Roja Mottu
From Vazhaiyadi Vazhai · 1972
- Lyricist
- Udumalai Narayanakavi
- Singer
- L. R. Eswari
- Music director
- Kunnakudi Vaithiyanathan
- Details
- Vazhaiyadi Vazhai1972
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Roja mottum malarnthathaa | Has the rose bud blossomed? |
| Malarntha poovum sivanthathaa | Has the blossomed flower turned red? |
| Roja mottum malarnthathaa | Has the rose bud blossomed? |
| Malarntha poovum sivanthathaa | Has the blossomed flower turned red? |
| Female | |
| Roopa sundharam pudhiya maattram | Has the beautiful form undergone a new change? |
| Sobhithamaai adainthathaa | Has it attained a radiant glory? |
| Roopa sundharam pudhiya maattram | Has the beautiful form undergone a new change? |
| Sobhithamaai adainthathaa | Has it attained a radiant glory? |
| Female | |
| Roja mottum malarnthathaa | Has the rose bud blossomed? |
| Malarntha poovum sivanthathaa | Has the blossomed flower turned red? |
| Chorus | |
| Roja mottum malarnthathaa | Has the rose bud blossomed? |
| Malarntha poovum sivanthathaa | Has the blossomed flower turned red? |
| Roja mottum malarnthathaa | Has the rose bud blossomed? |
| Malarntha poovum sivanthathaa | Has the blossomed flower turned red? |
| Female | |
| Poovumaagi pinjumaagi | Becoming a flower, then a tender fruit, |
| Kaayumaagi valarnthathaa | And growing into an unripe fruit? |
| Chorus :Lala lallaa laalaa lalalaa | Chorus: Lala lallaa laalaa lalalaa |
| Lala lallaa laalaa lalalaa | Lala lallaa laalaa lalalaa |
| Female | |
| Poovumaagi pinjumaagi | Becoming a flower, then a tender fruit, |
| Kaayumaagi valarnthathaa | And growing into an unripe fruit? |
| Pulippu maari inippumaagi | Changing from sourness into sweetness, |
| Kaniyumaagi piranthathaa | Was it born as a ripe fruit? |
| Pulippu maari inippumaagi | Changing from sourness into sweetness, |
| Kaniyumaagi piranthathaa | Was it born as a ripe fruit? |
| Female | |
| Roja mottum malarnthathaa | Has the rose bud blossomed? |
| Malarntha poovum sivanthathaa | Has the blossomed flower turned red? |
| Chorus | |
| Roja mottum malarnthathaa | Has the rose bud blossomed? |
| Malarntha poovum sivanthathaa | Has the blossomed flower turned red? |
| Roja mottum malarnthathaa | Has the rose bud blossomed? |
| Malarntha poovum sivanthathaa | Has the blossomed flower turned red? |
| Female | |
| Ambujamae sengamalam | Oh lotus flower! Oh red lotus! |
| Pangajamae senbagamae | Oh mud-born flower! Oh champak blossom! |
| Adi ambujamae sengamalam | Hey lotus flower! Oh red lotus! |
| Pangajamae senbagamae | Oh mud-born flower! Oh champak blossom! |
| Female | |
| Roja mottum malarnthathaa | Has the rose bud blossomed? |
| Malarntha poovum sivanthathaa | Has the blossomed flower turned red? |
| Chorus | |
| Roja mottum malarnthathaa | Has the rose bud blossomed? |
| Malarntha poovum sivanthathaa | Has the blossomed flower turned red? |
| Roja mottum malarnthathaa | Has the rose bud blossomed? |
| Malarntha poovum sivanthathaa | Has the blossomed flower turned red? |
| Female | |
