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Lyrics & meaning

Roja Kadale

From Anegan · 2015

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Shankar Mahadevan, Sunidhi Chauhan, Chinmayi
Music director
Harris Jayaraj
Movie name
Anegan
Movie release year
2015
Lyrics added on
20 Dec 2016

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Roja Kadalae
En rajaa magalae
En aasai kaniyae
Vaa thaniyae
Poochedi en mel
Kaatradithalum
Un nenjil thaikkumo aani
Vaa vaa alaikadal siruthuli
Vaa vaa pennae
Vaa vaa erimalai siru pori
Vaa vaa
Vaa vaa alaikadal siruthuli
Vaa vaa kannaa
Vaa vaa erimalai siru pori
Vaa vaa
Ulikondu eidhaalum
Oli endrum theyaadhu
Adhu pol nam kadhal maanae
Roja Kadalae
En rajaa magalae
En aasai kaniyae
Vaa thaniyae
Kadhal thunaiyae
En kannin maniyae
En innorr uyirae
Vaa arugae
Sevvaai kuyilae
Pon sevvel vizhiyae
En sevvaal kiliye
Vaa veliyae
Aattpadai kondu thaakkiya podhum
Vaanam valaivadhum illai
Naarpadai kandu aarparith thalum
Vetkai alivadhum illai
Kanndangal pinndaalum
Andangal vinndaalum
Nenjangal maraadhu vaa vaa
Sevvaai kuyilae
Pon sevvel vizhiyae
En sevvaal kiliye
Vaa veliyae
Theanae theanae theanae theanae
Theanae theanae theanae theanae
Vaa vaa theanae
Paruva chittae
Pavala thittae
Idhalai thandhaal
Edhayum tharuven
Pugalum aiyaa
Pulugu paiyyaa
Siru por vandhaal
Ennai marappai
Villum ambum serndhaalum
Serndhae vazhvadhum illai
Female :Sollum porulum aanomae
Endrum pirivae illai
Vaa vaa alaikadal siruthuli
Vaa vaa pennae
Vaa vaa erimalai siru pori
Vaa vaa
Vaa vaa alaikadal siruthuli
Vaa vaa kannaa
Vaa vaa erimalai siru pori
Vaa vaa
Kanndangal pinndaalum
Andangal vinndaalum
Nenjangal maraadhu vaa vaa
{Theanae theanae theanae theanae
Theanae theanae theanae theanae
Vaa vaa theanae
O sea of roses!
My princess!
My sweet fruit of desire!
Come to me alone!
Even if a flowering plant
brushes against me in the breeze,
does an iron nail pierce your heart?
Come, come, tiny drop of the surging ocean!
Come, come, my girl!
Come, come, little spark of the volcano!
Come, come!
Come, come, tiny drop of the surging ocean!
Come, come, my darling!
Come, come, little spark of the volcano!
Come, come!
Even when struck by a chisel,
light never fades away;
our love is just like that, my dear.
O sea of roses!
My princess!
My sweet fruit of desire!
Come to me alone!
My beloved partner!
The apple of my eye!
My other soul!
Come close to me!
O red-lipped cuckoo bird!
O beauty with spear-like eyes!
My red-tailed parrot!
Come outside!
Even when attacked by an entire army,
the vast sky never bends.
Even if mighty fourfold armies roar before us,
our deep longing will never perish.
Even if the continents tear apart,
even if the universes split open,
our hearts will never change, come to me!
O red-lipped cuckoo bird!
O beauty with spear-like eyes!
My red-tailed parrot!
Come outside!
My honey, my sweet, my honey, my sweet!
My honey, my sweet, my honey, my sweet!
Come, come, my sweet honey!
O youthful little bird!
O bright coral reef!
If you give me your lips,
I will give you anything in return!
O flattering sir,
you boastful boy!
If a tiny war breaks out,
you will forget all about me!
Even though the bow and arrow unite,
they never live together forever.
We have become like a word and its meaning,
there is no separation between us ever!
Come, come, tiny drop of the surging ocean!
Come, come, my girl!
Come, come, little spark of the volcano!
Come, come!
Come, come, tiny drop of the surging ocean!
Come, come, my darling!
Come, come, little spark of the volcano!
Come, come!
Even if the continents tear apart,
even if the universes split open,
our hearts will never change, come to me!
My honey, my sweet, my honey, my sweet!
My honey, my sweet, my honey, my sweet!
Come, come, my sweet honey!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Roja Kadalae is a romantic track from the movie Anegan that portrays eternal love across time. The lovers address each other with poetic nature-inspired epithets like ocean drops, volcanic sparks, and coral reefs, declaring their deep attachment.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamai (Metaphor)

Female :Sollum porulum aanomae

Compares the lovers' union to the inseparable connection between a word and its meaning.

Uyarvu Navortchi (Hyperbole)

Kanndangal pinndaalum Andangal vinndaalum

Uses cosmic scale exaggerations to emphasize that their love will survive even if continents split or universes burst.

Adukkuthodar (Rhythmic Repetition)

Theanae theanae theanae theanae

Repetition of the word 'theanae' (honey) for musical emphasis and endearment.

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Trivia

The track 'Roja Kadalae' features in the period portion of K. V. Anand's 'Anegan' starring Dhanush and Amyra Dastur. Composed by Harris Jayaraj with lyrics by Vairamuthu, the song uses classical Sangam-style metaphors transposed into a retro duet melody.

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