Raja Raagam Paadadho
From Rayilukku Neramachu · 1988
- Lyricist
- S. A. Rajkumar
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chitra
- Music director
- S. A. Rajkumar
- Details
- Rayilukku Neramachu1988
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Raja raagam paadaatho paari jaadham | Won't the divine Parijatha flower sing a royal melody? |
| Raja raagam paadaatho paari jaadham | Won't the divine Parijatha flower sing a royal melody? |
| Female :Paada vendum nee indru meghathoodham | Female: Today you must sing a cloud messenger song |
| Male :Kadhalin jaadhagam | Male: It is the horoscope of love |
| Female :Kaana vendum sangamam | Female: We must witness our union |
| Male :Raja raagam paadaatho paari jaadham | Male: Won't the divine Parijatha flower sing a royal melody? |
| Female :Paada vendum nee indru meghathoodham | Female: Today you must sing a cloud messenger song |
| Male | |
| Aahaa azhagae azhagae saranam saranam | Aha! Beauty, divine beauty! I surrender to you! |
| Female :Unthan udhyam kandae | Female: Upon witnessing your arrival, |
| Enathu kaalai vidiyum vidiyum | My morning brightens and dawns. |
| Male | |
| Oru paarvai vadhai seiyya | When a single glance tormented me, |
| Udal nokki kidanthen | I lay down with a suffering body. |
| Female :Maru paarvai marunthaaga | Female: When your second glance became the cure, |
| Malar unnai arinthaen | I recognized you as a blossoming flower. |
| Male :Kodaiyil poomazhai | Male: A shower of flowers in peak summer, |
| Female :Kodhai seitha leelaiyae | Is the playful act performed by this maiden. |
| Male | |
| Raja raagam paadaatho paari jaadham | Won't the divine Parijatha flower sing a royal melody? |
| Female :Paada vendum nee indru meghathoodham | Female: Today you must sing a cloud messenger song |
| Male :Kadhalin jaadhagam | Male: It is the horoscope of love |
| Female :Kaana vendum sangamam | Female: We must witness our union |
| Male | |
| Raja raagam paadaatho paari jaadham | Won't the divine Parijatha flower sing a royal melody? |
| Female | |
| Ingae ninaivin payanam | Here, the journey of memories |
| Thodarum thodarum | Will continue and endure. |
| Male :Anbe idhayam muzhuthum | Male: My love, my entire heart |
| Unathu varavaal malarum malarum | Will bloom and blossom upon your arrival. |
| Female | |
| Kadhir megam panipola | Like dew disappearing before the sun and cloud, |
| Unai kaana karainthaen | I melted away upon seeing you. |
| Male :Pudhir poda manamillai | Male: I have no desire to play riddles, |
| Tharaimeedhu paranthaen | I flew high above the ground! |
| Female :Kangalaal eithathu | Female: That which was shot from the eyes, |
| Nenjil vanthu thaiththathu | Came and pierced deep into the heart. |
| Male :Edhu | Male: What was it? |
| Female :Kadhal | Female: Love! |
| Male | |
| Raja raagam paadaatho paari jaadham | Won't the divine Parijatha flower sing a royal melody? |
| Raja raagam paadaatho paari jaadham | Won't the divine Parijatha flower sing a royal melody? |
| Female :Paada vendum nee indru meghathoodham | Female: Today you must sing a cloud messenger song |
| Male :Kadhalin jaadhagam | Male: It is the horoscope of love |
| Female :Kaana vendum sangamam | Female: We must witness our union |
| Male | |
| Laala laalaa | Laala laalaa |
| Female :Laalaala | Female: Laalaala |
| Male :Laala laalaa | Male: Laala laalaa |
| Female :Laala laalaa | Female: Laala laalaa |
| Male :Mm mmm | Male: Mm mmm |
| Female :Laala laalaa | Female: Laala laalaa |
| Male :Hahhaa…. | Male: Hahhaa.... |
ராஜ ராகம் பாடாதோ பாரி ஜாதம்
ராஜ ராகம் பாடாதோ பாரி ஜாதம்
பாடவேண்டும் நீ இன்று மேகதூதம்
காதலின் ஜாதகம்
காண வேண்டும் சங்கமம்
Won't the divine Parijatha flower sing a royal melody?