| Paadaathiruntha kuyilu kunjum | Even the young cuckoo chick that never sang, |
| Paranthu paada munainthathaa | Did it try to fly and sing? |
| Adhu Paruva kaala kolaarunnu | Is it a trick of youthfulness, |
| Paarkka paarkka therinjathaa | As one observes it more and more? |
| Adhu Paruva kaala kolaarunnu | Is it a trick of youthfulness, |
| Paarkka paarkka therinjathaa | As one observes it more and more? |
| Female | |
| Roja mottum malarnthathaa | Has the rose bud blossomed? |
| Malarntha poovum sivanthathaa | Has the blossomed flower turned red? |
| Female | |
| Roopa sundharam pudhiya maattram | Has the beautiful form undergone a new change? |
| Sobhithamaai adainthathaa | Has it attained a radiant glory? |
| Roopa sundharam pudhiya maattram | Has the beautiful form undergone a new change? |
| Sobhithamaai adainthathaa | Has it attained a radiant glory? |
| Chorus | |
| Roja mottum malarnthathaa | Has the rose bud blossomed? |
| Malarntha poovum sivanthathaa | Has the blossomed flower turned red? |
| Roja mottum malarnthathaa | Has the rose bud blossomed? |
| Malarntha poovum sivanthathaa | Has the blossomed flower turned red? |
| Roja mottum malarnthathaa | Has the rose bud blossomed? |
| Malarntha poovum sivanthathaa | Has the blossomed flower turned red? |
ரோஜா மொட்டும் மலர்ந்ததா
மலர்ந்த பூவும் சிவந்ததா
ரோஜா மொட்டும் மலர்ந்ததா
மலர்ந்த பூவும் சிவந்ததா
Has the rose bud blossomed?
Has the blossomed flower turned red?
Has the rose bud blossomed?
Has the blossomed flower turned red?
ரூப சுந்தரம் புதிய மாற்றம்
சோபிதமாய் அடைந்ததா....
ரூப சுந்தரம் புதிய மாற்றம்
சோபிதமாய் அடைந்ததா....
Has the beautiful form undergone a new change?
Has it attained a radiant glory?
Has the beautiful form undergone a new change?
Has it attained a radiant glory?
ரோஜா மொட்டும் மலர்ந்ததா
மலர்ந்த பூவும் சிவந்ததா
Has the rose bud blossomed?
Has the blossomed flower turned red?
ரோஜா மொட்டும் மலர்ந்ததா
மலர்ந்த பூவும் சிவந்ததா
ரோஜா மொட்டும் மலர்ந்ததா
மலர்ந்த பூவும் சிவந்ததா
Has the rose bud blossomed?
Has the blossomed flower turned red?
Has the rose bud blossomed?
Has the blossomed flower turned red?
பூவுமாகி பிஞ்சுமாகி
காயுமாகி வளர்ந்ததா
குழு :
லல லல்லா லாலா லலலா
லல லல்லா லாலா லலலா
Becoming a flower, then a tender fruit,
And growing into an unripe fruit?
Chorus: Lala lallaa laalaa lalalaa
Lala lallaa laalaa lalalaa
பூவுமாகி பிஞ்சுமாகி
காயுமாகி வளர்ந்ததா
புளிப்பு மாறி இனிப்புமாகி
கனியுமாகி பிறந்ததா.........
புளிப்பு மாறி இனிப்புமாகி
கனியுமாகி பிறந்ததா.........
Becoming a flower, then a tender fruit,
And growing into an unripe fruit?
Changing from sourness into sweetness,
Was it born as a ripe fruit?
Changing from sourness into sweetness,
Was it born as a ripe fruit?
ரோஜா மொட்டும் மலர்ந்ததா
மலர்ந்த பூவும் சிவந்ததா
Has the rose bud blossomed?
Has the blossomed flower turned red?
ரோஜா மொட்டும் மலர்ந்ததா
மலர்ந்த பூவும் சிவந்ததா
ரோஜா மொட்டும் மலர்ந்ததா
மலர்ந்த பூவும் சிவந்ததா
Has the rose bud blossomed?
Has the blossomed flower turned red?
Has the rose bud blossomed?
Has the blossomed flower turned red?
அம்புஜமே செங்கமலம்
பங்கஜமே செண்பகமே...
