Oru Roja Thottam
From Manu Needhi · 2000
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- Unnikrishnan, Chithra
- Music director
- Deva
- Details
- Manu Needhi2000
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Oru roja thottam | A rose garden |
| Puththu kulunguthae | Is blooming and swaying in joy |
| Nee vantha thaala | Because you arrived |
| En ullangaiyilae ulagam vandhadhae | The entire world came into my palm |
| Unnai kandathaala | Because I laid eyes on you |
| Chorus | |
| ……………………………. | |
| Female | |
| Oru roja thottam | A rose garden |
| Puththu kulunguthae | Is blooming and swaying in joy |
| Nee vantha thaala | Because you arrived |
| En ullangaiyilae ulagam vandhadhae | The entire world came into my palm |
| Unnai kandathaala | Because I laid eyes on you |
| Male | |
| Oru vaana villai | A vibrant rainbow |
| Boomiyil kanden | I witnessed here on earth |
| Nee vantha thaala | Because you arrived |
| Naan kaatril yeriyae | Riding upon the breeze |
| Nadanthu pogiren | I walk effortlessly |
| Unnai kandathaala | Because I laid eyes on you |
| Female | |
| Ada saamathil sooriyan | Ah, the sun at midnight |
| Jannalai thattuthae | Is knocking at the window |
| Kai korththa thaala | Because we held hands |
| Female | |
| Oru roja thottam | A rose garden |
| Puththu kulunguthae | Is blooming and swaying in joy |
| Nee vantha thaala | Because you arrived |
| En ullangaiyilae ulagam vandhadhae | The entire world came into my palm |
| Unnai kandathaala | Because I laid eyes on you |
| Chorus | |
| ………………………….. | |
| Female | |
| Manu potta kan sugama | Is the eye that submitted a plea doing well? |
| Un manasukkul naan sugama | Am I dwelling happily inside your heart? |
| En maarbodu thalai saikkum | Leaning your head upon my chest, |
| Maamavae sugama sugama | My beloved uncle, are you doing well, doing well? |
| Chorus :Sugama sugama | Chorus: Is it well, is it well? |
| Sugama sugama | Is it well, is it well? |
| Male | |
| Thaenoorum idhazh sugama | Are your honey-dripping lips doing well? |
| Naan theendadha idam sugama | Are the places untouched by me doing well? |
| Nee enakaaga neikindra | The bashfulness that you weave |
| Vetkangal sugama sugama | Exclusively for me, is it doing well, doing well? |
| Female | |
| Naan kadicha nadu iravil | In the dead of night, where I bit, |
| Naga kannum sugam thaanae | Even the tender nail bed brings pure bliss, right? |
| Male :Idaiveligal kurainthuvitaal | Male: When distances shrink between us, |
| Imsaigalum sugam thaanae | Even sweet torments turn into bliss, right? |
| Female | |
| Ini unnodu naan irukkum | From now on, every moment I spend with you |
| Nodiellaam pon irukkum | Will shine like pure gold |
| Male :Nee illaamal naan nadakka | Male: If I walk along without you, |
| Vazhiyengum mul irukkum | Thorns will spread across the entire path |
| Ada venilla verkuthae | Ah, even the cool moon is sweating! |
| Punnagai pookuthae | Smiles are blooming into flowers |
| Nammai kandathaala | Because they caught sight of us |
| Female | |
| Oru roja thottam | A rose garden |
| Puththu kulunguthae | Is blooming and swaying in joy |
| Nee vantha thaala | Because you arrived |
| En ullangaiyilae ulagam vandhadhae | The entire world came into my palm |
| Unnai kandathaala | Because I laid eyes on you |
| Chorus | |
| ………………………….. | |
| Male | |
| Alai paayum kuzhal sugama | Is your wavy, flowing hair doing well? |
| Un azhagaana sevi sugama | Is your beautiful ear doing well? |
| Un kazhuthoram kavi paadum | Singing poetry right beside your neck, |
| Siru machcham sugama sugama | Is that little mole doing well, doing well? |
| Chorus :Sugama sugama | Chorus: Is it well, is it well? |
