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Lyrics & meaning

Rajarama Ragurama

From Pennai Nambungal · 1973

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Kovai Soundararajan
Music director
V. Kumar
Movie name
Pennai Nambungal
Movie release year
1973
Lyrics added on
17 Feb 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Raja rama raghu rama
En ragasiyam veliyae varalaamaa
Haei…..raja rama raghu rama
En ragasiyam veliyae varalaamaa
Seetharama srirama….aa…
Chorus :Rama
Male :Kothandarama kalyaanarama
Anantharama ayoththirama
Seethaaraama srirama…..
Intha sappaattu ramanai vidalaamaa
Intha sappaattu ramanai vidalaamaa
Aabathpaanthavaa
Male :Anantharatsaga
Male :Enna mattum kaappaththu kadavulae
Male :Aiyyayaiyyo…..
Ramajeyam sriramajeyam
Ramajeyam sriramajeyam
Kadhariya yaanaiyai kaappaththa
Andru mudhalaiyai kondra raghurama
Male :Raghurama
Male :En udhavikku ippo varalaamaa
Male :Varalaamaa….aa….aa….aa….aa…ma…aaa…
Jai janaki ramaas smaranam
Male :Sambhar oru karandi varanum
Ramajeyam sriramajeyam
Ramajeyam sriramajeyam
Edhir veettukaaranai kollai adithaen
Antha veettukku naanae vellai adithaen
Male :Visiri mattaiyai pudicha kaiyaalae
Chunnaambu mattaiyai naan pudichaen
Erumaiyil yaerum emappayalae
En marumaganaaga vanthaana
Un marumaganaaga vanthaana
Aa….aa….aa….aa….aaaa….aa…aa…….
Erumaiyil yaerum emappayalae
En marumaganaaga vanthaana
Irukkira soththu ippadi karainjaa
Adiyaen paadu thunthanaa thunthanaa thunthanaa…
Erumaiyil yaerum emappayalae
En marumaganaaga vanthaana
Yaezhazhu jenmam eduththaalum
Naan emanukku mamanaar aagamattaen
Ippadi maattikittu saagamaattaen
Antha paththu thalai ravanan unakedhiri
Intha otha thalai ravanan enakedhiri
Antha paththu thalai ravanan unakedhiri
Intha otha thalai ravanan enakedhiri
Nee villai eduththu adhil ambai thoduththu
Nee villai eduththu adhil ambai thoduththu
Thalai udaikkaamal vidalaamaa
Ivan thalai udaikkaamal vidalaamaa
Un bakthan avasthai padalaamaa
Un bakthan avasthai padalaamaa
Ramajeyam sriramajeyam
Ramajeyam sriramajeyam
Raja Rama, Raghu Rama!
Should my secret come out into the open?
Hey... Raja Rama, Raghu Rama!
Should my secret come out into the open?
Sita Rama, Sri Rama... ah...
Chorus: Rama!
Male: Kodandarama, Kalyana Rama!
Ananta Rama, Ayodhya Rama!
Sita Rama, Sri Rama...
Should this gluttonous fellow be let off?
Should this gluttonous fellow be let off?
O savior in times of distress!
Male: O eternal protector!
Male: Just save me, oh God!
Male: Oh no, alas...
Victory to Rama, victory to Sri Rama!
Victory to Rama, victory to Sri Rama!
To save the crying elephant,
You slew the crocodile back then, O Raghu Rama!
Male: Raghu Rama!
Male: Can you come to my rescue now?
Male: Can you come...?
Hail the holy name of Janaki's Rama!
Male: Bring a ladle of sambar right here!
Victory to Rama, victory to Sri Rama!
Victory to Rama, victory to Sri Rama!
I plundered the neighbor across the street,
And then I whitewashed that very house myself!
Male: With the hand that once held a palm-leaf fan,
I ended up holding a whitewash brush!
That scoundrel Yama (the god of death) who rides a buffalo,
Did he come into my home as my son-in-law?
Did he come as your son-in-law?
Ah... ah... ah...
That scoundrel Yama who rides a buffalo,
Did he come into my home as my son-in-law?
If what little wealth I have melts away like this,
This humble servant's fate is completely ruined!
That scoundrel Yama who rides a buffalo,
Did he come into my home as my son-in-law?
Even if I am born across seven lifetimes,
I will never become a father-in-law to Yama!
I will not get trapped and die like this!
That ten-headed Ravana was your enemy,
And this single-headed Ravana is my enemy!
That ten-headed Ravana was your enemy,
And this single-headed Ravana is my enemy!
Pick up your bow, set an arrow upon it,
Pick up your bow, set an arrow upon it,
Can you spare him without smashing his head?
Can you spare him without smashing his head?
Should your devotee suffer such misery?
Should your devotee suffer such misery?
Victory to Rama, victory to Sri Rama!
Victory to Rama, victory to Sri Rama!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This lighthearted comedy track from 'Pennai Nambungal' (1973) presents a comical prayer addressed to Lord Rama. The singer humorously laments his domestic troubles, particularly complaining about a troublesome relative whom he compares to a single-headed Ravana and Lord Yama riding a buffalo. He interleaves standard devotional chanting with funny personal anecdotes, such as asking for a ladle of sambar during prayer. Blending traditional mythological references like Gajendra Moksham with comic situational dialogue, the protagonist urges Lord Rama to step in with his bow and arrow to solve his financial and family woes.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Contrast / Antithesis (Muran)

“Antha paththu thalai ravanan unakedhiri / Intha otha thalai ravanan enakedhiri”

Compares the legendary ten-headed Ravana of the Ramayana with a modern single-headed adversary.

Second-Syllable Rhyme (Ethirai)

“Edhir veettukaaranai kollai adithaen / Antha veettukku naanae vellai adithaen”

The second syllables 'kollai' and 'vellai' rhyme to create rhythmic flow.

Mythological Allusion (Purana Kurippu)

“Kadhariya yaanaiyai kaappaththa / Andru mudhalaiyai kondra raghurama”

Refers to the story of Gajendra Moksham, where Lord Vishnu/Rama saved the elephant from the crocodile.

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Trivia

Composed by V. Kumar with lyrics by Vaali, 'Pennai Nambungal' features comedic vocals by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam alongside Kovai Soundararajan. The song parodies classical Hindu devotional stothrams by interjecting mundane culinary requests like 'sambar' into sacred chants.

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