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Lyrics & meaning

Yendi Raasathi

From Ispade Rajavum Idhaya Raniyum · 2019

Lyricist
Sam C. S
Singers
Sathya Prakash, Roshini
Music director
Sam C. S
Details
Ispade Rajavum Idhaya Raniyum2019

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Yendi raasathi un melaWhy, my queen, towards you...
Chorus :AasaChorus: Desire
Male :Konji pesaMale: To speak tenderly
Vaazhkai poora pesaTo talk for a whole lifetime
Chorus :Pesa…Chorus: To talk...
Male
Neethan pothumunnu osai…A sound saying 'you alone are enough'...
Chorus :OsaiChorus: A sound
Male :Idhaya osaiMale: A sound from the heart
Kaadhal bashaa pesaTo speak the language of love
Chorus :Pesa pesa pesa pesa…Chorus: To talk, talk, talk, talk...
Female
Adikadi naanumQuite often, I
Thanimayil vanthu sirikkirenCome in solitude and laugh to myself
Oru nodi koodaEven for a single second
Unna pirinjitta thudikkirenIf separated from you, I squirm in agony
Mani kanakkulaFor hours on end
Unna mattum thaanae nenaikkirenI think only about you
Yen…enna marukkuraWhy... do you ignore me?
Male
Kaathaadi pola suthuren pennaeI spin around like a kite, girl
Kanmoodi thanama love pannuren pennaeI love you blindly, girl
Un ulla naanthaanae sikkuren kannaeI am trapped inside you, my dear
Ennamo paithiyam aagurenSomehow, I am going crazy
Male
Kaathaadi pola suthuren pennaeI spin around like a kite, girl
Kanmoodi thanama love pannuren pennaeI love you blindly, girl
Ennai thedi neeyum vaa kannaeYou come searching for me, my dear
Female
Naan unna niththamEvery time I
Paakum bothuLook at you daily
Nenjil rosa pookuthaeA rose blooms in my heart
Serthu vacha aasai ellaamAll the accumulated desires
Onnukoodi pesuthaeGather together and speak
Male
Yaar nee ennaWho are you, that you
Sukku noora aakki podura…aa…Shatter me into a hundred pieces... ah...
Yedho sollaComing to say something
Vanthu vanthu thothu pogurenTime and again, I fail and give up
Female
Motha motha puthu vali thanthuGiving brand new, overwhelming pain
Enna urukkuraYou melt me away
Male :Kanavula vanthu enna thookiMale: Coming into my dreams, lifting me up
Neeyum parakkuraYou fly away with me
Female :Nadhi naanum enna kadal polaFemale: I am a river, and like the ocean
Neeyum azhaikkiraYou call out to me
Male & Female :Nee ennil kalakkura…Male & Female: You merge within me...
Female :Hey eyyy………………Female: Hey eyyy………………
Male
Paakaatha naanthaanEven without looking at you
Sokkuren pennaeI get mesmerized, girl
Aaraatha aasa vekkiren pennaeI harbor unquenchable desire, girl
Theeraatha mogam pikkithae ennaInsatiable passion tears through me
Unnilae ennaiyae thaikkirenI stitch myself into you
Male
Paakaatha naanthaanEven without looking at you
Sokkuren pennaeI get mesmerized, girl
Aaraatha aasa vekkiren pennaeI harbor unquenchable desire, girl
Un kooda vaazha kodi aasa kannaeI have ten million desires to live with you, my dear

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song captures the passionate, borderline-obsessive intensity of romantic love, emphasizing how deep affection can overpower reason and daily routines. The protagonist describes spinning endlessly like a kite, being trapped in thoughts of his lover, and experiencing emotional highs and painful longings when separated. The imagery pivots around roses blooming in the heart, dreams lifting the lovers up, and rivers merging into the ocean. As the duet unfolds, both partners share an intense emotional connection. The song portrays love not merely as happiness, but as a overwhelming force that shatters, melts, and ultimately binds two souls together with unquenchable desire.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Kaathaadi pola suthuren pennae

Compares the protagonist's disorientation and endless longing to a kite spinning uncontrollably in the wind ('Kaathaadi pola').

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Nenjil rosa pookuthae

Metaphorically compares the blossoming of romantic feelings in the heart to a rose blooming.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Nadhi naanum enna kadal pola

Compares the lovers to a river flowing into the sea, representing their inevitable unity and deep emotional merging.

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

Kaathaadi pola suthuren pennae / Kanmoodi thanama love pannuren pennae

Both consecutive lines end with the rhyming word 'pennae', creating a rhythmic flow.

Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

Kaathaadi pola suthuren pennae / Kanmoodi thanama love pannuren pennae

Repetition of the initial sound ('Kaa' / 'Kan') in back-to-back lines.

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Trivia

This track, popularly known as 'Kaathaadi' from the movie 'Ispade Rajavum Idhaya Raniyum' (2019), features music composed by Sam C.S., who also penned the lyrics. The film stars Harish Kalyan and Shilpa Manjunath in the lead roles. The album was widely appreciated for its intense thematic score and passionate romantic tracks.

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