Rasathi Rathirikku Vayendi
From Ponnu Pudichirukku · 1984
- Lyricist
- Pulamaipithan
- Singers
- Malaysia Vasudevan, S. Janaki
- Music director
- Chandrabose
- Details
- Ponnu Pudichirukku1984
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| …………….. | ... |
| Chorus | |
| Thalakku kumkum thalakku kumkum | Thalakku kumkum rhythmic beats |
| Thalakku kumkum thalakku kumkum | Thalakku kumkum rhythmic beats |
| Female | |
| Thalakku kumkum thalakku kumkum | Thalakku kumkum rhythmic beats |
| Thalakku kumkum….aa….. | Thalakku kumkum... aa... |
| Male | |
| Rasaththi raththirikku vaayaendi kaaththirukken | O princess, come for the night, I am waiting! |
| Maraappa nee poththa vaada adikkum | When you cover yourself with your pallu, a sweet fragrance wafts! |
| Rasaththi raththirikku | O princess, for the night |
| Female :Ahhaa | Ahhaa |
| Male :Vaayaendi kaaththirukkaen | Come, my dear, I am waiting! |
| Female :Ahhaa | Ahhaa |
| Male :Maraappa nee poththa vaada adikkum | When you cover yourself with your pallu, a sweet fragrance wafts! |
| Male | |
| Ada manakkura marrikkozhunthu | O fragrant marjoram blossom! |
| Female :Nanananaa | Nanananaa |
| Male :Oru sirippula ena maranthu | Forgetting myself in your single smile, |
| Female :Nanananaa | Nanananaa |
| Male :Thenam thavikkiraen una nenaichchu | I yearn every day thinking of you! |
| Male | |
| Rasaththi raththirikku | O princess, for the night |
| Female :Ahhaa | Ahhaa |
| Male :Vaayaendi kaaththirukkaen | Come, my dear, I am waiting! |
| Female :Ahhaa | Ahhaa |
| Male :Maraappa nee poththa vaada adikkum | When you cover yourself with your pallu, a sweet fragrance wafts! |
| Female :Aa….aa…aa…. | Aa....aa...aa.... |
| Female | |
| Thalakku kumkum thalakku kumkum | Thalakku kumkum rhythmic beats |
| Thalakku kumkum…. | Thalakku kumkum.... |
| Thalakku kumkum thalakku kumkum | Thalakku kumkum rhythmic beats |
| Thalakku kumkum…. | Thalakku kumkum.... |
| Chorus | |
| …………….. | ... |
| Male | |
| Katti vaiththa selaikkullae thangasurangam | Inside the draped saree lies a gold mine! |
| Nenaichchaa iruttil kollaiyadippaen | If I desire, I will plunder it in the dark! |
| Female :Kannukkulla kanna vachchu kattiyizhukkum | Locking eyes with mine and pulling me close, |
| Kalaiya azhagaa solli koduppaen | Shall I teach you artfully and beautifully? |
| Male | |
| Idhu iruttula nadakkura kooththu | This is a play that happens in the dark, |
| Female :Nee adikkadi mayakkaththa yaeththu | Induce intoxication frequently! |
| Male :Nee aalaagu naalaachchu aanaalum naanaachchu | You have blossomed into womanhood, and I have become your man, |
| Sarasa kili ada orasikkadi | O romantic parrot, come rub against me! |
| Male | |
| Rasaththi raththirikku | O princess, for the night |
| Female :Ahhaa | Ahhaa |
| Male :Vaayaendi kaaththirukkaen | Come, my dear, I am waiting! |
| Female :Ahhaa | Ahhaa |
| Male :Maraappa nee poththa vaada adikkum | When you cover yourself with your pallu, a sweet fragrance wafts! |
| Female :Aa….aa…aa…. | Aa....aa...aa.... |
| Chorus | |
| ………….. | ... |
| Female | |
| Kaalaiyila aaththukkulla manja kulichchen | In the morning, I bathed in the river with turmeric, |
| Karaiyil ninnu nee mella sirichche | Standing on the bank, you smiled softly! |
| Male :Anthiyila koondhalilae paya virichche | In the evening, you spread a mat within your long tresses, |
