P. Susheela’s gentle melancholy defines ‘Sollathan Ninaikiren’ from the album Engal Selvi. K.V. Mahadevan’s composition frames Kannadasan’s lyrics on unspoken truths. The arrangement mirrors emotional restraint through minimal instrumentation.
Sollathan Ninaikiren
P. Susheela • From “Engal Selvi”
Sollathan Ninaikiren Lyrics Translation P. Susheela | Engal Selvi
Kannadasan contrasts fleeting youth with returning wealth: ‘Ilamai Sendru Mudhumai Vanthaal’ notes love’s song stops with age. Susheela delivers ‘Illai Illai Enbavarukku’ about hidden feelings causing inner unrest without judgment.
Sollathaan Ninaikiren MudiyavillaiI long to speak my mind, but I just can’t
Sollathaan Ninaikiren MudiyavillaiI long to speak my mind, but I just can’t
Adhai Sonnaalum KetpavarukkuEven if I tell them
Adhai Sonnaalum Ketpavarukku PuriyavillaiEven if I speak, they just don’t understand
Sollathaan Ninaikiren MudiyavillaiI long to speak my mind, but I just can’t
Adhai Sonnaalum Ketpavarukku PuriyavillaiEven if I speak, they just don’t understand
Sollathaan Ninaikiren MudiyavillaiI long to speak my mind, but I just can’t
Illai Illai EnbavarukkuFor those who say they have nothing at all
Kavalai Illai Aanaal Irunthum IllaiThere’s no worry; but for those who hide what they feel
Enbavarkku Amaithi IllaiThere is no peace to be found
Illai Illai EnbavarukkuFor those who say they have nothing at all
Kavalai Illai Aanaal Irunthum IllaiThere’s no worry; but for those who hide what they feel
Enbavarkku Amaithi IllaiThere is no peace to be found
Sollathaan Ninaikiren MudiyavillaiI long to speak my mind, but I just can’t
Adhai Sonnaalum Ketpavarukku PuriyavillaiEven if I speak, they just don’t understand
Sollathaan Ninaikiren MudiyavillaiI long to speak my mind, but I just can’t
Indru Varum Naalai VarumIt arrives today, it arrives tomorrow
Sendraalum Thirumbi Varum SelvamWealth always returns even after it’s gone
Indru Varum Naalai VarumIt arrives today, it arrives tomorrow
Sendraalum Thirumbi Varum SelvamWealth always returns even after it’s gone
Ilamai Sendru Mudhumai VanthaalBut once youth fades into old age
Kadhal Isai Paadaathu UllamThe heart won’t sing its song of love
Idhai Sollathaan Ninaikiren MudiyavillaiI’m longing to say this, but I just can’t
Adhai Sonnaalum Ketpavarukku PuriyavillaiEven if I speak, they just don’t understand
Sollathaan Ninaikiren MudiyavillaiI long to speak my mind, but I just can’t
Kadarkaraiyil Pirantha VanthaThe bond that was born
UravumillaiyoBy the seashore—is it gone now?
Kadarkaraiyil Pirantha VanthaThe bond that was born
UravumillaiyoBy the seashore—is it gone now?
Munbu Kadhal Sonna KadhaikalellaamAll those love stories we told once
NinaivumillaiyoDon’t you remember them at all?
Munbu Kadhal Sonna KadhaikalellaamAll those love stories we told once
NinaivumillaiyoDon’t you remember them at all?
Pattam Pettra PinbumEven after you’ve earned your degrees
Paadam MudiyavillaiyoIs the lesson still not over?
Pattam Pettra PinbumEven after you’ve earned your degrees
Paadam MudiyavillaiyoIs the lesson still not over?
Isai Paadi Varum Kuyil NenjamThe heart of the cuckoo singing its tune
TheriyavillaiyoCan’t you see it?
Sollathaan Ninaikiren MudiyavillaiI long to speak my mind, but I just can’t
Sollathan Ninaikiren Music Video
Existential reflection on silence and irreversible time drives the Sollathan Ninaikiren lyrics translation. Kannadasan connects personal hesitation to universal human limitations through direct Tamil verse.