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Lyrics & meaning

Raja Magane

From Thunaivi · 1981

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
L. R. Eswari
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Details
Thunaivi1981

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Aa…. raja maganae ingu vaaiyaaAh... come here, oh son of a king
Unakkoru roja malar irukku rasikkaThere is a rose flower for you to admire and enjoy
Female
Aa…. raja maganae ingu vaaiyaaAh... come here, oh son of a king
Unakkoru roja malar irukku rasikkaThere is a rose flower for you to admire and enjoy
Female
Naalai pozhuthu pattri nalla mudivedukkaTo make a good decision regarding tomorrow
Kaalam thunaiyirukka kalikkaWith time as your companion, rejoice
Naalai pozhuthu pattri nalla mudivedukkaTo make a good decision regarding tomorrow
Kaalam thunaiyirukka kalikkaWith time as your companion, rejoice
Female
Aahaa roja malarirukku rasikkaAha, there is a rose flower to enjoy
Kaalam thunaiyirukku kalilkkaTime is there to support and rejoice
Aahaa roja malarirukku rasikkaAha, there is a rose flower to enjoy
Kaalam thunaiyirukku kalilkkaTime is there to support and rejoice
Female
Aa…. raja maganae ingu vaaiyaaAh... come here, oh son of a king
Unakkoru roja malar irukku rasikkaThere is a rose flower for you to admire and enjoy
Female
Ho meenukku thevai kulamallavaaOh, doesn't a fish need a pond?
Kalai maanukku thevai valamallavaaDoesn't a stag need a fertile forest?
Aha meenukku thevai kulamallavaaAha, doesn't a fish need a pond?
Kalai maanukku thevai valamallavaaDoesn't a stag need a fertile forest?
Female
Thenirukkum idaththai thaenee maranthuvittaalIf the honeybee forgets where the nectar is located
Thindaadum neram ondru varumallavaaWon't a time of distress surely arrive?
Thenirukkum idaththai thaenee maranthuvittaalIf the honeybee forgets where the nectar is located
Thindaadum neram ondru varumallavaaWon't a time of distress surely arrive?
Thindaadum neram ondru varumallavaaWon't a time of distress surely arrive?
Female
Intha idam nee vantha idamThis place is the place you came to
Un sontha idam miga nalla idamIt is your own place, a very good place
Female
Hae…. raja maganae ingu vaaiyaaHey... come here, oh son of a king
Unakkoru roja malar irukku rasikkaThere is a rose flower for you to admire and enjoy
Naalai pozhuthu patri nalla mudivedukkaTo make a good decision regarding tomorrow
Kaalam thunaiyirukka kalikka….aahaahnaWith time as your companion, rejoice... aha
Female
Thevaigal theernthaal sugamallavaaIsn't it pleasure when needs are fulfilled?
Athai theerkkum karangal ivaiyallavaaAren't these the hands that fulfill those needs?
Aa….thevaigal theernthaal sugamallavaaAh... isn't it pleasure when needs are fulfilled?
Athai theerkkum karangal ivaiyallavaaAren't these the hands that fulfill those needs?
Female
Paavangal punniyangal paarththaalae labamilaaiThere is no gain in merely calculating sins and virtues
Bhagavaan namakku ivarallavaaIsn't he our God after all?
Paavangal punniyangal paarththaalae labamilaaiThere is no gain in merely calculating sins and virtues
Bhagavaan namakku ivarallavaaIsn't he our God after all?
Bhagavaan namakku ivarallavaaIsn't he our God after all?
Female
Nee paarththu nada nalla palanirukkumWalk with foresight, there will be good results
Solli kettu nada nalla sugamirukkumWalk listening to advice, there will be great happiness
Female
Hae…..raja maganae ingu vaaiyaaHey... come here, oh son of a king
Unakkoru roja malar irukku rasikkaThere is a rose flower for you to admire and enjoy
Naalai pozhuthu pattri nalla mudivedukkaTo make a good decision regarding tomorrow
Kaalam thunaiyirukka kalikka….With time as your companion, rejoice...

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song 'Raja Maganae Ingu Vaaiyaa' from the movie Thunaivi (1981) is a seductive club-style track that blends sensory invitation with practical philosophical counsel. Sung with signature panache by L. R. Eswari, the performer invites a high-status man ('king's son') to enjoy the present pleasures, symbolized as a 'rose flower', while urging him to make wise choices for his future.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamanai)

Unakkoru roja malar irukku rasikka

Compares beauty and sensory delight to a 'roja malar' (rose flower).

Analogy (Upamaani)

Meenukku thevai kulamallavaa / Kalai maanukku thevai valamallavaa

Uses natural dependencies (fish in a pond, stag in a fertile forest, bee finding nectar) to rationalize human desires and mutual dependency.

Refrain / End Rhyme (Iyaibu)

Thevaigal theernthaal sugamallavaa / Athai theerkkum karangal ivaiyallavaa

Repeats rhetorical questioning suffixes like '-allavaa' at the end of lines to create a persuasive rhythmic cadence.

Alliteration (Monaai)

Naalai pozhuthu pattri nalla mudivedukka

Repetition of the 'n' phonetic sound across the line for poetic flow.

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Trivia

L. R. Eswari was celebrated as Tamil cinema's undisputed queen of club and cabaret numbers during the 1960s and 1970s. In this 1981 track composed by M. S. Viswanathan, lyricist Kannadasan infuses his trademark philosophical realism even within an alluring stage performance context.

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