Skip to content

IsaimozhiLyrics · Translation · Meaning

Lyrics & meaning

Apple Penne

From Roja Kootam · 2002

Lyricist: Pazhani Bharathi
Singer: Srinivas
Music director: Bharathwaj
Movie name: Roja Kootam
Movie release year: 2002
Lyrics added on: 1 Jan 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics

↻ English translation

Apple pennae nee yaaro…nee yaaro…nee yaaro

Ice cream silayae nee yaaro…nee yaaro…nee yaaro…

Kannil thondri maraiyum kaanal neero

Apple pennae nee yaaro

Ice cream silayae nee yaaro

Kannil thondri maraiyum kaanal neero

Poovin maghalae nee yaaro

Punnaghai nilavae nee yaaro

Paadhi kanavil maraiyum paravai yaaaroo..

Yennai nee paarkkavillai

Yennuyir nondhathadi

Pennae nee pona vazhiyil

Yennuyir ponathadi

Yengho oor saalai valaivil

Yen bimbam tholainthathadi

Angeyae nindru kondu

Yennuyir thaembuthadi

Minnalai kandu kangal moodi

Kangalai thirandhen kaanavillai

Minnal oliyai kaiyil kolla

Haiyo aiyo vasadhiyillai

Yennai nokki sindhiya mazhaithuli

Yengae vizhundhadhu theriyavillai

Yendha chippiyil muththaai pocho

Idhuvarai yaedhum thagaval illai

Azhagae unnai kaanaamal

Yengho oor saalai valaivil

Yen bimbam tholainthathadi

Angaeyae nindru kondu

Yennuyir thaembuthadi

Apple pennae nee yaaro

Ice cream silayae nee yaaro

Kannil thondri maraiyum kaanal neero..ooo

Pennae unnai marumurai paarthaal

Love you love you solvaaya

Paavam aiyo paithiyam yendru

Paarvaiyinaalae kolvaaya

Ulagin vilimbil nee irundhaalum

Angum varuven arivaaya

Aamaam yendru sollivittaal

Aandugal nooru uyir tharippen

Illai yendru sollivitaal

Sollin mudivil uyir thurappen

Naan innoru karuvil pirandhu vandhaenum

Meendum kaadhalippen

Yengho oor saalai valaivil

Yen bimbam tholainthathadi

Angaeyae nindru kondu

Yennuyir thaembuthadi

Apple pennae nee yaaro

Ice cream silayae nee yaaro

Kannil thondri maraiyum kaanal neero

Poovin maghalae nee yaaro

Punnaghai nilavae nee yaaro

Paadhi kanavil maraiyum paravai yaaaroo…

Apple girl, who are you... who are you... who are you?

Ice cream statue, who are you... who are you... who are you?

Are you a mirage that appears in my eyes and vanishes?

Apple girl, who are you?

Ice cream statue, who are you?

Are you a mirage that appears in my eyes and vanishes?

Daughter of flowers, who are you?

Smiling moon, who are you?

Who is this bird that vanishes halfway through a dream?

You did not look at me,

and my soul ached.

Girl, along the path you walked,

my life went away with you.

Somewhere at a bend in the road,

my reflection was lost.

Standing right there,

my soul is weeping.

Seeing the lightning, I closed my eyes;

when I opened them, it was gone.

To hold the flash of lightning in my hands,

alas, there is no way.

The raindrop that fell towards me,

I do not know where it landed.

In which oyster did it become a pearl?

There is no news of it so far.

My beautiful girl, without seeing you,

somewhere at a bend in the road,

my reflection was lost.

Standing right there,

my soul is weeping.

Apple girl, who are you?

Ice cream statue, who are you?

Are you a mirage that appears in my eyes and vanishes?

Girl, if I see you once again,

will you say, "I love you, I love you"?

Or thinking, "Pity, he has gone mad,"

will you kill me with your look?

Even if you are at the ends of the earth,

do you know that I will come there?

If you just say yes,

I will live on for a hundred years.

If you say no,

I will breathe my last the moment that word ends.

Even if I am reborn from another womb,

I will love you all over again.

Somewhere at a bend in the road,

my reflection was lost.

Standing right there,

my soul is weeping.

Apple girl, who are you?

Ice cream statue, who are you?

Are you a mirage that appears in my eyes and vanishes?

Daughter of flowers, who are you?

Smiling moon, who are you?

Who is this bird that vanishes halfway through a dream?

Male

Male

Male

Male

Male

Male

Male

Male

Male

Male

Male

Male

Male

Male

Male

Male

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Apple Pennae is a youthful, romantic track from the film Roja Kootam expressing the protagonist's instant infatuation and deep longing for a captivating mystery girl he encountered briefly. He metaphorically compares her delicate beauty to an apple, an ice cream sculpture, a smiling moon, and a vanishing mirage. Her sudden disappearance leaves him tormented and searching for her reflection everywhere. He envisions meeting her again and wonders whether she will reciprocate his love or dismiss him. He declares that her acceptance would grant him a century of life, whereas her rejection would be fatal, cementing his unconditional devotion across lifetimes.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagaim)

“Ice cream silayae nee yaaro”

The lyricist compares the girl to an ice cream sculpture ('Ice cream silayae') and the daughter of a flower ('Poovin maghalae') to emphasize her delicate and surreal beauty.

Imagery / Analogy

“Minnalai kandu kangal moodi”

The brief sight of the girl is compared to a flash of lightning ('Minnalai kandu') and a raindrop turning into a pearl inside a shell ('chippiyil muththaai pocho').

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navirtchi)

“Ulagin vilimbil nee irundhaalum”

Exaggerating devotion by stating he would pursue her to the edge of the earth and die/live based on a single word.

Did you know?

Trivia

Roja Kootam (2002) served as the debut film for actor Srikanth. The film's soundtrack was composed by Bharadwaj, and 'Apple Pennae' sung by Srinivas became a chartbuster and a signature romantic anthem of the early 2000s in Tamil cinema.

Keep listening

Songs with a similar feeling

Velli ThiraiLongingUnrequited Love

Un Badhil Vendi2017

TaramaniLongingUnrequited Love

Kedaikkala Kedaikkala2000

Parthen RasithenUnrequited LoveMelancholic

Ennoda Laila2001

BadriLongingAttraction

Kadhal Mazhaiye2003

Jay JayLongingUnrequited Love

Nee Yeppo Pulla2012

KumkiLongingUnrequited Love

From the same album

More songs from Roja Kootam

Roja KootamPlayful

Azhagin Azhage Nee2002

Roja KootamPassionate

Putham Pudhu Rojaave2002

Roja KootamPassionate

Anna Saalaiyil2002

Roja KootamEcstatic

Uyir Konda Rojaave2002

Roja KootamMelancholic

Mottugale Mottugale2002

Roja KootamTender

Spot an issue?

Help us improve the lyrics or English translation.