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Lyrics & meaning

Sollavum Mudiyala

From Thirupathi · 2006

Lyricist
Perarasu
Singers
Swarnalatha, Harish Raghavendra
Music director
Bharathwaj
Details
Thirupathi2006

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Hey enna aachuuHey, what happened?
Heyy enna aachuuHey, what happened?
Female :Sollavum mudiyalaFemale: I can neither express it in words
Mellavum mudiyalaNor can I swallow it down
Enakkulla yetho.. hmm mm mmSomething inside me... hmm mm mm
Female
Sollavum mudiyalaI can neither express it in words
Mellavum mudiyalaNor can I swallow it down
Enakkulla yetho aayipochchuSomething has happened inside me
Male :Allavum mudiyalaMale: I can neither gather it all
Killavum mudiyalaNor can I pinch or grasp it
Unakulla yetho koodi pochchuSomething inside you has increased
Female
Ilama ilama manthiruchuYouthfulness has cast its spell
Paruvam paruvam vanthiruchuMaidenhood has arrived
Male :Kuruvi koodu kattiruchuMale: The bird has built its nest
Thavani porva pooththiruchuThe half-saree veil has bloomed
Female
Adada ae adadaOh dear, ah oh dear
Adada badava unakkena naanumOh rogue, for your sake
Marupadi piranthenaWas I born once again?
Male :Varava selava iravinil naamumMale: Shall we settle the income and expense
Kanakkinai theerppomaAccounts tonight?
Female
Sollavum mudiyalaI can neither express it in words
Mellavum mudiyalaNor can I swallow it down
Enakkulla yetho aayipochchuSomething has happened inside me
Male :Allavum mudiyalaMale: I can neither gather it all
Killavum mudiyalaNor can I pinch or grasp it
Unakulla yetho koodi pochchuSomething inside you has increased
Male
Pombalaikku porappuA woman has four births
Naalu porappuFour births
Naan pottuputten paaruLook, I have computed
Puthu kanakkuA new calculation
Diyaa..haan diyaaDiyaa..haan diyaa
Male
Pombalaikku porappuA woman has four births
Naalu porappuFour births
Nee solliputtu podiGo ahead and tell me, girl
Antha kanakkuThat calculation
Female
Amma pekkum pothuWhen mother gives birth
Mudhal porappuThat is the first birth
Ava aalaana pothuWhen she comes of age
Rendu porappuThat is the second birth
Kaadhal varumpothuWhen love arrives
Moonu porappuThat is the third birth
Ava thaai aagum pothuWhen she becomes a mother
Maru porappuThat is another rebirth
Male
Vaetti kattavaShall I tie the veshti?
Varinju kattavaShall I tie it tight?
Unna kattavaShall I embrace you?
Tinnu kattavaShall I hold you tight?
Female
Vaetti kattudaTie the veshti, man
Varinju kattudaTie it tight, man
Enna kattudaEmbrace me, man
Tinna kattudaHold me tight, man
Female
Sa sa sa sa sollavum mudiyalaSa sa sa sa, I can neither express it
Me me me me mellavum mudiyalaMe me me me, nor can I swallow it
Sollavum mudiyalaI can neither express it in words
Mellavum mudiyalaNor can I swallow it down
Enakkulla yetho aayipochchuSomething has happened inside me
Male :Allavum mudiyalaMale: I can neither gather it all
Killavum mudiyalaNor can I pinch or grasp it
Unakulla yetho koodi pochchuSomething inside you has increased
Male
AambaLaikku porappuA man has four births
Naalu porappuFour births
Naan pottuputten paaruLook, I have computed
Puthu kanakkuA new calculation
Miyaan miyaanMiyaan miyaan
Female
Aambalaikku porappuA man has four births
Naalu porappuFour births
Nee solliputtu podaGo ahead and tell me, man
Antha kanakkuThat calculation
Male
Amma pekkum pothuWhen mother gives birth
Mudhal porappuThat is the first birth
Avan sambaathikkum pothuWhen he starts earning money
Rendu porappuThat is the second birth
Kaadhal varumpothuWhen love arrives
Moonu porappuThat is the third birth
Athu kaikoodum pothuWhen that love succeeds
Naalu porappuThat is the fourth birth
Female
Vaetti kattudaTie the veshti, man
Varinju kattudaTie it tight, man
Enna kattudaEmbrace me, man
Tinna kattudaHold me tight, man
Male
Vaetti kattavaShall I tie the veshti?
Varinju kattavaShall I tie it tight?
Unna kattavaShall I embrace you?
Tinnu kattava heyyShall I hold you tight, hey?
Female
Ada sollavum mudiyalaOh, I can neither express it
Mellavum mudiyalaNor can I swallow it down
Enakkulla yetho aayipochchuSomething has happened inside me
Male : Allavum mudiyalaMale: I can neither gather it all
Killavum mudiyalaNor can I pinch or grasp it
Unakulla yetho koodi pochchuSomething inside you has increased
Female
Ilama ilama manthiruchuYouthfulness has cast its spell
Paruvam paruvam vanthiruchuMaidenhood has arrived
Male :Kuruvi koodu kattiruchuMale: The bird has built its nest
Thavani porva pooththiruchuThe half-saree veil has bloomed
Female
AdadaMale :HaanOh dear / Male: Yeah
Female :Ae adadaMale :HaiyooFemale: Ah oh dear / Male: Oh my
Female :Adada badava unakkena naanumFemale: Oh rogue, for your sake
Marupadi piranthenaWas I born once again?
Male :Varava selava iravinil naamumMale: Shall we settle the income and expense
Kanakkinai theerppomaAccounts tonight?

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Sollavum Mudiyala is a high-energy folk-pop duet from the 2006 movie Thirupathi. The song centers on playful romantic banter where the lead couple explores their overwhelming passion and emotional transformation upon falling in love. Through lighthearted metaphors of accounting, night-time calculations, and life milestones, the lovers express how romance creates a newfound desire that cannot be easily put into words or restrained.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edukai (Second Letter Rhyme)

Sollavum mudiyala / Mellavum mudiyala

The second consonant sound 'lla' repeats in adjacent lines, creating rhythmic flow.

Monaai (Initial Alliteration)

Vaetti kattava / Varinju kattava

Repetition of the initial letter 'V' in consecutive words.

Extended Metaphor

Pombalaikku porappu naalu porappu

Life milestones like coming of age, earning money, and falling in love are creatively categorized as four distinct rebirths (porappu).

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Trivia

The film Thirupathi (2006) starred Ajith Kumar and Sadha. The lyrics were written by the director Perarasu himself, who is well known for writing catchy folk-style tracks for his own directorial projects. The song's music was composed by Bharadwaj.

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