollu | Chorus: Tell me |
| Male :Sollammaa chellammaa sollammaa chellammaa | Male: Tell me, dear one, tell me, darling |
| Male and Chorus : | Male and Chorus: |
| Manasodu pesum neramthaanae oo | Isn't this the time to speak from the heart, oh |
| Male :Kaasoda saththam kekkalaiyae | Male: The clinking sound of money isn't heard |
| Female | |
| En veettu vari yaemaaththum vari | House tax or deceiving tax |
| Yaar podum vari puriyaathu | I don't understand who levies these taxes |
| Chorus :Puriyaathu | Chorus: Don't understand |
| Male :En vaazhkkaiyila share market illa | Male: There is no share market in my life |
| Yaen ennathunnu theriyaathu | I don't know why or what it is |
| Female | |
| Karuppu panam edhu vellai panam edhu | What is black money and what is white money? |
| Enakku rendum kidaiyaathu | I have neither of them |
| Male :Vangi kanakkula vantha kanakkuthaan | Male: The accounting calculations in bank accounts |
| Namakku onnum vilangaathu | Make no sense to us at all |
| Male | |
| Pala mookku muttu thinnu | Eating until stuffed up to the nose |
| Dhinam marunthu kadaiyila ninnu | Standing at the pharmacy shop every day |
| Namma vaazhnthathillai kannu | We have never lived like that, my dear |
| Intha veetta katti vaazhum vaazhkkai santhosam | Living while embracing this humble home brings happiness |
| Male | |
| Sol sol sol sol | Say it, say it, say it, say it |
| Sollammaa chellammaa sollammaa chellammaa | Tell me, dear one, tell me, darling |
| Chorus :Manasodu pesum neram thaanae oo…. | Chorus: Isn't this the time to speak from the heart, oh... |
| Male :Kaasoda saththam kekkalaiyae | Male: The clinking sound of money isn't heard |
| Male | |
| Sollu solu sollu sollu | Tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me |
| Sollilaelae sollilaelae sollolaelae | In words, in words, in sweet rhythm of words |
| Male | |
| ………………… | ... |
பேபி ரஞ்சனி மற்றும் பேபி பூஜா
Tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me
In words, in words, in sweet rhythm of words
சொல்லு சொல்லு சொல்லு சொல்லு
சொல்லிலேலே சொல்லிலேலே சொல்லிலேலே
Say it, say it, say it, say it
Tell me, dear one, tell me, darling
Isn't this the time to speak from the heart, oh...
The clinking sound of money isn't heard
சொல் சொல் சொல் சொல்
சொல்லம்மா செல்லம்மா சொல்லம்மா செல்லம்மா
மனசோடு பேசும் நேரம் தானே ஓ
காசோட சத்தம் கேக்கலயே
When the cuckoo sings 'koo-koo', reaching out its hands
It doesn't ask for wage money
When rain falls heavily, spreading its lap
It doesn't charge for washing or laundry
குயில் குக்கூன்னு கூவ கைகளை நீட்டி
கூலிப்பணம் கேக்கலயே
மழை அச்சுனு பேய மடியையும் நீட்டி
சலவையும் சேர்க்கலையே
In many multi-story mansions, there may be rewards
In a poor man's home, there is peace, my dear
பல மாடி வீட்டில் வெகுமதி இருக்கும்
ஏழை வீட்டில் நிம்மதி இருக்குமடி
Tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me
Tell me, dear one, tell me, darling
Isn't this the time to speak from the heart, oh
The clinking sound of money isn't heard
சொல்லு சொல்லு சொல்லு சொல்லு
சொல்லம்மா செல்லம்மா சொல்லம்மா செல்லம்மா
மனசோடு பேசும் நேரம் தானே ஓ
காசோட சத்தம் கேக்கலயே
Through false words and a false lifestyle
Some people here have accumulated gold
Off someone else's sweat, under someone else's blanket
Some people here survive like that
பொய் வார்த்தையில பொய் வாழ்க்கையில
பொன் சேர்ந்தது இங்க சில பேரு
யார் வேர்வையிலோ யார் போர்வையிலோ
தான் வாழ்வது இங்க சில பேரு
As I walk along my own path
It is the time when you walk along with me
When I hold your hands and walk with you
Even I feel like a rich man
என் பாதையிலே நான் போகயில
நீ கூட வரும் நேரம்தான்
உன் கூட வந்து கை கோர்க்கையில
நான் கூட பணக்காரன்தான்
The world lies right beneath your feet
Put your trust in your own hands
Male: There is work piled high over my head
Why should I get into unnecessary trouble?
