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Sollividu Sollividu

From Kaaviya Thalaivan · 2014

Lyricist
Pa. Vijay
Singer
Mukesh
Music director
A. R. Rahman
Details
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Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Sollividu sollividu sollividuSpeak out, speak out, speak out!
Irudhi theerpai nee sollividuGive your final verdict!
Nindru vidu nindru vidu nindru viduStop, stop, stop!
Ipporil ivvidam nindruviduStop right here in this war!
Male
Sendruvidu sendruvidu sendruviduGo away, go away, go away!
Intha yutham podhum sendru viduThis war is enough, go away!
Innum uyirgal vendum endraal ennaiIf you want more lives to be taken,
Mudhalil neeyae kondruviduKill me first!
Kannaa ennai mudhalil kondruviduOh Krishna, kill me first!
Male
Yen ambai yendha veithaaiWhy did you make me raise the arrow?
Yen kuruthiyil neendha veithaaiWhy did you make me swim in blood?
Yen ulagathai jeyika veithaaiWhy did you make me win the world,
Yen ullukkul thorkkadithaaiYet make me lose inside myself?
Male
Ullagathai vella veithaaiYou made me conquer the world,
Ullukkulae thorkadithaaiYet defeated me deep within!
Kaandeebam ketkiren kannaaaI ask for the Gaandeevam bow, Krishna!
Kaandeebam ketkirenI ask for the Gaandeevam bow!
Male
Sollividu sollividu sollividuSpeak out, speak out, speak out!
Irudhi theerpai nee sollividuGive your final verdict!
Nindru vidu nindru vidu nindru viduStop, stop, stop!
Ipporil ivvidam nindruviduStop right here in this war!
Male
Aaaa….aaaa….aaaa…Aaaa... aaaa... aaaa...
Kaala chakaram un kaiyilThe wheel of time is in your hands,
Adhil sutriyatheno naanWhy was I the one caught spinning in it?
Vidhiyum sadhiyum un kannilFate and conspiracy are in your eyes,
Athil sikkiyatheno naanWhy was I trapped in them?
Male
Karnanai kondra paavamIf the sin of killing Karna,
Kannanukku pogum endraalGoes to Lord Krishna,
Kannanukkae paavam thandhaWhere will the sin go that caused
Paavam engu pogum aiyooSin to be given to Krishna himself? Alas!
Male
Sollividu sollividu sollividuSpeak out, speak out, speak out!
Irudhi theerpai nee sollividuGive your final verdict!
Nindru vidu nindru vidu nindru viduStop, stop, stop!
Ipporil ivvidam nindruviduStop right here in this war!
Male
Oh…ulagamae yutham edharkuOh world... why this war?
Oh uyirgalae…. ratham edharkuOh living beings... why this blood?
Oh iraivanae… thuyaram edharkuOh God... why this sorrow?
Oh idhayamae… vanmam edharkuOh heart... why this malice?
Male
Kannaa thaerai niruththuOh Krishna, stop the chariot!
Ellam veezhthi evarudan vaazhaAfter destroying everything, with whom shall we live?
Thaerai niruththuStop the chariot!
Male
Podhum intha kurudhi kuliyalEnough of this bath of blood,
Porai niruththuStop the war!
Naalai ulagam nalam perum endruHoping that tomorrow's world will prosper,
Porai niruththu..Stop the war!
Poraai….. niruththu..Stop... the war!

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

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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