Raave Raave Manorama
From Pavathin Sambalam · 1978
- Lyricist
- Aalangudi Somu
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Manorama
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Details
- Pavathin Sambalam1978
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Harae raavae raavae manoramaa | Oh come, come, charming Manorama! |
| Kumthala kummaa naakku | My heart is jumping and pounding for you! |
| Rappagalaa thookkam varalla seppandi amma | I haven't slept day or night, tell me why, dear lady! |
| Male | |
| Raavae raavae manoramaa | Oh come, come, charming Manorama! |
| Raavae raavae manoramaa | Oh come, come, charming Manorama! |
| Kumthala kummaa naakku | My heart is jumping and pounding for you! |
| Rappagalaa thookkam varalla seppandi amma | I haven't slept day or night, tell me why, dear lady! |
| Male | |
| Yaemandi soodandi yaemandi soodandi | Hey mister, look here! Hey mister, look here! |
| Yaemaaththam ochchanthi yaemaaththam nachanthi…. | He came to trick me, but he liked the trickery.... |
| Female | |
| Aahaa babu babu ummelathaan love-u enakku | Aaha, my beloved Babu, I have love only for you! |
| Intha paathaam halwaa kaaththirukku rajbabukku | This almond halwa is waiting for Rajbabu! |
| Inthaaiyyaa unna naan yaemaaththa maattaenyaa | Look here sir, I will never deceive you! |
| Male | |
| Nu jeravula oori pona jilebi | You are like a jalebi soaked in sugar syrup! |
| Un sevappu kannam kashmir-u kulaabi | Your red cheeks are like Kashmiri roses! |
| Female :Anantham engae irukku | Female: Where is bliss located? |
| Male :Ingae unthi | Male: It is right here! |
| Female :Machan ananthan engu irukku | Female: Dear lover, where is true happiness? |
| Male :Nee anaichukkira anaippilathaan | Male: Right inside the embrace you give me! |
| Unthi unthi unthi | It is right here, right here, right here! |
| Raavae……..raavae….. | Oh come.... come.... |
| Female :Babu….babu….. | Female: Babu.... babu.... |
| Female | |
| Aaha babu babu ummelathaan love-u enakku | Aaha, my beloved Babu, I have love only for you! |
| Intha paathaam halwaa kaaththirukku rajbabukku | This almond halwa is waiting for Rajbabu! |
| Female | |
| Nee sirikkira sirippu ankoor poonthi | The smile you smile is like sweet Boondi! |
| Un nenappu enakku laalaak kada paasanthi | Your thought to me is like sweet Basundi from Lala's shop! |
| Male :Samsaaram eppudu nadakkum | Male: When will our family life/marriage happen? |
| Female :Thaali achchaaram thanthaathaan nadakkum nadakkum | Female: Only when you give the sacred thread advance/token, it will happen! |
| Babu….babu….oi…. | Babu.... babu.... hey! |
| Male | |
| Raavae raavae | Oh come, come! |
| Raavae raavae manoramaa | Oh come, come, charming Manorama! |
| Kumthala kummaa naakku | My heart is jumping and pounding for you! |
| Rappagalaa thookkam varalla seppandi amma | I haven't slept day or night, tell me why, dear lady! |
| Yaemandi vaaraandi yaemaaththam ochchaanthi | Hey mister, he is coming, coming with trickery! |
| Female | |
| Babu babu babu babu ummelathaan love-u enakku | Babu babu babu babu, I have love only for you! |
| Intha paathaam halwaa kaaththirukku rajbabukku | This almond halwa is waiting for Rajbabu! |
| Inthaaiyyaa unna naan yaemaththa mattaenyaa….. | Look here sir, I will never deceive you!.... |
மற்றும் மனோரமா
Oh come, come, charming Manorama!
My heart is jumping and pounding for you!
I haven't slept day or night, tell me why, dear lady!
ஹரே ராவே ராவே மனோரமா
கும்தள கும்மா நாக்கு
ராப்பகலா தூக்கம் வரல்ல செப்பண்டி அம்மா
Oh come, come, charming Manorama!
Oh come, come, charming Manorama!
My heart is jumping and pounding for you!
I haven't slept day or night, tell me why, dear lady!
