Rasa Vanthandi Rosamulla
From Pancha Kalyani · 1979
- Lyricist
- B. A. Chidambaranathan
- Singers
- S. Janaki, Chandrabose
- Music director
- Shyam
- Details
- Pancha Kalyani1979
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| ………………………. | ... |
| Female | |
| Rasa vanthaandi rosamulla | The king has arrived, the honorable king |
| Rasa vanthaandi | The king has arrived |
| Chorus :Rasa vanthaandi rosamulla | Chorus: The king has arrived, the honorable king |
| Rasa vanthaandi | The king has arrived |
| Female :Thottathellaam ini thulangumadi | Female: Everything touched from now on will shine, my friend |
| Thunbamellaam vittu vilagumadi | All sorrows will move away, my friend |
| Chorus :Thottathellaam ini thulangumadi | Chorus: Everything touched from now on will shine, my friend |
| Thunbamellaam vittu vilagumadi | All sorrows will move away, my friend |
| Female :Jaathi bedhaminnu yaarum vanthu sonnaa | Female: If anyone comes and talks about caste discrimination |
| Inge thallungadi… | Push them aside here, my friends... |
| Female | |
| Rasa vanthaandi rosamulla | The king has arrived, the honorable king |
| Rasa vanthaandi | The king has arrived |
| Chorus :Rasa vanthaandi rosamulla | Chorus: The king has arrived, the honorable king |
| Rasa vanthaandi | The king has arrived |
| Chorus | |
| …………………. | ... |
| Male | |
| Paavangala manushanellaam | All human beings wash their sins |
| Gangaiyilae kazhuvuraan andha | In the Ganges river |
| Chorus :……………. | Chorus: ... |
| Male :Andha padupaavi manushan azhukkai | Male: The dirt of those wretched sinners |
| Ingae vanthu thovaikkirom | We come here and wash |
| Male | |
| Paavangala manushanellaam | All human beings wash their sins |
| Gangaiyilae kazhuvuraan andha | In the Ganges river |
| Andha padupaavi manushan azhukkai | The dirt of those wretched sinners |
| Ingae vanthu thovaikkirom | We come here and wash |
| Ingae vanthu thovaikkirom | We come here and wash |
| Female | |
| Kaiyirukku…Chorus :Aahaa ahhaa | We have hands... Chorus: Aahaa ahhaa |
| Male :Kaalirukku…Chorus :Ohoo ohhhoo | Male: We have legs... Chorus: Ohoo ohhhoo |
| Chorus :Kaiyirukku kaalirukku | Chorus: We have hands, we have legs |
| Uruthiyaana manasiruku | We have a strong mind |
| Female | |
| Rasa vanthaandi rosamulla | The king has arrived, the honorable king |
| Rasa vanthaandi | The king has arrived |
| Chorus :Rasa vanthaandi rosamulla | Chorus: The king has arrived, the honorable king |
| Rasa vanthaandi | The king has arrived |
| Female | |
| Thuniya velukka therinja namakku | For us who know how to wash clothes clean |
| Manasa velukka theriyalla | We don't know how to wash clean human hearts |
| Chorus :……….. | Chorus: ... |
| Female :Ingae kodumai senju vaazhum manithan | Female: The man who lives here doing atrocities |
| Kutta velukka theriyalle | We don't know how to wash clean his secrets |
| Theruvil vittu vaikka mudiyalla | We cannot leave him out on the street |
| Female | |
| Thuniya velukka therinja namakku | For us who know how to wash clothes clean |
| Manasa velukka theriyalla | We don't know how to wash clean human hearts |
| Ingae kodumai senju vaazhum manithan | The man who lives here doing atrocities |
| Kutta velukka theriyalle | We don't know how to wash clean his secrets |
| Theruvil vittu vaikka mudiyalla | We cannot leave him out on the street |
| Male | |
| Kaiyirukku…Chorus :Ohoo ohhhoo | We have hands... Chorus: Ohoo ohhhoo |
| Female :Kaalirukku…Chorus :Aahaa ahhaa | Female: We have legs... Chorus: Aahaa ahhaa |
| Chorus :Kaiyirukku kaalirukku | Chorus: We have hands, we have legs |
| Uruthiyaana manasiruku | We have a strong mind |
| Male Chorus :Ozhachu vaazha vazhiyirukku | Male Chorus: There is a way to earn and live through hard work |
| Oruthan thayavu namakku ethukku… | Why do we need anyone else's mercy? |
| Female | |
| Rasa vanthaandi rosamulla | The king has arrived, the honorable king |
| Rasa vanthaandi | The king has arrived |
| Chorus :Rasa vanthaandi rosamulla | Chorus: The king has arrived, the honorable king |
| Rasa vanthaandi | The king has arrived |
| Female :Thottathellaam ini thulangumadi | Female: Female: Everything touched from now on will shine, my friend |
| Thunbamellaam vittu vilagumadi | All sorrows will move away, my friend |
| Chorus :Thottathellaam ini thulangumadi | Chorus: Everything touched from now on will shine, my friend |
| Thunbamellaam vittu vilagumadi | All sorrows will move away, my friend |
| Female :Jaathi bedhaminnu yaarum vanthu sonnaa | Female: If anyone comes and talks about caste discrimination |
| Inge thallungadi… | Push them aside here, my friends... |
| Jaathi bedhaminnu yaarum vanthu sonnaa | If anyone comes and talks about caste discrimination |
| Inge thallungadi… | Push them aside here, my friends... |
| Female | |
| Rasa vanthaandi rosamulla | The king has arrived, the honorable king |
| Rasa vanthaandi | The king has arrived |
| Chorus :Rasa vanthaandi rosamulla | Chorus: The king has arrived, the honorable king |
| Rasa vanthaandi | The king has arrived |
.............................
