Vaadaatha Rosapoo
From Gramathu Athiyayam · 1980
- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Gramathu Athiyayam1980
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Mmm… mmm… mmm… | Mmm… mmm… mmm… |
| Aa… aa… aa… aa… aa… aa… aa… | Aa… aa… aa… aa… aa… aa… aa… |
| Male | |
| Vaadaadha rosaa poo… naan onnu paathaen… | I saw an unfading rose flower... |
| Vaadaadha rosaa poo… naan onnu paathaen… | I saw an unfading rose flower... |
| Paadaadha sogathoda paattum paada kaettaen | I heard a song sung with unsung sorrow. |
| Male | |
| Vaadaadha rosaa poo… naan onnu paathaen… | I saw an unfading rose flower... |
| Male | |
| Kaathaadi pol aadum pennoda siru nenju | A young girl's tender heart sways like a kite, |
| Kaiyoda saerthaachu yaedho onnu aachu | Hands joined together, and something came to pass. |
| Kaathaadi pol aadum pennoda siru nenju | A young girl's tender heart sways like a kite, |
| Mudivaedhum theriyaama mogam thappi pochu | Without knowing any outcome, infatuation went astray. |
| Ammaadi… ee… ee… | Oh my goodness… ee… ee… |
| Ammaadi oorellaam poli vaesham | Oh dear, the whole town puts on a false disguise, |
| Aanaalum parithaapam yaedho paavam | Yet it is pitiful, somehow a pity. |
| Male | |
| Vaadaadha rosaa poo… naan onnu paathaen… | I saw an unfading rose flower... |
| Paadaadha sogathoda paattum paada kaettaen | I heard a song sung with unsung sorrow. |
| Male | |
| Vaadaadha rosaa poo… naan onnu paathaen… | I saw an unfading rose flower... |
| Male | |
| Kaathoda poyaachu ennoda baaram | My heavy burden has blown away with the wind, |
| Aathoda poyaachu en kaala naeram | My time and fate have washed away with the river. |
| Kaathoda poyaachu ennoda baaram | My heavy burden has blown away with the wind, |
| Kaavaeri neer maelae kanni potta kolam | Like a pattern drawn by a maiden upon the waters of Kaveri. |
| Ammaadi… ee… ee… | Oh my goodness… ee… ee… |
| Ammaadi koothaadi aadum aattam | Oh dear, the dance performed by the street dancer, |
| Ellaamae thappaachu yaengum naeram | Everything went wrong, now is a time of longing. |
| Male | |
| Vaadaadha rosaa poo… naan onnu paathaen… | I saw an unfading rose flower... |
| Paadaadha sogathoda paattum paada kaettaen | I heard a song sung with unsung sorrow. |
| Male | |
| Vaadaadha rosaa poo… naan onnu paathaen… | I saw an unfading rose flower... |
ம்ம்ம்.....ம்ம்ம்.....ம்ம்ம்.....
ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ......
Mmm… mmm… mmm…
Aa… aa… aa… aa… aa… aa… aa…
வாடாத ரோசாப்பூ நான் ஒன்னு பார்த்தேன்
வாடாத ரோசாப்பூ நான் ஒன்னு பார்த்தேன்
பாடாத சோகத்தோட பாட்டும் பாடக் கேட்டேன்
I saw an unfading rose flower...
I saw an unfading rose flower...
I heard a song sung with unsung sorrow.
வாடாத ரோசாப்பூ நான் ஒன்னு பார்த்தேன்
I saw an unfading rose flower...
காத்தாடி போலாடும் பெண்ணோட சிறு நெஞ்சு
கையோடு சேர்த்தாச்சு ஏதோ ஒண்ணு ஆச்சு
காத்தாடி போலாடும் பெண்ணோட சிறு நெஞ்சு
கையோடு சேர்த்தாச்சு ஏதோ ஒண்ணு ஆச்சு
முடிவேதும் தெரியாம மோகம் தட்டிப் போச்சு
அம்மாடி....ஈ.......ஈ.....
அம்மாடி....ஊர் எல்லாம் போலி வேஷம்
ஆனாலும் பரிதாபம் ஏதோ பாவம்
A young girl's tender heart sways like a kite,
Hands joined together, and something came to pass.
A young girl's tender heart sways like a kite,
Without knowing any outcome, infatuation went astray.
Oh my goodness… ee… ee…
Oh dear, the whole town puts on a false disguise,
Yet it is pitiful, somehow a pity.
வாடாத ரோசாப்பூ நான் ஒன்னு பார்த்தேன்
பாடாத சோகத்தோட பாட்டும் பாடக் கேட்டேன்
I saw an unfading rose flower...
I heard a song sung with unsung sorrow.
வாடாத ரோசாப்பூ நான் ஒன்னு பார்த்தேன்
I saw an unfading rose flower...
காத்தோட போயாச்சு என்னோட பாரம்
ஆத்தோட போயாச்சு என் கால நேரம்
காத்தோட போயாச்சு என்னோட பாரம்
காவேரி நீர் மேலே கன்னி போட்ட கோலம்
அம்மாடி....ஈ.......ஈ.....
