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Lyrics & meaning

Kamma Karai Oram

From Raasave Unnai Nambi · 1988

Lyricist
Gangai Amaran
Singers
K. S. Chithra, Malaysia Vasudevan
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Raasave Unnai Nambi
Movie release year
1988
Lyrics added on
10 Mar 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kammaa karai oram
Kannu rendum thedum
Kammaa karai oram
Kannu rendum thedum
Summa unna paaththaa
Sokku podi podum
Oho ho…ho..
Summa unna paaththaa
Sokku podi podum
Oho ho…ho..
Kammaa karai oram
Kannu rendum thedum
Selai minuminukka
Thaali pala palakka
Velai poranthuruchu maamma
Kaalai karukkalila
Maalai minnukkalila
Meni kodhikkuthadi vaamma
Kannu rendum moodaama
Onnai enni noolaanen
Male :Enni enni naan kooda
Yekkaththukku aalaanen
Enakulla inikkidhu
Nenachadhu palikkidhu
Palichathu enakippo
Kidachadhaiyaa
Maragadha ithazhila
Adhil ulla madhuvula
Vara vara manam ippo
Erangudhamma
Idhu mogam koodum neram
Maalai potta enna
Ohh hoh ho ho….
Kammaa karai oram
Kannu rendum thedum
Kammaa karai oram
Kannu rendum thedum
Summa unna paaththaa
Sokku podi podum
Oho ho…ho..
Summa unna paaththaa
Sokku podi podum
Oho ho…ho..
Thaena thinam eduththu
Thinamum naanum kudichirukka
Thaagam porakuthadi maanae
Paalum pudikka villa
Padukka virikaa villa
Kaadhal paduthugira paadu
Muthiraya kaanaama
Siththam idhu aaraathu
Female :Katti enna koodaama
Kannu idhu moodaathu
Thalai mudhal kaal varai
Pala pala adisayam
Theriyuthu therinjatha
Edukkatuma
Enakkulla iruppathu
Unakena poranthathu
Muzhuvadhum
Un kitta kodukkattuma
Ini kaalam neram koodum
Thadai yethumilla
Ohh hoh ho ho….
Kammaa karai oram
Kannu rendum thedum
Kammaa karai oram
Kannu rendum thedum
Summa unna paaththaa
Sokku podi podum
Oho ho…ho..
Summa unna paaththaa
Sokku podi podum
Oho ho…ho..
Kammaa karai oram
Kannu rendum thedum
By the bank of the village pond,
my two eyes keep searching for you.
By the bank of the village pond,
my two eyes keep searching for you.
Just looking at you
casts a love spell on me.
Oho ho... ho...
Just looking at you
casts a love spell on me.
Oho ho... ho...
By the bank of the village pond,
my two eyes keep searching for you.
With my sari shimmering,
and my thali (wedding chain) shining bright,
our time has finally come, my love!
In the early dawn,
and in the glowing dusk,
my body burns with desire, come to me!
Without shutting my eyes,
thinking of you, I have grown thin as a thread.
Thinking of you over and over, I too
was overtaken by longing.
It feels so sweet inside me,
what I dreamed of is coming true,
it shines so bright for me now,
I have finally found it!
On those tender, precious lips,
in the sweet nectar they hold,
slowly and steadily, my heart
is drowning in bliss.
This is the hour when passion blooms,
so wrap your arms around me!
Oh ho ho ho...
By the bank of the village pond,
my two eyes keep searching for you.
By the bank of the village pond,
my two eyes keep searching for you.
Just looking at you
casts a love spell on me.
Oho ho... ho...
Just looking at you
casts a love spell on me.
Oho ho... ho...
Even if I taste honey every day,
and drink it all the time,
a new thirst awakens in me, my love!
I have lost my appetite for milk,
I have not even spread the bed,
oh, the sweet trouble love puts me through!
Without the loving seal of your kiss,
this restless heart will not calm down.
Without you holding me close,
these eyes will not close in sleep.
From head to toe,
so many wonders appear before me;
all that I see,
may I take and enjoy?
Everything that lives within me
was born only for you;
all of it,
shall I surrender completely to you?
Now the time has finally arrived,
there is nothing standing in our way.
Oh ho ho ho...
By the bank of the village pond,
my two eyes keep searching for you.
By the bank of the village pond,
my two eyes keep searching for you.
Just looking at you
casts a love spell on me.
Oho ho... ho...
Just looking at you
casts a love spell on me.
Oho ho... ho...
By the bank of the village pond,
my two eyes keep searching for you.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Kammaa Karai Oram from the 1988 film Raasave Unnai Nambi is a passionate rural romantic duet expressing the deep yearning, anticipation, and intimate love between two soulmates. Set against the serene backdrop of a village pond's banks, the protagonists convey how merely looking at each other casts an enchanting spell that leaves them restless and sleepless.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

Kammaa karai oram / Kannu rendum thedum

Repetition of the initial consonant 'K' creates a rhythmic folk cadence.

Rettai Kilavi (Onomatopoeia)

Selai minuminukka / Thaali pala palakka

Words like 'minuminukka' and 'pala palakka' mimic shimmering and shining visually and audibly.

Hyperbole (Uvamanai Exaggeration)

Onnai enni noolaanen

Exaggerating the physical effect of longing by describing oneself as thin as a thread.

Metaphor (Uruvagatai)

Maragadha ithazhila / Adhil ulla madhuvula

Describing lips as 'maragadha' (emerald) laden with nectar.

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Trivia

The soundtrack for Raasave Unnai Nambi (1988) was composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics penned by Gangai Amaran. The song beautifully blends folk melody arrangements with acoustic rhythm typical of late 1980s Tamil cinema.

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