Rathiri Nerathu Poojayil
From Oomai Vizhigal · 1986
- Lyricist
- Aabavanan
- Music director
- Manoj – Gyan
- Details
- Oomai Vizhigal1986
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Ohhh hare raama | Ohhh Hare Rama |
| Hare raama hare krishnaa | Hare Rama Hare Krishna |
| Female | |
| Raathiri nerathu poojaiyil | In the worship during the night time |
| Raathiri nerathu poojaiyil | In the worship during the night time |
| Ragasiya dharisana aasaiyil | With the desire for a secret vision |
| Haan…. haan…. dhinam aaraadhanai | Haan... haan... daily adoration |
| Haan…. haan…. adhil sugavedhanai | Haan... haan... a sweet pain in that |
| Female | |
| Raathiri nerathu poojaiyil | In the worship during the night time |
| Ragasiya dharisana aasaiyil | With the desire for a secret vision |
| Haan…. haan…. dhinam aaraadhanai | Haan... haan... daily adoration |
| Haan…. haan…. adhil sugavedhanai | Haan... haan... a sweet pain in that |
| Chorus | |
| Ohhh hare raama | Ohhh Hare Rama |
| Hare raama hare krishnaa | Hare Rama Hare Krishna |
| Female | |
| Yamuna nadhi karaiyorathil | On the banks of the River Yamuna |
| Kanna unthan poongaavanam | Oh Krishna, your flower garden lies |
| Yamuna nadhi karaiyorathil | On the banks of the River Yamuna |
| Kanna unthan poongaavanam | Oh Krishna, your flower garden lies |
| Chorus :Pookkal angae veesum manam | Chorus: The flowers there spread fragrance |
| Kaatril vandha kaadhal juram | A fever of love arrived on the breeze |
| Female | |
| Raathiri nerathu poojaiyil | In the worship during the night time |
| Chorus :Raathiri nerathu poojaiyil | Chorus: In the worship during the night time |
| Ragasiya dharisana aasaiyil | With the desire for a secret vision |
| Haan…. haan…. dhinam aaraadhanai | Haan... haan... daily adoration |
| Haan…. haan…. adhil sugavedhanai | Haan... haan... a sweet pain in that |
| Female | |
| Ooohooo…ooo..hoo..oohoo | Ooohooo...ooo..hoo..oohoo |
| Female | |
| Dhegam engum thaenooruthu | Honey oozes all over the body |
| Kaaman avan theroduthu | The god of desire rides his chariot |
| Dhegam engum thaenooruthu | Honey oozes all over the body |
| Kaaman avan theroduthu | The god of desire rides his chariot |
| Chorus :Theeyil manam neeraaduthu | Chorus: The mind bathes in fire |
| Meetchi pera poraaduthu | Struggling to find release |
| Female | |
| Raathiri nerathu poojaiyil | In the worship during the night time |
| Chorus :Raathiri nerathu poojaiyil | Chorus: In the worship during the night time |
| Ragasiya dharisana aasaiyil | With the desire for a secret vision |
| Haan…. haan…. dhinam aaraadhanai | Haan... haan... daily adoration |
| Haan…. haan…. adhil sugavedhanai | Haan... haan... a sweet pain in that |
| Haan…. haan…. dhinam aaraadhanai | Haan... haan... daily adoration |
| Haan…. haan…. adhil sugavedhanai | Haan... haan... a sweet pain in that |
ஒஹ் ஹரே ராமா
ஹரே ராமா ஹரே கிருஷ்ணா
Ohhh Hare Rama
Hare Rama Hare Krishna
ராத்திரி நேரத்து பூஜையில்
ராத்திரி நேரத்து பூஜையில்
ரகசிய தரிசன ஆசையில்
ஹான்...ஹான்...தினம் ஆராதனை
ஹான்...ஹான்...அதில் சுகவேதனை
In the worship during the night time
In the worship during the night time
With the desire for a secret vision
Haan... haan... daily adoration
Haan... haan... a sweet pain in that
ராத்திரி நேரத்து பூஜையில்
ரகசிய தரிசன ஆசையில்
ஹான்...ஹான்...தினம் ஆராதனை
ஹான்...ஹான்...அதில் சுகவேதனை
In the worship during the night time
With the desire for a secret vision
Haan... haan... daily adoration
Haan... haan... a sweet pain in that
ஒஹ் ஹரே ராமா
ஹரே ராமா ஹரே கிருஷ்ணா
Ohhh Hare Rama
Hare Rama Hare Krishna
யமுனா நதி கரையோரத்தில்
கண்ணா உந்தன் பூங்காவனம்
யமுனா நதி கரையோரத்தில்
கண்ணா உந்தன் பூங்காவனம்
குழு :
பூக்கள் அங்கே வீசும் மனம்
காற்றில் வந்த காதல் ஜுரம்
On the banks of the River Yamuna
Oh Krishna, your flower garden lies
On the banks of the River Yamuna
Oh Krishna, your flower garden lies
Chorus: The flowers there spread fragrance
A fever of love arrived on the breeze
ராத்திரி நேரத்து பூஜையில்
குழு :
ராத்திரி நேரத்து பூஜையில்
ரகசிய தரிசன ஆசையில்
ஹான்...ஹான்...தினம் ஆராதனை
ஹான்...ஹான்...அதில் சுகவேதனை
In the worship during the night time
Chorus: In the worship during the night time
With the desire for a secret vision
Haan... haan... daily adoration
Haan... haan... a sweet pain in that
ஓஒஹோ...ஓஒ...ஹோ...ஓஹோ
Ooohooo...ooo..hoo..oohoo
தேகம் எங்கும் தேனூருது
காமம் அவன் தேரோடுது
தேகம் எங்கும் தேனூருது
காமம் அவன் தேரோடுது
குழு :
தீயில் மனம் நீராடுது
