My Name Is Rosie
From Nenjil Oru Mul · 1981
- Lyricist
- Pulamaipithan
- Singer
- Vani Jairam
- Music director
- G. K. Venkatesh
- Details
- Nenjil Oru Mul1981
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| My name is rosy | My name is Rosy. |
| Haan my name is rosy | Ah, my name is Rosy. |
| Off course | Of course. |
| I am very very juicy | I am very, very juicy. |
| Hey you know me | Hey, you know me. |
| How do you do | How do you do? |
| Whats your name please | What's your name, please? |
| Meena reena radha geetha manju madhu | Meena, Reena, Radha, Geetha, Manju, Madhu... |
| Its me rosy dear | It's me, Rosy dear. |
| Female | |
| My name is rosy | My name is Rosy. |
| Whats your name please | What's your name, please? |
| My name is rosy | My name is Rosy. |
| Female | |
| Soodadha malaraaga | Like an unworn flower, |
| Paadadha kaviyaaga | Like an unsung poem, |
| Aalaagi naalaagi naanum | Having grown and matured with time, I am here. |
| Sindhinbam melaadum | Where sweet pleasure overflows, |
| Sangeetha kaattrodum | Along with the musical breeze, |
| Vanthingu neeyada venum | You must come here to reign, my dear. |
| Serndhu pogalaamae sorgaloga seemai | Shall we go together to the heavenly realm? |
| Female | |
| Serndhu pogalaamae sorgaloga seemai | Shall we go together to the heavenly realm? |
| Solladha unmai ellaam | All the unspoken secrets and truths |
| Thannaalae veliyaagalaam | Will spill out automatically. |
| Female | |
| So whats your name please | So, what's your name, please? |
| Meena reena radha geetha manju madhu | Meena, Reena, Radha, Geetha, Manju, Madhu... |
| Its me rosy dear | It's me, Rosy dear. |
| Female | |
| My name is rosy | My name is Rosy. |
| Whats your name please | What's your name, please? |
| My name is rosy | My name is Rosy. |
| Female | |
| Kalaadum vegathil | In the swift movement of dancing feet, |
| Naan podum thaalathil | To the rhythm that I create, |
| Thaanaga thalladi aada | Swaying and stumbling on its own, |
| Paal vanna kinnathil | In a milk-white goblet, |
| Nee unnum ennathil | With your desire to consume, |
| Naan ennai thandhaalum thaangum | Even if I offer myself, it will bear it. |
| Female | |
| Bodhai yerum neram | When intoxication rises, |
| Paadhai maari pogum | The path will stray and change. |
| Female | |
| Haan | Ah! |
| Bodhai yerum neram | When intoxication rises, |
| Paadhai maari pogum | The path will stray and change. |
| Solladha unmai ellaam | All the unspoken secrets and truths |
| Thaanaalae veliyaagalaam | Will spill out automatically. |
| Female | |
| My name is rosy | My name is Rosy. |
| Whats your name please | What's your name, please? |
| Meena reena radha geetha | Meena, Reena, Radha, Geetha... |
| Whats your name ? …madhu… | What's your name? ...Madhu... |
| Hahhahaha | Hahahaha! |
மை நேம் இஸ் ரோஸி
ஹான் மை நேம் இஸ் ரோஸி
அப்கோர்ஸ்
ஐ ஆம் வெரி வெரி ஜூசி
ஏய் யூ நோ மீ
ஹௌ டு யூ டு
வாட்ஸ் யுவர் நேம் ப்ளீஸ்
மீனா ரீனா ராதா கீதா மஞ்சு மது
இட்ஸ் மீ ரோஸி டியர்.......
My name is Rosy.
Ah, my name is Rosy.
Of course.
I am very, very juicy.
Hey, you know me.
How do you do?
What's your name, please?
Meena, Reena, Radha, Geetha, Manju, Madhu...
It's me, Rosy dear.
மை நேம் இஸ் ரோஸி
வாட்ஸ் யூர் நேம் ப்ளீஸ்
மை நேம் இஸ் ரோஸி
My name is Rosy.
What's your name, please?
My name is Rosy.
சூடாத மலராக பாடாத கவியாக
ஆளாகி நாளாக நானும்
சிந்தின்பம் மேலாடும் சங்கீத காற்றாடும்
வந்திங்கு நீயாட வேண்டும்
சேர்ந்து போகலாமே சொர்க்கலோக சீமை
Like an unworn flower,
Like an unsung poem,
Having grown and matured with time, I am here.
Where sweet pleasure overflows,
Along with the musical breeze,
You must come here to reign, my dear.
Shall we go together to the heavenly realm?
சேர்ந்து போகலாமே சொர்க்கலோக சீமை
சொல்லாத உண்மையெல்லாம்
தன்னாலே வெளியாகலாம்
Shall we go together to the heavenly realm?
All the unspoken secrets and truths
Will spill out automatically.
ஸோ வாட்ஸ் யுவர் நேம் ப்ளீஸ்
மீனா ரீனா வாணி ராணி ஒ..மஞ்சு மது
இட்ஸ் மீ ரோசி டியர்......
So, what's your name, please?
Meena, Reena, Radha, Geetha, Manju, Madhu...