...
ராசா வந்தான்டி ரோசமுள்ள
ராசா வந்தான்டி
குழு :
ராசா வந்தான்டி ரோசமுள்ள
ராசா வந்தான்டி
தொட்டதெல்லாம் இனி துலங்குமடி
துன்பமெல்லாம் விட்டு விலகுமடி
குழு :
தொட்டதெல்லாம் இனி துலங்குமடி
துன்பமெல்லாம் விட்டு விலகுமடி
ஜாதி பேதமின்னு யாரும் வந்து சொன்னா
இங்கே தள்ளுங்கடி....
The king has arrived, the honorable king
The king has arrived
Chorus: The king has arrived, the honorable king
The king has arrived
Female: Everything touched from now on will shine, my friend
All sorrows will move away, my friend
Chorus: Everything touched from now on will shine, my friend
All sorrows will move away, my friend
Female: If anyone comes and talks about caste discrimination
Push them aside here, my friends...
ராசா வந்தான்டி ரோசமுள்ள
ராசா வந்தான்டி
குழு :
ராசா வந்தான்டி ரோசமுள்ள
ராசா வந்தான்டி
The king has arrived, the honorable king
The king has arrived
Chorus: The king has arrived, the honorable king
The king has arrived
..............................
...
பாவங்கள மனுஷனெல்லாம்
கங்கையிலே கழுவுறான்
குழு :
................
அந்த படுபாவி மனுஷன் அழுக்கை
இங்கே வந்து தொவைக்கிறோம்
All human beings wash their sins
In the Ganges river
Chorus: ...
Male: The dirt of those wretched sinners
We come here and wash
பாவங்கள மனுஷனெல்லாம்
கங்கையிலே கழுவுறான்
அந்த படுபாவி மனுஷன் அழுக்கை
இங்கே வந்து தொவைக்கிறோம்
இங்கே வந்து தொவைக்கிறோம்
All human beings wash their sins
In the Ganges river
The dirt of those wretched sinners
We come here and wash
We come here and wash
கையிருக்கு......குழு :
ஆஹா அஹ்ஹா
காலிருக்கு...குழு :
ஓஹோ ஒஹொஹ்.
குழு :
கையிருக்கு காலிருக்கு
உறுதியான மனசிருக்கு
We have hands... Chorus: Aahaa ahhaa
Male: We have legs... Chorus: Ohoo ohhhoo
Chorus: We have hands, we have legs
We have a strong mind
பெண் குழு :
ஒழைச்சு வாழ வழியிருக்கு
ஒருத்தன் தயவு நமக்கு எதுக்கு..
The king has arrived, the honorable king
The king has arrived
Chorus: The king has arrived, the honorable king
The king has arrived
ராசா வந்தான்டி ரோசமுள்ள
ராசா வந்தான்டி
குழு :
ராசா வந்தான்டி ரோசமுள்ள
ராசா வந்தான்டி
For us who know how to wash clothes clean
We don't know how to wash clean human hearts
Chorus: ...
Female: The man who lives here doing atrocities
We don't know how to wash clean his secrets
We cannot leave him out on the street
துணிய வெளுக்க தெரிஞ்ச நமக்கு
மனச வெளுக்க தெரியல்ல
குழு :
.................
