Rajave Raja Naanthane
From Viduthalai · 1986
- Lyricist
- Pulamaipithan
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
- Music director
- Chandrabose
- Details
- Viduthalai1986
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Rajaavae raja naanthaanae radhaa | King of Kings, I am your Radha |
| Poomaalai ketkkum un kadhal radhaa | I am your romantic Radha who asks for a flower garland |
| Nee ennai paarththaal un kangal yaengum | If you look at me, your eyes will yearn |
| Thaniyaaga vanthu santhikka thoondum | It will urge you to come and meet me alone |
| Female | |
| Rajaavae raja | Oh king of kings! |
| Chorus :Aahaa…. | Chorus: Aahaa.... |
| Female :Naanthaanae radhaa | Female: I am Radha |
| Chorus :Aahaa…. | Chorus: Aahaa.... |
| Female :Poomaalai ketkkum | Female: Asking for a flower garland |
| Chorus :Aahaa…. | Chorus: Aahaa.... |
| Female :Un kadhal radhaa | Female: Your beloved Radha |
| Chorus :Aahaa…. | Chorus: Aahaa.... |
| Male | |
| Radhaavae radhaa | Oh Radha, Radha! |
| Chorus :Aahaa…. | Chorus: Aahaa.... |
| Male :Needhaanae radhaa | Male: You are Radha |
| Chorus :Aahaa…. | Chorus: Aahaa.... |
| Male :Naan unnai thedum | Male: I am searching for you |
| Chorus :Aahaa…. | Chorus: Aahaa.... |
| Male | |
| Nee ennai paarththaal | If you look at me |
| En kangal yaengum | My eyes will yearn |
| Thaniyaaga unnai santhikka vendum | I must meet you in solitude |
| Female | |
| Ennai paarththa kangal | The eyes that have looked at me |
| Ini yarai paarkkum | Who else will they look at now? |
| Enai thedum ullam verengum pogum | Where else can the heart searching for me go? |
| Naan ketkkum selvam un kadhal ondrae | The only treasure I ask for is your love |
| Un ennam solla vara vendum indrae | You must come today to express your thoughts |
| Male | |
| Radhaavae radhaa | Oh Radha, Radha! |
| Chorus :Aahaa…. | Chorus: Aahaa.... |
| Male :Needhaanae radhaa | Male: You are Radha |
| Chorus :Aahaa…. | Chorus: Aahaa.... |
| Male :Naan unnai thedum | Male: I am searching for you |
| Chorus :Aahaa…. | Chorus: Aahaa.... |
| Female | |
| Rajavae raja | Oh king, my king! |
| Chorus :Aahaa…. | Chorus: Aahaa.... |
| Female :Naanthaanae radhaa | Female: I am Radha |
| Chorus :Aahaa…. | Chorus: Aahaa.... |
| Female :Poomaalai ketkkum | Female: Asking for a flower garland |
| Chorus :Aahaa…. | Chorus: Aahaa.... |
| Female :Un kadhal radhaa | Female: Your beloved Radha |
| Chorus :Aahaa…. | Chorus: Aahaa.... |
| Male | |
| Haei radhaa…. | Hey Radha.... |
| Female | |
| Enakkaaga vaazhum manam ondru engae | Where is the heart that lives for me? |
| Adharkaaga vaazhum ennullam ingae | Here is my heart that lives for it! |
| En thevai ellaam anbaana ullam | All I need is a loving heart |
| Adhuthaanae endrum aanatha vellaam | Isn't that always a flood of bliss? |
| Male | |
| Radhaavae radhaa | Oh Radha, Radha! |
| Chorus :Aahaa…. | Chorus: Aahaa.... |
| Male :Needhaanae radhaa | Male: You are Radha |
| Chorus :Aahaa…. | Chorus: Aahaa.... |
| Male :Naan unnai thedum | Male: I am searching for you |
| Chorus :Aahaa…. | Chorus: Aahaa.... |
| Male :Rajathi raja | Male: King of Kings! |
| Female | |
| Rajavae raja | King, my king! |
| Chorus :Aahaa…. | Chorus: Aahaa.... |
| Female :Naanthaanae radhaa | Female: I am Radha |
| Chorus :Aahaa…. | Chorus: Aahaa.... |
| Female :Poomaalai ketkkum | Female: Asking for a flower garland |
| Chorus :Aahaa…. | Chorus: Aahaa.... |
| Female :Un kadhal radhaa | Female: Your beloved Radha |
| Chorus :Aahaa…. | Chorus: Aahaa.... |
| Male | |
| Radhaavae radhaa | Oh Radha, Radha! |
| Needhaanae radhaa | You are Radha |
| Naan unnai thedum | I am searching for you |
| Rajathi raja… | King of Kings... |
| Chorus | |
| ……………… | ...... |
ராஜாவே ராஜா நான்தானே ராதா
பூமாலை கேட்கும் உன் காதல் ராதா
நீ என்னைப் பார்த்தால் உன் கண்கள் ஏங்கும்
தனியாக வந்து சந்திக்க தூண்டும்
King of Kings, I am your Radha
I am your romantic Radha who asks for a flower garland
If you look at me, your eyes will yearn
It will urge you to come and meet me alone
ராஜாவே ராஜா
குழு :
ஆஹா.....
