Rasaathi
From Thiruda Thiruda · 1993
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- Shahul Hameed
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Details
- Thiruda Thiruda1993
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Raasathi en usiru ennathilla | Princess, my life is no longer mine |
| Chorus :Hmmm..hmmm… | Chorus: Hmmm..hmmm... |
| Male :Poochoodi vakkappattu pora pulla | Male: Wearing flowers, given away in marriage, goes the girl |
| Chorus :Hmmm..hmmm… | Chorus: Hmmm..hmmm... |
| Male :Nee ponaa en udambu mannukkulla | Male: If you leave, my body will be inside the earth |
| Female :Hmmm ..hmmm… | Female: Hmmm ..hmmm... |
| Chorus :Hmmm ..hmmm… | Chorus: Hmmm ..hmmm... |
| Male :Ravodu sethi varum vaadi pulla | Male: Come, girl, who will join me along with the night |
| Female :Hmmm ..hmmm… | Female: Hmmm ..hmmm... |
| Chorus :Hmmm ..hmmm… | Chorus: Hmmm ..hmmm... |
| Male | |
| Raasathi en usiru ennathilla | Princess, my life is no longer mine |
| Chorus :Hmmm..hmmm…(12) hmm | Chorus: Hmmm..hmmm...(12) hmm |
| Female :Aaaa…aaa…aaa…aaa… | Female: Aaaa...aaa...aaa...aaa... |
| Male | |
| Kaara veetu thinnaiyila | On the porch of the red-tiled house |
| Karikku manja araikaiyilae | While grinding turmeric for curry |
| Chorus :Manjala araiku munnae | Chorus: Before grinding the turmeric |
| Manasa arachavalae | The girl who ground my heart |
| Male | |
| Karisakkattu oodaiyilae | In the stream of the black soil field |
| Kandangi thuvaikkayilae | While washing her Kandangi saree |
| Chorus :Thuniya nanaiyavittu | Chorus: Letting the cloth get wet |
| Manasu puzhinchavalae | The girl who squeezed my heart |
| Male | |
| Andha kalathu metil | On the mound near the threshing floor |
| Ennai izhuthu mudinjikkittu | Pulling me and tying me to her |
| Poravalae…… | The girl who is leaving... |
| Chorus :Porava poravathaan | Chorus: The one who leaves is leaving |
| Pothikkittu ponavathaan | Covered up, she has left |
| Male | |
| Andha kalyana saelaiyila | In that wedding saree |
| Kanneerai thodachikittu | Wiping away her tears |
| Poravalae….. | The girl who is leaving... |
| Chorus :Porava poravathan | Chorus: The one who leaves is leaving |
| Ponjathiyaa ponavathaan | Having become someone else's wife, she is leaving |
| Male | |
| Naan thantha malligaiya | Throwing away the jasmine flowers I gave her |
| Nattathil pottu vittu | In the middle of the street |
| Arali poochoodi | Adorning poisonous oleander flowers |
| Azhuthapadi pora pulla | The girl who leaves while crying |
| Male | |
| Aaaa….aaaa…..aaa…. | Aaaa....aaaa.....aaa.... |
| Chorus :{Kadala kaatukkulla | Chorus: In the peanut field |
| Kaiyaduchu sonna pulla | The girl who gave her word with a promise |
| Kaathula ezhuthanum | Written on the wind |
| Pombalainga sonna solla} (2) | Are the words spoken by women |
| Male | |
| Raasathi en usiru ennathilla | Princess, my life is no longer mine |
| Chorus :Hmmm..hmmm… | Chorus: Hmmm..hmmm... |
| Female :Hmmm ..hmmm… | Female: Hmmm ..hmmm... |
| Male :Poochoodi vakkappattu pora pulla | Male: Wearing flowers, given away in marriage, goes the girl |
| Chorus :Hmmm..hmmm… | Chorus: Hmmm..hmmm... |
| Female :Hmmm ..hmmm… | Female: Hmmm ..hmmm... |
| Male :Nee ponaa en udambu mannukkulla | Male: If you leave, my body will be inside the earth |
| Female :Hmmm ..hmmm… | Female: Hmmm ..hmmm... |
| Chorus :Hmmm ..hmmm… | Chorus: Hmmm ..hmmm... |
| Male :Ravodu sethi varum vaadi pulla | Male: Come, girl, who will join me along with the night |
| Female :Hmmm ..hmmm… | Female: Hmmm ..hmmm... |
| Chorus :Hmmm ..hmmm… | Chorus: Hmmm ..hmmm... |
| Male | |
