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Rojavai Thaalattum Thendral

From Ninaivellam Nithya · 1982

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Ninaivellam Nithya
Movie release year
1982
Lyrics added on
28 Jan 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aaa aaa..aaa
Rojaavai thaalaattum thendral
Ponmegham namm pandhal
Un koondhal yenn oonjal
Un vaarthai sangheedhanghal..haaa..
Rojaavai thaalaattum thendral
Ponmegham namm pandhal
Aaaaaaaaaa.aaaaaaaaaaaaaa…aaaaa
{Ilaighalil kaadhal kadidham vandu yezhudhum poonjolai
Idhazhghalil meni muzhudhum ilamai varaiyum
Orr kavidhai} (2)
Mounamae sammadham yendruMale :Ohh..
Theendudhae manmadha vanduMale :Ohh..
Mounamae sammadham yendru
Theendudhae manmadha vandu
Paarthaalae thallaadum poochenduuu..uu
Rojaavai thaalaattum thendral
Female :Ponmegham namm pandhal
Male :Un koondhal yennoonjal
{Vasandhanghal vaazhthum pozhudhu
Unadhu kilaiyil poovaaven
Ilaiyudhirkaalam muzhudhum magizhndhu
Unakku veraaven} (2)
Poovilae methaighal thaipenFemale :Ahh..
Kannukkul manghaiyai vaipenFemale :Ahh..
Poovilae methaighal thaipen
Kannukkul manghaiyai vaipen
Nee kattum selaikku noolaaven haa haa
Rojaavai thaalaattum thendral
Ponmegham namm pandhal
Un koondhal yennoonjal
Un vaarthai sangheedhanghal
Rojaavai thaalaattum thendral
Aa... aa... aa...
The gentle breeze rocks the rose to sleep,
The golden cloud is our canopy,
Your hair is my swing,
Your words are sweet music... haa...
The gentle breeze rocks the rose to sleep,
The golden cloud is our canopy,
Aaaa... aaaa... aaaa...
In this flower garden where the beetle writes love letters on leaves,
Upon your lips and across your body, youth writes
a poem.
Taking your silence as consent, (Oh...)
the beetle of love gently touches you. (Oh...)
Taking your silence as consent,
the beetle of love gently touches you,
Like a bouquet of flowers swaying at a mere glance...
The gentle breeze rocks the rose to sleep,
The golden cloud is our canopy,
Your hair is my swing,
When spring showers its blessings,
I will bloom as a flower on your branch.
And all through the autumn, happily,
I will become your roots.
I will stitch a mattress of soft flowers, (Ah...)
I will treasure my girl within my eyes, (Ah...)
I will stitch a mattress of soft flowers,
I will treasure my girl within my eyes,
I will become the thread in the sari you drape, ha ha...
The gentle breeze rocks the rose to sleep,
The golden cloud is our canopy,
Your hair is my swing,
Your words are sweet music,
The gentle breeze rocks the rose to sleep.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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