- Lyricist
- Kabilan
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Movie name
- Ponniyin Selvan – Part 1
- Movie release year
- 2022
- Lyrics added on
- 29 Jul 2022
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Muthathula sithathula
Thiththida vandhen
Un nethikkulla
Budhi vaikka vandhen
Muthathula sithathula
Thiththida vandhen
Un nethikkulla
Budhi vaikka vandhen
Ratchasa maamanae
Rathiriyin sooriyanae
Kovaipalam polae
Nee kobam kolladhae
Un aaram budhi
Thera budhithaan
Hooo hoo
Ratchasa maamanae
Rathiriyin sooriyanae
Kovaipalam polae
Nee kobam kolladhae
Un aaram budhi
Thera budhithaan
Oh veeran veeran veeran veeran
Enga maman veeran
Aalamaram vera pola
Azham aana dheeran
Aattam kaana vaikka poraan
Aattukutti theeran
Naatu thalaivan motcham kolgiraan
Hoo oo hoo
Meesavacha miruga miruganae
Muthathula sithathula
Thiththida vandhen
Un nethikkulla
Budhi vaikka vandhen
Thomsa vidham thomsa vidham
Imsai mozhi
Amsamena amsamena
Vamsavazhi
Vantharasan vantharasan
Kamsamugan naan
Nakkeranin nakkeranin
Puthiranae
Nithamudan nithamudan
Sathiyanae
Muthu nigar muthu nigar
Otrai magan naan
Balaganae balaganae
Balaganae balagane
Andangalin andangalin
Suttrugalai
Kandangalai kandangalai
Vendreduthu
Konda oru konda oru
Komagan naan
Ennigaraai ennigaraai
Vinnulagil
Mannulagil mannulagil
Chanthiranai
Manthiranai manthiranai
Vanthavano yaar
Kathum kadal kathum kadal
Ettum thoda
Sooriyanai sooriyanai
Thottu ida
Vada madurai
Valam varuven naan
Hoo hoo oo oo hooo
Ennam illayaa
Oh thinnam illayaa
Naan chinna pillayaa
Nee koochalittu aatchi seiya
Koochamillaya
Thollai seivadhaa..aa
Pillai vaaivadhaa..aa
Palli kolvadhaa
Nee kattumullil vetti pola
Matti kolvadhaa
Ye iyaarae iyaarae
Aaduvomae kuyaarae hoo
Ye thaiyaa thaiyaa
Thaiyaarae hoo
Ratchasa maamanae
Rathiriyin sooriyanae
Kovaipalam polae
Nee kobam kolladhae
Un aaram budhi
Thera budhithaan
Hooo hoo
Ratchasa maamanae
Rathiriyin sooriyanae
Kovaipalam polae
Nee kobam kolladhae
Un aaram budhi
Thera budhithaan
……………………….
Female :Maama maama
Ratchasa maamanae
Male :……………………
Maama maama maama
Naana neeya naana neeya naana neeya….
...
Through kisses and inside your mind,
I came to bring sweetness,
Into your forehead,
I came to put some sense!
Through kisses and inside your mind,
I came to bring sweetness,
Into your forehead,
I came to put some sense!
O my fierce uncle,
O sun of the night!
Like a bright red kovai fruit,
Don't turn red with anger!
Your so-called sixth sense
Is utterly useless!
Ho oh ho!
O my fierce uncle,
O sun of the night!
Like a bright red kovai fruit,
Don't turn red with anger!
Your so-called sixth sense
Is utterly useless!
Oh, a warrior, a warrior, a warrior, a warrior!
Our uncle is a warrior!
Like the deep roots of a banyan tree,
He is a brave hero deep down!
He is going to shake everyone up,
This brave little lamb!
As the ruler of the land meets his end!
Ho oh ho!
O moustached beast of a man!
Through kisses and inside your mind,
I came to bring sweetness,
Into your forehead,
I came to put some sense!
With destructive ways, destructive ways,
And cruel words,
With regal grace, regal grace,
Born of royal blood,
The king who has arrived, who has arrived,
I am the mighty Kamsa!
Like Nakkeeran (the fearless poet), like Nakkeeran,
O son,
Always and forever,
Living by the truth,
Priceless like a pearl, like a pearl,
I am the one and only son!
O young boy! O young boy!
O young boy! O young boy!
Across the realms, across the realms,
And all its corners,
Conquering continents, continents,
Winning them all,
The one who claimed them, claimed them,
I am that great prince!
As my equal, as my equal,
In the skies above,
Or on this earth, on this earth,
Like the moon,
Or any great wizard,
Who has ever dared to rise?
Across the roaring sea, roaring sea,
Reaching far to touch it,
Even the sun, the sun,
Reaching out to grasp it,
Around North Madurai (ancient Mathura),
I will march in victory!
Ho ho oh oh ho oh!
Don't you have any sense?
Oh, have you no firmness?
Do you think I'm a little child?
For you to shout and boss me around,
Aren't you ashamed?
Is it your job to cause trouble,
Babbling like a spoiled child,
And drifting off to sleep?
Like cheap weed among thorny briars,
Will you get hopelessly tangled?
Hey iyaare iyaare,
Let's dance and celebrate, ho!
Hey thaiyya thaiyya,
Thaiyyaare ho!
O my fierce uncle,
O sun of the night!
Like a bright red kovai fruit,
Don't turn red with anger!
Your so-called sixth sense
Is utterly useless!
Ho oh ho!
O my fierce uncle,
O sun of the night!
Like a bright red kovai fruit,
Don't turn red with anger!
Your so-called sixth sense
Is utterly useless!
...
Female: Uncle, uncle!
O my fierce uncle!
Male: ...
Uncle, uncle, uncle!
Is it me or you? Me or you? Me or you...?
Chorus
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song, 'Ratchasa Maamaney', takes place during a traditional street play (Therukoothu) depiction of mythological drama within the narrative of Mani Ratnam's epic film Ponniyin Selvan: I. The song playfully draws parallels between mythological figures like Kamsa, Krishna, and demon uncles while serving as a coded, witty duel of wits and banter between Vallavaraiyan Vandiyadevan and Kundavai/Vanathi's camp.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Kovaipalam polae / Nee kobam kolladhae”
Compares the uncle's face turning red with anger to 'Kovaipalam' (red ivy gourd fruit).
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Rathiriyin sooriyanae”
Metaphorically addresses the villain/uncle as 'Rathiriyin sooriyanae' (Sun of the night), highlighting an absurd or paradoxical nature.
Rhyme / Alliteration (Monai & Ethukai)
“Muthathula sithathula / Thiththida vandhen”
Use of repeating initial and second consonant sounds like 'Muthathula' / 'Sithathula' / 'Thiththida'.
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Trivia
The song is set in a Kathakali and Therukoothu dance-drama context within the movie. A. R. Rahman blended traditional folk theatrical rhythm structures with modern symphonic orchestration, and lyricist Kabilan incorporated classical theatrical Tamil vocabulary echoing mythological plays.
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