| Raasathi en usiru ennathilla | Princess, my life is no longer mine |
| Chorus :Hmmm..hmmm…(12) | Chorus: Hmmm..hmmm...(12) |
| Female :Ohoo…ooo..ooo..ooo…aa…aa… | Female: Ohoo...ooo..ooo..ooo...aa...aa... |
| Ohoo…ooo..ooo..ooo…aa….aa… | Ohoo...ooo..ooo..ooo...aa....aa... |
| Ohoo…ooo..ooo..ooo | Ohoo...ooo..ooo..ooo |
| Ohoo…ooo..ooo..ooo | Ohoo...ooo..ooo..ooo |
| Aaa….aaa…aaa…aaa….aaa…. | Aaa....aaa...aaa...aaa....aaa.... |
| Aaa….aaa…aaa…aaa….aaa…. | Aaa....aaa...aaa...aaa....aaa.... |
| Male | |
| Thottu thottu pottu vacha | The spot placed on the forehead by touching repeatedly |
| Suttu viral kaayaliyae | The index finger's print hasn't even dried yet |
| Chorus :Marikozhunthu vecha kaiyil | Chorus: On the hand where sweet marjoram was kept |
| Vaasam innum pogaliyae | The fragrance hasn't left yet |
| Male | |
| Maruthayilae vaangi thantha | Bought and given in Madurai |
| Valavi odaiyaliyae | The bangles haven't broken yet |
| Chorus :Mallu vetti mathiyila | Chorus: In the middle of the white cotton dhoti |
| Manjakara maaralaiyae | The turmeric stain hasn't faded yet |
| Male | |
| Antha kazhuthu thaemalaiyum | That birthmark on her neck |
| Kaathora macchathaiyum | And the mole near her ear |
| Paappadheppo | When will I see them again? |
| Chorus :Paappadheppo paappadheppo | Chorus: When will I see them, when will I see them? |
| Pouranamiyum vaaraadheppo | When will the full moon day arrive? |
| Male | |
| Antha kolusu mani sirruppum | The tinkling sound of her anklet bells |
| Komari ilanjiruppum | And the youthful laughter of that young girl |
| Ketpadheppo | When will I hear them? |
| Chorus :Ketpadheppo ketpadheppo | Chorus: When will I hear them, when will I hear them? |
| Keerathandum pooppadheppo | When will the amaranth stalk bloom with flowers? |
| Male | |
| Karuvelan kaatukkulla | Inside the thorny acacia forest |
| Karuchankuruvi onnu | A black drongo bird |
| Suthi maari kathuthamma | Flies around and cries out continuously |
| Thunaiyathaan kanominnu | Saying its companion is nowhere to be found |
| Male | |
| Oooo…ooo…ooo..oo…ooo… | Oooo...ooo...ooo..oo...ooo... |
| Chorus :{Kadala kaatukkulla | Chorus: In the peanut field |
| Kaiyaduchu sonna pulla | The girl who gave her word with a promise |
| Kaathula ezhuthanum | Written on the wind |
| Pombalainga sonna solla} (2) | Are the words spoken by women |
| Male | |
| Raasathi en usiru ennathilla | Princess, my life is no longer mine |
| Chorus :Hmmm..hmmm… | Chorus: Hmmm..hmmm... |
| Female :Oooo..ooo…ooo..ooo | Female: Oooo..ooo...ooo..ooo |
| Male :Poochoodi vakkappattu pora pulla | Male: Wearing flowers, given away in marriage, goes the girl |
| Chorus :Hmmm..hmmm… | Chorus: Hmmm..hmmm... |
| Female :Oooo..ooo…ooo..ooo | Female: Oooo..ooo...ooo..ooo |
| Male :Nee ponaa en udambu mannukkulla | Male: If you leave, my body will be inside the earth |
| Female :Oooo..ooo…ooo..ooo | Female: Oooo..ooo...ooo..ooo |
| Chorus :Hmmm ..hmmm… | Chorus: Hmmm ..hmmm... |
| Male :Ravodu sethi varum vaadi pulla | Male: Come, girl, who will join me along with the night |
| Female :Aaaa….aaa…aaa….aaa… | Female: Aaaa....aaa...aaa....aaa... |
| Chorus :Hmmm ..hmmm… | Chorus: Hmmm ..hmmm... |
| Male | |
| Raasathi en usiru ennathilla | Princess, my life is no longer mine |
| Chorus :Hmmm..hmmm… | Chorus: Hmmm..hmmm... |
| Female :Oooo..ooo…ooo..ooo | Female: Oooo..ooo...ooo..ooo |
| Male :Poochoodi vakkappattu pora pulla | Male: Wearing flowers, given away in marriage, goes the girl |
| Chorus :Hmmm..hmmm… | Chorus: Hmmm..hmmm... |
| Female :Aaaa….aaa…aaa….aaa… | Female: Aaaa....aaa...aaa....aaa... |
ராசாத்தி என் உசுரு என்னதில்ல
குழு :
ஹ்ம்ம்..ஹ்ம்ம்....
