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Lyrics & meaning

Radha Radha Nee

From Meendum Kokila · 1981

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Meendum Kokila
Movie release year
1981
Lyrics added on
20 Jul 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Haa…aaa…aaa…aaa….
Male :Haa…aaa…aaa…aaa….(Overlap)
Female :Haa…aaa…aaa..aaa..aaa..aaa..aaa…aa..
Male : Haa aaa aa aa aa aa aaa
Haa…aaa..haaa…aaa…aaa…..
Raadhaa raadhaa nee engae
Female :Kannan engae naan angae
Raadhaa raadhaa nee engae
Female :Kannan engae naan angae
En ullam pudhu vellam
Female :Poo vannam un vannam
Pon vannam
Raadhaa raadhaa nee engae
Naanalil paai virithu
Naan adhil palli konden
Naanalil paai virithu
Naan adhil palli konden
Naanoru pakkam yenadi vetkam
Enna solli vitten
Ilamai veenaiyil pudhiya raagangal
Bodhaiyil moozhgi vitten…ae….aennn
Kannaa kannaa nee engae
Male :Raadhaa engae naan angae
Female :En ullam pudhu vellam
Male :Poo vannam un vannam
Pon vannam
Female :Kannaa kannaa nee engae
Kaaladi osaiyilae
Yaazhisai kettu vandhen
Kaaladi osaiyilae
Yaazhisai kettu vandhen
Kannan kovilil kannan kaavalil
Kavidhai paadi vandhen
Idaiyin megalai nadanamaadidum
Yaekkathil odi vandhen
Raadhaa raadhaa nee engae
Female :Kannan engae naan angae
En ullam pudhu vellam
Female :Poo vannam un vannam
Pon vannam
Raadhaa
Female :Kannaa
Both :Nee engae…
Ah… aa… aa… aa…
Ah… aa… aa… aa…
Ah… aa… aa… aa… aa… aa… aa… ah…
Ah… aa… aa… aa… aa… aa… aa…
Ah… aa… ah… aa… aa…
Radha, Radha, where are you?
Wherever Kannan is, I am there.
Radha, Radha, where are you?
Wherever Kannan is, I am there.
My heart is a fresh flood of joy.
Your skin has the soft glow of a flower.
A golden glow...
Radha, Radha, where are you?
Spreading a mat among the reeds,
I lay down to rest upon it.
Spreading a mat among the reeds,
I lay down to rest upon it.
I am right here by your side, so why this shyness?
What did I say to make you shy?
On the veena of youth, new melodies play,
I am lost in sweet intoxication...
Kanna, Kanna, where are you?
Wherever Radha is, I am there.
My heart is a fresh flood of joy.
Your skin has the soft glow of a flower.
A golden glow...
Kanna, Kanna, where are you?
In the sound of your footsteps,
I heard the music of a yazh (ancient harp) and came.
In the sound of your footsteps,
I heard the music of a yazh (ancient harp) and came.
In Kannan's temple, under Kannan's protection,
I came singing poetry.
With the ornament around my waist dancing,
I came running with longing.
Radha, Radha, where are you?
Wherever Kannan is, I am there.
My heart is a fresh flood of joy.
Your skin has the soft glow of a flower.
A golden glow...
Radha...
Kanna...
Where are you?...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Radha Radha Nee Engae is a romantic duet from the 1981 Tamil film Meendum Kokila, featuring Kamal Haasan and Sridevi. Set to music by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics written by Kannadasan, the song evokes the divine playfulness and devotion between Lord Krishna and Radha. The lovers search for and call out to one another, expressing that wherever one goes, the other naturally belongs.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Ilamai veenaiyil pudhiya raagangal”

Compares youth to a veena instrument playing new musical melodies ('Ilamai veenai').

Alliteration (Moonaai)

“Naanalil paai virithu / Naan adhil palli konden”

Repetition of the initial 'Na' sound across consecutive words creating rhythmic harmony.

Internal Rhyme / Consonance (Edhukai)

“Kannan kovilil kannan kaavalil”

Matching of second consonants ('nna') across the line structure.

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