Neela Ravile
From Merry Christmas · 2015
- Lyricist
- Yugabharathi
- Singer
- Jonita Gandhi
- Music director
- Pritam Chakraborty
- Details
- Merry Christmas2015
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Neela raavile | In the blue night |
| Neendhum venmeene | Oh swimming white star |
| Naanum unpol | Just like you |
| Mara engudhe manam | My heart longs to hide |
| Female | |
| Kaadhalale oli | Light due to love |
| Koodum en nenjil | Gathers in my heart |
| Theera vali | Unending pain |
| Aalai kolludhe dhinam | Kills me inside every day |
| Female | |
| Surangal thappinalum padale | Even if the notes go wrong, the song remains |
| Sandhathin saralil | In the drizzle of rhythm |
| Mettukkal pookkudhe | Melodies bloom |
| Female | |
| Surangal thappinalum padale | Even if the notes go wrong, the song remains |
| Sandhathin saralil | In the drizzle of rhythm |
| Mettukkal pookkudhe | Melodies bloom |
| Female | |
| Surangal thappinalum padale | Even if the notes go wrong, the song remains |
| Sandhathin saralil | In the drizzle of rhythm |
| Mettukkal pookkudhe | Melodies bloom |
| Female | |
| Sandhosame | Oh happiness |
| Oyadha peralai.. | Like an unceasing huge wave.. |
| Vazhvile… | In life… |
நீல ராவிலே
நீந்தும் வெண்மீனே
நானும் உன்போல்
மாற ஏங்குதே மனம்
In the blue night
Oh swimming white star
Just like you
My heart longs to hide
காதலாலே ஒளி
கூடும் என் நெஞ்சில்
தீரா வலி
ஆளை கொல்லுதே தினம்
Light due to love
Gathers in my heart
Unending pain
Kills me inside every day
சுரங்கள் தப்பினாலும் பாடலே
சந்தத்தின் சாரலில்
மெட்டுக்கள் பூக்குதே
Even if the notes go wrong, the song remains
In the drizzle of rhythm
Melodies bloom
சுரங்கள் தப்பினாலும் பாடலே
சந்தத்தின் சாரலில்
மெட்டுக்கள் பூக்குதே
Even if the notes go wrong, the song remains
In the drizzle of rhythm
Melodies bloom
சுரங்கள் தப்பினாலும் பாடலே
சந்தத்தின் சாரலில்
மெட்டுக்கள் பூக்குதே
Even if the notes go wrong, the song remains
In the drizzle of rhythm
Melodies bloom
சந்தோசமே
ஓயாத பேரலை
வாழ்விலே
Oh happiness
Like an unceasing huge wave..
In life…
Neela raavile
In the blue night
Neendhum venmeene
Oh swimming white star
Naanum unpol
Just like you
Mara engudhe manam
My heart longs to hide
Kaadhalale oli
Light due to love
Koodum en nenjil
Gathers in my heart
Theera vali
Unending pain
Aalai kolludhe dhinam
Kills me inside every day
Surangal thappinalum padale
Even if the notes go wrong, the song remains
Sandhathin saralil
In the drizzle of rhythm
Mettukkal pookkudhe
Melodies bloom
Surangal thappinalum padale
Even if the notes go wrong, the song remains
Sandhathin saralil
In the drizzle of rhythm
Mettukkal pookkudhe
Melodies bloom
Surangal thappinalum padale
Even if the notes go wrong, the song remains
Sandhathin saralil
In the drizzle of rhythm
Mettukkal pookkudhe
Melodies bloom
Sandhosame
Oh happiness
Oyadha peralai..
Like an unceasing huge wave..
Vazhvile…
In life…
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Neela Raavile is a poignant track from Merry Christmas that captures a deep sense of longing, love, and bittersweet emotion. The protagonist compares her heart to a star drifting across the night sky, feeling both illuminated and pained by love. The song expresses that even when life's rhythm goes awry or notes slip, beauty and melodies still manage to bloom like rain, creating relentless waves of joy amidst pain.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Neendhum venmeene”
Compares a bright white star to a creature swimming in the vast blue night sky.
Simile
“Naanum unpol”
Compares the protagonist's state of wanting to hide directly to the star ('Naanum unpol' - Me too, like you).
Metaphor
“Sandhathin saralil Mettukkal pookkudhe”
Compares melodies to flowers blooming in a gentle shower or drizzle of rhythm ('Sandhathin saralil').
Simile
“Oyadha peralai..”
Compares happiness to an unceasing large wave in life.
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Trivia
Neela Raavile is part of the Tamil soundtrack for Sriram Raghavan's bilingual thriller Merry Christmas. Composed by Pritam, it represents one of his rare original Tamil compositions, beautifully rendered by Jonita Gandhi with lyrics by Yugabharathi.
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