- Lyricist
- T. Rajendar
- Singers
- T. Rajendar, Shankar Mahadevan
- Music director
- T. Rajendar
- Movie name
- Sonnal Thaan Kaadhala
- Movie release year
- 2001
- Lyrics added on
- 29 Jun 2023
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Vela vela enga veettu vela
Vaada vaada thunaikku vaada
Vela vela enga veettu vela
Vaada vaada thunaikku vaada
Unakku thunaiyo deivaanai valli
Nichayam tharuvaal selvaththai alli
………………
Sonnaalthaan kadhala
Sollaendaa vadivelaa
Chorus :Podu sonnaalthaan kadhala
Sollaendaa vadivelaa
Haei dantakku dantakku
Haei dantakku dantakku
Haei dantakku dantakku
Haei dantakku dantakku
Hae ragam kidaichachaa paadal varum
Idhayam thudichchaa kadhal varum
Chorus :Ragam kidaichachaa paadal varum
Idhayam thudichchaa kadhal varum
Haei dantakku dantakku
Haei dantakku dantakku
Haei dantakku dantakku
Haei dantakku dantakku
Ponna pudhichchaa pudhaiyal aagum
Manasa pudhaichchaa kadhalaagum
Chorus :Ponna pudhichchaa pudhaiyal aagum
Manasa pudhaichchaa kadhalaagum
Haei dantakku dantakku
Intha kadhal oru kanakku
Aang jinjakku jinjakku jinjakku
Adhai solla vanthaen unakku
Sonnaalthaan kadhala
Sollaendaa vadivelaa
Chorus :Podu sonnaalthaan kadhala
Sollaendaa vadivelaa
Thaen endraal mullum undu
Mullai meeri suvaiyum undu
Kadhal endraal thunbam undu
Thunbam meeri inbam undu
Oo mannaikkooda padhamaaga kozhaichchaathaan
Paanai seiyalaam
Chorus :Amaannae….
Oo ponnaakkooda idhamaaga kavarnthaalthaan
Kadhal seiyyalaam
Kaasai koduththu porula vaangu
Manasai koduththu porula vaangu
Chorus :Kaasai koduththu porula vaangu
Manasai koduththu porula vaangu
Podu podu….
Thuniya ninaichchaa mattum pothaathu
Thovaichchaathaan adhu velukkum
Ponna ninaichchaa mattum pothaathu
Sonnaathaanda kadhal jeyikkum
Oo…oo….sonnaalthaanda kadhal jeyikkum
Sonnaalthaan kadhala
Sollaendaa vadivelaa
Chorus :Podu sonnaalthaan kadhala
Sollaendaa vadivelaa
………………..
Kadal endraal aazham undu
Kadhal endraal sogam undu
………………..
Oor endraal ellai undu
Kadhal endral thollaiyum undu
………………..
Oo noolindri vaalindri
Pattam ingae vaanil parakkuthu
Pinnae kadhalindri bhoomiyilae
Manitha inam ingae irukkuthu
Panja nooththu noolaakku
Nenja koduththu kadhalukku
Chorus :Panja nooththu noolaakku
Nenja koduththu kadhalukku
………………..
Oo santhanaththai araicchaathaan
Adhum kooda manakkuthu
Oorasikka nenja koduththaan
Unmai kadhale pirakkuthu
Unmai kadhale pirakkuthu
Sonnaalthaan kadhala
Sollaendaa vadivelaa
Chorus :Podu sonnaalthaan kadhala
Sollaendaa vadivelaa
Haei dantakku dantakku
Haei dantakku dantakku
Haei dantakku dantakku
Haei dantakku dantakku
Haei raagam kidaichcha paadal varum
Idhyam thudichcha kadhal varum
Chorus :Ragam kidaichcha paadal varum
Idhayam thudicha kadhal varum
Haei dantakku dantakku
Haei dantakku dantakku
Haei dantakku dantakku
Haei dantakku dantakku
Sonnaalthaan kadhala
Sollaendaa vadivelaa
Chorus :Podu sonnaalthaan kadhala
Sollaendaa vadivelaa
Haei dantakku dantakku
Haei dantakku dantakku
Haei dantakku dantakku
Haei dantakku dantakku
Vela, Vela, the servant of our house,
Come, come, come along for company!
Vela, Vela, the servant of our house,
Come, come, come along for company!
Deivayanai and Valli are your companions,
She will surely pour abundant wealth upon you!
………………
Is it love only if expressed?