பூச்சூடி வாக்கப்பட்டு போற புள்ள
குழு :
ஹ்ம்ம்..ஹ்ம்ம்....
நீ போனா என் உடம்பு மண்ணுக்குள்ள
ஹ்ம்ம்..ஹ்ம்ம்...
குழு :
ஹ்ம்ம்..ஹ்ம்ம்....
ராவோடு சேதி வரும் வாடிபுள்ள
ஹ்ம்ம்..ஹ்ம்ம்...
குழு :
ஹ்ம்ம்..ஹ்ம்ம்....
Princess, my life is no longer mine
Chorus: Hmmm..hmmm...
Male: Wearing flowers, given away in marriage, goes the girl
Chorus: Hmmm..hmmm...
Male: If you leave, my body will be inside the earth
Female: Hmmm ..hmmm...
Chorus: Hmmm ..hmmm...
Male: Come, girl, who will join me along with the night
Female: Hmmm ..hmmm...
Chorus: Hmmm ..hmmm...
ராசாத்தி என் உசுரு என்னதில்ல
குழு :
ஹ்ம்ம்..ஹ்ம்ம்....(12) ஹ்ம்ம்
ஆஆஅ...ஆஅ....ஆஆ...ஆஅ...
Princess, my life is no longer mine
Chorus: Hmmm..hmmm...(12) hmm
Female: Aaaa...aaa...aaa...aaa...
கார வீட்டு திண்ணையில
கறிக்கு மஞ்சள் அரைக்கையில
குழு :
மஞ்சள அரைக்கும் முன்ன
மனச அரச்சவளே
On the porch of the red-tiled house
While grinding turmeric for curry
Chorus: Before grinding the turmeric
The girl who ground my heart
கரிசாக் காட்டு ஓடையிலே
கண்டாங்கி தொவைகயிலே
குழு :
துணிய நனைய விட்டு
மனச புழிஞ்சவளே
In the stream of the black soil field
While washing her Kandangi saree
Chorus: Letting the cloth get wet
The girl who squeezed my heart
அந்த களத்து மேட்டில்
என்னை இழுத்து முடிஞ்சிகிட்ட
போறவளே...
குழு :
போரவ போரவதான்
போத்திக்கிட்டு போனவதான்
On the mound near the threshing floor
Pulling me and tying me to her
The girl who is leaving...
Chorus: The one who leaves is leaving
Covered up, she has left
அந்த கல்யாண சேலையில
கண்ணீரை தொடச்சிகிட்டு
போறவளே...
குழு :
போறவ போறவ தான்
பொஞ்சாதியா போனவதான்
In that wedding saree
Wiping away her tears
The girl who is leaving...
Chorus: The one who leaves is leaving
Having become someone else's wife, she is leaving
நான் தந்த மல்லிகைய
நட்டாத்தில் போட்டு விட்டு
அரளிப் பூச்சூடி
அழுதபடி போற புள்ள
Throwing away the jasmine flowers I gave her
In the middle of the street
Adorning poisonous oleander flowers
The girl who leaves while crying
ஆஆ....ஆஆஅ....ஆஅ...
குழு :
{கடலக் காட்டுக்குள்ள
கையடுச்சு சொன்ன புள்ள
காத்துல எழுதனும்
பொம்பலைங்க சொன்ன சொல்ல} (2)
Aaaa....aaaa.....aaa....
Chorus: In the peanut field
The girl who gave her word with a promise
Written on the wind
Are the words spoken by women
ராசாத்தி என் உசுரு என்னதில்ல
குழு :
ஹ்ம்ம்..ஹ்ம்ம்....
