Raava Pagala Nenache
From Simma Soppanam · 1984
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- K. V. Mahadevan
- Details
- Simma Soppanam1984
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Raavaa pagalaa nenaichae yaenginaen | Day and night, I thought of you and longed, |
| Rasa naanthaan neiyyaa uruginaen | Oh my king, I melted like ghee. |
| Raavaa pagalaa nenaichae yaenginaen | Day and night, I thought of you and longed, |
| Rasa naanthaan neiyyaa uruginaen | Oh my king, I melted like ghee. |
| Female | |
| Muzhugi paarththiyaa muththedukka | Did you dive deep to fetch a pearl? |
| Sippi moodi kidanthathai nee thirakka | For you to open the shell that lay closed? |
| Muzhugi paarththiyaa muththedukka | Did you dive deep to fetch a pearl? |
| Sippi moodi kidanthathai nee thirakka | For you to open the shell that lay closed? |
| Female | |
| Irangi poniyaa surangaththilae | Did you go down into the mine? |
| Adhai eduththu sollu nee arangaththilae | Take it and announce it on the stage. |
| Neruppaa kodhichchen thurumbaa melinjaen | I boiled like fire, I thinned down like a straw, |
| Thaniyaa thavichchen aah….haa…. | I writhed in loneliness, ah... ha... |
| Female | |
| Raavaa pagalaa nenaichae yaenginaen | Day and night, I thought of you and longed, |
| Rasa naanthaan neiyyaa uruginaen | Oh my king, I melted like ghee. |
| Female | |
| Thanni kadalilae irukkiraen | I am standing in an ocean of water, |
| Aanaal thaagam thaniyalae thudikkiraen | Yet I squirm with unquenched thirst. |
| Thanni kadalilae irukkiraen | I am standing in an ocean of water, |
| Aanaal thaagam thaniyalae thudikkiraen | Yet I squirm with unquenched thirst. |
| Female | |
| Nandum meenumthaan paakkuthu | The crabs and fishes are watching, |
| Yaen thudikkiraennuthaan ketkuthu | They ask why I am squirming so. |
| Unakkumtheriyum vivaram puriyum | You know the reason and understand the details, |
| Udane adakkum….aah…. | Subdue it immediately... ah... |
| Female | |
| Raavaa pagalaa nenaichae yaenginaen | Day and night, I thought of you and longed, |
| Rasa naanthaan neiyyaa uruginaen | Oh my king, I melted like ghee. |
| Female | |
| Mudhuga thaeikkiraen kuninjukka | I scrub your back, bend down lower, |
| Un meni silirththukkum purinjikka | Understand that your body will get goosebumps, |
| Mudhuga thaeikkiraen kuninjukka | I scrub your back, bend down lower, |
| Un meni silirththukkum purinjikka | Understand that your body will get goosebumps, |
| Female | |
| Paarai pola un maarpirukku | Your chest is broad and firm like a rock, |
| Adhil paduththu puralaththaan maanirukku | The deer is here to lie down and roll upon it. |
| Verasaa eduththu vegaththa koduththu | Gathering it quickly, giving it momentum, |
| Vedkkai nadaththummm…. | Conduct the hunt... |
| Female | |
| Raavaa pagalaa nenaichae yaenginaen | Day and night, I thought of you and longed, |
| Rasa naanthaan neiyyaa uruginaen | Oh my king, I melted like ghee. |
ராவாப் பகலா நெனச்சே ஏங்கினேன்
ராசா நான்தான் நெய்யா உருகினேன்
ராவாப் பகலா நெனச்சே ஏங்கினேன்
ராசா நான்தான் நெய்யா உருகினேன்...
Day and night, I thought of you and longed,
Oh my king, I melted like ghee.
Day and night, I thought of you and longed,
Oh my king, I melted like ghee.
முழுகிப் பார்த்தியா முத்தெடுக்க
சிப்பி மூடி கிடந்ததை நீ திறக்க
முழுகிப் பார்த்தியா முத்தெடுக்க
சிப்பி மூடி கிடந்ததை நீ திறக்க
Did you dive deep to fetch a pearl?
For you to open the shell that lay closed?
Did you dive deep to fetch a pearl?
For you to open the shell that lay closed?
இறங்கி போனியா சுரங்கத்திலே
அதை எடுத்து சொல்லு நீ அரங்கத்திலே
நெருப்பா கொதிச்சேன் துரும்பா மெலிஞ்சேன்
தனியா தவிச்சேன் ஆஹ்.....ஹா.....
Did you go down into the mine?
Take it and announce it on the stage.
I boiled like fire, I thinned down like a straw,
I writhed in loneliness, ah... ha...
ராவாப் பகலா நெனச்சே ஏங்கினேன்
என் ராசா நான்தான் நெய்யா உருகினேன்
Day and night, I thought of you and longed,
Oh my king, I melted like ghee.
தண்ணிக் கடலிலே இருக்கிறேன்
ஆனால் தாகம் தணியலே துடிக்கிறேன்
தண்ணிக் கடலிலே இருக்கிறேன்
ஆனால் தாகம் தணியலே துடிக்கிறேன்
I am standing in an ocean of water,
Yet I squirm with unquenched thirst.
I am standing in an ocean of water,
Yet I squirm with unquenched thirst.
நண்டும் மீனும்தான் பாக்குது
ஏன் துடிக்கிறேன்னுதான் கேட்குது
உனக்கும் தெரியும் விவரம் புரியும்
உடனே அடக்கும்......ஆஹ்......
The crabs and fishes are watching,
They ask why I am squirming so.
You know the reason and understand the details,
Subdue it immediately... ah...
