Raaman Kathai Kelungal
From Sippikkul Muthu · 1985
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. Sailaja
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Sippikkul Muthu1985
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Raaman kadhai kelungal | Listen to the story of Rama |
| Raaman kadhai kelungal | Listen to the story of Rama |
| Sri ragu raaman kadhai kelungal…. | Listen to the story of Lord Raghurama... |
| Male | |
| Raaman kadhai kelungal…. | Listen to the story of Rama... |
| Male | |
| Alangaara seedhai azhagarasaalum kodhai | Adorned Sita, the fair maiden ruling with beauty |
| Vizhi kandu kudi kondu | Seeing her eyes and settling in her gaze |
| Aval vizhi kandu kudi kondu | Taking abode in her eyes |
| Manamaalai thantha | He gave her the wedding garland |
| Male | |
| Raaman kadhai kelungal…. | Listen to the story of Rama... |
| Male | |
| Seedhaiyin suyamvaram nichchayikka patta naalilae | On the day Sita's Swayamvaram was fixed |
| Janaganin mandapaththil maalai yaenthi vantha janagiyai | In King Janaka's hall, Janaki arrived holding a garland |
| Vennilaa mannilaa vanthathu endru | Is it the full moon that has descended onto the earth? |
| Mannavar ellaam paarkka | As all the kings looked upon her |
| Sri ramachanthira moorthi | Will Lord Ramachandra |
| Kanneduththu paarkka maattaaro | Not turn his eyes to look at her? |
| Endru kavalai kondaargalaam | Thus worried anxiously |
| Seedhaa deviyin chella thozhigal | Sita Devi's beloved friends |
| Male | |
| Raaman kadhai kelungal | Listen to the story of Rama |
| Raaman kadhai kelungal | Listen to the story of Rama |
| Sri ragu raaman kadhai kelungal…. | Listen to the story of Lord Raghurama... |
| Male | |
| Raaman kadhai kelungal…. | Listen to the story of Rama... |
| Male | |
| Puligalin palam konda purushargal vanthirunthaar | Men with the strength of tigers had arrived |
| Sa ni tha pa ma ga ri sa | Sa Ni Dha Pa Ma Ga Ri Sa |
| Yaanaiyin palam konda vendhargal angirunthaar | Kings with the strength of elephants were present there |
| Sa ga ri ga ma ni th ma ni ni | Sa Ga Ri Ga Ma Ni Dha Ma Ni Ni |
| Male | |
| Puligalin palam konda purushargal vanthirunthaar | Men with the strength of tigers had arrived |
| Thaa thagitha thagajanu thaa | Thaa thagitha thagajanu thaa |
| Yaanaiyin palam konda vendhargal angirunthaar | Kings with the strength of elephants were present there |
| Thaga janu thagathimithaga | Thaga janu thagathimithaga |
| Tholil malaiyai thookkoya veerar vanthaar | Warriors who could lift mountains on their shoulders came |
| Reethama pa maga reega | Ri Dha Ma Pa Ma Ga Ri Ga |
| Idigalai kaiyil pidippavar palar irunthaar aahaa…. | Many were there who could grasp thunderbolts in their hands, aha! |
| Male | |
| Nadanthaal seedhai nadanthaal | As Sita walked, she walked |
| Vizhi malarnthaal sabai alanthaal | Her eyes blossomed, gracing the entire assembly |
| Varavu kandu aval azhagu kandu | Seeing her arrival and seeing her supreme beauty |
| Siva thanusin naanum veenai pola adhirnthathu | Even the string of Shiva's bow vibrated like a veena |
| Male | |
| Raaman kadhai kelungal | Listen to the story of Rama |
| Kadhai kelungal | Listen to the story |
| Male | |
| Villodikka angu vantha vendhar | The kings who arrived there to break the bow |
| Tham pallathu udai pada vizhunthaar | Fell down breaking their own teeth |
| Silar ezhunthaar thodai thatti ezhunthavargal | Some stood up beating their thighs in pride |
| Mutti theriththu vida sattendru bhoomiyil vizhunthaar | Their knees shattered and they instantly fell to the ground |
| Male | |
| Villodikka angu vantha vendhar | The kings who arrived there to break the bow |
| Tham pallathu udai pada vizhunthaar | Fell down breaking their own teeth |
| Chorus :Silar ezhunthaar | Chorus: Some stood up |
| Male :Thodai thatti ezhunthavargal | Male: Those who stood up beating their thighs |
| Mutti theriththu vida sattendru bhoomiyil vizhunthaar | Their knees shattered and they instantly fell to the ground |
