Raangu
From Theri · 2016
- Lyricist
- Kabilan
- Singers
- G. V. Prakash Kumar, Sonu Kakkar, T. Rajender
- Music director
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Details
- Theri2016
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kaanadhaa…kaanagathaeee….. | In the unseen, unseen forest... |
| Meiyaadha maan | A deer that does not graze, |
| Meiyaadha maan | A deer that does not graze, |
| Meiyaadha meiyaadha | Un-grazing, un-grazing, |
| Meiyaadha maan | A deer that does not graze. |
| Male | |
| Raangu raangu raangu | Color, color, color, |
| Raangu raangu raangu moo | Color, color, color sound, |
| Raangu raangu raangu | Color, color, color, |
| Raangu raangu raangu moo | Color, color, color sound. |
| Male | |
| Yei unnaala naan ketten | Hey, I got spoiled because of you, |
| Ennaala nee ketta | You got spoiled because of me. |
| Vaayodu vaayada | Lip to lip, come close, |
| Vaadi kitta | Come near me, girl. |
| Female | |
| Ye unna thaan naan thotten | Hey, I touched only you, |
| Enna thaan nee thotta | You touched only me. |
| Unna vittu oru pothum | Leaving you, never, |
| Vaazha maaten | I will not live. |
| Male | |
| Eh paarvaiyala | Hey, with just your look, |
| Nee pacha kuthatha | Do not tattoo me green. |
| Female :En uthatukulla | Female: Inside my lips, |
| Nee uchu kottatha | Do not click your tongue in admiration. |
| Male | |
| Ada karuvaatu kozhamba nee | Hey, you are like dried fish curry, |
| Kadikaatha karumba nee | You are sugarcane that is unbitten. |
| Onna naan thottalae | If I touch you, |
| Uthatellaam maruthaani | My lips turn red like henna. |
| Female | |
| Raangu raangu raangu | Color, color, color, |
| Raangu raangu raangu | Color, color, color. |
| Male :Ammamoii | Male: Oh my goodness! |
| Female :Raangu raangu raangu | Female: Color, color, color, |
| Raangu raangu raangu | Color, color, color. |
| Male :Ammamoii | Male: Oh my goodness! |
| Male | |
| Vennilavu idly nee thaanae | Are you a soft white moon idli? |
| Raathiriyil thinna vaarenae | I am coming to eat at night. |
| Female :Kannu kuzhi ponnnu naanthanae | Female: I am a girl with dimpled cheeks, |
| Pazhanguli aadu nee thaanae | You are the player of the traditional pit game. |
| Male | |
| Echil pattalae eeramaagum | With a drop of saliva, it turns wet, |
| Achu vellam nee thaan | You are sweet block jaggery. |
| Female :Kuchi icekku koochal podum | Female: Crying out loud for a popsicle, |
| Pacha pulla nee thaan | You are an innocent green child, |
| Pacha pulla nee thaan | You are an innocent green child. |
| Male | |
| O get the beat back | Oh get the beat back! |
| Male | |
| Unnaala naan ketten | I got spoiled because of you, |
| Ennaala nee ketta | You got spoiled because of me. |
| Vaayodu vayada | Lip to lip, come close, |
| Vaadi kitta | Come near me, girl. |
| Female | |
| Eh unna thaan naan thotten | Hey, I touched only you, |
| Enna thaan nee thotta | You touched only me. |
| Unna vittu oru pothum | Leaving you, never, |
| Vaazha maaten | I will not live. |
| Male | |
| Eh paarvaiyala | Hey, with just your look, |
| Nee pacha kuthatha | Do not tattoo me green. |
| Female :En uthatukulla | Female: Inside my lips, |
| Nee uchu kottatha | Do not click your tongue in admiration. |
| Male | |
| Ada karuvaatu kozhamba nee | Hey, you are like dried fish curry, |
| Kadikaatha karumba nee | You are sugarcane that is unbitten. |
| Onna naan thottalae | If I touch you, |
| Uthatellaam maruthaani | My lips turn red like henna. |
| Male | |
| Raangu raangu raangu | Color, color, color, |
| Raangu raangu raangu moo | Color, color, color sound, |
| Raangu raangu raangu | Color, color, color, |
| Raangu raangu raangu moo | Color, color, color sound. |
| Male | |
| O get the beat back | Oh get the beat back! |
| Male | |
| Meiyaadha maan | A deer that does not graze. |
காணாத
கானகத்தே.... மேயாத
மான் மேயாத மான்
மேயாத மேயாத
மேயாத மான்
In the unseen, unseen forest...
A deer that does not graze,
A deer that does not graze,
Un-grazing, un-grazing,
A deer that does not graze.
