Roja Thottam
From Alai Osai · 1985
- Lyricist
- Kamakodiyan
- Singer
- S. Janaki
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Alai Osai1985
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Roja thottam poothirukku paaru | Look, the rose garden has bloomed |
| Raajaa neeyae raathirikku thodhu | You are the king, a messenger for the night |
| Roja thottam poothirukku paaru | Look, the rose garden has bloomed |
| Raajaa neeyae raathirikku thodhu | You are the king, a messenger for the night |
| Female | |
| Aasai ennai meerudhaiyaa | Desire is overwhelming me, my lord |
| Bodhai nenjil yerudhaiyaa | An intoxication is rising in my heart, my lord |
| Aasai ennai meerudhaiyaa | Desire is overwhelming me, my lord |
| Bodhai nenjil yerudhaiyaa | An intoxication is rising in my heart, my lord |
| Female | |
| Roja thottam poothirukku paaru | Look, the rose garden has bloomed |
| Raajaa neeyae raathirikku thodhu | You are the king, a messenger for the night |
| Female | |
| Maalai neram aanadhum | As evening approaches |
| Unnai kaana thonum | I feel the urge to see you |
| Kaalai undhan kaiyilae | In your hands by the morning |
| Naanum aada venum | I want to dance too |
| Female | |
| Maiyalae kondadhae | Enamored with love |
| Malligai poongodi | This jasmine vine |
| Maarbilae neendhavae | To swim on your chest |
| Yengudhae paingili | This green parrot yearns |
| Theeyaana dhegam neeraadavae | For this fiery body to bathe |
| Thaenaaru polae nee odi vaa | Come running to me like a river of honey |
| Achadicha siththirathai alli kolla vaa | Come to embrace this picture-perfect form |
| Kattazhagu pettagaththai katti kolla vaa | Come to embrace this treasure chest of beauty |
| Female | |
| Roja thottam poothirukku paaru | Look, the rose garden has bloomed |
| Raajaa neeyae raathirikku thodhu | You are the king, a messenger for the night |
| Female | |
| Haa… haa… haa… haa… hae… | Haa… haa… haa… haa… hae… |
| Female | |
| Kaalam veenaae pogudhu | Time is going to waste |
| Kannaal jaadai kaattu | Give me a sign with your eyes |
| Kaaman baanam thakkudhae | Cupid's arrow is striking |
| Kaadhal deebam yetru | Light the lamp of love |
| Female | |
| Maan vizhi thoongumaa | Will these doe-like eyes sleep? |
| Poo manam thaangumaa | Can a tender heart bear this? |
| Vaalibam pona pin | Once youth passes away |
| Thaen sugam thondrumaa | Will the sweet pleasure of honey arise? |
| Female | |
| Naan konda aasai | The desires I hold |
| Naalaayiram | Are four thousand |
| Nee thandha mogam ezhaayiram | The passion you gave is seven thousand |
| Mottu vitta mullai kodi mella thulludhu | The budded jasmine vine bounces gently |
| Kotti vacha raththinathai alla solludhu | It tells you to gather the heaped gems |
| Female | |
| {Roja thottam …haan | {Rose garden... haan |
| Poothirukku paaru | Look, it has bloomed |
| Raajaa neeyae raathirikku thodhu} (2) | You are the king, a messenger for the night} (2) |
| Female | |
| Roja thottam poothirukku paaru | Look, the rose garden has bloomed |
| Raajaa neeyae raathirikku thodhu | You are the king, a messenger for the night |
ரோஜா தோட்டம்.....
பூத்திருக்கு பாரு
ராஜா நீயே
ராத்திரிக்கு தோது
Look, the rose garden has bloomed
You are the king, a messenger for the night
Look, the rose garden has bloomed
You are the king, a messenger for the night
ரோஜா தோட்டம்.....
பூத்திருக்கு பாரு
ராஜா நீயே
ராத்திரிக்கு தோது
Desire is overwhelming me, my lord
An intoxication is rising in my heart, my lord
Desire is overwhelming me, my lord
An intoxication is rising in my heart, my lord
{ஆசை என்னை
மீறுதைய்யா
போதை நெஞ்சில் ஏறுதய்யா} (2)
Look, the rose garden has bloomed
You are the king, a messenger for the night
ரோஜா தோட்டம்.....
பூத்திருக்கு பாரு
ராஜா நீயே
ராத்திரிக்கு தோது
As evening approaches
I feel the urge to see you
In your hands by the morning
I want to dance too
மாலை நேரம் ஆனதும்
உன்னை காண தோணும்
காளை உந்தன் கையிலே
நானும் ஆட வேணும்
Enamored with love
This jasmine vine
To swim on your chest
This green parrot yearns
For this fiery body to bathe
Come running to me like a river of honey
Come to embrace this picture-perfect form
Come to embrace this treasure chest of beauty
மையலே கொண்டதே
மல்லிகை பூங்கொடி
மார்பிலே நீந்தவே
ஏங்குதே பைங்கிளி
Look, the rose garden has bloomed
You are the king, a messenger for the night
பெண்
: தீயான தேகம் நீராடவே
தேனாறு போலே
நீ ஓடி வா
Haa… haa… haa… haa… hae…
அச்சடித்த சித்திரத்த
அள்ளிக் கொள்ளவா
கட்டழகு பெட்டகத்தை
கட்டிக் கொள்ளவா
Time is going to waste
Give me a sign with your eyes
Cupid's arrow is striking
Light the lamp of love
ரோஜா தோட்டம்.....
