Mullaaga Kuththakoodaathu
From Sonnal Thaan Kaadhala · 2001
- Lyricist
- T. Rajendar
- Singer
- Silambarasan Rajendar
- Music director
- T. Rajendar
- Details
- Sonnal Thaan Kaadhala2001
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Roja roja | Rose, rose |
| Roja roja | Rose, rose |
| Male | |
| Mullaaga kuththakoodaathu rosaappoovae | Oh rose flower, you shouldn't prick like a thorn |
| Sollaalae kuththakkoodaathu kadhal maanae | Oh beloved deer, you shouldn't pierce me with harsh words |
| Mullaaga kuththakoodaathu rosaappoovae | Oh rose flower, you shouldn't prick like a thorn |
| Sollaalae kuththakkoodaathu kadhal maanae | Oh beloved deer, you shouldn't pierce me with harsh words |
| Male | |
| Nee virumpinaalum sari veruththaalum sari | Whether you love me or hate me |
| Unnai ninaiththuvittaen | I have set my mind on you |
| Thelaa kottinaalum sari | Even if you sting like a scorpion |
| Thittinaalum sari ennai koduththivittaen | Or scold me, I have surrendered my heart to you |
| Male | |
| Nee virumpinaalum sari veruththaalum sari | Whether you love me or hate me |
| Unnai ninaiththuvittaen | I have set my mind on you |
| Thelaa kottinaalum sari | Even if you sting like a scorpion |
| Thittinaalum sari ennai koduththivittaen | Or scold me, I have surrendered my heart to you |
| Male | |
| Roja i love you | Rose, I love you |
| Male | |
| Mullaaga kuththakoodaathu rosaappoovae | Oh rose flower, you shouldn't prick like a thorn |
| Sollaalae kuththakkoodaathu kadhal maanae | Oh beloved deer, you shouldn't pierce me with harsh words |
| Male | |
| Aalakkaala visham unda sivanai kandaen | I have seen Lord Shiva who swallowed the deadly Halahala poison |
| Adhu pola kadhal visham naanum undaen | Similarly, I too have consumed the poison of love |
| Undaalo udan kollum saathaa visham | Ordinary poison kills immediately when consumed |
| Mella mella aalai kollum adhu kadhal visham | But love poison kills a person slowly and surely |
| Male | |
| Kadhal visham pennil kandaen | I saw that love poison in a woman |
| Kannaal adhai naanum undaen | And I drank it in with my eyes |
| Male | |
| Pennoda nenapputhaan neruppendru | Knowing that thoughts of a woman are like fire |
| Therinju naan vizhungi vittaen | I still swallowed them down |
| Nenjaththai eriththaalum thuppaththaan | Even as it burns my chest, to spit it back out |
| Mudiyaamal thavikkindraen | I suffer, unable to do so |
| Male | |
| Mullaaga kuththakoodaathu rosaappoovae | Oh rose flower, you shouldn't prick like a thorn |
| Sollaalae kuththakkoodaathu kadhal maanae | Oh beloved deer, you shouldn't pierce me with harsh words |
| Male | |
| ………….. | ... |
| Male | |
| Marakkaththaan nee sonnaai mudiyalaidi | You told me to forget you, but I couldn't, my girl |
| Muyarchchithaan seithum manam ketkaladi | Despite trying hard, my heart wouldn't listen, my girl |
| Parkkaatahe ennai endru oru poo solluthu | A flower tells me not to look at it |
| Ketkaamal manamthaanae pen pin selluthu | Yet without listening, my heart follows after the girl |
| Male | |
| Muttaal manam thirunthaathadi | A foolish heart will never reform, my girl |
| Ponaal manam thirumpaathadi | Once given away, the heart will never return, my girl |
| Male | |
| Erigindra neruppaalae | Even when burned by a blazing fire |
| Vennsangai suttaalum niram maarumaa | Does a white conch shell ever change its white color? |
| Pennumthaan veruppaalae | Likewise, even if a woman scorches my heart with hatred |
| En nenjai suttaalm manamthaan maarumaa | Will my devoted heart ever change its love? |
| Male | |
