- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- Divya Kumar
- Music director
- D. Imman
- Movie name
- Wagah
- Movie release year
- 2016
- Lyrics added on
- 4 Apr 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Sollathaan Nenaikiren from the movie Wagah explores the tender hesitation and unspoken depth of romantic love. The protagonist yearns to express his innermost feelings while looking into his lover's eyes, yet fear and anxiety overwhelm him whenever he gets close. He reflects that love, once expressed, might lose its mystical charm, whereas unspoken love continues to live quietly in the heart like nectar resting inside a flower. As months pass in silent devotion, he finds comfort in the belief that nature itself will convey his affection and that his feelings will eventually blossom into words when the time is right.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Munnaalae sellum oonjal / Pinnalae podhal pola”
Compares the internal hesitation of love to a swing swaying back and forth.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Adhu poovodu thoongum siru / Thaen pondradhu”
Compares unspoken romantic feelings to honey sleeping quietly inside a flower.
Personification
“En saarbil endhan kaadhal / Kaatrae sollum”
Attributes human speech to natural elements like wind and sky to convey love.
Second-Letter Rhyme (Edhugai)
“Un vizhiyil nooru pechu / En muzhiyo oomaiyaachu”
Repetition of the second consonant sound in adjacent lines ('pechu' and 'oomaiyaachu').
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Trivia
The song Sollathaan Nenaikiren from Wagah (2016) features music composed by D. Imman, with lyrics penned by Vairamuthu. It highlights the classical Tamil literary tradition of inner monologue (Akathinai) where unspoken emotion is held higher than direct verbal expression.
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