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Raja Raja

From Naan Rajavaga Pogiren · 2013

Lyricist
Madhan Karky
Singer
G. Shalmali Kholgade
Music director
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Movie name
Naan Rajavaga Pogiren
Movie release year
2013
Lyrics added on
16 Oct 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Enakku enakku avan
Romba pidikkum
Avanai nerunga manam
Siragadikkum
Idhayam muzhuthum
Avan peyar thudikkum
Raajaa raajaa
Pakkathilae nerungi
Vetkam edupaan
Vetkam muttum pozhuthoo
Vittu parapaan
Vittu sendra piragum
Kannil irupaan raajaa raajaa
Raajaa raajaa
Avan peyar thaan raajaa
Raajaa raajaa
Avan enakkae raajaa
Oru puram kaadhal irukirathae
Maru puram natpum irukirathae
Madhilinil nadakkum poonaiyin nilamai
Ivalukku yeno kuduthaanae
Athil vizhum pozhuthum
Idhil vizhum pozhuthum
Valaigalai parisaai kudupaanae
Ivan illaamal ini enaaven
Idhayam ennai ketkirathae
Nee illaamal naan ennaaven
Badhilai sonnen muraikirathae
Raajaa raajaa
Manam varudum raajaa
Raajaa raajaa
Enai thirudum raajaa
Enakku enakku avan
Romba pidikkum
Avanai nerunga manam
Siragadikkum
Idhayam muzhuthum
Avan peyar thudikkum
Raajaa raajaa
Pala pala varudangal
Arinthirunthum
Dhinam dhinam puthithaai
Therinthiduvaan
Kavalaiyil vizhunthaal
Siripugal thelipaan
Sirithidum potho
Adi kudupaan
Anaipathai polae
Ninaithidum bothae
Vethuvethupondrai
Avan tharuvaan
Iravin madiyil
Thanimai nodiyil
Ivalin nizhalaai maarugiran
Udaigal urakkam manthai kulaithu
Uyiril uyiraai oorugiraan
Raajaa raajaa
En udaimai raajaa
Raajaa raajaa
En muzhumai raajaa
Enakku enakku avan
Romba pidikkum
Avanai nerunga manam
Siragadikkum
Idhayam muzhuthum
Avan peyar thudikkum
Raajaa raajaa
Pakkathilae nerungi
Vetkam edupaan
Vetkam muttum pozhuthoo
Vittu parapaan
Vittu sendra piragum
Kannil irupaan raajaa raajaa
Raajaa raajaa
Avan peyar thaan raajaa
Raajaa raajaa
Avan enakkae raajaa
I really, really
like him so much.
To draw close to him, my heart
flutters its wings.
Throughout my heart,
his name keeps beating.
Raja, Raja...
He comes up close
and teases out my shyness.
And just as my shyness peaks,
he takes off and flies away.
Even after he leaves,
he lingers in my eyes, Raja, Raja.
Raja, Raja...
His name is Raja.
Raja, Raja...
He is the king just for me.
On one side, there is love,
and on the other, there is friendship.
Like a cat balancing on a wall,
why did he put me in this spot?
Whether I fall on that side
or fall on this side,
he catches me in his net as a gift.
"Without him, what will become of me now?"
my heart keeps asking me.
"Without you, what would become of me?"
I answered back, and it glares at me!
Raja, Raja...
The king who caresses my heart,
Raja, Raja...
the king who steals me away.
I really, really
like him so much.
To draw close to him, my heart
flutters its wings.
Throughout my heart,
his name keeps beating.
Raja, Raja...
Even having known him
for many, many years,
every single day,
he feels completely new.
If I sink into sorrow,
he sprinkles laughter over me.
And while I am laughing,
he gives me a playful smack.
Just as I begin to imagine
what it feels like to be held,
a gentle warmth
is what he gives.
In the lap of the night,
in moments of solitude,
he turns into my shadow.
Disrupting my clothes, my sleep, and my thoughts,
he seeps into my soul, life merging into life.
Raja, Raja...
Raja, who belongs to me,
Raja, Raja...
Raja, who makes me whole.
I really, really
like him so much.
To draw close to him, my heart
flutters its wings.
Throughout my heart,
his name keeps beating.
Raja, Raja...
He comes up close
and teases out my shyness.
And just as my shyness peaks,
he takes off and flies away.
Even after he leaves,
he lingers in my eyes, Raja, Raja.
Raja, Raja...
His name is Raja.
Raja, Raja...
He is the king just for me.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song expresses the delicate emotional turmoil and affectionate devotion of a young woman towards her beloved named Raajaa. She finds herself in a dilemma between love and friendship, describing her heart's balanced state like a cat walking on a wall. Despite the confusion, Raajaa's charming, teasing nature and intimate comfort make him essential to her existence, occupying her every thought day and night.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamaani)

Madhilinil nadakkum poonaiyin nilamai

Compares her uncertain emotional boundary between friendship and love to a cat balancing on top of a wall.

Anaphora / Adukku Thodar (Repetition)

Raajaa raajaa

Repeats words like 'Raajaa raajaa', 'Dhinam dhinam', and 'Pala pala' to add rhythmic emphasis and emotional resonance.

Edhukai (Second letter rhyme)

Oru puram kaadhal irukirathae / Maru puram natpum irukirathae

Rhyming of second consonant sounds across lines ('puram' / 'puram' and 'Oru' / 'Maru').

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Trivia

The song is composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar with lyrics by Madhan Karky for the 2013 romantic action film 'Naan Rajavaga Pogiren', starring Nakul and Chandini Tamilarasan.

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