| Mullaaga kuththakoodaathu rosaappoovae | Oh rose flower, you shouldn't prick like a thorn |
| Sollaalae kuththakkoodaathu kadhal maanae | Oh beloved deer, you shouldn't pierce me with harsh words |
| Male | |
| Nee virumpinaalum sari veruththaalum sari | Whether you love me or hate me |
| Unnai ninaiththuvittaen | I have set my mind on you |
| Thelaa kottinaalum sari | Even if you sting like a scorpion |
| Thittinaalum sari ennai koduththivittaen | Or scold me, I have surrendered my heart to you |
| Male | |
| Roja i love you i love you | Rose, I love you, I love you |
| Male | |
| Mullaaga kuththakoodaathu rosaappoovae | Oh rose flower, you shouldn't prick like a thorn |
| Sollaalae kuththakkoodaathu kadhal maanae | Oh beloved deer, you shouldn't pierce me with harsh words |
ரோஜா ரோஜா
ரோஜா ரோஜா
Rose, rose
Rose, rose
முள்ளாக குத்தக் கூடாது ரோசாப்பூவே
சொல்லாலே குத்தக் கூடாது காதல் மானே
முள்ளாக குத்தக் கூடாது ரோசாப்பூவே
சொல்லாலே குத்தக் கூடாது காதல் மானே
Oh rose flower, you shouldn't prick like a thorn
Oh beloved deer, you shouldn't pierce me with harsh words
Oh rose flower, you shouldn't prick like a thorn
Oh beloved deer, you shouldn't pierce me with harsh words
நீ விரும்பினாலும் சரி வெறுத்தாலும் சரி
உன்னை நினைத்துவிட்டேன்
தேளாய் கொட்டினாலும் சரி
திட்டினாலும் சரி என்னை கொடுத்திவிட்டேன்
Whether you love me or hate me
I have set my mind on you
Even if you sting like a scorpion
Or scold me, I have surrendered my heart to you
நீ விரும்பினாலும் சரி வெறுத்தாலும் சரி
உன்னை நினைத்துவிட்டேன்
தேளாய் கொட்டினாலும் சரி
திட்டினாலும் சரி என்னை கொடுத்திவிட்டேன்
Whether you love me or hate me
I have set my mind on you
Even if you sting like a scorpion
Or scold me, I have surrendered my heart to you
ரோஜா ஐ லவ் யூ..
Rose, I love you
முள்ளாக குத்தக் கூடாது ரோசாப்பூவே
சொல்லாலே குத்தக் கூடாது காதல் மானே
Oh rose flower, you shouldn't prick like a thorn
Oh beloved deer, you shouldn't pierce me with harsh words
ஆளக்கால விஷம் உண்ட சிவனைக் கண்டேன்
அது போல காதல் விஷம் நானும் உண்டேன்
உண்டாலோ உடன் கொல்லும் சாதா விஷம்
மெல்ல மெல்ல ஆளைக் கொல்லும் அது காதல் விஷம்
I have seen Lord Shiva who swallowed the deadly Halahala poison
Similarly, I too have consumed the poison of love
Ordinary poison kills immediately when consumed
But love poison kills a person slowly and surely
காதல் விஷம் பெண்ணில் கண்டேன்
கண்ணால் அதை நானும் உண்டேன்
I saw that love poison in a woman
And I drank it in with my eyes
பெண்ணோட நெனப்புத்தான் நெறுப்பென்று
தெரிஞ்சு நான் விழுங்கி விட்டேன்
நெஞ்சத்தை எறித்தாலும் துப்பத்தான்
முடியாமல் தவிக்கின்றேன்
Knowing that thoughts of a woman are like fire
I still swallowed them down
Even as it burns my chest, to spit it back out
I suffer, unable to do so
முள்ளாக குத்தக் கூடாது ரோசாப்பூவே
சொல்லாலே குத்தக் கூடாது காதல் மானே
Oh rose flower, you shouldn't prick like a thorn
Oh beloved deer, you shouldn't pierce me with harsh words
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மறக்கத்தான் நீ சொன்னாய் முடியலையடி
முயற்சி தான் செய்தும் மனம் கேட்களடி
பறிக்காதே என்னை என்று ஒரு பூ சொல்லுது
கேட்காமல் மனம்தானே பெண் பின் செல்லுது
You told me to forget you, but I couldn't, my girl
Despite trying hard, my heart wouldn't listen, my girl
A flower tells me not to look at it
Yet without listening, my heart follows after the girl
முட்டாள் மனம் திருந்தாதடி
போனால் மனம் திரும்பாதடி
A foolish heart will never reform, my girl
Once given away, the heart will never return, my girl
எறிகின்ற நெருப்பாலே
வெண்சங்கை சுட்டாலும் நிறம் மாறுமா
பெண்ணும் தான் வெறுப்பாளே
என் நெஞ்சை சுட்டாலும் மனம்தான் மாறுமா
Even when burned by a blazing fire
Does a white conch shell ever change its white color?
