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Lyrics & meaning

Hai Rama

From Rangeela · 1995

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Swarnalatha, Hariharan
Music director
A. R. Rahman
Movie name
Rangeela
Movie release year
1995
Lyrics added on
21 Aug 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
………………………………
Aaaa…..aaa…..aaa….aa….
Hai rama or varama
Kan moodavillai un nyabagama
Kan thoongamal
Vaadum naatkalil
Poongaatrai nee
Thoothu vidu
Anbae… thendral
Theendidaatha dhegamithu
Ennai… noolaadai polae
Soodum neramithu
Hai rama or varama
Kan moodavillai un nyabagama
Kan thoongamal
Vaadum naatkalil
Poongaatrai nee
Thoothu vidu
Anbae… thendral
Theendidaatha dhegamithu
Ennai… noolaadai polae
Soodum neramithu
…………………………..
Hmm… munnum pinnum thoda
Muthiraigal ida
Maeni mella thudikkindrathae
Mutham ennum seithi
Buthagathil oru
Paathi idhazh padikkindrathae
Thedi endrum un vaasalukku
Varum neela aagaayam
Inimel ingae en koonpiraikku
Yekkam theernthidum
Hai rama or varama
Kan moodavillai un nyabagama
Kan thoongamal
Vaadum naatkalil
Poongaatrai nee
Thoothu vidu
Anbae… thendral
Theendidaatha dhegamithu
Ennai… noolaadai polae
Soodum neramithu
Hai rama or varama
Kan moodavillai un nyabagama
Kan thoongamal
Vaadum naatkalil
Poongaatrai nee
Thoothu vidu
Aadhi rendum thottu
Meetham micham indri
Sernthaal athu aalinganam
Acham vetkam vittu
Antharanga poojai
Seithaal athu aaraathanam
Ingu neengi
Vidaatha kolangal
Nee podum thaalangal
Hm en dhegam engum
Thaalaathae
Poovai poovinaal
Hai rama or varama
Kan moodavillai un nyabagama
Kan thoongamal
Vaadum naatkalil
Poongaatrai nee
Thoothu vidu
Anbae… thendral
Theendidaatha dhegamithu
Ennai… noolaadai polae
Soodum neramithu
Hai rama or varama
Kan moodavillai un nyabagama
Kan thoongamal
Vaadum naatkalil
Poongaatrai nee
Thoothu vidu
Anbae… thendral
Theendidaatha dhegamithu
Ennai… noolaadai polae
Soodum neramithu
...
Aa... aa... aa... aa...
Oh Rama, has it been a whole week?
I haven't closed my eyes—is it your memory keeping me awake?
Without any sleep in my eyes,
on these days of longing,
send the gentle breeze
as your messenger.
My love, this body
has not even been touched by the breeze.
Now is the time to drape me
around you like a soft garment.
Oh Rama, has it been a whole week?
I haven't closed my eyes—is it your memory keeping me awake?
Without any sleep in my eyes,
on these days of longing,
send the gentle breeze
as your messenger.
My love, this body
has not even been touched by the breeze.
Now is the time to drape me
around you like a soft garment.
...
Mmm... As you touch me all over,
leaving your sweet marks,
my body gently trembles.
In this storybook
of kisses,
one lip reads half of it.
Always seeking you, to your doorstep,
comes the vast blue sky.
From now on, for this crescent moon of mine,
all longing will be quenched.
Oh Rama, has it been a whole week?
I haven't closed my eyes—is it your memory keeping me awake?
Without any sleep in my eyes,
on these days of longing,
send the gentle breeze
as your messenger.
My love, this body
has not even been touched by the breeze.
Now is the time to drape me
around you like a soft garment.
Oh Rama, has it been a whole week?
I haven't closed my eyes—is it your memory keeping me awake?
Without any sleep in my eyes,
on these days of longing,
send the gentle breeze
as your messenger.
Touching from the very beginning,
leaving nothing held back,
when we unite, that is a true embrace.
Casting away fear and shyness,
when we offer this intimate worship,
that becomes true devotion.
These unerasable
patterns drawn here,
the passionate rhythms you play—
Mmm, all over my body,
it cannot bear the delicate touch,
like a flower struck by another flower.
Oh Rama, has it been a whole week?
I haven't closed my eyes—is it your memory keeping me awake?
Without any sleep in my eyes,
on these days of longing,
send the gentle breeze
as your messenger.
My love, this body
has not even been touched by the breeze.
Now is the time to drape me
around you like a soft garment.
Oh Rama, has it been a whole week?
I haven't closed my eyes—is it your memory keeping me awake?
Without any sleep in my eyes,
on these days of longing,
send the gentle breeze
as your messenger.
My love, this body
has not even been touched by the breeze.
Now is the time to drape me
around you like a soft garment.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Hai Rama' is an intensely passionate and sensuous song expressing intense romantic desire, physical intimacy, and emotional yearning. The lyrics portray a lover wrestling with sleepless nights caused by overwhelming memories, questioning whether this intense feeling is a divine blessing or a tormenting curse. Vairamuthu's rich Tamil poetry weaves imagery of nature, sacred rituals, and delicate touch to elevate physical desire into a sublime, almost spiritual experience. The emotional progression moves from restless longing to complete physical and emotional surrender. The act of love is metaphorically depicted as sacred worship ('Antharanga poojai'), where fear and hesitation dissolve into complete union ('aalinganam'). The song remains an iconic classic known for blending Indian classical musical elements with deeply evocative erotic poetry.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

“Ennai… noolaadai polae / Soodum neramithu”

Compares the act of embracing the lover to wearing a delicate silk garment ('noolaadai polae').

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Antharanga poojai / Seithaal athu aaraathanam”

Compares intimate romantic lovemaking to a private sacred worship or ritual ('Antharanga poojai').

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

“Sernthaal athu aalinganam / Seithaal athu aaraathanam”

The lines end with rhyming classical terms 'aalinganam' (embrace) and 'aaraathanam' (worship).

Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

“Aadhi rendum thottu / Meetham micham indri”

Demonstrates rhythm through Tamil poetic rhyme structure.

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Trivia

'Hai Rama' from Rangeela (1995) was composed by A.R. Rahman and sung by Hariharan and Swarnalatha in both the original Hindi version and the Tamil dubbed soundtrack. Composed in the classical raga Pantuvarali (Kamavardhani), the track is celebrated as one of the finest Indian classical-fusion tracks of the 90s, renowned for its complex vocal improvisations and visually stunning picturization featuring Urmila Matondkar and Aamir Khan.

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