- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Swarnalatha
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Mannan
- Movie release year
- 1992
- Lyrics added on
- 21 Sept 2018
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Raajathi raaja un thandhirangal
Nirkkaamal koonthadum bambarangal
Male :Maayajaalam enna
Maiyal kondu neeyum
Naalum aattam podavaa
Female :Neram kaalam enna
Nesam kondu neeyum
Kaadhal thottam podavaa
Hey raani ennodu aadavaa nee
Female :Poo maeni kondaadum venpani
Ennaalum
Raajathi raaja un thandhirangal
Nirkkaamal koonthadum bambarangal
Maan koottam meen koottam
Vedikkai paarkkindra
Kannirandilae enna mayakkam
Female :Maamaangam aanaalum
Mannaa un maarserndhu
Chinna malarthaan sindhu padikkum
Male :Kaiyodu kai serum
Kalyaana vaibogam
Kandu kalikkum kaalam pirakkum
Melachaththam ketpadhendha
Thaedhiyo
Chorus :Lalalalalalalalalaaalalaa
Male :Dhevanukku sondham indha dheviyo
Chorus :Lalalalalalalalalaaalalaa
Kaadhum kaadumaai
Male :Kaadhal mandhiram
Female :Odhugindra mannallavoo
Ennaalum ingu
Raajathi raaja un thandhirangal
Nirkkaamal koonthadum bambarangal
Nindraalum sendraalum
Pinnodu ennaalum
Vandha nizhalae vanna mayilae
Male :Thottaalum pattaalum
Muththaaram ittaalum
Enna sugamae enna suvaiyae
Female :Un maeni pon maeni
Innaalum ennaalum
Ennai mayakka thannai marakka
Odaimeedhu odam pola aadavaa
Chorus :Lalalalalalalalalaaalalaa
Female :Unnaiyandri yaarumillai aadavaa
Chorus :Lalalalalalalalalaaalalaa
Kaadhal kannigai
Female :Kaaman pandigai
Male :Kaanugindra kaalamallavaa
Ennaalum ingu
Raajathi raaja un thandhirangal
Nirkkaamal koonthadum bambarangal
Male :Maayajaalam enna
Maiyal kondu neeyum
Naalum aattam podavaa
Female :Neram kaalam enna
Nesam kondu neeyum
Kaadhal thottam podavaa
Hey raani ennodu aadavaa nee
Female :Poo maeni kondaadum venpani
Ennaalum
Raajathi raaja un thandhirangal
Nirkkaamal koonthadum bambarangal
Rubaapa raabaapa rabbapappaa
Tudu dudu dudududdu dutudu
O king of kings, your clever tricks
are spinning tops dancing without stopping!
Male: What is this magic?
Overcome with love,
will you dance every day?
Female: Why look for the right time?
Filled with affection,
should you grow a garden of love?
Hey queen, come dance with me!
Female: Pure white snow celebrating my flower-like body,
forever!
O king of kings, your clever tricks
are spinning tops dancing without stopping!
Herds of deer and schools of fish
look on in wonder;
what enchantment is in those two eyes!
Female: Even if twelve long years pass by,
O king, resting on your chest,
this little flower will sing sweet tunes!
Male: Joining hand in hand,
the grand wedding celebration,
a time to rejoice will soon arrive!
On what date will we hear
the sound of the wedding drums?
Chorus: La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-laa-la-la
Male: Does this goddess belong to this god?
Chorus: La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-laa-la-la
Ear to ear,
Male: the chants of love,
Female: isn't he the king who whispers them?
Every day, right here,
O king of kings, your clever tricks
are spinning tops dancing without stopping!
Whether standing or walking,
always following behind me,
you are the shadow that came, my colorful peacock!
Male: Whether we touch or graze,
or string together garlands of kisses,
what pleasure, what sweetness!
Female: Your body is a golden body,
today and every day,
it charms me into forgetting myself!
Shall we sway like a boat on a stream?
Chorus: La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-laa-la-la
Female: There is no one else for me, come dance!
Chorus: La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-laa-la-la
For this girl in love,
Female: the festival of love,
Male: isn't this the time to celebrate?
Every day, right here,
O king of kings, your clever tricks
are spinning tops dancing without stopping!
Male: What is this magic?
Overcome with love,
will you dance every day?
Female: Why look for the right time?
Filled with affection,
should you grow a garden of love?
Hey queen, come dance with me!
Female: Pure white snow celebrating my flower-like body,
forever!
O king of kings, your clever tricks
are spinning tops dancing without stopping!
Roobaappa raabaappa rappappappaa
Dudu dudu dududuttu dududu
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song 'Raajathi Raaja' from the movie Mannan (1992) is a playful, romantic duet between the lead lovers. Through vibrant metaphors, the lovers express their growing affection, mutual enchantment, and playful teasing, comparing their dance and emotional bond to spinning tops, streams, and blooming flowers.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Internal Rhyme (Edhukai)
“Maan koottam meen koottam”
Matching second consonants across phrases like 'Maan koottam' and 'meen koottam' creating a rhythmic musical flow.
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Nirkkaamal koonthadum bambarangal”
Comparing clever romantic antics to spinning tops ('bambarangal') that dance endlessly without stopping.
Simile (Uvamai)
“Odaimeedhu odam pola aadavaa”
Comparing the movement of dancing lovers to a boat gliding effortlessly over a flowing stream ('Odaimeedhu odam pola').
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