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Rasaathi Nenja

From 7UP Madras Gig – Rasaathi Nenja · 2019

Lyricist
Ku. Karthik
Singers
Yuvan Shankar Raja, Dharan Kumar
Music director
Dharan Kumar
Movie name
7UP Madras Gig – Rasaathi Nenja
Movie release year
2019
Lyrics added on
4 Feb 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kathi veesura
Kannil pesura
Paathu paathu paarvaiyaala
Suththu podura
Unnai pola naan
Aala paakkala
Otti otti nenjukkulla
Thaththi thaavura
Niththam vanthu nee
Minnal kaattu
Satham podura ullaara
Mothamaaga nee
Thinnu paakkura
Vathi pogura thannaala
Uchcham thalaiyila
Unnai irukkithaan
Kanaa kaanuren koothaada
Kannu muzhuchathum
Etti pogura
Nyayam illadi vaadi vaadi
Raasathi nenja odaiyaa odacha
Unnaala naanum theriyaa therichen
Usurula un pecha thaanae
Kuviyaa kuvichen
Unkitta thaanae vayasa tholachen
Alaiyura naan…
Odhaduthaan inikkuthae
Nodiyula un per sonna
Idhayam thaan nazhuvuthae
Unakkulla idhu nadakkuma
Ada kozhamburen
Yekkam sernthaachu
Unnaala
Thookkam thaan serala
Paathum paakkaama
Nee ponaa enna solla
Pinnal podaama nee ennai
Mothamaa kokkura
Dhinam nenappula
Nee varudura ennai thirudura…aa…
You strike like a blade
You speak with your eyes
Looking at me with your gaze
You surround and trap me
Someone like you
I have never seen
Clinging close inside my heart
You skip and flutter around
You show up every day
Flashing like lightning
Making a stir inside me
You devour me
Completely
And vanish on your own
Holding you tightly
Right to the crown of my head
I dream of dancing with joy
The moment I open my eyes
You drift far away
It isn't fair, girl, come to me!
My queen, you broke my heart completely
Because of you, I learned things I never knew
Deep in my soul, your words
I gathered in heaps
It was to you that I lost my youth
And now I am wandering...
My lips taste sweet
The second I say your name
My heart slips away
Does this happen inside you too?
Ah, I'm so confused
Longing has gathered
Because of you
Sleep never arrives
Looking yet looking away
If you just walk past, what can I say?
Without even weaving a trap
You hook me completely
Every day in my thoughts
You caress me, you steal me away... ah...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Rasaathi Nenja' from 7UP Madras Gig Season 2 is an energetic, contemporary romantic song that captures the overwhelmed state of a young man deeply in love. He describes his beloved's enchanting eyes, her playful distance, and how her mere presence disrupts his peace of mind. He expresses how thoughts of her consume his day and night, leaving him sleepless, intrigued, and completely head over heels in love.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (உவமை)

Kathi veesura

Compares the sharp, piercing power of her gaze to a swinging knife ('Kathi veesura').

Adukkuthodar / Repetition (அடுக்குத் தொடர்)

Otti otti nenjukkulla

Repetition of words like 'Otti otti' and 'Paathu paathu' adds rhythm, emphasis, and emotional intensity.

Hyperbole (உயர்வு நவிற்சி அணி)

Odhaduthaan inikkuthae / Nodiyula un per sonna

Exaggerates the sweetness of love by stating that his lips physically taste sweet just by pronouncing her name.

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Trivia

'Rasaathi Nenja' was composed by Dharan Kumar for the indie platform 7UP Madras Gig Season 2 and features vocals by Yuvan Shankar Raja along with Dharan Kumar. The youthful and colloquial lyrics written by Ku. Karthik helped the track become an instant hit among young audiences.

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