Pudhu Rojaa Pole
From Athma Shanthi · 1952
- Lyricist
- T. N. Rajappa
- Singers
- P. Leela, T. A. Mothi
- Music director
- T. R. Pappa
- Details
- Athma Shanthi1952
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Pudhu roja polae | Like a fresh rose |
| Puvi meedhae vaazhvomae | Let us live on this earth |
| Dhinam pudhu roja polae | Every day, like a fresh rose |
| Puvi meedhae vaazhvomae | Let us live on this earth |
| Female | |
| Podhum podhum aasai vaarthai | Enough, enough of these sweet words of desire |
| Ellaam poithaane | They are all lies, aren't they? |
| Podhum podhum aasai vaarthai | Enough, enough of these sweet words of desire |
| Ellaam poithaane maha sathya vaanae | They are all lies, aren't they, Oh great embodiment of truth? |
| Ahaa maha sathya vaanae | Aha, Oh great embodiment of truth! |
| Male | |
| Vaadhadathae vaa jaalam seiyum kalli | Do not argue, come, you enchanting mischievous girl |
| Ila maanae kobam kollathae | Young doe, do not get angry |
| Female :Pudhu rojaa polae | Female: Like a fresh rose |
| Puvi meedhu vaazhvomae | Let us live on this earth |
| Male :Dhinam pudhu roja polae | Male: Every day, like a fresh rose |
| Puvi meedhae vaazhvomae | Let us live on this earth |
| Female | |
| Aanandham idhuvae sugam | This joy itself is bliss |
| Male :Idhu maadharin thani sagasam | Male: This is the unique cleverness of women |
| Female :Aanandham idhuvae sugam | Female: This joy itself is bliss |
| Male :Idhu maadharin thani sagasam | Male: This is the unique cleverness of women |
| Female | |
| Idhae vambhu thaanae | This is just trouble and hassle |
| Male :Ohoo verum kaeli thaanae | Male: Ohoo, it is just harmless playful teasing |
| Female :Idhae vambhu thaanae | Female: This is just trouble and hassle |
| Male :Ohoo verum kaeli thaanae | Male: Ohoo, it is just harmless playful teasing |
| Female | |
| Manam ondru sernthaalae | If our hearts merge into one |
| Podhum naamae | That alone is sufficient for us |
| Male :O oo kaadhal kiliyae | Male: Oh my love parrot |
| Female :Manam ondru sernthaalae | Female: If our hearts merge into one |
| Podhum naamae | That alone is sufficient for us |
| Male :O oo kaadhal kiliyae | Male: Oh my love parrot |
| Female | |
| Pudhu rojaa polae | Like a fresh rose |
| Puvi meedhu vaazhvomae | Let us live on this earth |
| Male :Dhinam pudhu roja polae | Male: Every day, like a fresh rose |
| Puvi meedhae vaazhvomae | Let us live on this earth |
| Male | |
| Mani vandu pol unnai pattri | Like a precious beetle clinging to you |
| Madhu unbadhennaalo | When will I drink your sweetness? |
| Male | |
| Mani vandu pol unnai pattri | Like a precious beetle clinging to you |
| Madhu unbadhennaalo | When will I drink your sweetness? |
| Female | |
| Managkaanum naal vandhaal dhinamum | When the joyous wedding day arrives, every day |
| Manam pol madhu unbomae | We shall drink nectar to our heart's content |
| Female :Thavaradhae | Female: Do not break your promise |
| Male :Maravadhae | Male: Do not forget |
| Both :Piriyadhae | Both: Let us never separate |
பாடியவர்கள் :
டி. ஏ. மோத்தி மற்றும் பி. லீலா
Like a fresh rose
Let us live on this earth
Every day, like a fresh rose
Let us live on this earth
புது ரோஜாப் போலே
புவி மீதே வாழ்வோமே
தினம் புது ரோஜாப் போலே
புவி மீதே வாழ்வோமே
Enough, enough of these sweet words of desire
They are all lies, aren't they?
Enough, enough of these sweet words of desire
They are all lies, aren't they, Oh great embodiment of truth?
Aha, Oh great embodiment of truth!
போதும் போதும் ஆசை வார்த்தை
எல்லாம் பொய்தானே
போதும் போதும் ஆசை வார்த்தை
எல்லாம் பொய்தானே மகா சத்யவானே
ஆஹா மகா சத்யவானே.....
Do not argue, come, you enchanting mischievous girl
Young doe, do not get angry
Female: Like a fresh rose
Let us live on this earth
Male: Every day, like a fresh rose
Let us live on this earth
வாதாடாதே வா ஜாலம் செய்யும் கள்ளி
இள மானே கோபம் கொள்ளாதே
புது ரோஜாப் போலே
புவி மீதே வாழ்வோமே...
தினம் புது ரோஜாப் போலே
புவி மீதே வாழ்வோமே
This joy itself is bliss
Male: This is the unique cleverness of women
Female: This joy itself is bliss
Male: This is the unique cleverness of women
ஆனந்தம் இதுவே சுகம்
இது மாதரின் தனி சாகசம்
ஆனந்தம் இதுவே சுகம்
இது மாதரின் தனி சாகசம்
This is just trouble and hassle
Male: Ohoo, it is just harmless playful teasing
Female: This is just trouble and hassle
Male: Ohoo, it is just harmless playful teasing
இதே வம்புதானே
ஓஹோ வெறும் கேலிதானே...
