L. R. Eswari’s ‘Roja Mottu’ from the album Vazhaiyadi Vazhai pairs vibrant vocals with Kunnakudi Vaithiyanathan’s cheerful composition. Lyricist Udumalai Narayanakavi crafts a melodic parallel between floral growth and personal transformation.

Roja Mottu
L. R. Eswari • From “Vazhaiyadi Vazhai”
What is the meaning of Roja Mottu Lyrics from Vazhaiyadi Vazhai?
Narayanakavi traces a flower’s journey from bud to ripe fruit, mirroring physical and emotional maturation. Eswari sings of a cuckoo finding its voice, linking new confidence to natural development.
Roja Mottum MalarnthathaaHas the rosebud finally bloomed?
Malarntha Poovum SivanthathaaHas the blossomed flower turned a deep red?
Roja Mottum MalarnthathaaHas the rosebud finally bloomed?
Malarntha Poovum SivanthathaaHas the blossomed flower turned a deep red?
Roopa Sundharam Pudhiya MaattramHas this beautiful form found a new transformation,
Sobhithamaai AdainthathaaAnd attained a radiant glow?
Roopa Sundharam Pudhiya MaattramHas this beautiful form found a new transformation,
Sobhithamaai AdainthathaaAnd attained a radiant glow?
Roja Mottum MalarnthathaaHas the rosebud finally bloomed?
Malarntha Poovum SivanthathaaHas the blossomed flower turned a deep red?
Roja Mottum MalarnthathaaHas the rosebud finally bloomed?
Malarntha Poovum SivanthathaaHas the blossomed flower turned a deep red?
Roja Mottum MalarnthathaaHas the rosebud finally bloomed?
Malarntha Poovum SivanthathaaHas the blossomed flower turned a deep red?
Poovumaagi PinjumaagiAfter becoming a flower and a tiny bud,
Kaayumaagi ValarnthathaaHas it grown into an unripe fruit?
Lala Lallaa Laalaa LalalaaLala Lallaa Laalaa Lalalaa.
Lala Lallaa Laalaa LalalaaLala Lallaa Laalaa Lalalaa.
Poovumaagi PinjumaagiAfter becoming a flower and a tiny bud,
Kaayumaagi ValarnthathaaHas it grown into an unripe fruit?
Pulippu Maari InippumaagiChanging from sourness to sweetness,
Kaniyumaagi PiranthathaaHas it been reborn as a ripe fruit?
Pulippu Maari InippumaagiChanging from sourness to sweetness,
Kaniyumaagi PiranthathaaHas it been reborn as a ripe fruit?
Roja Mottum MalarnthathaaHas the rosebud finally bloomed?
Malarntha Poovum SivanthathaaHas the blossomed flower turned a deep red?
Roja Mottum MalarnthathaaHas the rosebud finally bloomed?
Malarntha Poovum SivanthathaaHas the blossomed flower turned a deep red?
Roja Mottum MalarnthathaaHas the rosebud finally bloomed?
Malarntha Poovum SivanthathaaHas the blossomed flower turned a deep red?
Ambujamae SengamalamThe ‘lotus’ is a ‘red lotus’ now,
Pangajamae SenbagamaeThe ‘lotus’ has become a ‘champak flower’.
Adi Ambujamae SengamalamHey, the ‘lotus’ is a ‘red lotus’ now,
Pangajamae SenbagamaeThe ‘lotus’ has become a ‘champak flower’.
Roja Mottum MalarnthathaaHas the rosebud finally bloomed?
Roja Mottum MalarnthathaaHas the rosebud finally bloomed?
Malarntha Poovum SivanthathaaHas the blossomed flower turned a deep red?
Roja Mottum MalarnthathaaHas the rosebud finally bloomed?
Malarntha Poovum SivanthathaaHas the blossomed flower turned a deep red?
Paadaathiruntha Kuyilu KunjumThe silent young ‘cuckoo’ bird,
Paranthu Paada MunainthathaaHas it flown and tried to sing?
Adhu Paruva Kaala KolaarunnuIs it just the confusion of youth,
Paarkka Paarkka TherinjathaaThat’s becoming clear as we watch?
Adhu Paruva Kaala KolaarunnuIs it just the confusion of youth,
Paarkka Paarkka TherinjathaaThat’s becoming clear as we watch?
Roja Mottum MalarnthathaaHas the rosebud finally bloomed?
Malarntha Poovum SivanthathaaHas the blossomed flower turned a deep red?
Roopa Sundharam Pudhiya MaattramHas this beautiful form found a new transformation,
Sobhithamaai AdainthathaaAnd attained a radiant glow?
Roopa Sundharam Pudhiya MaattramHas this beautiful form found a new transformation,
Sobhithamaai AdainthathaaAnd attained a radiant glow?
Roja Mottum MalarnthathaaHas the rosebud finally bloomed?
Malarntha Poovum SivanthathaaHas the blossomed flower turned a deep red?
Roja Mottum MalarnthathaaHas the rosebud finally bloomed?
Malarntha Poovum SivanthathaaHas the blossomed flower turned a deep red?
Roja Mottum MalarnthathaaHas the rosebud finally bloomed?
Malarntha Poovum SivanthathaaHas the blossomed flower turned a deep red?
Roja Mottu Music Video
Udumalai Narayanakavi’s Roja Mottu lyrics translation frames maturity as an inevitable process, blending botanical imagery with human experience. The track remains a Tamil classic about growth cycles.