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Lyrics & meaning

Yenna Solla Pora

From Venghai · 2011

Lyricist
Hari
Singers
Devi Sri Prasad, M. L. R. Karthikeyan
Music director
Devi Sri Prasad
Movie name
Venghai
Movie release year
2011
Lyrics added on
10 Mar 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Unna matum nenjukula vachirukan intha pulla
Veenaga ivan manasa killaatha
Moonu maasam aaru maasam kaathirukum payapulla
Neeyaaga ivan manasa kollaatha nee kollaatha
Oh oh hoo oh kollaatha
Yenna solla pora nee yenna solla pora
Yeppa solla pora nee yeppa solla pora
Oh yenna solla pora nee yenna solla pora
Yeppa solla pora nee yeppa solla pora
Kaathirupen kaathirupen aaru maasam thaan
Kan mulichu paduthirunthen moonu maasam thaan
Ennamo nadakuthu idhayam valikuthu
Manasu thavikuthu unnodaya vaarthaikaaga
Yenna solla pora nee yenna solla pora
Yeppa solla pora nee yeppa solla pora
Unna matum nenjukula vachirukan intha pulla
Veenaga ivan manasa killaatha killaatha
Moonu maasam aaru maasam kaathirukum payapulla
Neeyaaga ivan manasa kollaatha kollaatha
Hmm chinna pulla nesam ithu
Pacha pulla paasam ithu
En manasu thaakiyathu unnala unnala
Hmm jaathi matham paarkalayae
Sammathatha ketkalayae
Kaadhalunu aayiruchu thanaala thanaala
Nesama nesama nenjukulla naan aluthen
Unnudaiya vaarthaikaaga
Yenna solla pora nee yenna solla pora
Yeppa solla pora nee yeppa solla pora
Unna matum nenjukula vachirukan intha pulla
Veenaga ivan manasa killaatha killaatha
Moonu maasam aaru maasam kaathirukum payapulla
Neeyaaga ivan manasa kollaatha nee kollaatha
Ho vettaruva thookikittu vetti paya polirunthen
Vekka pattu naan nadanthen unnala unnala
Katta kambi thookikittu kandapadi naan thirinjen
Kattu patu naan nadanthen pinnala un pinnala
Puthusa puthusa maari iruken theri iruken unnodaya paarvaiyaala
Yenna solla pora yenna solla pora
Yeppa solla pora nee yeppa solla pora
Unna matum nenjukula vachirukan intha pulla
Veenaga ivan manasa killaatha killaatha
Moonu maasam aaru maasam kaathirukum payapulla
Neeyaaga ivan manasa kollaatha nee kollaatha
This boy has kept only you in his heart,
Don't hurt his heart for no reason.
This guy will wait for three months or six months,
Don't break his heart and crush it yourself, don't crush it.
Oh oh ho oh, don't crush it.
What are you going to say? What are you going to say?
When are you going to say it? When are you going to say it?
Oh, what are you going to say? What are you going to say?
When are you going to say it? When are you going to say it?
I will wait, I will wait, for six whole months.
I lay awake in bed for three whole months.
Something is happening to me, my heart aches,
My heart is yearning just for a word from you.
What are you going to say? What are you going to say?
When are you going to say it? When are you going to say it?
This boy has kept only you in his heart,
Don't hurt his heart for no reason, don't hurt it.
This guy will wait for three months or six months,
Don't break his heart and crush it, don't crush it.
Mmm, this is love as pure as a child's,
This is affection as innocent as an infant's.
My heart was struck because of you, only because of you.
Mmm, it didn't look at caste or religion,
It didn't even ask for permission,
It just turned into love all on its own, all on its own.
With so much love, I wept deep within my heart,
Just waiting for a word from you.
What are you going to say? What are you going to say?
When are you going to say it? When are you going to say it?
This boy has kept only you in his heart,
Don't hurt his heart for no reason, don't hurt it.
This guy will wait for three months or six months,
Don't break his heart and crush it yourself, don't crush it.
Oh, wielding a machete, I used to be a reckless, useless guy,
Now I walk around shy and bashful because of you, only you.
Carrying iron rods, I used to wander around wildly,
Now I walk with self-control behind you, right behind you.
I have become completely new and transformed, all because of your gaze.
What are you going to say? What are you going to say?
When are you going to say it? When are you going to say it?
This boy has kept only you in his heart,
Don't hurt his heart for no reason, don't hurt it.
This guy will wait for three months or six months,
Don't break his heart and crush it yourself, don't crush it.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Yenna Solla Pora' captures the desperate, impatient, and deeply emotional appeal of a young man awaiting love's confirmation from his beloved. He expresses how he has locked her inside his heart and has been enduring sleepless nights and emotional pain for months while waiting for her to accept his feelings.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyme)

Ho vettaruva thookikittu vetti paya polirunthen / Katta kambi thookikittu kandapadi naan thirinjen

The second consonant 'tt' (ட்) in 'Vettaruva' and 'Katta' forms an Ethugai scheme across these stanzas.

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

Yenna solla pora nee yenna solla pora / Yeppa solla pora nee yeppa solla pora

The repetitive ending phrase 'solla pora' creates a rhythmic Iyaipu effect conveying urgency.

Adukku Thodar (Repetition)

Nesama nesama nenjukulla naan aluthen

The word 'Nesama' is repeated back-to-back to emphasize the genuineness and depth of the protagonist's emotional pain.

Muran (Juxtaposition / Contrast)

Ho vettaruva thookikittu... Vekka pattu naan nadanthen unnala unnala

Contrasts the protagonist's former violent nature (carrying a machete) with his newly transformed bashful demeanor caused by love.

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Trivia

The song 'Yenna Solla Pora' is from the 2011 Tamil commercial action film 'Venghai', starring Dhanush and Tamannaah. The film was directed by Hari, who also penned the lyrics for this song. The soundtrack was composed by Devi Sri Prasad (DSP), featuring energetic vocals by Devi Sri Prasad and M. L. R. Kartikeyan.

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