ஹ்ம்ம்..ஹ்ம்ம்...
பூச்சூடி வாக்கப்பட்டு போற புள்ள
குழு :
ஹ்ம்ம்..ஹ்ம்ம்....
ஹ்ம்ம்..ஹ்ம்ம்...
நீ போனா என் உடம்பு மண்ணுக்குள்ள
ஹ்ம்ம்..ஹ்ம்ம்...
குழு :
ஹ்ம்ம்..ஹ்ம்ம்....
ராவோடு சேதி வரும் வாடிபுள்ள
ஹ்ம்ம்..ஹ்ம்ம்...
குழு :
ஹ்ம்ம்..ஹ்ம்ம்....
Princess, my life is no longer mine
Chorus: Hmmm..hmmm...
Female: Hmmm ..hmmm...
Male: Wearing flowers, given away in marriage, goes the girl
Chorus: Hmmm..hmmm...
Female: Hmmm ..hmmm...
Male: If you leave, my body will be inside the earth
Female: Hmmm ..hmmm...
Chorus: Hmmm ..hmmm...
Male: Come, girl, who will join me along with the night
Female: Hmmm ..hmmm...
Chorus: Hmmm ..hmmm...
ராசாத்தி என் உசுரு என்னதில்ல
குழு :
ஹ்ம்ம்..ஹ்ம்ம்....(12)
ஓஹு...ஓஒ..ஓஒ..ஓஒ...ஆ...ஆ...
ஓஹு...ஓஒ..ஓஒ..ஓஒ...ஆ...ஆ...
ஓஹு...ஓஒ..ஓஒ..ஓஒ...
ஓஹு...ஓஒ..ஓஒ..ஓஒ...
ஆஅ...ஆஅ...ஆஅ..ஆஅ...ஆஅ....
ஆஅ...ஆஅ...ஆஅ..ஆஅ...ஆஅ....
Princess, my life is no longer mine
Chorus: Hmmm..hmmm...(12)
Female: Ohoo...ooo..ooo..ooo...aa...aa...
Ohoo...ooo..ooo..ooo...aa....aa...
Ohoo...ooo..ooo..ooo
Ohoo...ooo..ooo..ooo
Aaa....aaa...aaa...aaa....aaa....
Aaa....aaa...aaa...aaa....aaa....
தொட்டு தொட்டு பொட்டு வச்ச
சுட்டு விரல் காயலியே
குழு :
மறிக்கொழுந்து வெச்ச கையில்
வாசம் இன்னும் போகலையே
The spot placed on the forehead by touching repeatedly
The index finger's print hasn't even dried yet
Chorus: On the hand where sweet marjoram was kept
The fragrance hasn't left yet
மருதையில வாங்கித் தந்த
வளவி ஓடையலையே
குழு :
மல்லு வேட்டி மத்தியில
மஞ்சக் கர மாறலையே
Bought and given in Madurai
The bangles haven't broken yet
Chorus: In the middle of the white cotton dhoti
The turmeric stain hasn't faded yet
அந்தக் கழுத்து தேமலையும்
காதோர மச்சத்தையும்
பாப்பதெப்போ
குழு :
பாப்பதெப்போ பாப்பதெப்போ
பௌர்ணமியும் வாரதெப்போ
That birthmark on her neck
And the mole near her ear
When will I see them again?
Chorus: When will I see them, when will I see them?
When will the full moon day arrive?
அந்தக் கொலுசு மணி சிரிப்பும்
கொமரி இளஞ் சிரிப்பும்
கேட்பதெப்போ
குழு :
கேட்பதெப்போ கேட்பதெப்போ
கீரதண்டும் பூப்பதெப்போ
The tinkling sound of her anklet bells
And the youthful laughter of that young girl
When will I hear them?
Chorus: When will I hear them, when will I hear them?
When will the amaranth stalk bloom with flowers?
கருவேலங் காட்டுக்குள்ள
கரிச்சான்குருவி ஒண்னு
சுதி மாறிக் கத்துதம்மா
தொணையத்தான் காணோமின்னு
Inside the thorny acacia forest
A black drongo bird
Flies around and cries out continuously
Saying its companion is nowhere to be found
ஓஓஒ... ஓஒ...ஓஒ...ஊ..ஓஒ...
குழு :
{கடலக் காட்டுக்குள்ள
கையடுச்சு சொன்ன புள்ள
காத்துல எழுதனும்
பொம்பலைங்க சொன்ன சொல்ல} (2)
Oooo...ooo...ooo..oo...ooo...