| Chorus :Aahaa sattendru bhoomiyil vizhunthaar | Chorus: Aha, they instantly fell to the ground |
| Male | |
| Kaalum noga iru kaym noga | With feet aching and both hands aching |
| Tham tholathu nogave azhuthaar | They cried as their shoulders ached |
| Silar iduppai pidiththa padi | Some held onto their hips |
| Sulukku eduththa padi aasanam thedi amarnthaar | Suffering from sprains, they searched for seats to sit |
| Aahaa veeram illaiyaa | Aha! Is there no valor left? |
| Villodikka aangal yaarum illaiyaa | Is there no man capable of breaking the bow? |
| Male | |
| {Aahaa veeram | {Aha, valor... |
| Male and Chorus :Illaiyaa | Male and Chorus: Is it gone? |
| Male :Villodikka aangal yaarum | Male: To break the bow, are there any men... |
| Male and Chorus :Illaiyaa} (2) | Male and Chorus: Is there no one?} (2) |
| Chorus | |
| Raamaayaa raama pathraayaa rama santhiraaya namagaa | Salutations to Ramaya, Ramabhadraya, Ramachandraya |
| Male | |
| Dhasaratha ramanthaan thaavi vanthaan | Dasaratha's son Rama came leaping forward |
| Villaiyae oru kannaal paarththu nindraan | He stood looking at the bow with one eye |
| Chorus :Dhasaratha ramanthaan thaavi vanthaan | Chorus: Dasaratha's son Rama came leaping forward |
| Male :Aamaam | Male: Yes |
| Chorus :Villaiyae oru kannaal paarththu nindraan | Chorus: He stood looking at the bow with one eye |
| Male | |
| Seedhaiyai maru kannaal paarththu nindraan | He looked at Sita with his other eye |
| Seedhaiyai maru kannaal paarththu nindraan | He looked at Sita with his other eye |
| Maru nodiyil villeduththu ambu thoduththaan | The very next moment, he lifted the bow and notched an arrow |
| Chorus :Maru nodiyil villeduththu ambu thoduththaan | Chorus: The very next moment, he lifted the bow and notched an arrow |
| Male | |
| Pada pada pada pada pada pada | With a sharp snapping sound |
| Oliyudan murinthathu siva thanusu | The bow of Shiva broke into pieces |
| Antha oliyudan sirihthathu aval manasu | Along with that sound, her heart smiled happily |
| Jei jeya raama seedhaiyin raama | Victory to Rama, Sita's Rama |
| Chorus :Jei jeya raama seedhaiyin raama | Chorus: Victory to Rama, Sita's Rama |
| Male | |
| Dhasaratha raama janagan un mama | Dasaratha's Rama, Janaka is your uncle |
| Chorus :Dhasaratha raama janagan un mama | Chorus: Dasaratha's Rama, Janaka is your uncle |
| Male | |
| Jei jeya rama seedhaiyin raama | Victory to Rama, Sita's Rama |
| Chorus :Jei jeya rama seedhaiyin raama | Chorus: Victory to Rama, Sita's Rama |
| Male :Dhasaratha raama janagan un mama | Male: Dasaratha's Rama, Janaka is your uncle |
| Female | |
| Seedhaa kalyaana vaipogamae | The grand wedding festival of Sita |
| Sri raama kalyaana vaipogamae | The grand wedding festival of Lord Rama |
| Chorus :Seedha kalyaana vaipogamae | Chorus: The grand wedding festival of Sita |
| Sri raama kalyaana vaipogamae | The grand wedding festival of Lord Rama |
| Female | |
| Kaana kaana azhagaagumae | It grows more beautiful as one beholds it |
| Innum aayiram kann vendumae | One would need a thousand more eyes to witness it |
| Female and Chorus : | Female and Chorus: |
| Kaana kaana azhagaagumae | It grows more beautiful as one beholds it |
| Innum aayiram kann vendumae | One would need a thousand more eyes to witness it |
| Male | |
| Sri raamanae adho paarappaa | Look over there at Lord Rama! |
| Male | |
| Alangaara seedhai azhagarasaalum kodhai | Adorned Sita, the fair maiden ruling with beauty |
| Vizhi kandu kudi kondu | Seeing her eyes and settling in her gaze |
| Aval vizhi kandu kudi kondu | Taking abode in her eyes |
| Manamaalai thantha | He gave her the wedding garland |
| Male | |
| Raaman kadhai kelungal…. | Listen to the story of Rama... |
| Sri ragu raaman kadhai kelungal…. | Listen to the story of Lord Raghurama... |
| Male | |
| Raaman kadhai kelungal…. | Listen to the story of Rama... |
ராமன் கதை கேளுங்கள்
ராமன் கதை கேளுங்கள்
ஸ்ரீ ரகு ராமன் கதை கேளுங்கள்.......
