Seerkazhi Govindarajan delivers a theatrical critique in ‘Rasamilladha Kannadi’ from the album ‘Kalyanikku Kalyanam.’ Lyricist Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass and composer G. Ramanathan craft a confrontational folk tone for this public rebuke of hollow pretension.
Rasamilladha Kannadi
Seerkazhi Govindarajan • From “Kalyanikku Kalyanam”
Kalyanikku Kalyanam’s Rasamilladha Kannadi Tamil Lyrics English Meaning
Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass accuses a corrupt figure of looting the town to fill his own pot. The lyrics describe a ‘stuffed-toy king’ whose horse runs backward without shoes, symbolizing irreversible downfall.
Mannadhi Mannar EllaamWhen even the greatest kings of kings,
Mannai Kavvum KaalathilaeEnd up biting the dust in time.
Ada Ennaang Kaanum UnalluLook at what’s become of you,
Ilamvettu VendirukkuYou’re just a reckless young fool.
EngappaengappaWhere are you going?
Yei JaalraotraaHey, start playing the cymbals!
Rasamillaadha KannadiYou’re a mirror without its ‘quicksilver’ backing,
Raaraa Nainaa MunnadiSo come on out and step forward now.
Rasamillaadha KannadiYou’re a mirror without its ‘quicksilver’ backing,
Raaraa Nainaa MunnadiSo come on out and step forward now.
Un Laadam Illaa Kudhirai IppoYour horse without its shoes,
Odudhadaa PinnaadiIs running away backwards now.
Un Laadam Illaa Kudhirai IppoYour horse without its shoes,
Odudhadaa PinnaadiIs running away backwards now.
Odudhadaa PinnaadiIt’s running away backwards.
Rasamillaadha KannadiYou’re a mirror without its ‘quicksilver’ backing,
Raaraa Nainaa MunnadiSo come on out and step forward now.
Oorai Adichuu Ulaiyil PottaYou robbed the whole town to fill your own pot,
Oodhaari Machaan Oodhaari MachaanYou worthless spendthrift, you worthless spendthrift.
Oorai Adichu Ulaiyil PottaYou robbed the whole town to fill your own pot,
Oodhaari MachaanYou worthless spendthrift.
Unakku Yendaa Kudi KodukkuraWhy did He even give a home to someone who just drinks,
Moolaiyum VechhanAnd even gave you a brain too?
Unakku Yendaa Kudi KodukkuraWhy did He even give a home to someone who just drinks,
Moolaiyum VechhanAnd even gave you a brain too?
Indha Soorapulikku Yaaruthaan IppadiFor this ‘brave tiger,’ who on earth,
Sokkaaiyum ThechaanStitched a shirt like this?
Soorapulikku Yaaruthaan IppadiFor this ‘brave tiger,’ who on earth,
Sokkaaiyum ThechaanStitched a shirt like this?
Unnai Suttaalum PaavamillaeIt wouldn’t even be a sin if you were taken out,
Kottaapuli RaajaYou ‘stuffed-toy’ king.
Unnai Suttaalum PaavamillaeIt wouldn’t even be a sin if you were taken out,
Kottaapuli RaajaYou ‘stuffed-toy’ king.
Rasamillaadha KannadiYou’re a mirror without its ‘quicksilver’ backing,
Raaraa Nainaa MunnadiSo come on out and step forward now.
Rasamillaadha KannadiYou’re a mirror without its ‘quicksilver’ backing,
Raaraa Nainaa MunnadiSo come on out and step forward now.
Thaedhiyum KoodaEven at your age,
Chinna Ponnu VenumaaDo you still want a young girl?
Indha Thiruttu Moonji Melae Edhuvum Kannu PodumaaWould any eye even look at a thieving face like yours?
Thaedhiyum KoodaEven at your age,
Chinna Ponnu VenumaaDo you still want a young girl?
Indha Thiruttu Moonji Melae Edhuvum Kannu PodumaaWould any eye even look at a thieving face like yours?
Un Saedhi Yaavumae Sandhiyilae Sirikkaamal PogumaaWon’t all your news become a joke out in the public square?
Un Saedhi Yaavumae Sandhiyilae Sirikkaamal PogumaaWon’t all your news become a joke out in the public square?
Nee Sirichi Sirichi Kazhuthai Arutha Paavam VidumadaThe sin of you slitting throats with a smile won’t ever leave you.
Nee Sirichi Sirichi Kazhuthai Arutha Paavam VidumadaThe sin of you slitting throats with a smile won’t ever leave you.
Unnai Summaa VidumaadaaIt’s not going to let you go.
Rasamillaadha KannadiYou’re a mirror without its ‘quicksilver’ backing,
Raaraa Nainaa MunnadiSo come on out and step forward now.
Rasamillaadha KannadiYou’re a mirror without its ‘quicksilver’ backing,
Raaraa Nainaa MunnadiSo come on out and step forward now.
Un Laadam Illaa Kudhirai IppoYour horse without its shoes,
Odudhadaa PinnaadiIs running away backwards now.
Un Laadam Illaa Kudhirai IppoYour horse without its shoes,
Odudhadaa PinnaadiIs running away backwards now.
Odudhadaa PinnaadiIt’s running away backwards.
Rasamillaadha KannadiYou’re a mirror without its ‘quicksilver’ backing,
Raaraa Nainaa MunnadiSo come on out and step forward now.
Rasamilladha Kannadi Music Video
The ‘Rasamilladha Kannadi’ lyrics meaning centers on public shaming of deception. Seerkazhi Govindarajan’s performance amplifies the biting Tamil lyrics translation about false appearances crumbling under scrutiny.