Vaanuyarntha Solaiyile
From Idhaya Kovil · 1985
- Lyricists
- Not listed
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Idhaya Kovil1985
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| …………………………………… | |
| Male | |
| { Vaanuyarntha solaiyilae | In the sky-high grove, |
| Nee nadantha paathai ellam } (2) | Along all the paths where you once walked, |
| { Naanirunthu vaadukindren | I sit here and wither away, |
| Naa varandu paadukindren } (2) | I sing with a dry, parched tongue. |
| Male | |
| Vaanuyarntha solaiyilae …. | In the sky-high grove... |
| Male | |
| { Vaazhvaana vaazhvenaku | A life worth living, |
| Vanthathendru naan irunthen | I believed had finally come to me. |
| Paazhaana naalithendru | That this day would turn into ruin, |
| Paarthavargal kooravillai } (2) | Those who saw us never foretold. |
| Male | |
| { Thaenaaga pesiyathum | The sweet honeyed words we spoke, |
| Sirithu vilaiyaadiyathum } (2) | The laughter and joyful games we shared, |
| Veenaaga pogum endru | That all of it would go to waste, |
| Yaarenum ninaikavillai | No one ever imagined. |
| Male | |
| { Vaanuyarntha solaiyilae | In the sky-high grove, |
| Nee nadantha paathai ellam } (2) | Along all the paths where you once walked, |
| Naanirunthu vaadukindren | I sit here and wither away, |
| Naa varandu paadukindren | I sing with a dry, parched tongue. |
| Male | |
| Vaanuyarntha solaiyilae …. | In the sky-high grove... |
| Female | |
| ……………………………………… | |
| Male | |
| { Aatrankarai orathilae | By the banks of the river, |
| Yaarumatra nerathilae | At times when no one else was around, |
| Veetriruntha manarparapu | The stretch of sand where we sat, |
| Vethanaiyai thoonduthadi } (2) | Stirs deep pain inside me, my dear. |
| Male | |
| { Poothiruntha malar eduthu | Picking the blossoms that had bloomed, |
| Poonkuzhalil soodi vaithu } (2) | Adorning them in your hair, |
| Paarthiruntha kolamellam | All those beautiful moments I witnessed, |
| Pazhankathai aanathadi | Have now become an old memory, my dear. |
| Male | |
| { Vaanuyarntha solaiyilae | In the sky-high grove, |
| Nee nadantha paathai ellam } (2) | Along all the paths where you once walked, |
| { Naanirunthu vaadukindren | I sit here and wither away, |
| Naa varandu paadukindren } (2) | I sing with a dry, parched tongue. |
| Male | |
| Vaanuyarntha solaiyilae …. | In the sky-high grove... |
...............................
{ வானுயர்ந்த
சோலையிலே நீ நடந்த
பாதையெல்லாம் } (2)
{ நானிருந்து வாடுகின்றேன்
நாவறண்டு பாடுகின்றேன் } (2)
In the sky-high grove,
Along all the paths where you once walked,
I sit here and wither away,
I sing with a dry, parched tongue.
வானுயர்ந்த
சோலையிலே
In the sky-high grove...
{ வாழ்வான
வாழ்வெனக்கு வந்ததென்று
நானிருந்தேன் பாழான
நாளிதென்று பார்த்தவர்கள்
கூறவில்லை } (2)
A life worth living,
I believed had finally come to me.
That this day would turn into ruin,
Those who saw us never foretold.
{ தேனாகப் பேசியதும்
சிரித்து விளையாடியதும் } (2)
வீணாகப் போகும் என்று
யாரேனும் நினைக்கவில்லை
The sweet honeyed words we spoke,
The laughter and joyful games we shared,
That all of it would go to waste,
No one ever imagined.
{ வானுயர்ந்த
சோலையிலே நீ நடந்த
பாதையெல்லாம் } (2)
நானிருந்து வாடுகின்றேன்
நாவறண்டு பாடுகின்றேன்
In the sky-high grove,
Along all the paths where you once walked,
I sit here and wither away,
I sing with a dry, parched tongue.
வானுயர்ந்த
சோலையிலே
In the sky-high grove...
...............................
{ ஆற்றங்கரை
ஓரத்திலே யாருமற்ற
நேரத்திலே வீற்றிருந்த
மணற்பரப்பு வேதனையைத்
தூண்டுதடி } (2)
By the banks of the river,
At times when no one else was around,
The stretch of sand where we sat,
Stirs deep pain inside me, my dear.
{ பூத்திருந்த
மலரெடுத்து பூங்குழலில்
சூடிவைத்து } (2)
பார்த்திருந்த கோலமெல்லாம்
பழங்கதை ஆனதடி
Picking the blossoms that had bloomed,
Adorning them in your hair,
All those beautiful moments I witnessed,
Have now become an old memory, my dear.
{ வானுயர்ந்த
சோலையிலே நீ நடந்த
பாதையெல்லாம் } (2)
{ நானிருந்து வாடுகின்றேன்
நாவறண்டு பாடுகின்றேன் } (2)
In the sky-high grove,
Along all the paths where you once walked,
I sit here and wither away,
I sing with a dry, parched tongue.
வானுயர்ந்த
சோலையிலே
In the sky-high grove...
……………………………………
{ Vaanuyarntha solaiyilae
In the sky-high grove,
Nee nadantha paathai ellam } (2)
Along all the paths where you once walked,
{ Naanirunthu vaadukindren
I sit here and wither away,
Naa varandu paadukindren } (2)
I sing with a dry, parched tongue.
Vaanuyarntha solaiyilae ….
In the sky-high grove...
{ Vaazhvaana vaazhvenaku
A life worth living,
Vanthathendru naan irunthen
I believed had finally come to me.
Paazhaana naalithendru
That this day would turn into ruin,
Paarthavargal kooravillai } (2)
Those who saw us never foretold.
{ Thaenaaga pesiyathum
The sweet honeyed words we spoke,
Sirithu vilaiyaadiyathum } (2)
The laughter and joyful games we shared,
Veenaaga pogum endru
That all of it would go to waste,
Yaarenum ninaikavillai
No one ever imagined.
{ Vaanuyarntha solaiyilae
In the sky-high grove,
Nee nadantha paathai ellam } (2)
Along all the paths where you once walked,
Naanirunthu vaadukindren
I sit here and wither away,
Naa varandu paadukindren
I sing with a dry, parched tongue.
Vaanuyarntha solaiyilae ….
In the sky-high grove...
………………………………………
{ Aatrankarai orathilae
By the banks of the river,
Yaarumatra nerathilae
At times when no one else was around,
Veetriruntha manarparapu
The stretch of sand where we sat,
Vethanaiyai thoonduthadi } (2)
Stirs deep pain inside me, my dear.
{ Poothiruntha malar eduthu
Picking the blossoms that had bloomed,
Poonkuzhalil soodi vaithu } (2)
Adorning them in your hair,
Paarthiruntha kolamellam
All those beautiful moments I witnessed,
Pazhankathai aanathadi
Have now become an old memory, my dear.
{ Vaanuyarntha solaiyilae
In the sky-high grove,
Nee nadantha paathai ellam } (2)
Along all the paths where you once walked,
{ Naanirunthu vaadukindren
I sit here and wither away,
Naa varandu paadukindren } (2)
I sing with a dry, parched tongue.
Vaanuyarntha solaiyilae ….
In the sky-high grove...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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