Roja Roja
From Kadhalar Dhinam · 1999
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- P. Unnikrishnan
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Details
- Kadhalar Dhinam1999
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Rojaa ….. Rojaa | Rose... Rose |
| Male | |
| { Rojaa rojaa rojaa rojaa rojaa rojaa rojaa rojaa } (2) | { Rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose } (2) |
| Kanda pinnae unnidathil ennaivittu veeduvandhen | After seeing you, I left myself with you and returned home |
| Unnai thendral theendavum vidamaatten – andha | I won't allow even the gentle breeze to touch you – and that |
| Thingal theendavum vidamaatten | I won't allow the moon to touch you either |
| Unnai veru kaigalil tharamaatten | I won't hand you over to any other hands |
| Naan tharamaatten … naan tharamaatten | I won't give you away... I won't give you away |
| Rojaa … rojaa … rojaa … rojaa…. | Rose... Rose... Rose... Rose... |
| Male | |
| Nilathinil un nizhal vizha yenguven | I long to see your shadow fall on the ground |
| Nizhal vizhundha manalaiyum madiyinil thaanguven | I will hold even the sand where your shadow fell in my lap |
| Udaiyena eduthu ennai uduthu | Take me as your dress and wear me |
| Noolaadai kodimalar idaiyinai uruthum rojaa | O Rose, even a cotton dress hurts your tender flower-like waist |
| Male | |
| Un per mella naan sonnadhum en veettu rojaakkal pookkindrana | When I softly whisper your name, the roses in my garden bloom |
| Orr naal unnai kaanaavidil engae un anbendru ketkindrana | If I don't see you for a day, they ask me where your love is |
| Nee vandhaal marukanam vidiyum en vaanamae | If you arrive, my sky brightens up in the next instant |
| Mazhaiyil nee nanaigayil enakku kaaichal varum | When you get drenched in the rain, I catch a fever |
| Veyilil nee nadakkayil enakku vervai varum | When you walk under the sun, I begin to sweat |
| Udalgalaal rendu unarvugal ondru | Two physical bodies, but one shared feeling |
| Rojaa … rojaa … rojaa … | Rose... Rose... Rose... |
| Male | |
| Ilaiyavalin idaiyoru noolagam | The waist of this young maiden is a library |
| Padithidavaa panivizhum iravugal aayiram | Shall I read it through a thousand chilly nights? |
| Idaiveli edharku sol namakku | Tell me, why should there be any distance between us? |
| Un naanam oru murai vidumurai eduthaal enna.. | What if your shyness takes a holiday just once? |
| Male | |
| Ennai theenda koodaadhena vaanoadu solladhu vangakadal | The Bay of Bengal does not ask the sky not to touch it |
| Ennai endha koodaadhena kaiyodu sollaadhu pullanguzhal | The flute does not ask the hands not to touch it |
| Nee thottaal nilavinil karaigalum neengumae | If you touch it, even the spots on the moon will vanish |
| Vizhigalil vazhindhidum azhagu neerveezhchiyae | The beauty cascading from your eyes is like a waterfall |
| Enakku nee unaithara edharku aaraaychiyae | When you give yourself to me, why analyze or question it? |
| Unaivida veru ninaivugal yedhu | What other thoughts exist besides you? |
| Rojaa … rojaa … rojaa | Rose... Rose... Rose |
| Male | |
| Rojaa rojaa rojaa rojaa rojaa rojaa rojaa rojaa | Rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose |
| Kanda pinnae unnidaththil ennaivittu veeduvandhen | After seeing you, I left myself with you and returned home |
| Male | |
| Rojaa rojaa rojaa rojaa rojaa rojaa rojaa rojaa | Rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose |
| Rojaa … rojaa… | Rose... Rose... |
ரோஜா ரோஜா
Rose... Rose
{ ரோஜா ரோஜா
ரோஜா ரோஜா ரோஜா
ரோஜா ரோஜா ரோஜா } (2)
கண்ட பின்னே உன்னிடத்தில்
என்னைவிட்டு வீடுவந்தேன்
உனைத் தென்றல் தீண்டவும்
விடமாட்டேன் அந்தத் திங்கள்
தீண்டவும் விடமாட்டேன் உனை
வேறு கைகளில் தரமாட்டேன்
நான் தரமாட்டேன் நான் தரமாட்டேன்
ரோஜா ரோஜா ரோஜா ரோஜா
{ Rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose } (2)
After seeing you, I left myself with you and returned home
I won't allow even the gentle breeze to touch you – and that
I won't allow the moon to touch you either
I won't hand you over to any other hands
I won't give you away... I won't give you away
Rose... Rose... Rose... Rose...
