Raati
From 7 UP Madras Gig · 2018
- Lyricist
- Mohan Rajan
- Singer
- Bamba Bakya
- Music director
- Santhosh Dhayanidhi
- Details
- 7 UP Madras Gig2018
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Adi yethukku unnai paathennu | Oh, why did I even look at you, |
| Nenaikka vekkiriyae | You are making me think like that... |
| En manasukulla nikkama | Without stopping inside my heart, |
| Nee mazhai adikkiriyae | You are pouring like rain! |
| Yeh vaadi vaadi raati | Hey, come on, come on, my girl, |
| En nenjam thaangala di | My heart cannot bear it anymore, dear! |
| Unnai thedi thedi naanum | Searching for you constantly, |
| En kannae moodala di | I haven't even closed my eyes, dear! |
| Male | |
| Azhaga nee penja | You rained down beautifully |
| Mamazhai pola | Like a grand downpour of rain, |
| Adhula nenaijen | I got drenched in it, |
| Adi un nenaippala | Oh, by the mere thought of you! |
| Male | |
| Adi yethukku unnai paathennu | Oh, why did I even look at you, |
| Nenaikka vekkiriyae | You are making me think like that... |
| En manasukulla nikkama | Without stopping inside my heart, |
| Nee mazhai adikkiriyae | You are pouring like rain! |
| Male | |
| Kannala paakura kannadi kaattura | You look at me with your eyes and show me a mirror, |
| Ennoda usura nee katti izhukkura | You tie up my soul and pull it along! |
| Kaathadi noola pol ena maathura | You turn me into a kite string, |
| Ena kaathoda kaathula nee kadathura | You smuggle me along with the wind! |
| Male | |
| Oru dhinusa manasa | In a unique way, my heart |
| Katti izhukkura | You tie and pull away, |
| Unnai nenaichu nenaichu | Thinking of you again and again, |
| Sokka vaikkura | You mesmerize me completely! |
| Male | |
| Vaadi pottapulla | Come here, my young girl, |
| Azhagaala kolluriyae | You kill me with your beauty! |
| Pesa onnum illa | There is nothing left to say, |
| En nenja thalluriyae | You push my heart away! |
| Kanava nenava kekka vechaalae | She made me wonder if it is a dream or reality, |
| Adada manasa aththu mera senjaalae | Oh my, she made my heart cross all boundaries! |
| Male | |
| Adi yethukku unnai paathennu | Oh, why did I even look at you, |
| Nenaikka vekkiriyae | You are making me think like that... |
| En manasukulla nikkama | Without stopping inside my heart, |
| Nee mazhai adikkiriyae | You are pouring like rain! |
| Male | |
| Mazhai adikkiriyae | Pouring like rain... |
| Nee mazhai adikkiriyae | You are pouring like rain! |
| Mazhai adikkiriyae | Pouring like rain... |
| Nee mazhai adikkiriyae | You are pouring like rain! |
| Mazhai adikkiriyae | Pouring like rain... |
| Nee mazhai adikkiriyae | You are pouring like rain! |
| Mazhai adikkiriyae | Pouring like rain... |
| Nee mazhai adikkiriyae | You are pouring like rain! |
அடி எதுக்கு உன்னை
பாத்தேன்னு நினைக்க
வெக்கிறியே என் மனசுகுள்ள
நிக்காம நீ மழை அடிக்கிறியே
யே வாடி வாடி ராட்டி என்
நெஞ்சம் தாங்கலடி உன்னை
தேடி தேடி நானும் என் கண்ணே
மூடல டி
Oh, why did I even look at you,
You are making me think like that...
Without stopping inside my heart,
You are pouring like rain!
Hey, come on, come on, my girl,
My heart cannot bear it anymore, dear!
Searching for you constantly,
I haven't even closed my eyes, dear!
அழகா நீ பெஞ்ச
மாமழை போல அதுல
நனைஞ்சேன் அடி உன்
நினைப்பால
You rained down beautifully
Like a grand downpour of rain,
I got drenched in it,
Oh, by the mere thought of you!
அடி எதுக்கு
உன்னை பாத்தேன்னு
நினைக்க வெக்கிறியே
என் மனசுகுள்ள நிக்காம
நீ மழை அடிக்கிறியே
Oh, why did I even look at you,
You are making me think like that...
Without stopping inside my heart,
You are pouring like rain!
கண்ணால பாக்குற
கண்ணாடி காட்டுற என்னோட
உசுர நீ கட்டி இழுக்குற காத்தாடி
நூல போல் என்ன மாத்துற
என்ன காத்தோடு காத்துல
நீ கடத்துற
You look at me with your eyes and show me a mirror,
You tie up my soul and pull it along!
You turn me into a kite string,
You smuggle me along with the wind!
ஒரு தினுசா
மனச கட்டி இழுக்குற
உன்ன நெனைச்சு
நெனைச்சு சொக்க
வைக்குற
In a unique way, my heart
You tie and pull away,
Thinking of you again and again,
You mesmerize me completely!
வாடி பொட்டபுள்ள
அழகால கொல்லுறியே
பேச ஒன்னும் இல்ல என்
நெஞ்ச தள்ளுறியே கனவா
நெனவா கேக்க வெச்சாலே
அடடா மனச அத்துமீற
செஞ்சாலே
Come here, my young girl,
You kill me with your beauty!
There is nothing left to say,
You push my heart away!