உனக்கு கீழதான் உலகம் இருக்குது
உனது கையை நீ நம்பு
தலைக்கு மேலதான் வேல இருக்குது
எனக்கு எதுக்கு வீண் வம்பு
'This is enough, this is enough'
A mind that says so is the real medicine
Male: 'I want more, I want even more'
A greedy nature like that is an affliction
போதும் இது போதும்
எனும் மனமே மருந்து
வேணும் இன்னும் வேணும்
எண்ணும் குணமே அருந்து
My mother and father are poor
Yet they are higher than God to me
Like this life and this relationship
There is no other bond equal or comparable
எங்க அம்மா அப்பா ஏழை
அந்த கடவுளுக்கும் மேல
இந்த உயிரும் உறவும் போல
ஒரு ஈடு இணையா வேறு உறவு இல்ல
Tell me
Chorus: Tell me
Male: Tell me
Chorus: Tell me
Male: Tell me, dear one, tell me, darling
Male and Chorus:
Isn't this the time to speak from the heart, oh
Male: The clinking sound of money isn't heard
சொல்லு
குழு :
சொல்லு
சொல்லு
குழு :
சொல்லு
சொல்லம்மா செல்லம்மா சொல்லம்மா செல்லம்மா
ஆண் மற்றும் குழு :
மனசோடு பேசும் நேரம் தானே
காசோட சத்தம் கேக்கலயே
House tax or deceiving tax
I don't understand who levies these taxes
Chorus: Don't understand
Male: There is no share market in my life
I don't know why or what it is
என் வீட்டு வரி ஏமாத்தும் வரி
யார் போடும் வரி புரியாது
குழு :
புரியாது
என் வாழ்கையில ஷேர் மார்க்கெட் இல்ல
ஏன் என்னதுன்னு தெரியாது
What is black money and what is white money?
I have neither of them
Male: The accounting calculations in bank accounts
Make no sense to us at all
கருப்பு பணம் எது வெள்ளை பணம் எது
எனக்கு ரெண்டும் கிடையாது
வங்கி கணக்குல வந்த கணக்குதான்
நமக்கு ஒண்ணும் விளங்காது
Eating until stuffed up to the nose
Standing at the pharmacy shop every day
We have never lived like that, my dear
Living while embracing this humble home brings happiness
ஆண் மற்றும் பெண் :
இன்சூரன்ஸ் இல்லாம வாழும் நமக்கு
இன்ஸ்டால்மென்ட் வாங்காம இன்பம் இருக்கு
Say it, say it, say it, say it
Tell me, dear one, tell me, darling
Chorus: Isn't this the time to speak from the heart, oh...
Male: The clinking sound of money isn't heard
பல மூக்கு முட்டு தின்னு
தினம் மருந்து கடையில நின்னு
நம்ம வாழ்ந்ததில்லை கண்ணு
இந்த வீட்ட கட்டி வாழும் வாழ்க்கை சந்தோசம்
Tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me
In words, in words, in sweet rhythm of words
சொல் சொல் சொல் சொல்
சொல்லம்மா செல்லம்மா சொல்லம்மா செல்லம்மா
குழு :
மனசோடு பேசும் நேரம் தானே ஓ
காசோட சத்தம் கேக்கலயே
...
சொல்லு சொல்லு சொல்லு சொல்லு
சொல்லிலேலே சொல்லிலேலே சொல்லிலேலே
லாலா லாலா லால லாலாலா லா..........
Sollu sollu sollu sollu
Tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me
Sollilaelae sollilaelae sollolaelae
In words, in words, in sweet rhythm of words
Sol sol sol sol
Say it, say it, say it, say it
Sollammaa chellammaa sollammaa chellammaa
Tell me, dear one, tell me, darling
Manasodu pesum neram thaanae oo….
Isn't this the time to speak from the heart, oh...
Kaasoda saththam kekkalaiyae
The clinking sound of money isn't heard
Kuyil kukkunnu kkova kaigalai neetti
When the cuckoo sings 'koo-koo', reaching out its hands
Koolipanam kekkalaiyae
It doesn't ask for wage money
Mazhai achchunu peya madiyaiyum neettti
When rain falls heavily, spreading its lap
Salavaiyum serkkalaiyae
It doesn't charge for washing or laundry
Pala maadi veettil vegumathi irukkum
In many multi-story mansions, there may be rewards
Yaezhai veettil nimmathi irukkumadi
In a poor man's home, there is peace, my dear
Sollu solu sollu sollu
Tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me
Sollammaa chellammaa sollammaa chellammaa
Tell me, dear one, tell me, darling
Manasodu pesum neramthaanae oo
Isn't this the time to speak from the heart, oh
Kaasoda saththam kekkalaiyae
The clinking sound of money isn't heard
Poi vaarththaiyila poi vaazhkkaiyila
Through false words and a false lifestyle
Pon saernthathu inga sila peru
Some people here have accumulated gold
Yaar vervaiyilo yaar porvaiyilo
Off someone else's sweat, under someone else's blanket
Thaan vaazhvathu inga sila peru
Some people here survive like that
En paathaiyilae naan pogayila
As I walk along my own path
Nee kooda varum neramthaan
It is the time when you walk along with me
Unkooda vanthu kai korkkaiyila
When I hold your hands and walk with you
Naan kooda panakkaaranthaan
Even I feel like a rich man
Unakku keezhathaan ulagam irukkuthu
The world lies right beneath your feet
Unathu kaiyai nee nambu
Put your trust in your own hands
Male :Thalaikku melathaan vela irukkuthu
Male: There is work piled high over my head
Enakku edhukku veen vambu
Why should I get into unnecessary trouble?
