Oru Rosa
From Jeeva · 2014
- Lyricist
- Madhan Karky
- Singers
- Anthony Daasan, A. V. Pooja
- Music director
- D. Imman
- Details
- Jeeva2014
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Aaaa…aaaaa.. | Aaaa…aaaaa.. |
| Aaa….aaa….aaaa….aaaa…… | Aaa….aaa….aaaa….aaaa…… |
| Male | |
| Oru rosa… unna loose-ah | A rose... made a crazy fool... |
| Aakki ponaalae… ava lesaa | out of you, and walked away so easily... |
| Chorus | |
| Aaaa…aaaa….aaaa…. | Aaaa…aaaa….aaaa…. |
| Aaaa…aaaa….aaaa…. | Aaaa…aaaa….aaaa…. |
| Male | |
| Oru rosa… unna loose-ah | A rose... made a crazy fool... |
| Aakki ponaalae… ava lesaa | out of you, and walked away so easily... |
| Oru rosa… unna dhoosaa | A rose... blew you away like dust... |
| Oodhi ponaalae… alagesaa | and walked away effortlessly, oh handsome one... |
| Male | |
| Laandhar vilakku kullaaraa | Trapped inside a lantern lamp, |
| Maatti mulikkum eesaluthaan | a winged termite blinks in helplessness... |
| Kaadhal neruppil vilundhaalae | Once you fall into the fire of love, |
| Manasu mulukka theesaludhaan | the entire heart is left with severe burn marks. |
| Oru usuru inga | Here, a single soul... |
| Aadudhu oosaluthaan | swings precariously like a pendulum. |
| Male | |
| Oru rosa… unna loose-ah | A rose... made a crazy fool... |
| Aakki ponaalae… ava lesaa | out of you, and walked away so easily... |
| Oru rosa… unna dhoosaa | A rose... blew you away like dust... |
| Oodhi ponaalae… alagesaa | and walked away effortlessly, oh handsome one... |
| Chorus | |
| Aaaa…aaaa….aaaa…. | Aaaa…aaaa….aaaa…. |
| Male | |
| Califlower-um vaasana thookkum | Even a cauliflower smells fragrant, |
| Kaadhal kirukku munnaadi | when love's madness takes over at first... |
| Kaali idhayam azhugaiya thaekkum | An empty heart stores up pools of tears, |
| Kaadhal kirukku pinnaadi | after love's madness fades away. |
| Male | |
| Osara osara | Higher and higher, |
| Unna koottitu poi | taking you up to great heights, |
| Parakka palakki vidum munnaadi | it teaches you how to fly at first... |
| Asara asara | Crashing you down lower, |
| Unna pottu adichi | beating you up mercilessly, |
| Sarakka palakkumae pinnaadi | it teaches you to drink alcohol in the end. |
| Nee tharayila vilugira kannaadi | You are like glass falling onto the ground and shattering... |
| Male | |
| Oru rosa… unna loose-ah | A rose... made a crazy fool... |
| Aakki ponaalae… ava lesaa | out of you, and walked away so easily... |
| Male | |
| Chalkku piece-a | A piece of chalk, |
| Chocolatetaattam | like a sweet chocolate, |
| Chappi kedandhaan annaikku | he sucked on and cherished back in those days... |
| Tape illaa casetta pottu | Playing a cassette without any magnetic tape inside, |
| Paattu kettan innaikku | he listens to silent music today. |
| Male | |
| Maraththil maraththil | On the bark of trees, |
| Avan compassa keeri | carving away with his compass, |
| Idhayam varanji vachaan annaikki | he drew heart symbols back in those days... |
| Idiyil idiyil | Struck by thunderbolts, |
| Andha poomaram pooraa | that entire flowering tree... |
| Karugi pochudaa innaikku | has charred down to ashes today. |
| Ada kadasiyil vandhaan thannikki | Ah, in the end, he turned to liquor... |
| Male | |
| Oru rosa… unna loose-ah | A rose... made a crazy fool... |
| Aakki ponaalae… ava lesaa | out of you, and walked away so easily... |
| Oru rosa… unna dhoosaa | A rose... blew you away like dust... |
| Oodhi ponaalae… alagesaa | and walked away effortlessly, oh handsome one... |
| Oru rosaaa…. | A rose... |
| Female :Aaa…haaa…aaa…. | Female vocalizing: Aaa…haaa…aaa…. |
ஆஆ ஆஆ ஆஆ
ஆஆ ஆஆ ஆஆ
Aaaa…aaaaa..
Aaa….aaa….aaaa….aaaa……
ஒரு ரோசா உன்ன
லூசா ஆக்கி போனாலே
அவ லேசா
A rose... made a crazy fool...
out of you, and walked away so easily...
