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Lyrics & meaning

Ragasiyam Parama Ragasiyam

From Periya Idathu Penn · 1963

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
P. Susheela
Music director
Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
Details
Periya Idathu Penn1963

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Ragasiyam parama ragasiyamA secret, a ultimate top secret
Idhu namakkul iruppadhu avasiyamIt is essential that this remains strictly between us
Idhu namakkul iruppadhu avasiyamIt is essential that this remains strictly between us
Ragasiyam parama ragasiyamA secret, a ultimate top secret
Idhu namakkul iruppadhu avasiyamIt is essential that this remains strictly between us
Female
Oru uruvam nalla uyaramA figure of handsome height
Ilam paruvam paarvai pakkuvamYouthful age with a mature gaze
Adhan idhayam en idhayamHis heart and my heart
Thanil pathiyum kaadhal udhayamIn which the dawn of love gets imprinted
Female :Yenna…Female: What...
Female :Mhum…Female: Mhum...
Female :SolluFemale: Tell me
Female
Ragasiyam parama ragasiyamA secret, a ultimate top secret
Idhu namakkul iruppadhu avasiyamIt is essential that this remains strictly between us
Female
Oru thadavaiJust once
Oru nilaiyilIn a single moment
Adhan madiyilUpon his lap
Kaadhal naadagam…hmmA play of love... hmm
Adhu mudhalae madhu mayakkamEver since then, an intoxication like wine
Ini enakkum llai urakkamNow I have lost my sleep too
Female :Sariyaa…Female: Is that right...
Female :Hmm sarithaanFemale: Hmm, yes that's right
Female
Ragasiyam parama ragasiyamA secret, a ultimate top secret
Idhu namakkul iruppadhu avasiyamIt is essential that this remains strictly between us
Chorus
Hahahahaha….Hahahahaha....
Female :RagasiyamFemale: A secret
Female
Idhu ninaivaaIs this reality
Illai kanavaaOr is it a dream
Inbam nijamaaIs this bliss real
Meendum varumaaWill it return again
Andha iravil vandha nilavilIn that night, under the moonlight that shone
Thandha sugamum endrum sondhamaaWill the bliss given be mine forever
Female
Ennadi..Hey girl...
Female :Chee..cheeFemale: Oh, shame... fie
Female
Ragasiyam parama ragasiyamA secret, a ultimate top secret
Idhu namakkul iruppadhu avasiyamIt is essential that this remains strictly between us

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Ragasiyam Parama Ragasiyam is a famous playful duct/confessional song from the 1963 Tamil film Periya Idathu Penn, penned by lyricist Kannadasan. The lyrics portray a playful and intimate conversation between two female friends, where one reveals her newly awakened feelings of romantic love and intimate moments spent with her beloved.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Idhu ninaivaa / Illai kanavaa / Inbam nijamaa / Meendum varumaa

Lines ending with matching rhyming suffixes '-aa' create a rhythmic, questioning cadence.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Adhu mudhalae madhu mayakkam

Comparing the intoxicating feeling of love's memory directly to wine intoxication.

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

Adhu mudhalae madhu mayakkam

Repetition of the 'M' sound across words creates a smooth acoustic rhythm.

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Trivia

Although listed as unknown in the prompt, this classic track was composed by the legendary duo Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy and sung by L. R. Eswari and P. Susheela for the M. G. Ramachandran starrer 'Periya Idathu Penn'.

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