Vechikko Raasa
From Seetha · 1990
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- Shoba Chandrasekar
- Music director
- Vidyasagar
- Details
- Seetha1990
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Vechikko raasa | Keep me, my king, |
| Velaikkoru ponjaathi thaan | Just as a wife for a brief time. |
| Ennaiyum serthukko | Include me as well, |
| Yekkatha theerthukkoo | And quench this deep longing. |
| Female | |
| Vechikko raasa | Keep me, my king, |
| Velaikkoru ponjaathi thaan | Just as a wife for a brief time. |
| Ennaiyum serthukko | Include me as well, |
| Yekkatha theerthukkoo | And quench this deep longing. |
| Female | |
| Raavodu pootha poovu | The flower that bloomed at night |
| Rasathodu nadamaaduthu | Dances with passionate delight. |
| Vidiyum varaikkum | Until the dawn breaks, |
| Madiyil kidakkum | It will rest in your lap. |
| Female | |
| Vechikko raasa | Keep me, my king, |
| Velaikkoru ponjaathi thaan | Just as a wife for a brief time. |
| Ennaiyum serthukko | Include me as well, |
| Yekkatha theerthukkoo | And quench this deep longing. |
| Female | |
| Sooda irukkudhu paada paduthathu aasa | It feels warm, and desire torments me. |
| Keezhe nazhuvadhu melae izhukkudhu aada | The garment slips down, pull it up. |
| Poo baanam thaan en meedhu yaar pottadhu | Who shot these flower-arrows at me? |
| Unnaalae en noiyai yaar theerpadhu | Who else but you can cure my ailment? |
| Aathaadiyoo thaaladhu mogam raasa | Oh my, this desire is unbearable, my king! |
| Odambhu kodhikkum yei udhadum vedikkum | My body boils, hey, and my lips are cracking! |
| Female | |
| Vechikko raasa | Keep me, my king, |
| Velaikkoru ponjaathi thaan | Just as a wife for a brief time. |
| Ennaiyum serthukko | Include me as well, |
| Yekkatha theerthukkoo | And quench this deep longing. |
| Female | |
| Sooda irukkudhu kaanji kedakkudhu boomi | It feels hot, the earth lies parched. |
| Nee vaa thanikkanum mazhai thaan adikkanum saami | Come to cool it down, rain must pour, my lord! |
| Paai poda thaan vandhaachu pani kaalam thaan | The misty winter season has arrived to lay the mat. |
| Kaathoduthaan onnaachu pudhu thaalam than | A new beat has merged with the wind. |
| Munn thoongiyae maamangam aachudhudhae | It has been ages since I slept peacefully before. |
| Iravil pirakkum yei paruva mayakkam | Hey, youthful intoxication is born in the night! |
| Female | |
| Vechikko raasa | Keep me, my king, |
| Velaikkoru ponjaathi thaan | Just as a wife for a brief time. |
| Ennaiyum serthukko | Include me as well, |
| Yekkatha theerthukkoo | And quench this deep longing. |
| Female | |
| Raavodu pootha poovu | The flower that bloomed at night |
| Rasathodu nadamaaduthu | Dances with passionate delight. |
| Vidiyum varaikkum | Until the dawn breaks, |
| Madiyil kidakkum | It will rest in your lap. |
| Female | |
| Vechikko raasa | Keep me, my king, |
| Velaikkoru ponjaathi thaan | Just as a wife for a brief time. |
| Ennaiyum serthukko | Include me as well, |
| Yekkatha theerthukkoo | And quench this deep longing. |
வெச்சிக்கோ ராசா
வேளைக்கொரு பொஞ்சாதிதான்
என்னையும் சேர்த்துக்கோ
ஏக்கத்த தீர்த்துக்கோ
Keep me, my king,
Just as a wife for a brief time.
Include me as well,
And quench this deep longing.
வெச்சிக்கோ ராசா
வேளைக்கொரு பொஞ்சாதிதான்
என்னையும் சேர்த்துக்கோ
ஏக்கத்த தீர்த்துக்கோ
Keep me, my king,
Just as a wife for a brief time.
Include me as well,
And quench this deep longing.
ராவோடு பூத்த பூவு
ரசத்தோடு நடமாடுது
விடியும் வரைக்கும்
மடியில் கிடக்கும்
The flower that bloomed at night
Dances with passionate delight.
Until the dawn breaks,
It will rest in your lap.
வெச்சிக்கோ ராசா
வேளைக்கொரு பொஞ்சாதிதான்
என்னையும் சேர்த்துக்கோ
ஏக்கத்த தீர்த்துக்கோ
Keep me, my king,
Just as a wife for a brief time.
Include me as well,
And quench this deep longing.
சூடா இருக்குது பாடாப் படுத்துது ஆச
கீழே நழுவுது மேலே இழுக்குது ஆட
பூபாணம் தான் என் மீது யார் போட்டது
உன்னாலே என் நோயை யார் தீர்ப்பது
ஆத்தாடியோ தாளாது மோகம் ராசா
ஒடம்பு கொதிக்கும் ஏய் உதடு வெடிக்கும்
It feels warm, and desire torments me.
The garment slips down, pull it up.
Who shot these flower-arrows at me?
Who else but you can cure my ailment?
Oh my, this desire is unbearable, my king!
My body boils, hey, and my lips are cracking!
வெச்சிக்கோ ராசா
வேளைக்கொரு பொஞ்சாதிதான்
என்னையும் சேர்த்துக்கோ
ஏக்கத்த தீர்த்துக்கோ
Keep me, my king,
Just as a wife for a brief time.
Include me as well,
And quench this deep longing.