இங்கே கொடுமை செஞ்சு வாழும் மனிதன்
குட்ட வெளுக்க தெரியல்லே
தெருவில் விட்டு வைக்க முடியல்ல
For us who know how to wash clothes clean
We don't know how to wash clean human hearts
The man who lives here doing atrocities
We don't know how to wash clean his secrets
We cannot leave him out on the street
துணிய வெளுக்க தெரிஞ்ச நமக்கு
மனச வெளுக்க தெரியல்ல
இங்கே கொடுமை செஞ்சு வாழும் மனிதன்
குட்ட வெளுக்க தெரியல்லே
தெருவில் விட்டு வைக்க முடியல்ல
We have hands... Chorus: Ohoo ohhhoo
Female: We have legs... Chorus: Aahaa ahhaa
Chorus: We have hands, we have legs
We have a strong mind
Male Chorus: There is a way to earn and live through hard work
Why do we need anyone else's mercy?
கையிருக்கு ...
குழு :
ஓஹோ ஒஹொஹ்.
காலிருக்கு....
குழு :
ஆஹா அஹ்ஹா
குழு :
கையிருக்கு ...காலிருக்கு....
உறுதியான மனசிருக்கு
The king has arrived, the honorable king
The king has arrived
Chorus: The king has arrived, the honorable king
The king has arrived
Female: Female: Everything touched from now on will shine, my friend
All sorrows will move away, my friend
Chorus: Everything touched from now on will shine, my friend
All sorrows will move away, my friend
Female: If anyone comes and talks about caste discrimination
Push them aside here, my friends...
If anyone comes and talks about caste discrimination
Push them aside here, my friends...
ஆண் குழு :
ஒழைச்சு வாழ வழியிருக்கு
ஒருத்தன் தயவு நமக்கு எதுக்கு..
The king has arrived, the honorable king
The king has arrived
Chorus: The king has arrived, the honorable king
The king has arrived
ராசா வந்தான்டி ரோசமுள்ள
ராசா வந்தான்டி
குழு :
ராசா வந்தான்டி ரோசமுள்ள
ராசா வந்தான்டி
தொட்டதெல்லாம் இனி துலங்குமடி
துன்பமெல்லாம் விட்டு விலகுமடி
குழு :
தொட்டதெல்லாம் இனி துலங்குமடி
துன்பமெல்லாம் விட்டு விலகுமடி
ஜாதி பேதமின்னு யாரும் வந்து சொன்னா
இங்கே தள்ளுங்கடி....
ஜாதி பேதமின்னு யாரும் வந்து சொன்னா
இங்கே தள்ளுங்கடி....
ராசா வந்தான்டி ரோசமுள்ள
ராசா வந்தான்டி
குழு :
ராசா வந்தான்டி ரோசமுள்ள
ராசா வந்தான்டி
……………………….
...
Rasa vanthaandi rosamulla
The king has arrived, the honorable king
Rasa vanthaandi
The king has arrived
Chorus :Rasa vanthaandi rosamulla
Chorus: The king has arrived, the honorable king
Rasa vanthaandi
The king has arrived
Female :Thottathellaam ini thulangumadi
Female: Everything touched from now on will shine, my friend
Thunbamellaam vittu vilagumadi
All sorrows will move away, my friend
Chorus :Thottathellaam ini thulangumadi
Chorus: Everything touched from now on will shine, my friend
Thunbamellaam vittu vilagumadi
All sorrows will move away, my friend
Female :Jaathi bedhaminnu yaarum vanthu sonnaa
Female: If anyone comes and talks about caste discrimination
Inge thallungadi…
Push them aside here, my friends...
Rasa vanthaandi rosamulla
The king has arrived, the honorable king
Rasa vanthaandi
The king has arrived
Chorus :Rasa vanthaandi rosamulla
Chorus: The king has arrived, the honorable king
Rasa vanthaandi
The king has arrived
………………….
...
Paavangala manushanellaam
All human beings wash their sins
Gangaiyilae kazhuvuraan andha
In the Ganges river
Chorus :…………….
Chorus: ...