Chorus: In the peanut field
The girl who gave her word with a promise
Written on the wind
Are the words spoken by women
ராசாத்தி என் உசுரு என்னதில்ல
குழு :
ஹ்ம்ம்..ஹ்ம்ம்....
ஹ்ம்ம்..ஹ்ம்ம்...
பூச்சூடி வாக்கப்பட்டு போற புள்ள
குழு :
ஹ்ம்ம்..ஹ்ம்ம்....
ஹ்ம்ம்..ஹ்ம்ம்...
நீ போனா என் உடம்பு மண்ணுக்குள்ள
ஓஓஒ...ஓஒ...ஓஒ...ஓஒ...
குழு :
ஹ்ம்ம்..ஹ்ம்ம்....
ராவோடு சேதி வரும் வாடிபுள்ள
ஆஆ...ஆஅ...ஆஅ...ஆஅ...
குழு :
ஹ்ம்ம்..ஹ்ம்ம்....
Princess, my life is no longer mine
Chorus: Hmmm..hmmm...
Female: Oooo..ooo...ooo..ooo
Male: Wearing flowers, given away in marriage, goes the girl
Chorus: Hmmm..hmmm...
Female: Oooo..ooo...ooo..ooo
Male: If you leave, my body will be inside the earth
Female: Oooo..ooo...ooo..ooo
Chorus: Hmmm ..hmmm...
Male: Come, girl, who will join me along with the night
Female: Aaaa....aaa...aaa....aaa...
Chorus: Hmmm ..hmmm...
ராசாத்தி என் உசுரு என்னதில்ல
குழு :
ஹ்ம்ம்..ஹ்ம்ம்....
ஓஓஒ...ஓஒ...ஓஒ...ஓஒ...
பூச்சூடி வாக்கப்பட்டு போற புள்ள
குழு :
ஹ்ம்ம்..ஹ்ம்ம்....
ஆஆ...ஆஅ...ஆஅ...ஆஅ...
Princess, my life is no longer mine
Chorus: Hmmm..hmmm...
Female: Oooo..ooo...ooo..ooo
Male: Wearing flowers, given away in marriage, goes the girl
Chorus: Hmmm..hmmm...
Female: Aaaa....aaa...aaa....aaa...
Raasathi en usiru ennathilla
Princess, my life is no longer mine
Chorus :Hmmm..hmmm…
Chorus: Hmmm..hmmm...
Male :Poochoodi vakkappattu pora pulla
Male: Wearing flowers, given away in marriage, goes the girl
Chorus :Hmmm..hmmm…
Chorus: Hmmm..hmmm...
Male :Nee ponaa en udambu mannukkulla
Male: If you leave, my body will be inside the earth
Female :Hmmm ..hmmm…
Female: Hmmm ..hmmm...
Chorus :Hmmm ..hmmm…
Chorus: Hmmm ..hmmm...
Male :Ravodu sethi varum vaadi pulla
Male: Come, girl, who will join me along with the night
Female :Hmmm ..hmmm…
Female: Hmmm ..hmmm...
Chorus :Hmmm ..hmmm…
Chorus: Hmmm ..hmmm...
Raasathi en usiru ennathilla
Princess, my life is no longer mine
Chorus :Hmmm..hmmm…(12) hmm
Chorus: Hmmm..hmmm...(12) hmm
Female :Aaaa…aaa…aaa…aaa…
Female: Aaaa...aaa...aaa...aaa...
Kaara veetu thinnaiyila
On the porch of the red-tiled house
Karikku manja araikaiyilae
While grinding turmeric for curry
Chorus :Manjala araiku munnae
Chorus: Before grinding the turmeric
Manasa arachavalae
The girl who ground my heart
Karisakkattu oodaiyilae
In the stream of the black soil field
Kandangi thuvaikkayilae
While washing her Kandangi saree
Chorus :Thuniya nanaiyavittu
Chorus: Letting the cloth get wet
Manasu puzhinchavalae
The girl who squeezed my heart
Andha kalathu metil
On the mound near the threshing floor
Ennai izhuthu mudinjikkittu
Pulling me and tying me to her
Poravalae……
The girl who is leaving...
Chorus :Porava poravathaan
Chorus: The one who leaves is leaving
Pothikkittu ponavathaan
Covered up, she has left
Andha kalyana saelaiyila
In that wedding saree
Kanneerai thodachikittu
Wiping away her tears
Poravalae…..