| Sugama sugama | Is it well, is it well? |
| Female | |
| Malai thookkum balam sugama | Is the strength capable of lifting mountains doing well? |
| En madi saayum thalai sugama | Is the head resting on my lap doing well? |
| Naan thaduthaalum ketkaadha | Refusing to yield even when I object, |
| Pidivaatham sugama sugama | Is that playful stubbornness doing well, doing well? |
| Male | |
| Ennoda aayulellaam | My entire lifespan |
| Koodudhadi unnalae | Is extending, my dear, because of you |
| Female :Unnodu vaazhvadhilae | Female: In living together with you, |
| Maranam illai pinnalae | There is no death for me ever after |
| Male | |
| Naan poovaalae udai thaithu | I stitched a dress out of blossoms |
| Poongaatril anupirunthen | And sent it across in the gentle breeze |
| Female :Nee poochoodum koondhalilae | Female: In your flower-adorned tresses, |
| Unai choodi kaathirunthen | I adorned you within me and waited |
| Ada ennai nee unnai naan | Ah, what you do to me and what I do to you, |
| Ennamo seigirom | Something magical is happening |
| Kaadhal vendrathaala… | Because love has triumphed... |
| Female | |
| Oru roja thottam | A rose garden |
| Puththu kulunguthae | Is blooming and swaying in joy |
| Nee vantha thaala | Because you arrived |
| En ullangaiyilae ulagam vandhadhae | The entire world came into my palm |
| Unnai kandathaala | Because I laid eyes on you |
| Male | |
| Oru vaana villai | A vibrant rainbow |
| Boomiyil kanden | I witnessed here on earth |
| Nee vantha thaala | Because you arrived |
| Naan kaatril yeriyae | Riding upon the breeze |
| Nadanthu pogiren | I walk effortlessly |
| Unnai kandathaala | Because I laid eyes on you |
| Female | |
| Ada saamathil sooriyan | Ah, the sun at midnight |
| Jannalai thattuthae | Is knocking at the window |
| Kai korththa thaala | Because we held hands |
ஒரு ரோஜா தோட்டம்
பூத்து குலுங்குதே நீ வந்ததாலா
என் உள்ளங்கையிலே
உலகம் வந்ததே
உன்னை கண்டதாலா
A rose garden
Is blooming and swaying in joy
Because you arrived
The entire world came into my palm
Because I laid eyes on you
.................................................
ஒரு ரோஜா தோட்டம்
பூத்து குலுங்குதே நீ வந்ததாலா
என் உள்ளங்கையிலே
உலகம் வந்ததே
உன்னை கண்டதாலா
A rose garden
Is blooming and swaying in joy
Because you arrived
The entire world came into my palm
Because I laid eyes on you
ஒரு வானவில்லை
பூமியில் கண்டேன்
நீ வந்ததாலா
நான் காற்றில் ஏறியே
நடந்து போகிறேன்
உன்னை கண்டதாலா
A vibrant rainbow
I witnessed here on earth
Because you arrived
Riding upon the breeze
I walk effortlessly
Because I laid eyes on you
அட சாமத்தில் சூரியன்
ஜன்னலை தட்டுதே
கை கோர்த்ததாலா
Ah, the sun at midnight
Is knocking at the window
Because we held hands
ஒரு ரோஜா தோட்டம்
பூத்து குலுங்குதே நீ வந்ததாலா
என் உள்ளங்கையிலே
உலகம் வந்ததே
உன்னை கண்டதாலா
A rose garden
Is blooming and swaying in joy
Because you arrived
The entire world came into my palm
Because I laid eyes on you
.......................................................
மனு போட்ட கண் சுகமா
உன் மனசுக்குள் நான் சுகமா
என் மார்போடு தலை சாய்க்கும்
மாமாவே சுகமா சுகமா
குழு :
சுகமா சுகமா
சுகமா சுகமா
Is the eye that submitted a plea doing well?
Am I dwelling happily inside your heart?
Leaning your head upon my chest,
My beloved uncle, are you doing well, doing well?
Chorus: Is it well, is it well?
Is it well, is it well?
தேனூறும் இதழ் சுகமா
நான் தீண்டாதா இடம் சுகமா
நீ எனக்காக நெய்கின்ற வெட்கங்கள்
சுகமா சுகமா
Are your honey-dripping lips doing well?
Are the places untouched by me doing well?
The bashfulness that you weave
Exclusively for me, is it doing well, doing well?
நான் கடிச்ச நடு விரலில்
நக கண்ணும் சுகம் தானே
இடைவெளிகள் குறைந்து விட்டால்
இம்சைகளும் சுகம் தானே
In the dead of night, where I bit,
Even the tender nail bed brings pure bliss, right?
