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Sollathaan Ninaikkiren

From Sollathan Ninaikkiren · 1973

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
S. Janki, M. S. Vishwanathan
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Sollathan Ninaikkiren
Movie release year
1973
Lyrics added on
8 Apr 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Sollaththaan ninaikkiraen
Ullaththaal thudikkiren
Vaai irunthum solvatharkku
Vaarthaiyindri thavikkiren
Aaha sollaththaan ninaikkiraen
Kaatril mithakkum pugai polae
Avan kanavil mithakkum ninaivugalae
Kaatril mithakkum pugai polae
Avan kanavil mithakkum ninaivugalae
Mana veedu avan thani veedu
Adhl pugunthaano engum nirainthaano
Aa ha sollaththaan ninaikkiraen
Ullaththaal thudikkiren
Vaai irunthum solvatharkku
Vaarthaiyindri thavikkiren
Kadhal enbathu mazhaiyaanaal
Aval kangal thaanae kaarmegam
Kadhal enbathu mazhaiyaanaal
Aval kangal thaanae kaarmegam
Neeraatta naan paaraatta
Aval varuvaalo illai marappaalo
Aval varuvaalo sugam tharuvaalo
Aa ha sollaththaan ninaikkiraen
Aasai ponguthu paal polae
Avan anal pol paarkkum paarvaiyilae
Aasai ponguthu paal polae
Avan anal pol paarkkum paarvaiyilae
Kodhiththa manam konjam kulirum vitham
Avan anaippaano
Ennai ninaippaano
Avan anaippaano
Ennai ninaippaano aahaa
Neril nindraal oviyamaai
En nenjil nindraal kaaviyamaai
Neril nindraal oviyamaai
En nenjil nindraal kaaviyamaai
Naan paathi avalthaan paathi
Ena kalanthaalo kannil malarnthaalo
Nenjil kalanthaalo kannil malarnthaalo
Aa haa sollaththaan ninaikkiraen
Female :Ullaththaal thudikkiren
Male :Vaai irunthum
Female :Solvatharkku
Both :Vaarthaiyindri thavikkiren….aa…..aa…..
I long to tell you,
my heart trembles inside.
Though I have a voice to speak,
I struggle, finding no words.
Aha, I long to tell you!
Like smoke drifting in the wind,
memories float in his dreams.
Like smoke drifting in the wind,
memories float in his dreams.
The house of my heart is his own private home;
did he enter and fill it completely?
Aha, I long to tell you,
my heart trembles inside.
Though I have a voice to speak,
I struggle, finding no words.
If love is like the rain,
her eyes are the dark rain clouds.
If love is like the rain,
her eyes are the dark rain clouds.
To shower me while I cherish her,
will she come, or will she forget?
Will she come and bring me joy?
Aha, I long to tell you.
Desire boils over like milk
under his fiery gaze.
Desire boils over like milk
under his fiery gaze.
To soothe and cool my burning heart,
will he hold me close?
Will he think of me?
Will he hold me close?
Will he think of me? Aha...
Standing before me, she is like a painting;
resting in my heart, she is like poetry.
Standing before me, she is like a painting;
resting in my heart, she is like poetry.
I am one half, and she is the other;
did she blend with me and blossom in my eyes?
Did she blend into my heart and blossom in my eyes?
Aha, I long to tell you,
Female: My heart trembles inside,
Male: Though having a voice,
Female: to speak,
Both: I struggle, finding no words... ah... ah...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This classic song expresses the agonising yet beautiful burden of unspoken love. Both lovers express their deep-seated feelings and hesitations, longing to confess their romance but finding themselves speechlessly overwhelmed in each other's presence. Through vivid imagery of rain, smoke, fire, and art, they wonder if their feelings will be reciprocated and whether their union will bring ultimate fulfillment.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

“Kaatril mithakkum pugai polae”

Compares floating memories to smoke floating in the wind ('Kaatril mithakkum pugai polae').

Metaphor (Uruvagham)

“Aval kangal thaanae kaarmegam”

Equates eyes to heavy dark rainclouds ('Aval kangal thaanae kaarmegam').

Mogana / Rhyme (Monai and Ethirai)

“Neril nindraal oviyamaai / En nenjil nindraal kaaviyamaai”

Uses rhyming and rhythmic sound patterns like 'Oviyamaai' and 'Kaaviyamaai' to create a poetic cadence.

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Trivia

This iconic title track is from K. Balachander's 1973 film 'Sollaththan Ninaikkiren', starring Gemini Ganesan, Sivakumar, Jayachitra, and Srividya. The song is unique because composer M. S. Viswanathan himself sang the male vocal parts alongside S. Janaki.

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