ஆஆ ஆஆ ஆஆ
ஆஆ ஆஆ ஆஆ
Aaaa…aaaa….aaaa….
Aaaa…aaaa….aaaa….
ஒரு ரோசா உன்ன
லூசா ஆக்கி போனாலே
அவ லேசா ஒரு ரோசா
உன்ன தூசா ஊதி
போனாலே அழகேசா
A rose... made a crazy fool...
out of you, and walked away so easily...
A rose... blew you away like dust...
and walked away effortlessly, oh handsome one...
லாந்தர் விளக்கு
குள்ளார மாட்டி முழிக்கும்
ஈசலுதான் காதல் நெருப்பில்
விழுந்தாலே மனசு முழுக்க
தீசலுதான் ஒரு உசுரு இங்க
ஆடுது ஊசலுதான்
Trapped inside a lantern lamp,
a winged termite blinks in helplessness...
Once you fall into the fire of love,
the entire heart is left with severe burn marks.
Here, a single soul...
swings precariously like a pendulum.
ஒரு ரோசா உன்ன
லூசா ஆக்கி போனாலே
அவ லேசா ஒரு ரோசா
உன்ன தூசா ஊதி
போனாலே அழகேசா
A rose... made a crazy fool...
out of you, and walked away so easily...
A rose... blew you away like dust...
and walked away effortlessly, oh handsome one...
ஆஆ ஆஆ ஆஆ
Aaaa…aaaa….aaaa….
காலிஃப்ளவரும் வாசன
தூக்கும் காதல் கிறுக்கு முன்னாடி
காலி இதயம் அழுகைய தீக்கும்
காதல் கிறுக்கு பின்னாடி
Even a cauliflower smells fragrant,
when love's madness takes over at first...
An empty heart stores up pools of tears,
after love's madness fades away.
ஒசர ஒசர உன்ன
கூட்டிடு போய் பறக்க பழக்கி
விடும் முன்னாடி அசர அசர
உன்ன போட்டு அடிச்சி
சரக்க பழக்குமே பின்னாடி
நீ தரையில விழுகிற கண்ணாடி
Higher and higher,
taking you up to great heights,
it teaches you how to fly at first...
Crashing you down lower,
beating you up mercilessly,
it teaches you to drink alcohol in the end.
You are like glass falling onto the ground and shattering...
ஒரு ரோசா உன்ன
லூசா ஆக்கி போனாலே
அவ லேசா
A rose... made a crazy fool...
out of you, and walked away so easily...
சாக் பீஸ்ஸ
சாக்லேட்டாட்டம் சப்பி
கெடந்தான் அன்னைக்கு
டேப் இல்லா கேசட்ட
போட்டு பாட்டு கேட்டான்
இன்னைக்கு
A piece of chalk,
like a sweet chocolate,
he sucked on and cherished back in those days...
Playing a cassette without any magnetic tape inside,
he listens to silent music today.
மரத்தில் மரத்தில்
அவன் காம்பஸ கீறி இதயம்
வரைஞ்சி வச்சான் அன்னைக்கி
இடியில் இடியில் அந்த பூ மரம்
பூரா கருகி போச்சுடா இன்னைக்கு
அட கடைசியில் வந்தான் தண்ணிக்கி
On the bark of trees,
carving away with his compass,
he drew heart symbols back in those days...
Struck by thunderbolts,
that entire flowering tree...
has charred down to ashes today.
Ah, in the end, he turned to liquor...
ஒரு ரோசா உன்ன
லூசா ஆக்கி போனாலே
அவ லேசா ஒரு ரோசா
உன்ன தூசா ஊதி
போனாலே அழகேசா
ஒரு ரோசா
A rose... made a crazy fool...
out of you, and walked away so easily...
A rose... blew you away like dust...
and walked away effortlessly, oh handsome one...
A rose...
Female vocalizing: Aaa…haaa…aaa….
ஆஆ ஹா ஆஆ
Aaaa…aaaaa..
Aaaa…aaaaa..
Aaa….aaa….aaaa….aaaa……
Aaa….aaa….aaaa….aaaa……
Oru rosa… unna loose-ah
A rose... made a crazy fool...
Aakki ponaalae… ava lesaa
out of you, and walked away so easily...
Aaaa…aaaa….aaaa….
Aaaa…aaaa….aaaa….
Aaaa…aaaa….aaaa….
Aaaa…aaaa….aaaa….
Oru rosa… unna loose-ah
A rose... made a crazy fool...
Aakki ponaalae… ava lesaa
out of you, and walked away so easily...
