Rojavai Thaalattum Thendral
From Ninaivellam Nithya · 1982
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Ninaivellam Nithya1982
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Aaa aaa..aaa | Vocalizing melody |
| Rojaavai thaalaattum thendral | The gentle breeze that lulls the rose to sleep |
| Ponmegham namm pandhal | The golden cloud is our canopy |
| Male | |
| Un koondhal yenn oonjal | Your hair is my swing |
| Un vaarthai sangheedhanghal..haaa.. | Your words are sweet music |
| Rojaavai thaalaattum thendral | The gentle breeze that lulls the rose to sleep |
| Ponmegham namm pandhal | The golden cloud is our canopy |
| Female | |
| Aaaaaaaaaa.aaaaaaaaaaaaaa…aaaaa | Vocalizing melody |
| Male | |
| {Ilaighalil kaadhal kadidham vandu yezhudhum poonjolai | A flower garden where the bee writes a love letter on the leaves |
| Idhazhghalil meni muzhudhum ilamai varaiyum | On the lips, youth draws a poem |
| Orr kavidhai} (2) | Across the entire body |
| Female | |
| Mounamae sammadham yendruMale :Ohh.. | Saying that silence is consent (Male: Oh) |
| Theendudhae manmadha vanduMale :Ohh.. | Cupid's beetle touches gently (Male: Oh) |
| Female | |
| Mounamae sammadham yendru | Saying that silence is consent |
| Theendudhae manmadha vandu | Cupid's beetle touches gently |
| Paarthaalae thallaadum poochenduuu..uu | A bouquet of flowers that sways at a mere glance |
| Male | |
| Rojaavai thaalaattum thendral | The gentle breeze that lulls the rose to sleep |
| Female :Ponmegham namm pandhal | (Female) The golden cloud is our canopy |
| Male :Un koondhal yennoonjal | (Male) Your hair is my swing |
| Female | |
| {Vasandhanghal vaazhthum pozhudhu | When spring season blesses us |
| Unadhu kilaiyil poovaaven | I will become a flower on your branch |
| Ilaiyudhirkaalam muzhudhum magizhndhu | Enjoying throughout the autumn season |
| Unakku veraaven} (2) | I will become the root for you |
| Male | |
| Poovilae methaighal thaipenFemale :Ahh.. | I will stitch mattresses out of flowers (Female: Ahh) |
| Kannukkul manghaiyai vaipenFemale :Ahh.. | I will keep the young woman inside my eyes (Female: Ahh) |
| Male | |
| Poovilae methaighal thaipen | I will stitch mattresses out of flowers |
| Kannukkul manghaiyai vaipen | I will keep the young woman inside my eyes |
| Nee kattum selaikku noolaaven haa haa | I will become the thread for the saree you wear |
| Female | |
| Rojaavai thaalaattum thendral | The gentle breeze that lulls the rose to sleep |
| Ponmegham namm pandhal | The golden cloud is our canopy |
| Male | |
| Un koondhal yennoonjal | Your hair is my swing |
| Female | |
| Un vaarthai sangheedhanghal | Your words are sweet music |
| Rojaavai thaalaattum thendral | The gentle breeze that lulls the rose to sleep |
ஆஆ ஆஆ
ஆஆ ரோஜாவை
தாலாட்டும் தென்றல்
பொன்மேகம் நம் பந்தல்
Vocalizing melody
The gentle breeze that lulls the rose to sleep
The golden cloud is our canopy
உன் கூந்தல்
என்னூஞ்சல் உன்
வார்த்தை சங்கீதங்கள்
ஹா ரோஜாவை
தாலாட்டும் தென்றல்
பொன்மேகம் நம் பந்தல்
Your hair is my swing
Your words are sweet music
The gentle breeze that lulls the rose to sleep
The golden cloud is our canopy
ஆஆஆஆ
ஆஆஆஆ ஆஆஆ
Vocalizing melody
{ இலைகளில்
காதல் கடிதம் வண்டு
எழுதும் பூஞ்சோலை
இதழ்களில் மேனி
முழுதும் இளமை
வரையும் ஓர் கவிதை } (2)
A flower garden where the bee writes a love letter on the leaves
On the lips, youth draws a poem
Across the entire body
மௌனமே
சம்மதம் என்று
ஓ
தீண்டுதே மன்மத
வண்டு ஆண் :
ஓ
Saying that silence is consent (Male: Oh)
Cupid's beetle touches gently (Male: Oh)
மௌனமே
சம்மதம் என்று
தீண்டுதே மன்மத
வண்டு பார்த்தாலே
தள்ளாடும் பூச்செண்டு
Saying that silence is consent
Cupid's beetle touches gently
A bouquet of flowers that sways at a mere glance
ரோஜாவை
தாலாட்டும் தென்றல்
பொன்மேகம்
நம் பந்தல்
உன் கூந்தல்
என்னூஞ்சல்
The gentle breeze that lulls the rose to sleep
(Female) The golden cloud is our canopy
(Male) Your hair is my swing
{ வசந்தங்கள்
வாழ்த்தும் பொழுது
உனது கிளையில்
பூவாவேன் இலையுதிர்
காலம் முழுதும் மகிழ்ந்து
உனக்கு வேராவேன் } (2)
When spring season blesses us
I will become a flower on your branch
Enjoying throughout the autumn season
I will become the root for you
பூவிலே
மெத்தைகள் தைப்பேன்
ஆ
கண்ணுக்குள்
மங்கையை வைப்பேன்
ஆ
I will stitch mattresses out of flowers (Female: Ahh)
I will keep the young woman inside my eyes (Female: Ahh)