Listen to the story of Rama
Listen to the story of Rama
Listen to the story of Lord Raghurama...
ராமன் கதை கேளுங்கள்
Listen to the story of Rama...
அலங்கார சீதை அழகரசாளும் கோதை
விழி கண்டு குடி கொண்டு
அவள் விழி கண்டு குடி கொண்டு
மணமாலை தந்த
Adorned Sita, the fair maiden ruling with beauty
Seeing her eyes and settling in her gaze
Taking abode in her eyes
He gave her the wedding garland
ராமன் கதை கேளுங்கள்.....
Listen to the story of Rama...
சீதையின் சுயம்வரம் நிச்சயிக்க பட்ட நாளிலே
ஜனகனின் மண்டபத்தில் மாலை ஏந்தி வந்த ஜானகியை
வெண்ணிலா மண்ணிலா வந்தது என்று
மன்னவர் எல்லாம் பார்க்க
ஸ்ரீ ராமச்சந்திரா மூர்த்தி
கண்ணெடுத்து பார்க்க மாட்டாரோ
என்று கவலை கொண்டார்களாம்
சீதா தேவியின் செல்ல தோழிகள்
On the day Sita's Swayamvaram was fixed
In King Janaka's hall, Janaki arrived holding a garland
Is it the full moon that has descended onto the earth?
As all the kings looked upon her
Will Lord Ramachandra
Not turn his eyes to look at her?
Thus worried anxiously
Sita Devi's beloved friends
ராமன் கதை கேளுங்கள்
ராமன் கதை கேளுங்கள்
ஸ்ரீ ரகு ராமன் கதை கேளுங்கள்........
Listen to the story of Rama
Listen to the story of Rama
Listen to the story of Lord Raghurama...
ராமன் கதை கேளுங்கள்.....
Listen to the story of Rama...
புலிகளின் பலம் கொண்ட புருஷர்கள் வந்திருந்தார்
ச நி த ப ம க ரிச
யானையின் பலம் கொண்ட வேந்தர்கள் அங்கிருந்தார்
ச க ரி க ம நி த ம நி நி
Men with the strength of tigers had arrived
Sa Ni Dha Pa Ma Ga Ri Sa
Kings with the strength of elephants were present there
Sa Ga Ri Ga Ma Ni Dha Ma Ni Ni
புலிகளின் பலம் கொண்ட புருஷர்கள் வந்திருந்தார்
தா தகித தகஜனு தா
யானையின் பலம் கொண்ட வேந்தர்கள் அங்கிருந்தார்
தக ஜனு தகதிமிதக
தோளில் மலையை தூக்கிய வீரர் வந்தார்
ரீதம பமகரீக
இடிகளை கையில் பிடிப்பவர் பலர் இருந்தார் ஆஹா....
Men with the strength of tigers had arrived
Thaa thagitha thagajanu thaa
Kings with the strength of elephants were present there
Thaga janu thagathimithaga
Warriors who could lift mountains on their shoulders came
Ri Dha Ma Pa Ma Ga Ri Ga
Many were there who could grasp thunderbolts in their hands, aha!
