- Lyricist
- Pazhani Bharathi
- Singers
- P. Unnikrishnan, Anuradha Sriram
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Kannukkul Nilavu
- Movie release year
- 2000
- Lyrics added on
- 21 Jan 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Roja Poonthottam is a romantic duettish song celebrating the ecstasy and gentle warmth of newly discovered love through nature imagery. The song draws parallel between romantic bliss and a lush garden where petals hum quiet melodies, leaves hold honey drops, and nature itself seems eager to listen to the lovers story. The protagonists share how their hearts spin like vinyl records to a new rhythm and how they perceive both day and night, sun and moon, reflected within each others eyes.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Roja poonthottam kaadhal vaasam kaadhal vaasam”
Compares the emotional realm of love directly to a blooming, fragrant rose garden.
Personification (Tharkurippetra Ani)
“Nam kaadhal kadhaiyai konjam sol sol sol endradhae”
Flowers and leaves are personified as sentient beings asking the lovers to tell their love story.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navirtchi Ani)
“Sooriyan oru kannil vennila maru kannil”
Poetic exaggeration describing one eye holding the sun and the other holding the moon.
Repetition (Adukkuthodar)
“sol sol sol”
Repeated words used to emphasize rhythm, emotion, and musicality.
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Trivia
Roja Poonthottam from Kannukkul Nilavu (2000) was composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja with vocals by Hariharan and Sujatha Mohan. The movie starred Vijay and Shalini in lead roles and was directed by Fazil.
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