Rojave Tamil Pesu
From Naatpadu Theral 2 · 2022
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- Bombay Jayashree
- Music director
- Ramesh Thamilmani
- Details
- Naatpadu Theral 22022
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Rojave tamil pesu | Oh Rose, speak Tamil |
| Chediyil pootha natchathiramae | Oh star that bloomed on a plant |
| Sirippil ezhuthiya sithiramae | Oh picture drawn with a smile |
| Chinnanjiru kaalam thaan | Only a tiny span of time |
| Nee vaazhvathu – aanal | Is what you live – but |
| Kaatril oru peru vaazhvu | A grand, epic life in the breeze |
| Nee eluthi povadhu | Is what you write and leave behind |
| Enganam unnaal aanadhu? | How was this possible for you? |
| Female | |
| Rojave tamil pesu | Oh Rose, speak Tamil |
| Rojave tamil pesu | Oh Rose, speak Tamil |
| Female | |
| Vaan koduthaalam | Even if given the entire sky |
| Vinmeen pothum | A single star is enough |
| Mann koduthaalum | Even if given the whole earth |
| Malar ondru pothum | A single flower is enough |
| Kadal koduthaalum | Even if given the whole ocean |
| Meen ondru pothum | A single fish is enough |
| Female | |
| Periyathu ellaam | Everything that is big |
| Perum porul illai | Is not of great value |
| Siriyathu ellaam | Everything that is small |
| Siru porul illai | Is not of trivial value |
| Payangalai poruthae | Based on their usefulness |
| Porulgalin ellai | Lies the boundary of things |
| Female | |
| Rojave tamil pesu | Oh Rose, speak Tamil |
| Rojave tamil pesu | Oh Rose, speak Tamil |
| Female | |
| Veyilukku thannai | Even if offering oneself |
| Virundhu vaithaalum | As a feast to the sun's heat |
| Muyalukku dhaagam | Or quenching the thirst |
| Theerthu vaithaalum | Of a little rabbit |
| Panithuli vaazhvu | The life of a dewdrop |
| Pooranamaagum | Becomes complete |
| Female | |
| Thodangiya vaazhvai | Even if making the life that started |
| Azhagu seidhaalum | Beautiful |
| Adangiya vaazhvai | Even if bringing peace |
| Amaidhi seidhaalum | To a life that has ended |
| Malargalin vaazhvu | The life of flowers |
| Pooranamaagum | Becomes complete |
| Female | |
| Rojave tamil pesu | Oh Rose, speak Tamil |
| Rojave tamil pesu | Oh Rose, speak Tamil |
| Female | |
| Chediyil pootha natchathiramae | Oh star that bloomed on a plant |
| Sirippil ezhuthiya sithiramae | Oh picture drawn with a smile |
| Chinnanjiru kaalam thaan | Only a tiny span of time |
| Nee vaazhvathu- aanal | Is what you live – but |
| Kaatril oru peru vaazhvu | A grand, epic life in the breeze |
| Nee eluthi povadhu | Is what you write and leave behind |
| Enganam unnaal aanadhu? | How was this possible for you? |
ரோஜாவே தமிழ் பேசு
செடியில் பூத்த நட்சத்திரமே
சிரிப்பில் எழுதிய சித்திரமே
சின்னஞ்சிறு காலம்தான்
நீ வாழ்வது – ஆனால்
காற்றில் ஒரு பெருவாழ்வு
நீயெழுதிப் போவது
எங்ஙனம் உன்னால் ஆனது?
Oh Rose, speak Tamil
Oh star that bloomed on a plant
Oh picture drawn with a smile
Only a tiny span of time
Is what you live – but
A grand, epic life in the breeze
Is what you write and leave behind
How was this possible for you?
ரோஜாவே தமிழ் பேசு
ரோஜாவே தமிழ் பேசு
Oh Rose, speak Tamil
Oh Rose, speak Tamil
வான் கொடுத்தாலும்
விண்மீன் போதும்
மண் கொடுத்தாலும்
மலரொன்று போதும்
கடல் கொடுத்தாலும்
மீன்ஒன்று போதும்
Even if given the entire sky
A single star is enough
Even if given the whole earth
A single flower is enough
Even if given the whole ocean
A single fish is enough
பெரியது எல்லாம்
பெரும்பொருள் இல்லை
சிறியது எல்லாம்
சிறுபொருள் இல்லை
பயன்களைப் பொறுத்தே
பொருள்களின் எல்லை
Everything that is big
Is not of great value
Everything that is small
Is not of trivial value
Based on their usefulness
Lies the boundary of things
ரோஜாவே தமிழ் பேசு
ரோஜாவே தமிழ் பேசு
Oh Rose, speak Tamil
Oh Rose, speak Tamil
வெயிலுக்குத் தன்னை
விருந்து வைத்தாலும்
முயலுக்கு தாகம்
தீர்த்து வைத்தாலும்
பனித்துளி வாழ்வு
பூரணமாகும்
Even if offering oneself
As a feast to the sun's heat
Or quenching the thirst
Of a little rabbit
The life of a dewdrop
Becomes complete
தொடங்கிய வாழ்வை
அழகு செய்தாலும்
அடங்கிய வாழ்வை
அமைதி செய்தாலும்
மலர்களின் வாழ்வு
பூரணமாகும்
Even if making the life that started
Beautiful
Even if bringing peace
To a life that has ended
The life of flowers
Becomes complete
ரோஜாவே தமிழ் பேசு
ரோஜாவே தமிழ் பேசு
Oh Rose, speak Tamil
Oh Rose, speak Tamil
செடியில் பூத்த நட்சத்திரமே
சிரிப்பில் எழுதிய சித்திரமே
சின்னஞ்சிறு காலம்தான்
நீ வாழ்வது – ஆனால்
காற்றில் ஒரு பெருவாழ்வு
நீயெழுதிப் போவது
எங்ஙனம் உன்னால் ஆனது?
