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Lyrics & meaning

Radha Radha

From Sandhippoma · 1998

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sujatha
Music director
Deva
Movie name
Sandhippoma
Movie release year
1998
Lyrics added on
17 May 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Raadhaa raadhaa anuraadhaa Nenjam konjam urugaadhaaFemale :Unnai konjam pirindhaal Uyir thadumaarum Unnai thodumbodhu Uyir konjam oorumMale :Unakkullae enadhuyir vaazhum Vaazhumm….
Raadhaa raadhaa anuraadhaa Nenjam konjam urugaadhaa
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Payingili pesaamal iruppadhaenadi Mounathai muthathaal udaikkirenadiFemale :Kaadhalan kaiyodu midhakkum velayil Kangalai moodaadhu veditha poongodi
Vaanveliyil oru veedu seidhu Angu vaazhndhiruppomaa panimalaraeFemale :Bhoomikkullae oru paadhai seidhu Angu poi viduvomaa sol uyiraeMale :Ulagam suzhaluvadhu nindraalum Ullam konda anbu maaraadhu
Raadhaa raadhaa anuraadhaa Nenjam konjam urugaadhaa
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Ethanai ilampookkal Udhirndhu ponadho Ethanai ilamkaadhal Pirindhu ponadho
Pookkalaai irundhaal Naam udhirndhu pogalaam Bhoomiyaai iruppom Naam niraindhu vaazhalaam
Kaadhalanae un kangalilae Un kaadhali vaazha veedu koduMale :Kangalukkul sila dhoosu varum En nejukkul vandhu vaazhndhu vidu
Thunindhu saaindhuvitten tholodu Maalai thandha pinnae maarbodu
Raadhaa raadhaa anuraadhaa Nenjam konjam urugaadhaaFemale :Unnai konjam pirindhaal Uyir thadumaarum Unnai thodumbodhu Uyir konjam oorumMale :Inakkullae enadhuyir vaazhum Vaazhumm…………………
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Radha, Radha, Anuradha, won't your heart melt a little? Female: If separated from you for a moment, my life falters; when touching you, life seeps in a little. Male: Inside you, my life shall live, shall live...
Radha, Radha, Anuradha, won't your heart melt a little?
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Oh green parrot, why are you silent? I break this silence with a kiss. Female: As she floats in her lover's arms, the flowering vine blooms without closing its eyes.
Shall we build a house in outer space and live there, oh dew flower? Female: Shall we make a path inside the earth and go there, tell me my life? Male: Even if the world stops spinning, the love in my heart will never change.
Radha, Radha, Anuradha, won't your heart melt a little?
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How many young flowers have fallen away? How many young loves have drifted apart?
If we were flowers, we might wither and fall; let us be the earth, so we can live in abundance.
Oh lover, give your beloved a home to live in your eyes. Male: Dust might get into the eyes; come and live inside my heart instead.
I have courageously leaned against your shoulders; now that you gave me the garland, against your chest.
Radha, Radha, Anuradha, won't your heart melt a little? Female: If separated from you for a moment, my life falters; when touching you, life seeps in a little. Male: Inside you, my life shall live, shall live.................
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Raadhaa Raadhaa is a deeply romantic duet from the film Sandhippoma (1998) depicting the profound emotional and physical intimacy shared by two lovers. The lyrics emphasize how indispensable they are to one another—even a moment's separation causes their spirit to falter, while proximity and physical touch restore life. Vairamuthu uses vivid natural imagery, suggesting that rather than being fragile like short-lived flowers, their bond should be enduring like the earth itself. They imagine transcending mundane reality to dwell together in space or deep underground, affirming an everlasting devotion unaffected by the turning world.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvam)

“Pookkalaai irundhaal Naam udhirndhu pogalaam Bhoomiyaai iruppom Naam niraindhu vaazhalaam”

Contrasts fragile, short-lived love to falling flowers ('Pookkal') and eternal love to the solid, enduring Earth ('Bhoomi').

Hyperbole (Atisayokthi)

“Vaanveliyil oru veedu seidhu Angu vaazhndhiruppomaa panimalarae”

Exaggerates the lovers' desire for isolation by proposing to build a house in outer space or carve a hidden path into the earth.

Second-Letter Rhyme (Edhugai)

“Unnai konjam pirindhaal Uyir thadumaarum Unnai thodumbodhu Uyir konjam oorum”

Rhyming of the second consonant sound across consecutive phrases ('Unnai' / 'Uyir' / 'Unakkullae') enhances the lyrical cadence.

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Trivia

The song features music composed by Deva for the 1998 romantic film Sandhippoma, starring Prabhu Deva and Simran. Lyricist Vairamuthu's evocative lines play on wordplay around names like Radha and Anuradha, grounding deep romantic emotions in elemental natural imagery.

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