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Aaraathi Aaraathi

From Petta Rap · 2024

Lyricist
Mani Amuthavan
Singer
Pavithra Chari
Music director
D. Imman
Movie name
Petta Rap
Movie release year
2024
Lyrics added on
17 Jun 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aarathi aarathi
Nee kaattu nera
Paaratti seeratti
Poochooda pora
Aanandha koochalundhaan
Vandhaachu kalyaana kaachalundhaane
Yen indha koochamum thaan undaachu
Vetkathil verkuthuthaanae
Vandha valanju vandha
Pandha kuranju vandha
Minnuraale minnuraalae
Rombha azhaga
Thandha manasu thandha
Sindhamaniya thandha
Vaanathula neenthuralae
Vanna iragaa
Haa…aaa…
Aarathi aarathi
Nee kaattu nera
Paaratti seeratti
Poochooda pora
Un panju dhegathula
Maappila maattuvaan thaaliyathaanae
Eeranju maasathula nee mella
Aattuva thooliyathanae
Patta aninjikitta
Thotta sinungitta
Thikkuralae thikkuralae
Rombha pudhusa
Sitta parandhukitta
Mitta minungitta
Nikkuralae sokkuraale
Ponnu dhinusa
Vacha arii kotta nenja orasikitta
Ketti melam kettimelam
Kotti sirippa
Unna thazhuvi nikkum
Vanna valavi satham
Ketkkum padi kettum padi
Kattiyanaipaa
Aarathi, aarathi,
it is time for you to perform the aarathi (auspicious welcome ritual).
Praising and cherishing her,
they are going to adorn her hair with flowers.
There are cheerful shouts of joy,
and the wedding excitement has truly begun!
Why has this sudden shyness appeared?
She is sweating softly with sweet bashfulness, isn't she?
She walked in with graceful steps,
she came with all pride set aside,
she shines and sparkles,
looking so very beautiful!
She gave her heart away,
she gave it like a priceless jewel,
and now she floats across the sky,
just like a colorful feather!
Haa... aaa...
Aarathi, aarathi,
it is time for you to perform the aarathi (auspicious welcome ritual).
Praising and cherishing her,
they are going to adorn her hair with flowers.
Upon your soft, delicate frame,
the groom will tie the sacred thali (wedding knot)!
And in ten months' time, you will gently
rock your baby's cradle, won't you?
She draped herself in fine silk,
she shrank shyly like a touch-me-not flower,
she stammers and stumbles for words,
feeling everything so brand new!
She flitted around like a little sparrow,
she sparkled bright like a jewel,
she pauses in awe and gets swept away in bliss,
this bride is so wonderfully special!
When the blessed rice grains shower and brush against her,
to the loud rhythm of the wedding drums,
she will burst into joyful laughter.
Holding you close,
so the sound of colorful glass bangles
can be heard loud and clear,
she will wrap you in a tight embrace.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Aarathi Aarathi' from the film Petta Rap is a vibrant, celebratory Tamil wedding track that captures the joy, anticipation, and traditional rituals surrounding a bride's wedding day. The lyrics playfully tease the bride about her bashfulness, beauty, and the impending auspicious moment when the groom ties the sacred wedding thread (thali), while warmly looking forward to her future happiness and motherhood.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Rhyme / Etukai (Second-letter agreement)

“Aarathi aarathi / Paaratti seeratti”

Matching second consonants across lines like 'Aarathi' and 'Paaratti', which creates a rhythmic cadence characteristic of traditional Tamil poetry.

Metaphor / Uvamai

“Un panju dhegathula”

Comparing the bride's soft physique to soft cotton ('panju dhegam').

Alliteration / Monnai

“Patta aninjikitta / Thotta sinungitta / Thikkuralae thikkuralae”

Repetition of initial phonetic sounds across adjacent words and lines creating musical rhythm ('Patta', 'Thotta', 'Thikkuralae').

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Trivia

'Petta Rap' (2024) stars Prabhu Deva and Vedhika in lead roles. Composed by D. Imman and sung by Pavithra Chari, this song blends contemporary folk-pop arrangements with traditional Tamil marriage folk motifs.

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