அம்மாடி கூத்தாடி ஆடும் ஆட்டம்
எல்லாமே தப்பாச்சு ஏஎங்கும் நேரம்
My heavy burden has blown away with the wind,
My time and fate have washed away with the river.
My heavy burden has blown away with the wind,
Like a pattern drawn by a maiden upon the waters of Kaveri.
Oh my goodness… ee… ee…
Oh dear, the dance performed by the street dancer,
Everything went wrong, now is a time of longing.
வாடாத ரோசாப்பூ நான் ஒன்னு பார்த்தேன்
பாடாத சோகத்தோட பாட்டும் பாடக் கேட்டேன்
I saw an unfading rose flower...
I heard a song sung with unsung sorrow.
வாடாத ரோசாப்பூ நான் ஒன்னு பார்த்தேன்
I saw an unfading rose flower...
Mmm… mmm… mmm…
Mmm… mmm… mmm…
Aa… aa… aa… aa… aa… aa… aa…
Aa… aa… aa… aa… aa… aa… aa…
Vaadaadha rosaa poo… naan onnu paathaen…
I saw an unfading rose flower...
Vaadaadha rosaa poo… naan onnu paathaen…
I saw an unfading rose flower...
Paadaadha sogathoda paattum paada kaettaen
I heard a song sung with unsung sorrow.
Vaadaadha rosaa poo… naan onnu paathaen…
I saw an unfading rose flower...
Kaathaadi pol aadum pennoda siru nenju
A young girl's tender heart sways like a kite,
Kaiyoda saerthaachu yaedho onnu aachu
Hands joined together, and something came to pass.
Kaathaadi pol aadum pennoda siru nenju
A young girl's tender heart sways like a kite,
Mudivaedhum theriyaama mogam thappi pochu
Without knowing any outcome, infatuation went astray.
Ammaadi… ee… ee…
Oh my goodness… ee… ee…
Ammaadi oorellaam poli vaesham
Oh dear, the whole town puts on a false disguise,
Aanaalum parithaapam yaedho paavam
Yet it is pitiful, somehow a pity.
Vaadaadha rosaa poo… naan onnu paathaen…
I saw an unfading rose flower...
Paadaadha sogathoda paattum paada kaettaen
I heard a song sung with unsung sorrow.
Vaadaadha rosaa poo… naan onnu paathaen…
I saw an unfading rose flower...
Kaathoda poyaachu ennoda baaram
My heavy burden has blown away with the wind,
Aathoda poyaachu en kaala naeram
My time and fate have washed away with the river.
Kaathoda poyaachu ennoda baaram
My heavy burden has blown away with the wind,
Kaavaeri neer maelae kanni potta kolam
Like a pattern drawn by a maiden upon the waters of Kaveri.
Ammaadi… ee… ee…
Oh my goodness… ee… ee…
Ammaadi koothaadi aadum aattam
Oh dear, the dance performed by the street dancer,
Ellaamae thappaachu yaengum naeram
Everything went wrong, now is a time of longing.
Vaadaadha rosaa poo… naan onnu paathaen…
I saw an unfading rose flower...
Paadaadha sogathoda paattum paada kaettaen
I heard a song sung with unsung sorrow.
Vaadaadha rosaa poo… naan onnu paathaen…
I saw an unfading rose flower...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song from 'Gramathu Athiyayam' (1980) expresses melancholic reflections on innocence, heartbreak, and life's unpredictable nature. The singer metaphorically compares a young woman to an unfading rose flower and her fluttering, delicate heart to a kite swaying in the breeze, illustrating how helpless passion can go astray without foresight. The lyrics critique the hypocrisy of the world, describing townspeople who wear false disguises. Metaphors like drawing a pattern (kolam) on flowing river water depict the futility and transience of human hopes and efforts, leaving behind a poignant sense of yearning and sorrow.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uwamai)
“Kaathaadi pol aadum pennoda siru nenju”
Compares the delicate and unstable emotions of a young girl's heart to a kite ('kaathaadi pol') fluttering in the wind.
Metaphor (Uruvagham)
“Vaadaadha rosaa poo… naan onnu paathaen…”
Refers to a pure, tender young woman as an unfading rose flower ('vaadaadha rosaa poo').
Second-Letter Rhyme (Edhugai)
“Kaathoda poyaachu ennoda baaram / Aathoda poyaachu en kaala naeram”
The second consonant sound 'th' rhymes between 'Kaathoda' and 'Aathoda'.
Visual Imagery & Metaphor
“Kaavaeri neer maelae kanni potta kolam”
Draws a vivid picture of impermanence by comparing lost efforts or love to a rangoli/kolam pattern drawn on flowing river water.
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Trivia
'Gramathu Athiyayam' (1980) was directed by C. Rudhraiya, best known for his avant-garde film 'Aval Appadithan'. The soundtrack was composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics penned by his brother Gangai Amaran. This song captures a classic late-70s/early-80s rural acoustic feel characteristic of Ilaiyaraaja's rustic compositions.
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