நான்தானே ராதா
குழு :
ஆஹா.....
பூமாலை கேட்கும்
குழு :
ஆஹா.....
உன் காதல் ராதா
குழு :
ஆஹா.....
Oh king of kings!
Chorus: Aahaa....
Female: I am Radha
Chorus: Aahaa....
Female: Asking for a flower garland
Chorus: Aahaa....
Female: Your beloved Radha
Chorus: Aahaa....
ராதாவே ராதா
குழு :
ஆஹா.....
நீதானே ராதா
குழு :
ஆஹா.....
நான் உன்னை தேடும்
குழு :
ஆஹா.....
ராஜாதிராஜா
குழு :
ஆஹா.....
Oh Radha, Radha!
Chorus: Aahaa....
Male: You are Radha
Chorus: Aahaa....
Male: I am searching for you
Chorus: Aahaa....
நீ என்னைப் பார்த்தால்
என் கண்கள் ஏங்கும்
தனியாக உன்னை சந்திக்க வேண்டும்.....
If you look at me
My eyes will yearn
I must meet you in solitude
எனைப் பார்த்த கண்கள்
இனி யாரைப் பார்க்கும்
எனைத் தேடும் உள்ளம் வேறெங்கு போகும்
நான் கேட்கும் செல்வம் உன் காதல் ஒன்றே
உன் எண்ணம் சொல்ல வரவேண்டும் இன்றே
The eyes that have looked at me
Who else will they look at now?
Where else can the heart searching for me go?
The only treasure I ask for is your love
You must come today to express your thoughts
ராதாவே ராதா
குழு :
ஆஹா.....
நீதானே ராதா
குழு :
ஆஹா.....
நான் உன்னை தேடும்
குழு :
ஆஹா.....
ராஜாதிராஜா
குழு :
ஆஹா.....
Oh Radha, Radha!
Chorus: Aahaa....
Male: You are Radha
Chorus: Aahaa....
Male: I am searching for you
Chorus: Aahaa....
ராஜாவே ராஜா
குழு :
ஆஹா.....
நான்தானே ராதா
குழு :
ஆஹா.....
பூமாலை கேட்கும்
குழு :
ஆஹா.....
உன் காதல் ராதா
குழு :
ஆஹா.....
Oh king, my king!
Chorus: Aahaa....
Female: I am Radha
Chorus: Aahaa....
Female: Asking for a flower garland
Chorus: Aahaa....
Female: Your beloved Radha
Chorus: Aahaa....
ஹேய் ராதா.....
Hey Radha....
எனக்காக வாழும் மனம் ஒன்று எங்கே
அதற்காக வாழும் என்னுள்ளம் இங்கே
என் தேவை எல்லாம் அன்பான உள்ளம்
அதுதானே என்றும் ஆனந்த வெள்ளம்
Where is the heart that lives for me?
Here is my heart that lives for it!
All I need is a loving heart
Isn't that always a flood of bliss?
ராதாவே ராதா
குழு :
ஆஹா.....
நீதானே ராதா
குழு :
ஆஹா.....
நான் உன்னை தேடும்
குழு :
ஆஹா.....
ராஜாதிராஜா
குழு :
ஆ.....
Oh Radha, Radha!
Chorus: Aahaa....
Male: You are Radha
Chorus: Aahaa....
Male: I am searching for you
Chorus: Aahaa....
Male: King of Kings!
ராஜாவே ராஜா
ஆஹா.....
நான்தானே ராதா
ஓஹோ.....
பூமாலை கேட்கும்
ஆஹா.....
உன் காதல் ராதா
ஆஹா.....
King, my king!
Chorus: Aahaa....
Female: I am Radha
Chorus: Aahaa....
Female: Asking for a flower garland
Chorus: Aahaa....
Female: Your beloved Radha
Chorus: Aahaa....
ராதாவே ராதா
நீதானே ராதா
நான் உன்னை தேடும்
ராஜாதிராஜா
Oh Radha, Radha!
You are Radha
I am searching for you
King of Kings...
......................................
......
Rajaavae raja naanthaanae radhaa
King of Kings, I am your Radha
Poomaalai ketkkum un kadhal radhaa
I am your romantic Radha who asks for a flower garland
Nee ennai paarththaal un kangal yaengum
If you look at me, your eyes will yearn
Thaniyaaga vanthu santhikka thoondum
It will urge you to come and meet me alone
Rajaavae raja
Oh king of kings!