Oh star that bloomed on a plant
Oh picture drawn with a smile
Only a tiny span of time
Is what you live – but
A grand, epic life in the breeze
Is what you write and leave behind
How was this possible for you?
Rojave tamil pesu
Oh Rose, speak Tamil
Chediyil pootha natchathiramae
Oh star that bloomed on a plant
Sirippil ezhuthiya sithiramae
Oh picture drawn with a smile
Chinnanjiru kaalam thaan
Only a tiny span of time
Nee vaazhvathu – aanal
Is what you live – but
Kaatril oru peru vaazhvu
A grand, epic life in the breeze
Nee eluthi povadhu
Is what you write and leave behind
Enganam unnaal aanadhu?
How was this possible for you?
Rojave tamil pesu
Oh Rose, speak Tamil
Rojave tamil pesu
Oh Rose, speak Tamil
Vaan koduthaalam
Even if given the entire sky
Vinmeen pothum
A single star is enough
Mann koduthaalum
Even if given the whole earth
Malar ondru pothum
A single flower is enough
Kadal koduthaalum
Even if given the whole ocean
Meen ondru pothum
A single fish is enough
Periyathu ellaam
Everything that is big
Perum porul illai
Is not of great value
Siriyathu ellaam
Everything that is small
Siru porul illai
Is not of trivial value
Payangalai poruthae
Based on their usefulness
Porulgalin ellai
Lies the boundary of things
Rojave tamil pesu
Oh Rose, speak Tamil
Rojave tamil pesu
Oh Rose, speak Tamil
Veyilukku thannai
Even if offering oneself
Virundhu vaithaalum
As a feast to the sun's heat
Muyalukku dhaagam
Or quenching the thirst
Theerthu vaithaalum
Of a little rabbit
Panithuli vaazhvu
The life of a dewdrop
Pooranamaagum
Becomes complete
Thodangiya vaazhvai
Even if making the life that started
Azhagu seidhaalum
Beautiful
Adangiya vaazhvai
Even if bringing peace
Amaidhi seidhaalum
To a life that has ended
Malargalin vaazhvu
The life of flowers
Pooranamaagum
Becomes complete
Rojave tamil pesu
Oh Rose, speak Tamil
Rojave tamil pesu
Oh Rose, speak Tamil
Chediyil pootha natchathiramae
Oh star that bloomed on a plant
Sirippil ezhuthiya sithiramae
Oh picture drawn with a smile
Chinnanjiru kaalam thaan
Only a tiny span of time
Nee vaazhvathu- aanal
Is what you live – but
Kaatril oru peru vaazhvu
A grand, epic life in the breeze
Nee eluthi povadhu
Is what you write and leave behind
Enganam unnaal aanadhu?
How was this possible for you?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Rojave Tamil Pesu is a lyrical and philosophical song from lyricist Vairamuthu's album Naatpadu Theral 2, composed by Ramesh Thamilmani and sung by Bombay Jayashri. The song personifies a rose blooming on a plant as a living star and asks it to speak in Tamil to convey its secret of living a meaningful life despite having a fleeting existence. The song uses nature to reflect on deep human truths: physical size and lifespan do not define value. Just as a single star brightens the vast sky or a single flower brings joy to the whole earth, small things carry immense meaning. The poem highlights that true completion in life comes from service, love, and adding beauty or peace to others, whether in life's beginning or at its conclusion.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Chediyil pootha natchathiramae”
The rose on a bush is metaphorically described as a star blooming on a plant (Chediyil pootha natchathiramae) and a painting made of smiles (Sirippil ezhuthiya sithiramae).
Antithesis / Paradox (Muran)
“Periyathu ellaam Perum porul illai / Siriyathu ellaam Siru porul illai”
Contrasting 'big' and 'small' to express that physical scale does not equate to intrinsic worth or greatness.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Vaan koduthaalam / Vinmeen pothum”
Repetition of the initial phonetic sound 'V' across lines to create rhythmic harmony.
Edhukai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Thodangiya vaazhvai / Adangiya vaazhvai”
Rhyming of the second consonant 'da' in consecutive lines highlighting life's beginning and ending stages.
Did you know?
Trivia
Naatpadu Theral 2 is an independent music project conceived by legendary lyricist Vairamuthu to produce 100 original Tamil songs across multiple seasons. 'Rojave Tamil Pesu' was composed by Ramesh Thamilmani and brought to life through the soulful Carnatic-infused voice of renowned singer Bombay Jayashri.
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