Ramanin Mohanam
From Netrikkan · 1981
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- K. J. Yesudas, S. Janaki
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Netrikkan1981
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Raamanin moganam jaanaki mandhiram | Rama's charm and Janaki's sacred mantra |
| Female :Raamanin moganam jaanaki mandhiram | Female: Rama's charm and Janaki's sacred mantra |
| Male :Raamaayanam paaraayanam kaadhal mangalam | Male: The recitation of Ramayana, the auspiciousness of love |
| Deiveegamae uravu… | Their relationship is truly divine... |
| Raamanin moganam jaanaki mandhiram | Rama's charm and Janaki's sacred mantra |
| Female | |
| Idamum valamum | Left and right |
| Irandu udalum manamum | Two bodies and minds |
| Male :Hoo ooo | Male: Hoo ooo |
| Female :Inainthongi nirkkum podhu | Female: When standing tall and united |
| Idaiyandri ennam yaedhu | What other thought can intervene? |
| Ilavenirkaalam vasandham | Early summer and spring season |
| Male | |
| Oru kovil maniyin raagam. | The melody of a temple bell. |
| Female :La..la..la..la..la..la..la.. | Female: La..la..la..la..la..la..la.. |
| Male :Oru kovil maniyin raagam.. | Male: The melody of a temple bell.. |
| Oru vaanil thavazhum megam | A cloud drifting across the sky |
| Parandhodum naal indru thaan kanngalae | Today is the day it flies and runs away, oh eyes |
| Female :Raamaayanam paaraayanam kaadhal mangalam | Female: The recitation of Ramayana, the auspiciousness of love |
| Deiveegamae uravu… | Their relationship is truly divine... |
| Male | |
| Raamanin moganam jaanaki mandhiram | Rama's charm and Janaki's sacred mantra |
| Male | |
| Idaiyum kodiyum | The slender waist like a vine |
| Kulungum nadaiyum mozhiyum | The sway in her walk and her gentle words |
| Female :Aaa….aaa… | Female: Aaa....aaa... |
| Male :Edai poda kamban illai | Male: Even the great poet Kamban is not here to measure your beauty |
| Enakkandha thiranumillai | Nor do I possess such immense poetic talent |
| Ilai moodum vaazhai paruvam | Like a tender banana plant wrapped in green leaves |
| Female | |
| Madi meedhu kovil kondu… | Enshrined like a deity upon my lap... |
| Male :La..la..la..la..la..la..la..la.. | Male: La..la..la..la..la..la..la..la.. |
| Female :Madi meedhu kovil kondu | Female: Enshrined like a deity upon my lap |
| Mazhai kaalam veiyil kandu | Seeing bright sunshine during the rainy season |
| Silaiyaaga naan nirpadhae arpudham | It is a wonder that I stand frozen like a statue |
| Male :Raamaayanam paaraayanam kaadhal mangalam | Male: The recitation of Ramayana, the auspiciousness of love |
| Deiveegamae uravu… | Their relationship is truly divine... |
| Female | |
| Raamanin moganam jaanaki mandhiram | Rama's charm and Janaki's sacred mantra |
| Both :La..la..la..la..la..la..la..la.. | Both: La..la..la..la..la..la..la..la.. |
ராமனின் மோகனம் ஜானகி மந்திரம்
ராமனின் மோகனம் ஜானகி மந்திரம்
ராமாயணம் பாராயணம் காதல் மங்களம்
தெய்வீகமே உறவு
ராமனின் மோகனம் ஜானகி மந்திரம்.....
Rama's charm and Janaki's sacred mantra
Female: Rama's charm and Janaki's sacred mantra
Male: The recitation of Ramayana, the auspiciousness of love
Their relationship is truly divine...
Rama's charm and Janaki's sacred mantra
இடமும் வலமும்
இரண்டு உடலும் மனமும்
ஹோ ஹோ
இணைந்தோங்கி நிற்கும்போது
இதையன்றி எண்ணம் ஏது
இளவேனிற்காலம் வசந்தம்
Left and right
Two bodies and minds
Male: Hoo ooo
Female: When standing tall and united
What other thought can intervene?
Early summer and spring season
ஒரு கோவில் மணியின் ராகம்
லலலலலல
ஒரு கோவில் மணியின் ராகம்
ஒரு வானில் தவழும் மேகம்
பறந்தோடும் நாள் இன்றுதான் கண்களே
The melody of a temple bell.
Female: La..la..la..la..la..la..la..
Male: The melody of a temple bell..
A cloud drifting across the sky
Today is the day it flies and runs away, oh eyes
Female: The recitation of Ramayana, the auspiciousness of love
Their relationship is truly divine...
ராமாயணம் பாராயணம் காதல் மங்கலம்
தெய்வீகமே உறவு.............
Rama's charm and Janaki's sacred mantra
ராமாயணம் பாராயணம் காதல் மங்கலம்
The slender waist like a vine
The sway in her walk and her gentle words
Female: Aaa....aaa...
Male: Even the great poet Kamban is not here to measure your beauty
Nor do I possess such immense poetic talent
Like a tender banana plant wrapped in green leaves
இடையும் கொடியும்
குலுங்கும் நடையும் மொழியும்
ஆஅ...ஆஅ....