பூத்திருக்கு பாரு
ராஜா நீயே
ராத்திரிக்கு தோது
Will these doe-like eyes sleep?
Can a tender heart bear this?
Once youth passes away
Will the sweet pleasure of honey arise?
ஆஆஆ ஆஆஆ....ஆ...
The desires I hold
Are four thousand
The passion you gave is seven thousand
The budded jasmine vine bounces gently
It tells you to gather the heaped gems
காலம் வீணே போகுதே
கண்ணால் ஜாடை காட்டு
காமன் பானம் தாக்குதே
காதல் தீபம் ஏற்று
{Rose garden... haan
Look, it has bloomed
You are the king, a messenger for the night} (2)
மான் விழி தூங்குமா
பூமனம் தாங்குமா ஏய்.....
வாலிபம் போனபின்
தேன் சுகம் தோன்றுமா
Look, the rose garden has bloomed
You are the king, a messenger for the night
நான் கொண்ட
ஆசை நாலாயிரம்
நீ தந்த மோகம் ஏழாயிரம்
மொட்டுவிட்ட முல்லைக்கொடி
மெல்லத் துள்ளுது
பொட்டு வச்ச ரத்தினத்தை
அள்ளச் சொல்லுது
{ரோஜா தோட்டம்.....ஹா
பூத்திருக்கு பாரு
ராஜா நீயே
ராத்திரிக்கு தோது} (2)
Roja thottam poothirukku paaru
Look, the rose garden has bloomed
Raajaa neeyae raathirikku thodhu
You are the king, a messenger for the night
Roja thottam poothirukku paaru
Look, the rose garden has bloomed
Raajaa neeyae raathirikku thodhu
You are the king, a messenger for the night
Aasai ennai meerudhaiyaa
Desire is overwhelming me, my lord
Bodhai nenjil yerudhaiyaa
An intoxication is rising in my heart, my lord
Aasai ennai meerudhaiyaa
Desire is overwhelming me, my lord
Bodhai nenjil yerudhaiyaa
An intoxication is rising in my heart, my lord
Roja thottam poothirukku paaru
Look, the rose garden has bloomed
Raajaa neeyae raathirikku thodhu
You are the king, a messenger for the night
Maalai neram aanadhum
As evening approaches
Unnai kaana thonum
I feel the urge to see you
Kaalai undhan kaiyilae
In your hands by the morning
Naanum aada venum
I want to dance too
Maiyalae kondadhae
Enamored with love
Malligai poongodi
This jasmine vine
Maarbilae neendhavae
To swim on your chest
Yengudhae paingili
This green parrot yearns
Theeyaana dhegam neeraadavae
For this fiery body to bathe
Thaenaaru polae nee odi vaa
Come running to me like a river of honey
Achadicha siththirathai alli kolla vaa
Come to embrace this picture-perfect form
Kattazhagu pettagaththai katti kolla vaa
Come to embrace this treasure chest of beauty
Roja thottam poothirukku paaru
Look, the rose garden has bloomed
Raajaa neeyae raathirikku thodhu
You are the king, a messenger for the night
Haa… haa… haa… haa… hae…
Haa… haa… haa… haa… hae…
Kaalam veenaae pogudhu
Time is going to waste
Kannaal jaadai kaattu
Give me a sign with your eyes
Kaaman baanam thakkudhae
Cupid's arrow is striking
Kaadhal deebam yetru
Light the lamp of love
Maan vizhi thoongumaa
Will these doe-like eyes sleep?
Poo manam thaangumaa
Can a tender heart bear this?
Vaalibam pona pin
Once youth passes away
Thaen sugam thondrumaa
Will the sweet pleasure of honey arise?
Naan konda aasai
The desires I hold
Naalaayiram
Are four thousand
Nee thandha mogam ezhaayiram
The passion you gave is seven thousand
Mottu vitta mullai kodi mella thulludhu
The budded jasmine vine bounces gently
Kotti vacha raththinathai alla solludhu
It tells you to gather the heaped gems
{Roja thottam …haan
{Rose garden... haan
Poothirukku paaru
Look, it has bloomed
Raajaa neeyae raathirikku thodhu} (2)
You are the king, a messenger for the night} (2)
Roja thottam poothirukku paaru
Look, the rose garden has bloomed
Raajaa neeyae raathirikku thodhu
You are the king, a messenger for the night
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song from Alai Osai (1985) is an alluring romantic track expressed from the perspective of a woman longing for intimacy with her lover as night approaches. She metaphors herself as a blooming rose garden, a jasmine vine, and a treasure of gems, calling her lover her king who should come to satisfy her intense desires before youth fades.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamai (Simile)
“Thaenaaru polae nee odi vaa”
Comparing the swift arrival of the lover to a flowing river of honey ('Thaenaaru polae').
Uruvagaimai (Metaphor)
“Kattazhagu pettagaththai katti kolla vaa”
Describing eyes as doe eyes ('Maan vizhi') and the woman's figure as a treasure chest of beauty ('Kattazhagu pettagam').
Monnai (Initial Alliteration)
“Maalai neram aanadhum / Unnai kaana thonum”
Matching starting consonant sound 'M' across consecutive lines ('Maalai', 'Malligai', 'Maarbilae').
Eduhai (Second letter Rhyme)
“Mottu vitta mullai kodi mella thulludhu / Kotti vacha raththinathai alla solludhu”
Rhyming of the second letter 'tt' in 'Mottu' and 'Kotti'.
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Trivia
Alai Osai (1985) features music composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, starring Vijayakanth and Nalini. The lyrics were penned by Kamakodiyan, known for his poetic imagery in romantic numbers.
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