Tell us, Vadivelu!
Chorus: Play it! Is it love only if expressed?
Tell us, Vadivelu!
Hey dantakku dantakku!
Hey dantakku dantakku!
Hey dantakku dantakku!
Hey dantakku dantakku!
Hey, if you find the melody, a song will come,
If the heart beats, love will come!
Chorus: If you find the melody, a song will come,
If the heart beats, love will come!
Hey dantakku dantakku!
Hey dantakku dantakku!
Hey dantakku dantakku!
Hey dantakku dantakku!
If you get gold, it becomes a treasure,
If you bury your heart in someone, it becomes love!
Chorus: If you get gold, it becomes a treasure,
If you bury your heart in someone, it becomes love!
Hey dantakku dantakku!
This love is a calculation,
Aang jinjakku jinjakku jinjakku!
I came to tell that to you!
Is it love only if expressed?
Tell us, Vadivelu!
Chorus: Play it! Is it love only if expressed?
Tell us, Vadivelu!
Where there is honey, there are also thorns,
Beyond the thorns, sweetness exists too!
If it is love, there is sorrow,
Beyond sorrow, joy exists too!
Oo, only if even clay is kneaded to the right texture,
Can a pot be made!
Chorus: Yes, brother...!
Oo, only if a woman is won over gently,
Can love be made!
Give money and buy goods,
Give your heart and gain a treasure!
Chorus: Give money and buy goods,
Give your heart and gain a treasure!
Play it, play it...!
Just thinking of a cloth is not enough,
Only when washed will it turn clean white!
Just thinking of a woman is not enough,
Only if you speak out will love win!
Oo... oo... only if you speak out will love win!
Is it love only if expressed?
Tell us, Vadivelu!
Chorus: Play it! Is it love only if expressed?
Tell us, Vadivelu!
………………
Where there is an ocean, there is depth,
Where there is love, there is sorrow!
………………
Where there is a town, there are boundaries,
Where there is love, there are troubles too!
………………
Oo, without thread, without a tail,
A kite flies here in the sky,
Then without love on this earth,
Does mankind exist here?
Spin the cotton into thread,
Offer your heart to love!
Chorus: Spin the cotton into thread,
Offer your heart to love!
………………
Oo, only if sandalwood is ground,
Does it emit fragrance!
If one offers their heart to be rubbed,
True love is born!
True love is born!
Is it love only if expressed?
Tell us, Vadivelu!
Chorus: Play it! Is it love only if expressed?
Tell us, Vadivelu!
Hey dantakku dantakku!
Hey dantakku dantakku!
Hey dantakku dantakku!
Hey dantakku dantakku!
Hey, if you find the melody, a song will come,
If the heart beats, love will come!
Chorus: If you find the melody, a song will come,
If the heart beats, love will come!
Hey dantakku dantakku!
Hey dantakku dantakku!
Hey dantakku dantakku!
Hey dantakku dantakku!
Is it love only if expressed?
Tell us, Vadivelu!
Chorus: Play it! Is it love only if expressed?
Tell us, Vadivelu!
Hey dantakku dantakku!
Hey dantakku dantakku!
Hey dantakku dantakku!
Hey dantakku dantakku!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The title song 'Sonnal Thaan Kaadhala' from the 2001 film emphasizes the essential message that love must be openly expressed to truly exist and succeed. Through high-energy rhythmic refrains and practical everyday analogies, the speaker advises the protagonist (Vadivelu) that silently holding onto feelings is useless, just as merely soaking clothes without washing them yields no result.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor and Analogy (உவமை)
“Thuniya ninaichchaa mattum pothaathu / Thovaichchaathaan adhu velukkum”
Compares love to daily practical acts such as kneading clay to make a pot, washing clothes, and grinding sandalwood to elicit fragrance.
Edukai (எதுகை - Second Letter Rhyming)
“Kadal endraal aazham undu / Kadhal endraal sogam undu”
A classic trademark of T. Rajendar's lyricism where the second consonant/letter matches across lines.
Iyaibu (இயைபு - End Rhyme)
“Intha kadhal oru kanakku / Adhai solla vanthaen unakku”
Rhyming endings at the conclusion of paired lines ('kanakku' and 'unakku').
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Trivia
This energetic title track was written, composed, and sung by multi-hyphenate artist T. Rajendar for his self-directed 2001 film 'Sonnal Thaan Kaadhala', featuring his signature rapid-fire rhyming lyrical style.
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