Raasathi Raasathi
From Poovarasan · 1996
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Poovarasan1996
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Raasaathi raasaathi | Princess, princess |
| Unnai enni manamurugi nindrenadi | Thinking of you, my heart melted and I stood here |
| Raasaathi raasaathi | Princess, princess |
| Unnai enni manamurugi nindrenadi | Thinking of you, my heart melted and I stood here |
| Male | |
| Sendhaazham poovae | Oh red screwpine flower |
| Sirukoodal muthae | Oh pearl of Madurai |
| Muthupoo soodikkollum | Adorning with jasmine flowers |
| Naal solladi | Tell me the day |
| Female | |
| Raasaavae raasaavae | My king, my king |
| Unnai enni manamurugi nindren ingae | Thinking of you, my heart melted and I stood here |
| Raasaavae raasaavae | My king, my king |
| Unnai enni manamurugi nindren ingae | Thinking of you, my heart melted and I stood here |
| Chorus | |
| ……………………… | ... |
| Male | |
| Yerikkara kaatha pola | Like the breeze on the lake embankment |
| Em manasu lesaachi | My heart became light |
| Yeri neerum undhan mela | Even the lake water, towards you |
| Aasa kondu alai aachi | Formed waves out of desire |
| Female | |
| Thoondi pottu meenukkaaga | Like waiting with a hook for fish |
| Kaathirukkum raasaavae | My waiting king |
| Thoondi mullil sikki pochi | Got caught on the fishhook |
| En manasu lesaavae | My heart, so easily |
| Male | |
| Eppodhum yengum ezhaiyai pola | Always yearning like a poor person |
| Muppodhum nenjam on pinnaalae | At all three times of day, my heart follows behind you |
| Female | |
| Anbaalae ezhaigal seemaanaiyaa | Through love, poor people become royalty, sir |
| Needhaanae endhan komaanaiyaa | Aren't you my sovereign king? |
| Female | |
| Raasaavae raasaavae | My king, my king |
| Unnai enni manamurugi nindren ingae | Thinking of you, my heart melted and I stood here |
| Raasaavae raasaavae | My king, my king |
| Unnai enni manamurugi nindren ingae | Thinking of you, my heart melted and I stood here |
| Female | |
| Anjugaththin kalyaanathai | The wedding of the parrot |
| Aasaiyodu paarthenae | I watched with yearning |
| Konji vantha naadhaswara | The sweet, coaxing sound of the nadaswaram |
| Osai ondru kettenae | I heard a sound |
| Male | |
| Ennai angu maappillaiyaai | Me as the groom over there |
| Manavaraiyil paarthaayaa | Did you see on the wedding stage? |
| Unnai ennai jodiyaakki | Making a pair out of you and me |
| Ondril ondru serthaayaa | Did you unite us as one? |
| Female | |
| Naam endru ketpom naayana osai | When will we hear the musical reed's sound? |
| Naalaagumbodhu perugudhu aasai | As days pass, desire grows |
| Male | |
| Meenaachi ammaa kan paarkkanum | Goddess Meenakshi's eyes must look upon us |
| Maaraamal nammai kai serkkanum | Unfailingly, she must join our hands together |
| Male | |
| Raasaathi raasaathi | Princess, princess |
| Unnai enni manamurugi nindrenadi | Thinking of you, my heart melted and I stood here |
| Raasaathi raasaathi | Princess, princess |
| Unnai enni manamurugi nindrenadi | Thinking of you, my heart melted and I stood here |
| Female | |
| Sendhaazham poovae | Oh red screwpine flower |
| Sirukoodal muthae | Oh pearl of Madurai |
| Muthupoo soodikkollum | Adorning with jasmine flowers |
| Naal solladi | Tell me the day |
| Female | |
| RaasaavaeMale: Raasathi | My king / My princess |
| Female :RaasaavaeMale :Raasathi | My king / My princess |
| Female :Unnai enni manamurugi | Thinking of you, my heart melted |
| Nindren ingae | I stood here |
| Female | |
| RaasaavaeMale: Raasathi | My king / My princess |
| Female :RaasaavaeMale :Raasathi | My king / My princess |
| Female :Unnai enni manamurugi | Thinking of you, my heart melted |