Chorus :Aahaa….
Chorus: Aahaa....
Female :Naanthaanae radhaa
Female: I am Radha
Chorus :Aahaa….
Chorus: Aahaa....
Female :Poomaalai ketkkum
Female: Asking for a flower garland
Chorus :Aahaa….
Chorus: Aahaa....
Female :Un kadhal radhaa
Female: Your beloved Radha
Chorus :Aahaa….
Chorus: Aahaa....
Radhaavae radhaa
Oh Radha, Radha!
Chorus :Aahaa….
Chorus: Aahaa....
Male :Needhaanae radhaa
Male: You are Radha
Chorus :Aahaa….
Chorus: Aahaa....
Male :Naan unnai thedum
Male: I am searching for you
Chorus :Aahaa….
Chorus: Aahaa....
Nee ennai paarththaal
If you look at me
En kangal yaengum
My eyes will yearn
Thaniyaaga unnai santhikka vendum
I must meet you in solitude
Ennai paarththa kangal
The eyes that have looked at me
Ini yarai paarkkum
Who else will they look at now?
Enai thedum ullam verengum pogum
Where else can the heart searching for me go?
Naan ketkkum selvam un kadhal ondrae
The only treasure I ask for is your love
Un ennam solla vara vendum indrae
You must come today to express your thoughts
Radhaavae radhaa
Oh Radha, Radha!
Chorus :Aahaa….
Chorus: Aahaa....
Male :Needhaanae radhaa
Male: You are Radha
Chorus :Aahaa….
Chorus: Aahaa....
Male :Naan unnai thedum
Male: I am searching for you
Chorus :Aahaa….
Chorus: Aahaa....
Rajavae raja
Oh king, my king!
Chorus :Aahaa….
Chorus: Aahaa....
Female :Naanthaanae radhaa
Female: I am Radha
Chorus :Aahaa….
Chorus: Aahaa....
Female :Poomaalai ketkkum
Female: Asking for a flower garland
Chorus :Aahaa….
Chorus: Aahaa....
Female :Un kadhal radhaa
Female: Your beloved Radha
Chorus :Aahaa….
Chorus: Aahaa....
Haei radhaa….
Hey Radha....
Enakkaaga vaazhum manam ondru engae
Where is the heart that lives for me?
Adharkaaga vaazhum ennullam ingae
Here is my heart that lives for it!
En thevai ellaam anbaana ullam
All I need is a loving heart
Adhuthaanae endrum aanatha vellaam
Isn't that always a flood of bliss?
Radhaavae radhaa
Oh Radha, Radha!
Chorus :Aahaa….
Chorus: Aahaa....
Male :Needhaanae radhaa
Male: You are Radha
Chorus :Aahaa….
Chorus: Aahaa....
Male :Naan unnai thedum
Male: I am searching for you
Chorus :Aahaa….
Chorus: Aahaa....
Male :Rajathi raja
Male: King of Kings!
Rajavae raja
King, my king!
Chorus :Aahaa….
Chorus: Aahaa....
Female :Naanthaanae radhaa
Female: I am Radha
Chorus :Aahaa….
Chorus: Aahaa....
Female :Poomaalai ketkkum
Female: Asking for a flower garland
Chorus :Aahaa….
Chorus: Aahaa....
Female :Un kadhal radhaa
Female: Your beloved Radha
Chorus :Aahaa….
Chorus: Aahaa....
Radhaavae radhaa
Oh Radha, Radha!
Needhaanae radhaa
You are Radha
Naan unnai thedum
I am searching for you
Rajathi raja…
King of Kings...
………………
......
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Rajaavae Raja is a playful romantic duet from the 1986 film Viduthalai, in which the lead characters express their mutual devotion and longing using mythological and royal metaphors. The female lover positions herself as Radha waiting for her king's love and symbolic floral garland, while the male lover eagerly searches for her and longs for a solitary rendezvous.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Allegory / Cultural Allusion
“Poomaalai ketkkum un kadhal radhaa”
The lyrics invoke the legendary romance of Radha and her divine lover (Raja/Krishna) to signify romantic devotion.
Anaphora / Repetition
“Rajaavae raja ... Radhaavae radhaa”
Repetition of terms of endearment at the start/ends of refrains to reinforce passion and rhythm.
Antithesis / Parallelism
“Enakkaaga vaazhum manam ondru engae / Adharkaaga vaazhum ennullam ingae”
Contrasting question and answer across two consecutive lines to show complementary love.
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Trivia
Viduthalai (1986) is a star-studded Tamil action drama starring Sivaji Ganesan, Rajinikanth, and Vishnuvardhan. The music was composed by Chandrabose, with lyrics written by the renowned poet Pulamaipithan.
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