Male :Andha padupaavi manushan azhukkai
Male: The dirt of those wretched sinners
Ingae vanthu thovaikkirom
We come here and wash
Paavangala manushanellaam
All human beings wash their sins
Gangaiyilae kazhuvuraan andha
In the Ganges river
Andha padupaavi manushan azhukkai
The dirt of those wretched sinners
Ingae vanthu thovaikkirom
We come here and wash
Ingae vanthu thovaikkirom
We come here and wash
Kaiyirukku…Chorus :Aahaa ahhaa
We have hands... Chorus: Aahaa ahhaa
Male :Kaalirukku…Chorus :Ohoo ohhhoo
Male: We have legs... Chorus: Ohoo ohhhoo
Chorus :Kaiyirukku kaalirukku
Chorus: We have hands, we have legs
Uruthiyaana manasiruku
We have a strong mind
Rasa vanthaandi rosamulla
The king has arrived, the honorable king
Rasa vanthaandi
The king has arrived
Chorus :Rasa vanthaandi rosamulla
Chorus: The king has arrived, the honorable king
Rasa vanthaandi
The king has arrived
Thuniya velukka therinja namakku
For us who know how to wash clothes clean
Manasa velukka theriyalla
We don't know how to wash clean human hearts
Chorus :………..
Chorus: ...
Female :Ingae kodumai senju vaazhum manithan
Female: The man who lives here doing atrocities
Kutta velukka theriyalle
We don't know how to wash clean his secrets
Theruvil vittu vaikka mudiyalla
We cannot leave him out on the street
Thuniya velukka therinja namakku
For us who know how to wash clothes clean
Manasa velukka theriyalla
We don't know how to wash clean human hearts
Ingae kodumai senju vaazhum manithan
The man who lives here doing atrocities
Kutta velukka theriyalle
We don't know how to wash clean his secrets
Theruvil vittu vaikka mudiyalla
We cannot leave him out on the street
Kaiyirukku…Chorus :Ohoo ohhhoo
We have hands... Chorus: Ohoo ohhhoo
Female :Kaalirukku…Chorus :Aahaa ahhaa
Female: We have legs... Chorus: Aahaa ahhaa
Chorus :Kaiyirukku kaalirukku
Chorus: We have hands, we have legs
Uruthiyaana manasiruku
We have a strong mind
Male Chorus :Ozhachu vaazha vazhiyirukku
Male Chorus: There is a way to earn and live through hard work
Oruthan thayavu namakku ethukku…
Why do we need anyone else's mercy?
Rasa vanthaandi rosamulla
The king has arrived, the honorable king
Rasa vanthaandi
The king has arrived
Chorus :Rasa vanthaandi rosamulla
Chorus: The king has arrived, the honorable king
Rasa vanthaandi
The king has arrived
Female :Thottathellaam ini thulangumadi
Female: Female: Everything touched from now on will shine, my friend
Thunbamellaam vittu vilagumadi
All sorrows will move away, my friend
Chorus :Thottathellaam ini thulangumadi
Chorus: Everything touched from now on will shine, my friend
Thunbamellaam vittu vilagumadi
All sorrows will move away, my friend
Female :Jaathi bedhaminnu yaarum vanthu sonnaa
Female: If anyone comes and talks about caste discrimination
Inge thallungadi…
Push them aside here, my friends...
Jaathi bedhaminnu yaarum vanthu sonnaa
If anyone comes and talks about caste discrimination
Inge thallungadi…
Push them aside here, my friends...
Rasa vanthaandi rosamulla
The king has arrived, the honorable king
Rasa vanthaandi
The king has arrived
Chorus :Rasa vanthaandi rosamulla
Chorus: The king has arrived, the honorable king
Rasa vanthaandi
The king has arrived
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Rasa Vanthaandi' from the film Pancha Kalyani (1979) is a social critique and celebration of self-respect, hard work, and equality among working-class folk (specifically washerfolk/dhobis). It portrays a community celebrating dignity of labor and rejecting social evils such as caste discrimination and hypocrisy. The lyrics juxtapose the washing of physical clothes with the inability of society to wash clean the corrupt human mind and moral filth.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Thottathellaam ini thulangumadi / Thunbamellaam vittu vilagumadi”
Rhyming of the second character across adjacent lines, such as 'Thottathellaam' and 'Thunbamellaam'.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Thuniya velukka therinja namakku, Manasa velukka theriyalla”
Using the act of washing dirty clothes as a metaphor for cleaning moral corruptions and human sins.
Anaphora (Repetition)
“Kaiyirukku kaalirukku, Uruthiyaana manasiruku”
Repetition of phrase structure emphasizing physical strength and self-reliance ('Kaiyirukku', 'Kaalirukku').
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Trivia
Pancha Kalyani (1979) was directed by M. A. Kaja and featured music composed by Shyam. The song delivers a strong social message against caste divisions and promotes self-reliance through dignity of labor.
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