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Raththa Kanneer

From Neer Paravai · 2012

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singer
Harish Raghavendra
Music director
N. R. Raghunanthan
Movie name
Neer Paravai
Movie release year
2012
Lyrics added on
14 Jan 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Raththa kanneer mudiyavillai
En raathiri mattum vidiyavillai
Raththa kanneer mudiyavillai
En raathiri mattum vidiyavillai
Kaayam seitha oorukku
En nyayam mattum theriyavillai
Arinthae naan seitha pizhai
Aandavar thaan porupaarae
Ariyaamal seitha pizhai
Anbae nee porupaaya
Mannithae ennai kolla maataya
Raththa kanneer mudiyavillai
En raathiri mattum vidiyavillai
Yen intha gadhi..
Yen intha vidhi..
Nonthen uyir nonthen
Naan kanda pazhi..
Nee kondu vida..
Aavi venthen
En paavangalil
Naan vekkamura villai..
Adi illai
En paavangalil
Nee pangu pera..
Nyayam illai
Paadhai thaan kaanamal
Pattam thaan viduginren
Bodhai thaan illamal
Indrae naan alugindren
Paavathin pallam vittu ezhugindren
Raththa kanneer mudiyavillai
En raathiri mattum vidiyavillai
Oor pesiyathum
Yaar pesiyathaiyum..
Nenjai suda villai
Nee thunbamura
Naan kanduvara
Jeevan illai
En thandanaiyil
Nee vaaduvathu kutram
En kutram
En paava vinai
Ezhu jenmam varai
Sutrum sutrum
Bothaikul piranthaalum
En kaadhal poi illai
Setrodu piranthaalum
Thamaraiyil azhukillai
Vaa pennae unnai vittaal vaazhvillai
Raththa kanneer mudiyavillai
En raathiri mattum vidiyavillai
Kaayam seitha oorukku
En nyayam mattum theriyavillai
Arinthae naan seitha pizhai
Aandavar thaan porupaarae
Ariyaamal seitha pizhai
Anbae nee porupaaya
Mannithae ennai kolla maataya
Raththa kanneer mudiyavillai
En raathiri mattum vidiyavillai
My tears of blood never end
Only my night does not turn into dawn
My tears of blood never end
Only my night does not turn into dawn
To the town that wounded me,
only my truth remains unseen
The mistakes I made knowingly,
the Lord Himself would forgive
The mistake I made unknowingly,
my love, will you forgive it?
Won't you kill me with your forgiveness?
My tears of blood never end
Only my night does not turn into dawn
Why this condition?
Why this fate?
I ache, my very soul aches
When the blame meant for me...
...is taken on by you,
my spirit burns inside
For all of my sins,
I never felt ashamed...
no, never
But in these sins of mine,
for you to bear a part...
is just not right
Unable to see my way,
I am flying a kite blindly
Without any drunkenness,
today I am weeping sober
I am rising out from the pit of sin
My tears of blood never end
Only my night does not turn into dawn
What the town has said,
or whatever anyone spoke...
never scorched my heart
Watching you suffer,
right before my eyes,
drains all life from me
In the punishment meant for me,
that you should wither away is a crime,
my own crime
The weight of my sins
across seven lifetimes
will keep haunting me
Even if born out of drunkenness,
my love is not a lie
Even though it grows in mud,
the lotus holds no dirt
Come to me, girl; without you, there is no life
My tears of blood never end
Only my night does not turn into dawn
To the town that wounded me,
only my truth remains unseen
The mistakes I made knowingly,
the Lord Himself would forgive
The mistake I made unknowingly,
my love, will you forgive it?
Won't you kill me with your forgiveness?
My tears of blood never end
Only my night does not turn into dawn
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Raththa Kanneer' from Neerparavai is a poignant expression of deep remorse, suffering, and intense guilt by a man who acknowledges the suffering his past lifestyle and mistakes have brought upon the woman he loves. He reflects on his journey out of addiction and sin, expressing agony that his beloved is bearing the burden and social humiliation meant for his transgressions.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamaani / Metaphor & Analogy

“Setrodu piranthaalum / Thamaraiyil azhukillai”

Comparing pure love blooming amidst addiction/sin to a lotus flower growing unblemished in muddy water.

Ethirpaadhu / Oxymoron & Paradox

“Mannithae ennai kolla maataya”

Requesting to be killed with forgiveness, blending two contrasting ideas of death and grace.

Monnai (Alliteration)

“Bodhai thaan illamal / Indrae naan alugindren”

Repetition of initial consonants like 'B' in 'Bothai' and 'Bodhai' creating rhythmic emphasis on addiction and awareness.

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Trivia

Composed by N.R. Raghunanthan with lyrics by Vairamuthu, this soul-stirring song in 'Neerparavai' captures the protagonist Arulappaswamy's (Vishnu Vishal) painful struggle with alcoholism and his emotional salvation through Esther's (Sunaina) pure love.

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