Won't the divine Parijatha flower sing a royal melody?
Female: Today you must sing a cloud messenger song
Male: It is the horoscope of love
Female: We must witness our union
Male: Won't the divine Parijatha flower sing a royal melody?
Female: Today you must sing a cloud messenger song
ராஜ ராகம் பாடாதோ பாரிஜாதம்
பாடவேண்டும் நீ இன்று மேகதூதம்
Aha! Beauty, divine beauty! I surrender to you!
Female: Upon witnessing your arrival,
My morning brightens and dawns.
ஆஹா அழகே அழகே சரணம் சரணம்
உந்தன் உதயம் கண்டே
எனது காலை விடியும் விடியும்
When a single glance tormented me,
I lay down with a suffering body.
Female: When your second glance became the cure,
I recognized you as a blossoming flower.
Male: A shower of flowers in peak summer,
Is the playful act performed by this maiden.
ஒரு பார்வை வதை செய்ய
உடல் நோகக் கிடந்தேன்
மறு பார்வை மருந்தாக
மலர் உன்னை அறிந்தேன்
கோடையில் பூமழை
கோதை செய்த லீலையே
Won't the divine Parijatha flower sing a royal melody?
Female: Today you must sing a cloud messenger song
Male: It is the horoscope of love
Female: We must witness our union
ராஜ ராகம் பாடாதோ பாரிஜாதம்
பாட வேண்டும் நீ இன்று மேகதூதம்
காதலின் ஜாதகம்
காண வேண்டும் சங்கமம்
Won't the divine Parijatha flower sing a royal melody?
ராஜ ராகம் பாடாதோ பாரி ஜாதம்
Here, the journey of memories
Will continue and endure.
Male: My love, my entire heart
Will bloom and blossom upon your arrival.
இங்கே நினைவின் பயணம்
தொடரும் தொடரும்
அன்பே இதயம் முழுதும்
உனது வரவால் மலரும் மலரும்
Like dew disappearing before the sun and cloud,
I melted away upon seeing you.
Male: I have no desire to play riddles,
I flew high above the ground!
Female: That which was shot from the eyes,
Came and pierced deep into the heart.
Male: What was it?
Female: Love!
பெண்
: கதிர் மேகம் பனிபோல
உனைக் காண கரைந்தேன்
ஆண்
: புதிர் போட மனமில்லை
தரைமீது பறந்தேன்
கண்களால் எய்தது
நெஞ்சில் வந்து தைத்தது
எது
காதல்
Won't the divine Parijatha flower sing a royal melody?
Won't the divine Parijatha flower sing a royal melody?
Female: Today you must sing a cloud messenger song
Male: It is the horoscope of love
Female: We must witness our union
ராஜ ராகம் பாடாதோ பாரி ஜாதம்
ராஜ ராகம் பாடாதோ பாரி ஜாதம்
பாடவேண்டும் நீ இன்று மேகதூதம்
காதலின் ஜாதகம்
காணவேண்டும் சங்கமம்
Laala laalaa
Female: Laalaala
Male: Laala laalaa
Female: Laala laalaa
Male: Mm mmm
Female: Laala laalaa
Male: Hahhaa....
லால லாலா
லாலால
லால லாலா
லால லாலா
ம்ம் ம்ம்...
லால லாலா
ஹஹ்ஹா.......
Raja raagam paadaatho paari jaadham
Won't the divine Parijatha flower sing a royal melody?
Raja raagam paadaatho paari jaadham
Won't the divine Parijatha flower sing a royal melody?
Female :Paada vendum nee indru meghathoodham
Female: Today you must sing a cloud messenger song
Male :Kadhalin jaadhagam
Male: It is the horoscope of love
Female :Kaana vendum sangamam
Female: We must witness our union
Male :Raja raagam paadaatho paari jaadham
Male: Won't the divine Parijatha flower sing a royal melody?