ராவாப் பகலா நெனச்சே ஏங்கினேன்
ராசா நான்தான் நெய்யா உருகினேன்
Day and night, I thought of you and longed,
Oh my king, I melted like ghee.
முதுக தேய்கிறேன் குனிஞ்சுக்க
உன் மேனி சிலிர்த்துக்கும் புரிஞ்சிக்க
முதுக தேய்கிறேன் குனிஞ்சுக்க
உன் மேனி சிலிர்த்துக்கும் புரிஞ்சிக்க
I scrub your back, bend down lower,
Understand that your body will get goosebumps,
I scrub your back, bend down lower,
Understand that your body will get goosebumps,
பாறை போல உன் மார்பிருக்கு அதில்
படுத்து புரளத்தான் மானிருக்கு
வெரசா எடுத்து வேகத்த கொடுத்து
வேடிக்கை நடத்தும்ம்ம்ம்.....
Your chest is broad and firm like a rock,
The deer is here to lie down and roll upon it.
Gathering it quickly, giving it momentum,
Conduct the hunt...
ராவாப் பகலா நெனச்சே ஏங்கினேன்
என் ராசா நான்தான் நெய்யா உருகினேன்
Day and night, I thought of you and longed,
Oh my king, I melted like ghee.
Raavaa pagalaa nenaichae yaenginaen
Day and night, I thought of you and longed,
Rasa naanthaan neiyyaa uruginaen
Oh my king, I melted like ghee.
Raavaa pagalaa nenaichae yaenginaen
Day and night, I thought of you and longed,
Rasa naanthaan neiyyaa uruginaen
Oh my king, I melted like ghee.
Muzhugi paarththiyaa muththedukka
Did you dive deep to fetch a pearl?
Sippi moodi kidanthathai nee thirakka
For you to open the shell that lay closed?
Muzhugi paarththiyaa muththedukka
Did you dive deep to fetch a pearl?
Sippi moodi kidanthathai nee thirakka
For you to open the shell that lay closed?
Irangi poniyaa surangaththilae
Did you go down into the mine?
Adhai eduththu sollu nee arangaththilae
Take it and announce it on the stage.
Neruppaa kodhichchen thurumbaa melinjaen
I boiled like fire, I thinned down like a straw,
Thaniyaa thavichchen aah….haa….
I writhed in loneliness, ah... ha...
Raavaa pagalaa nenaichae yaenginaen
Day and night, I thought of you and longed,
Rasa naanthaan neiyyaa uruginaen
Oh my king, I melted like ghee.
Thanni kadalilae irukkiraen
I am standing in an ocean of water,
Aanaal thaagam thaniyalae thudikkiraen
Yet I squirm with unquenched thirst.
Thanni kadalilae irukkiraen
I am standing in an ocean of water,
Aanaal thaagam thaniyalae thudikkiraen
Yet I squirm with unquenched thirst.
Nandum meenumthaan paakkuthu
The crabs and fishes are watching,
Yaen thudikkiraennuthaan ketkuthu
They ask why I am squirming so.
Unakkumtheriyum vivaram puriyum
You know the reason and understand the details,
Udane adakkum….aah….
Subdue it immediately... ah...
Raavaa pagalaa nenaichae yaenginaen
Day and night, I thought of you and longed,
Rasa naanthaan neiyyaa uruginaen
Oh my king, I melted like ghee.
Mudhuga thaeikkiraen kuninjukka
I scrub your back, bend down lower,
Un meni silirththukkum purinjikka
Understand that your body will get goosebumps,
Mudhuga thaeikkiraen kuninjukka
I scrub your back, bend down lower,
Un meni silirththukkum purinjikka
Understand that your body will get goosebumps,
Paarai pola un maarpirukku
Your chest is broad and firm like a rock,
Adhil paduththu puralaththaan maanirukku
The deer is here to lie down and roll upon it.
Verasaa eduththu vegaththa koduththu
Gathering it quickly, giving it momentum,
Vedkkai nadaththummm….
Conduct the hunt...
Raavaa pagalaa nenaichae yaenginaen
Day and night, I thought of you and longed,
Rasa naanthaan neiyyaa uruginaen
Oh my king, I melted like ghee.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This sensual track expresses deep romantic yearning and passionate desire. The female protagonist sings about how her thoughts of her lover consume her day and night, making her heart melt like ghee over heat. Through vivid aquatic and natural imagery—such as searching for pearls inside a closed shell, standing in an ocean yet remaining thirsty, and describing her lover's chest as a rock—she conveys her unfulfilled intimacy and eagerness for his embrace.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Rasa naanthaan neiyyaa uruginaen”
Compares the emotional state of melting under passion directly to ghee melting under heat ('neiyyaa uruginaen').
Metaphor (Uvagam)
“Sippi moodi kidanthathai nee thirakka”
Uses the unopened pearl shell ('sippi moodi kidanthathai') as a metaphor for hidden beauty and intimacy waiting to be unlocked.
Paradox (Muran)
“Thanni kadalilae irukkiraen / Aanaal thaagam thaniyalae thudikkiraen”
Presents the contradictory state of standing in an ocean of water while still squirming with unquenched thirst ('thanni kadalilae... thaagam').
Simile (Upamai)
“Paarai pola un maarpirukku”
Directly compares the strength and firmness of the lover's chest to a solid rock using 'pola'.
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Trivia
Simma Soppanam (1984) features music composed by the veteran K. V. Mahadevan with evocative lyrics written by Vaali. Rendered by P. Susheela, the song stands out for its playful acoustic arrangement and subtle erotic subtext classic to 1980s Tamil cinema.
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