நிலத்தினில் உன்
நிழல் விழ ஏங்குவேன்
நிழல் விழுந்தால் மணலையும்
மடியினில் தாங்குவேன்
உடையென எடுத்து எனை உடுத்து
நூலாடைக் கொடிமலர் இடையினை
உறுத்தும் ரோஜா
I long to see your shadow fall on the ground
I will hold even the sand where your shadow fell in my lap
Take me as your dress and wear me
O Rose, even a cotton dress hurts your tender flower-like waist
உன் பேர் மெல்ல
நான் சொன்னதும் என் வீட்டு
ரோஜாக்கள் பூக்கின்றன ஓர்
நாள் உன்னைக் காணாவிடில்
எங்கே உன் அன்பென்று
கேட்கின்றன நீ வந்தால்
மறுகணம் விடியும் என்
வானமே மழையில் நீ
நனைகையில் எனக்குக்
காய்ச்சல் வரும் வெயிலில்
நீ நடக்கையில் எனக்கு வேர்வை
வரும் உடல்களால் ரெண்டு
உணர்வுகள் ஒன்று ரோஜா
ரோஜா ரோஜா
When I softly whisper your name, the roses in my garden bloom
If I don't see you for a day, they ask me where your love is
If you arrive, my sky brightens up in the next instant
When you get drenched in the rain, I catch a fever
When you walk under the sun, I begin to sweat
Two physical bodies, but one shared feeling
Rose... Rose... Rose...
ரோஜா ரோஜா
ரோஜா ரோஜா ரோஜா
ரோஜா ரோஜா ரோஜா
கண்ட பின்னே உன்னிடத்தில்
என்னைவிட்டு வீடுவந்தேன்
The waist of this young maiden is a library
Shall I read it through a thousand chilly nights?
Tell me, why should there be any distance between us?
What if your shyness takes a holiday just once?
இளையவளின்
இடையொரு நூலகம்
படித்திடவா பனிவிழும்
இரவுகள் ஆயிரம் இடைவெளி
எதற்கு சொல் நமக்கு உன் நாணம்
ஒரு முறை விடுமுறை எடுத்தால் என்ன
The Bay of Bengal does not ask the sky not to touch it
The flute does not ask the hands not to touch it
If you touch it, even the spots on the moon will vanish
The beauty cascading from your eyes is like a waterfall
When you give yourself to me, why analyze or question it?
What other thoughts exist besides you?
Rose... Rose... Rose
என்னைத் தீண்டக்
கூடாதென வானோடு
சொல்லாது வங்கக்கடல்
என்னை ஏந்தக் கூடாதென
கையோடு சொல்லாது
புல்லாங்குழல் நீ தொட்டால்
நிலவினில் கறைகளும் நீங்குமே
விழிகளில் வழிந்திடும் அழகு
நீர்வீழ்ச்சியே எனக்கு நீ உனைத்தர
எதற்கு ஆராய்ச்சியே உனைவிட
வேறு நினைவுகள் ஏது ரோஜா
ரோஜா ரோஜா
Rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose
After seeing you, I left myself with you and returned home
ரோஜா ரோஜா
ரோஜா ரோஜா ரோஜா
ரோஜா ரோஜா ரோஜா
கண்ட பின்னே உன்னிடத்தில்
என்னைவிட்டு வீடுவந்தேன்
Rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose
Rose... Rose...
ரோஜா ரோஜா
ரோஜா ரோஜா ரோஜா
ரோஜா ரோஜா ரோஜா
ரோஜா ரோஜா
Rojaa ….. Rojaa
Rose... Rose
{ Rojaa rojaa rojaa rojaa rojaa rojaa rojaa rojaa } (2)
{ Rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose } (2)
Kanda pinnae unnidathil ennaivittu veeduvandhen
After seeing you, I left myself with you and returned home
Unnai thendral theendavum vidamaatten – andha
I won't allow even the gentle breeze to touch you – and that
Thingal theendavum vidamaatten
I won't allow the moon to touch you either
Unnai veru kaigalil tharamaatten
I won't hand you over to any other hands
Naan tharamaatten … naan tharamaatten
I won't give you away... I won't give you away
Rojaa … rojaa … rojaa … rojaa….