நடந்தால் சீதை நடந்தால்
விழி மலர்ந்தால் சபை அளந்தால்
வரவு கண்டு அவள் அழகு கண்டு
சிவ தனுசின் நானும் வீணை போல அதிர்ந்தது
As Sita walked, she walked
Her eyes blossomed, gracing the entire assembly
Seeing her arrival and seeing her supreme beauty
Even the string of Shiva's bow vibrated like a veena
ராமன் கதை கேளுங்கள்
கதை கேளுங்கள்
Listen to the story of Rama
Listen to the story
வில்லொடிக்க அங்கு வந்த வேந்தர்
தம் பல்லது உடை பட விழுந்தார்
சிலர் எழுந்தார் தொடை தட்டி எழுந்தவர்கள்
முட்டி தெறித்து விட சட்டென்று பூமியில் விழுந்தார்
The kings who arrived there to break the bow
Fell down breaking their own teeth
Some stood up beating their thighs in pride
Their knees shattered and they instantly fell to the ground
வில்லொடிக்க அங்கு வந்த வேந்தர்
தம் பல்லது உடை பட விழுந்தார்
குழு :
சிலர் எழுந்தார்
தொடை தட்டி எழுந்தவர்கள்
முட்டி தெறித்து விட சட்டென்று பூமியில் விழுந்தார்
குழு :
ஆஹா சட்டென்று பூமியில் விழுந்தார்
The kings who arrived there to break the bow
Fell down breaking their own teeth
Chorus: Some stood up
Male: Those who stood up beating their thighs
Their knees shattered and they instantly fell to the ground
Chorus: Aha, they instantly fell to the ground
காலும் நோக இரு கையும் நோக
தம் தோளது நோகவே அழுதார்
சிலர் இடுப்பை பிடித்த படி
சுளுக்கு எடுத்த படி ஆசனம் தேடி அமர்ந்தார்
ஆஹா வீரம் இல்லையா
வில்லொடிக்க ஆண்கள் யாரும் இல்லையா
With feet aching and both hands aching
They cried as their shoulders ached
Some held onto their hips
Suffering from sprains, they searched for seats to sit
Aha! Is there no valor left?
Is there no man capable of breaking the bow?
{ஆஹா வீரம்
ஆண் மற்றும் குழு
: இல்லையா
வில்லொடிக்க ஆண்கள் யாரும்
ஆண் மற்றும் குழு
: இல்லையா} (2)
{Aha, valor...
Male and Chorus: Is it gone?
Male: To break the bow, are there any men...
Male and Chorus: Is there no one?} (2)
ஆஹா வீரம் இல்லையா
வில்லொடிக்க ஆண்கள் யாரும் இல்லையா
குழு :
தக தைய்யக தா தி மி தா
Salutations to Ramaya, Ramabhadraya, Ramachandraya
ராமாய ராம பத்ராயா ராம சந்திராய நமகா
Dasaratha's son Rama came leaping forward
He stood looking at the bow with one eye
Chorus: Dasaratha's son Rama came leaping forward
Male: Yes
Chorus: He stood looking at the bow with one eye
தசரத ராமன்தான் தாவி வந்தான்
வில்லையே ஒரு கண்ணால் பார்த்து நின்றான்
குழு :
தசரத ராமன்தான் தாவி வந்தான்
ஆமாம்
குழு :
வில்லையே ஒரு கண்ணால் பார்த்து நின்றான்
He looked at Sita with his other eye
He looked at Sita with his other eye
The very next moment, he lifted the bow and notched an arrow
Chorus: The very next moment, he lifted the bow and notched an arrow
சீதையை மறு கண்ணால் பார்த்து நின்றான்
சீதையை மறு கண்ணால் பார்த்து நின்றான்
மறு நொடியில் வில்லெடுத்து அம்பு தொடுத்தான்
குழு :
மறு நொடியில் வில்லெடுத்து அம்பு தொடுத்தான்
With a sharp snapping sound
The bow of Shiva broke into pieces
Along with that sound, her heart smiled happily
Victory to Rama, Sita's Rama
Chorus: Victory to Rama, Sita's Rama
பட பட பட பட படபட
ஒலியுடன் முறிந்தது சிவ தனுசு
