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Lyrics & meaning

Mullil Roja Kaaloorum

From Kalaikoil · 1964

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
L. R. Eswari, P. B. Sreenivas
Music director
Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
Movie name
Kalaikoil
Movie release year
1964
Lyrics added on
9 Feb 2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Mullil rojaa kaloorum rojaa
Kann padatha rojaa kanmani saroja
Mullil rojaa kaloorum rojaa
Kann padatha rojaa kanmani saroja
Haaa…rarararara…rarararara
Mullil rojaa kaloorum rojaa
Kann padatha rojaa kanmani saroja
Ennai thottu pesum
Ennam angae illai
Illai endru sollum
Ennam ingae illai
Male :Sa ma ga sa sa riga riga
Ennai thottu pesum
Ennam angae illai
Illai endru sollum
Ennam ingae illai
Kalam enna neram enna
Kaadhal kolla
Yaarum illaai vaa vaa ingae
Paadam solla
Unnai maranthu vidu
Ulalm thirandhu vidu
Ondraai kalandhu vidu
Mullil rojaa kaloorum rojaa
Kann padatha rojaa kanmani saroja
Male :Haaa…rarararara…rarararara
Mullil rojaa kaloorum rojaa
Kann padatha rojaa kanmani saroja
Mullil rojaa kaloorum rojaa
Kann padatha rojaa kanmani saroja
Male :Haaa…rarararara…rarararara
Mullil rojaa kaloorum rojaa
Kann padatha rojaa kanmani saroja
Kattil katti kaadhal solven
Mannan endraal
Thottil katti mutham seiven
Pillai endraal
Paarvai enna kelvi enna raagam paada
Acham enna vetkam enna thaalam poda
Rigasasasa rigasasasa rigasasadha
Rigasadhaapaa ri ga sariga sariga sariga
Paarvai enna kelvi enna
Raagam paada
Acham enna vetkam enna
Thaalam poda
Unnai maranthu vidu
Ulalm thirandhu vidu
Ondraai kalandhu vidu
Mullil rojaa kaloorum rojaa
Kann padatha rojaa kanmani saroja
A rose among thorns, a rose beside the rocks,
A rose untouched by wandering eyes, my darling Saroja.
A rose among thorns, a rose beside the rocks,
A rose untouched by wandering eyes, my darling Saroja.
Ha... rarararaa... rarararaa
A rose among thorns, a rose beside the rocks,
A rose untouched by wandering eyes, my darling Saroja.
To reach out, touch, and speak to me,
you have no thought over there;
Yet to refuse and say no to you,
I have no thought over here.
Male: Sa ma ga sa sa ri ga ri ga
To reach out, touch, and speak to me,
you have no thought over there;
Yet to refuse and say no to you,
I have no thought over here.
Why worry about the day or time
to fall in love?
There is no one around, come, oh come here,
to teach me a lesson of love!
Forget yourself,
open up your heart,
and blend into one with me!
A rose among thorns, a rose beside the rocks,
A rose untouched by wandering eyes, my darling Saroja.
Male: Ha... rarararaa... rarararaa
A rose among thorns, a rose beside the rocks,
A rose untouched by wandering eyes, my darling Saroja.
A rose among thorns, a rose beside the rocks,
A rose untouched by wandering eyes, my darling Saroja.
Male: Ha... rarararaa... rarararaa
A rose among thorns, a rose beside the rocks,
A rose untouched by wandering eyes, my darling Saroja.
I will make a bed and express my love,
if you are my king;
I will tie a cradle and shower kisses,
if you are my child!
Why these glances and questions to sing a melody?
Why this fear and shyness to keep the rhythm?
Ri ga sa sa sa sa ri ga sa sa sa sa ri ga sa sa sa dha
Ri ga sa dha pa ri ga sa ri ga sa ri ga sa ri ga
Why these glances, why these questions
to sing a melody?
Why this fear, why this shyness
to keep the rhythm?
Forget yourself,
open up your heart,
and blend into one with me!
A rose among thorns, a rose beside the rocks,
A rose untouched by wandering eyes, my darling Saroja.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This classic song from Kalaikoil (1964) is a romantic duet filled with playful banter and poetic endearments. The singer addresses his love as a beautiful rose that has blossomed among thorns, pristine and untouched by envy. The lovers tease each other about hesitation, desire, and surrender in love. The female protagonist expresses her devotion in versatile ways—offering romance if her beloved behaves like a king, and maternal tenderness if he behaves like a child. Ultimately, the song encourages shedding all fear, shyness, and self-restraint to open one's heart and unite completely in love.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamaani)

“Mullil rojaa kaloorum rojaa”

Comparing the beloved woman 'Saroja' to a pristine rose growing amid thorns ('Mullil rojaa').

Iyaibu (Rhyming end scheme)

“Unnai maranthu vidu / Ulalm thirandhu vidu / Ondraai kalandhu vidu”

The words 'maranthu vidu', 'thirandhu vidu', and 'kalandhu vidu' form a rhythmic end rhyme adding musicality.

Edhukai (Second letter rhyme)

“Kattil katti kaadhal solven / Thottil katti mutham seiven”

The second consonant 'tt' rhymes across consecutive lines 'Kattil' and 'Thottil'.

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Trivia

Kalaikoil (1964), directed by C. V. Sridhar, is a music-centric Tamil film featuring a iconic soundtrack by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy. This song ingeniously blends classical Carnatic solkattu (swaras) sung by P. B. Sreenivas into a romantic light-music composition.

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