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Kallirukkum Roja Malar

From Thaayin Madiyil · 1964

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
P. Susheela, T. M. Soundararajan
Music director
S. M. Subbaiah Naidu
Movie name
Thaayin Madiyil
Movie release year
1964
Lyrics added on
24 Feb 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kallirukkum roja malar
Thulluvadhai paaru
Kallirukkum roja malar
Thulluvadhai paaru
Kannathilae ilamai minnuvadhai paaru
Oii oii oii oii
Kallirukkum roja malar
Thulluvadhai paaru
Kannathilae ilamai minnuvadhai paaru
Kannukkullae pennazhagu
Aaduvadhai paaru
Kannukkullae pennazhagu
Aaduvadhai paaru
Unnidamae nenjam oduvadhai paaru…
Oii oii oii oii
Kannukkullae pennazhagu
Aaduvadhai paaru
Unnidamae nenjam oduvadhai paaru…
Oii oii
Vaanathilae velli nilaa
Vaanathilae velli nilaa vattamidum podhu
Vaanathilae velli nilaa vattamidum podhu
Vanji manam panjanaiyil panju padum paadu
Vanji manam panjanaiyil panju padum paadu
Kaadhalukku vetkkamillai
Kannirundhum thookkamillai
Kattazhaghai paaru pottazhaghai paaru
Oii oii oii oii
Kallirukkum roja malar
Thulluvadhai paaru
Oii oii
Netru varai naanirundha nilamaiyellaam veru
Netru varai naanirundha nilamaiyellaam veru
Paarthavudan nee kodutha paruva malar nooru
Paarthavudan nee kodutha paruva malar nooru
Paal vadiyum unadhu mugam
Paadu padum enadhu manam
Paadi vandhaai paavai odi vandhen kaalai
Paadi vandhaai paavai odi vandhen kaalai
Oii oii oii oii
Kannukkullae pennazhagu
Aaduvadhai paaru
Indru endrum naalai endrum
Odi chellum kaalam
Indru endrum naalai endrum
Odi chellum kaalam
Ennaalum maaraadhu kaadhalennum kolam
Ennaalum maaraadhu kaadhalennum kolam
Thendralukku oivumillai
Saerndhavarkku yaekkamillai
{Thendralukku oivumillai
Saerndhavarkku yaekkamillai}
Female :Aa…aa…aa…aa…aa…aa…aa…(overlap)
Inba sugam kodi
Oii oii oii oii
Kallirukkum roja malar thulluvadhai paaru
Unnidamae nenjam oduvadhai paaru
A rose adorned with a gem,
look at it dancing with joy!
A rose adorned with a gem,
look at it dancing with joy!
Look at youth glowing on her cheeks!
Oy oy oy oy!
A rose adorned with a gem,
look at it dancing with joy!
Look at youth glowing on her cheeks!
In these eyes, a woman's beauty,
look at it dancing!
In these eyes, a woman's beauty,
look at it dancing!
Look at my heart running toward you...
Oy oy oy oy!
In these eyes, a woman's beauty,
look at it dancing!
Look at my heart running toward you...
Oy oy!
The silver moon in the sky,
when the silver moon shines round in the sky,
when the silver moon shines round in the sky,
on the soft bed, this young woman's heart is tossed like cotton!
on the soft bed, this young woman's heart is tossed like cotton!
Love knows no shyness,
and though there are eyes, there is no sleep!
Look at her graceful charm, look at the beauty of her bindi!
Oy oy oy oy!
A rose adorned with a gem,
look at it dancing with joy!
Oy oy!
Until yesterday, my whole life was so different,
Until yesterday, my whole life was so different!
The moment you saw me, you offered a hundred blossoms of youth,
The moment you saw me, you offered a hundred blossoms of youth!
Your face overflows with sweet innocence,
while my heart struggles in deep longing!
You came singing, sweet girl, and I came running, a spirited lad!
You came singing, sweet girl, and I came running, a spirited lad!
Oy oy oy oy!
In these eyes, a woman's beauty,
look at it dancing!
As today turns into tomorrow,
time keeps rushing away,
As today turns into tomorrow,
time keeps rushing away,
but the beautiful pattern of love will never fade on any day!
but the beautiful pattern of love will never fade on any day!
The gentle breeze never rests,
and those who have united have no longing!
{The gentle breeze never rests,
and those who have united have no longing!}
Female: Aa... aa... aa... aa... aa... aa... aa... (Overlap)
Countless moments of sweet joy!
Oy oy oy oy!
Look at the rose adorned with a gem dancing with joy!
Look at my heart running toward you!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This classic romantic duet celebrates the joy, beauty, and intoxicating excitement of youthful love. The lyricist compares a maiden's blooming youth to a rose filled with nectar, capturing the playfulness and adoration between two lovers. The lyrics reflect on how love radically transforms one's life overnight, making sleepless nights feel joyful and turning time into a fleeting bliss. As time flows from today to tomorrow, the song emphasizes that true love remains an unchanging, eternal art form (kolam). Uniting with one's beloved brings endless bliss, filling life with millions of joys that blow continuously like a gentle breeze.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamai (Metaphor/Simile)

Kallirukkum roja malar

Compares youth and sweetness to a nectar-filled rose flower ('Kallirukkum roja malar').

Etukai (Second Letter Rhyme)

Kaadhalukku vetkkamillai / Kannirundhum thookkamillai

Matching second consonant 'dha'/'nni' across adjacent lines ('Kaadhalukku' / 'Kannirundhum').

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Thendralukku oivumillai / Saerndhavarkku yaekkamillai

Rhyming word endings with 'illai' at the end of consecutive lines.

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Trivia

Thaayin Madiyil (1964) is a popular M. G. Ramachandran (MGR) star vehicle directed by A. Subba Rao. The music was composed by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu, with lyrics penned by the legendary poet Kannadasan.

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