அடி அம்புஜமே செங்கமலம்
பங்கஜமே செண்பகமே...
Oh lotus flower! Oh red lotus!
Oh mud-born flower! Oh champak blossom!
Hey lotus flower! Oh red lotus!
Oh mud-born flower! Oh champak blossom!
ரோஜா மொட்டும் மலர்ந்ததா
மலர்ந்த பூவும் சிவந்ததா
Has the rose bud blossomed?
Has the blossomed flower turned red?
ரோஜா மொட்டும் மலர்ந்ததா
மலர்ந்த பூவும் சிவந்ததா
ரோஜா மொட்டும் மலர்ந்ததா
மலர்ந்த பூவும் சிவந்ததா
Has the rose bud blossomed?
Has the blossomed flower turned red?
Has the rose bud blossomed?
Has the blossomed flower turned red?
பாடாதிருந்த குயிலு குஞ்சும்
பறந்து பாட முனைந்ததா
அது பருவக் கால கோளாறுன்னு
பார்க்க பார்க்க தெரிஞ்சதா....
பருவக் கால கோளாறுன்னு
பார்க்க பார்க்க தெரிஞ்சதா....
Even the young cuckoo chick that never sang,
Did it try to fly and sing?
Is it a trick of youthfulness,
As one observes it more and more?
Is it a trick of youthfulness,
As one observes it more and more?
ரோஜா மொட்டும் மலர்ந்ததா
மலர்ந்த பூவும் சிவந்ததா
Has the rose bud blossomed?
Has the blossomed flower turned red?
ரூப சுந்தரம் புதிய மாற்றம்
சோபிதமாய் அடைந்ததா....
ரூப சுந்தரம் புதிய மாற்றம்
சோபிதமாய் அடைந்ததா....
Has the beautiful form undergone a new change?
Has it attained a radiant glory?
Has the beautiful form undergone a new change?
Has it attained a radiant glory?
ரோஜா மொட்டும் மலர்ந்ததா
மலர்ந்த பூவும் சிவந்ததா
ரோஜா மொட்டும் மலர்ந்ததா
மலர்ந்த பூவும் சிவந்ததா
ரோஜா மொட்டும் மலர்ந்ததா
மலர்ந்த பூவும் சிவந்ததா
Has the rose bud blossomed?
Has the blossomed flower turned red?
Has the rose bud blossomed?
Has the blossomed flower turned red?
Has the rose bud blossomed?
Has the blossomed flower turned red?
Roja mottum malarnthathaa
Has the rose bud blossomed?
Malarntha poovum sivanthathaa
Has the blossomed flower turned red?
Roja mottum malarnthathaa
Has the rose bud blossomed?
Malarntha poovum sivanthathaa
Has the blossomed flower turned red?
Roopa sundharam pudhiya maattram
Has the beautiful form undergone a new change?
Sobhithamaai adainthathaa
Has it attained a radiant glory?
Roopa sundharam pudhiya maattram
Has the beautiful form undergone a new change?
Sobhithamaai adainthathaa
Has it attained a radiant glory?
Roja mottum malarnthathaa
Has the rose bud blossomed?
Malarntha poovum sivanthathaa
Has the blossomed flower turned red?
Roja mottum malarnthathaa
Has the rose bud blossomed?
Malarntha poovum sivanthathaa
Has the blossomed flower turned red?
Roja mottum malarnthathaa
Has the rose bud blossomed?
Malarntha poovum sivanthathaa
Has the blossomed flower turned red?
Poovumaagi pinjumaagi
Becoming a flower, then a tender fruit,
Kaayumaagi valarnthathaa
And growing into an unripe fruit?
Chorus :Lala lallaa laalaa lalalaa
Chorus: Lala lallaa laalaa lalalaa
Lala lallaa laalaa lalalaa
Lala lallaa laalaa lalalaa
Poovumaagi pinjumaagi
Becoming a flower, then a tender fruit,
Kaayumaagi valarnthathaa
And growing into an unripe fruit?
