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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
Details
7UP Madras Gig – Rasaathi Nenja2019

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Kathi veesuraYou slash like a knife
Kannil pesuraYou speak with your eyes
Paathu paathu paarvaiyaalaWatching me over and over with your gaze
Suththu poduraYou encircle and trap me
Male
Unnai pola naanSomeone like you, I...
Aala paakkala...haven't seen anyone like you
Otti otti nenjukkullaSticking close inside my heart
Thaththi thaavuraYou hop and leap around
Male
Niththam vanthu neeEvery day you come
Minnal kaattuShow me a flash of lightning
Satham podura ullaaraMaking noise deep inside me
Mothamaaga neeCompletely, you...
Thinnu paakkura...try eating me up
Vathi pogura thannaalaI evaporate all on my own
Male
Uchcham thalaiyilaOn the crown of my head
Unnai irukkithaanHolding you tightly
Kanaa kaanuren koothaadaI dream and celebrate
Kannu muzhuchathumOnce my eyes open
Etti poguraYou go far away
Nyayam illadi vaadi vaadiThis isn't fair, girl, come to me
Male
Raasathi nenja odaiyaa odachaPrincess, you broke my heart completely
Unnaala naanum theriyaa therichenBecause of you, I came to realize everything
Usurula un pecha thaanaeIn my very soul, your words...
Kuviyaa kuvichen...I gathered in heaps
Unkitta thaanae vayasa tholachenTo you alone, I lost my youth
Alaiyura naan…I who wander...
Male
Odhaduthaan inikkuthaeMy lips feel sweet
Nodiyula un per sonnaThe moment I say your name
Idhayam thaan nazhuvuthaeMy heart slips away
Unakkulla idhu nadakkumaDoes this happen inside you too?
Ada kozhamburenAh, I am so confused
Male
Yekkam sernthaachuLonging has accumulated
UnnaalaBecause of you
Thookkam thaan seralaSleep hasn't come to me
Paathum paakkaamaLooking yet pretending not to look
Nee ponaa enna sollaIf you walk away, what can I say?
Male
Pinnal podaama nee ennaiWithout even braiding or binding me
Mothamaa kokkuraYou hook me completely
Dhinam nenappulaDaily in my thoughts
Nee varudura ennai thirudura…aa…You caress me and steal me away...

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

'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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