ராங்கு ராங்கு
ராங்கு ராங்கு ராங்கு
ராங்கு மோ ராங்கு
ராங்கு ராங்கு ராங்கு
ராங்கு ராங்கு மோ
Color, color, color,
Color, color, color sound,
Color, color, color,
Color, color, color sound.
ஏய் உன்னால
நான் கெட்டேன்
என்னால நீ கெட்ட
வாயோடு வாயாட
வாடி கிட்ட
Hey, I got spoiled because of you,
You got spoiled because of me.
Lip to lip, come close,
Come near me, girl.
ஏ உன்ன தான்
நான் தொட்டேன் என்ன
தான் நீ தொட்ட உன்ன
விட்டு ஒரு போதும்
வாழ மாட்டேன்
Hey, I touched only you,
You touched only me.
Leaving you, never,
I will not live.
ஏ பார்வையால
நீ பச்ச குத்தாத
என் உதட்டுக்குள்ள
நீ உச்சு கொட்டாத
Hey, with just your look,
Do not tattoo me green.
Female: Inside my lips,
Do not click your tongue in admiration.
அட கருவாட்டு
குழம்பா நீ கடிக்காத
கரும்பா நீ உன்ன நான்
தொட்டாலே
உதட்டெல்லாம்
மருதாணி
Hey, you are like dried fish curry,
You are sugarcane that is unbitten.
If I touch you,
My lips turn red like henna.
ராங்கு ராங்கு
ராங்கு ராங்கு ராங்கு
ராங்கு
அம்மமோய்
பெண் : ராங்கு ராங்கு
ராங்கு ராங்கு ராங்கு
ராங்கு
அம்மமோய்
Color, color, color,
Color, color, color.
Male: Oh my goodness!
Female: Color, color, color,
Color, color, color.
Male: Oh my goodness!
வெண்ணிலவு
இட்லி நீதானே ராத்திரியில்
தின்ன வாரேனே
கண்ணு குழி
பொண்ணு நான்தானே
பல்லாங்குழி ஆடு
நீதானே
Are you a soft white moon idli?
I am coming to eat at night.
Female: I am a girl with dimpled cheeks,
You are the player of the traditional pit game.
எச்சில் பட்டாலே
ஈரமாகும் அச்சு வெல்லம்
நீதான்
குச்சி ஐஸ்சுக்கு
கூச்சல் போடும் பச்ச
புள்ள நீதான் பச்ச
புள்ள நீதான்
With a drop of saliva, it turns wet,
You are sweet block jaggery.
Female: Crying out loud for a popsicle,
You are an innocent green child,
You are an innocent green child.
ஓ கெட்
தி பீட் பேக்
Oh get the beat back!
உன்னால
நான் கெட்டேன்
என்னால நீ கெட்ட
வாயோடு வாயாட
வாடி கிட்ட
I got spoiled because of you,
You got spoiled because of me.
Lip to lip, come close,
Come near me, girl.
ஏ உன்ன தான்
நான் தொட்டேன் என்ன
தான் நீ தொட்ட உன்ன
விட்டு ஒரு போதும்
வாழ மாட்டேன்
Hey, I touched only you,
You touched only me.
Leaving you, never,
I will not live.
ஏ பார்வையால
நீ பச்ச குத்தாத
என் உதட்டுக்குள்ள
நீ உச்சு கொட்டாத
Hey, with just your look,
Do not tattoo me green.
Female: Inside my lips,
Do not click your tongue in admiration.
அட கருவாட்டு
குழம்பா நீ கடிக்காத
கரும்பா நீ உன்ன நான்
தொட்டாலே
உதட்டெல்லாம்
மருதாணி
Hey, you are like dried fish curry,
You are sugarcane that is unbitten.
If I touch you,
My lips turn red like henna.
ராங்கு ராங்கு
ராங்கு ராங்கு ராங்கு
ராங்கு மோ ராங்கு
ராங்கு ராங்கு ராங்கு
ராங்கு ராங்கு மோ
Color, color, color,
Color, color, color sound,
Color, color, color,
Color, color, color sound.
ஓ கெட்
தி பீட் பேக்
Oh get the beat back!
மேயாத மான்
A deer that does not graze.
Kaanadhaa…kaanagathaeee…..
In the unseen, unseen forest...
Meiyaadha maan
A deer that does not graze,
Meiyaadha maan
A deer that does not graze,
Meiyaadha meiyaadha
Un-grazing, un-grazing,
Meiyaadha maan
A deer that does not graze.
Raangu raangu raangu
Color, color, color,
Raangu raangu raangu moo
Color, color, color sound,
Raangu raangu raangu
Color, color, color,
Raangu raangu raangu moo
Color, color, color sound.
