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Lyrics & meaning

En Rajathi Oru

From Panja Bootham · 1979

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
S. Janaki, P. Jayachandran
Music director
Sankar Ganesh
Movie name
Panja Bootham
Movie release year
1979
Lyrics added on
12 Oct 2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
En raajathi oru rojaapoo
En sandhosam kannae un sagavaasamae
En raajathi oru rojaapoo
En sandhosam kannae un sagavaasamae
Vaasam vechaan poovodu
Paasam vechaan nenjodu
Pazhaga vechaan unnodu
Onnodu onnaagi onnaachu
Un raajathi oru rojaapoo
En sandhosam kanna un sagavaasamae
Kaalam namakkoru
Paalam amaithathu
Gangai vaigai ingae
Ippo irandum ondraaga
Mannil palamurai
Jenmam eduthaalum
Sondham bandham inbam
Ellaam enakkum pangaaga
Kaalam namakkoru
Paalam amaithathu
Gangai vaigai ingae
Ippo irandum ondraaga
Mannil palamurai
Jenmam eduthaalum
Sondham bandham inbam
Ellaam enakkum pangaaga
Vaiyamum vaanmum
Ulla naal mattilum uravaduven
Female :Kai valai kungumam
Malligai maangalyam kondaaduven
En raajathi oru rojaapoo
En sandhosam kannae un sagavaasamae
Vaasam vechaan poovodu
Paasam vechaan nenjodu
Pazhaga vechaan unnodu
Onnodu onnaagi onnaachu
Un raajathi oru rojaapoo
En sandhosam kanna un sagavaasamae
Maazhai azhagilum
Solai azhagilum
Yedho oru kaadhal sugam
Paarthaen unnaalae
Andhi karukkaiyilae
Aasai karunguyil
Thaenaai oru paadal solla
Kaettaen pinnalae
Maazhai azhagilum
Solai azhagilum
Yedho oru kaadhal sugam
Paarthaen unnaalae
Andhi karukkaiyilae
Aasai karunguyil
Thaenaai oru paadal solla
Kaettaen pinnalae
Manmadhan solliya mandhiram
Athanai polladhadho
Male :Ennidam solliya sangadhi
Unnidam solladhadhoo
Un raajathi oru rojaapoo
En sandhosam kanna un sagavaasamae
Vaasam vechaan poovodu
Paasam vechaan nenjodu
Pazhaga vechaan unnodu
Onnodu onnaagi onnaachu
En raajathi oru rojaapoo
Female :En sandhosam kanna un sagavaasamae
My queen is a rose,
My darling, my happiness is just being with you.
My queen is a rose,
My darling, my happiness is just being with you.
He put fragrance in the flower,
He filled our hearts with love,
He brought me close to you,
And made the two of us become one!
Your queen is a rose,
My love, my happiness is just being with you.
Time has built
A bridge for us,
Like the Ganga and Vaigai rivers,
The two are now merging into one.
Even if we take birth
Many times on this earth,
May all the love, ties, and happiness
Be shared together with me.
Time has built
A bridge for us,
Like the Ganga and Vaigai rivers,
The two are now merging into one.
Even if we take birth
Many times on this earth,
May all the love, ties, and happiness
Be shared together with me.
As long as the earth and the sky exist,
I will cherish this bond with you.
Female: With bangles on my wrists and kumkum (auspicious red mark),
I will celebrate jasmine and the sacred wedding knot.
My queen is a rose,
My darling, my happiness is just being with you.
He put fragrance in the flower,
He filled our hearts with love,
He brought me close to you,
And made the two of us become one!
Your queen is a rose,
My love, my happiness is just being with you.
In the beauty of the evening,
And in the charm of the grove,
I discovered the sweet joy of love
Only because of you.
As the dusk began to fall,
When a lovely black cuckoo
Sang a song as sweet as honey,
I listened from behind.
In the beauty of the evening,
And in the charm of the grove,
I discovered the sweet joy of love
Only because of you.
As the dusk began to fall,
When a lovely black cuckoo
Sang a song as sweet as honey,
I listened from behind.
Is the spell of Manmatha (the god of love)
Really that mischievous and strong?
Male: The secret he whispered to me,
Did he not tell it to you as well?
Your queen is a rose,
My love, my happiness is just being with you.
He put fragrance in the flower,
He filled our hearts with love,
He brought me close to you,
And made the two of us become one!
My queen is a rose,
Female: My love, my happiness is just being with you.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'En Raajathi Oru Rojaapoo' is a romantic duet from the 1979 Tamil film 'Panja Bootham', composed by the duo Sankar Ganesh and written by Vaali. Sung by S. Janaki and P. Jayachandran, the song expresses deep marital affection, unity, and destiny. The lovers compare their union to the merging of the holy rivers Ganga and Vaigai, expressing a wish to remain together across multiple reincarnations and as long as the earth and sky exist.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamai (Metaphor / Simile)

En raajathi oru rojaapoo

Comparing the female protagonist to a rose ('rojaapoo') and comparing the lovers' unification to the confluence of Ganga and Vaigai ('Gangai vaigai ingae ippo irandum ondraaga').

Emoni / Anaphora (Rhyming ending structure)

Vaasam vechaan poovodu / Paasam vechaan nenjodu / Pazhaga vechaan unnodu

The repeating rhyming sound '-odu' at the end of consecutive lines ('poovodu', 'nenjodu', 'unnodu').

Personification / Allusion

Manmadhan solliya mandhiram

Alluding to Manmadhan (the Lord of Love/Cupid) casting a magic spell of love over the couple.

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Trivia

The film 'Panja Bootham' (1979) featured music composed by Sankar Ganesh. The song became popular for its melodic folk-infused rhythm and sweet rendition by S. Janaki and P. Jayachandran.

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