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Sollamma Sollamma

From Kuselan · 2008

Lyricist
Pa. Vijay
Singers
Hariharan, Sujatha Mohan
Music director
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Movie name
Kuselan
Movie release year
2008
Lyrics added on
28 Nov 2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Sollu sollu sollu sollu
Sollilaelae sollilaelae sollolaelae
Sol sol sol sol
Sollammaa chellammaa sollammaa chellammaa
Manasodu pesum neram thaanae oo….
Kaasoda saththam kekkalaiyae
Kuyil kukkunnu kkova kaigalai neetti
Koolipanam kekkalaiyae
Mazhai achchunu peya madiyaiyum neettti
Salavaiyum serkkalaiyae
Pala maadi veettil vegumathi irukkum
Yaezhai veettil nimmathi irukkumadi
Sollu solu sollu sollu
Sollammaa chellammaa sollammaa chellammaa
Manasodu pesum neramthaanae oo
Kaasoda saththam kekkalaiyae
Poi vaarththaiyila poi vaazhkkaiyila
Pon saernthathu inga sila peru
Yaar vervaiyilo yaar porvaiyilo
Thaan vaazhvathu inga sila peru
En paathaiyilae naan pogayila
Nee kooda varum neramthaan
Unkooda vanthu kai korkkaiyila
Naan kooda panakkaaranthaan
Unakku keezhathaan ulagam irukkuthu
Unathu kaiyai nee nambu
Male :Thalaikku melathaan vela irukkuthu
Enakku edhukku veen vambu
Pothum idhu pothum
Enum manamae marunthu
Male :Venum innum venum
Ennum gunamae arunthu
Enga amma appa yaezhai
Antha kadavulukkum mela
Intha uyirum uravum pola
Oru eedu inaiyaa veru uravu illa
Sollu
Chorus :Sollu
Male :Sollu
Chorus :Sollu
Male :Sollammaa chellammaa sollammaa chellammaa
Male and Chorus :
Manasodu pesum neramthaanae oo
Male :Kaasoda saththam kekkalaiyae
En veettu vari yaemaaththum vari
Yaar podum vari puriyaathu
Chorus :Puriyaathu
Male :En vaazhkkaiyila share market illa
Yaen ennathunnu theriyaathu
Karuppu panam edhu vellai panam edhu
Enakku rendum kidaiyaathu
Male :Vangi kanakkula vantha kanakkuthaan
Namakku onnum vilangaathu
Pala mookku muttu thinnu
Dhinam marunthu kadaiyila ninnu
Namma vaazhnthathillai kannu
Intha veetta katti vaazhum vaazhkkai santhosam
Sol sol sol sol
Sollammaa chellammaa sollammaa chellammaa
Chorus :Manasodu pesum neram thaanae oo….
Male :Kaasoda saththam kekkalaiyae
Sollu solu sollu sollu
Sollilaelae sollilaelae sollolaelae
…………………
Tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me
With words, through words, by words
Say it, say it, say it, say it
Tell me, my dear, tell me, my sweet
Isn't this the time to speak from the heart? Ooh...
The sound of money isn't heard here at all
As the cuckoo sings 'ku-ku', it doesn't stretch out its hands
and ask for wages
When the rain pours down, it doesn't hold out its lap
and charge for doing the laundry
A multi-storey mansion may have riches,
but a poor person's home has peace of mind, my dear
Tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me
Tell me, my dear, tell me, my sweet
Isn't this the time to speak from the heart? Ooh...
The sound of money isn't heard here at all
With deceitful words and fake lives,
some people here have amassed wealth
Living off someone else's sweat and shelter,
some people make their living here
When I walk along my path
and you come along beside me,
when I walk holding hands with you,
even I become a truly rich man
The world is right beneath your feet,
so believe in your own hands
Male: Work is already piled high over my head,
why do I need unnecessary trouble?
A mind that says, 'This is enough, this is enough,'
is the best medicine
Male: The trait that craves, 'I want more, I want more,'
is a disease that destroys
My mother and father may be poor,
yet to me, they are greater than God
Just like this life and this bond of ours,
there is no other relationship that can ever match it
Tell me
Chorus: Tell me
Male: Tell me
Chorus: Tell me
Male: Tell me, my dear, tell me, my sweet
Male and Chorus:
Isn't this the time to speak from the heart? Ooh...
Male: The sound of money isn't heard here at all
House taxes, fraudulent taxes...
I don't understand the taxes they levy
Chorus: Can't understand!
Male: There is no stock market in my life,
I don't know what it is or why
What is black money? What is white money?
I don't have either of them
Male: The numbers that run in bank accounts,
none of that makes any sense to us
Stuffing ourselves till our noses choke
and standing in line at medical shops every day,
that is not how we have lived, my dear
Building this home and living this life is true happiness
Say it, say it, say it, say it
Tell me, my dear, tell me, my sweet
Chorus: Isn't this the time to speak from the heart? Ooh...
Male: The sound of money isn't heard here at all
Tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me
With words, through words, by words
...................
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Female
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Female
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Female
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Chorus
Male
Female
Female
Male
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Male

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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