Ragasiyam Ondru
From Vaaranam Aayiram · 2008
- Lyricist
- Thamarai
- Singers
- Manjari, V. V. Prasanna
- Music director
- Harris Jayaraj
- Details
- Vaaranam Aayiram2008
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Ragasiyam ondru sonaanadi | He told me a secret, my friend, |
| Kaadhal vanthathendru | That love has arrived. |
| Oru nodi en idhayamae | For a single second, my heart |
| Nindru thudithathu indru | Stopped and beat today. |
| Female | |
| Enakullae pesum palakam | This habit of talking to myself, |
| Ithu eppadi vanthathu enakum | How did it come to me as well? |
| Vizhikalukku yenintha pulukam | Why this thrill in my eyes? |
| Avan kulir mugam paarthathum thulirkum | It blossoms upon seeing his cool face. |
| Male | |
| Kaanil paruvam | Youthfulness in the eyes, |
| Thuyarillai sugam sugam | There is no sorrow, only pure bliss. |
| Kaadhal sumanthaal | If one carries love, |
| Enna aagum pennae | What will happen to a girl? |
| Unnil puguntha | That entered into you, |
| Thookam kolai kaaran | Sleep is a murderer, |
| Thookam tholaithaai | You lost your sleep. |
| Female | |
| Ragasiyam ondru sonaanadi | He told me a secret, my friend, |
| Kaadhal vanthathendru | That love has arrived. |
| Oru nodi en idhayamae | For a single second, my heart |
| Nindru thudithathu indru | Stopped and beat today. |
| Male | |
| Alagaai maarinen | I transformed into beauty, |
| Kanavukul vaalgiren | I live inside dreams, |
| Enakul muzhgiyae | Diving deep within myself, |
| Naan ennai thedinen | I searched for myself. |
| Male | |
| Kaatril kalantha aval swaasam | Her breath mixed in the air |
| Ennai mattum theenda | Touches only me. |
| Kollai kondu aval ponaal | She plundered my heart and left, |
| Pirintha nenjam ondrai | To a separated heart, |
| Kangal kalanguthae vidai kodu | Eyes grow teary, bid farewell. |
| Male | |
| Kaanil therinthal | If visible to the eyes, |
| Thuyarillai sugam sugam | There is no sorrow, only pure bliss. |
| Kaadhal sumanthaal | If one carries love, |
| Enna aagum pennum | What will happen to a woman? |
| Unnil puguntha | That entered into you, |
| Thookam kolai kaari | Sleep is a murderess, |
| Thookam tholaithaai | You lost your sleep. |
ரகசியம் ஒன்று
சொன்னான் அடி காதல்
வந்ததென்று ஒரு நொடி
என் இதயமே நின்று
துடித்தது இன்று
He told me a secret, my friend,
That love has arrived.
For a single second, my heart
Stopped and beat today.
எனக்குள்ளே பேசும்
பழக்கம் இது எப்படி வந்தது
எனக்கும் விழிகளுக்கு ஏனிந்த
புழுக்கம் அவன் குளிர் முகம்
பார்த்ததும் துளிர்க்கும்
This habit of talking to myself,
How did it come to me as well?
Why this thrill in my eyes?
It blossoms upon seeing his cool face.
கண்ணில் பருவம்
துயரில்லை சுகம் சுகம்
காதல் சுமந்தால் என்ன
ஆகும் பெண்ணே உன்னில்
புகுந்த தூக்கம் கொலைகாரன்
தூக்கம் தொலைத்தாய்
Youthfulness in the eyes,
There is no sorrow, only pure bliss.
If one carries love,
What will happen to a girl?
That entered into you,
Sleep is a murderer,
You lost your sleep.
ரகசியம் ஒன்று
சொன்னான் அடி காதல்
வந்ததென்று ஒரு நொடி
என் இதயமே நின்று
துடித்தது இன்று
He told me a secret, my friend,
That love has arrived.
For a single second, my heart
Stopped and beat today.
