Jorana Roopame
From Iru Sagodharigal · 1957
- Lyricist
- Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- S. Rajeswara Rao
- Details
- Iru Sagodharigal1957
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Joraana roopamae maaratha deepamae | Beautiful form, unchanging lamp of light! |
| Poraadum ullamathil ponguthae en dhaapamae | My burning desire bubbles up in my struggling heart. |
| Kadhal inba yogamae kaanum anuraagamae | Love is a blissful union, a visible affection. |
| Female | |
| Joraana roopamae maaratha deepamae | Beautiful form, unchanging lamp of light! |
| Poraadum ullamathil ponguthae en dhaapamae | My burning desire bubbles up in my struggling heart. |
| Kadhal inba yogamae kaanum anuraagamae | Love is a blissful union, a visible affection. |
| Female | |
| Joraana roopamae…. | O grand beauty... |
| Female | |
| Vaaraai en selvamae vaaduthen ullamae | Come, my treasure, my heart is languishing. |
| Theeraatha aaval kondu thedum unthan sinegamae | With endless eagerness, it seeks your love. |
| Vaaraai en selvamae vaaduthen ullamae | Come, my treasure, my heart is languishing. |
| Theeraatha aaval kondu thedum unthan sinegamae | With endless eagerness, it seeks your love. |
| Female | |
| Thaen mozhiyaalae maan vizhiyaalae | Through honeyed words, through deer-like eyes, |
| Deiveega vaazhvil endrum thendral geedham paadumae | A gentle breeze will forever sing a song in this divine life. |
| Kadhal inba yogamae kaanum anuraagamae | Love is a blissful union, a visible affection. |
| Female | |
| Joraana roopamae maaratha deepamae | Beautiful form, unchanging lamp of light! |
| Poraadum ullamathil ponguthae en dhaapamae | My burning desire bubbles up in my struggling heart. |
| Kadhal inba yogamae kaanum anuraagamae | Love is a blissful union, a visible affection. |
| Female | |
| Joraana roopamae…. | O grand beauty... |
| Female | |
| Vaanavil polavae vaalipam maarumae | Like a rainbow, youth will change and pass away. |
| Ponaal varaatha intha pudhu nilai vegamae | Once gone, this swift new phase will not return. |
| Vaanavil polavae vaalipam maarumae | Like a rainbow, youth will change and pass away. |
| Ponaal varaatha intha pudhu nilai vegamae | Once gone, this swift new phase will not return. |
| Female | |
| Thaen mozhiyaalae maan vizhiyaalae | Through honeyed words, through deer-like eyes, |
| Thaen mozhiyaalae maan vizhiyaalae | Through honeyed words, through deer-like eyes, |
| Deiveega vaazhvil endrum thendral geedham paadumae | A gentle breeze will forever sing a song in this divine life. |
| Kadhal inba yogamae kaanum anuraagamae | Love is a blissful union, a visible affection. |
| Female | |
| Joraana roopamae maaratha deepamae | Beautiful form, unchanging lamp of light! |
| Poraadum ullamathil ponguthae en dhaapamae | My burning desire bubbles up in my struggling heart. |
| Kadhal inba yogamae kaanum anuraagamae | Love is a blissful union, a visible affection. |
| Female | |
| Joraana roopamae…. | O grand beauty... |
ஜோரான ரூபமே மாறாத தீபமே
போராடும் உள்ளமதில் பொங்குதே என் தாபமே
காதல் இன்ப யோகமே காணும் அனுராகமே
Beautiful form, unchanging lamp of light!
My burning desire bubbles up in my struggling heart.
Love is a blissful union, a visible affection.
ஜோரான ரூபமே மாறாத தீபமே....
போராடும் உள்ளமதில் பொங்குதே என் தாபமே
காதல் இன்ப யோகமே காணும் அனுராகமே
Beautiful form, unchanging lamp of light!
My burning desire bubbles up in my struggling heart.
Love is a blissful union, a visible affection.
ஜோரான ரூபமே......
O grand beauty...
வாராய் என் செல்வமே வாடுதென் உள்ளமே
தீராத ஆவல் கொண்டு தேடும் உந்தன் சிநேகமே
வாராய் என் செல்வமே வாடுதென் உள்ளமே
தீராத ஆவல் கொண்டு தேடும் உந்தன் சிநேகமே
Come, my treasure, my heart is languishing.
With endless eagerness, it seeks your love.
Come, my treasure, my heart is languishing.
With endless eagerness, it seeks your love.
தேன் மொழியாலே மான் விழியாலே
தெய்வீக வாழ்வில் என்றும் தென்றல் கீதம் பாடுமே
காதல் இன்ப யோகமே காணும் அனுராகமே
Through honeyed words, through deer-like eyes,
A gentle breeze will forever sing a song in this divine life.
Love is a blissful union, a visible affection.
ஜோரான ரூபமே மாறாத தீபமே....
போராடும் உள்ளமதில் பொங்குதே என் தாபமே
காதல் இன்ப யோகமே காணும் அனுராகமே
Beautiful form, unchanging lamp of light!
My burning desire bubbles up in my struggling heart.
