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Kizhakka Pogum Rayile Rayile

From Mananthal Mahadevan · 1989

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
Mano
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Mananthal Mahadevan
Movie release year
1989
Lyrics added on
9 May 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kizhakka pogum rayilae rayilae
En mayila paaththiyaa
Kizhakka pogum rayilae rayilae
En mayila paaththiyaa
Kadhal nenja kekkuraen
Kalanthu pesa paakkuraen
Kattil kaayum nilavaa kodhikkiraen
Kizhakka pogum rayilae rayilae
En mayila paaththiyaa
Kizhakka pogum rayilae rayilae
En mayila paaththiyaa
Kadhal nenja kekkuraen
Kalanthu pesa paakkuraen
Kattil kaayum nilavaa kodhikkiraen
Aasa anala moottuthu
Valaiyalin osa uyirai vaattuthu
Aasa anala moottuthu
Valaiyalin osa uyirai vaattuthu
Naan velaiyoda thoongi vaaramaacchhuthe
En vizhiyai neengi thookam dhoora poochchuthe
Vatta nilavu ennai suttu erikka
En vanji nilavu etta irukka
Eppozhuthu velliradham
Ennudaiya palli varum
Adhukkaagaththaan en paattu adhukkaagaththaan
Adhukkaagaththaan en paattu adhukkaagaththaan
Kizhakka pogum rayilae rayilae
En mayila paaththiyaa
Kizhakka pogum rayilae rayilae
En mayila paaththiyaa
Kadhal nenja kekkuraen
Kalanthu pesa paakkuraen
Kattil kaayum nilavaa kodhikkiraen
Malai karrukkal neranthaan
Dhinasari manasil oruththi paaranthaan
Malai karrukkal neranthaan
Dhinasari manasil oruththi
Naan thoodhu poga ingae yaarai theduven
Naan megam pola vaanil neerai theduven
Muththuchcharamthaan antha mullai vananthaan
En pakkam varumaa vanthu muththam tharumaa
Metteduththu kattukiraen
Karpanaiyai kottugiraen
Adhukkaagaththaan en paattu adhukkaagaththaan
Adhukkaagaththaan en paattu adhukkaagaththaan
Kizhakka pogum rayilae rayilae
En mayila paaththiyaa
Kizhakka pogum rayilae rayilae
En mayila paaththiyaa
Kadhal nenja kekkuraen
Kalanthu pesa paakkuraen
Kattil kaayum nilavaa kodhikkiraen
Kizhakka pogum rayilae rayilae
En mayila paaththiyaa
Kizhakka pogum rayilae rayilae
En mayila paaththiyaa
O train heading east, O train,
have you seen my peacock?
O train heading east, O train,
have you seen my peacock?
I yearn for her loving heart,
I long to sit and talk with her,
like moonlight wasted in an empty forest, I burn inside.
O train heading east, O train,
have you seen my peacock?
O train heading east, O train,
have you seen my peacock?
I yearn for her loving heart,
I long to sit and talk with her,
like moonlight wasted in an empty forest, I burn inside.
Desire fuels a blazing heat in me,
the remembered sound of her bangles torments my soul.
Desire fuels a blazing heat in me,
the remembered sound of her bangles torments my soul.
It has been weeks since I slept on time,
sleep has abandoned my eyes and drifted far away.
While the round moon scorches and burns me,
you, my slender moon, stay far out of reach.
When will that silver chariot
arrive at my bedchamber?
That is why I sing my song, only for that!
That is why I sing my song, only for that!
O train heading east, O train,
have you seen my peacock?
O train heading east, O train,
have you seen my peacock?
I yearn for her loving heart,
I long to sit and talk with her,
like moonlight wasted in an empty forest, I burn inside.
It is the dim twilight of evening,
and every day, thoughts of that girl weigh heavy on my heart.
It is the dim twilight of evening,
and every day, thoughts of that girl weigh heavy on my heart.
Whom can I find here to send as my messenger?
Like a wandering cloud in the sky, I search for water.
She is like a string of pearls, a garden of jasmine,
will she come close to me and give me a kiss?
I craft a melody and write these lines,
I pour out all my imagination.
That is why I sing my song, only for that!
That is why I sing my song, only for that!
O train heading east, O train,
have you seen my peacock?
O train heading east, O train,
have you seen my peacock?
I yearn for her loving heart,
I long to sit and talk with her,
like moonlight wasted in an empty forest, I burn inside.
O train heading east, O train,
have you seen my peacock?
O train heading east, O train,
have you seen my peacock?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

In 'Kizhakka Pogum Rayilae', the protagonist expresses his deep yearning and agony caused by separation from his beloved. He addresses an east-bound train as a messenger, asking if it has spotted his darling ('mayil' or peacock). He describes how sleepless nights, restless longing, and memories of her bangles torment him as he waits for her arrival in his life.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Apostrophe / Personification

Kizhakka pogum rayilae rayilae / En mayila paaththiyaa

Addressing the train as if it were a conscious being capable of seeing and finding his beloved.

Metaphor (Uruvam)

Muththuchcharamthaan antha mullai vananthaan

Comparing the beloved to a peacock ('mayil') and a string of pearls/jasmine garden ('Muththuchcharam', 'mullai vanam').

Simile (Uvamaani)

Naan megam pola vaanil neerai theduven

Comparing his desperate search for a messenger to a cloud searching for water in the sky.

Emona / Rhyme (Monai and Ethirai)

Aasa anala moottuthu / Valaiyalin osa uyirai vaattuthu

Use of matching initial and second-letter consonants in Tamil poetic structure across consecutive lines ('Aasa anala' / 'Valaiyalin osa').

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Trivia

The track features playful vocals by Mano and traditional folk-pop orchestration by the veteran duo Shankar-Ganesh. Vaali's lyrics echo the classic Tamil motif of sending inanimate messengers (Thoodhu) to report on a lover's whereabouts, modernized here using an east-bound train.

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