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Lyrics & meaning

Vaanuyarntha Solaiyile

From Idhaya Kovil · 1985

Lyricists
Not listed
Singer
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Idhaya Kovil
Movie release year
1985
Lyrics added on
31 Mar 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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{ Vaanuyarntha solaiyilae
Nee nadantha paathai ellam } (2)
{ Naanirunthu vaadukindren
Naa varandu paadukindren } (2)
Vaanuyarntha solaiyilae ….
{ Vaazhvaana vaazhvenaku
Vanthathendru naan irunthen
Paazhaana naalithendru
Paarthavargal kooravillai } (2)
{ Thaenaaga pesiyathum
Sirithu vilaiyaadiyathum } (2)
Veenaaga pogum endru
Yaarenum ninaikavillai
{ Vaanuyarntha solaiyilae
Nee nadantha paathai ellam } (2)
Naanirunthu vaadukindren
Naa varandu paadukindren
Vaanuyarntha solaiyilae ….
………………………………………
{ Aatrankarai orathilae
Yaarumatra nerathilae
Veetriruntha manarparapu
Vethanaiyai thoonduthadi } (2)
{ Poothiruntha malar eduthu
Poonkuzhalil soodi vaithu } (2)
Paarthiruntha kolamellam
Pazhankathai aanathadi
{ Vaanuyarntha solaiyilae
Nee nadantha paathai ellam } (2)
{ Naanirunthu vaadukindren
Naa varandu paadukindren } (2)
Vaanuyarntha solaiyilae ….
...
In the garden reaching up to the sky,
along all the paths where you walked,
I sit and wither in sorrow,
with a dry throat, I sing.
In the garden reaching up to the sky...
I thought a truly beautiful life
had finally come to me,
that this day would bring ruin,
no one who saw us ever warned.
Speaking words sweet as honey,
laughing and playing together,
that all of it would be in vain,
no one ever imagined.
In the garden reaching up to the sky,
along all the paths where you walked,
I sit and wither in sorrow,
with a dry throat, I sing.
In the garden reaching up to the sky...
...
By the edge of the riverbank,
when no one else was around,
the stretch of sand where we sat
only stirs up my heartache now.
Plucking freshly bloomed flowers
and tucking them into your hair,
all those lovely sights I gazed upon
have now become just an old story.
In the garden reaching up to the sky,
along all the paths where you walked,
I sit and wither in sorrow,
with a dry throat, I sing.
In the garden reaching up to the sky...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Vaanuyarntha Solaiyilae is a deeply emotional lament sung by a lover grieving the absence of his beloved. Walking along the paths of a lush grove and sitting on the riverbank where they once spent peaceful moments together, he is overcome by painful nostalgia. The sweet memories of shared laughter, affectionate words, and simple romantic gestures now contrast sharply with his present reality of loneliness and despair.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Hyperbole / Imagery

“{ Vaanuyarntha solaiyilae”

Vaanuyarntha (sky-high) exaggerates the height of the trees in the grove to create vivid natural visual imagery.

Monai (Initial Alliteration) & Edhugai (Second Letter Rhyme)

“Naanirunthu vaadukindren / Naa varandu paadukindren”

The lines use matching starting consonant sounds (Naa-) and rhyming second syllable sounds (ri / ran) to create lyrical rhythm.

Simile / Metaphor

“{ Thaenaaga pesiyathum”

Thaenaaga pesiyathum compares sweet, affectionate speech directly to sweet honey.

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Trivia

Vaanuyarntha Solaiyilae is an iconic grief song from the 1985 movie Idhaya Kovil, directed by Mani Ratnam. The song was composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, written by veteran lyricist Vaali, and rendered masterfully by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam.

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