Ramba Oorvasi
From Vedanai Thediya Maan · 1980
- Lyricist
- ‘Avinasi’ Mani
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Suseela
- Music director
- K. Chakravarthy
- Details
- Vedanai Thediya Maan1980
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Ramba | Rambha |
| Female :Laalaa | (Female vocalization) Laalaa |
| Male :Oorvasi | Urvashi |
| Female :Laalaalaa | (Female vocalization) Laalaalaa |
| Male :Menaha | Menaka |
| Female :Laallalaa | (Female vocalization) Laallalaa |
| Male | |
| Ramba….oorvasi….menaha… | Rambha... Urvashi... Menaka... |
| Ramba oorvasi menaha | Rambha, Urvashi, Menaka |
| Rasamana srungaaram undaakkum devigal | Goddesses who create delightful erotic romance |
| Rasamana srungaaram undaakkum devigal | Goddesses who create delightful erotic romance |
| Male | |
| Ramba….oorvasi….menaha… | Rambha... Urvashi... Menaka... |
| Female :Laallalaa | (Female vocalization) Laallalaa |
| Male | |
| Thanakku pidippathellaam rambai | Whatever one likes best becomes Rambha to them |
| Thaagam thanippathellaam gangai | Whatever quenches thirst becomes Ganga to them |
| Thanakku pidippathellaam rambai | Whatever one likes best becomes Rambha to them |
| Thaagam thanippathellaam gangai | Whatever quenches thirst becomes Ganga to them |
| Male | |
| Idhu aayirangaalaththu pazhakkam | This is an ancient custom of a thousand years |
| Idhu aayirangaalaththu pazhakkam | This is an ancient custom of a thousand years |
| Intha aasaigal eppothum irukkum | These desires will always exist |
| Female :Aa….aa….aa….aa….aa…aa…aa… | (Female vocalization) Aa... aa... aa... |
| Male | |
| Ramba… | Rambha... |
| Female :Aa… | (Female vocalization) Aa... |
| Male :Oorvasi… | Urvashi... |
| Female :Aa… | (Female vocalization) Aa... |
| Male :Menaha… | Menaka... |
| Female :Laallalaa | (Female vocalization) Laallalaa |
| Male | |
| Ilamai thediyatho rambaiyai | While youth searched for a Rambha |
| Edhiril kidaiththavalo oru oorvasi | The one who appeared in front was an Urvashi |
| Manathai keduththu mayanga seithavalo menaha | The one who corrupted the mind and intoxicated it was a Menaka |
| Idhu maanida saathiyilae oru vaadikkai | This is a common habit in the human race |
| Male | |
| Srushtikku moolam kaamam | Lust is the root source of creation |
| Intha srushtikku moolam kaamam | Lust is the root source of this creation |
| Adhuvey intha manitharkku undaana saabam | That very desire is the curse bestowed upon human beings |
| Female :Aa…aa…aa…aa…aa…aa…aa…. | (Female vocalization) Aa... aa... aa... |
| Male | |
| Ramba… | Rambha... |
| Female :Aa… | (Female vocalization) Aa... |
| Male :Oorvasi… | Urvashi... |
| Female :Aa… | (Female vocalization) Aa... |
| Male :Menaha… | Menaka... |
| Female :Laallalaa | (Female vocalization) Laallalaa |
| Male :Rasamana srungaaram undaakkum devigal | Goddesses who create delightful erotic romance |
| Male | |
| Ramba… | Rambha... |
| Female :Aa… | (Female vocalization) Aa... |
| Male :Oorvasi… | Urvashi... |
| Female :Aa… | (Female vocalization) Aa... |
| Male :Menaha… | Menaka... |
| Female :Laallalaa laallalaa | (Female vocalization) Laallalaa laallalaa |
ரம்பா.....
லாலா
ஊர்வசி...
லாலாலா
மேனகா
லால்லலா
Rambha
(Female vocalization) Laalaa
Urvashi
(Female vocalization) Laalaalaa
Menaka
(Female vocalization) Laallalaa
ரம்பா.......ஊர்வசி......மேனகா......