மீட்சி பெற போராடுது
Honey oozes all over the body
The god of desire rides his chariot
Honey oozes all over the body
The god of desire rides his chariot
Chorus: The mind bathes in fire
Struggling to find release
ராத்திரி நேரத்து பூஜையில்
குழு :
ராத்திரி நேரத்து பூஜையில்
ரகசிய தரிசன ஆசையில்
ஹான்...ஹான்...தினம் ஆராதனை
ஹான்...ஹான்...அதில் சுகவேதனை
ஹான்...ஹான்...தினம் ஆராதனை
ஹான்...ஹான்...அதில் சுகவேதனை
In the worship during the night time
Chorus: In the worship during the night time
With the desire for a secret vision
Haan... haan... daily adoration
Haan... haan... a sweet pain in that
Haan... haan... daily adoration
Haan... haan... a sweet pain in that
Ohhh hare raama
Ohhh Hare Rama
Hare raama hare krishnaa
Hare Rama Hare Krishna
Raathiri nerathu poojaiyil
In the worship during the night time
Raathiri nerathu poojaiyil
In the worship during the night time
Ragasiya dharisana aasaiyil
With the desire for a secret vision
Haan…. haan…. dhinam aaraadhanai
Haan... haan... daily adoration
Haan…. haan…. adhil sugavedhanai
Haan... haan... a sweet pain in that
Raathiri nerathu poojaiyil
In the worship during the night time
Ragasiya dharisana aasaiyil
With the desire for a secret vision
Haan…. haan…. dhinam aaraadhanai
Haan... haan... daily adoration
Haan…. haan…. adhil sugavedhanai
Haan... haan... a sweet pain in that
Ohhh hare raama
Ohhh Hare Rama
Hare raama hare krishnaa
Hare Rama Hare Krishna
Yamuna nadhi karaiyorathil
On the banks of the River Yamuna
Kanna unthan poongaavanam
Oh Krishna, your flower garden lies
Yamuna nadhi karaiyorathil
On the banks of the River Yamuna
Kanna unthan poongaavanam
Oh Krishna, your flower garden lies
Chorus :Pookkal angae veesum manam
Chorus: The flowers there spread fragrance
Kaatril vandha kaadhal juram
A fever of love arrived on the breeze
Raathiri nerathu poojaiyil
In the worship during the night time
Chorus :Raathiri nerathu poojaiyil
Chorus: In the worship during the night time
Ragasiya dharisana aasaiyil
With the desire for a secret vision
Haan…. haan…. dhinam aaraadhanai
Haan... haan... daily adoration
Haan…. haan…. adhil sugavedhanai
Haan... haan... a sweet pain in that
Ooohooo…ooo..hoo..oohoo
Ooohooo...ooo..hoo..oohoo
Dhegam engum thaenooruthu
Honey oozes all over the body
Kaaman avan theroduthu
The god of desire rides his chariot
Dhegam engum thaenooruthu
Honey oozes all over the body
Kaaman avan theroduthu
The god of desire rides his chariot
Chorus :Theeyil manam neeraaduthu
Chorus: The mind bathes in fire
Meetchi pera poraaduthu
Struggling to find release
Raathiri nerathu poojaiyil
In the worship during the night time
Chorus :Raathiri nerathu poojaiyil
Chorus: In the worship during the night time
Ragasiya dharisana aasaiyil
With the desire for a secret vision
Haan…. haan…. dhinam aaraadhanai
Haan... haan... daily adoration
Haan…. haan…. adhil sugavedhanai
Haan... haan... a sweet pain in that
Haan…. haan…. dhinam aaraadhanai
Haan... haan... daily adoration
Haan…. haan…. adhil sugavedhanai
Haan... haan... a sweet pain in that
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Raathiri Nerathu Poojaiyil' is a sensual song from the 1986 Tamil thriller 'Oomai Vizhigal' that masterfully blends devotional motifs with intense erotic longing. Using metaphors of midnight prayer, the banks of Yamuna, and Lord Krishna, the lyrics describe a woman's deep romantic obsession and physical intoxication, framing her passion as a nightly ritual filled with a bittersweet ache ('sugavedhanai').
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Oxymoron
“Haan…. haan…. adhil sugavedhanai”
'Suga-vedhanai' combines 'Sukam' (pleasure) and 'Vedhanai' (pain), describing the sweet agony of intense longing.
Metaphor
“Theeyil manam neeraaduthu”
'Theeyil manam neeraaduthu' (the mind bathes in fire) metaphorically depicts the burning intensity of passion as a bath in flame.
Rhyme / Ethirhai
“Dhegam engum thaenooruthu / Kaaman avan theroduthu”
The consecutive lines use matching second letters ('dhegam' / 'kaaman') creating rhythmic harmony.
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Trivia
'Oomai Vizhigal' (1986) was a cult-classic crime thriller created by graduates of the Adyar Film Institute. While Manoj-Gyan are credited as music directors, producer-lyricist Aabavanan played a pivotal role in shaping the film's iconic soundtrack. This song was sung by S. Janaki.
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