| Ammammaa engae nee thoonga nenaichchae | Oh my, where did you think you were going to sleep? |
| Female | |
| Adhu oru tharam pala tharam aachchu | It happened once, and then it happened many times, |
| Male :Adha nenachchathum kodhikkuthu moochchu | Just thinking of it makes my breath boil with passion! |
| Female :Iva sevvaayum punnaachchu senthooram polaachchu | Her red lips became tender and turned bright like vermillion, |
| Vidinjathuthaan ada theriyallaiyae | Ah, we did not even realize that day had dawned! |
| Male | |
| Rasaththi raththirikku | O princess, for the night |
| Female :Ahhaa | Ahhaa |
| Male :Vaayaendi kaaththirukkaen | Come, my dear, I am waiting! |
| Female :Ahhaa | Ahhaa |
| Male :Maraappa nee poththa vaada adikkum | When you cover yourself with your pallu, a sweet fragrance wafts! |
| Female :Aa….aa…aa…. | Aa....aa...aa.... |
| Male | |
| Ada manakkura marrikkozhunthu | O fragrant marjoram blossom! |
| Female :Nanananaa | Nanananaa |
| Male: Oru sirippula ena maranthu | Forgetting myself in your single smile, |
| Female :Nanananaa | Nanananaa |
| Male :Thenam thavikkiraen una nenaichchu | I yearn every day thinking of you! |
| Male | |
| Rasaththi raththirikku | O princess, for the night |
| Female :Ahhaa | Ahhaa |
| Male :Vaayaendi kaaththirukkaen | Come, my dear, I am waiting! |
| Female :Ahhaa | Ahhaa |
| Male :Maraappa nee poththa vaada adikkum | When you cover yourself with your pallu, a sweet fragrance wafts! |
| Female :Aa….aa…aa…. | Aa....aa...aa.... |
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தளக்கு கும்கும் தளக்கு கும்கும்
தளக்கு கும்கும் தளக்கு கும்கும்
Thalakku kumkum rhythmic beats
Thalakku kumkum rhythmic beats
தளக்கு கும்கும் தளக்கு கும்கும்
தளக்கு கும்கும்......ஆ.....
Thalakku kumkum rhythmic beats
Thalakku kumkum... aa...
ராசாத்தி ராத்திரிக்கு வாயேண்டி காத்திருக்கேன்
மாராப்ப நீ போத்த வாட அடிக்கும்
ராசாத்தி ராத்திரிக்கு
அஹ்ஹா
வாயேண்டி காத்திருக்கேன்
அஹ்ஹா
மாராப்ப நீ போத்த வாட அடிக்கும்
O princess, come for the night, I am waiting!
When you cover yourself with your pallu, a sweet fragrance wafts!
O princess, for the night
Ahhaa
Come, my dear, I am waiting!
Ahhaa
When you cover yourself with your pallu, a sweet fragrance wafts!
அட மணக்குற மரிக்கொழுந்து
நனனனன
ஒரு சிரிப்புல என மறந்து
நனனனன
தெனம் தவிக்கிறேன் உன நெனச்சு
O fragrant marjoram blossom!
Nanananaa
Forgetting myself in your single smile,
Nanananaa
I yearn every day thinking of you!
ராசாத்தி ராத்திரிக்கு
அஹ்ஹா
வாயேன்டி காத்திருக்கேன்
அஹ்ஹா
மாராப்ப நீ போத்த வாட அடிக்கும்
ஆ.......ஆ....ஆ.....
O princess, for the night
Ahhaa
Come, my dear, I am waiting!
Ahhaa
When you cover yourself with your pallu, a sweet fragrance wafts!
Aa....aa...aa....
தளக்கு கும்கும் தளக்கு கும்கும்
தளக்கு கும்கும்
தளக்கு கும்கும் தளக்கு கும்கும்
தளக்கு கும்கும்
Thalakku kumkum rhythmic beats
Thalakku kumkum....
Thalakku kumkum rhythmic beats
Thalakku kumkum....
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கட்டி வைத்த சேலைக்குள்ளே தங்கசுரங்கம்
நெனச்சா இருட்டில் கொள்ளையடிப்பேன்
கண்ணுக்குள்ள கண்ண வச்சு கட்டியிழுக்கும்
கலைய அழகா சொல்லிக் கொடுப்பேன்
Inside the draped saree lies a gold mine!
If I desire, I will plunder it in the dark!
Locking eyes with mine and pulling me close,
Shall I teach you artfully and beautifully?
இது இருட்டுல நடக்குற கூத்து
நீ அடிக்கடி மயக்கத்த ஏத்து
நீ ஆளாகி நாளாச்சு ஆனாலும் நானாச்சு
சரச கிளி அட ஓரசிக்கடி.......
This is a play that happens in the dark,
Induce intoxication frequently!
