- Lyricist
- T. Rajendar
- Singer
- S. Janaki
- Music director
- T. Rajendar
- Movie name
- Unakkaga Oru Roja
- Movie release year
- 1985
- Lyrics added on
- 25 Mar 2023
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
An aasai kannaa en kadhal mannaa
Oli sindhum ponnaa uravaadi ninnaa
Azhagu tharisanam kandu kaliththidu
Adimai saasanam ezhuthi padiththdu
Kanniyival kaaladiyil
Kaalanthannai nee kazhikka vaa vaa vaa vaa
An aasai kannaa en kadhal mannaa
Oli sindhum ponnaa uravaadi ninnaa
Azhagu tharisanam kandu kaliththidu
Adimai saasanam ezhuthi padiththdu
Kanniyival kaaladiyil
Kaalanthannai nee kazhikka vaa vaa vaa vaa
Azhagu rani avalin irukkaiyilae
Aanavamaai amaranthu irukkaiyilae
Thazhuvidavae thudiththaan iru kaiyilae
Maiyal kondu thavththaan ival meiyyilae
Iru vizhi karuvanduthaan
Iniththidum Karkanduthaan
Kannai kavarum minnum maeni vaanavillada
Mannil kuthiththu sirikkum nilavai kaanavilladaa
Kannai kavarum minnum maeni vaanavillada
Mannil kuthiththu sirikkum nilavai kaanavilladaa
En aasai kannaa en kadhal mannaa
Oli sinthum ponnaa uravaadi ninnaa
Azhagu tharsanam kandu kaliththidu haei
Adimai saasanam ezhuthi padiththidu
Kanniyival kaaladiyil
Kaalanthannai nee kazhkka vaa vaa vaa
Paadtham mudhalae endru pattri kondaan
Kamalamena kannil ottri kondaan
Amutham thanai adhil parugi nindraan
Adhu theeravae vaeru vendum endraan
Thaagaththil vaadinaan thegaththai thedinaan
Poovai thaangum kodiyaai aadum
Idiyai pidiththaanae
Thaenai thirudum vandaai paranthu
Kavithai padiththaanae
En aasai kannaa en kadhal mannaa
Oli sinthum ponnaa uravaadi ninnaa
Azhagu tharsanam kandu kaliththidu haei
Adimai saasanam ezhuthi padiththidu
Kanniyival kaaladiyil
Kaalanthannai nee kazhkka vaa vaa vaa
En aasai kannaa en kadhal mannaa
Oli sinthum ponnaa uravaadi ninnaa
Azhagu tharsanam kandu kaliththidu haei
Adimai saasanam ezhuthi padiththidu
My darling sweetheart, my king of love,
My shining gold, as you linger close to me,
Feast your eyes on this beauty and rejoice,
Write and read out your pledge of devotion,
At the feet of this young woman,
Come, come, come, come spend your whole life!
My darling sweetheart, my king of love,
My shining gold, as you linger close to me,
Feast your eyes on this beauty and rejoice,
Write and read out your pledge of devotion,
At the feet of this young woman,
Come, come, come, come spend your whole life!
As the queen of beauty sat on her seat,
Sitting there with proud allure,
He longed to hold her in both his arms,
Deep in love, he yearned for her touch,
Her two eyes are like black bumblebees,
Sweet like rock sugar candy,
Her dazzling, glowing body is like a rainbow!
Haven't you seen the moon leap down to earth and smile?
Her dazzling, glowing body is like a rainbow!
Haven't you seen the moon leap down to earth and smile?
My darling sweetheart, my king of love,
My shining gold, as you linger close to me,
Feast your eyes on this beauty and rejoice, hey!
Write and read out your pledge of devotion,
At the feet of this young woman,
Come, come, come spend your whole life!
Starting right from her feet, he held on tight,
Treating them like lotuses, he pressed them to his eyes,
He drank the sweet nectar from them,
And as it ran out, he asked for more,
Thirsting with desire, he sought her body,
Swaying like a vine that bears a flower,
He held her slender waist,
Flying like a bee that steals sweet honey,
He recited his poem of love!
My darling sweetheart, my king of love,
My shining gold, as you linger close to me,
Feast your eyes on this beauty and rejoice, hey!
Write and read out your pledge of devotion,
At the feet of this young woman,
Come, come, come spend your whole life!
My darling sweetheart, my king of love,
My shining gold, as you linger close to me,
Feast your eyes on this beauty and rejoice, hey!
Write and read out your pledge of devotion,
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song is a passionate and seductive melody where a maiden calls upon her lover to surrender to her beauty and devotion. She invites him to spend his life at her feet, surrender himself as a willing devotee of her beauty, and revel in the bliss of their intense romantic union.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uruvakam (Metaphor)
“Iru vizhi karuvanduthaan / Iniththidum Karkanduthaan”
Directly equating eyes to black beetles ('karuvandu') and sugar candy ('karkandu').
Uvamai (Simile)
“Poovai thaangum kodiyaai aadum / Thaenai thirudum vandaai paranthu”
Comparing the movement to a flowering vine and a honey-stealing beetle.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Azhagu rani avalin irukkaiyilae / Thazhuvidavae thudiththaan iru kaiyilae”
Use of matching end syllables across lines ('irukkaiyilae', 'iru kaiyilae', 'meiyyilae').
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Trivia
This track features music and lyrics composed by T. Rajendar, known for his signature rhyming lyrical style across all verses in 1980s Tamil cinema.
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