- Lyricist
- Pulamaipithan
- Singer
- S. Janaki
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Raja Rishi
- Movie release year
- 1985
- Lyrics added on
- 26 Apr 2020
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aa… aa..aa…aa…
Ha..aa…aa…aa…aa..haa…aa..
Maa thavam yaen maadhavanae
Maa thavam yaen maadhavanae
Maa thuravai nee arindhaai
Maadhuravai yaen marandhaai
Thavamum dhanamum sugamum en vasam
Maa thavam yaen maadhavanae
Maa thavam yaen maadhavanae
Sevvidhazho idhu thaen kani kovai…
Aa….aa…aa…a…aa…aa…aa…aa….
Sevvidhazho idhu thaen kani kovai
Dhaevaa un baanamudham dhaevaa un baanamudham
Saeyizhai noolidai minnal thoranam
Kaamanin koyilil naanae gopuram
Thaenoorum aagaaya gangai
Salasala salavena varugiradhae
Vazhigiradhae aa… aa… madiyinil neeraadu
Maa thavam yaen maadhavanae
Maa thavam yaen maadhavanae
Thaaragaigal oru aayiram kodi…
Aa….aa…aa…a…aa…aa…aa…aa….
Thaaragaigal oru aayiram kodi
Naan angae thanga nilaa
Mhum hum mhum hum
Nyaaniyin aimbulan ennil sangamam
Yaagamum yogamum enna naadagam
Aa….aa…aa…a…aa…aa…aa…aa….
Brammaavin kai vannam naanae
Ilamaiyil orumaiyil thanimaiyilae
Thavikkiradhae oru murai paaraayo
Maa thavam yaen maadhavanae
Maa thavam yaen maadhavanae
Andhi maa kalaiyil indha maegalaigal
Asaiyum asaivilae isaivilae idai odiya odiya
Nadaigal payilum mayil idhu thaanae
Thattha jamtha thaka thakida jamtha thaka
Thakadheemtha thakadheemtha thaka thaam thaka
Thakida thakida thomkida namkida thakadhimi
Tharikida thaam tharikida thaam tharikida thaam
Vizhiyil iru maragadham idhazhil somapaanam
Thakida thaam thakida thaam thakida thaam
Dhat tharikida thaam tharikida thaam
Kidathaka tharikida thaam
Nitham parimaara varavaa thalaivaa
Rimma rimapaappa mapanini pamapaa
Rimma rimapaappa mapanini pamapaa
Thaamtha thaka thaamtha thaka dheemthaka thaa
Ilaiya dhaegam iravu naeram
Viraga dhaapam eriyudhae
Thakida jamtha thikida jamtha
Thomkida jamtha namkida jam
Mugilaana kuzhalum undhan
Uravu thaedi alaiyudhae
Thakida jamtha thikida jamtha
Thomkidathaka jamtha namkidathaka jam
Thavam adhu kalaivadhu therigiradhu
Arul kodu maa dhevaa
Aruginil maadhae vaa
Maa thavam yaen maadhavanae
Maa thavam yaen maadhavanae
Maa thuravai nee arindhaai
Maadhuravai yaen marandhaai
Thavamum dhanamum sugamum en vasam
Maa thavam yaen maadhavanae
Maa thavam yaen maadhavanae
Ah... Ah... Ah...
Ha..... Ah..... Ah..... Ah... Ah... Ha..... Ah...
Why this great penance, O Madhava?
Why this great penance, O Madhava?
You embraced deep renunciation,
but why did you forget the warmth of a woman?
Penance, wealth, and pleasure are all in my hands!
Why this great penance, O Madhava?
Why this great penance, O Madhava?
Are these red lips sweet as ripe fruit?
Ah... Ah... Ah... Ah... Ah.... Ah...
Are these red lips sweet as ripe fruit?
O lord, this is your sweet nectar to drink! O lord, this is your sweet nectar to drink!
Adorned with fine jewels, my slender waist is a flash of lightning!
In the temple of love, I am the towering shrine!
Like the sweet heavenly Ganga
flowing with a gentle murmur,
it overflows, ah... ah... come bathe in my lap!
Why this great penance, O Madhava?
Why this great penance, O Madhava?
There are countless billions of stars...
Ah... Ah... Ah... Ah... Ah... Ah...
There are countless billions of stars,
and I am the golden moon among them!
Mhum hum mhum hum
Even a sage's five senses dissolve in me!
What is this drama of sacrifice and yoga?
Ah..... Ah.... Ah... Ah... Ah... Ah... Ah... Ah...
I am the artwork crafted by Brahma's own hand!
In the bloom of my youth, all alone,
my heart is longing—won't you look at me just once?
Why this great penance, O Madhava?
Why this great penance, O Madhava?
In the beauty of the twilight, these waist ornaments
sway to the rhythm as my slender waist bends and turns,
isn't this a peacock dancing with graceful steps?
Thatha jamtha thaka thakita jamtha thaka
Thakadheemtha thakadheemtha thaka thaam thaka
Thakita thikita thomkita namkita thakathimi
Tharikita thaam tharikita thaam tharikita thaam
Two emeralds in my eyes, sweet nectar on my lips,
Thakita thaam thakita thaam thakita thaam
That tharikita thaam tharikita thaam
Kidathaka tharikita thaam
Shall I come serve them to you every day, my lord?
Ri-ma ri-ma-pa-pa ma-pa-ni-ni pa-ma-pa
Ri-ma ri-ma-pa-pa ma-pa-ni-ni pa-ma-pa
Thaamtha thaka thaamtha thaka theemthaka thaa
A youthful body in the deep of night,
the burning fire of desire is ablaze!
Thakita jamtha thikita jamtha
Thomkita jamtha namkita jam
Even my dark, cloud-like hair
wanders restlessly, longing for your embrace!
Thakita jamtha thikita jamtha
Thomkitathaka jamtha namkitathaka jam
I can see your penance beginning to break,
Grant me your grace, O great lord!
Come close to my side, fair one!
Why this great penance, O Madhava?
Why this great penance, O Madhava?
You embraced deep renunciation,
but why did you forget the warmth of a woman?
Penance, wealth, and pleasure are all in my hands!
Why this great penance, O Madhava?
Why this great penance, O Madhava?
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song from the mythological Tamil film 'Raja Rishi' depicts the celestial nymph Menaka tempting Sage Viswamitra to disrupt his intense penance. Menaka uses her divine beauty, poetic words, and hypnotic classical dance to entice the sage, questioning why he chooses harsh asceticism over the sweet pleasures of worldly love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Yugmaka / Wordplay (Mona / Ethirai)
“Maa thuravai nee arindhaai / Maadhuravai yaen marandhaai”
Contrast and rhyming pair 'Maa thuravai' (great renunciation) and 'Maadhuravai' (intimacy with women) created by splitting and combining word roots.
Uvamaani (Metaphor)
“Saeyizhai noolidai minnal thoranam / Kaamanin koyilil naanae gopuram”
Comparing the maiden's delicate waist to a sparkling festoon of lightning and her position in love's temple to a Gopuram.
Rupaka (Metaphor)
“Vizhiyil iru maragadham idhazhil somapaanam”
Describing eyes as green emeralds and lips as the divine nectar 'Somapaanam'.
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Trivia
Music for the movie Raja Rishi was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The song is set in classical Carnatic ragas (such as Pantavarali/Shubhapantuvarali and Mohanam elements) with complex solkattu rhythm patterns that showcase classical Bharatanatyam choreography performed by actress Lalitha (or Sukanya/Nadia in dance representations across Tamil cinema mythology adaptations).
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