Rasa Magarasa (Duet)
From Mundasupatti · 2014
- Lyricist
- Muthamil
- Singers
- Rita, Anthony Daasan, Sean Roldan
- Music director
- Sean Roldan
- Details
- Mundasupatti2014
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Rasa magaraasa engaiyaa | O King, my emperor, where are you? |
| Un rasaangam sarinjaacho sollaiyaa | Tell me, has your kingdom fallen? |
| Kannodu nee irundha | When you were right before my eyes, |
| Kanmoodi yen parandha | Why did you close your eyes and fly away? |
| Rasa nee en rosa.. | O King, you are my rose.. |
| Male | |
| Rani magarani kalaivaani | Queen, empress, my Kalaivani, |
| En raathookkum paripochu marudhaani | My night's sleep and henna's peace are lost, |
| Ponnana un kadhil | Into your golden ears, |
| En aasa sonnenae | I expressed my sweet desire, |
| Rani nee en thaeni | Queen, you are my honeybee. |
| Chorus | |
| ………………………. | ... |
| Female | |
| Yedhu oru vaarththa sonnaaiyo | Did you utter a word? |
| Nee emanoda uravaada ninnaaiyo | Did you stand to mingle with the God of Death? |
| Ayyo enna peththa raasaavae | Oh, my dear king who cherished me, |
| Endhirikka maattaaiyo | Won't you wake up? |
| Rasa rasa rasa…. | O King, king, king... |
| Male | |
| Nethaan enakkaaga varavenum | You alone must come for me, |
| Un nenjukkulla idam onnu thara venum | You must give me a place inside your heart, |
| Unnoda oru vaarththa | A single word from you, |
| Ennoda maru vazhkka | Is my new life, |
| Neeyum naanum sera… | For you and me to unite... |
| Male | |
| Kaalai enna maalai enna | What matters morning or evening, |
| Kaththirukka | To be waiting? |
| Kaalam enna neram enna | What matters time or hour, |
| Pooththirukka | To bloom? |
| Allikolla pinnikolla | To embrace and entwine, |
| Male | |
| Kaaviyangal vanthu nindru | Epics will come forward, |
| Peru solla | To praise our names, |
| Kaaranangal yethum ingu | No reasons here, |
| Thevaiyilla | Are needed at all, |
| Kandukolla yethumilla | There is nothing to ignore, |
| Male | |
| Thotaalum paravaatha noiyammaa | It is a disease that doesn't spread upon touch, |
| Athu vittaalum vilagaathu paaramma | Yet even if left alone, it never parts from you, look! |
| Thegatha pooti vaikkum | It locks up the body, |
| Thesatha aatti vaikkum | It shakes up the whole land, |
| Kaadhal yethu lesa…. | How can love ever be simple...? |
ராசா மகராசா
எங்கய்யா உன் ராசாங்கம்
சரிஞ்சாசோ சொல்லையா
கண்ணோடு நீ இருந்த
கண்மூடி ஏன் பறந்த
ராசா நீ என் ரோசா
O King, my emperor, where are you?
Tell me, has your kingdom fallen?
When you were right before my eyes,
Why did you close your eyes and fly away?
O King, you are my rose..
ராணி மகராணி
கலைவாணி என் ராத்தூக்கம்
பறிபோச்சு மருதாணி
பொன்னான உன் காதில்
என் ஆச சொன்னேனே
ராணி நீ என் தேனீ
Queen, empress, my Kalaivani,
My night's sleep and henna's peace are lost,
Into your golden ears,
I expressed my sweet desire,
Queen, you are my honeybee.
............................
...
எது ஒரு வார்த்தை
சொன்னாயோ நீ எமனோட
உறவாட நின்னாயோ ஐயோ
என்ன பெத்த ராசாவே எந்திரிக்க
மாட்டாயோ ராசா ராசா ராசா
Did you utter a word?
Did you stand to mingle with the God of Death?
Oh, my dear king who cherished me,
Won't you wake up?
O King, king, king...
நீதான் எனக்காக
வர வேணும் உன்
நெஞ்சுக்குள்ள இடம்
ஒன்னு தர வேணும்
உன்னோட ஒரு வார்த்தை
என்னோட மறு வாழ்க்க
நீயும் நானும் சேர
You alone must come for me,
You must give me a place inside your heart,
A single word from you,
Is my new life,
For you and me to unite...