அந்த ஒலியுடன் சிரித்தது அவள் மனசு
ஜெய் ஜெய ராமா சீதையின் ராமா
குழு :
ஜெய் ஜெய ராமா சீதையின் ராமா
Dasaratha's Rama, Janaka is your uncle
Chorus: Dasaratha's Rama, Janaka is your uncle
தசரத ராமா ஜனகன் உன் மாமா
குழு :
தசரத ராமா ஜனகன் உன் மாமா
Victory to Rama, Sita's Rama
Chorus: Victory to Rama, Sita's Rama
Male: Dasaratha's Rama, Janaka is your uncle
ஜெய் ஜெய ராமா சீதையின் ராமா
குழு :
ஜெய் ஜெய ராமா சீதையின் ராமா
தசரத ராமா ஜனகன் உன் மாமா
The grand wedding festival of Sita
The grand wedding festival of Lord Rama
Chorus: The grand wedding festival of Sita
The grand wedding festival of Lord Rama
சீதா கல்யாண வைபோகமே
ஸ்ரீ ராம கல்யாண வைபோகமே
குழு :
சீதா கல்யாண வைபோகமே
ஸ்ரீ ராம கல்யாண வைபோகமே
It grows more beautiful as one beholds it
One would need a thousand more eyes to witness it
Female and Chorus:
It grows more beautiful as one beholds it
One would need a thousand more eyes to witness it
காண காண அழகாகுமே
இன்னும் ஆயிரம் கண் வேண்டுமே
பெண் மற்றும் குழு :
காண காண அழகாகுமே
இன்னும் ஆயிரம் கண் வேண்டுமே
Look over there at Lord Rama!
பெண் மற்றும் குழு :
சீதா கல்யாண வைபோகமே
ஸ்ரீ ராம கல்யாண வைபோகமே
Adorned Sita, the fair maiden ruling with beauty
Seeing her eyes and settling in her gaze
Taking abode in her eyes
He gave her the wedding garland
ஸ்ரீ ராமானே அதோ பாரப்பா
Listen to the story of Rama...
Listen to the story of Lord Raghurama...
அலங்கார சீதை அழகரசாளும் கோதை
விழி கண்டு குடி கொண்டு
அவள் விழி கண்டு குடி கொண்டு
மணமாலை தந்த
Listen to the story of Rama...
ராமன் கதை கேளுங்கள்
ஸ்ரீ ரகு ராமன் கதை கேளுங்கள்......
ராமன் கதை கேளுங்கள்......
Raaman kadhai kelungal
Listen to the story of Rama
Raaman kadhai kelungal
Listen to the story of Rama
Sri ragu raaman kadhai kelungal….
Listen to the story of Lord Raghurama...
Raaman kadhai kelungal….
Listen to the story of Rama...
Alangaara seedhai azhagarasaalum kodhai
Adorned Sita, the fair maiden ruling with beauty
Vizhi kandu kudi kondu
Seeing her eyes and settling in her gaze
Aval vizhi kandu kudi kondu
Taking abode in her eyes
Manamaalai thantha
He gave her the wedding garland
Raaman kadhai kelungal….
Listen to the story of Rama...
Seedhaiyin suyamvaram nichchayikka patta naalilae
On the day Sita's Swayamvaram was fixed
Janaganin mandapaththil maalai yaenthi vantha janagiyai
In King Janaka's hall, Janaki arrived holding a garland
Vennilaa mannilaa vanthathu endru
Is it the full moon that has descended onto the earth?
Mannavar ellaam paarkka
As all the kings looked upon her
Sri ramachanthira moorthi
Will Lord Ramachandra
Kanneduththu paarkka maattaaro
Not turn his eyes to look at her?
Endru kavalai kondaargalaam
Thus worried anxiously
Seedhaa deviyin chella thozhigal
Sita Devi's beloved friends
Raaman kadhai kelungal
Listen to the story of Rama
Raaman kadhai kelungal
Listen to the story of Rama
Sri ragu raaman kadhai kelungal….
Listen to the story of Lord Raghurama...
Raaman kadhai kelungal….
Listen to the story of Rama...
