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Lyrics & meaning

Otha Sada Rosa

From Marudhu · 2016

Lyricist
Yugabharathi
Singers
Saisharan, Pooja AV
Music director
D. Imman
Movie name
Marudhu
Movie release year
2016
Lyrics added on
21 May 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
{Oththa sada rosa
Nenja kizhikkira
Patha mada paayaa
Enna suruttura} (2)
Oyilaathaan udhatta suzhikkira
Puyalaattam sozhatti adikkira
Pattu veraga irundhen naanum
Pasumaiyaaga maara
Pacha molagaa thuvaiyal pola
Usuril kaaram yera
Pattu veraga irundhen naanum
Pasumaiyaaga maara
Pacha molagaa thuvaiyal pola
Usuril kaaram yera
Oththa sada rosa
Nenja kizhikkira
Patha mada paayaa
Enna suruttura
……………………………………..
Yeni illama enna nee
Mela mela yetha
Sorae sellaama nikkiren
Yendi enna paatha
Kevuli saththam kooda
Enakku kavithaiyaaga ketka
Ayira meena onnu
Kazhuga alagu pola thookka
Unna nenacha
Nadaiyila udaiyila nodiyila
Puthusa maaruren
Konji siricha
Veluyila theruvila thimirula
Karagam aaduren…heyyy…
Oththa sada rosa
Nenja kizhikkira
Patha mada paayaa
Enna suruttura…aaa…aaa…
…………………………………..
Oththa sada rosaaa..
Vaigai aaraga unna naan
Kaanjidaama kappen
Kaalam pooraavum enna nee
Kaadhal seiya keppen
Madhurai veeran pola
Una naan kadathi poga vaaren
Nethamum naama pesa
Nelava velaiku vanga poren
Kannumani un
Azhugula arivula thelivula
Adangi poguren
Chellakili un
Viliyila veralila valaivila
Kezhanga veguren…heyy..eh..eh ..ehh
Oththa sada rosa
Nenja kizhikkira
Patha mada paayaa
Enna suruttura
Oyilaathaan udhatta suzhikkira
Puyalaattam sozhatti adikkira
Pattu veraga irundhen naanum
Pasumaiyaaga maara
Pacha molagaa thuvaiyal pola
Usuril kaaram yera
Pattu veraga irundhen naanum
Pasumaiyaaga maara
Pacha molagaa thuvaiyal pola
Usuril kaaram yera
That rose with a single braid,
She tears right through my heart!
Like a smooth Pathamadai mat,
She rolls me up completely!
With such charm, her lips
She curls, and spinning like a whirlwind,
She strikes! I was like dry firewood,
And now I turn fresh and green,
Like spicy green chili chutney,
A fiery heat rises in my soul!
I was like dry firewood,
And now I turn fresh and green,
Like spicy green chili chutney,
A fiery heat rises in my soul!
That rose with a single braid,
She tears right through my heart!
Like a smooth Pathamadai mat,
She rolls me up completely!
...
Without needing any ladder,
You lift me higher and higher.
I stand here unable to eat a bite;
Why did you look at me that way, girl?
Even the chirp of a house lizard
Sounds like sweet poetry to me,
As if a tiny ayirai fish
Could effortlessly lift up an eagle!
Whenever I think of you,
In the way I walk, in the clothes I wear,
In a split second, I become brand new!
When you smile at me with sweet words,
Right out on the open street,
I dance the Karagam folk dance with pride! Hey!
That rose with a single braid,
She tears right through my heart!
Like a smooth Pathamadai mat,
She rolls me up completely!
...
That rose with a single braid...
Like the sacred Vaigai river,
I will protect you from ever running dry.
All my life, all I will ask
Is for you to keep loving me.
Like Madurai Veeran (legendary folk hero),
I am coming to sweep you away!
Just so we can talk every single day,
I am going to buy the moon itself!
My precious darling, before your
Beauty, wisdom, and clear grace,
I completely yield and surrender!
My sweet parrot, in your
Eyes, slender fingers, and soft curves,
I am roasted like a sweet potato! Hey hey hey!
That rose with a single braid,
She tears right through my heart!
Like a smooth Pathamadai mat,
She rolls me up completely!
With such charm, her lips
She curls, and spinning like a whirlwind,
She strikes! I was like dry firewood,
And now I turn fresh and green,
Like spicy green chili chutney,
A fiery heat rises in my soul!
I was like dry firewood,
And now I turn fresh and green,
Like spicy green chili chutney,
A fiery heat rises in my soul!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Oththa Sada Rosa' is an energetic, high-spirited Tamil folk-romantic track from the 2016 film *Marudhu*. Set against a rural Madurai backdrop, the song captures a young man's intense infatuation and intoxicating love for his beloved. Through vivid, earthy imagery—comparing love to green chili chutney, braided hair with roses, woven mats, and local folklore figures—the protagonist expresses how her gaze and charming antics have completely transformed his life, filling him with joy, pride, and romantic madness.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uwamai Ani (Simile)

“Pacha molagaa thuvaiyal pola / Usuril kaaram yera”

Compares the sudden, intense surge of passion in his soul to the fiery kick of green chili chutney.

Uruvagak Ani (Metaphor)

“Pattu veraga irundhen naanum / Pasumaiyaaga maara”

Metaphorically describes himself as dry, lifeless firewood that blossoms back into lush green vegetation upon falling in love.

Iyaipu (Rhyming)

“Azhugula arivula thelivula / Viliyila veralila valaivila”

Uses matching internal and end-rhyme suffixes ('-ula', '-ila') across consecutive descriptive words to create a rhythmic, catchy musical flow.

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

“Pattu veraga irundhen naanum / Pasumaiyaaga maara”

Repetition of the initial 'P' sound ('Pattu', 'Pasumaiyaaga') at the start of consecutive lines.

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Trivia

The song from *Marudhu* (2016) was composed by D. Imman with lyrics penned by Yugabharathi. Known for their signature rural folk collaborations with director Muthiah, Imman and Yugabharathi utilized traditional folk metaphors and southern Tamil Nadu dialects (Madurai slang) to give the track a vibrant, authentic local flavor.

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