காலை என்ன மாலை
என்ன காத்திருக்க காலம்
என்ன நேரம் என்ன பூத்திருக்க
அள்ளிக்கொள்ள பின்னிக்கொள்ள
What matters morning or evening,
To be waiting?
What matters time or hour,
To bloom?
To embrace and entwine,
காவியங்கள் வந்து
நின்று பேறு சொல்ல
காரணங்கள் ஏதும் இங்கு
தேவையில்ல கண்டுகொள்ள
ஏதுமில்ல
Epics will come forward,
To praise our names,
No reasons here,
Are needed at all,
There is nothing to ignore,
தொட்டாலும் பரவாத
நோயம்மா அது விட்டாலும்
விலகாது பாரம்மா தேகத்த
பூட்டி வைக்கும் தேசத்தை
ஆட்டி வைக்கும் காதல்
ஏது லேசா
It is a disease that doesn't spread upon touch,
Yet even if left alone, it never parts from you, look!
It locks up the body,
It shakes up the whole land,
How can love ever be simple...?
Rasa magaraasa engaiyaa
O King, my emperor, where are you?
Un rasaangam sarinjaacho sollaiyaa
Tell me, has your kingdom fallen?
Kannodu nee irundha
When you were right before my eyes,
Kanmoodi yen parandha
Why did you close your eyes and fly away?
Rasa nee en rosa..
O King, you are my rose..
Rani magarani kalaivaani
Queen, empress, my Kalaivani,
En raathookkum paripochu marudhaani
My night's sleep and henna's peace are lost,
Ponnana un kadhil
Into your golden ears,
En aasa sonnenae
I expressed my sweet desire,
Rani nee en thaeni
Queen, you are my honeybee.
……………………….
...
Yedhu oru vaarththa sonnaaiyo
Did you utter a word?
Nee emanoda uravaada ninnaaiyo
Did you stand to mingle with the God of Death?
Ayyo enna peththa raasaavae
Oh, my dear king who cherished me,
Endhirikka maattaaiyo
Won't you wake up?
Rasa rasa rasa….
O King, king, king...
Nethaan enakkaaga varavenum
You alone must come for me,
Un nenjukkulla idam onnu thara venum
You must give me a place inside your heart,
Unnoda oru vaarththa
A single word from you,
Ennoda maru vazhkka
Is my new life,
Neeyum naanum sera…
For you and me to unite...
Kaalai enna maalai enna
What matters morning or evening,
Kaththirukka
To be waiting?
Kaalam enna neram enna
What matters time or hour,
Pooththirukka
To bloom?
Allikolla pinnikolla
To embrace and entwine,
Kaaviyangal vanthu nindru
Epics will come forward,
Peru solla
To praise our names,
Kaaranangal yethum ingu
No reasons here,
Thevaiyilla
Are needed at all,
Kandukolla yethumilla
There is nothing to ignore,
Thotaalum paravaatha noiyammaa
It is a disease that doesn't spread upon touch,
Athu vittaalum vilagaathu paaramma
Yet even if left alone, it never parts from you, look!
Thegatha pooti vaikkum
It locks up the body,
Thesatha aatti vaikkum
It shakes up the whole land,
Kaadhal yethu lesa….
How can love ever be simple...?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song from the movie Mundasupatti blends romantic devotion with the dramatic style of a traditional Tamil funeral lament (Oppari). It hilariously contrasts intense grief and poetic romance, expressing how love holds an overwhelming grip over a person's life.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Parody / Dramatic Irony
“Nee emanoda uravaada ninnaaiyo”
Uses traditional Oppari (lament) conventions ('Nee emanoda uravaada ninnaaiyo') to express romantic obsession in a humorous, retro village setting.
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Thegatha pooti vaikkum / Thesatha aatti vaikkum”
Rhyming of the second letter across lines ('Thegatha' and 'Thesatha').
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Thotaalum paravaatha noiyammaa”
Comparing love to an intriguing, incurable disease that locks the body and shakes the land.
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Trivia
Composed by Sean Roldan with lyrics by Muthamil for the 1980s-period comedy 'Mundasupatti' (2014), the song creatively parodies traditional rural mourning songs to fit the movie's quirky storyline.
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