The girl who is leaving...
Chorus :Porava poravathan
Chorus: The one who leaves is leaving
Ponjathiyaa ponavathaan
Having become someone else's wife, she is leaving
Naan thantha malligaiya
Throwing away the jasmine flowers I gave her
Nattathil pottu vittu
In the middle of the street
Arali poochoodi
Adorning poisonous oleander flowers
Azhuthapadi pora pulla
The girl who leaves while crying
Aaaa….aaaa…..aaa….
Aaaa....aaaa.....aaa....
Chorus :{Kadala kaatukkulla
Chorus: In the peanut field
Kaiyaduchu sonna pulla
The girl who gave her word with a promise
Kaathula ezhuthanum
Written on the wind
Pombalainga sonna solla} (2)
Are the words spoken by women
Raasathi en usiru ennathilla
Princess, my life is no longer mine
Chorus :Hmmm..hmmm…
Chorus: Hmmm..hmmm...
Female :Hmmm ..hmmm…
Female: Hmmm ..hmmm...
Male :Poochoodi vakkappattu pora pulla
Male: Wearing flowers, given away in marriage, goes the girl
Chorus :Hmmm..hmmm…
Chorus: Hmmm..hmmm...
Female :Hmmm ..hmmm…
Female: Hmmm ..hmmm...
Male :Nee ponaa en udambu mannukkulla
Male: If you leave, my body will be inside the earth
Female :Hmmm ..hmmm…
Female: Hmmm ..hmmm...
Chorus :Hmmm ..hmmm…
Chorus: Hmmm ..hmmm...
Male :Ravodu sethi varum vaadi pulla
Male: Come, girl, who will join me along with the night
Female :Hmmm ..hmmm…
Female: Hmmm ..hmmm...
Chorus :Hmmm ..hmmm…
Chorus: Hmmm ..hmmm...
Raasathi en usiru ennathilla
Princess, my life is no longer mine
Chorus :Hmmm..hmmm…(12)
Chorus: Hmmm..hmmm...(12)
Female :Ohoo…ooo..ooo..ooo…aa…aa…
Female: Ohoo...ooo..ooo..ooo...aa...aa...
Ohoo…ooo..ooo..ooo…aa….aa…
Ohoo...ooo..ooo..ooo...aa....aa...
Ohoo…ooo..ooo..ooo
Ohoo...ooo..ooo..ooo
Ohoo…ooo..ooo..ooo
Ohoo...ooo..ooo..ooo
Aaa….aaa…aaa…aaa….aaa….
Aaa....aaa...aaa...aaa....aaa....
Aaa….aaa…aaa…aaa….aaa….
Aaa....aaa...aaa...aaa....aaa....
Thottu thottu pottu vacha
The spot placed on the forehead by touching repeatedly
Suttu viral kaayaliyae
The index finger's print hasn't even dried yet
Chorus :Marikozhunthu vecha kaiyil
Chorus: On the hand where sweet marjoram was kept
Vaasam innum pogaliyae
The fragrance hasn't left yet
Maruthayilae vaangi thantha
Bought and given in Madurai
Valavi odaiyaliyae
The bangles haven't broken yet
Chorus :Mallu vetti mathiyila
Chorus: In the middle of the white cotton dhoti
Manjakara maaralaiyae
The turmeric stain hasn't faded yet
Antha kazhuthu thaemalaiyum
That birthmark on her neck
Kaathora macchathaiyum
And the mole near her ear
Paappadheppo
When will I see them again?
Chorus :Paappadheppo paappadheppo
Chorus: When will I see them, when will I see them?
Pouranamiyum vaaraadheppo
When will the full moon day arrive?
Antha kolusu mani sirruppum
The tinkling sound of her anklet bells
Komari ilanjiruppum
And the youthful laughter of that young girl
Ketpadheppo
When will I hear them?
Chorus :Ketpadheppo ketpadheppo
Chorus: When will I hear them, when will I hear them?
Keerathandum pooppadheppo
When will the amaranth stalk bloom with flowers?
Karuvelan kaatukkulla
Inside the thorny acacia forest
Karuchankuruvi onnu
A black drongo bird
Suthi maari kathuthamma
Flies around and cries out continuously
Thunaiyathaan kanominnu
Saying its companion is nowhere to be found
Oooo…ooo…ooo..oo…ooo…
Oooo...ooo...ooo..oo...ooo...
