Rasave Rasave Kathirunthen
From Namma Ooru Nayagan · 1988
- Lyricist
- Rajesh Khanna
- Singer
- Uma Ramanan
- Music director
- Rajesh Khanna
- Details
- Namma Ooru Nayagan1988
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Raasavae raasavae kaathirunthen raasavae | Oh king, my king, I have been waiting for you, my king. |
| Unna kaanamae kaanamae paarthiruthen raasavae | Unable to see you anywhere, I kept searching for you, my king. |
| Vazhi meedhu kotta kotta vizhiyellam unna sutha | Staring continuously at the path, my eyes kept wandering for you. |
| Vazhi meedhu kotta kotta vizhiyellam unna sutha | Staring continuously at the path, my eyes kept wandering for you. |
| Female | |
| Thadam paarthu kaathirunthen thanga raasa kaanalaiyae | Watching out for your footsteps I waited, but my golden king is nowhere to be seen. |
| Un ninaivaa kaathirunthen anbu raasa kaanalaiyae | Immersed in your memories I waited, but my beloved king is nowhere to be seen. |
| Raasavae raasavae kaathirunthen raasavae | Oh king, my king, I have been waiting for you, my king. |
| Unna kaanamae kaanamae paarthiruthen raasavae | Unable to see you anywhere, I kept searching for you, my king. |
| Female | |
| Pala naala unna thaedi pasiyaara maranthenaiyaa | Searching for you for many days, I forgot to satisfy my hunger. |
| Kaduthaasi varumoonnu kannuranga marukkuthaiyaa | Hoping for a letter to arrive, my eyes refuse to sleep. |
| Manasukkulla nee irunthu mani kanakka thudikkiriyae | Residing inside my heart, you beat like the ticking hours. |
| Mathavanga paarvaikku thaan mana kanakka irukkuriyae | Yet to the eyes of others, you exist only as a thought in my mind. |
| Female | |
| Tharaiyilae viricha paaya madichu veikka manasillaiyae | I do not have the heart to fold back the mat spread on the floor. |
| Thalaiyilae vechen malli irunthum athu sugam illaiyae | I placed jasmine flowers in my hair, yet there is no joy in it. |
| Raasavae raasavae kaathirunthen raasavae | Oh king, my king, I have been waiting for you, my king. |
| Unna kaanamae kaanamae paarthiruthen raasavae | Unable to see you anywhere, I kept searching for you, my king. |
| Female | |
| Muhurtham vechuthaanae manam mudichom oru naalu | After setting an auspicious time, we got married one fine day. |
| Mudhaliravu mudiyum munnae yen neeru ponneeru | Before our wedding night could even end, why did my golden glow fade? |
| Kadamai azhaikkuthinnu nee paranthu ponaayoo | Saying duty calls you away, did you fly off? |
| Un udambhu nikkuthingae adha maranthu ponaayae | Your presence lingers right here, did you forget that? |
| Female | |
| Nethiyilae vecha pottu nenjukkulla nikkuthaiyaa | The bindi placed on my forehead stays firmly enshrined in my heart. |
| Nee mathiyilae thantha mutham manasukkulla nikkuthaiyaa | The kiss you gave me in the afternoon stays lingering in my soul. |
| Raasavae raasavae kaathirunthen raasavae | Oh king, my king, I have been waiting for you, my king. |
| Unna kaanamae kaanamae paarthiruthen raasavae | Unable to see you anywhere, I kept searching for you, my king. |
| Vazhi meedhu kotta kotta vizhiyellam unna sutha | Staring continuously at the path, my eyes kept wandering for you. |
| Vazhi meedhu kotta kotta vizhiyellam unna sutha | Staring continuously at the path, my eyes kept wandering for you. |
| Female | |
| Thadam paarthu kaathirunthen thanga raasa kaanalaiyae | Watching out for your footsteps I waited, but my golden king is nowhere to be seen. |
| Un ninaivaa kaathirunthen anbu raasa kaanalaiyae | Immersed in your memories I waited, but my beloved king is nowhere to be seen. |
| Raasavae raasavae kaathirunthen raasavae | Oh king, my king, I have been waiting for you, my king. |
| Unna kaanamae kaanamae paarthiruthen raasavae | Unable to see you anywhere, I kept searching for you, my king. |
ராசாவே ராசாவே காத்திருந்தேன் ராசாவே
உன்ன காணாம காணாம பாத்திருந்தேன் ராசாவே
வழி மீது கொட்ட கொட்ட விழியெல்லாம் உன்ன சுத்த
வழி மீது கொட்ட கொட்ட விழியெல்லாம் உன்ன சுத்த
Oh king, my king, I have been waiting for you, my king.