சூடா இருக்குது காஞ்சி கெடக்குது பூமி
நீ வா தணிக்கணும் மழைதான் அடிக்கணும் சாமி
பாய் போடத்தான் வந்தாச்சு பனிக் காலம் தான்
காத்தோடுதான் ஒண்ணாச்சு புது தாளம் தான்
முன் தூங்கியே மாமாங்கம் ஆச்சுதுதே
இரவில் பிறக்கும் ஏய் பருவ மயக்கம்
It feels hot, the earth lies parched.
Come to cool it down, rain must pour, my lord!
The misty winter season has arrived to lay the mat.
A new beat has merged with the wind.
It has been ages since I slept peacefully before.
Hey, youthful intoxication is born in the night!
வெச்சிக்கோ ராசா
வேளைக்கொரு பொஞ்சாதிதான்
என்னையும் சேர்த்துக்கோ
ஏக்கத்த தீர்த்துக்கோ
Keep me, my king,
Just as a wife for a brief time.
Include me as well,
And quench this deep longing.
ராவோடு பூத்த பூவு
ரசத்தோடு நடமாடுது
விடியும் வரைக்கும்
மடியில் கிடக்கும்
The flower that bloomed at night
Dances with passionate delight.
Until the dawn breaks,
It will rest in your lap.
வெச்சிக்கோ ராசா
வேளைக்கொரு பொஞ்சாதிதான்
என்னையும் சேர்த்துக்கோ
ஏக்கத்த தீர்த்துக்கோ
Keep me, my king,
Just as a wife for a brief time.
Include me as well,
And quench this deep longing.
Vechikko raasa
Keep me, my king,
Velaikkoru ponjaathi thaan
Just as a wife for a brief time.
Ennaiyum serthukko
Include me as well,
Yekkatha theerthukkoo
And quench this deep longing.
Vechikko raasa
Keep me, my king,
Velaikkoru ponjaathi thaan
Just as a wife for a brief time.
Ennaiyum serthukko
Include me as well,
Yekkatha theerthukkoo
And quench this deep longing.
Raavodu pootha poovu
The flower that bloomed at night
Rasathodu nadamaaduthu
Dances with passionate delight.
Vidiyum varaikkum
Until the dawn breaks,
Madiyil kidakkum
It will rest in your lap.
Vechikko raasa
Keep me, my king,
Velaikkoru ponjaathi thaan
Just as a wife for a brief time.
Ennaiyum serthukko
Include me as well,
Yekkatha theerthukkoo
And quench this deep longing.
Sooda irukkudhu paada paduthathu aasa
It feels warm, and desire torments me.
Keezhe nazhuvadhu melae izhukkudhu aada
The garment slips down, pull it up.
Poo baanam thaan en meedhu yaar pottadhu
Who shot these flower-arrows at me?
Unnaalae en noiyai yaar theerpadhu
Who else but you can cure my ailment?
Aathaadiyoo thaaladhu mogam raasa
Oh my, this desire is unbearable, my king!
Odambhu kodhikkum yei udhadum vedikkum
My body boils, hey, and my lips are cracking!
Vechikko raasa
Keep me, my king,
Velaikkoru ponjaathi thaan
Just as a wife for a brief time.
Ennaiyum serthukko
Include me as well,
Yekkatha theerthukkoo
And quench this deep longing.
Sooda irukkudhu kaanji kedakkudhu boomi
It feels hot, the earth lies parched.
Nee vaa thanikkanum mazhai thaan adikkanum saami
Come to cool it down, rain must pour, my lord!
Paai poda thaan vandhaachu pani kaalam thaan
The misty winter season has arrived to lay the mat.
Kaathoduthaan onnaachu pudhu thaalam than
A new beat has merged with the wind.
Munn thoongiyae maamangam aachudhudhae
It has been ages since I slept peacefully before.
Iravil pirakkum yei paruva mayakkam
Hey, youthful intoxication is born in the night!
Vechikko raasa
Keep me, my king,
Velaikkoru ponjaathi thaan
Just as a wife for a brief time.
Ennaiyum serthukko
Include me as well,
Yekkatha theerthukkoo
And quench this deep longing.
Raavodu pootha poovu
The flower that bloomed at night
Rasathodu nadamaaduthu
Dances with passionate delight.
Vidiyum varaikkum
Until the dawn breaks,
Madiyil kidakkum
It will rest in your lap.
Vechikko raasa
Keep me, my king,
Velaikkoru ponjaathi thaan
Just as a wife for a brief time.
Ennaiyum serthukko
Include me as well,
Yekkatha theerthukkoo
And quench this deep longing.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Vechikko Raasa is a sensual romance song from the 1990 Tamil movie Seetha, composed by Vidyasagar and sung by Shoba Chandrasekar. The track captures the passionate longing of a woman expressing her intense desire to be with her lover through the night. She describes her body as parched land craving the cooling rain of his presence and metaphorically compares herself to a flower blooming in the dark, yearning to rest in his lap until dawn.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Sooda irukkudhu kaanji kedakkudhu boomi”
Compares her burning bodily desire to a dry, parched earth ('kaanji kedakkudhu boomi') that urgently requires rain ('mazhai thaan adikkanum').
Allusion (Mythological Reference)
“Poo baanam thaan en meedhu yaar pottadhu”
Refers to Cupid's (Manmatha's) arrows of love made of flowers ('poo baanam') inducing unbearable romantic affliction.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Raavodu pootha poovu / Rasathodu nadamaaduthu”
Repetition of the initial 'R' sound across adjacent words in the line for musical rhythm.
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Trivia
This track is one of composer Vidyasagar's earliest hit compositions in Tamil cinema during the start of his career in 1990. The song was rendered by Shoba Chandrasekar, who is an established Carnatic singer, playback singer, director, and notably the mother of Tamil actor Vijay.
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