It's me, Rosy dear.
மை நேம் இஸ் ரோஸி
வாட்ஸ் யூர் நேம் ப்ளீஸ்
மை நேம் இஸ் ரோஸி
My name is Rosy.
What's your name, please?
My name is Rosy.
காலாடும் வேகத்தில் நான் போடும் தாளத்தில்
தானாக தள்ளாடி ஆட
பால் வண்ண கிண்ணத்தில்
நீ உண்ணும் எண்ணத்தில்
நான் என்னை தந்தாலும் தாங்கும்
போதை ஏறும் நேரம் பாதை மாறி போகும்
In the swift movement of dancing feet,
To the rhythm that I create,
Swaying and stumbling on its own,
In a milk-white goblet,
With your desire to consume,
Even if I offer myself, it will bear it.
ஹான் போதை ஏறும் நேரம்
பாதை மாறி போகும்
சொல்லாத உண்மையெல்லாம்
தன்னாலே வெளியாகலாம்
When intoxication rises,
The path will stray and change.
மை நேம் இஸ் ரோஸி
வாட்ஸ் யூர் நேம் ப்ளீஸ்
மீனா ரீனா ராதா கீதா
வாட்ஸ் யூர் நேம் ? மது
ஹஹஹஹ
Ah!
When intoxication rises,
The path will stray and change.
All the unspoken secrets and truths
Will spill out automatically.
My name is Rosy.
What's your name, please?
Meena, Reena, Radha, Geetha...
What's your name? ...Madhu...
Hahahaha!
My name is rosy
My name is Rosy.
Haan my name is rosy
Ah, my name is Rosy.
Off course
Of course.
I am very very juicy
I am very, very juicy.
Hey you know me
Hey, you know me.
How do you do
How do you do?
Whats your name please
What's your name, please?
Meena reena radha geetha manju madhu
Meena, Reena, Radha, Geetha, Manju, Madhu...
Its me rosy dear
It's me, Rosy dear.
My name is rosy
My name is Rosy.
Whats your name please
What's your name, please?
My name is rosy
My name is Rosy.
Soodadha malaraaga
Like an unworn flower,
Paadadha kaviyaaga
Like an unsung poem,
Aalaagi naalaagi naanum
Having grown and matured with time, I am here.
Sindhinbam melaadum
Where sweet pleasure overflows,
Sangeetha kaattrodum
Along with the musical breeze,
Vanthingu neeyada venum
You must come here to reign, my dear.
Serndhu pogalaamae sorgaloga seemai
Shall we go together to the heavenly realm?
Serndhu pogalaamae sorgaloga seemai
Shall we go together to the heavenly realm?
Solladha unmai ellaam
All the unspoken secrets and truths
Thannaalae veliyaagalaam
Will spill out automatically.
So whats your name please
So, what's your name, please?
Meena reena radha geetha manju madhu
Meena, Reena, Radha, Geetha, Manju, Madhu...
Its me rosy dear
It's me, Rosy dear.
My name is rosy
My name is Rosy.
Whats your name please
What's your name, please?
My name is rosy
My name is Rosy.
Kalaadum vegathil
In the swift movement of dancing feet,
Naan podum thaalathil
To the rhythm that I create,
Thaanaga thalladi aada
Swaying and stumbling on its own,
Paal vanna kinnathil
In a milk-white goblet,
Nee unnum ennathil
With your desire to consume,
Naan ennai thandhaalum thaangum
Even if I offer myself, it will bear it.
Bodhai yerum neram
When intoxication rises,
Paadhai maari pogum
The path will stray and change.
Haan
Ah!
Bodhai yerum neram
When intoxication rises,
Paadhai maari pogum
The path will stray and change.
Solladha unmai ellaam
All the unspoken secrets and truths
Thaanaalae veliyaagalaam
Will spill out automatically.
My name is rosy
My name is Rosy.
Whats your name please
What's your name, please?
Meena reena radha geetha
Meena, Reena, Radha, Geetha...
Whats your name ? …madhu…
What's your name? ...Madhu...
Hahhahaha
Hahahaha!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a quintessential 1980s Tamil cinema cabaret/club track where the performer, Rosy, playfully interacts with her audience. She uses a mix of English flirtations and poetic Tamil lyrics to seduce a listener into letting go of his inhibitions.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Soodadha malaraaga / Paadadha kaviyaaga”
The singer compares her untouched beauty and youth to an unworn flower ('Soodadha malar') and an unsung poem ('Paadadha kavithai').
End Rhyme (Iyaibu)
“Soodadha malaraaga / Paadadha kaviyaaga”
The lines end with identical rhyming suffixes '-aaga' and '-oom' to create a catchy, rhythmic cadence for the dance sequence.
Rhythmic Rhyme (Monorhyme / Ethukai)
“Bodhai yerum neram / Paadhai maari pogum”
The second letter harmony and end-rhyming structure accentuate the intoxicated, swaying mood of the song.
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Trivia
'Nenjil Oru Mul' (1981) features this lively cabaret number written by the renowned lyricist Pulamaipithan, known for his versatility in writing both deeply philosophical songs and trendy, playful club tracks.
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