ராவே ராவே மனோரமா
ராவே ராவே மனோரமா
கும்தள கும்மா நாக்கு
ராப்பகலா தூக்கம் வரல்ல செப்பண்டி அம்மா
Hey mister, look here! Hey mister, look here!
He came to trick me, but he liked the trickery....
ஏமண்டி சூடண்டி ஏமண்டி சூடண்டி
ஏமாத்தம் ஒச்சந்தி ஏமாத்தம் நச்சந்தி....
Aaha, my beloved Babu, I have love only for you!
This almond halwa is waiting for Rajbabu!
Look here sir, I will never deceive you!
ஆஹா பாபு பாபு உம்மேலதான் லவ்வு எனக்கு
இந்த பாதாம் அல்வா காத்திருக்கு ராஜ்பாபுக்கு
இந்தாய்யா உன்ன நான் ஏமாத்த மாட்டேன்யா
You are like a jalebi soaked in sugar syrup!
Your red cheeks are like Kashmiri roses!
Female: Where is bliss located?
Male: It is right here!
Female: Dear lover, where is true happiness?
Male: Right inside the embrace you give me!
It is right here, right here, right here!
Oh come.... come....
Female: Babu.... babu....
நூ...ஜீராவுல ஊறிப் போன ஜிலேபி
உன் செவப்பு கன்னம் காஷ்மீரு குலாபி
ஆனந்தம் எங்கே இருக்கு
இங்கே உந்தி
மச்சான் ஆனந்தம் எங்கு இருக்கு
நீ அணைச்சுகிற அணைப்பிலதான்
உந்தி உந்தி உந்தி
ராவே..........ராவே.......
பாபு.......பாபு.......
Aaha, my beloved Babu, I have love only for you!
This almond halwa is waiting for Rajbabu!
ஆஹா பாபு பாபு உம்மேலதான் லவ்வு எனக்கு
இந்த பாதாம் அல்வா காத்திருக்கு ராஜ்பாபுக்கு
The smile you smile is like sweet Boondi!
Your thought to me is like sweet Basundi from Lala's shop!
Male: When will our family life/marriage happen?
Female: Only when you give the sacred thread advance/token, it will happen!
Babu.... babu.... hey!
நீ சிரிக்கிற சிரிப்பு அங்கூர் பூந்தி
உன் நெனப்பு எனக்கு லாலாக் கட பாசந்தி
சம்சாரம் எப்புடு நடக்கும்
தாலி அச்சாரம் தந்தாதான் நடக்கும் நடக்கும்
பாபு.......பாபு.....ஓய்....
Oh come, come!
Oh come, come, charming Manorama!
My heart is jumping and pounding for you!
I haven't slept day or night, tell me why, dear lady!
Hey mister, he is coming, coming with trickery!
ராவே.......ராவே.........
ராவே ராவே மனோரமா
கும்தள கும்மா நாக்கு
ராப்பகலா தூக்கம் வரல்ல செப்பண்டி அம்மா
ஏமண்டி வாராண்டி ஏமாத்தம் ஒச்சந்தி
Babu babu babu babu, I have love only for you!
This almond halwa is waiting for Rajbabu!
Look here sir, I will never deceive you!....
பாபு பாபு பாபு பாபு உம்மேலதான் லவ்வு எனக்கு
இந்த பாதாம் அல்வா காத்திருக்கு ராஜ்பாபுக்கு
இந்தாய்யா உன்ன நான் ஏமாத்த மாட்டேன்யா
Harae raavae raavae manoramaa
Oh come, come, charming Manorama!
Kumthala kummaa naakku
My heart is jumping and pounding for you!
Rappagalaa thookkam varalla seppandi amma
I haven't slept day or night, tell me why, dear lady!
Raavae raavae manoramaa
Oh come, come, charming Manorama!
Raavae raavae manoramaa
Oh come, come, charming Manorama!
Kumthala kummaa naakku
My heart is jumping and pounding for you!
Rappagalaa thookkam varalla seppandi amma
I haven't slept day or night, tell me why, dear lady!
Yaemandi soodandi yaemandi soodandi
Hey mister, look here! Hey mister, look here!
Yaemaaththam ochchanthi yaemaaththam nachanthi….
He came to trick me, but he liked the trickery....