Female :Paada vendum nee indru meghathoodham
Female: Today you must sing a cloud messenger song
Aahaa azhagae azhagae saranam saranam
Aha! Beauty, divine beauty! I surrender to you!
Female :Unthan udhyam kandae
Female: Upon witnessing your arrival,
Enathu kaalai vidiyum vidiyum
My morning brightens and dawns.
Oru paarvai vadhai seiyya
When a single glance tormented me,
Udal nokki kidanthen
I lay down with a suffering body.
Female :Maru paarvai marunthaaga
Female: When your second glance became the cure,
Malar unnai arinthaen
I recognized you as a blossoming flower.
Male :Kodaiyil poomazhai
Male: A shower of flowers in peak summer,
Female :Kodhai seitha leelaiyae
Is the playful act performed by this maiden.
Raja raagam paadaatho paari jaadham
Won't the divine Parijatha flower sing a royal melody?
Female :Paada vendum nee indru meghathoodham
Female: Today you must sing a cloud messenger song
Male :Kadhalin jaadhagam
Male: It is the horoscope of love
Female :Kaana vendum sangamam
Female: We must witness our union
Raja raagam paadaatho paari jaadham
Won't the divine Parijatha flower sing a royal melody?
Ingae ninaivin payanam
Here, the journey of memories
Thodarum thodarum
Will continue and endure.
Male :Anbe idhayam muzhuthum
Male: My love, my entire heart
Unathu varavaal malarum malarum
Will bloom and blossom upon your arrival.
Kadhir megam panipola
Like dew disappearing before the sun and cloud,
Unai kaana karainthaen
I melted away upon seeing you.
Male :Pudhir poda manamillai
Male: I have no desire to play riddles,
Tharaimeedhu paranthaen
I flew high above the ground!
Female :Kangalaal eithathu
Female: That which was shot from the eyes,
Nenjil vanthu thaiththathu
Came and pierced deep into the heart.
Male :Edhu
Male: What was it?
Female :Kadhal
Female: Love!
Raja raagam paadaatho paari jaadham
Won't the divine Parijatha flower sing a royal melody?
Raja raagam paadaatho paari jaadham
Won't the divine Parijatha flower sing a royal melody?
Female :Paada vendum nee indru meghathoodham
Female: Today you must sing a cloud messenger song
Male :Kadhalin jaadhagam
Male: It is the horoscope of love
Female :Kaana vendum sangamam
Female: We must witness our union
Laala laalaa
Laala laalaa
Female :Laalaala
Female: Laalaala
Male :Laala laalaa
Male: Laala laalaa
Female :Laala laalaa
Female: Laala laalaa
Male :Mm mmm
Male: Mm mmm
Female :Laala laalaa
Female: Laala laalaa
Male :Hahhaa….
Male: Hahhaa....
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Raja Raagam Paadaatho is a deeply romantic duet that celebrates the intimate emotional and physical connection between two lovers. The lyrics draw upon rich poetic imagery, comparing the beloved to the heavenly Parijatha flower and equating love's longing to the classical poetic motif of Meghadootham (the cloud messenger). The lovers express how their individual worlds transform—mornings brightened by a lover's arrival, pain healed by a glance, and hearts soaring above the earth.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Raja raagam paadaatho paari jaadham”
Compares the beloved lady to 'Paari jaadham' (a divine celestial flower) singing a royal raga.
Literary Allusion
“Paada vendum nee indru meghathoodham”
Refers to 'Meghathoodham', Kalidasa's classical Sanskrit poem where a cloud acts as a messenger between separated lovers.
Hyperbole / Visual Imagery
“Tharaimeedhu paranthaen”
Exaggerates love's overwhelming bliss by describing the speaker flying above the ground.
Simile / Metaphor
“Kangalaal eithathu Nenjil vanthu thaiththathu”
Compares the lover's glance to an arrow shot from the eyes piercing the heart.
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Trivia
'Rayilukku Neramachu' (1988) features music composed by S. A. Rajkumar, who also penned lyrics for songs in the soundtrack. The song combines classical literary references such as Kalidasa's Meghadootham with melodic Tamil romantic music typical of late 1980s Tamil cinema.
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