Rose... Rose... Rose... Rose...
Nilathinil un nizhal vizha yenguven
I long to see your shadow fall on the ground
Nizhal vizhundha manalaiyum madiyinil thaanguven
I will hold even the sand where your shadow fell in my lap
Udaiyena eduthu ennai uduthu
Take me as your dress and wear me
Noolaadai kodimalar idaiyinai uruthum rojaa
O Rose, even a cotton dress hurts your tender flower-like waist
Un per mella naan sonnadhum en veettu rojaakkal pookkindrana
When I softly whisper your name, the roses in my garden bloom
Orr naal unnai kaanaavidil engae un anbendru ketkindrana
If I don't see you for a day, they ask me where your love is
Nee vandhaal marukanam vidiyum en vaanamae
If you arrive, my sky brightens up in the next instant
Mazhaiyil nee nanaigayil enakku kaaichal varum
When you get drenched in the rain, I catch a fever
Veyilil nee nadakkayil enakku vervai varum
When you walk under the sun, I begin to sweat
Udalgalaal rendu unarvugal ondru
Two physical bodies, but one shared feeling
Rojaa … rojaa … rojaa …
Rose... Rose... Rose...
Ilaiyavalin idaiyoru noolagam
The waist of this young maiden is a library
Padithidavaa panivizhum iravugal aayiram
Shall I read it through a thousand chilly nights?
Idaiveli edharku sol namakku
Tell me, why should there be any distance between us?
Un naanam oru murai vidumurai eduthaal enna..
What if your shyness takes a holiday just once?
Ennai theenda koodaadhena vaanoadu solladhu vangakadal
The Bay of Bengal does not ask the sky not to touch it
Ennai endha koodaadhena kaiyodu sollaadhu pullanguzhal
The flute does not ask the hands not to touch it
Nee thottaal nilavinil karaigalum neengumae
If you touch it, even the spots on the moon will vanish
Vizhigalil vazhindhidum azhagu neerveezhchiyae
The beauty cascading from your eyes is like a waterfall
Enakku nee unaithara edharku aaraaychiyae
When you give yourself to me, why analyze or question it?
Unaivida veru ninaivugal yedhu
What other thoughts exist besides you?
Rojaa … rojaa … rojaa
Rose... Rose... Rose
Rojaa rojaa rojaa rojaa rojaa rojaa rojaa rojaa
Rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose
Kanda pinnae unnidaththil ennaivittu veeduvandhen
After seeing you, I left myself with you and returned home
Rojaa rojaa rojaa rojaa rojaa rojaa rojaa rojaa
Rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose
Rojaa … rojaa…
Rose... Rose...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Rojaa Rojaa is a classic romantic song from the film Kadhalar Dhinam (1999) that captures the overwhelming depth and passion of young love. The protagonist describes how meeting his beloved completely reshaped his world, leaving him feeling as though his heart and soul remain with her even when he returns home. He experiences intense empathy, where her physical sensations—like being in the rain or sun—directly manifest in his own body, illustrating their deep connection as two bodies sharing a single soul.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Hyperbole (Exaggeration)
“Mazhaiyil nee nanaigayil enakku kaaichal varum / Veyilil nee nadakkayil enakku vervai varum”
Exaggerates emotional connection by stating that he catches a fever when she gets drenched in rain and sweats when she walks in the sun.
Metaphor
“Ilaiyavalin idaiyoru noolagam / Padithidavaa panivizhum iravugal aayiram”
Compares the maiden's waist to a library waiting to be read through chilly nights.
Personification
“Un per mella naan sonnadhum en veettu rojaakkal pookkindrana / Orr naal unnai kaanaavidil engae un anbendru ketkindrana”
Attributes human traits to garden roses, depicting them as blooming and asking where her love is upon hearing her name.
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Trivia
Composed by A. R. Rahman with lyrics written by the legendary poet Vaali and vocals rendered by P. Unnikrishnan, 'Rojaa Rojaa' became one of the biggest chartbusters of 1999. The song features Kunal and Sonali Bendre, showcasing picturesque visuals that matched Rahman's soothing, melodic composition.
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