Aahaa babu babu ummelathaan love-u enakku
Aaha, my beloved Babu, I have love only for you!
Intha paathaam halwaa kaaththirukku rajbabukku
This almond halwa is waiting for Rajbabu!
Inthaaiyyaa unna naan yaemaaththa maattaenyaa
Look here sir, I will never deceive you!
Nu jeravula oori pona jilebi
You are like a jalebi soaked in sugar syrup!
Un sevappu kannam kashmir-u kulaabi
Your red cheeks are like Kashmiri roses!
Female :Anantham engae irukku
Female: Where is bliss located?
Male :Ingae unthi
Male: It is right here!
Female :Machan ananthan engu irukku
Female: Dear lover, where is true happiness?
Male :Nee anaichukkira anaippilathaan
Male: Right inside the embrace you give me!
Unthi unthi unthi
It is right here, right here, right here!
Raavae……..raavae…..
Oh come.... come....
Female :Babu….babu…..
Female: Babu.... babu....
Aaha babu babu ummelathaan love-u enakku
Aaha, my beloved Babu, I have love only for you!
Intha paathaam halwaa kaaththirukku rajbabukku
This almond halwa is waiting for Rajbabu!
Nee sirikkira sirippu ankoor poonthi
The smile you smile is like sweet Boondi!
Un nenappu enakku laalaak kada paasanthi
Your thought to me is like sweet Basundi from Lala's shop!
Male :Samsaaram eppudu nadakkum
Male: When will our family life/marriage happen?
Female :Thaali achchaaram thanthaathaan nadakkum nadakkum
Female: Only when you give the sacred thread advance/token, it will happen!
Babu….babu….oi….
Babu.... babu.... hey!
Raavae raavae
Oh come, come!
Raavae raavae manoramaa
Oh come, come, charming Manorama!
Kumthala kummaa naakku
My heart is jumping and pounding for you!
Rappagalaa thookkam varalla seppandi amma
I haven't slept day or night, tell me why, dear lady!
Yaemandi vaaraandi yaemaaththam ochchaanthi
Hey mister, he is coming, coming with trickery!
Babu babu babu babu ummelathaan love-u enakku
Babu babu babu babu, I have love only for you!
Intha paathaam halwaa kaaththirukku rajbabukku
This almond halwa is waiting for Rajbabu!
Inthaaiyyaa unna naan yaemaththa mattaenyaa…..
Look here sir, I will never deceive you!....
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This lighthearted duet features a playful romantic banter between the leads, rendered with a heavy mix of colloquial Telugu-infused Tamil and sweet culinary metaphors. The male singer pleads affectionately with his beloved Manorama, describing his sleeplessness and intense attraction towards her. He shower compliments on her looks, comparing her cheeks to Kashmiri roses and her sweetness to sugar-syrup soaked jalebi. In response, the female singer teases him playfully while professing her love, comparing their affection to delicacies like almond halwa, boondi, and basundi. While the hero eagerly pushes for intimacy and marriage, the heroine mischievously reminds him that family life can only commence once he secures the bond formally with the sacred knot ('thaali'). The song serves as an entertaining comic courtship track filled with humor, warmth, and energetic exchanges.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamai / Uruvagam)
“Un sevappu kannam kashmir-u kulaabi”
The song uses sweet dishes (Jilebi, Paathaam Halwaa, Kashmir Kulaabi, Ankoor Poonthi, Lala Kada Paasanthi) as sensory metaphors to convey romantic affection and physical beauty.
Rhyme / Alliteration (Monai & Ethirai)
“Aahaa babu babu ummelathaan love-u enakku”
The playful repetition of 'babu' and 'love-u' creates internal rhyming and rhythmic cadence suitable for a comic romantic track.
Code-mixing / Dialectal Blend
“Rappagalaa thookkam varalla seppandi amma”
Blending Telugu words ('Raavae', 'Seppandi', 'Eppudu', 'Unthi') into Tamil lyrics to give a localized, multi-linguistic folk flavor.
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Trivia
This humorous duet sung by SPB and veteran actress-singer Manorama showcases a unique blend of Tamil and Telugu colloquial expressions, popular in Chennai's Madras Bashai and border region pop culture during the late 1970s. The track is composed by the dynamic duo Shankar-Ganesh with lyrics by Aalangudi Somu.
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