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Lyrics & meaning

Oru Roja Thottam

From Manu Needhi · 2000

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Unnikrishnan, Chithra
Music director
Deva
Movie name
Manu Needhi
Movie release year
2000
Lyrics added on
4 Feb 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Oru roja thottam
Puththu kulunguthae
Nee vantha thaala
En ullangaiyilae ulagam vandhadhae
Unnai kandathaala
…………………………….
Oru roja thottam
Puththu kulunguthae
Nee vantha thaala
En ullangaiyilae ulagam vandhadhae
Unnai kandathaala
Oru vaana villai
Boomiyil kanden
Nee vantha thaala
Naan kaatril yeriyae
Nadanthu pogiren
Unnai kandathaala
Ada saamathil sooriyan
Jannalai thattuthae
Kai korththa thaala
Oru roja thottam
Puththu kulunguthae
Nee vantha thaala
En ullangaiyilae ulagam vandhadhae
Unnai kandathaala
…………………………..
Manu potta kan sugama
Un manasukkul naan sugama
En maarbodu thalai saikkum
Maamavae sugama sugama
Chorus :Sugama sugama
Sugama sugama
Thaenoorum idhazh sugama
Naan theendadha idam sugama
Nee enakaaga neikindra
Vetkangal sugama sugama
Naan kadicha nadu iravil
Naga kannum sugam thaanae
Male :Idaiveligal kurainthuvitaal
Imsaigalum sugam thaanae
Ini unnodu naan irukkum
Nodiellaam pon irukkum
Male :Nee illaamal naan nadakka
Vazhiyengum mul irukkum
Ada venilla verkuthae
Punnagai pookuthae
Nammai kandathaala
Oru roja thottam
Puththu kulunguthae
Nee vantha thaala
En ullangaiyilae ulagam vandhadhae
Unnai kandathaala
…………………………..
Alai paayum kuzhal sugama
Un azhagaana sevi sugama
Un kazhuthoram kavi paadum
Siru machcham sugama sugama
Chorus :Sugama sugama
Sugama sugama
Malai thookkum balam sugama
En madi saayum thalai sugama
Naan thaduthaalum ketkaadha
Pidivaatham sugama sugama
Ennoda aayulellaam
Koodudhadi unnalae
Female :Unnodu vaazhvadhilae
Maranam illai pinnalae
Naan poovaalae udai thaithu
Poongaatril anupirunthen
Female :Nee poochoodum koondhalilae
Unai choodi kaathirunthen
Ada ennai nee unnai naan
Ennamo seigirom
Kaadhal vendrathaala…
Oru roja thottam
Puththu kulunguthae
Nee vantha thaala
En ullangaiyilae ulagam vandhadhae
Unnai kandathaala
Oru vaana villai
Boomiyil kanden
Nee vantha thaala
Naan kaatril yeriyae
Nadanthu pogiren
Unnai kandathaala
Ada saamathil sooriyan
Jannalai thattuthae
Kai korththa thaala
A rose garden
Is blooming in full glory
Because you arrived
The whole world has arrived into my palm
Because I saw you
...
A rose garden
Is blooming in full glory
Because you arrived
The whole world has arrived into my palm
Because I saw you
A rainbow
I saw upon the earth
Because you arrived
Mounting onto the breeze
I am walking along
Because I saw you
Ah, the midnight sun
Is knocking on the window
Because we held hands
A rose garden
Is blooming in full glory
Because you arrived
The whole world has arrived into my palm
Because I saw you
...
Are those pleading eyes doing well?
Am I doing well inside your heart?
That rests its head upon my chest,
My beloved, are you well, are you well?
Chorus: Are you well, are you well?
Are you well, are you well?
Are your honey-sweet lips doing well?
Are the places I have not touched doing well?
The blushes that you weave for me,
Are they doing well, doing well?
In the middle of the night when I bit,
Is even your fingernail's edge doing well?
Male: When distances disappear,
Even playful torment becomes sweet pleasure
From now on, every moment I am with you
Will be filled with pure gold
Male: If I were to walk without you,
Thorns would cover the entire path
Oh, the white moon is sweating,
A smile is blossoming,
Because it caught sight of us
A rose garden
Is blooming in full glory
Because you arrived
The whole world has arrived into my palm
Because I saw you
...
Is your wavy hair doing well?
Are your lovely ears doing well?
Singing poetry beside your neck,
Is that tiny mole doing well, doing well?
Chorus: Are you well, are you well?
Are you well, are you well?
Is the strength that lifts mountains doing well?
Is the head resting in my lap doing well?
Even when I resist, refusing to listen,
Is that stubbornness doing well, doing well?
My entire lifespan
Is increasing because of you, my love
Female: In living this life with you,
There is no death hereafter
I stitched a dress out of flowers
And sent it through the gentle breeze
Female: In your tresses adorned with flowers,
Adorning myself with you, I waited
Oh, you to me and I to you,
We are doing something inexplicable to each other
Because love has won...
A rose garden
Is blooming in full glory
Because you arrived
The whole world has arrived into my palm
Because I saw you
A rainbow
I saw upon the earth
Because you arrived
Mounting onto the breeze
I am walking along
Because I saw you
Ah, the midnight sun
Is knocking on the window
Because we held hands
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Oru Roja Thottam' from Manu Needhi (2000) is a tender and ecstatic romantic duet that celebrates the euphoric experience of being in love. Through rich imagery, the lovers describe how the arrival of love turns their mundane existence into a flourishing garden where impossible wonders happen—like a rainbow appearing on earth or the sun shining at midnight. They express how intimacy makes every hardship feel sweet and every moment golden. In the verse exchanges, both partners fondly inquire about each other's intimate details—the hair, the mole on the neck, the bashfulness, and even playful stubbornness. They highlight how true love grants a sense of immortality and completeness, declaring that their union makes life extend endlessly because love has ultimately triumphed.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Hyperbole (Exaggeration / Uvarchchi Ani)

Ada saamathil sooriyan jannalai thattuthae

Exaggerates the warmth and brightness brought by holding hands, metaphorically describing the sun knocking at the window at midnight.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Oru vaana villai boomiyil kanden

Compares seeing the beloved on earth to beholding a rainbow, symbolizing rare beauty and joy.

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

Maamavae sugama sugama ... idhazh sugama ... idam sugama

The repetitive usage of 'sugama' at the end of consecutive lines builds a rhythmic and melodic rhyming scheme throughout the stanza.

Personification

Ada venilla verkuthae punnagai pookuthae

Personifies the moon, describing it as sweating and smiling upon witnessing the lovers' bond.

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Trivia

'Manu Needhi' (2000) is a Tamil drama film directed by actor-director Thambi Ramaiah, starring Murali and Napolean. The music for the film was composed by Deva, with romantic lyrics crafted by the veteran lyricist Vairamuthu.

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