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Lyrics & meaning

Roja Poo Ondru

From Rendavathu Padam · 2012

Lyricist
Madhan Karky
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
Music director
Kannan
Movie name
Rendavathu Padam
Movie release year
2012
Lyrics added on
7 May 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Mayil thogai konde
Visiri thozhan oruvan
Mayangi vittaanae
Kadhal madhuvai arunthi
Thirukovil dheepam enavae
Thozhi kaithalam pidikka vanthaalae
Theeyil oliyai poruththi
Kadal serum neelam enavey
Isai serum thaalam enavae
Maghizhvodu kaalam muzhuthum vaazhgavae
Roja poo ondru rajavin kai sera
Vaanam senthooram soodum
Maalai nilavum un polae ezhunthu
Megam aninthu paadum
Maayam purinthaai
Kaattraai nirainthaai
Chorus :Unakkae piranthaal
Idhayam thiranthaal
Nilavaai unil udhiththaal
Kadhal thadam padhiththaal
Roja poo ondru rajavin kai sera
Vaanam senthooram soodum
Thaanaai vanthathoru nanthavanam
En sonthavanam
Female :Needhaan kaalamengum en vasantham
Oru pon vasantham
Thaen mazhai pozhiyavaa
Female :Naan adhil nanaiyavaa
Male :Uyirae uyiril inaiyavaa
Roja poo ondru rajavin kai sera
Vaanam senthooram soodum
Chorus :Thananam thananam thananam thananam
Thananam Thamthananam thananam thamthananam
………….
Kaaman kovilukkul moga medhai
Adhil raja poojai
Male :Maman kaikalukkul nooru viththai
Nee panju meththai
Vervaiyil kulikkalaam
Male :Paarvaiyil thudaikkalam
Female :Uravae iravai pazhikkalaam
Roja poo ondru rajavin kai sera
Vaanam senthooram soodum
Female :Thegam irandum raagangal isaikka
Megam santhangal thoovum
Maayam purinthaai
Kaattraai nirainthaai
Chorus :Unakkae piranthaal
Idhayam thiranthaal
Nilavaai unil udhiththaal
Kadhal thadam padhiththaal
Fanning with peacock feathers,
this companion
has lost himself in a daze,
drinking the wine of love.
Like the lamp of a sacred temple,
his bride has come to hold his hand,
bringing light to the holy flame.
Like the blue that belongs to the ocean,
like the rhythm that blends with music,
may you live in happiness for all time!
As a rose joins the king's hand,
the sky wears a crimson glow.
Rising just like you, the evening moon
dresses in clouds and sings.
You worked your magic,
you filled me like the air.
She was born only for you,
she opened her heart to you,
she rose inside you like the moon,
and left the footprints of love.
As a rose joins the king's hand,
the sky wears a crimson glow.
A flower garden bloomed all on its own,
a garden of my very own.
You are my spring through every season,
a golden spring.
Shall I pour down a rain of honey?
Shall I drench myself in it?
My life, shall we unite soul to soul?
As a rose joins the king's hand,
the sky wears a crimson glow.
Thananam thananam thananam thananam
Thananam tham thananam thananam tham thananam
...
Inside the temple of love, there is a stage of desire,
where royal worship takes place.
Your lover's hands hold a hundred playful skills,
while you are a soft cotton bed.
We can bathe in our sweat,
and wipe it away with our glances.
My love, we can tease the night away!
As a rose joins the king's hand,
the sky wears a crimson glow.
As both our bodies play sweet melodies,
the clouds sprinkle their rhythms.
You worked your magic,
you filled me like the air.
She was born only for you,
she opened her heart to you,
she rose inside you like the moon,
and left the footprints of love.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This retro-styled romantic duet from Rendavathu Padam celebrates marital bliss, intense love, and physical intimacy. Set to nostalgic 1980s-inspired orchestration, the lyrics portray love through evocative imagery of nature, cosmic occurrences, and classic Tamil poetic tropes where nature itself rejoices at the union of two souls.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

“Kadal serum neelam enavey / Isai serum thaalam enavey”

Compares the union of lovers to natural and musical harmonies using 'enavey' (like/as).

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Needhaan kaalamengum en vasantham / Oru pon vasantham”

Directly equates the loved one to a golden spring season and a cotton mattress.

Personification (Maanidamayamaakkal)

“Maalai nilavum un polae ezhunthu / Megam aninthu paadum”

Attributes human actions of dressing in clouds and singing to the evening moon.

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Trivia

The song 'Roja Poo Ondru' from C.S. Amudhan's unreleased film Rendavathu Padam was composed by Kannan as a conscious homage to the classic Ilaiyaraaja era duets of the 1980s, bringing together legendary playback singers S.P. Balasubrahmanyam and K.S. Chithra.

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