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Sollividu Velli Nilave

From Amaidhi Padai · 1994

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
Mano, Swarnalatha
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Amaidhi Padai
Movie release year
1994
Lyrics added on
21 Feb 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Sollividu velli nilavae
Sollukindra seithigalaiyae
Sollividu velli nilavae
Sollukindra seithigalaiyae
Uravugal kasanthathammaa..ohoo
Kanavugal kalaindhathamma
Kaadhal ennum dheepamae
Kannil naanum yetrinen
Kaatril kalaindha ponapin
Naanae ennai thaetrinen
Sollividu velli nilavae
Sollukindra seithigalaiyae
Uravugal kasanthidumaa..ohoo
Kanavugal kalaindhidumma
Unnai orupodhum
Ullam maravaadhu
Naan dhaan vazhndhen
Ohoo ohoo…
Kutram puriyaadha
Thunba kadal meedhu
Yen naan veelndhen
Ohoo ohoo…
Andha kadhai
Mudindha kadhai
Endhan manam
Marandha kadhai
Enna seiya vidukathai pol
Ennudaiya pirandha kadhai
Kaalangal thaan
Pona pinnum
Kaayangal aaravillai..oohoo
Vedhanai theeravillai
Sollividu velli nilavae
Sollukindra seithigalaiyae
Uravugal kasanthidumaa..ohoo
Kanavugal kalaindhidumma
Uravugal kasanthidumaa..ohoo
Kanavugal kalaindhidumma
Thotta kuraiyaavum
Vitta kurai aagum
Vendaam kaadhal
Ohoo…ohoo…
Endhan vazhi veru
Undhan vazhi veru
Yeno koodal
Ohoo… ohoo …
Unnudaiya varavai ennai
Ulla varai kaathiruppen
Ennai vittu vilagi sendraal
Marubadi theekkulippen
Naan virumbum
Kaadhalanae
Nee ennai yetru kondaal
Naan boomiyil vazhndhiruppen
Sollividu velli nilavae
Sollukindra seithigalaiyae
Uravugal kasanthathammaa..ohoo
Kanavugal kalaindhathamma
Kaadhal ennum dheepamae
Kannil naanum yetrinen
Kaatril kalaindhu pogumaa
Nenjil vaithu yetrinen
Sollividu velli nilavae
Sollukindra seithigalaiyae
Uravugal kasanthathammaa..ohoo
Kanavugal kalaindhathamma
Uravugal kasanthidumaa..ohoo
Kanavugal kalaindhidumma
Tell me, O silver moon,
the message you bring.
Tell me, O silver moon,
the message you bring.
Relationships have turned bitter, oh...
Dreams have shattered, alas.
The lamp called love,
I lit within my eyes.
After the wind blew it out,
I consoled myself.
Tell me, O silver moon,
the message you bring.
Will relationships turn bitter? Oh...
Will dreams really shatter?
Never will
my heart forget you.
I lived only for you...
Oho oho...
Without committing any wrong,
into an ocean of sorrow,
why did I fall?
Oho oho...
That story
is a finished story.
A story that my heart
has forgotten.
What can I do? Like a riddle
is the story of my birth.
Even after
time has passed,
these wounds have not healed, oh...
the pain has not ended.
Tell me, O silver moon,
the message you bring.
Will relationships turn bitter? Oh...
Will dreams really shatter?
Will relationships turn bitter? Oh...
Will dreams really shatter?
What was left unfinished
is a debt from the past;
we do not need this love.
Oho... oho...
My path is different,
your path is different,
why this union?
Oho... oho...
For your arrival,
I will wait as long as I live.
If you walk away from me,
I will step into fire again.
The one I love,
my sweetheart,
if you accept me,
I will keep living on this earth.
Tell me, O silver moon,
the message you bring.
Relationships have turned bitter, oh...
Dreams have shattered, alas.
The lamp called love,
I lit within my eyes.
Can it be blown out by the wind?
I held it in my heart and lit it.
Tell me, O silver moon,
the message you bring.
Relationships have turned bitter, oh...
Dreams have shattered, alas.
Will relationships turn bitter? Oh...
Will dreams really shatter?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This emotional duet from Amaidhi Padai (1994) captures deep angst, heartache, and lingering hope between lovers separated by fate and life's bitter turns. Addressing the 'silver moon' as a silent witness and messenger, the song contrasts memories of broken dreams with enduring devotion, highlighting the agony of unspoken pain and unhealed emotional wounds.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagamm)

Kaadhal ennum dheepamae

Comparing love to a lamp ('Kaadhal ennum dheepamae') lit in the eyes/heart.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)

Thunba kadal meedhu

Comparing sorrow to a vast ocean ('Thunba kadal').

Apostrophe

Sollividu velli nilavae

Directly addressing the non-living silver moon ('velli nilavae') as a confidant.

Rhyme / Monoreyme (Edhukai)

Endhan vazhi veru / Undhan vazhi veru

Matching second letter consonant sounds across lines (e.g., Kaalangal / Kaayangal, Endhan / Undhan).

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Trivia

'Sollividu Velli Nilave' is a prominent sad duet composed by Ilaiyaraaja for the political satire film 'Amaidhi Padai' (1994), directed by Manivannan and starring Sathyaraj in iconic dual roles.

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