Unable to see you anywhere, I kept searching for you, my king.
Staring continuously at the path, my eyes kept wandering for you.
Staring continuously at the path, my eyes kept wandering for you.
தடம் பார்த்து காத்திருந்தேன் தங்க ராசா காணலையே
உன் நினைவா காத்திருந்தேன் அன்பு ராசா காணலையே
ராசாவே ராசாவே காத்திருந்தேன் ராசாவே
உன்ன காணாம காணாம பாத்திருந்தேன் ராசாவே
Watching out for your footsteps I waited, but my golden king is nowhere to be seen.
Immersed in your memories I waited, but my beloved king is nowhere to be seen.
Oh king, my king, I have been waiting for you, my king.
Unable to see you anywhere, I kept searching for you, my king.
பல நாளா உன்னத் தேடி பசியாற மறந்தேன்யா
கடுதாசி வருமோன்னு கண்ணுறங்க மறுக்குதய்யா
மனசுக்குள்ள நீயிருந்து மணிக் கணக்கா துடிக்கிறியே
மத்தவங்க பார்வைக்குத்தான் மனக் கணக்கா இருக்குறியே
Searching for you for many days, I forgot to satisfy my hunger.
Hoping for a letter to arrive, my eyes refuse to sleep.
Residing inside my heart, you beat like the ticking hours.
Yet to the eyes of others, you exist only as a thought in my mind.
தரையிலே விரிச்ச பாய மடிச்சு வைக்க மனசில்லையே
தலையிலே வச்சேன் மல்லி இருந்தும் அது சுகமில்லையே
ராசாவே ராசாவே காத்திருந்தேன் ராசாவே
உன்ன காணாம காணாம பாத்திருந்தேன் ராசாவே
I do not have the heart to fold back the mat spread on the floor.
I placed jasmine flowers in my hair, yet there is no joy in it.
Oh king, my king, I have been waiting for you, my king.
Unable to see you anywhere, I kept searching for you, my king.
முகூர்த்தம் வச்சுத்தானே மணம் முடிச்சோம் ஒரு நாளு
முதலிரவு முடியும் முன்னே ஏன் நீரு போனீரு
கடமை அழைக்குதின்னு நீ பறந்து போனாயோ
உன் உடம்பு நிக்குதிங்கே அத மறந்து போனாயே
After setting an auspicious time, we got married one fine day.
Before our wedding night could even end, why did my golden glow fade?
Saying duty calls you away, did you fly off?
Your presence lingers right here, did you forget that?
நெத்தியிலே வச்சப் பொட்டு நெஞ்சுக்குள்ளே நிக்குதய்யா
நீ மத்தியிலே தந்த முத்தம் மனசுக்குள்ள நிக்குதய்யா
ராசாவே ராசாவே காத்திருந்தேன் ராசாவே
உன்ன காணாம காணாம பாத்திருந்தேன் ராசாவே
The bindi placed on my forehead stays firmly enshrined in my heart.
The kiss you gave me in the afternoon stays lingering in my soul.
Oh king, my king, I have been waiting for you, my king.
Unable to see you anywhere, I kept searching for you, my king.
Staring continuously at the path, my eyes kept wandering for you.
Staring continuously at the path, my eyes kept wandering for you.
வழி மீது கொட்ட கொட்ட விழியெல்லாம் உன்ன சுத்த
வழி மீது கொட்ட கொட்ட விழியெல்லாம் உன்ன சுத்த
தடம் பார்த்து காத்திருந்தேன் தங்க ராசா காணலையே
உன் நினைவா காத்திருந்தேன் அன்பு ராசா காணலையே
Watching out for your footsteps I waited, but my golden king is nowhere to be seen.
Immersed in your memories I waited, but my beloved king is nowhere to be seen.
Oh king, my king, I have been waiting for you, my king.
Unable to see you anywhere, I kept searching for you, my king.
ராசாவே ராசாவே காத்திருந்தேன் ராசாவே
உன்ன காணாம காணாம பாத்திருந்தேன் ராசாவே
Raasavae raasavae kaathirunthen raasavae
Oh king, my king, I have been waiting for you, my king.
Unna kaanamae kaanamae paarthiruthen raasavae
Unable to see you anywhere, I kept searching for you, my king.
Vazhi meedhu kotta kotta vizhiyellam unna sutha
Staring continuously at the path, my eyes kept wandering for you.
Vazhi meedhu kotta kotta vizhiyellam unna sutha
Staring continuously at the path, my eyes kept wandering for you.