ரம்பா ஊர்வசி மேனகா
ரசமான ஸ்ருங்காரம் உண்டாக்கும் தேவிகள்
ரசமான ஸ்ருங்காரம் உண்டாக்கும் தேவிகள்.....
Rambha... Urvashi... Menaka...
Rambha, Urvashi, Menaka
Goddesses who create delightful erotic romance
Goddesses who create delightful erotic romance
ரம்பா.......ஊர்வசி......மேனகா......
பெண் : லால்லலா
Rambha... Urvashi... Menaka...
(Female vocalization) Laallalaa
தனக்கு பிடிப்பதெல்லாம் ரம்பை
தாகம் தணிப்பதெல்லாம் கங்கை
தனக்கு பிடிப்பதெல்லாம் ரம்பை
தாகம் தணிப்பதெல்லாம் கங்கை
Whatever one likes best becomes Rambha to them
Whatever quenches thirst becomes Ganga to them
Whatever one likes best becomes Rambha to them
Whatever quenches thirst becomes Ganga to them
இது ஆயிரங்காலத்து பழக்கம்
இது ஆயிரங்காலத்து பழக்கம்
இந்த ஆசைகள் எப்போதும் இருக்கும்
ஆ......ஆ.....ஆ.......ஆ......ஆ......ஆ......ஆ.....
This is an ancient custom of a thousand years
This is an ancient custom of a thousand years
These desires will always exist
(Female vocalization) Aa... aa... aa...
ரம்பா.......
ஆ....
ஊர்வசி......
ஆ......
மேனகா......
லால்லலா
Rambha...
(Female vocalization) Aa...
Urvashi...
(Female vocalization) Aa...
Menaka...
(Female vocalization) Laallalaa
இளமை தேடியதோ ரம்பையை
எதிரில் கிடைத்தவளோ ஒரு ஊர்வசி
மனதைக் கெடுத்து மயங்க செய்தவளோ மேனகா
இது மானிட சாதியிலே ஒரு வாடிக்கை
While youth searched for a Rambha
The one who appeared in front was an Urvashi
The one who corrupted the mind and intoxicated it was a Menaka
This is a common habit in the human race
சிருஷ்டிக்கு மூலம் காமம்
இந்த சிருஷ்டிக்கு மூலம் காமம்
அதுவே இந்த மனிதர்க்கு உண்டான சாபம்
ஆ......ஆ.....ஆ.......ஆ......ஆ......ஆ......ஆ...
Lust is the root source of creation
Lust is the root source of this creation
That very desire is the curse bestowed upon human beings
(Female vocalization) Aa... aa... aa...
ரம்பா.......
ஆ....
ஊர்வசி......
ஆ......
மேனகா......
லால்லலா
ரசமான ஸ்ருங்காரம் உண்டாக்கும் தேவிகள்.....
Rambha...
(Female vocalization) Aa...
Urvashi...
(Female vocalization) Aa...
Menaka...
(Female vocalization) Laallalaa
Goddesses who create delightful erotic romance
ரம்பா.......
ஆ....
ஊர்வசி......
ஆ......
மேனகா......
லால்லலா லால்லலா
Rambha...
(Female vocalization) Aa...
Urvashi...
(Female vocalization) Aa...
Menaka...
(Female vocalization) Laallalaa laallalaa
Ramba
Rambha
Female :Laalaa
(Female vocalization) Laalaa
Male :Oorvasi
Urvashi
Female :Laalaalaa
(Female vocalization) Laalaalaa
Male :Menaha
Menaka
Female :Laallalaa
(Female vocalization) Laallalaa
Ramba….oorvasi….menaha…
Rambha... Urvashi... Menaka...
Ramba oorvasi menaha
Rambha, Urvashi, Menaka
Rasamana srungaaram undaakkum devigal
Goddesses who create delightful erotic romance
Rasamana srungaaram undaakkum devigal
Goddesses who create delightful erotic romance
Ramba….oorvasi….menaha…
Rambha... Urvashi... Menaka...
