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Lyrics & meaning

Imsai Rani

From Aandavan Kattalai · 2016

Lyricist
Vivek
Singer
Karthik
Music directors
Not listed
Movie name
Aandavan Kattalai
Movie release year
2016
Lyrics added on
30 May 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Imsai imsai rani varen pinnadi
Kenji kenji ketu poren thindadi
Kaali kakitham aagum kaaviyam
Peraa kooradi vazhkaiyae nee thanae
Imsai imsai rani varen pinnadi
Kenji kenji ketu poren thindadi
Soodana megamae
Thoovama poriyae
Poraadi paadhiya ponen
Naal odi poguthae
Calender theduthae
Illaadha thethiya ponen
Thoorama nee vandhalae
Oomaiyagi ponen
Bha bha bha bhaa bhaaa
Bha bhaa bhaaa
Neethan en devadhai
Naan kutty poo vedhai
En raththam neera nee uthu
Poo kola pongodi
Boogolam madhiri
Aagaya therula yethu
Thenna vitta thengayum
Manna thedi saayum
Unna vitta en vaazhkha
Bha bha bhaaa
Imsai imsai rani varen pinnadi
Kenji kenji ketu poren thindadi
Kaali kakitham aagum kaaviyam
Peraa kooradi vazhkaiyae nee thanae
Imsai imsai rani varen pinnadi
Kenji kenji ketu poren thindadi
My troublesome queen, I'm following right behind you,
begging and pleading, I stumble all over the place.
Even a blank sheet of paper turns into poetry,
just tell me your name, girl, isn't my whole life you?
My troublesome queen, I'm following right behind you,
begging and pleading, I stumble all over the place.
O warm cloud,
you pass by without raining on me.
I have worn myself down to half, struggling for you.
Days are slipping away,
and even the calendar is searching,
for I've become a date that doesn't exist.
Just seeing you in the distance,
leaves me totally speechless.
Paa paa paa paa paaa
Paa paaa paaa
You are my angel,
and I'm just a tiny flower seed.
Pour water on me like my very lifeblood.
You golden vine adorned with flowers,
like the whole wide earth,
lift me up onto a chariot in the sky.
A coconut that falls from the palm tree,
always leans seeking the ground.
Without you, my life too...
Paa paa paaa
My troublesome queen, I'm following right behind you,
begging and pleading, I stumble all over the place.
Even a blank sheet of paper turns into poetry,
just tell me your name, girl, isn't my whole life you?
My troublesome queen, I'm following right behind you,
begging and pleading, I stumble all over the place.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Imsai Rani' from Aandavan Kattalai is a playful, quirky romantic track expressing affectionate frustration towards a beloved. The protagonist humorously calls his lover a 'queen of torture' who playfully teases and torments him, yet acknowledges that she brings profound artistic meaning to his blank life, turning a plain sheet of paper into an epic poem. Through creative imagery of nature, calendars, and lost words, he conveys how helpless and completely enamored he is in her presence.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Adukkuthodar (Repetition for emphasis)

“Imsai imsai rani varen pinnadi”

The words 'Imsai imsai' and 'Kenji kenji' are repeated consecutively to emphasize the intensity of the teasing torture and his desperate pleading.

Metaphor

“Kaali kakitham aagum kaaviyam”

Comparing a blank paper turning into an epic poem to illustrate how the protagonist's plain life gains deep meaning through his lover.

Hyperbole

“Illaadha thethiya ponen”

Exaggerating his feeling of being lost in love by stating he became a nonexistent date on a calendar.

Analogy

“Thenna vitta thengayum Manna thedi saayum”

Comparing his natural pull towards her to a coconut falling off a tree naturally seeking the earth.

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Trivia

The track 'Imsai Rani' features music composed by K for the critically acclaimed film 'Aandavan Kattalai' (2016), directed by M. Manikandan and starring Vijay Sethupathi and Ritika Singh. Lyricist Vivek penned the quirky lyrics to capture modern romantic banter.

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