Imsai Rani
From Aandavan Kattalai · 2016
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Imsai imsai rani varen pinnadi | Torture queen, torture queen, I am coming behind you |
| Kenji kenji ketu poren thindadi | Begging and pleading, I go struggling |
| Kaali kakitham aagum kaaviyam | A blank paper becomes an epic poem |
| Peraa kooradi vazhkaiyae nee thanae | Shout out my name, you are my life itself |
| Male | |
| Imsai imsai rani varen pinnadi | Torture queen, torture queen, I am coming behind you |
| Kenji kenji ketu poren thindadi | Begging and pleading, I go struggling |
| Male | |
| Soodana megamae | O hot cloud |
| Thoovama poriyae | Why are you showering like sparks? |
| Poraadi paadhiya ponen | Struggling, I have become half a person |
| Male | |
| Naal odi poguthae | Days are running away |
| Calender theduthae | Searching the calendar |
| Illaadha thethiya ponen | I became a date that does not exist |
| Male | |
| Thoorama nee vandhalae | Even if you come from far away |
| Oomaiyagi ponen | I become mute |
| Bha bha bha bhaa bhaaa | Bha bha bha bhaa bhaaa |
| Bha bhaa bhaaa | Bha bhaa bhaaa |
| Male | |
| Neethan en devadhai | You are my angel |
| Naan kutty poo vedhai | I am a tiny flower seed |
| En raththam neera nee uthu | Pour your water into my blood |
| Male | |
| Poo kola pongodi | O flowery slender creeper |
| Boogolam madhiri | Like the entire world |
| Aagaya therula yethu | Lift me up on the sky chariot |
| Male | |
| Thenna vitta thengayum | Even a coconut detached from the palm tree |
| Manna thedi saayum | Leans down seeking the earth |
| Unna vitta en vaazhkha | Without you, my life is... |
| Bha bha bhaaa | Bha bha bhaaa |
| Male | |
| Imsai imsai rani varen pinnadi | Torture queen, torture queen, I am coming behind you |
| Kenji kenji ketu poren thindadi | Begging and pleading, I go struggling |
| Kaali kakitham aagum kaaviyam | A blank paper becomes an epic poem |
| Peraa kooradi vazhkaiyae nee thanae | Shout out my name, you are my life itself |
| Male | |
| Imsai imsai rani varen pinnadi | Torture queen, torture queen, I am coming behind you |
| Kenji kenji ketu poren thindadi | Begging and pleading, I go struggling |
இம்சை இம்சை
ராணி வாரேன் பின்னாடி
கெஞ்சி கெஞ்சி கேட்டு
போறேன் திண்டாடி காலி
காகிதம் ஆகும் காவியம்
பேர கூறடி வாழ்க்கையே
நீ தானே
Torture queen, torture queen, I am coming behind you
Begging and pleading, I go struggling
A blank paper becomes an epic poem
Shout out my name, you are my life itself
இம்சை இம்சை
ராணி வாரேன் பின்னாடி
கெஞ்சி கெஞ்சி கேட்டு
போறேன் திண்டாடி
Torture queen, torture queen, I am coming behind you
Begging and pleading, I go struggling
சூடான மேகமே
தூவாம போறியே போராடி
பாதியா போனேன்
O hot cloud
Why are you showering like sparks?
Struggling, I have become half a person
நாள் ஓடி
போகுதே காலெண்டர்
தேடுதே இல்லாத
தேதியா போனேன்
Days are running away
Searching the calendar
I became a date that does not exist
தூரமா நீ
வந்தாலே ஊமையாகி
போனேன் ப ப ப ப ப ப ப ப
Even if you come from far away
I become mute
Bha bha bha bhaa bhaaa
Bha bhaa bhaaa
விஷ்லிங் :
...........................
You are my angel
I am a tiny flower seed
Pour your water into my blood
நீதான் என்
தேவதை நான் குட்டி
பூ விதை என் ரத்தம்
நீரா நீ ஊத்து
O flowery slender creeper
Like the entire world
Lift me up on the sky chariot
பூ கோல
பூங்கொடி பூகோலம்
மாதிரி ஆகாய தேருல
ஏத்து
Even a coconut detached from the palm tree
Leans down seeking the earth
Without you, my life is...
Bha bha bhaaa
தென்னை
விட்ட தேங்காயும்
மண்ண தேடி சாயும்
உன்ன விட்டா என்
வாழ்க்கை ப ப ப
Torture queen, torture queen, I am coming behind you
Begging and pleading, I go struggling
A blank paper becomes an epic poem
Shout out my name, you are my life itself
இம்சை இம்சை
ராணி வாரேன் பின்னாடி
கெஞ்சி கெஞ்சி கேட்டு
போறேன் திண்டாடி காலி
காகிதம் ஆகும் காவியம்
பேர கூறடி வாழ்க்கையே
நீ தானே
Torture queen, torture queen, I am coming behind you
Begging and pleading, I go struggling
இம்சை இம்சை
ராணி வாரேன் பின்னாடி
கெஞ்சி கெஞ்சி கேட்டு
போறேன் திண்டாடி
Imsai imsai rani varen pinnadi
Torture queen, torture queen, I am coming behind you
Kenji kenji ketu poren thindadi
Begging and pleading, I go struggling
Kaali kakitham aagum kaaviyam
A blank paper becomes an epic poem
Peraa kooradi vazhkaiyae nee thanae
Shout out my name, you are my life itself
Imsai imsai rani varen pinnadi
Torture queen, torture queen, I am coming behind you
Kenji kenji ketu poren thindadi
Begging and pleading, I go struggling
Soodana megamae
O hot cloud
Thoovama poriyae
Why are you showering like sparks?
Poraadi paadhiya ponen
Struggling, I have become half a person
Naal odi poguthae
Days are running away
Calender theduthae
Searching the calendar
Illaadha thethiya ponen
I became a date that does not exist
Thoorama nee vandhalae
Even if you come from far away
Oomaiyagi ponen
I become mute
Bha bha bha bhaa bhaaa
Bha bha bha bhaa bhaaa
Bha bhaa bhaaa
Bha bhaa bhaaa
Neethan en devadhai
You are my angel
Naan kutty poo vedhai
I am a tiny flower seed
En raththam neera nee uthu
Pour your water into my blood
Poo kola pongodi
O flowery slender creeper
Boogolam madhiri
Like the entire world
Aagaya therula yethu
Lift me up on the sky chariot
Thenna vitta thengayum
Even a coconut detached from the palm tree
Manna thedi saayum
Leans down seeking the earth
Unna vitta en vaazhkha
Without you, my life is...
Bha bha bhaaa
Bha bha bhaaa
Imsai imsai rani varen pinnadi
Torture queen, torture queen, I am coming behind you
Kenji kenji ketu poren thindadi
Begging and pleading, I go struggling
Kaali kakitham aagum kaaviyam
A blank paper becomes an epic poem
Peraa kooradi vazhkaiyae nee thanae
Shout out my name, you are my life itself
Imsai imsai rani varen pinnadi
Torture queen, torture queen, I am coming behind you
Kenji kenji ketu poren thindadi
Begging and pleading, I go struggling
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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