Male: When distances shrink between us,
Even sweet torments turn into bliss, right?
இனி உன்னோடு நான் இருக்கும்
நொடிஎல்லாம் பொன் இருக்கும்
நீ இல்லாமல் நான் நடக்க
வழியெல்லாம் முள் இருக்கும்
அட வெண்ணிலா வேர்குதே
புன்னகை பூக்குதே நம்மை கண்டதாலா
From now on, every moment I spend with you
Will shine like pure gold
Male: If I walk along without you,
Thorns will spread across the entire path
Ah, even the cool moon is sweating!
Smiles are blooming into flowers
Because they caught sight of us
ஒரு ரோஜா தோட்டம்
பூத்து குலுங்குதே நீ வந்ததாலா
என் உள்ளங்கையிலே
உலகம் வந்ததே
உன்னை கண்டதாலா
A rose garden
Is blooming and swaying in joy
Because you arrived
The entire world came into my palm
Because I laid eyes on you
..........................................................
அலை பாயும் குழல் சுகமா
உன் அழகானா செவி சுகமா
உன் கழுத்தோரம் கவி பாடும்
சிறு மச்சம் சுகமா சுகமா
குழு :
சுகமா சுகமா
சுகமா சுகமா
Is your wavy, flowing hair doing well?
Is your beautiful ear doing well?
Singing poetry right beside your neck,
Is that little mole doing well, doing well?
Chorus: Is it well, is it well?
Is it well, is it well?
மலை தூக்கும் பலம் சுகமா
என் மடி சாயும் தலை சுகமா
நான் தடுத்தாலும் கேக்காத
பிடிவாதம் சுகமா சுகமா
Is the strength capable of lifting mountains doing well?
Is the head resting on my lap doing well?
Refusing to yield even when I object,
Is that playful stubbornness doing well, doing well?
என்னோட ஆயுள்எல்லாம்
கூடுதடி உன்னால
உன்னோடு வாழ்வதிலே
மரணம் இல்லை பின்னாலே
My entire lifespan
Is extending, my dear, because of you
Female: In living together with you,
There is no death for me ever after
நான் பூவாலே உடை தைத்து
பூங்காற்றில் அனுப்பிருந்தேன்
நீ பூச்சூடும் கூந்தலிலே
உனை சூடி காத்திருந்தேன்
அட என்னை நீ உன்னை நான்
என்னமோ செய்றோம்
காதல் வென்றதாலா
I stitched a dress out of blossoms
And sent it across in the gentle breeze
Female: In your flower-adorned tresses,
I adorned you within me and waited
Ah, what you do to me and what I do to you,
Something magical is happening
Because love has triumphed...
ஒரு ரோஜா தோட்டம்
பூத்து குலுங்குதே நீ வந்ததாலா
என் உள்ளங்கையிலே
உலகம் வந்ததே
உன்னை கண்டதாலா
A rose garden
Is blooming and swaying in joy
Because you arrived
The entire world came into my palm
Because I laid eyes on you
ஒரு வானவில்லை
பூமியில் கண்டேன்
நீ வந்ததாலா
நான் காற்றில் ஏறியே
நடந்து போகிறேன்
உன்னை கண்டதாலா
A vibrant rainbow
I witnessed here on earth
Because you arrived
Riding upon the breeze
I walk effortlessly
Because I laid eyes on you
அட சாமத்தில் சூரியன்
ஜன்னலை தட்டுதே
கை கோர்த்ததாலா
Ah, the sun at midnight
Is knocking at the window
Because we held hands
Oru roja thottam
A rose garden
Puththu kulunguthae
Is blooming and swaying in joy
Nee vantha thaala
Because you arrived
En ullangaiyilae ulagam vandhadhae
The entire world came into my palm
Unnai kandathaala
Because I laid eyes on you
…………………………….
Oru roja thottam
A rose garden
Puththu kulunguthae
Is blooming and swaying in joy
Nee vantha thaala
Because you arrived
En ullangaiyilae ulagam vandhadhae
The entire world came into my palm
Unnai kandathaala
Because I laid eyes on you
Oru vaana villai
A vibrant rainbow
Boomiyil kanden
I witnessed here on earth
Nee vantha thaala
Because you arrived
Naan kaatril yeriyae
Riding upon the breeze
Nadanthu pogiren
I walk effortlessly
Unnai kandathaala
Because I laid eyes on you
Ada saamathil sooriyan
Ah, the sun at midnight
Jannalai thattuthae
Is knocking at the window
Kai korththa thaala
Because we held hands
Oru roja thottam
A rose garden
Puththu kulunguthae
Is blooming and swaying in joy
Nee vantha thaala
Because you arrived
En ullangaiyilae ulagam vandhadhae
The entire world came into my palm
Unnai kandathaala
Because I laid eyes on you
…………………………..
