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Sollatha Kadhai Onru

From Kaattu Rani · 1965

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
P. Susheela
Music director
P. S. Diwakar
Movie name
Kaattu Rani
Movie release year
1965
Lyrics added on
29 Sept 2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Sollaadha kadhaiyondru sonnaanadi
Endrum illaadha sugam ondru thandhaanadi
Sollaadha kadhaiyondru sonnaanadi
Endrum illaadha sugam ondru thandhaanadi
Kallaaga silaiyaaga nindrenadi
Pattu kannangal ponnaaga seithaandi
Kallaaga silaiyaaga nindrenadi
Pattu kannangal ponnaaga seithaandi
Sollaadha kadhaiyondru sonnaanadi
Endrum illaadha sugam ondru thandhaanadi
Raagangal sonaan thalangal sonnaan
Nadai paarthu idai paarthu paavangal sonnaan
Raagangal sonaan thalangal sonnaan
Nadai paarthu idai paarthu paavangal sonnaan
Thaavendru sonnaan naan ondru thandhaen
Yen endru kelaamal innondru thandhaan
Sollaadha kadhaiyondru sonnaanadi
Endrum illaadha sugam ondru thandhaanadi
Neraaga nindren neraaga nindren
Neeraana maeni theeyaaga kandaen
Neraaga nindren neraaga nindren
Neeraana maeni theeyaaga kandaen
Theyaaga nindraen thaen alli thandhaan
Thaenunda suvai theera neeraada vandhen…
Sollaadha kadhaiyondru sonnaanadi
Endrum illaadha sugam ondru thandhaanadi
Kallaaga silaiyaaga nindrenadi
Pattu kannangal ponnaaga seithaandi
Sollaadha kadhaiyondru sonnaanadi
Endrum illaadha sugam ondru thandhaanadi
He told me a story never told before, my friend,
He gave me a joy I had never known before, my friend.
He told me a story never told before, my friend,
He gave me a joy I had never known before, my friend.
I stood still like a stone, like a statue, my friend,
And he made my silky cheeks glow like gold, my friend...
I stood still like a stone, like a statue, my friend,
And he made my silky cheeks glow like gold, my friend...
He told me a story never told before, my friend,
He gave me a joy I had never known before, my friend.
He spoke of melodies, he spoke of rhythms,
Looking at my walk and my waist, he spoke of expressions,
He spoke of melodies, he spoke of rhythms,
Looking at my walk and my waist, he spoke of expressions,
He asked me to give, and I gave him one,
Without asking why, he gave me one in return.
He told me a story never told before, my friend,
He gave me a joy I had never known before, my friend.
I stood right there, and he came straight to me,
My body, cool as water, suddenly felt like fire.
I stood right there, and he came straight to me,
My body, cool as water, suddenly felt like fire.
As I stood burning, he scooped up honey and gave it to me,
And to cool down after tasting that honey, I have come to bathe...
He told me a story never told before, my friend,
He gave me a joy I had never known before, my friend.
I stood still like a stone, like a statue, my friend,
And he made my silky cheeks glow like gold, my friend...
He told me a story never told before, my friend,
He gave me a joy I had never known before, my friend.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Sollaadha Kadhaiyondru from the movie Kaattu Rani (1965) is a classic Tamil song expressing romantic bliss and passion. The song depicts a woman confiding in her close friend (addressed as 'adi') about the spellbinding experience of love she shared with her lover. She describes how his music, romantic gestures, and gentle touch made her feel immobile like a stone statue while simultaneously igniting a fire of passion within her. Written by the master lyricist Kannadasan, the song uses rich classical metaphors of raga, tala, honey, and fire to depict intimate emotional joy and sensuality with high poetic elegance.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Moonaai (Initial Alliteration)

“Sollaadha kadhaiyondru sonnaanadi”

Repetition of initial consonant sounds ('S' sound) in 'Sollaadha' and 'sonnaanadi'.

Edhukai (Second Letter Rhyming)

“Neraaga nindren / Neeraana maeni”

Second letter harmony with the 'ra' sound in 'Neraaga' and 'Neeraana'.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Neeraana maeni theeyaaga kandaen”

Comparing soft silky cheeks to gold ('ponnaaga seithaandi') and comparing the physical body to water and fire ('Neeraana maeni theeyaaga kandaen').

Repetition for Emphasis (Sorkal Thirumpudhal)

“Neraaga nindren neraaga nindren”

Repeating 'Neraaga nindren' twice to emphasize her direct, unhesitating stance before her beloved.

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Trivia

Kaattu Rani (1965) featured music by P. S. Diwakar and lyrics by Kannadasan. Singer P. Susheela's playful and sensual rendition of this song remains legendary in old Tamil cinema, praised for its exquisite balance of vocal expression and poetic depth.

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