You have blossomed into womanhood, and I have become your man,
O romantic parrot, come rub against me!
ராசாத்தி ராத்திரிக்கு
அஹ்ஹா
வாயேன்டி காத்திருக்கேன்
அஹ்ஹா
மாராப்ப நீ போத்த வாட அடிக்கும்
ஆ.......ஆ....ஆ.....
O princess, for the night
Ahhaa
Come, my dear, I am waiting!
Ahhaa
When you cover yourself with your pallu, a sweet fragrance wafts!
Aa....aa...aa....
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...
காலையில ஆத்துக்குள்ள மஞ்ச குளிச்சேன்
கரையில் நின்னு நீ மெல்ல சிரிச்சே
அந்தியில கூந்தலிலே பாய விரிச்சே
அம்மம்மா எங்கே நீ தூங்க நெனச்சே
In the morning, I bathed in the river with turmeric,
Standing on the bank, you smiled softly!
In the evening, you spread a mat within your long tresses,
Oh my, where did you think you were going to sleep?
அது ஒரு தரம் பல தரம் ஆச்சு
அத நெனச்சதும் கொதிக்குது மூச்சு
இவ செவ்வாயும் புண்ணாச்சு செந்தூரம் போலாச்சு
விடிஞ்சதுதான் அட தெரியல்லையே......
It happened once, and then it happened many times,
Just thinking of it makes my breath boil with passion!
Her red lips became tender and turned bright like vermillion,
Ah, we did not even realize that day had dawned!
ராசாத்தி ராத்திரிக்கு
அஹ்ஹா
வாயேன்டி காத்திருக்கேன்
அஹ்ஹா
மாராப்ப நீ போத்த வாட அடிக்கும்
ஆ.......ஆ....ஆ.....
O princess, for the night
Ahhaa
Come, my dear, I am waiting!
Ahhaa
When you cover yourself with your pallu, a sweet fragrance wafts!
Aa....aa...aa....
அட மணக்குற மரிக்கொழுந்து
நனனனன
ஒரு சிரிப்புல என மறந்து
நனனனன
தெனம் தவிக்கிறேன் உன நெனச்சு
O fragrant marjoram blossom!
Nanananaa
Forgetting myself in your single smile,
Nanananaa
I yearn every day thinking of you!
ராசாத்தி ராத்திரிக்கு
அஹ்ஹா
வாயேன்டி காத்திருக்கேன்
அஹ்ஹா
மாராப்ப நீ போத்த வாட அடிக்கும்
ஆ.......ஆ....ஆ.....
O princess, for the night
Ahhaa
Come, my dear, I am waiting!
Ahhaa
When you cover yourself with your pallu, a sweet fragrance wafts!
Aa....aa...aa....
……………..
...
Thalakku kumkum thalakku kumkum
Thalakku kumkum rhythmic beats
Thalakku kumkum thalakku kumkum
Thalakku kumkum rhythmic beats
Thalakku kumkum thalakku kumkum
Thalakku kumkum rhythmic beats
Thalakku kumkum….aa…..
Thalakku kumkum... aa...
Rasaththi raththirikku vaayaendi kaaththirukken
O princess, come for the night, I am waiting!
Maraappa nee poththa vaada adikkum
When you cover yourself with your pallu, a sweet fragrance wafts!
Rasaththi raththirikku
O princess, for the night
Female :Ahhaa
Ahhaa
Male :Vaayaendi kaaththirukkaen
Come, my dear, I am waiting!
Female :Ahhaa
Ahhaa
Male :Maraappa nee poththa vaada adikkum
When you cover yourself with your pallu, a sweet fragrance wafts!
Ada manakkura marrikkozhunthu
O fragrant marjoram blossom!
Female :Nanananaa
Nanananaa
Male :Oru sirippula ena maranthu
Forgetting myself in your single smile,
Female :Nanananaa
Nanananaa
Male :Thenam thavikkiraen una nenaichchu
I yearn every day thinking of you!
Rasaththi raththirikku
O princess, for the night
Female :Ahhaa
Ahhaa
Male :Vaayaendi kaaththirukkaen
Come, my dear, I am waiting!
Female :Ahhaa
Ahhaa
Male :Maraappa nee poththa vaada adikkum
When you cover yourself with your pallu, a sweet fragrance wafts!
Female :Aa….aa…aa….
Aa....aa...aa....
Thalakku kumkum thalakku kumkum
Thalakku kumkum rhythmic beats
Thalakku kumkum….
Thalakku kumkum....
