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Aasaiyulla Roja Chendu

From Chithirame Chithirame · 1985

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Malaysia Vasudevan, Vani Jairam
Music director
Sivaji Raja
Movie name
Chithirame Chithirame
Movie release year
1985
Lyrics added on
2 Dec 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Hae….ae….ae….ae….
Na….na….na….naanaa….naanaa
Aasaiyulla roja chendu
Athil thenedukkum kadhal vandu
Aasaiyulla roja chendu
Athil thenedukkum kadhal vandu
Thangaththu raththinamae
Nenjukkul thangiya chithiramae
Thangaththu raththinamae
Nenjukkul thangiya chithiramae
Aaa…..aa….aa….aa….
Naalthorum paaloorum
Thol saerum naeramae
Kadhalan nenjapadi malarnthaal
Kaaviya vanjikkodi
Kadhalan nenjapadi malarnthaal
Kaaviya vanjikkodi
Aasaiyulla roja chendu
Athil thenedukkum kadhal vandu
Kadhal kaninthaal
Vaazhkkai mullai manjamadi
Unthan padhamenakku endrum thanjamadi
Kadhal kaninthaal
Vaazhkkai mullai manjamadi
Unthan padhamenakku endrum thanjamadi
Iru tholukku naalaikku
Maalaikku sollividu
Malligai poo viriththu
Thirappom manmathan thaen kudiththu
Malligai poo viriththu
Thirappom manmathan thaen kudiththu
Aasaiyulla roja chendu
Athil thenedukkum kadhal vandu
Nejamaana kadhal unarvodu saerum
Unairvodu saernthu uyiraaga maarum
Ada santhana panthugal manmatha chendugal
Konjida thullaatho
Ada santhana panthugal manmatha chendugal
Konjida thullaatho
Aahaa paalaivanaththil
Manjunu pattathu konjam alla
Eeram irunthum maraiththu vaazhvathu nenjamalla
Paalaivanaththil
Manjunu pattathu konjam alla
Eeram irunthum maraiththu vaazhvathu nenjamalla
Ada nenjukkul porittu
Vaazhvathhu vaazhkkaiyalla
Kaatril anainthuvida kadhal karpoora dheebam alla
Kaatril anainthuvida kadhal karpoora dheebam alla
Aasaiyulla roja chendu
Athil thenedukkum kadhal vandu
Thangaththu raththinamae
Nenjukkul thangiya chithiramae….
Thangaththu raththinamae
Nenjukkul thangiya chithiramae…..
Hae….ae….ae….ae….
Aa…..aa..aa….aa…..ooo….oo….oo….
Hey... eh... eh... eh...
Na... na... na... naana... naana...
A passionate bouquet of roses,
and a love bee gathering honey from it.
A passionate bouquet of roses,
and a love bee gathering honey from it.
O precious gem of gold,
O painting dwelling within my heart...
O precious gem of gold,
O painting dwelling within my heart...
Aah... aah... aah... aah...
Sweetness overflows every day,
in the moment our shoulders meet.
Just as her lover's heart desired, she bloomed—
that slender beauty out of poetry...
Just as her lover's heart desired, she bloomed—
that slender beauty out of poetry...
A passionate bouquet of roses,
and a love bee gathering honey from it.
When love ripens,
life is a bed of sweet jasmine flowers, my dear.
Your feet are my eternal refuge, my dear.
When love ripens,
life is a bed of sweet jasmine flowers, my dear.
Your feet are my eternal refuge, my dear.
Send word for tomorrow,
to bring our shoulders together by evening.
Spreading out jasmine blossoms,
we shall unlock our hearts, sipping the honey of love...
Spreading out jasmine blossoms,
we shall unlock our hearts, sipping the honey of love...
A passionate bouquet of roses,
and a love bee gathering honey from it.
True love joins with deep feeling,
and joining with feeling, it turns into life itself.
Ah, these sandalwood balls, these blooms of desire,
won't they leap up to be held close?
Ah, these sandalwood balls, these blooms of desire,
won't they leap up to be held close?
Aha, in the desert,
what Majnu suffered was not a small thing.
Hiding love despite having tenderness inside is not what a true heart does.
In the desert,
what Majnu suffered was not a small thing.
Hiding love despite having tenderness inside is not what a true heart does.
Ah, fighting a battle inside your own heart
is no way to live.
Love is not a camphor flame to blow out in the wind...
Love is not a camphor flame to blow out in the wind...
A passionate bouquet of roses,
and a love bee gathering honey from it.
O precious gem of gold,
O painting dwelling within my heart...
O precious gem of gold,
O painting dwelling within my heart...
Hey... eh... eh... eh...
Aah... aah... aah... aah... oh... oh... oh...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Chithirame Chithirame' is an expressive romantic duet that celebrates the intimacy, emotional depth, and permanence of true love. The lyrics compare the beloved to a precious golden picture etched inside the heart and love itself to a bee drawing nectar from a rose bouquet. It portrays the bliss of romantic union, contrasting emotional suppression with the refreshing joy of open affection, like rain in a desert. The song emphasizes that genuine love is resilient and unextinguishable, unlike a fragile camphor flame easily blown out by the wind.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamaani / Metaphor (உவமை)

Aasaiyulla roja chendu / Athil thenedukkum kadhal vandu

The lyrics metaphorically compare the beloved and love to a bouquet of roses ('roja chendu') and a honey-gathering bee ('kadhal vandu').

Ethukai / Second-Letter Rhyming (எதுகை)

Thangaththu raththinamae / Nenjukkul thangiya chithiramae

The second consonant 'ng' (ங்) rhymes across the consecutive lines ('Thangaththu' and 'Nenjukkul thangiya').

Metaphor / Negative Metaphor (எதிர்மறை உருவகம்)

Kaatril anainthuvida kadhal karpoora dheebam alla

Love is declared not to be a fragile camphor light ('karpoora dheebam') that can be extinguished by simple winds.

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Trivia

The 1985 movie 'Chithirame Chithirame' features music composed by Gangai Amaran with lyrics penned by Vairamuthu, highlighting rich romantic imagery typical of 1980s Tamil cinema compositions.

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