எடை போடக் கம்பன் இல்லை
எனக்கந்த திறனும் இல்லை
இலை மூடும் வாழைப் பருவம்
Enshrined like a deity upon my lap...
Male: La..la..la..la..la..la..la..la..
Female: Enshrined like a deity upon my lap
Seeing bright sunshine during the rainy season
It is a wonder that I stand frozen like a statue
Male: The recitation of Ramayana, the auspiciousness of love
Their relationship is truly divine...
மடி மீது கோவில் கொண்டு
லலலலலல
மடி மீது கோவில் கொண்டு
மழை காலம் வெயில் கண்டு
சிலையாக நான் நிற்பதே அற்புதம்
Rama's charm and Janaki's sacred mantra
Both: La..la..la..la..la..la..la..la..
ராமாயணம் பாராயணம் காதல் மங்களம்
தெய்வீகமே உறவு............
ராமாயணம் பாராயணம் காதல் மங்களம்
லலலலலல லலலலலல
Raamanin moganam jaanaki mandhiram
Rama's charm and Janaki's sacred mantra
Female :Raamanin moganam jaanaki mandhiram
Female: Rama's charm and Janaki's sacred mantra
Male :Raamaayanam paaraayanam kaadhal mangalam
Male: The recitation of Ramayana, the auspiciousness of love
Deiveegamae uravu…
Their relationship is truly divine...
Raamanin moganam jaanaki mandhiram
Rama's charm and Janaki's sacred mantra
Idamum valamum
Left and right
Irandu udalum manamum
Two bodies and minds
Male :Hoo ooo
Male: Hoo ooo
Female :Inainthongi nirkkum podhu
Female: When standing tall and united
Idaiyandri ennam yaedhu
What other thought can intervene?
Ilavenirkaalam vasandham
Early summer and spring season
Oru kovil maniyin raagam.
The melody of a temple bell.
Female :La..la..la..la..la..la..la..
Female: La..la..la..la..la..la..la..
Male :Oru kovil maniyin raagam..
Male: The melody of a temple bell..
Oru vaanil thavazhum megam
A cloud drifting across the sky
Parandhodum naal indru thaan kanngalae
Today is the day it flies and runs away, oh eyes
Female :Raamaayanam paaraayanam kaadhal mangalam
Female: The recitation of Ramayana, the auspiciousness of love
Deiveegamae uravu…
Their relationship is truly divine...
Raamanin moganam jaanaki mandhiram
Rama's charm and Janaki's sacred mantra
Idaiyum kodiyum
The slender waist like a vine
Kulungum nadaiyum mozhiyum
The sway in her walk and her gentle words
Female :Aaa….aaa…
Female: Aaa....aaa...
Male :Edai poda kamban illai
Male: Even the great poet Kamban is not here to measure your beauty
Enakkandha thiranumillai
Nor do I possess such immense poetic talent
Ilai moodum vaazhai paruvam
Like a tender banana plant wrapped in green leaves
Madi meedhu kovil kondu…
Enshrined like a deity upon my lap...
Male :La..la..la..la..la..la..la..la..
Male: La..la..la..la..la..la..la..la..
Female :Madi meedhu kovil kondu
Female: Enshrined like a deity upon my lap
Mazhai kaalam veiyil kandu
Seeing bright sunshine during the rainy season
Silaiyaaga naan nirpadhae arpudham
It is a wonder that I stand frozen like a statue
Male :Raamaayanam paaraayanam kaadhal mangalam
Male: The recitation of Ramayana, the auspiciousness of love
Deiveegamae uravu…
Their relationship is truly divine...
Raamanin moganam jaanaki mandhiram
Rama's charm and Janaki's sacred mantra
Both :La..la..la..la..la..la..la..la..
Both: La..la..la..la..la..la..la..la..
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Ramanin Moganam is a soul-stirring romantic track from the 1981 movie Netrikkan, written by Kannadasan and composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The song draws a divine comparison between the love shared by the protagonists and the sacred bond between Lord Rama and Sita (Janaki). It describes how two individual bodies and minds merge harmoniously into one, turning love into a sacred, temple-like spiritual experience.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Raamaayanam paaraayanam kaadhal mangalam”
Compares love and togetherness to the holy recitation of the epic Ramayana ('Raamaayanam paaraayanam kaadhal mangalam') and the soothing chime of a temple bell ('Oru kovil maniyin raagam').
Allusion (Ilakkiya Kurippu)
“Edai poda kamban illai”
Refers to Kamban, the legendary Tamil poet known for Kamba Ramayanam, highlighting that even his grand poetic skill is insufficient to capture the beauty of the beloved.
Second-letter Rhyme (Edhugai)
“Inainthongi nirkkum podhu / Idaiyandri ennam yaedhu”
Matching second consonants in consecutive lines, such as 'Inainthongi' and 'Idaiyandri', or 'Edai' and 'Enakkandha'.
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Trivia
Though the prompt mentions unknown composer and singers, this classic track from Netrikkan (1981) was composed by Ilaiyaraaja and sung by K. J. Yesudas and S. Janaki. The film stars Rajinikanth in a memorable dual role as father and son.
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