Yei unnaala naan ketten
Hey, I got spoiled because of you,
Ennaala nee ketta
You got spoiled because of me.
Vaayodu vaayada
Lip to lip, come close,
Vaadi kitta
Come near me, girl.
Ye unna thaan naan thotten
Hey, I touched only you,
Enna thaan nee thotta
You touched only me.
Unna vittu oru pothum
Leaving you, never,
Vaazha maaten
I will not live.
Eh paarvaiyala
Hey, with just your look,
Nee pacha kuthatha
Do not tattoo me green.
Female :En uthatukulla
Female: Inside my lips,
Nee uchu kottatha
Do not click your tongue in admiration.
Ada karuvaatu kozhamba nee
Hey, you are like dried fish curry,
Kadikaatha karumba nee
You are sugarcane that is unbitten.
Onna naan thottalae
If I touch you,
Uthatellaam maruthaani
My lips turn red like henna.
Raangu raangu raangu
Color, color, color,
Raangu raangu raangu
Color, color, color.
Male :Ammamoii
Male: Oh my goodness!
Female :Raangu raangu raangu
Female: Color, color, color,
Raangu raangu raangu
Color, color, color.
Male :Ammamoii
Male: Oh my goodness!
Vennilavu idly nee thaanae
Are you a soft white moon idli?
Raathiriyil thinna vaarenae
I am coming to eat at night.
Female :Kannu kuzhi ponnnu naanthanae
Female: I am a girl with dimpled cheeks,
Pazhanguli aadu nee thaanae
You are the player of the traditional pit game.
Echil pattalae eeramaagum
With a drop of saliva, it turns wet,
Achu vellam nee thaan
You are sweet block jaggery.
Female :Kuchi icekku koochal podum
Female: Crying out loud for a popsicle,
Pacha pulla nee thaan
You are an innocent green child,
Pacha pulla nee thaan
You are an innocent green child.
O get the beat back
Oh get the beat back!
Unnaala naan ketten
I got spoiled because of you,
Ennaala nee ketta
You got spoiled because of me.
Vaayodu vayada
Lip to lip, come close,
Vaadi kitta
Come near me, girl.
Eh unna thaan naan thotten
Hey, I touched only you,
Enna thaan nee thotta
You touched only me.
Unna vittu oru pothum
Leaving you, never,
Vaazha maaten
I will not live.
Eh paarvaiyala
Hey, with just your look,
Nee pacha kuthatha
Do not tattoo me green.
Female :En uthatukulla
Female: Inside my lips,
Nee uchu kottatha
Do not click your tongue in admiration.
Ada karuvaatu kozhamba nee
Hey, you are like dried fish curry,
Kadikaatha karumba nee
You are sugarcane that is unbitten.
Onna naan thottalae
If I touch you,
Uthatellaam maruthaani
My lips turn red like henna.
Raangu raangu raangu
Color, color, color,
Raangu raangu raangu moo
Color, color, color sound,
Raangu raangu raangu
Color, color, color,
Raangu raangu raangu moo
Color, color, color sound.
O get the beat back
Oh get the beat back!
Meiyaadha maan
A deer that does not graze.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Raangu' is a high-energy, playful folk duet from the movie Theri (2016), composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar with lyricist Kabilan delivering vibrant local street-slang imagery. The song features banter between lovers expressing their intense passion and playful chemistry using vivid everyday culinary and rural metaphors like dry fish curry, soft idlis, jaggery blocks, and traditional games. Throughout the track, both singers exchange spirited verses filled with folk rhythms, cheekiness, and romantic teases. The repetitive rhythmic hook 'Raangu' (referring to color/vibrancy or attitude) combined with energetic instrumentation elevates the song into an exuberant celebration of local romance.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Mon rhyme / Second letter rhyming)
“Yei unnaala naan ketten / Ennaala nee ketta”
The second consonant 'n' (ன) rhymes across lines 'unnaala' and 'ennaala'.
Metaphor (Uvamaani / Uvameyam)
“Vennilavu idly nee thaanae”
Comparing the lover to a soft moon idli ('Vennilavu idly') and block jaggery ('Achu vellam').
Anaphora / Repetition
“Raangu raangu raangu”
Repetition of 'Raangu raangu raangu' to establish beat, rhythm, and folk flavor.
Alliteration (Monaai)
“Ada karuvaatu kozhamba nee / Kadikaatha karumba nee”
Repetition of initial 'K' sound in 'Karuvaatu' and 'Kadikaatha'.
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Trivia
The track 'Raangu' was composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar for his 50th film project 'Theri' starring Vijay and Samantha. Sung dynamically by veteran filmmaker-singer T. Rajendar alongside Sonu Kakkar, the song became popular for TR's unique vocal delivery and high-tempo folk beat arrangements.
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