Puligalin palam konda purushargal vanthirunthaar
Men with the strength of tigers had arrived
Sa ni tha pa ma ga ri sa
Sa Ni Dha Pa Ma Ga Ri Sa
Yaanaiyin palam konda vendhargal angirunthaar
Kings with the strength of elephants were present there
Sa ga ri ga ma ni th ma ni ni
Sa Ga Ri Ga Ma Ni Dha Ma Ni Ni
Puligalin palam konda purushargal vanthirunthaar
Men with the strength of tigers had arrived
Thaa thagitha thagajanu thaa
Thaa thagitha thagajanu thaa
Yaanaiyin palam konda vendhargal angirunthaar
Kings with the strength of elephants were present there
Thaga janu thagathimithaga
Thaga janu thagathimithaga
Tholil malaiyai thookkoya veerar vanthaar
Warriors who could lift mountains on their shoulders came
Reethama pa maga reega
Ri Dha Ma Pa Ma Ga Ri Ga
Idigalai kaiyil pidippavar palar irunthaar aahaa….
Many were there who could grasp thunderbolts in their hands, aha!
Nadanthaal seedhai nadanthaal
As Sita walked, she walked
Vizhi malarnthaal sabai alanthaal
Her eyes blossomed, gracing the entire assembly
Varavu kandu aval azhagu kandu
Seeing her arrival and seeing her supreme beauty
Siva thanusin naanum veenai pola adhirnthathu
Even the string of Shiva's bow vibrated like a veena
Raaman kadhai kelungal
Listen to the story of Rama
Kadhai kelungal
Listen to the story
Villodikka angu vantha vendhar
The kings who arrived there to break the bow
Tham pallathu udai pada vizhunthaar
Fell down breaking their own teeth
Silar ezhunthaar thodai thatti ezhunthavargal
Some stood up beating their thighs in pride
Mutti theriththu vida sattendru bhoomiyil vizhunthaar
Their knees shattered and they instantly fell to the ground
Villodikka angu vantha vendhar
The kings who arrived there to break the bow
Tham pallathu udai pada vizhunthaar
Fell down breaking their own teeth
Chorus :Silar ezhunthaar
Chorus: Some stood up
Male :Thodai thatti ezhunthavargal
Male: Those who stood up beating their thighs
Mutti theriththu vida sattendru bhoomiyil vizhunthaar
Their knees shattered and they instantly fell to the ground
Chorus :Aahaa sattendru bhoomiyil vizhunthaar
Chorus: Aha, they instantly fell to the ground
Kaalum noga iru kaym noga
With feet aching and both hands aching
Tham tholathu nogave azhuthaar
They cried as their shoulders ached
Silar iduppai pidiththa padi
Some held onto their hips
Sulukku eduththa padi aasanam thedi amarnthaar
Suffering from sprains, they searched for seats to sit
Aahaa veeram illaiyaa
Aha! Is there no valor left?
Villodikka aangal yaarum illaiyaa
Is there no man capable of breaking the bow?
{Aahaa veeram
{Aha, valor...
Male and Chorus :Illaiyaa
Male and Chorus: Is it gone?
Male :Villodikka aangal yaarum
Male: To break the bow, are there any men...