| Nindren ingae | I stood here |
ராசாத்தி ராசாத்தி
உன்னை எண்ணி
மனம் உருகி நின்றேனடி
ராசாத்தி ராசாத்தி
உன்னை எண்ணி
மனம் உருகி நின்றேனடி
Princess, princess
Thinking of you, my heart melted and I stood here
Princess, princess
Thinking of you, my heart melted and I stood here
செந்தாழம் பூவே
சிறுகூடல் முத்தே
முத்துப்பூ சூடிக்கொள்ளூம்
நாள் சொல்லடி
Oh red screwpine flower
Oh pearl of Madurai
Adorning with jasmine flowers
Tell me the day
ராசாவே ராசாவே
உன்னை எண்ணி
மனம் உருகி நின்றேன் இங்கே
ராசாவே ராசாவே
உன்னை எண்ணி
மனம் உருகி நின்றேன் இங்கே
My king, my king
Thinking of you, my heart melted and I stood here
My king, my king
Thinking of you, my heart melted and I stood here
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ஏரிக்கரை காத்தப்போல
என் மனசு லேசாச்சு
ஏறி நின்னு உந்தன் மேல
ஆசை கொண்டு அலையாச்சு
Like the breeze on the lake embankment
My heart became light
Even the lake water, towards you
Formed waves out of desire
தூண்டில் போட்டு மீனுக்காக
காத்திருக்கும் ராசாவே
தூண்டில் முள்ளில் சிக்கிப்போச்சு
என் மனசு லேசாவே
Like waiting with a hook for fish
My waiting king
Got caught on the fishhook
My heart, so easily
எப்போதும் ஏங்கும் ஏழையப் போல
முப்போதும் நெஞ்சம் உன் பின்னாலே
Always yearning like a poor person
At all three times of day, my heart follows behind you
அன்பாலே ஏழைகள் சீமானய்யா
நீதானே எந்தன் கோமானய்யா
Through love, poor people become royalty, sir
Aren't you my sovereign king?
ராசாவே ராசாவே
உன்னை எண்ணி
மனம் உருகி நின்றேன் இங்கே
ராசாவே ராசாவே
உன்னை எண்ணி
மனம் உருகி நின்றேன் இங்கே
My king, my king
Thinking of you, my heart melted and I stood here
My king, my king
Thinking of you, my heart melted and I stood here
அஞ்சுகத்தின் கல்யாணத்தை
ஆசையோடு பார்த்தேனே
கொஞ்சி வந்த நாதஸ்வர
ஒசை ஒன்று கேட்டேனே
The wedding of the parrot
I watched with yearning
The sweet, coaxing sound of the nadaswaram
I heard a sound
என்னை வந்து மாப்பிள்ளையா
மணவறையில் பார்த்தாயா
உன்னை என்னை ஜோடியாக்கி
ஒன்றில் ஒன்று சேர்த்தாயா
Me as the groom over there
Did you see on the wedding stage?
Making a pair out of you and me
Did you unite us as one?
நாம் என்று கேட்டோம் நாயன ஓசை
நாளாகும் போது பெருகுது ஆசை
When will we hear the musical reed's sound?
As days pass, desire grows
மீனாட்சியம்மா கண் பார்க்கணும்
மாறாமல் நம்மை கை சேர்க்கணும்
Goddess Meenakshi's eyes must look upon us
Unfailingly, she must join our hands together
ராசாத்தி ராசாத்தி
உன்னை எண்ணி
மனம் உருகி நின்றேனடி
ராசாத்தி ராசாத்தி
உன்னை எண்ணி
மனம் உருகி நின்றேனடி
Princess, princess
Thinking of you, my heart melted and I stood here
Princess, princess
Thinking of you, my heart melted and I stood here
செந்தாழம் பூவே
சிறுகூடல் முத்தே
முத்துப்பூ சூடிக்கொள்ளூம்
நாள் சொல்வா
Oh red screwpine flower
Oh pearl of Madurai
Adorning with jasmine flowers
Tell me the day
ராசாவே ஆண் :
ராசாத்தி
ராசாவே ஆண் :
ராசாத்தி
உன்னை எண்ணி
மனம் உருகி நின்றேனடி
My king / My princess
My king / My princess
Thinking of you, my heart melted
I stood here
ராசாவே ஆண் :
ராசாத்தி
ராசாவே ஆண் :
ராசாத்தி
உன்னை எண்ணி
மனம் உருகி நின்றேனடி
My king / My princess
My king / My princess
Thinking of you, my heart melted
I stood here
Raasaathi raasaathi
Princess, princess
Unnai enni manamurugi nindrenadi
Thinking of you, my heart melted and I stood here
Raasaathi raasaathi
Princess, princess
Unnai enni manamurugi nindrenadi
Thinking of you, my heart melted and I stood here
Sendhaazham poovae
Oh red screwpine flower
Sirukoodal muthae
Oh pearl of Madurai
Muthupoo soodikkollum
Adorning with jasmine flowers
Naal solladi
Tell me the day
Raasaavae raasaavae
My king, my king
Unnai enni manamurugi nindren ingae
Thinking of you, my heart melted and I stood here
Raasaavae raasaavae
My king, my king
Unnai enni manamurugi nindren ingae
Thinking of you, my heart melted and I stood here
………………………
...
