- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- Shoba Chandrasekar
- Music director
- Vidyasagar
- Movie name
- Seetha
- Movie release year
- 1990
- Lyrics added on
- 31 Mar 2026
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
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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