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Solli Tharava Solli Tharava

From Uzhavan Magan · 1987

Lyricist
Aabavanan
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, B. S. Sasirekha
Music director
Manoj – Gyan
Movie name
Uzhavan Magan
Movie release year
1987
Lyrics added on
25 Mar 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Mm…mm…m….
Solli tharavaa solli tharavaa solli tharavaa
Idai moodum melaadai thadai allavaa
Thadai podum penmaikka vidai sollavaa
Vidai sollum oru paadam naan sollavaa
Naan sollum pudhu paadam suvai allavaa
Solli tharavaa solli tharavaa solli tharavaa…aa….
Sillendru kaattare nee vazhi pogum neram
Nillaendru naan koora yaen intha naanam
Female :Solli theriyaatha kalai indru kandaen
Solla theriyaatha silaiyaagi nindraen
Kanmani unthan karuvizhi pesum
Kadhaigal purigirathu
Venpani thoovum vidiyal varaiyil
Adhuvum thodargirathu
Solli tharavaa….
Female :Mm…mm….mmm
Male :Solli tharavaa….
Female :Idai modum melaadai thunai allavaa
Thunai sera en naanam thadai allavaa
Thadai sollum pennukku vazhi sollavaa
Vazhi sollum un paadam pudhithallavaa
Solli tharavaa….
Female :Mm…mm….mmm
Male :Solli tharavaa….
Iravendrum pagalendrum ariyaatha uravu
Yaar ingu thanthaalum sugam thaanae varavu
Male :Innum yaen ingu thadai meera thayakkam
Illai verengum idhai meerum mayakkam
Achcham naanam arinthathu purinthathu
Kadhal vilaiyaattu
Michchm meedhi irunthathum marainthathu
Kaaman sol kettu…
Solli tharavaa solli tharavaa solli tharavaa
Idai moodum melaadai thadai allavaa
Thadai podum penmaikka vidai sollavaa
Vidai sollum oru paadam naan sollavaa
Naan sollum pudhu paadam suvai allavaa
Daa daa daatdaa….aa….
Solli tharavaa….aa….
Mmm... mmm... mmm...
Shall I teach you? Shall I teach you? Shall I teach you?
Isn't the cloth covering your waist an obstacle?
Shall I give an answer to the modesty holding you back?
Shall I teach you a lesson that holds the answer?
Isn't this new lesson I teach a sweet delight?
Shall I teach you? Shall I teach you? Shall I teach you?
O cool breeze, as you pass on by,
why this shyness when I ask you to stay?
Female: Today I discovered an art that words cannot explain,
and I stood still like a speechless statue.
My darling, the stories your dark eyes speak,
I understand them all.
Until the dawn that sprinkles soft white mist,
this too will keep going on.
Shall I teach you?
Female: Mmm... mmm... mmm...
Male: Shall I teach you?
Female: Isn't the cloth touching my waist a shield?
And isn't my shyness an obstacle to coming together?
Shall I show the way to the girl who hesitates?
Isn't your lesson that shows the way brand new?
Shall I teach you?
Female: Mmm... mmm... mmm...
Male: Shall I teach you?
A closeness that knows neither night nor day,
brings nothing but pure pleasure.
Male: Why still hesitate to cross these boundaries?
Nowhere else is there a bliss greater than this.
Fear and modesty have now understood,
this game of love.
Whatever remained has vanished away,
hearing the call of Kama (the god of love)...
Shall I teach you? Shall I teach you? Shall I teach you?
Isn't the cloth covering your waist an obstacle?
Shall I give an answer to the modesty holding you back?
Shall I teach you a lesson that holds the answer?
Isn't this new lesson I teach a sweet delight?
Da da daa da... ah...
Shall I teach you?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

"Solli Tharavaa" from Uzhavan Magan (1987) is a sensual romantic duet that captures the playful courtship and passion between lovers. The male protagonist rhythmically teases his partner, offering to teach her the subtle arts of love while gently coaxing her to cast aside her hesitation and shyness. He frames intimacy as a delightful, sweet lesson waiting to be explored. The female protagonist responds with equal fervor, describing how his presence leaves her spellbound like a statue and acknowledging the non-verbal expressions spoken through her eyes. Set against poetic imagery of cool breezes and starry nights leading to frosty dawns, the song expresses how the boundaries of fear and bashfulness melt away under the intoxicating influence of Kaaman (the god of love).

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Epizeuxis / Repetition

Solli tharavaa solli tharavaa solli tharavaa

The phrase 'Solli tharavaa' is repeated multiple times in succession to create a rhythmic hook and emphasize playful persuasion.

Edukai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Idai moodum melaadai thadai allavaa

Tamil poetic rhyme scheme where the second consonant matches ('da' sound in 'Idai', 'Thadai', 'Vidai').

Personification

Kanmani unthan karuvizhi pesum

Attributing the human capability of speech and story-telling to dark eyes ('karuvizhi pesum kadhaigal').

Metaphor

Solla theriyaatha silaiyaagi nindraen

The speaker compares herself to an indescribable statue ('silaiyaagi nindraen') overwhelmed by love.

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Trivia

Uzhavan Magan (1987) stars Vijayakanth and Radhika in lead roles. The film's music was composed by the composer duo Manoj – Gyan, with lyrics penned by director-producer Aabavanan, who was instrumental in creating hit soundtracks for several action-drama films of Vijayakanth in the late 1980s.

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