Manu potta kan sugama
Is the eye that submitted a plea doing well?
Un manasukkul naan sugama
Am I dwelling happily inside your heart?
En maarbodu thalai saikkum
Leaning your head upon my chest,
Maamavae sugama sugama
My beloved uncle, are you doing well, doing well?
Chorus :Sugama sugama
Chorus: Is it well, is it well?
Sugama sugama
Is it well, is it well?
Thaenoorum idhazh sugama
Are your honey-dripping lips doing well?
Naan theendadha idam sugama
Are the places untouched by me doing well?
Nee enakaaga neikindra
The bashfulness that you weave
Vetkangal sugama sugama
Exclusively for me, is it doing well, doing well?
Naan kadicha nadu iravil
In the dead of night, where I bit,
Naga kannum sugam thaanae
Even the tender nail bed brings pure bliss, right?
Male :Idaiveligal kurainthuvitaal
Male: When distances shrink between us,
Imsaigalum sugam thaanae
Even sweet torments turn into bliss, right?
Ini unnodu naan irukkum
From now on, every moment I spend with you
Nodiellaam pon irukkum
Will shine like pure gold
Male :Nee illaamal naan nadakka
Male: If I walk along without you,
Vazhiyengum mul irukkum
Thorns will spread across the entire path
Ada venilla verkuthae
Ah, even the cool moon is sweating!
Punnagai pookuthae
Smiles are blooming into flowers
Nammai kandathaala
Because they caught sight of us
Oru roja thottam
A rose garden
Puththu kulunguthae
Is blooming and swaying in joy
Nee vantha thaala
Because you arrived
En ullangaiyilae ulagam vandhadhae
The entire world came into my palm
Unnai kandathaala
Because I laid eyes on you
…………………………..
Alai paayum kuzhal sugama
Is your wavy, flowing hair doing well?
Un azhagaana sevi sugama
Is your beautiful ear doing well?
Un kazhuthoram kavi paadum
Singing poetry right beside your neck,
Siru machcham sugama sugama
Is that little mole doing well, doing well?
Chorus :Sugama sugama
Chorus: Is it well, is it well?
Sugama sugama
Is it well, is it well?
Malai thookkum balam sugama
Is the strength capable of lifting mountains doing well?
En madi saayum thalai sugama
Is the head resting on my lap doing well?
Naan thaduthaalum ketkaadha
Refusing to yield even when I object,
Pidivaatham sugama sugama
Is that playful stubbornness doing well, doing well?
Ennoda aayulellaam
My entire lifespan
Koodudhadi unnalae
Is extending, my dear, because of you
Female :Unnodu vaazhvadhilae
Female: In living together with you,
Maranam illai pinnalae
There is no death for me ever after
Naan poovaalae udai thaithu
I stitched a dress out of blossoms
Poongaatril anupirunthen
And sent it across in the gentle breeze
Female :Nee poochoodum koondhalilae
Female: In your flower-adorned tresses,
Unai choodi kaathirunthen
I adorned you within me and waited
Ada ennai nee unnai naan
Ah, what you do to me and what I do to you,
Ennamo seigirom
Something magical is happening
Kaadhal vendrathaala…
Because love has triumphed...
Oru roja thottam
A rose garden
Puththu kulunguthae
Is blooming and swaying in joy
Nee vantha thaala
Because you arrived
En ullangaiyilae ulagam vandhadhae
The entire world came into my palm
Unnai kandathaala
Because I laid eyes on you
Oru vaana villai
A vibrant rainbow
Boomiyil kanden
I witnessed here on earth
Nee vantha thaala
Because you arrived
Naan kaatril yeriyae
Riding upon the breeze
Nadanthu pogiren
I walk effortlessly
Unnai kandathaala
Because I laid eyes on you
Ada saamathil sooriyan
Ah, the sun at midnight
Jannalai thattuthae
Is knocking at the window
Kai korththa thaala
Because we held hands
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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