Love is a blissful union, a visible affection.
ஜோரான ரூபமே......
O grand beauty...
வானவில் போலவே வாலிபம் மாறுமே
போனால் வராத இந்தப் புது நிலை வேகமே
வானவில் போலவே வாலிபம் மாறுமே
போனால் வராத இந்தப் புது நிலை வேகமே
Like a rainbow, youth will change and pass away.
Once gone, this swift new phase will not return.
Like a rainbow, youth will change and pass away.
Once gone, this swift new phase will not return.
தேன் மொழியாலே மான் விழியாலே
தேன் மொழியாலே மான் விழியாலே
தெய்வீக வாழ்வில் என்றும் தென்றல் கீதம் பாடுமே
காதல் இன்ப யோகமே காணும் அனுராகமே
Through honeyed words, through deer-like eyes,
Through honeyed words, through deer-like eyes,
A gentle breeze will forever sing a song in this divine life.
Love is a blissful union, a visible affection.
ஜோரான ரூபமே மாறாத தீபமே....
போராடும் உள்ளமதில் பொங்குதே என் தாபமே
காதல் இன்ப யோகமே காணும் அனுராகமே
Beautiful form, unchanging lamp of light!
My burning desire bubbles up in my struggling heart.
Love is a blissful union, a visible affection.
ஜோரான ரூபமே......
O grand beauty...
Joraana roopamae maaratha deepamae
Beautiful form, unchanging lamp of light!
Poraadum ullamathil ponguthae en dhaapamae
My burning desire bubbles up in my struggling heart.
Kadhal inba yogamae kaanum anuraagamae
Love is a blissful union, a visible affection.
Joraana roopamae maaratha deepamae
Beautiful form, unchanging lamp of light!
Poraadum ullamathil ponguthae en dhaapamae
My burning desire bubbles up in my struggling heart.
Kadhal inba yogamae kaanum anuraagamae
Love is a blissful union, a visible affection.
Joraana roopamae….
O grand beauty...
Vaaraai en selvamae vaaduthen ullamae
Come, my treasure, my heart is languishing.
Theeraatha aaval kondu thedum unthan sinegamae
With endless eagerness, it seeks your love.
Vaaraai en selvamae vaaduthen ullamae
Come, my treasure, my heart is languishing.
Theeraatha aaval kondu thedum unthan sinegamae
With endless eagerness, it seeks your love.
Thaen mozhiyaalae maan vizhiyaalae
Through honeyed words, through deer-like eyes,
Deiveega vaazhvil endrum thendral geedham paadumae
A gentle breeze will forever sing a song in this divine life.
Kadhal inba yogamae kaanum anuraagamae
Love is a blissful union, a visible affection.
Joraana roopamae maaratha deepamae
Beautiful form, unchanging lamp of light!
Poraadum ullamathil ponguthae en dhaapamae
My burning desire bubbles up in my struggling heart.
Kadhal inba yogamae kaanum anuraagamae
Love is a blissful union, a visible affection.
Joraana roopamae….
O grand beauty...
Vaanavil polavae vaalipam maarumae
Like a rainbow, youth will change and pass away.
Ponaal varaatha intha pudhu nilai vegamae
Once gone, this swift new phase will not return.
Vaanavil polavae vaalipam maarumae
Like a rainbow, youth will change and pass away.
Ponaal varaatha intha pudhu nilai vegamae
Once gone, this swift new phase will not return.
Thaen mozhiyaalae maan vizhiyaalae
Through honeyed words, through deer-like eyes,
Thaen mozhiyaalae maan vizhiyaalae
Through honeyed words, through deer-like eyes,
Deiveega vaazhvil endrum thendral geedham paadumae
A gentle breeze will forever sing a song in this divine life.
Kadhal inba yogamae kaanum anuraagamae
Love is a blissful union, a visible affection.
Joraana roopamae maaratha deepamae
Beautiful form, unchanging lamp of light!
Poraadum ullamathil ponguthae en dhaapamae
My burning desire bubbles up in my struggling heart.
Kadhal inba yogamae kaanum anuraagamae
Love is a blissful union, a visible affection.
Joraana roopamae….
O grand beauty...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a romantic yet reflective expression of deep affection and passion. The protagonist calls upon her beloved, describing him as an eternal light and her prized treasure. Her heart overflows with a longing desire to be united in a divine, blissful life filled with harmony and sweet expressions.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Vaanavil polavae vaalipam maarumae”
Compares fleeting youth to a rainbow that quickly appears and disappears.
End Rhyme (Iyaibu)
“Joraana roopamae maaratha deepamae”
Use of matching end syllables ('roopamae', 'deepamae', 'dhaapamae', 'anuraagamae') to create rhythmic harmony.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Thaen mozhiyaalae maan vizhiyaalae”
Uses 'honeyed speech' (Thaen mozhi) and 'deer-like eyes' (Maan vizhi) as metaphorical imagery of sweetness and innocence.
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Trivia
Iru Sagodharigal (1957) featured music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao with lyrics by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass. The song highlights P. Susheela's classic vocal precision during the golden era of Tamil film music.
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