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Lyrics & meaning

Sollividu Sollividu

From Kaaviya Thalaivan · 2014

Lyricist
Pa. Vijay
Singer
Mukesh
Music director
A. R. Rahman
Movie name
Kaaviya Thalaivan
Movie release year
2014
Lyrics added on
20 Aug 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Sollividu sollividu sollividu
Irudhi theerpai nee sollividu
Nindru vidu nindru vidu nindru vidu
Ipporil ivvidam nindruvidu
Sendruvidu sendruvidu sendruvidu
Intha yutham podhum sendru vidu
Innum uyirgal vendum endraal ennai
Mudhalil neeyae kondruvidu
Kannaa ennai mudhalil kondruvidu
Yen ambai yendha veithaai
Yen kuruthiyil neendha veithaai
Yen ulagathai jeyika veithaai
Yen ullukkul thorkkadithaai
Ullagathai vella veithaai
Ullukkulae thorkadithaai
Kaandeebam ketkiren kannaaa
Kaandeebam ketkiren
Sollividu sollividu sollividu
Irudhi theerpai nee sollividu
Nindru vidu nindru vidu nindru vidu
Ipporil ivvidam nindruvidu
Aaaa….aaaa….aaaa…
Kaala chakaram un kaiyil
Adhil sutriyatheno naan
Vidhiyum sadhiyum un kannil
Athil sikkiyatheno naan
Karnanai kondra paavam
Kannanukku pogum endraal
Kannanukkae paavam thandha
Paavam engu pogum aiyoo
Sollividu sollividu sollividu
Irudhi theerpai nee sollividu
Nindru vidu nindru vidu nindru vidu
Ipporil ivvidam nindruvidu
Oh…ulagamae yutham edharku
Oh uyirgalae…. ratham edharku
Oh iraivanae… thuyaram edharku
Oh idhayamae… vanmam edharku
Kannaa thaerai niruththu
Ellam veezhthi evarudan vaazha
Thaerai niruththu
Podhum intha kurudhi kuliyal
Porai niruththu
Naalai ulagam nalam perum endru
Porai niruththu..
Poraai….. niruththu..
Tell me, tell me, tell me,
Tell me your final judgment.
Stop now, stop now, stop now,
Stop right here in this war.
Walk away, walk away, walk away,
Enough of this battle, walk away.
If you still need more lives,
kill me first yourself.
Krishna, kill me first!
Why did you make me raise the bow and arrow?
Why did you make me swim in blood?
Why did you make me conquer the world?
Why did you defeat me inside?
You made me conquer the world,
yet defeated me inside.
I, Gandiban (Arjuna), ask you, Krishna,
I, Gandiban (Arjuna), ask you.
Tell me, tell me, tell me,
Tell me your final judgment.
Stop now, stop now, stop now,
Stop right here in this war.
Aah... Aah... Aah...
The wheel of time is in your hands,
why was I spun around in it?
Fate and design are in your eyes,
why was I trapped in them?
If the sin of killing Karna
falls upon Krishna,
the sin of making Krishna himself sin—
where will that sin go? Alas!
Tell me, tell me, tell me,
Tell me your final judgment.
Stop now, stop now, stop now,
Stop right here in this war.
O world... why this war?
O living souls... why this bloodshed?
O God... why this sorrow?
O heart... why this hatred?
Krishna, stop the chariot!
After striking everyone down, with whom shall I live?
Stop the chariot...
Enough of this bath in blood,
stop the war!
So that tomorrow's world may find peace,
stop the war...
Stop the war...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This powerful song from Kaaviya Thalaivan draws parallels to the epic Mahabharata, representing Arjuna's internal agony, moral dilemma, and anguish on the Kurukshetra battlefield. The protagonist questions Krishna (the divine guide) about the futility of war, bloodshed, and the psychological cost of victory. Despite conquering the world, the warrior feels utterly defeated from within.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Anaphora / Repetition (Adukku Thodar)

“Sollividu sollividu sollividu”

Repetition of words like 'Sollividu', 'Nindru vidu', and 'Sendruvidu' to emphasize intense emotion and urgency.

Antithesis (Muran)

“Yen ulagathai jeyika veithaai / Yen ullukkul thorkkadithaai”

Juxtaposition of external victory ('ulagathai jeyika veithaai') and internal defeat ('ullukkul thorkkadithaai').

Metaphor (Uruvagaim)

“Kaala chakaram un kaiyil / Adhil sutriyatheno naan”

Comparing human existence to being trapped in the spinning wheel of time ('Kaala chakaram').

Rhetorical Question

“Oh...ulagamae yutham edharku”

Questioning the necessity of war and malice to highlight moral despair.

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Trivia

Kaaviya Thalaivan (2014) is a historical drama film directed by Vasanthabalan. The music for the film was composed by A.R. Rahman, and this track reflects the theatrical drama aesthetic of early 20th-century South Indian stage plays portraying Mahabharata themes.

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