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Lyrics & meaning

Raasa Ilayaraja

From Solaiyamma · 1992

Lyricist
Kasthuri Raja
Singers
Gangai Amaran, S. Janaki
Music director
Deva
Movie name
Solaiyamma
Movie release year
1992
Lyrics added on
20 Mar 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Rasa ilayarasa padichcha
Paattu padikkiraen kelu
Naan marutha pakkaththu aalu
Rasa ilayarasa padichcha
Paattu padikkiraen kelu
Naan marutha pakkaththu aalu
Entha manasum kerangum nedhamum kettu
Ettu thesaiyum jeyikkum avaru paattu hoi
Aaa…..aa…aa…aa….aa…
Aaa…..aa…aa…aa….aa…
Rasa ilayarasa padichcha
Paattu izhukkuthu aala nee paadi mayakkura kaala
Kaalam pooraa karukkalula
Kalai edukka pogaiyilae
Kazhaniyilae kanni ponnukku
Mettu katti paattu varum
Haei haei aadu meikka pogaiyilae
Aalamara nizhalukulla yaela mala kaaththadikka
Ettu vagai paattu varum
Maalai eram masangurappo paattu varum
Antha paattukulla santhamellaam kettu varum
Male :Oru kaaranamilla kavalai illa
Thaanaa porakkum paattu thaanaa porakkum paattu
Rasa ilayarasa padichcha
Paattu izhukkuthu aala nee paadi mayakkura kaala
Kuththaalaththula kaaththu adichchu
Oodhal adikkuthu maamanukku
Oodhal adikkuthu maamanukku
Kummaalanthaan poda solli
Melu kodhikkuthu madhanikku
Melu kodhikkuthu madhanikku
Maamaraththu solakkula
Manja thechchu kulikkaiyilae
Maaman etti paaththupputtaan
Maiyalukku paattu varum
Hae hae thoppukkoru kuzhai irukkum
Koiyaa mara thoppukkulla
Sokki nikkum mamanukku
Oththukittaa paattu varum
Hae….saama kozhi koovaiyilum paattu varum
Antha paattukulla yaekkamellaam sernthu varum
Male :Oru raaththiri illa pagalum illa
Thaanaa porakkum paattu thaanaa porakkum paattu
Rasa ilayarasa padichcha
Paattu izhukkuthu aala nee paadi mayakkura kaala
Male :Entha manasum kerangum nedhamum kettu
Ettu thesaiyum jeyikkum avaru paattu
Rasa ilayarasa padichcha
Paattu padikkiraen kelu
Naan marutha pakkaththu aalu
Aah haa durrrrr….
Female :Aaa…..aa…aa…aa….aa…
Aaa…..aa…aa…aa….aa…
The song composed by King Ilaiyaraaja,
I am singing it, just listen!
I am a guy from the Madurai land!
The song composed by King Ilaiyaraaja,
I am singing it, just listen!
I am a guy from the Madurai land!
Any heart will be charmed, listening to it every day,
His songs conquer all eight directions, hoy!
Aaa... aa... aa... aa... aa...
Aaa... aa... aa... aa... aa...
The song composed by King Ilaiyaraaja,
The song pulls me in, and you enchant me with your singing, young man!
All life long, in the early dawn,
While heading out to weed the fields,
Out in the fields, for a young girl,
A song comes naturally set to a tune!
Hey hey, while going out to graze the goats,
Under the shade of the banyan tree, as the cardamom hill breeze blows,
Eight kinds of tunes come flowing out!
When the evening fades into dusk, a song arises,
And within that song, all sweet rhythms ring out.
Male: Without any reason, without any worry,
A song is born on its own, a song is born all on its own!
The song composed by King Ilaiyaraaja,
The song pulls me in, and you enchant me with your singing, young man!
When the breeze blows from Courtallam,
It sends a chilly shiver through this man,
It sends a chilly shiver through this man!
Urging us to celebrate and play,
My sweetheart's body is burning with desire,
My sweetheart's body is burning with desire!
Inside the mango grove,
While bathing with turmeric rubbed on skin,
My man stole a peek at me,
And from that passion, a song is born!
Hey hey, every grove has thick leafy branches,
Inside the guava orchard,
For the man standing there spellbound,
If she agrees, a song comes pouring out!
Hey... Even when the midnight rooster crows, a song comes,
And inside that song, all our longings join in!
Male: Be it night or be it day,
A song is born on its own, a song is born all on its own!
The song composed by King Ilaiyaraaja,
The song pulls me in, and you enchant me with your singing, young man!
Male: Any heart will be charmed, listening to it every day,
His songs conquer all eight directions!
The song composed by King Ilaiyaraaja,
I am singing it, just listen!
I am a guy from the Madurai land!
Aah ha, drrrr...
Female: Aaa... aa... aa... aa... aa...
Aaa... aa... aa... aa... aa...
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Chorus
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This rural folk song celebrates the effortless and spontaneous nature of music in village life, while paying homage to the legendary composer Ilaiyaraaja. The singers describe how music is interwoven into everyday rural activities—whether weeding paddy fields at dawn, grazing livestock under a banyan tree, bathing in mango groves, or sitting through breezy twilights. The lyrics emphasize that true folk music requires no formal reason or worry; it sprouts naturally from deep emotions like romance, longing, and joy, conquering hearts far and wide.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monai (Initial Rhyme/Alliteration)

“Kaalam pooraa karukkalula / Kalai edukka pogaiyilae”

Repetition of initial consonant sounds across adjacent words, such as 'Kaalam' and 'Kalai' or 'Maamaraththu' and 'Manja'.

Edugai (Second Letter Rhyme)

“Ettu thesaiyum jeyikkum avaru paattu hoi”

Matching second letters in consecutive lines ('Ettu' and 'Maalai' / 'Antha' pattern in rhythm) creating internal rhyme.

Anaphora (Repetition)

“Thaanaa porakkum paattu thaanaa porakkum paattu”

Repetition of the phrase 'thaanaa porakkum paattu' to emphasize the spontaneous origin of folk music.

Hyperbole / Cultural Allusion

“Ettu thesaiyum jeyikkum avaru paattu hoi”

Attributing universal victory and enchanting power across all eight directions to music, referencing Maestro Ilaiyaraaja.

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Trivia

Although the song directly praises composer Ilaiyaraaja ('Rasa ilayarasa padichcha'), the soundtrack for Solaiyamma (1992) was actually composed by Deva, directed by Kasthuri Raja. This meta-tribute within a Deva musical demonstrates Ilaiyaraaja's immense cultural footprint across Tamil rural cinema.

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