பூவிலே
மெத்தைகள் தைப்பேன்
கண்ணுக்குள் மங்கையை
வைப்பேன் நீ கட்டும்
சேலைக்கு நூலாவேன்
ஹா ஹா
I will stitch mattresses out of flowers
I will keep the young woman inside my eyes
I will become the thread for the saree you wear
ரோஜாவை
தாலாட்டும் தென்றல்
பொன்மேகம் நம் பந்தல்
The gentle breeze that lulls the rose to sleep
The golden cloud is our canopy
உன் கூந்தல்
என்னூஞ்சல்
Your hair is my swing
உன்
வார்த்தை சங்கீதங்கள்
ரோஜாவை தாலாட்டும்
தென்றல்
Your words are sweet music
The gentle breeze that lulls the rose to sleep
ஆண் & பெண் :
பொன்மேகம்
நம் பந்தல்
Aaa aaa..aaa
Vocalizing melody
Rojaavai thaalaattum thendral
The gentle breeze that lulls the rose to sleep
Ponmegham namm pandhal
The golden cloud is our canopy
Un koondhal yenn oonjal
Your hair is my swing
Un vaarthai sangheedhanghal..haaa..
Your words are sweet music
Rojaavai thaalaattum thendral
The gentle breeze that lulls the rose to sleep
Ponmegham namm pandhal
The golden cloud is our canopy
Aaaaaaaaaa.aaaaaaaaaaaaaa…aaaaa
Vocalizing melody
{Ilaighalil kaadhal kadidham vandu yezhudhum poonjolai
A flower garden where the bee writes a love letter on the leaves
Idhazhghalil meni muzhudhum ilamai varaiyum
On the lips, youth draws a poem
Orr kavidhai} (2)
Across the entire body
Mounamae sammadham yendruMale :Ohh..
Saying that silence is consent (Male: Oh)
Theendudhae manmadha vanduMale :Ohh..
Cupid's beetle touches gently (Male: Oh)
Mounamae sammadham yendru
Saying that silence is consent
Theendudhae manmadha vandu
Cupid's beetle touches gently
Paarthaalae thallaadum poochenduuu..uu
A bouquet of flowers that sways at a mere glance
Rojaavai thaalaattum thendral
The gentle breeze that lulls the rose to sleep
Female :Ponmegham namm pandhal
(Female) The golden cloud is our canopy
Male :Un koondhal yennoonjal
(Male) Your hair is my swing
{Vasandhanghal vaazhthum pozhudhu
When spring season blesses us
Unadhu kilaiyil poovaaven
I will become a flower on your branch
Ilaiyudhirkaalam muzhudhum magizhndhu
Enjoying throughout the autumn season
Unakku veraaven} (2)
I will become the root for you
Poovilae methaighal thaipenFemale :Ahh..
I will stitch mattresses out of flowers (Female: Ahh)
Kannukkul manghaiyai vaipenFemale :Ahh..
I will keep the young woman inside my eyes (Female: Ahh)
Poovilae methaighal thaipen
I will stitch mattresses out of flowers
Kannukkul manghaiyai vaipen
I will keep the young woman inside my eyes
Nee kattum selaikku noolaaven haa haa
I will become the thread for the saree you wear
Rojaavai thaalaattum thendral
The gentle breeze that lulls the rose to sleep
Ponmegham namm pandhal
The golden cloud is our canopy
Un koondhal yennoonjal
Your hair is my swing
Un vaarthai sangheedhanghal
Your words are sweet music
Rojaavai thaalaattum thendral
The gentle breeze that lulls the rose to sleep
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Rojavai Thalaattum Thendral is a romantic song that compares the bond between two lovers to elements of nature. The song paints an idyllic world where clouds serve as a wedding canopy, long hair acts as a swing, and a lover's voice sounds like music. The couple expresses their desire to stay together through every phase of life, standing by each other as flowers during spring and roots during autumn.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamai)
“Ponmegham namm pandhal”
Compares nature elements directly to romantic concepts, such as calling golden clouds their wedding canopy.
Metaphor (Uvamai)
“Un koondhal yenn oonjal”
Compares the beloved's long hair to a romantic swing.
Personification
“Ilaighalil kaadhal kadidham vandu yezhudhum poonjolai”
Attributes human writing abilities to a bee writing love letters on leaves.
Rhyme / Alliteration (Ethirai / Monai)
“Mounamae sammadham yendru / Theendudhae manmadha vandu”
Use of matching rhythm and sound structure between 'Mounamae' and 'Theendudhae'.
Did you know?
Trivia
Composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja for the 1982 film Ninaivellam Nithya, this song was rendered by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and S. Janaki. Vairamuthu's poetic imagery of spring flower and autumn root remains one of Tamil cinema's most iconic lyrical metaphors for romantic devotion.
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