She made me wonder if it is a dream or reality,
Oh my, she made my heart cross all boundaries!
அடி எதுக்கு
உன்னை பாத்தேன்னு
நினைக்க வெக்கிறியே
என் மனசுகுள்ள நிக்காம
நீ மழை அடிக்கிறியே
Oh, why did I even look at you,
You are making me think like that...
Without stopping inside my heart,
You are pouring like rain!
மழை அடிக்கிறியே
நீ மழை அடிக்கிறியே மழை
அடிக்கிறியே நீ மழை
அடிக்கிறியே மழை அடிக்கிறியே
நீ மழை அடிக்கிறியே மழை
அடிக்கிறியே நீ மழை
அடிக்கிறியே
Pouring like rain...
You are pouring like rain!
Pouring like rain...
You are pouring like rain!
Pouring like rain...
You are pouring like rain!
Pouring like rain...
You are pouring like rain!
Adi yethukku unnai paathennu
Oh, why did I even look at you,
Nenaikka vekkiriyae
You are making me think like that...
En manasukulla nikkama
Without stopping inside my heart,
Nee mazhai adikkiriyae
You are pouring like rain!
Yeh vaadi vaadi raati
Hey, come on, come on, my girl,
En nenjam thaangala di
My heart cannot bear it anymore, dear!
Unnai thedi thedi naanum
Searching for you constantly,
En kannae moodala di
I haven't even closed my eyes, dear!
Azhaga nee penja
You rained down beautifully
Mamazhai pola
Like a grand downpour of rain,
Adhula nenaijen
I got drenched in it,
Adi un nenaippala
Oh, by the mere thought of you!
Adi yethukku unnai paathennu
Oh, why did I even look at you,
Nenaikka vekkiriyae
You are making me think like that...
En manasukulla nikkama
Without stopping inside my heart,
Nee mazhai adikkiriyae
You are pouring like rain!
Kannala paakura kannadi kaattura
You look at me with your eyes and show me a mirror,
Ennoda usura nee katti izhukkura
You tie up my soul and pull it along!
Kaathadi noola pol ena maathura
You turn me into a kite string,
Ena kaathoda kaathula nee kadathura
You smuggle me along with the wind!
Oru dhinusa manasa
In a unique way, my heart
Katti izhukkura
You tie and pull away,
Unnai nenaichu nenaichu
Thinking of you again and again,
Sokka vaikkura
You mesmerize me completely!
Vaadi pottapulla
Come here, my young girl,
Azhagaala kolluriyae
You kill me with your beauty!
Pesa onnum illa
There is nothing left to say,
En nenja thalluriyae
You push my heart away!
Kanava nenava kekka vechaalae
She made me wonder if it is a dream or reality,
Adada manasa aththu mera senjaalae
Oh my, she made my heart cross all boundaries!
Adi yethukku unnai paathennu
Oh, why did I even look at you,
Nenaikka vekkiriyae
You are making me think like that...
En manasukulla nikkama
Without stopping inside my heart,
Nee mazhai adikkiriyae
You are pouring like rain!
Mazhai adikkiriyae
Pouring like rain...
Nee mazhai adikkiriyae
You are pouring like rain!
Mazhai adikkiriyae
Pouring like rain...
Nee mazhai adikkiriyae
You are pouring like rain!
Mazhai adikkiriyae
Pouring like rain...
Nee mazhai adikkiriyae
You are pouring like rain!
Mazhai adikkiriyae
Pouring like rain...
Nee mazhai adikkiriyae
You are pouring like rain!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Raati' is a passionate indie pop track from the 7 UP Madras Gig series that conveys the overwhelming feeling of falling deeply in love. The protagonist compares his beloved's thoughts to an endless, refreshing rain that thoroughly drenches his soul. He expresses how her gaze, beauty, and presence have rendered him sleepless, mesmerized, and completely swept away like a kite in the breeze. As the song progresses, he celebrates this sweet intoxication, describing how her love pushes his heart past all reasonable boundaries. He finds himself floating in a state where the lines between dreams and reality blur, entirely consumed by her enchanting aura.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamaani)
“Azhaga nee penja / Mamazhai pola”
Compares her graceful arrival and impact to a heavy downpour of rain ('Mamazhai pola').
Metaphor & Imagery
“En manasukulla nikkama / Nee mazhai adikkiriyae”
Uses the metaphor of rain hitting continuously inside the heart to symbolize non-stop memories.
Simile
“Kaathadi noola pol ena maathura”
Compares the protagonist's helpless state to a light kite string tossed around by the breeze.
Epizeuxis (Repetition for Emphasis)
“Unnai thedi thedi naanum”
Repetition of words like 'vaadi vaadi', 'thedi thedi', and 'nenaichu nenaichu' creates rhythmic emphasis and conveys intense yearning.
Emoni (End Rhyme / Rhyming pattern)
“Kannala paakura kannadi kaattura”
Rhyming verb endings ('paakura', 'kaattura', 'izhukkura', 'maathura') establish a catchy cadence.
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Trivia
'Raati' was composed by Santhosh Dhayanidhi for the 2018 independent music initiative '7 UP Madras Gig'. It was sung by the late playback singer Bamba Bakya alongside Santhosh Dhayanidhi. The track became a massive viral hit on streaming platforms and social media reels due to its addictive folk-pop blend and expressive vocal delivery.
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