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Lyrics & meaning

Raasathi Raasathi

From Poovarasan · 1996

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Poovarasan
Movie release year
1996
Lyrics added on
12 Jun 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Raasaathi raasaathi
Unnai enni manamurugi nindrenadi
Raasaathi raasaathi
Unnai enni manamurugi nindrenadi
Sendhaazham poovae
Sirukoodal muthae
Muthupoo soodikkollum
Naal solladi
Raasaavae raasaavae
Unnai enni manamurugi nindren ingae
Raasaavae raasaavae
Unnai enni manamurugi nindren ingae
………………………
Yerikkara kaatha pola
Em manasu lesaachi
Yeri neerum undhan mela
Aasa kondu alai aachi
Thoondi pottu meenukkaaga
Kaathirukkum raasaavae
Thoondi mullil sikki pochi
En manasu lesaavae
Eppodhum yengum ezhaiyai pola
Muppodhum nenjam on pinnaalae
Anbaalae ezhaigal seemaanaiyaa
Needhaanae endhan komaanaiyaa
Raasaavae raasaavae
Unnai enni manamurugi nindren ingae
Raasaavae raasaavae
Unnai enni manamurugi nindren ingae
Anjugaththin kalyaanathai
Aasaiyodu paarthenae
Konji vantha naadhaswara
Osai ondru kettenae
Ennai angu maappillaiyaai
Manavaraiyil paarthaayaa
Unnai ennai jodiyaakki
Ondril ondru serthaayaa
Naam endru ketpom naayana osai
Naalaagumbodhu perugudhu aasai
Meenaachi ammaa kan paarkkanum
Maaraamal nammai kai serkkanum
Raasaathi raasaathi
Unnai enni manamurugi nindrenadi
Raasaathi raasaathi
Unnai enni manamurugi nindrenadi
Sendhaazham poovae
Sirukoodal muthae
Muthupoo soodikkollum
Naal solladi
RaasaavaeMale: Raasathi
Female :RaasaavaeMale :Raasathi
Female :Unnai enni manamurugi
Nindren ingae
RaasaavaeMale: Raasathi
Female :RaasaavaeMale :Raasathi
Female :Unnai enni manamurugi
Nindren ingae
O my princess, my princess,
Thinking of you, I stood here with my heart melting, my dear.
O my princess, my princess,
Thinking of you, I stood here with my heart melting, my dear.
O fragrant screwpine flower!
O pearl of Sirukoodal!
The day you wear the jasmine garland,
Tell me the day, my dear!
O my king, my king,
Thinking of you, I stood here with my heart melting.
O my king, my king,
Thinking of you, I stood here with my heart melting.
………………………
Like the breeze on the lake embankment,
My heart became light.
Even the lake water, desiring you,
Turned into gentle waves.
O my king who waits with a fishing hook,
Waiting to catch a fish!
Caught in the fish hook,
My heart was caught so easily!
Like a poor soul longing always,
All three times of the day, my heart follows behind you.
Through love, poor people become wealthy lords!
Are you not my sovereign lord?
O my king, my king,
Thinking of you, I stood here with my heart melting.
O my king, my king,
Thinking of you, I stood here with my heart melting.
The wedding of the sweet parrot,
I watched with great desire.
The caressing sound of the nadaswaram,
I heard that sweet sound!
Did you see me there as the groom,
Sitting at the wedding altar?
Making a couple of you and me,
Did you unite us as one?
When will we hear the sound of the nadaswaram?
As days pass by, my longing keeps growing!
Goddess Meenakshi Mother must cast her graceful eyes upon us,
And unite our hands without fail!
O my princess, my princess,
Thinking of you, I stood here with my heart melting, my dear.
O my princess, my princess,
Thinking of you, I stood here with my heart melting, my dear.
O fragrant screwpine flower!
O pearl of Sirukoodal!
The day you wear the jasmine garland,
Tell me the day, my dear!
O my king... Male: O my princess...
Female: O my king... Male: O my princess...
Female: Thinking of you with a heart melting,
I stood here.
O my king... Male: O my princess...
Female: O my king... Male: O my princess...
Female: Thinking of you with a heart melting,
I stood here.
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Chorus
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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