Oru rosa… unna dhoosaa
A rose... blew you away like dust...
Oodhi ponaalae… alagesaa
and walked away effortlessly, oh handsome one...
Laandhar vilakku kullaaraa
Trapped inside a lantern lamp,
Maatti mulikkum eesaluthaan
a winged termite blinks in helplessness...
Kaadhal neruppil vilundhaalae
Once you fall into the fire of love,
Manasu mulukka theesaludhaan
the entire heart is left with severe burn marks.
Oru usuru inga
Here, a single soul...
Aadudhu oosaluthaan
swings precariously like a pendulum.
Oru rosa… unna loose-ah
A rose... made a crazy fool...
Aakki ponaalae… ava lesaa
out of you, and walked away so easily...
Oru rosa… unna dhoosaa
A rose... blew you away like dust...
Oodhi ponaalae… alagesaa
and walked away effortlessly, oh handsome one...
Aaaa…aaaa….aaaa….
Aaaa…aaaa….aaaa….
Califlower-um vaasana thookkum
Even a cauliflower smells fragrant,
Kaadhal kirukku munnaadi
when love's madness takes over at first...
Kaali idhayam azhugaiya thaekkum
An empty heart stores up pools of tears,
Kaadhal kirukku pinnaadi
after love's madness fades away.
Osara osara
Higher and higher,
Unna koottitu poi
taking you up to great heights,
Parakka palakki vidum munnaadi
it teaches you how to fly at first...
Asara asara
Crashing you down lower,
Unna pottu adichi
beating you up mercilessly,
Sarakka palakkumae pinnaadi
it teaches you to drink alcohol in the end.
Nee tharayila vilugira kannaadi
You are like glass falling onto the ground and shattering...
Oru rosa… unna loose-ah
A rose... made a crazy fool...
Aakki ponaalae… ava lesaa
out of you, and walked away so easily...
Chalkku piece-a
A piece of chalk,
Chocolatetaattam
like a sweet chocolate,
Chappi kedandhaan annaikku
he sucked on and cherished back in those days...
Tape illaa casetta pottu
Playing a cassette without any magnetic tape inside,
Paattu kettan innaikku
he listens to silent music today.
Maraththil maraththil
On the bark of trees,
Avan compassa keeri
carving away with his compass,
Idhayam varanji vachaan annaikki
he drew heart symbols back in those days...
Idiyil idiyil
Struck by thunderbolts,
Andha poomaram pooraa
that entire flowering tree...
Karugi pochudaa innaikku
has charred down to ashes today.
Ada kadasiyil vandhaan thannikki
Ah, in the end, he turned to liquor...
Oru rosa… unna loose-ah
A rose... made a crazy fool...
Aakki ponaalae… ava lesaa
out of you, and walked away so easily...
Oru rosa… unna dhoosaa
A rose... blew you away like dust...
Oodhi ponaalae… alagesaa
and walked away effortlessly, oh handsome one...
Oru rosaaa….
A rose...
Female :Aaa…haaa…aaa….
Female vocalizing: Aaa…haaa…aaa….
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Oru Rosa' from the movie 'Jeeva' is a quirky yet heartbreaking lament about the pain of romantic heartbreak. It portrays the sharp contrast between the euphoria of falling in love and the devastating reality after a breakup. Using conversational slang and vivid everyday imagery, the song describes how love initially elevates a person—making even ordinary things like a cauliflower seem wonderful—only to leave them broken, confused, and turn them toward destructive habits like alcohol.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Kaadhal kirukku munnaadi / Kaadhal kirukku pinnaadi”
The words 'munnaadi' (before) and 'pinnaadi' (after) create an end-rhyme scheme emphasizing the stark contrast before and after love.
Metaphor
“Laandhar vilakku kullaaraa maatti mulikkum eesaluthaan”
Compares a trapped lover to a winged moth/termite trapped inside a lantern lamp, symbolizing helplessness in love.
Hyperbole & Irony
“Califlower-um vaasana thookkum kaadhal kirukku munnaadi”
Exaggerates the blinding effect of romance by humorously claiming that love can make even a cauliflower smell fragrant.
Simile
“Nee tharayila vilugira kannaadi”
Directly compares the heartbroken protagonist to a sheet of glass falling on the floor and shattering.
Did you know?
Trivia
The song 'Oru Rosa' from 'Jeeva' (2014) was composed by D. Imman with lyrics by Madhan Karky. Sung by folk artist Anthony Daasan along with Pooja Vaidyanath, the track stands out for its blend of rustic folk vocals with modern, eccentric, and contemporary Tamil slang written by Karky.
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