Thadam paarthu kaathirunthen thanga raasa kaanalaiyae
Watching out for your footsteps I waited, but my golden king is nowhere to be seen.
Un ninaivaa kaathirunthen anbu raasa kaanalaiyae
Immersed in your memories I waited, but my beloved king is nowhere to be seen.
Raasavae raasavae kaathirunthen raasavae
Oh king, my king, I have been waiting for you, my king.
Unna kaanamae kaanamae paarthiruthen raasavae
Unable to see you anywhere, I kept searching for you, my king.
Pala naala unna thaedi pasiyaara maranthenaiyaa
Searching for you for many days, I forgot to satisfy my hunger.
Kaduthaasi varumoonnu kannuranga marukkuthaiyaa
Hoping for a letter to arrive, my eyes refuse to sleep.
Manasukkulla nee irunthu mani kanakka thudikkiriyae
Residing inside my heart, you beat like the ticking hours.
Mathavanga paarvaikku thaan mana kanakka irukkuriyae
Yet to the eyes of others, you exist only as a thought in my mind.
Tharaiyilae viricha paaya madichu veikka manasillaiyae
I do not have the heart to fold back the mat spread on the floor.
Thalaiyilae vechen malli irunthum athu sugam illaiyae
I placed jasmine flowers in my hair, yet there is no joy in it.
Raasavae raasavae kaathirunthen raasavae
Oh king, my king, I have been waiting for you, my king.
Unna kaanamae kaanamae paarthiruthen raasavae
Unable to see you anywhere, I kept searching for you, my king.
Muhurtham vechuthaanae manam mudichom oru naalu
After setting an auspicious time, we got married one fine day.
Mudhaliravu mudiyum munnae yen neeru ponneeru
Before our wedding night could even end, why did my golden glow fade?
Kadamai azhaikkuthinnu nee paranthu ponaayoo
Saying duty calls you away, did you fly off?
Un udambhu nikkuthingae adha maranthu ponaayae
Your presence lingers right here, did you forget that?
Nethiyilae vecha pottu nenjukkulla nikkuthaiyaa
The bindi placed on my forehead stays firmly enshrined in my heart.
Nee mathiyilae thantha mutham manasukkulla nikkuthaiyaa
The kiss you gave me in the afternoon stays lingering in my soul.
Raasavae raasavae kaathirunthen raasavae
Oh king, my king, I have been waiting for you, my king.
Unna kaanamae kaanamae paarthiruthen raasavae
Unable to see you anywhere, I kept searching for you, my king.
Vazhi meedhu kotta kotta vizhiyellam unna sutha
Staring continuously at the path, my eyes kept wandering for you.
Vazhi meedhu kotta kotta vizhiyellam unna sutha
Staring continuously at the path, my eyes kept wandering for you.
Thadam paarthu kaathirunthen thanga raasa kaanalaiyae
Watching out for your footsteps I waited, but my golden king is nowhere to be seen.
Un ninaivaa kaathirunthen anbu raasa kaanalaiyae
Immersed in your memories I waited, but my beloved king is nowhere to be seen.
Raasavae raasavae kaathirunthen raasavae
Oh king, my king, I have been waiting for you, my king.
Unna kaanamae kaanamae paarthiruthen raasavae
Unable to see you anywhere, I kept searching for you, my king.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poignant Tamil folk melody expresses the deep grief, longing, and eternal wait of a newly married rural bride for her absent husband. Having parted ways shortly after their wedding due to his call of duty, she spends her days gazing down the road, sleepless and unable to eat, clinging onto the precious memories of their short time together.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Anaphora / Repetition (Eretologia)
“Raasavae raasavae kaathirunthen raasavae”
Repetition of words like 'Raasavae raasavae' and 'kaanamae kaanamae' heightens the emotional intensity of pleading and sorrow.
Visual Imagery
“Vazhi meedhu kotta kotta vizhiyellam unna sutha”
The imagery of staring down a path until the eyes turn around captures the physical strain and devotion of waiting.
Simile / Temporal Metaphor
“Manasukkulla nee irunthu mani kanakka thudikkiriyae”
Comparing the lover's presence in the heart to the steady ticking of hourly clock chimes ('mani kanakka thudikkiriyae').
Second-letter Rhyming (Edukai)
“Nethiyilae vecha pottu nenjukkulla nikkuthaiyaa”
Classical Tamil poetic rhyming where the second letter matches ('Nethiyilae' / 'Nee mathiyilae').
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Trivia
This track is a classic example of late 1980s Tamil rural heartbreak songs rendered by singer Uma Ramanan, whose soft and emotional voice became synonymous with expressive village melodies during that era.
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