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Lyrics & meaning

Eeramana Rojave

From Ilamai Kaalangal · 1983

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
S. Janaki, K. J. Yesudas
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Ilamai Kaalangal
Movie release year
1983
Lyrics added on
14 Dec 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Eeramaana rojaavae
Ennai paarthu moodaadhae
Eeramaana rojaavae
Ennai paarthu moodaadhae
Kannil enna sogam podhum
Yengaadhae en anbae yengaadhae
Eeramaana rojaavae
Ennai paarthu moodaadhae
Kannil enna sogam podhum
Yengaadhae en anbae yengaadhae
Ennai paarthu oru megam
Jannal saathi vittu pogum
Ennai paarthu oru megam
Jannal saathi vittu pogum
Un vaasalil ennai kolam idu
Illai endraal oru saabam idu
Ponnaaramae… ae…
Thanneeril moozhghaadhu
Kaatrulla pandhu
Ennodu nee paadi vaa…. sindhu
Eeramaana rojaavae
Ennai paarthu moodaadhae
Kannil enna sogam podhum
Yengaadhae en anbae yengaadhae
Neram koodi vandha velai
Nee nenjai moodi vaitha kozhai
Neram koodi vandha velai
Nee nenjai moodi vaitha kozhai
En nenjilae ini raththam illai
Kanneerukkae naan thathu pillai
En kaadhali..
Un pola en aasai
Thoongaadhu raani
Kanneeril thallaadudhae …thoni
Eeramaana rojaavae
Yekkam enna raajaavae
Kannil enna sogam theerum
Yengaadhae en anbae yengaadhae
Yengaadhae en anbae yengaadhae
O dewy rose,
do not close your petals looking at me.
O dewy rose,
do not close your petals looking at me.
What is this sadness in your eyes? Enough,
do not yearn, my love, do not yearn.
O dewy rose,
do not close your petals looking at me.
What is this sadness in your eyes? Enough,
do not yearn, my love, do not yearn.
Looking at me, a passing cloud
shuts its window and turns away.
Looking at me, a passing cloud
shuts its window and turns away.
Draw me like a kolam (decorative floor pattern) at your doorstep,
or if not, cast a curse upon me.
O precious golden jewel...
It will never drown in water—
a ball filled with air.
Come sing a sweet melody with me...
O dewy rose,
do not close your petals looking at me.
What is this sadness in your eyes? Enough,
do not yearn, my love, do not yearn.
When the right moment had finally arrived,
you were a coward who locked your heart away.
When the right moment had finally arrived,
you were a coward who locked your heart away.
There is no blood left in my heart;
I am an adopted child of tears.
My beloved...
Unlike you, my longing
does not sleep, my queen.
A small boat is tossing about in tears...
O dewy rose,
why this longing, my king?
What sorrow is in your eyes? It will heal,
do not yearn, my love, do not yearn.
Do not yearn, my love, do not yearn.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Eeramaana Rojaavae is a classic romantic duet from the film Ilamai Kaalangal (1983). The lyrics, authored by Vairamuthu, capture the emotional depth and grief of a lover addressing his beloved. He compares her to a delicate, dew-drenched rose hiding away in sorrow and pleads with her to open her heart to him once again.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Eeramaana rojaavae”

The beloved is poetically framed as a 'wet rose' (eeramaana rojaave), symbolizing delicacy, beauty, and emotional moisture/tears.

Analogy

“Thanneeril moozhghaadhu kaatrulla pandhu”

The lover compares his resilience against overwhelming sorrow to an air-filled ball that refuses to sink in water.

Hyperbole & Metaphor

“Kanneerukkae naan thathu pillai”

Exaggerates emotional pain by claiming his heart is drained of blood and that he has been 'adopted' by tears.

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Trivia

Composed by Ilaiyaraaja and sung by K.J. Yesudas and S. Janaki, the song's opening title 'Eeramaana Rojaave' became so iconic that it was later used as the title for a 1991 Tamil feature film directed by Keyaar and a popular television soap opera series decades later.

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