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Sollividava

From Sollividava · 2017

Lyricist
Madhan Karky
Singers
Sathya Prakash, Harini
Music director
Jassie Gift
Details
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Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
SollividavaShall I reveal it?
Sollividava..aa…Shall I reveal it...
Unmai muzhudhumThe whole truth,
Sollividava…Shall I reveal it...
Male
Vizhiyilae thekiya bhashaigalaiThe languages gathered in the eyes,
Viralilae addakiya aasaigalaiThe desires contained within fingers,
Nenjilae pootiya osaigalaiThe sounds locked inside the heart,
Sollividava…aa….Shall I reveal it...
Male
Nenjae…Oh heart...
Adhai solla vidu nenjaeLet me speak it, oh heart.
Vazhi adaipadhu yenWhy block the path?
Mozhi thadupadhu yenWhy restrain the words?
Enai kirukan aakadhaeDo not make me crazy.
Adhai maraikka koodadhaeIt should not be hidden.
Male
Thozhan yena vedamDisguised as a friend,
Tholil adhu baaramThat burden rests on the shoulders.
Ennulae vaanam – enaLike a vast sky within me,
Thondridum ondrinai sollidavaShall I tell of that which arises?
Female
Kallai en thotramMy appearance is like a stone,
Ullae neer ottamYet water flows within.
En ullae aazhiyanaDeep like an ocean inside me,
Pongidum ondrinai sollidavaShall I tell of that which surges?
Male
Mouna saalai kadandhuCrossing the silent path,
Saththam ittu yaavum sollividavaShall I make noise and tell everything?
Male
Nenjae…Oh heart...
Adhai solla vidu nenjaeLet me speak it, oh heart.
Vazhi adaipadhu yenWhy block the path?
Mozhi thadupadhu yenWhy restrain the words?
Enai kirukan aakadhaeDo not make me crazy.
Adhai maraikka koodadhaeIt should not be hidden.
Female
Sollividavaa..aa..Shall I reveal it...
Sollividavaa…Shall I reveal it...
Sollividavaa…aa…Shall I reveal it...
Female
Dhaagam avan kannilThirst in his eyes,
Megham naan vinnilI am a cloud in the sky.
Naan sorkkal pozhigayilaeAs I rain words down,
Aaviyendraigiyae maraivadhu yenWhy does it dissolve into steam and disappear?
Male
Theeyai aval munnaeFire in front of her,
Poovo en pinnaeFlowers behind me.
Kai neetti tharugayilaeWhen I reach out my hand to give,
Kaatrinil poo adhu karaivadhu yenWhy does that flower dissolve into the wind?
Female
Indru sollividavaaShall I reveal it today,
Jenmam sila thaandiTranscending a few lifetimes?
Sollividavaa…aa…Shall I reveal it...
Female
Nenjae…Oh heart...
Adhai solla vidu nenjaeLet me speak it, oh heart.
Vazhi adaipadhu yenWhy block the path?
Mozhi thadupadhu yenWhy restrain the words?
Enai kiruki aakadhaeDo not make me a mad woman.
Adhai maraikka koodadhaeIt should not be hidden.
Female
Sollividava…aa…Shall I reveal it...
Sollividava…Shall I reveal it...
Unmai muzhudhumThe whole truth,
Sollividava…aa…Shall I reveal it...
Female
Veliyilum porkkala bhoomiyadaOutside is a battlefield, my friend,
Manadhumae porkkalam aanadhadaThe mind too has become a battlefield.
Varthaigal ennai kolludhudaUnspoken words are killing me,
Sollividava…aa….Shall I reveal it...

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song 'Sollividava' captures the poignant emotional struggle of a person yearning to confess unsaid love and hidden truths. The narrator wrestles with their own heart, which holds back words out of fear or constraint, even while maintaining a facade of mere friendship. Through vivid imagery of clouds, fire, oceans, and battlefields, the lyrics portray the torment of keeping deep feelings suppressed inside. Ultimately, the song expresses a desperate plea to break the silence and reveal the complete truth. The internal battle of unspoken feelings mirror an external battlefield, highlighting how staying silent causes pain that threatens to consume the narrator's entire world.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Vizhiyilae thekiya bhashaigalai / Viralilae addakiya aasaigalai / Nenjilae pootiya osaigalai

Lines end with the rhyming suffix '-aigalai' (bhashaigalai, aasaigalai, osaigalai), creating a rhythmic musicality.

Ethirai (Second letter rhyming)

Thozhan yena vedam / Tholil adhu baaram

The second consonant sound 'zha/la' rhymes between 'Thozhan' and 'Tholil'.

Metaphor & Antithesis (Muran)

Kallai en thotram / Ullae neer ottam

Juxtaposes a hard stone-like exterior ('Kallai en thotram') with soft flowing water inside ('Ullae neer ottam') to highlight concealed vulnerability.

Anaphora (Repetition)

Sollividava

The rhetorical question 'Sollividava' (Shall I reveal it?) repeats throughout the track as a refrain emphasizing intense hesitation.

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Trivia

The song is featured in the bilingual romantic drama 'Sollividava' (2018), directed by Arjun Sarja and starring Chandan Kumar and Aishwarya Arjun. Composed by Jassie Gift with lyrics by Madhan Karky, the song beautifully encapsulates the central emotional conflict of the film.

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