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Lyrics & meaning

Rasa En Rasa

From Kanmaniye Pesu · 1986

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
S. Janaki
Music director
Raveendran
Movie name
Kanmaniye Pesu
Movie release year
1986
Lyrics added on
28 Dec 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
……………….
Rasa en rasa
Unna naanthaan vidavey maattaen
Mayakkam oru mayakkam
Unna paaththaa adhu yaen kettaen
Aala kandathum aasa vaikkira
Vayasu ponnungathaan
Vaada pattathum valainju nikkira
Vaazha kannungathaan
Manjak kulikkira vanjik kodigalin
Nenjam inichchida vaaiyyaa ingu
Rasa en rasa
Unna naanthaan vidavey maattaen
Female :Mayakkam oru mayakkam
Unna paaththaa adhu yaen kettaen
……………….
Ellaarum kondaadum chellakkutty
Neethaan engaeyum thiththikkum vellakkatti
Female :Kannaalam pannaatha aththa ponnu
Enna kattikka paakkalaam viththa onnu
Needhaanae chinna pinju
Female :Rekka vaikkaatha kuruvi kunju
Female :Poovaattam vellai nenju
Female :Un ponjaathi enna konju
Meesa vaikkira vayasu vanthidum
Aasa vaikkira manasu vanthidum
Melam kottura kaalam vanthidum
Thaali kattidum velai vanthidum
Una naan vidave maattaen
Rasa en rasa
Unna naanthaan vidavey maattaen
Mayakkam oru mayakkam
Unna paaththaa adhu yaen kettaen
……………….
Pogaathae pogaathae en kanavaa
Naanum pollaatha soppanam kandidavaa
Ippothum eppothum un nenavaa
Naanum yaengiththaan ninnaenae engitta vaa
Paalootti thaalaattuvaen
Unna thaayaattam paaraattuvaen
Vaalaattum chinna pulla
Unna vachchenae nenjukkullae
Mookku muzhiyum mazhalai mozhiyum
Paakkum pozhuthum ketkkum pozhuthum
Paattu kuyilum pachchakiliyum
Saernthu vanthathu pola irukkum
Una naan anaichchaa inikkum
Rasa en rasa
Unna naanthaan vidavey maattaen
Mayakkam oru mayakkam
Unna paaththaa adhu yaen kettaen
Aala kandathum aasa vaikkira
Vayasu ponnungathaan
Vaada pattathum valainju nikkira
Vaazha kannungathaan
Manjak kulikkira vanjik kodigalin
Nenjam inichchida vaaiyyaa ingu
Rasa en rasa
Unna naanthaan vidavey maattaen
Rasa en rasa
Unna naanthaan vidavey maattaen
……………….
My king, oh my king,
I will never let go of you.
Dizziness, a sweet intoxication,
Why did I ask for it when I looked at you?
Desiring a person as soon as they see him—
those are young grown-up girls.
Bending and standing gracefully as soon as the wind blows—
those are young banana saplings.
Of the creeper-like maidens who bathe in turmeric,
come here so their hearts may sweeten.
My king, oh my king,
I will never let go of you.
Female: Dizziness, a sweet intoxication,
Why did I ask for it when I looked at you?
……………….
A darling child celebrated by everyone,
you are a sweet jaggery cube delighting everywhere.
Female: An unmarried cousin girl,
try playing a trick to marry me.
Aren't you a tiny young blossom?
Female: A fledgling bird that has not grown wings yet,
Female: A pure white heart like a flower,
Female: Cuddle me, your wife!
The age to grow a mustache will arrive,
the heart to harbor desire will arrive.
The time to beat wedding drums will arrive,
the moment to tie the sacred thread will arrive.
I will never let go of you.
My king, oh my king,
I will never let go of you.
Dizziness, a sweet intoxication,
Why did I ask for it when I looked at you?
……………….
Do not go, do not go, my dream man,
should I be seeing a terrible nightmare?
Is it your memory now and forever?
I stood longing for you, come close to me.
I will feed you milk and sing a lullaby,
I will cherish you like a mother.
You playful little child,
I have held you inside my heart!
Your facial features and lisping baby speech,
whenever I look and whenever I listen,
like a singing cuckoo and a green parrot,
it feels as if they have come together.
If I embrace you, it will be sweet.
My king, oh my king,
I will never let go of you.
Dizziness, a sweet intoxication,
Why did I ask for it when I looked at you?
Desiring a person as soon as they see him—
those are young grown-up girls.
Bending and standing gracefully as soon as the wind blows—
those are young banana saplings.
Of the creeper-like maidens who bathe in turmeric,
come here so their hearts may sweeten.
My king, oh my king,
I will never let go of you.
My king, oh my king,
I will never let go of you.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a playful and romantic folk duet expressing deep affection, teasing banter, and romantic yearning between sweethearts. The heroine playfully insists she will never let go of her beloved king ('Rasa'), comparing her romantic infatuation to a sweet dizziness that overwhelms her whenever she sees him. She uses rich imagery comparing young maidens to delicate vines and banana saplings bending in the breeze.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamaani (Simile)

Vaada pattathum valainju nikkira Vaazha kannungathaan

Compares young maidens to banana saplings ('Vaazha kannungathaan') and delicate creepers ('vanjik kodigalin').

Metaphor (Uruvagamm)

Neethaan engaeyum thiththikkum vellakkatti

Compares the hero to sweet jaggery ('vellakkatti').

Edhukai (Second letter rhyming)

Meesa vaikkira vayasu vanthidum / Aasa vaikkira manasu vanthidum

Rhyming of the second letter 's' in 'Meesa' and 'Aasa'.

Alliteration (Moonaai)

Mookku muzhiyum mazhalai mozhiyum

Repetition of the 'm' sound in 'Mookku', 'muzhiyum', 'mazhalai', 'mozhiyum'.

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Trivia

Written by the legendary lyricist Vaali, this song captures traditional Tamil village romance, featuring folk rhythms, cousin marriage themes ('Aththa ponnu'), and rural metaphors typical of 1980s Tamil cinema soundtracks.

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