Yerikkara kaatha pola
Like the breeze on the lake embankment
Em manasu lesaachi
My heart became light
Yeri neerum undhan mela
Even the lake water, towards you
Aasa kondu alai aachi
Formed waves out of desire
Thoondi pottu meenukkaaga
Like waiting with a hook for fish
Kaathirukkum raasaavae
My waiting king
Thoondi mullil sikki pochi
Got caught on the fishhook
En manasu lesaavae
My heart, so easily
Eppodhum yengum ezhaiyai pola
Always yearning like a poor person
Muppodhum nenjam on pinnaalae
At all three times of day, my heart follows behind you
Anbaalae ezhaigal seemaanaiyaa
Through love, poor people become royalty, sir
Needhaanae endhan komaanaiyaa
Aren't you my sovereign king?
Raasaavae raasaavae
My king, my king
Unnai enni manamurugi nindren ingae
Thinking of you, my heart melted and I stood here
Raasaavae raasaavae
My king, my king
Unnai enni manamurugi nindren ingae
Thinking of you, my heart melted and I stood here
Anjugaththin kalyaanathai
The wedding of the parrot
Aasaiyodu paarthenae
I watched with yearning
Konji vantha naadhaswara
The sweet, coaxing sound of the nadaswaram
Osai ondru kettenae
I heard a sound
Ennai angu maappillaiyaai
Me as the groom over there
Manavaraiyil paarthaayaa
Did you see on the wedding stage?
Unnai ennai jodiyaakki
Making a pair out of you and me
Ondril ondru serthaayaa
Did you unite us as one?
Naam endru ketpom naayana osai
When will we hear the musical reed's sound?
Naalaagumbodhu perugudhu aasai
As days pass, desire grows
Meenaachi ammaa kan paarkkanum
Goddess Meenakshi's eyes must look upon us
Maaraamal nammai kai serkkanum
Unfailingly, she must join our hands together
Raasaathi raasaathi
Princess, princess
Unnai enni manamurugi nindrenadi
Thinking of you, my heart melted and I stood here
Raasaathi raasaathi
Princess, princess
Unnai enni manamurugi nindrenadi
Thinking of you, my heart melted and I stood here
Sendhaazham poovae
Oh red screwpine flower
Sirukoodal muthae
Oh pearl of Madurai
Muthupoo soodikkollum
Adorning with jasmine flowers
Naal solladi
Tell me the day
RaasaavaeMale: Raasathi
My king / My princess
Female :RaasaavaeMale :Raasathi
My king / My princess
Female :Unnai enni manamurugi
Thinking of you, my heart melted
Nindren ingae
I stood here
RaasaavaeMale: Raasathi
My king / My princess
Female :RaasaavaeMale :Raasathi
My king / My princess
Female :Unnai enni manamurugi
Thinking of you, my heart melted
Nindren ingae
I stood here
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This romantic duet from the film Poovarasan (1996) depicts two lovers expressing their deep emotional connection and longing for marriage. Addressing each other affectionately as 'Raasaathi' (Princess) and 'Raasaavae' (King), they describe how their hearts melt with affection whenever they think of each other. The imagery moves from gentle breezes along a lakebank to the sweet anticipation of auspicious wedding rituals. They invoke local cultural imagery, including the pearls of Madurai (Sirukoodal) and the divine grace of Goddess Meenakshi, praying for an early wedding where they will be permanently united in love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Upamai (Simile)
“Yerikkara kaatha pola / Em manasu lesaachi”
Compares the sudden lightness and joy in the heart to a soft breeze blowing across a lake embankment.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Sendhaazham poovae / Sirukoodal muthae”
Repetition of the initial 'S' sound in 'Sendhaazham' and 'Sirukoodal', creating a pleasant melodic flow.
Ethirai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Eppodhum yengum ezhaiyai pola / Muppodhum nenjam on pinnaalae”
Rhyming of the second letter 'p' in 'Eppodhum' and 'Muppodhum'.
Cultural Allusion
“Sirukoodal muthae / Meenaachi ammaa kan paarkkanum”
'Sirukoodal' is an ancient Sangam Tamil name for the city of Madurai, invoking local heritage and Goddess Meenakshi's blessings.
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Trivia
The song 'Raasaathi Raasaathi' is composed by Ilaiyaraaja for the 1996 Tamil film Poovarasan starring Karthik and Rachana Banerjee. Lyricist Vaali crafted the rural-themed romantic lyrics using traditional metaphors like 'Sirukoodal' (Madurai) and the sweet sound of the nadaswaram to evoke classic Tamil wedding aesthetics.
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