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Lyrics & meaning

Onnumilla Raasathi

From Album Songs 2023 · 2023

Lyricist
Maathevan T
Singers
Prasanna Adhishesha, Sowmya
Music director
Guru Prasath
Details
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Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
RaasavaeO King
En odambula onnumillaThere is nothing left in my body
RaasavaeO King
En usirulla yedhumillaThere is nothing left inside my soul
Female
RaasaaveO King
Un tharam inga othaiyilaYour status is unmatched here
RaasavaeO King
Yen dhooram namma mathiyilaWhy is there distance between us?
Male
Boomiyila idhu onnuyillaIt is nothing in this world
Namma kaiyil ulla kaadhal munnIn front of the love in our hands
Kavala yedhum venamNo need for any worry
Male
Rasathi un nenappa vittaMy queen, except for your thoughts
OnnuyillaThere is nothing else
RasathiMy queen
On ninappil mattum baramillaOnly in your thoughts is there no burden
Rasathi ..rasathiMy queen... my queen
Male
Rasaathi…My queen...
Male
Un mugatha tholaichenI lost sight of your face
Female :Sarugaanaen theriyama pochaeFemale: I turned into a withered leaf without knowing
Male
Vaarthaiyellam marandhenI forgot all my words
Female :Kanava en mozhiya izhandhenFemale: Is it a dream? I lost my speech
Male
Kannae …en kannaeMy darling... my darling
Unna pakka manasuWhy did my heart yearn so much
Thavichu ponadhennaJust to see you?
Female
Kannae en kannaeMy darling, my darling
Kadikaram kaluthaThe clock's hands
Neruchi pottadhillaDidn't choke my neck
Urangaama naanWithout sleeping
Marandhaalum koodaEven if I forget myself
Un koodathaanOnly with you
Kanavellam kannaeAre all my dreams, my darling
Male
RaasathiMy queen
En odambula onnuyillaThere is nothing left in my body
RaasathiMy queen
En usirulla onnuyillaThere is nothing left inside my soul
Female
Boomiyila adhu onnuyillaIt is nothing in this world
Namma kaiyil ulla kaadhal munnIn front of the love in our hands
Kavala yedhum venamNo need for any worry
Female
RaasavaeO King
Male
RasathiMy queen
Nee illadha naalilOn the days without you
Thaviyaai thavichenI writhed in painful longing
Naan maanaeMy deer-like beloved
Female
Nee illadha naalilOn the days without you
Thaviyaai thavichen naanI writhed in painful longing
Man madhamaeO sweet scent of Cupid
Usir vandha dhaiyaaLife has returned now
Un anbu illadha thavichenI suffered terribly without your love
Thanima theerthenI have now ended my solitude
RaasavaeO King
Male
RaasathiMy queen
En tholil unna saaichikkirenI will lean you against my shoulder
RaasathiMy queen
En aasa motham kaattikkirenI will show you all my love and desire
Male
RaasathiMy queen
En tholil unna saaichikkirenI will lean you against my shoulder
Raasathi en raasathiMy queen, oh my queen
RaasathiMy queen

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Raasavae / Raasathi is a poignant romantic duet expressing the deep emotional bond, yearning, and ultimate solace shared between two lovers. The lyrics alternate between the male and female perspectives, highlighting how empty and lifeless their existence feels when separated from one another. The world's worries fade into insignificance when compared to the magnitude of their love. Through vivid imagery of withered leaves, restless nights, and breathless longing, the song captures the agony of distance and the immense relief and warmth found upon reuniting in each other's embrace.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Sarugaanaen theriyama pochae

The speaker compares herself to a dry, withered leaf ('sarugu') to represent her lifeless and fragile emotional state when separated from her lover.

Repetition (Anaphora)

Raasavae ... Raasathi

The repeated rhythmic calling of 'Raasavae' (King) and 'Raasathi' (Queen) establishes the intimate conversational tone and reinforces the deep affection between the lovers.

Personification

Kadikaram kalutha Neruchi pottadhilla

Time/the clock is personified as a force suffocating or pressing down on the neck during agonizing moments of separation.

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Trivia

This track is an independent Tamil album song released in 2023, composed by Guru Prasath with lyrics by Maathevan T, featuring vocals by Prasanna Adhishesha and Sowmya.

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