Frustrated with the snippet translation, because it is time-taking work, lost on where to go with the fic, but I wanted to sing this for a long time, so…here we go, Sol in my untrained, squeaky voice.
Tagging my usual Ponniyin Selvan people as well as some friends who liked my singing.
I remember @thegleamingmoon had a wonderful translation of this song on their blog, but I couldn’t find it there (thanks, Tumblr Search function) so I’m translating it here under the cut.
In retrospect, this ended up taking more time than necessary, because Tumblr was kind enough to delete the first draft of the translation. Sigh.
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Kaadhodu sol, kaadhodu sol
Whisper in my ears, whisper in my ears
Yaarendru sol, yaarendru sol
Tell me who it is, tell me who it is.
Perazhagan ah sol, kodar megan ah sol
Tell me if he is a man of great beauty, tell me if he is as tall as a craggy peak.
(Raja Raja Chozhan was apparently known to be quite handsome, from what I have heard)
Maaveeran ah sol, vaayijalan ah sol
Tell me if he is a man of great valour, tell me if he weaves webs with his words.
(Arulmozhi in Ponniyin Selvan is definitely a man of valour, and Vandiyathevan can weave anything he wants with his words)
Odathe soladi or vaarthai sol
Don’t run away, at least say one word (about him) dear
Kaavalan ah sol, en evalana sol
Tell me if he is a guardian, tell me if he is my servant
(in a scene in the movie, Arulmozhi calls himself both the kaavalan (guardian) and the velaikaaran (servant) of the Chozha people, though Vandiyathevan can also fit the ‘my servant’ part, for he is indeed serving Kundavai’s will at that point)
Poraali ah sol illai odoli ah sol
Tell me if he is a warrior, tell me if he is a coward.
(I don’t think ‘odoli’ here means coward literally, it is meant to mean, I feel, someone who escapes from sticky situations, which is definitely a fit for Vandiyathevan, and well, the great warrior can be both of them, though such magnitude of praise is probably for Arulmozhi)
Kichu kurala ah sol, kaviarasu ah sol
Tell me if he has a chirpy voice, tell me if he is the King of poets.
(Kaviarasu, I have heard, is a title given to Raja Raja Chozhan, and Vandiyathevan might have a chirpy voice, haha)
Ippodhe soladi inge sol
Tell me right now, tell me right here.
Mayai ah sol mayan ah sol
Tell me if he is an illusion, tell me if he is a magician.
(The illusion is probably Arulmozhi, who is, at this point in the story, not present in the flesh, only heard about in the highest of terms, though it can also mean Vandiyathevan with his many faces, while the magician can, again, mean the both of them, though it is more suitable to Vandiyathevan)
As Aa Aa Aa
Aa Aa Aa Aa
Kaadhodu sol, kaadhodu sol
Whisper in my ears, whisper in my ears
Yaarendru sol, yaarendru sol
Tell me who he is, tell me who he is.
Perazhagan ah sol, kodar mugan ah sol
Tell me if he is the most handsome of men, tell me if he is as tall as the highest of peaks
Enge avan sol, edhenum sol
Tell me where he is, tell me anything about him.
Maaveeran ah sol, vaayijalan ah sol
Tell me if he is the bravest of men, tell me if he weaves webs with his words.
Kaavalan ah sol en evalana sol
Tell me if he is a guardian, tell me if he is my servant.
Kichu kurala sol kaviarasa sol
Tell me if he has a chirpy voice, tell me if he is the King of poets
Ippodhe soladi inge sol
Tell me right now, dear, tell me right here.
Mayai ah sol, mayan ah sol
Tell me if he is an illusion, tell me if he is a magician
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