Raasathi Kili
From Pillaiyar Theru Kadaisi Veedu · 2011
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Raasaathi kilikki ennoda kaadhal | Raasaathi shook up my love, |
| Theriyaama pochudhada | It went completely unnoticed, my friend! |
| Naaikkutti pola ennoda kaadhal | Like a little puppy, my love |
| Ava pinnaal odudhada | Keeps running right behind her, my friend! |
| Chorus | |
| Onnoda manasa theththiko maamu | Console your heart, buddy, |
| Naangallaam irukkoamada | We are all here for you, my friend! |
| Orupegga pottaa thoongalaam neethaan | If you down a peg of alcohol, you can sleep, |
| Adha neeyum marakkaladaa | You haven't forgotten that either, my friend! |
| Male | |
| Pattunnuthaan paanai pola | In a snap, just like a clay pot, |
| Odaichipputtaada | She shattered it to pieces, my friend! |
| Manasa purinjikkaama kaadhalathaan | Without understanding the heart, my love |
| Azhichiputtaada | She completely destroyed it, my friend! |
| Chorus | |
| Avala marandhu eppadi nee | How are you ever going to live |
| Vaazhapporiyo | By forgetting her? |
| Illa ippadiye polambi polambi | Or are you going to die like this, |
| Saagapoariyo | Constantly lamenting and weeping? |
| Male | |
| Ye ponnungala eppodhum | Hey Mannaaru, never ever |
| Nambidaadha mannaaru | Trust girls! |
| Dhevathasu annaikae | Even Devadas back in those days |
| Advise-u pannaaru | Gave the exact same advice! |
| Chorus | |
| Ye unmaiyaana kaadhalu | Hey, true love |
| Oothikkichi mannaaru | Has gone down the drain, Mannaaru! |
| Ponnungal ellaam poiyinnu | He says that all girls |
| Soldraa mannaaru | Are fake, Mannaaru! |
ராசாத்தி கிளிக்கு என்னோட காதல்
தெரியாம போச்சுதடா
நாய்க்குட்டி போல என்னோட காதல்
அவ பின்னால் ஓடுதடா
Raasaathi shook up my love,
It went completely unnoticed, my friend!
Like a little puppy, my love
Keeps running right behind her, my friend!
ஒன்னோட மனச தேத்திக்கோ மாமு
நாங்கள்ளாம் இருக்கோமடா
ஒருபெக்க போட்டா தூங்கலாம் நீதான்
அத நீயும் மறக்கலடா
Console your heart, buddy,
We are all here for you, my friend!
If you down a peg of alcohol, you can sleep,
You haven't forgotten that either, my friend!
பட்டுன்னுதான் பானை போல
ஓடைச்சிப்புட்டாடா
மனச புரிஞ்சிக்காம காதலத்தான்
அழிச்சிப்புட்டாடா
In a snap, just like a clay pot,
She shattered it to pieces, my friend!
Without understanding the heart, my love
She completely destroyed it, my friend!
அவள மறந்து எப்படி நீ
வாழப்போறியோ
இல்ல இப்படியே பொலம்பி பொலம்பி
சாகப்போறியோ
How are you ever going to live
By forgetting her?
Or are you going to die like this,
Constantly lamenting and weeping?
ஏ பொண்ணுங்கள எப்போதும்
நம்பிடாத மன்னாரு
தேவதாசு அன்னைக்கே
அட்வைசு பண்ணாரு
Hey Mannaaru, never ever
Trust girls!
Even Devadas back in those days
Gave the exact same advice!
ஏ உண்மையான காதலு
ஊத்திக்கிச்சு மன்னாரு
பொண்ணுகள் எல்லாம் பொய்யின்னு
சொல்லிட்ரா மன்னாரு
Hey, true love
Has gone down the drain, Mannaaru!
He says that all girls
Are fake, Mannaaru!
Raasaathi kilikki ennoda kaadhal
Raasaathi shook up my love,
Theriyaama pochudhada
It went completely unnoticed, my friend!
Naaikkutti pola ennoda kaadhal
Like a little puppy, my love
Ava pinnaal odudhada
Keeps running right behind her, my friend!
Onnoda manasa theththiko maamu
Console your heart, buddy,
Naangallaam irukkoamada
We are all here for you, my friend!
Orupegga pottaa thoongalaam neethaan
If you down a peg of alcohol, you can sleep,
Adha neeyum marakkaladaa
You haven't forgotten that either, my friend!
Pattunnuthaan paanai pola
In a snap, just like a clay pot,
Odaichipputtaada
She shattered it to pieces, my friend!
Manasa purinjikkaama kaadhalathaan
Without understanding the heart, my love
Azhichiputtaada
She completely destroyed it, my friend!
Avala marandhu eppadi nee
How are you ever going to live
Vaazhapporiyo
By forgetting her?
Illa ippadiye polambi polambi
Or are you going to die like this,
Saagapoariyo
Constantly lamenting and weeping?
Ye ponnungala eppodhum
Hey Mannaaru, never ever
Nambidaadha mannaaru
Trust girls!
Dhevathasu annaikae
Even Devadas back in those days
Advise-u pannaaru
Gave the exact same advice!
Ye unmaiyaana kaadhalu
Hey, true love
Oothikkichi mannaaru
Has gone down the drain, Mannaaru!
Ponnungal ellaam poiyinnu
He says that all girls
Soldraa mannaaru
Are fake, Mannaaru!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a classic Tamil 'soup song' (heartbreak song) where a heartbroken lover grieves over a failed relationship while his friends attempt to comfort him with booze and casual wisdom. Using colloquial urban slang, the lyrics depict the pain of unrequited affection, comparing a lover's persistence to a loyal puppy and the fragile nature of heart/love to a broken clay pot. His friends humorously try to lighten the mood while validating his sorrow. They urge him to pull himself together instead of slowly dying in grief, invoking pop-culture tropes like Devadas to caution against trusting women in romance.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamai)
“Naaikkutti pola ennoda kaadhal / Ava pinnaal odudhada”
Compares the protagonist's love to a small puppy loyally running behind her.
Simile (Uvamai)
“Pattunnuthaan paanai pola / Odaichipputtaada”
Compares the sudden breaking of the heart/love to a clay pot shattering instantly.
Allusion
“Dhevathasu annaikae / Advise-u pannaaru”
References Devadas, the legendary tragic lover from Indian literature and cinema, to emphasize the timeless caution against heartbroken despair.
Epiphora (Iyaibu)
“Nambidaadha mannaaru ... Oothikkichi mannaaru ... Soldraa mannaaru”
Repetition of the colloquial vocative term 'mannaaru' at the end of multiple lines for rhythm and conversational tone.
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Trivia
The song comes from the 2011 film 'Pillaiyar Theru Kadaisi Veedu' starring Jithan Ramesh. The music was composed by popular Telugu film composer Chakri, marking one of his notable soundtracks in Tamil cinema before his untimely passing in 2014.
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