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Lyrics & meaning

Ranga Rattinam

From Kuruthi Aattam · 2021

Lyricist
Yugabharathi
Singer
Anthony Daasan
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Details
Kuruthi Aattam2021

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Hey eyy eyyyHey eyy eyyy
Hey ranga raatinam polaeHey, like a giant wheel,
Una vattam poduthae kaaluMy legs circle around you.
Latcham vaanavil nee thaanYou are a hundred thousand rainbows,
Ena thathi thaavuren melaeSo I hop and leap up high.
Male
Kannae nee oru raasathiMy darling, you are a queen,
Una paakum bothaeThe moment I look at you,
Pasi thookam pochaeMy hunger and sleep vanish.
Konji naanumae thalattaWhen I fondle and sing a lullaby,
Verum naalum koodaEven an ordinary day
Thirunaala aachaeBecomes a grand festival day.
Male
Adiyaathi un vaarthaOh my, your words
Nikkum nenjil theanaattamLinger in my heart like honey.
Thunaiyaaga sernthaalaeIf you join me as my companion,
Pullum aaven poonthottamEven a blade of grass becomes a flower garden.
Male
Hey ranga raatinam polaeHey, like a giant wheel,
Una vattam poduthae kaaluMy legs circle around you.
Latcham vaanavil nee thaanYou are a hundred thousand rainbows,
Ena thathi thaavuren melaeSo I hop and leap up high.
Male
Aayiram pera paarthaalumEven if I see a thousand people,
Aasai thaan un melaMy desire rests only on you.
Thavani potta en raniMy queen wearing a half-saree,
Kaatura vaazh naalaShowing me a sweet life.
Male
Kaalula kolam nee podaAs you draw patterns with your feet,
Bhoomiyae poonjolaThe entire earth turns into a flower meadow.
Saadaiya pesum un pechuYour speech spoken through subtle gestures
Peechuthae seempaalaSprays rich, sweet milk.
Male
Thoonguna koodaEven when I sleep,
Manasoda veesura thooralaA cool drizzle blows through my heart.
Kaadhala thaandiBeyond loving you,
Enakkedhum illai velaiI have no other work to do.
Male
Adiyaathi un vaarthaOh my, your words
Nikkum nenjil theanaattamLinger in my heart like honey.
Thunaiyaaga sernthaalaeIf you join me as my companion,
Pullum aaven poonthottamEven a blade of grass becomes a flower garden.
Male
Hey ranga raatinam polaeHey, like a giant wheel,
Una vattam poduthae kaaluMy legs circle around you.
Latcham vaanavil nee thaanYou are a hundred thousand rainbows,
Ena thathi thaavuren melaeSo I hop and leap up high.
Male
Kannae nee oru raasathiMy darling, you are a queen,
Una paakum pothaeThe moment I look at you,
Pasi thookam pochaeMy hunger and sleep vanish.
Konji naanumae thalattaWhen I fondle and sing a lullaby,
Verum naalum koodaEven an ordinary day
Thirunaala aachaeBecomes a grand festival day.

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song is a joyful folk-pop declaration of love from the protagonist to his beloved. He compares his spinning excitement around her to a giant wheel and describes her presence as a burst of a hundred thousand rainbows. Her simple presence turns everyday mundanity into a grand festival, making him forget hunger and sleep.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamaani)

Hey ranga raatinam polae

Compares the lover's circular movement around his beloved to a spinning giant wheel (Ranga raatinam).

Metaphor (Uruvagamm)

Latcham vaanavil nee thaan

Directly identifies the beloved as a hundred thousand rainbows to highlight her beauty and colorful impact.

Simile (Uvamaani)

Nikkum nenjil theanaattam

Compares the lingering warmth of her words to sweet honey in the heart.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navirchi)

Kaalula kolam nee poda / Bhoomiyae poonjola

Exaggerates her footprint's effect, claiming the whole earth turns into a blooming garden when her feet make patterns.

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Trivia

The track from Kuruthi Aattam features Anthony Daasan's distinctive rustic folk vocals composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. Lyricist Yugabharathi infuses traditional Tamil folk metaphors like 'seempaal' (colostrum milk) and 'ranga raatinam' (Ferris wheel) to ground the romantic track in local flavor.

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