Male and Chorus :Illaiyaa} (2)
Male and Chorus: Is there no one?} (2)
Raamaayaa raama pathraayaa rama santhiraaya namagaa
Salutations to Ramaya, Ramabhadraya, Ramachandraya
Dhasaratha ramanthaan thaavi vanthaan
Dasaratha's son Rama came leaping forward
Villaiyae oru kannaal paarththu nindraan
He stood looking at the bow with one eye
Chorus :Dhasaratha ramanthaan thaavi vanthaan
Chorus: Dasaratha's son Rama came leaping forward
Male :Aamaam
Male: Yes
Chorus :Villaiyae oru kannaal paarththu nindraan
Chorus: He stood looking at the bow with one eye
Seedhaiyai maru kannaal paarththu nindraan
He looked at Sita with his other eye
Seedhaiyai maru kannaal paarththu nindraan
He looked at Sita with his other eye
Maru nodiyil villeduththu ambu thoduththaan
The very next moment, he lifted the bow and notched an arrow
Chorus :Maru nodiyil villeduththu ambu thoduththaan
Chorus: The very next moment, he lifted the bow and notched an arrow
Pada pada pada pada pada pada
With a sharp snapping sound
Oliyudan murinthathu siva thanusu
The bow of Shiva broke into pieces
Antha oliyudan sirihthathu aval manasu
Along with that sound, her heart smiled happily
Jei jeya raama seedhaiyin raama
Victory to Rama, Sita's Rama
Chorus :Jei jeya raama seedhaiyin raama
Chorus: Victory to Rama, Sita's Rama
Dhasaratha raama janagan un mama
Dasaratha's Rama, Janaka is your uncle
Chorus :Dhasaratha raama janagan un mama
Chorus: Dasaratha's Rama, Janaka is your uncle
Jei jeya rama seedhaiyin raama
Victory to Rama, Sita's Rama
Chorus :Jei jeya rama seedhaiyin raama
Chorus: Victory to Rama, Sita's Rama
Male :Dhasaratha raama janagan un mama
Male: Dasaratha's Rama, Janaka is your uncle
Seedhaa kalyaana vaipogamae
The grand wedding festival of Sita
Sri raama kalyaana vaipogamae
The grand wedding festival of Lord Rama
Chorus :Seedha kalyaana vaipogamae
Chorus: The grand wedding festival of Sita
Sri raama kalyaana vaipogamae
The grand wedding festival of Lord Rama
Kaana kaana azhagaagumae
It grows more beautiful as one beholds it
Innum aayiram kann vendumae
One would need a thousand more eyes to witness it
Female and Chorus :
Female and Chorus:
Kaana kaana azhagaagumae
It grows more beautiful as one beholds it
Innum aayiram kann vendumae
One would need a thousand more eyes to witness it
Sri raamanae adho paarappaa
Look over there at Lord Rama!
Alangaara seedhai azhagarasaalum kodhai
Adorned Sita, the fair maiden ruling with beauty
Vizhi kandu kudi kondu
Seeing her eyes and settling in her gaze
Aval vizhi kandu kudi kondu
Taking abode in her eyes
Manamaalai thantha
He gave her the wedding garland
Raaman kadhai kelungal….
Listen to the story of Rama...
Sri ragu raaman kadhai kelungal….
Listen to the story of Lord Raghurama...
Raaman kadhai kelungal….
Listen to the story of Rama...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Raaman Kadhai Kelungal' from the film Sippikkul Muthu (1985) is a vivid musical story-telling performance narrating the epic episode of Sita's Swayamvaram from the Ramayana. Performed as a street play/folk song within the film narrative, it humorously portrays the arrival of arrogant kings boasting elephantine and tiger-like strength who fail miserably in lifting Lord Shiva's mighty bow (Siva Thanusu), injuring themselves in comical ways. The narrative reaches its crescendo when Dasaratha's son Rama steps forward, gazes at the bow and Sita, effortlessly lifts and snaps the divine bow, and wins Sita's hand in marriage amid grand celebration and festive singing.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Vennilaa mannilaa vanthathu endru”
Compares Sita's arrival to the full moon descending onto the earth ('Vennilaa mannilaa vanthathu endru').
Hyperbole (Uvarchirpoo / Adukku Thodar)
“Tholil malaiyai thookkoya veerar vanthaar”
Exaggerates the strength of competing suitors who could lift mountains or grasp lightning bolts in their hands.
Simile (Uvamai)
“Siva thanusin naanum veenai pola adhirnthathu”
Compares the subtle vibration of Shiva's bow string upon seeing Sita to the melodic string of a musical veena ('veenai pola adhirnthathu').
Onomatopoeia (Esoliyakkam)
“Pada pada pada pada pada pada”
Use of rhythmic words 'Pada pada pada' to mimic the sudden snapping sound of Shiva's bow breaking.
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Trivia
In the film 'Sippikkul Muthu' (the Tamil dubbed version of K. Viswanath's Telugu classic 'Swathi Muthyam'), Kamal Haasan plays an autistic man who performs this puppet-like folk musical on stage. Composed by Ilaiyaraaja, the song incorporates traditional Carnatic swaras and solkattu rhythmic syllables seamlessly within the storytelling lyricism written by Vairamuthu.
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