அழகாய் மாறினேன்
கனவுக்குள் வாழ்கிறேன்
எனக்குள் மூழ்கியே நான்
என்னை தேடினேன்
I transformed into beauty,
I live inside dreams,
Diving deep within myself,
I searched for myself.
காற்றில் கலந்த
அவள் சுவாசம் என்னை
மட்டும் தீண்ட கொள்ளை
கொண்டு அவள் போனால்
பிரிந்த நெஞ்சம் ஒன்றை
கண்கள் கலங்குதே விடை
கொடு
Her breath mixed in the air
Touches only me.
She plundered my heart and left,
To a separated heart,
Eyes grow teary, bid farewell.
கண்ணில் தெரிந்தால்
துயரில்லை சுகம் சுகம் காதல்
சுமந்தால் என்ன ஆகும்
பெண்ணும் உன்னில் புகுந்த
தூக்கம் கொலை காரி
தூக்கம் தொலைத்தாய்
If visible to the eyes,
There is no sorrow, only pure bliss.
If one carries love,
What will happen to a woman?
That entered into you,
Sleep is a murderess,
You lost your sleep.
Ragasiyam ondru sonaanadi
He told me a secret, my friend,
Kaadhal vanthathendru
That love has arrived.
Oru nodi en idhayamae
For a single second, my heart
Nindru thudithathu indru
Stopped and beat today.
Enakullae pesum palakam
This habit of talking to myself,
Ithu eppadi vanthathu enakum
How did it come to me as well?
Vizhikalukku yenintha pulukam
Why this thrill in my eyes?
Avan kulir mugam paarthathum thulirkum
It blossoms upon seeing his cool face.
Kaanil paruvam
Youthfulness in the eyes,
Thuyarillai sugam sugam
There is no sorrow, only pure bliss.
Kaadhal sumanthaal
If one carries love,
Enna aagum pennae
What will happen to a girl?
Unnil puguntha
That entered into you,
Thookam kolai kaaran
Sleep is a murderer,
Thookam tholaithaai
You lost your sleep.
Ragasiyam ondru sonaanadi
He told me a secret, my friend,
Kaadhal vanthathendru
That love has arrived.
Oru nodi en idhayamae
For a single second, my heart
Nindru thudithathu indru
Stopped and beat today.
Alagaai maarinen
I transformed into beauty,
Kanavukul vaalgiren
I live inside dreams,
Enakul muzhgiyae
Diving deep within myself,
Naan ennai thedinen
I searched for myself.
Kaatril kalantha aval swaasam
Her breath mixed in the air
Ennai mattum theenda
Touches only me.
Kollai kondu aval ponaal
She plundered my heart and left,
Pirintha nenjam ondrai
To a separated heart,
Kangal kalanguthae vidai kodu
Eyes grow teary, bid farewell.
Kaanil therinthal
If visible to the eyes,
Thuyarillai sugam sugam
There is no sorrow, only pure bliss.
Kaadhal sumanthaal
If one carries love,
Enna aagum pennum
What will happen to a woman?
Unnil puguntha
That entered into you,
Thookam kolai kaari
Sleep is a murderess,
Thookam tholaithaai
You lost your sleep.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song captures the sweet confusion, intense joy, and physical restlessness associated with falling in love. The lyrics describe how love suddenly pauses time, creates habits of soliloquy and daydreaming, and deprives the lover of sleep, transforming sorrow into absolute bliss.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Paradox / Oxymoron
“Nindru thudithathu indru”
Describing the heart as stopping ('nindru') and beating ('thudithathu') simultaneously conveys the overwhelming shock of love.
Personification / Metaphor
“Thookam kolai kaaran”
Sleep is metaphorically characterized as a 'murderer' (kolai kaaran/kaari) that steals rest from the lover.
Anaphora / Emonai
“Thookam kolai kaaran / Thookam tholaithaai”
Repetition of the starting word 'Thookam' across consecutive lines emphasizes the theme of sleeplessness.
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Trivia
Vaaranam Aayiram (2008) featured a timeless romantic soundtrack composed by Harris Jayaraj with lyrics by Thamarai, depicting various shades of love across different life stages.
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