Likewise, even if a woman scorches my heart with hatred
Will my devoted heart ever change its love?
முள்ளாக குத்தக் கூடாது ரோசாப்பூவே
சொல்லாலே குத்தக் கூடாது காதல் மானே
Oh rose flower, you shouldn't prick like a thorn
Oh beloved deer, you shouldn't pierce me with harsh words
நீ விரும்பினாலும் சரி வெறுத்தாலும் சரி
உன்னை நினைத்துவிட்டேன்
தேளாய் கொட்டினாலும் சரி
திட்டினாலும் சரி என்னை கொடுத்திவிட்டேன்
Whether you love me or hate me
I have set my mind on you
Even if you sting like a scorpion
Or scold me, I have surrendered my heart to you
ரோஜா ஐ லவ் யூ ஐ லவ் யூ
Rose, I love you, I love you
முள்ளாக குத்தக் கூடாது ரோசாப்பூவே
சொல்லாலே குத்தக் கூடாது காதல் மானே
Oh rose flower, you shouldn't prick like a thorn
Oh beloved deer, you shouldn't pierce me with harsh words
Roja roja
Rose, rose
Roja roja
Rose, rose
Mullaaga kuththakoodaathu rosaappoovae
Oh rose flower, you shouldn't prick like a thorn
Sollaalae kuththakkoodaathu kadhal maanae
Oh beloved deer, you shouldn't pierce me with harsh words
Mullaaga kuththakoodaathu rosaappoovae
Oh rose flower, you shouldn't prick like a thorn
Sollaalae kuththakkoodaathu kadhal maanae
Oh beloved deer, you shouldn't pierce me with harsh words
Nee virumpinaalum sari veruththaalum sari
Whether you love me or hate me
Unnai ninaiththuvittaen
I have set my mind on you
Thelaa kottinaalum sari
Even if you sting like a scorpion
Thittinaalum sari ennai koduththivittaen
Or scold me, I have surrendered my heart to you
Nee virumpinaalum sari veruththaalum sari
Whether you love me or hate me
Unnai ninaiththuvittaen
I have set my mind on you
Thelaa kottinaalum sari
Even if you sting like a scorpion
Thittinaalum sari ennai koduththivittaen
Or scold me, I have surrendered my heart to you
Roja i love you
Rose, I love you
Mullaaga kuththakoodaathu rosaappoovae
Oh rose flower, you shouldn't prick like a thorn
Sollaalae kuththakkoodaathu kadhal maanae
Oh beloved deer, you shouldn't pierce me with harsh words
Aalakkaala visham unda sivanai kandaen
I have seen Lord Shiva who swallowed the deadly Halahala poison
Adhu pola kadhal visham naanum undaen
Similarly, I too have consumed the poison of love
Undaalo udan kollum saathaa visham
Ordinary poison kills immediately when consumed
Mella mella aalai kollum adhu kadhal visham
But love poison kills a person slowly and surely
Kadhal visham pennil kandaen
I saw that love poison in a woman
Kannaal adhai naanum undaen
And I drank it in with my eyes
Pennoda nenapputhaan neruppendru
Knowing that thoughts of a woman are like fire
Therinju naan vizhungi vittaen
I still swallowed them down
Nenjaththai eriththaalum thuppaththaan
Even as it burns my chest, to spit it back out
Mudiyaamal thavikkindraen
I suffer, unable to do so
Mullaaga kuththakoodaathu rosaappoovae
Oh rose flower, you shouldn't prick like a thorn
Sollaalae kuththakkoodaathu kadhal maanae
Oh beloved deer, you shouldn't pierce me with harsh words
…………..