Pothum idhu pothum
'This is enough, this is enough'
Enum manamae marunthu
A mind that says so is the real medicine
Male :Venum innum venum
Male: 'I want more, I want even more'
Ennum gunamae arunthu
A greedy nature like that is an affliction
Enga amma appa yaezhai
My mother and father are poor
Antha kadavulukkum mela
Yet they are higher than God to me
Intha uyirum uravum pola
Like this life and this relationship
Oru eedu inaiyaa veru uravu illa
There is no other bond equal or comparable
Sollu
Tell me
Chorus :Sollu
Chorus: Tell me
Male :Sollu
Male: Tell me
Chorus :Sollu
Chorus: Tell me
Male :Sollammaa chellammaa sollammaa chellammaa
Male: Tell me, dear one, tell me, darling
Male and Chorus :
Male and Chorus:
Manasodu pesum neramthaanae oo
Isn't this the time to speak from the heart, oh
Male :Kaasoda saththam kekkalaiyae
Male: The clinking sound of money isn't heard
En veettu vari yaemaaththum vari
House tax or deceiving tax
Yaar podum vari puriyaathu
I don't understand who levies these taxes
Chorus :Puriyaathu
Chorus: Don't understand
Male :En vaazhkkaiyila share market illa
Male: There is no share market in my life
Yaen ennathunnu theriyaathu
I don't know why or what it is
Karuppu panam edhu vellai panam edhu
What is black money and what is white money?
Enakku rendum kidaiyaathu
I have neither of them
Male :Vangi kanakkula vantha kanakkuthaan
Male: The accounting calculations in bank accounts
Namakku onnum vilangaathu
Make no sense to us at all
Pala mookku muttu thinnu
Eating until stuffed up to the nose
Dhinam marunthu kadaiyila ninnu
Standing at the pharmacy shop every day
Namma vaazhnthathillai kannu
We have never lived like that, my dear
Intha veetta katti vaazhum vaazhkkai santhosam
Living while embracing this humble home brings happiness
Sol sol sol sol
Say it, say it, say it, say it
Sollammaa chellammaa sollammaa chellammaa
Tell me, dear one, tell me, darling
Chorus :Manasodu pesum neram thaanae oo….
Chorus: Isn't this the time to speak from the heart, oh...
Male :Kaasoda saththam kekkalaiyae
Male: The clinking sound of money isn't heard
Sollu solu sollu sollu
Tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me
Sollilaelae sollilaelae sollolaelae
In words, in words, in sweet rhythm of words
…………………
...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Sollamma Chellamma (or Sollu Solu) from the movie Kuselan (2008) is a warm, uplifting song that celebrates the joy of living a simple, honest, and contented life. The protagonist, a humble village barber living with his family, reflects on how true happiness and peace of mind (nimmathi) cannot be bought with money. He compares human greed with nature, pointing out that the cuckoo sings and the rain falls without demanding wages or fees.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Onomatopoeia (Audio Imagery)
“Kuyil kukkunnu kkova kaigalai neetti”
The lyrics use sound imitation words like 'kukkunnu' for the cuckoo bird's call and 'achchunu' for falling rain to evoke natural imagery.
Antithesis (Contrast)
“Pala maadi veettil vegumathi irukkum / Yaezhai veettil nimmathi irukkumadi”
Contrasts material rewards in a wealthy mansion with mental peace in a poor man's simple home.
Edhukai (Second letter rhyme)
“Pothum idhu pothum / Venum innum venum”
Rhyming of the second consonant in consecutive lines, such as 'Pothum' and 'Venum'.
Metaphor
“Pothum idhu pothum Enum manamae marunthu”
Comparing a contented mind ('Pothum idhu pothum') to healing medicine ('marunthu').
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Trivia
Kuselan (2008) was directed by P. Vasu and is the Tamil remake of the critically acclaimed Malayalam film Katha Parayumpol. This song showcases the simple lifestyle of Balakrishnan (played by Pasupathy) and his family before his childhood friendship with superstar Ashok Kumar (Rajinikanth) is revealed to the public. Music composer G. V. Prakash Kumar delivered a folk-infused, melody-driven soundtrack early in his career.
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