Female :Laallalaa
(Female vocalization) Laallalaa
Thanakku pidippathellaam rambai
Whatever one likes best becomes Rambha to them
Thaagam thanippathellaam gangai
Whatever quenches thirst becomes Ganga to them
Thanakku pidippathellaam rambai
Whatever one likes best becomes Rambha to them
Thaagam thanippathellaam gangai
Whatever quenches thirst becomes Ganga to them
Idhu aayirangaalaththu pazhakkam
This is an ancient custom of a thousand years
Idhu aayirangaalaththu pazhakkam
This is an ancient custom of a thousand years
Intha aasaigal eppothum irukkum
These desires will always exist
Female :Aa….aa….aa….aa….aa…aa…aa…
(Female vocalization) Aa... aa... aa...
Ramba…
Rambha...
Female :Aa…
(Female vocalization) Aa...
Male :Oorvasi…
Urvashi...
Female :Aa…
(Female vocalization) Aa...
Male :Menaha…
Menaka...
Female :Laallalaa
(Female vocalization) Laallalaa
Ilamai thediyatho rambaiyai
While youth searched for a Rambha
Edhiril kidaiththavalo oru oorvasi
The one who appeared in front was an Urvashi
Manathai keduththu mayanga seithavalo menaha
The one who corrupted the mind and intoxicated it was a Menaka
Idhu maanida saathiyilae oru vaadikkai
This is a common habit in the human race
Srushtikku moolam kaamam
Lust is the root source of creation
Intha srushtikku moolam kaamam
Lust is the root source of this creation
Adhuvey intha manitharkku undaana saabam
That very desire is the curse bestowed upon human beings
Female :Aa…aa…aa…aa…aa…aa…aa….
(Female vocalization) Aa... aa... aa...
Ramba…
Rambha...
Female :Aa…
(Female vocalization) Aa...
Male :Oorvasi…
Urvashi...
Female :Aa…
(Female vocalization) Aa...
Male :Menaha…
Menaka...
Female :Laallalaa
(Female vocalization) Laallalaa
Male :Rasamana srungaaram undaakkum devigal
Goddesses who create delightful erotic romance
Ramba…
Rambha...
Female :Aa…
(Female vocalization) Aa...
Male :Oorvasi…
Urvashi...
Female :Aa…
(Female vocalization) Aa...
Male :Menaha…
Menaka...
Female :Laallalaa laallalaa
(Female vocalization) Laallalaa laallalaa
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Ramba Oorvasi Menaha' from the 1980 movie 'Vedanai Thediya Maan' uses the mythic celestial nymphs (Apsaras) Rambha, Urvashi, and Menaka to philosophize on human passion, desire, and attraction. It suggests that whatever a person deeply longs for or takes pleasure in becomes as grand as these divine maidens and as purifying as the river Ganga. The lyricist reflects on human nature across time, arguing that desire is an eternal instinct that has driven humanity for thousands of years. While lust is the fundamental spark behind all earthly creation, it simultaneously acts as an inescapable curse that constantly bewitches and distracts human minds.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Mythological Allusion (Purana Kurippu)
“Ramba oorvasi menaha”
References Rambha, Urvashi, and Menaka, the three legendary celestial dancers from Hindu mythology, to symbolize ultimate feminine beauty and temptation.
Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)
“Thanakku pidippathellaam rambai / Thaagam thanippathellaam gangai”
Compares any object of affection directly to Rambha and any quencher of thirst to the sacred river Ganga.
Initial Rhyme (Monai)
“Thanakku pidippathellaam rambai / Thaagam thanippathellaam gangai”
Repetition of similar initial consonants ('Th') across consecutive lines to create musicality.
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Trivia
The lyrics were written by 'Avinasi' Mani, a noted screenwriter, dialogue writer, and director in Tamil cinema, set to tune by Telugu and Tamil composer K. Chakravarthy.
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