Pulippu maari inippumaagi
Changing from sourness into sweetness,
Kaniyumaagi piranthathaa
Was it born as a ripe fruit?
Pulippu maari inippumaagi
Changing from sourness into sweetness,
Kaniyumaagi piranthathaa
Was it born as a ripe fruit?
Roja mottum malarnthathaa
Has the rose bud blossomed?
Malarntha poovum sivanthathaa
Has the blossomed flower turned red?
Roja mottum malarnthathaa
Has the rose bud blossomed?
Malarntha poovum sivanthathaa
Has the blossomed flower turned red?
Roja mottum malarnthathaa
Has the rose bud blossomed?
Malarntha poovum sivanthathaa
Has the blossomed flower turned red?
Ambujamae sengamalam
Oh lotus flower! Oh red lotus!
Pangajamae senbagamae
Oh mud-born flower! Oh champak blossom!
Adi ambujamae sengamalam
Hey lotus flower! Oh red lotus!
Pangajamae senbagamae
Oh mud-born flower! Oh champak blossom!
Roja mottum malarnthathaa
Has the rose bud blossomed?
Malarntha poovum sivanthathaa
Has the blossomed flower turned red?
Roja mottum malarnthathaa
Has the rose bud blossomed?
Malarntha poovum sivanthathaa
Has the blossomed flower turned red?
Roja mottum malarnthathaa
Has the rose bud blossomed?
Malarntha poovum sivanthathaa
Has the blossomed flower turned red?
Paadaathiruntha kuyilu kunjum
Even the young cuckoo chick that never sang,
Paranthu paada munainthathaa
Did it try to fly and sing?
Adhu Paruva kaala kolaarunnu
Is it a trick of youthfulness,
Paarkka paarkka therinjathaa
As one observes it more and more?
Adhu Paruva kaala kolaarunnu
Is it a trick of youthfulness,
Paarkka paarkka therinjathaa
As one observes it more and more?
Roja mottum malarnthathaa
Has the rose bud blossomed?
Malarntha poovum sivanthathaa
Has the blossomed flower turned red?
Roopa sundharam pudhiya maattram
Has the beautiful form undergone a new change?
Sobhithamaai adainthathaa
Has it attained a radiant glory?
Roopa sundharam pudhiya maattram
Has the beautiful form undergone a new change?
Sobhithamaai adainthathaa
Has it attained a radiant glory?
Roja mottum malarnthathaa
Has the rose bud blossomed?
Malarntha poovum sivanthathaa
Has the blossomed flower turned red?
Roja mottum malarnthathaa
Has the rose bud blossomed?
Malarntha poovum sivanthathaa
Has the blossomed flower turned red?
Roja mottum malarnthathaa
Has the rose bud blossomed?
Malarntha poovum sivanthathaa
Has the blossomed flower turned red?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Roja Mottum Malarnthathaa' uses evocative botanical and natural metaphors to describe a young woman coming of age and experiencing the awakening of love. The lyricist compares her physical and emotional development to a rose bud blossoming, an unripe fruit turning sweet, and a young cuckoo chick finding its voice. Through these natural transitions, the song celebrates the radiant beauty and changes brought about by youth.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamaai)
“Roja mottum malarnthathaa / Malarntha poovum sivanthathaa”
Compares a young woman's natural maturity and blossoming beauty to a rose opening and a fruit turning from sour to sweet.
End Rhyme (Iyaibu)
“Poovumaagi pinjumaagi / Kaayumaagi valarnthathaa”
Repeated suffix ending -maagi across successive descriptive terms creates musical rhythm.
Personification / Imagery
“Paadaathiruntha kuyilu kunjum / Paranthu paada munainthathaa”
Attributes human behaviors of singing and blossoming transformations to nature to represent romantic maturation.
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Trivia
This track from the 1972 movie 'Vazhaiyadi Vazhai' features music composed by Kunnakudi Vaithiyanathan and lyrics by the acclaimed reformist poet Udumalai Narayanakavi, rendered by playback singer L. R. Eswari.
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