இதே வம்புதானே
ஓஹோ வெறும் கேலிதானே
If our hearts merge into one
That alone is sufficient for us
Male: Oh my love parrot
Female: If our hearts merge into one
That alone is sufficient for us
Male: Oh my love parrot
மனம் ஒன்று சேர்ந்தாலே போதும் நாமே
ஓஓஓ...காதல் கிளியே
மனம் ஒன்று சேர்ந்தாலே போதும் நாமே
ஓஓஓ...காதல் கிளியே
Like a fresh rose
Let us live on this earth
Male: Every day, like a fresh rose
Let us live on this earth
புது ரோஜாப் போலே
புவி மீதே வாழ்வோமே...
தினம் புது ரோஜாப் போலே
புவி மீதே வாழ்வோமே
Like a precious beetle clinging to you
When will I drink your sweetness?
மணி வண்டு போல் உன்னை பற்றி
மது உண்பதெந்நாளோ
Like a precious beetle clinging to you
When will I drink your sweetness?
மணி வண்டு போல் உன்னை பற்றி
மது உண்பதெந்நாளோ
When the joyous wedding day arrives, every day
We shall drink nectar to our heart's content
Female: Do not break your promise
Male: Do not forget
Both: Let us never separate
மணங் காணும் நாள் வந்தால் தினமும்
மனம் போல் மது உண்போமே
தவறாதே.....
மறவாதே...
இருவர் :
பிரியாதே....
புது ரோஜாப் போலே
புவி மீதே வாழ்வோமே...
தினம் புது ரோஜாப் போலே
புவி மீதே வாழ்வோமே......
Pudhu roja polae
Like a fresh rose
Puvi meedhae vaazhvomae
Let us live on this earth
Dhinam pudhu roja polae
Every day, like a fresh rose
Puvi meedhae vaazhvomae
Let us live on this earth
Podhum podhum aasai vaarthai
Enough, enough of these sweet words of desire
Ellaam poithaane
They are all lies, aren't they?
Podhum podhum aasai vaarthai
Enough, enough of these sweet words of desire
Ellaam poithaane maha sathya vaanae
They are all lies, aren't they, Oh great embodiment of truth?
Ahaa maha sathya vaanae
Aha, Oh great embodiment of truth!
Vaadhadathae vaa jaalam seiyum kalli
Do not argue, come, you enchanting mischievous girl
Ila maanae kobam kollathae
Young doe, do not get angry
Female :Pudhu rojaa polae
Female: Like a fresh rose
Puvi meedhu vaazhvomae
Let us live on this earth
Male :Dhinam pudhu roja polae
Male: Every day, like a fresh rose
Puvi meedhae vaazhvomae
Let us live on this earth
Aanandham idhuvae sugam
This joy itself is bliss
Male :Idhu maadharin thani sagasam
Male: This is the unique cleverness of women
Female :Aanandham idhuvae sugam
Female: This joy itself is bliss
Male :Idhu maadharin thani sagasam
Male: This is the unique cleverness of women
Idhae vambhu thaanae
This is just trouble and hassle
Male :Ohoo verum kaeli thaanae
Male: Ohoo, it is just harmless playful teasing
Female :Idhae vambhu thaanae
Female: This is just trouble and hassle
Male :Ohoo verum kaeli thaanae
Male: Ohoo, it is just harmless playful teasing
Manam ondru sernthaalae
If our hearts merge into one
Podhum naamae
That alone is sufficient for us
Male :O oo kaadhal kiliyae
Male: Oh my love parrot
Female :Manam ondru sernthaalae
Female: If our hearts merge into one
Podhum naamae
That alone is sufficient for us
Male :O oo kaadhal kiliyae
Male: Oh my love parrot
Pudhu rojaa polae
Like a fresh rose
Puvi meedhu vaazhvomae
Let us live on this earth
Male :Dhinam pudhu roja polae
Male: Every day, like a fresh rose
Puvi meedhae vaazhvomae
Let us live on this earth
Mani vandu pol unnai pattri
Like a precious beetle clinging to you
Madhu unbadhennaalo
When will I drink your sweetness?
Mani vandu pol unnai pattri
Like a precious beetle clinging to you
Madhu unbadhennaalo
When will I drink your sweetness?
Managkaanum naal vandhaal dhinamum
When the joyous wedding day arrives, every day
Manam pol madhu unbomae
We shall drink nectar to our heart's content
Female :Thavaradhae
Female: Do not break your promise
Male :Maravadhae
Male: Do not forget
Both :Piriyadhae
Both: Let us never separate
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This classic duet is a romantic back-and-forth between two lovers who express their affection through playful teasing, metaphors of nature, and eager anticipation of their union. The female lead playfully questions the male lead's sincerity, while he reassures her with endearing terms and comparisons to roses and songbirds. Together, they envision a joyous future as husband and wife, promising never to forget or separate from one another.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamai (Simile)
“Pudhu roja polae”
Compares the vibrant and joyful life of the lovers to a fresh rose blooming on earth.
Uvamai (Simile) & Imagery
“Mani vandu pol unnai pattri”
Uses the image of a honeybee (vandu) clinging to a flower to symbolise romantic devotion and closeness.
Iyaibu (Rhyming Couplet/End Rhyme)
“Thavaradhae / Maravadhae / Piriyadhae”
Matching end-rhymes (Thavaradhae, Maravadhae, Piriyadhae) create a rhythmic, catchy conclusion to the song.
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Trivia
Athma Shanthi (1952) was produced simultaneously in Tamil and Kannada, starring popular actors of the era such as T. R. Ramachandran and P. K. Saraswathi. The song highlights the poetic style of lyricist T. N. Rajappa.
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