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Lyrics & meaning

Rathathin Rathame

From Velayudham · 2011

Lyricist
Pa. Vijay
Singers
Haricharan, Srimathumitha
Music director
Vijay Antony
Movie name
Velayudham
Movie release year
2011
Lyrics added on
18 Feb 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Rathathin rathamae en iniya udan pirapae
Sonthathin sonthamae naan iyangum uyri thudipae
Ammavum appavum ellamae neethaanae
En vaazhkai unnakallavaa
Sethaalum puthaithaalum sediyaaga mulaithaalum
En vaasam unnakallavaa
Rathathin rathamae en iniya udan pirapae
Anbendra otrai sollai pol ondru veru illai
Nee kaatum paasathuku deivangal eedu illai
En nenjam unnai matum kadikara mullaai sutrum
Nodi neram nee pirinthaal ammadi uyirae pogum
Nee sonnaal ethayo seiven thalai aatum bommai aaven
Sethaalum puthaithaalum sediyaaga mulaithaalum
En vaasam unnakallavaa ah ah oh hoo oh ………………
Tajmahal unaku thangathil katta poren
Megathil nool eduthu selaithaan nenju thaaren
Ennodu nee irunthaal verethum eedagumaa
Kandaangi sela pothum verethum naan kepena
Vaanathil neelam polae boomikul eeram polae
Irutaalum eriyathu mudinthaalum mudiyaathu
Naam konda uravallavaa ah
Aah aa oh hoo oh ………………..
Blood of my blood, my sweet sibling,
My closest kin, the heartbeat that keeps me alive,
You are my mother, my father, and my everything,
Isn't my life meant for you?
Even if I die and am buried, even if I sprout as a plant,
Won't my fragrance belong to you?
Blood of my blood, my sweet sibling,
There is nothing in the world like that single word, 'love',
Even the gods cannot match the affection you show,
My heart circles only around you, like the hands of a clock,
If you leave for even a second, oh dear, my life will slip away,
If you ask, I'll do anything; I will be your nodding doll,
Even if I die and am buried, even if I sprout as a plant,
Won't my fragrance belong to you? Aa aa oh ho oh...
I will build a Taj Mahal of gold for you,
I will draw thread from the clouds and weave a sari for you,
When you are with me, could anything else compare?
A Kandangi (traditional cotton) sari is enough, would I ever ask for anything else?
Like the blue in the sky, like the moisture in the earth,
It won't fade in the dark, and it will never end even if it reaches an end,
Isn't that the bond we share? Ah...
Aa aa oh ho oh...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song from 'Velayudham' celebrates the deep, unconditional affection between a brother and a sister. The brother expresses that his sibling is his everything—filling the roles of mother, father, and purpose of living. He promises extravagant expressions of love, stating that his affection will persist even after death. In response, the sister emphasizes her modesty, declaring that simple love means more to her than golden monuments or cloud-woven sarees. Together, they describe their bond as natural and immortal, akin to the blueness of the sky or moisture inside the earth.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamai Ani)

“En nenjam unnai matum kadikara mullaai sutrum”

Compares the constant devotion of the heart to the continuous rotation of a clock's hands using 'polae/mullaai'.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi Ani)

“Megathil nool eduthu selaithaan nenju thaaren”

Exaggerates brotherly love through impossible promises like building a golden Taj Mahal and weaving a saree from cloud threads.

Analogy / Natural Imagery

“Vaanathil neelam polae boomikul eeram polae”

Compares the inseparable sibling bond to intrinsic elements of nature like the blueness of the sky and moisture within the earth.

Ethirai (Second letter rhyming)

“Sethaalum puthaithaalum sediyaaga mulaithaalum”

The second consonant 'tha' rhymes across lines ('Sethaalum', 'Puthaithaalum').

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Trivia

The phrase 'Rathathin Rathame' (Blood of my blood) was famously used by the legendary actor-politician M. G. Ramachandran (MGR) to address his cadres and fans. Lyricist Pa. Vijay repurposed this iconic phrase into a song celebrating sibling bond in Vijay's movie 'Velayudham'. The music was composed by Vijay Antony.

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