Chorus :{Kadala kaatukkulla
Chorus: In the peanut field
Kaiyaduchu sonna pulla
The girl who gave her word with a promise
Kaathula ezhuthanum
Written on the wind
Pombalainga sonna solla} (2)
Are the words spoken by women
Raasathi en usiru ennathilla
Princess, my life is no longer mine
Chorus :Hmmm..hmmm…
Chorus: Hmmm..hmmm...
Female :Oooo..ooo…ooo..ooo
Female: Oooo..ooo...ooo..ooo
Male :Poochoodi vakkappattu pora pulla
Male: Wearing flowers, given away in marriage, goes the girl
Chorus :Hmmm..hmmm…
Chorus: Hmmm..hmmm...
Female :Oooo..ooo…ooo..ooo
Female: Oooo..ooo...ooo..ooo
Male :Nee ponaa en udambu mannukkulla
Male: If you leave, my body will be inside the earth
Female :Oooo..ooo…ooo..ooo
Female: Oooo..ooo...ooo..ooo
Chorus :Hmmm ..hmmm…
Chorus: Hmmm ..hmmm...
Male :Ravodu sethi varum vaadi pulla
Male: Come, girl, who will join me along with the night
Female :Aaaa….aaa…aaa….aaa…
Female: Aaaa....aaa...aaa....aaa...
Chorus :Hmmm ..hmmm…
Chorus: Hmmm ..hmmm...
Raasathi en usiru ennathilla
Princess, my life is no longer mine
Chorus :Hmmm..hmmm…
Chorus: Hmmm..hmmm...
Female :Oooo..ooo…ooo..ooo
Female: Oooo..ooo...ooo..ooo
Male :Poochoodi vakkappattu pora pulla
Male: Wearing flowers, given away in marriage, goes the girl
Chorus :Hmmm..hmmm…
Chorus: Hmmm..hmmm...
Female :Aaaa….aaa…aaa….aaa…
Female: Aaaa....aaa...aaa....aaa...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Raasathi En Usiru is a poignant, haunting dirge-like lament from the 1993 Tamil film Thiruda Thiruda. Written by Vairamuthu and composed by A.R. Rahman, the song portrays the deep grief of a lover witnessing his beloved being forcibly married off to another man. He recalls intimate rural memories—grinding turmeric, washing sarees at the stream, and quiet promises in peanut fields—contrasting past love with the painful present where she leaves in bridal attire wearing sorrowful oleander flowers instead of joyous jasmine. The song relies heavily on earthy rustic imagery, metaphorizing the fleeting nature of women's promises as 'writing on the wind.' Through melancholic vocal harmonies and bird imagery (a lone drongo searching for its lost mate in acacia woods), the protagonist conveys his profound despair, feeling that his very soul has departed with her marriage.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Manasa arachavalae”
Manasa arachavalae / Manasu puzhinchavalae - Comparing the emotional impact on his heart to grinding spices or wringing out wet clothes.
Contrast / Imagery
“Arali poochoodi”
Naan thantha malligaiya... Arali poochoodi - Contrast between sweet white jasmine (symbolizing love) thrown away and bitter/poisonous oleander (symbolizing tragedy/sorrow) worn on her head.
Hyperbole / Simile
“Kaathula ezhuthanum pombalainga sonna solla”
Kaathula ezhuthanum pombalainga sonna solla - Comparing promises made by women to words written on the wind, emphasizing their transience and unreliability.
Personification / Nature Parallelism
“Suthi maari kathuthamma thunaiyathaan kanominnu”
Karuchankuruvi onnu... Thunaiyathaan kanominnu - The black drongo crying for its missing mate serves as a parallel representation of the lover's isolation.
Emoni / Rhyme (Monorhyme & Alliteration)
“Karikku manja araikaiyilae”
Repetition of sounds like 'araikaiyilae', 'thuvaikkayilae' creates a rhythmic folk cadence typical of rural Tamil songs.
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Trivia
Though credited in common queries as Unknown, this song was composed by A. R. Rahman for Mani Ratnam's film 'Thiruda Thiruda' (1993). Sung prominently by Shahul Hameed with backing vocals by Sujatha Mohan and Minmini, it is famously known for being an predominantly a cappella track with minimal instrumental accompaniment, relying almost entirely on vocal harmonies to evoke deep mournfulness.
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