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Ragasiyamai

From Dumm Dumm Dumm · 2001

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singers
Hariharan, Sadhana Sargam
Music director
Karthik Raja
Movie name
Dumm Dumm Dumm
Movie release year
2001
Lyrics added on
3 Mar 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
{ Ragasiyamaai ragasiyamaai
Punnagaithaal porul ennavo } (2)
Solla thudikum vaarthai kirangum
Thondai kuzhiyil oosi irangum
Ilai vadivil idhayam irukum
Malai vadivil adhuvum ganakum
Sirithu sirithu sirayilae siki kolla adam pidikum
Oh hoo ho oh hoo ho oh hoo ho
Nilam neer kaatrilae minsaarangal piranthidum
Kaadhal tharum minsaaramo prabanjathai kadanthidum
Nijamaai nee ennai theendinaal
Nijamaai nee ennai theendinaal
Paniyaai paniyaai uraigiren
Oliyaai nee ennai theendinaal
Nuraiyaai unnul karaigiren
Kaadhal vanthaalae vanthaalae yeno ularalgal thaano
Oh hoo ho oh hoo ho oh hoo ho
Avasaramaai avasaramaai mozhi
Tholainthaal porul ennavo
………………………………………
Velli tharai polavae en idhayam irunthudhae
Mella vanthu un viral kaadhal endru ezhuthudhae
Oru naal kaadhal en vaasalil
Oru naal kaadhal en vaasalil
Varava varava ketathu
Maru naal kaadhal en veetukul
Adimai saasanam meetuthu
Adhuvo adhu idhuvo idhu yedhuvo adhuvae naam ariyomae
Oh hoo ho oh hoo ho
Ragasiyamaai ragasiyamaai
Punnagaithaal porul ennavo
Avasaramaai avasaramaai mozhi
Tholainthaal porul ennavo
Solla thudikum vaarthai kirangum
Thondai kuzhiyil oosi irangum
Ilai vadivil idhayam irukum
Malai vadivil adhuvum ganakum
Sirithu sirithu sirayilae siki kolla adam pidikum
Oh hoo ho oh hoo ho oh hoo ho
{ Secretly, secretly,
if you smile, what is the meaning? } (2)
The word longing to be spoken gets dizzy,
a needle pierces down the throat.
The heart may be in the shape of a leaf,
yet it feels as heavy as a mountain.
Smiling and smiling, it stubbornly insists on getting trapped in prison.
Oh hoo ho oh hoo ho oh hoo ho
Electricity is born from land, water, and air,
but the spark that love gives transcends the universe itself.
If you truly touch me,
If you truly touch me,
I freeze like ice and snow.
If you touch me as a light,
I dissolve inside you like foam.
Whenever love arrives, why does it bring only gibberish?
Oh hoo ho oh hoo ho oh hoo ho
Hasty and hurried, if language
gets lost, what is the meaning?
………………………………………
My heart was like a blank silver floor,
softly your finger arrives and writes the word love.
One day, love at my doorstep,
One day, love at my doorstep,
asked, "May I come in, may I come in?"
The next day, inside my home, love
plays a deed of devotion like music.
Is it that, is it this, or whatever it is, even we do not know.
Oh hoo ho oh hoo ho
Secretly, secretly,
if you smile, what is the meaning?
Hasty and hurried, if language
gets lost, what is the meaning?
The word longing to be spoken gets dizzy,
a needle pierces down the throat.
The heart may be in the shape of a leaf,
yet it feels as heavy as a mountain.
Smiling and smiling, it stubbornly insists on getting trapped in prison.
Oh hoo ho oh hoo ho oh hoo ho
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Ragasiyamaai' from the film Dumm Dumm Dumm (2001) expresses the subtle, overwhelming sensations of falling in love. The song captures the delicate inner conflict, physical sensations, and sweet confusion experienced by a lover whose thoughts are entirely consumed by the beloved, turning quiet smiles and unspoken words into profound emotional experiences.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Contrast / Antithesis (Muran)

“Ilai vadivil idhayam irukum / Malai vadivil adhuvum ganakum”

Contrasts the physical lightness of a leaf with the emotional weight of a mountain to convey the overwhelming nature of romance.

Simile (Upamai)

“Velli tharai polavae en idhayam irunthudhae”

Compares the speaker's heart to a pristine silver surface ('velli tharai') waiting to be written upon by love.

Rhyme (Edhugai / Iyaibu)

“Solla thudikum vaarthai kirangum / Thondai kuzhiyil oosi irangum”

Uses matching end sounds ('kirangum' and 'irangum') to establish poetic rhythm.

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Trivia

Composed by Karthik Raja for the Madras Talkies production 'Dumm Dumm Dumm' (2001), 'Ragasiyamaai' features lyrics by Na. Muthukumar and memorable vocals by Sadhana Sargam, Hariharan, and Ramanathan. It remains one of Karthik Raja's most celebrated romantic melodies.

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