...
Marakkaththaan nee sonnaai mudiyalaidi
You told me to forget you, but I couldn't, my girl
Muyarchchithaan seithum manam ketkaladi
Despite trying hard, my heart wouldn't listen, my girl
Parkkaatahe ennai endru oru poo solluthu
A flower tells me not to look at it
Ketkaamal manamthaanae pen pin selluthu
Yet without listening, my heart follows after the girl
Muttaal manam thirunthaathadi
A foolish heart will never reform, my girl
Ponaal manam thirumpaathadi
Once given away, the heart will never return, my girl
Erigindra neruppaalae
Even when burned by a blazing fire
Vennsangai suttaalum niram maarumaa
Does a white conch shell ever change its white color?
Pennumthaan veruppaalae
Likewise, even if a woman scorches my heart with hatred
En nenjai suttaalm manamthaan maarumaa
Will my devoted heart ever change its love?
Mullaaga kuththakoodaathu rosaappoovae
Oh rose flower, you shouldn't prick like a thorn
Sollaalae kuththakkoodaathu kadhal maanae
Oh beloved deer, you shouldn't pierce me with harsh words
Nee virumpinaalum sari veruththaalum sari
Whether you love me or hate me
Unnai ninaiththuvittaen
I have set my mind on you
Thelaa kottinaalum sari
Even if you sting like a scorpion
Thittinaalum sari ennai koduththivittaen
Or scold me, I have surrendered my heart to you
Roja i love you i love you
Rose, I love you, I love you
Mullaaga kuththakoodaathu rosaappoovae
Oh rose flower, you shouldn't prick like a thorn
Sollaalae kuththakkoodaathu kadhal maanae
Oh beloved deer, you shouldn't pierce me with harsh words
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
In 'Roja Roja' from the film 'Sonnal Thaan Kaadhala', the protagonist passionately addresses his beloved Roja, comparing her beauty to a rose and her painful rejection to its sharp thorns. He describes love as a sweet yet fatal poison that consumes a lover slowly, drawing a parallel to Lord Shiva consuming the cosmic Halahala poison. Despite her stinging words and cold rejection, he expresses an unwavering commitment, stating that his heart cannot turn back once given. The song highlights the agonizing yet inescapable nature of one-sided devotion. Using classic Tamil literary allegories—such as a white conch shell that retains its purity even in fire—the protagonist asserts that no matter how much hatred or rejection she throws his way, his love will remain untarnished and immutable.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)
“Adhu pola kadhal visham naanum undaen”
Compares love to poison ('kadhal visham') and thoughts of a woman to fire ('neruppu'), highlighting the painful intensity of love.
Analogy / Simile (Uvamai)
“Vennsangai suttaalum niram maarumaa”
Compares the protagonist's unchangeable love to a white conch shell that retains its color even when burnt in fire.
Contrast / Antithesis
“Undaalo udan kollum saathaa visham / Mella mella aalai kollum adhu kadhal visham”
Juxtaposes ordinary poison ('saathaa visham') which kills instantly against love poison which kills slowly ('mella mella').
Emoni / Second Letter Rhyme (Edhugai)
“Muttaal manam thirunthaathadi / Ponaal manam thirumpaathadi”
Rhyming second letters across adjacent lines ('Muttaal' / 'Ponaal').
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Trivia
This track was sung by Silambarasan (Simbu) early in his career as a youth artist before his debut as a full-fledged lead actor in 'Kadhal Azhivathillai' (2002). The song was composed, written, and directed by his father, multi-talented filmmaker T. Rajendar, whose signature rhyming lyricism is evident throughout the track.
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