Thalakku kumkum thalakku kumkum
Thalakku kumkum rhythmic beats
Thalakku kumkum….
Thalakku kumkum....
……………..
...
Katti vaiththa selaikkullae thangasurangam
Inside the draped saree lies a gold mine!
Nenaichchaa iruttil kollaiyadippaen
If I desire, I will plunder it in the dark!
Female :Kannukkulla kanna vachchu kattiyizhukkum
Locking eyes with mine and pulling me close,
Kalaiya azhagaa solli koduppaen
Shall I teach you artfully and beautifully?
Idhu iruttula nadakkura kooththu
This is a play that happens in the dark,
Female :Nee adikkadi mayakkaththa yaeththu
Induce intoxication frequently!
Male :Nee aalaagu naalaachchu aanaalum naanaachchu
You have blossomed into womanhood, and I have become your man,
Sarasa kili ada orasikkadi
O romantic parrot, come rub against me!
Rasaththi raththirikku
O princess, for the night
Female :Ahhaa
Ahhaa
Male :Vaayaendi kaaththirukkaen
Come, my dear, I am waiting!
Female :Ahhaa
Ahhaa
Male :Maraappa nee poththa vaada adikkum
When you cover yourself with your pallu, a sweet fragrance wafts!
Female :Aa….aa…aa….
Aa....aa...aa....
…………..
...
Kaalaiyila aaththukkulla manja kulichchen
In the morning, I bathed in the river with turmeric,
Karaiyil ninnu nee mella sirichche
Standing on the bank, you smiled softly!
Male :Anthiyila koondhalilae paya virichche
In the evening, you spread a mat within your long tresses,
Ammammaa engae nee thoonga nenaichchae
Oh my, where did you think you were going to sleep?
Adhu oru tharam pala tharam aachchu
It happened once, and then it happened many times,
Male :Adha nenachchathum kodhikkuthu moochchu
Just thinking of it makes my breath boil with passion!
Female :Iva sevvaayum punnaachchu senthooram polaachchu
Her red lips became tender and turned bright like vermillion,
Vidinjathuthaan ada theriyallaiyae
Ah, we did not even realize that day had dawned!
Rasaththi raththirikku
O princess, for the night
Female :Ahhaa
Ahhaa
Male :Vaayaendi kaaththirukkaen
Come, my dear, I am waiting!
Female :Ahhaa
Ahhaa
Male :Maraappa nee poththa vaada adikkum
When you cover yourself with your pallu, a sweet fragrance wafts!
Female :Aa….aa…aa….
Aa....aa...aa....
Ada manakkura marrikkozhunthu
O fragrant marjoram blossom!
Female :Nanananaa
Nanananaa
Male: Oru sirippula ena maranthu
Forgetting myself in your single smile,
Female :Nanananaa
Nanananaa
Male :Thenam thavikkiraen una nenaichchu
I yearn every day thinking of you!
Rasaththi raththirikku
O princess, for the night
Female :Ahhaa
Ahhaa
Male :Vaayaendi kaaththirukkaen
Come, my dear, I am waiting!
Female :Ahhaa
Ahhaa
Male :Maraappa nee poththa vaada adikkum
When you cover yourself with your pallu, a sweet fragrance wafts!
Female :Aa….aa…aa….
Aa....aa...aa....
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Rasaththi Raththirikku is a playful and romantic duet from the movie Ponnu Pudichirukku (1984). The song expresses the intimate longing and passionate banter between two lovers anticipating a night together. The hero eagerly waits for his beloved, describing her irresistible scent, captivating smile, and charm, while the heroine responds with sensual teasing and affectionate warmth.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Katti vaiththa selaikkullae thangasurangam”
Comparing the heroine hidden beneath her saree to a hidden treasure chest/gold mine (thangasurangam).
Imagery (Kaatchi Uruvagaththuvam)
“Kaalaiyila aaththukkulla manja kulichchen”
Evokes vivid sensory imagery of bathing with turmeric at the riverbank at dusk and dawn.
Rhyme / Monnai (Initial Rhyming)
“Nee aalaagu naalaachchu aanaalum naanaachchu”
Alliteration and initial rhyming in Tamil poetic structure (Aalaagu / Aanaalum).
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Trivia
Composed by Chandrabose, this song stands out for its lively folk-pop fusion rhythm and popular vocal chemistry between Malaysia Vasudevan and S. Janaki. The rhythmic vocal refrain 'Thalakku kumkum' became a recognizable hook in 1980s Tamil cinema audio tracks.
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