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Lyrics & meaning

Yennaannu Solveno

From Podhuvaga Em Manasu Thangam · 2017

Lyricist
Yugabharathi
Singers
Sathya Prakash, Vandana Srinivasan
Music director
D. Imman
Details
Podhuvaga Em Manasu Thangam2017

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Ennanu solveno naanaeWhat can I even say?
Kora ellaamae enmela dhaanaeThe blame lies entirely on me.
Ennanu solveno naanaeWhat can I even say?
Kora ellaamae enmela dhaanaeThe blame lies entirely on me.
Female
Kolasaami needhaanaeYou are my guardian family deity.
Naa neraa paakkaWhen I look directly at you,
Kodukkaama nee ponaaIf you walk away without blessing me,
Naa yaara kekkaWhom else can I ask?
Female
Mazha sindhaamaWithout the rain pouring down,
Mannedhu nondhenae ippodhuWhy am I digging into the earth now?
Aasa onmela kooda koodaAs my love for you keeps growing,
Kaalon kanneeril kolam podaTears fall to draw patterns in the stream.
Aasa onmela kooda koodaAs my love for you keeps growing,
Kaalon kanneeril kolam podaTears fall to draw patterns in the stream.
Male
Kannaana kannae ummelaOh my precious darling, regarding you,
Kora illaynnu solven thannaalaI will naturally say there is no fault.
Kannaana kannae ummela..Female :Aaaa….Oh my precious darling, regarding you...
Kora illaynnu solven thannaala…Female :Aaaa….I will naturally say there is no fault...
Male
Kalangaama ponaalae..If life goes on without distress,
Kaiserum kaalam..Female :Aaaa….The time for our hands to unite will come...
Oravaaga serndhaalaeIf we unite as soulmates,
Maaraadho kolam…Female :Aaaa….Won't the pattern of life change for the better?...
Male
Mazha mannoda seraamaWithout rain uniting with the earth,
Engaeyum pogaadhuIt has nowhere else to go.
Vaartha illaama poga poga..Female :Aaaa….As words fade away into silence...
Yaara ippodhu naanum noga..Female :Aaaa….Whom should I blame now?...
Vaartha illaama poga poga…Female :Aaaa….As words fade away into silence...
Yaara ippodhu naanum noga…Whom should I blame now?...

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song is a poignant expression of remorse, deep affection, and emotional vulnerability. The speaker blames themselves for the rift or pain in the relationship while revering the beloved like a guardian deity ('Kolasaami'). Through rich rural imagery—comparing love to the inescapable bond between rain and earth—the lyrics convey a sense of destiny and yearning for reconciliation.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaipu (Rhyming Endings)

Ennanu solveno naanae / Kora ellaamae enmela dhaanae

The lines end with matching sounds ('naanae' and 'dhaanae'), creating a rhythmic and lyrical harmony typical of folk-style Tamil poetry.

Metaphor

Kolasaami needhaanae

The beloved is equated to a 'Kolasaami' (family/clan deity), elevating the partner's status to someone worthy of ultimate devotion and grace.

Metaphor

Kaalon kanneeril kolam poda

Tears falling into water/streams are poetically described as drawing 'kolam' (traditional floral/geometric patterns), symbolizing structured, expressive grief.

Iyaipu (Rhyming Endings)

Vaartha illaama poga poga / Yaara ippodhu naanum noga

The words 'poga' and 'noga' at the end of consecutive lines form an end-rhyme scheme emphasizing the speaker's helpless distress.

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Trivia

The film 'Podhuvaga Em Manasu Thangam' (2017) stars Udhayanidhi Stalin and Nivetha Pethuraj. The soundtrack was composed by D. Imman with lyrics written by Yugabharathi, a frequent collaborator known for weaving rich, traditional rural Tamil idioms and nature imagery into contemporary film songs.

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