- Lyricist
- Yugabharathi
- Singers
- Pradeep Kumar, Shreya Ghoshal
- Music director
- D. Imman
- Movie name
- Nenjil Thunivirundhal
- Movie release year
- 2017
- Lyrics added on
- 24 Sept 2017
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Chickku chickku chikkukuu
Chickku chickku chikkukuu
Chickku chickku chikkukuu
Chickku chickku chikkukuu
Chickku chickku chikkukuu
Rail aaraaroo..
Rail aaraaroo..
Ena koovaadho
Un peyarai sonnaal
Rail aaraaroo..
Chorus :Chickku chickku chikkukuu
Female :Rail aaraaroo..
Chorus :Chickku chickku chikkukuu
Female :Isai paadatho
Chorus :Chickku chickku chikkukuu
Female :Un kaadhal sonnaal
Chorus :Chickku chickku chikkukuu
Nee pesinaal thoosiyum
Thongum thottamae
Oor aayiram vaanoli
Ullae ketkumae
Theruvae unnaalae
Moongil thottilaa
Urumaari pochae
Oonjal kattilaa
Adanga un paarvai
Oosi kuththalaa
Mayam kaayuthae
Aasayil vaththalaa
Rail aaraaroo..
Female :Aaaa…..
Male :Rail aaraaroo..
Female :Aaaa…..
Male :Ena koovaadho
Un peyarai sonnaal
Female :Ohooo..oo
Rail aaraaroo..
Chorus :Chickku chickku chikkukuu
Female :Rail aaraaroo..
Chorus :Chickku chickku chikkukuu
Female :Isai paadatho
Chorus :Chickku chickku chikkukuu
Female :Un kaadhal sonnaal
Chorus :Chickku chickku chikkukuu
Nanana naaa..nanan naa naa naa
Thath tha rath thaararaa
Thath tha rath thaararaa…aaa….
Vazhayal kolusu sinungidudhae
Athilae idhayam pithungidudhae..
Ezhilaana devathai
Ariyaaiyo nee athai
Oh ..kanavil imaigal kasangidudhae
Athilae urakkam nasungiduthae
Azhagaaga novathai
Ezhudhaaiyo oor kadhai
Engae endru sila naalaaga
Naan ennai
Kaanamal thedithaan
Vandhen unnullae
Ullae vanthum unai thedaamal
Nee ennai
Aaraaya pogathaan
Vetkam ennullae
Entha idam unnil azhagu
Sollida neeyum innum pazhagu
Pongi vazhigirathae aasai paagu..
Rail aaraaroo..
Male :Hmm..mmm…
Female :Rail aaraaroo..
Male :Hmm…mmm…
Female :Isai paadatho
Un kaadhal sonnaal..
Hmm…mmmm…
Iravum pagalum kurumbugalae
Enai nee thodarum nodigalilae
Iragaaga nenjamae
Suzhalaadho engumae..
Oh..mazhaiyum veyilum ulaginilae
Inaindhae varum un mozhigalilae
Kadalaagum sangumae..
Paniyaadho singamae..
Aiyo unpol oru aal yedhu
Man meedhu
Aagayam neeyendrae
Paarthen annaarndhu
Poiyae illai unai serndhenae
Ippodhu
Kannae nee illaamal
Poven mallaandhu
Nithamumae pithu pidithu
Engum enai kuthi eduthu
Female :Suthi adikkiradhae
Kaadhal kaaththu
Rail aaraaroo..
Female :Rail aaraaroo..
Male :Ena koovaadho un
Female :Peyarai sonnaal..
Nee pesinaal thoosiyum
Thongum thottamae
Oor aayiram vaanoli
Ullae ketkumae..
Theruvae unnaalae
Moongil thottilaa
Urumaari pochae
Oonjal kattilaa
Adanga un paarvai
Oosi kuththalaa
Mayam kaayuthae
Aasayil vaththalaa..
Rail aaraaroo..
Female :Hmm..rail aaraaroo..
Male :Ena koovaadho
Un peyarai sonnaal..
Chikku chikku chikkukoo
Chikku chikku chikkukoo
Chikku chikku chikkukoo
Chikku chikku chikkukoo
Chikku chikku chikkukoo
Train lullaby...
Train lullaby...
Won't it call out and sing,
If I speak your name?
Train lullaby...
Chorus: Chikku chikku chikkukoo
Female: Train lullaby...
Chorus: Chikku chikku chikkukoo
Female: Won't it sing a melody,
Chorus: Chikku chikku chikkukoo
Female: If your love is spoken?
Chorus: Chikku chikku chikkukoo
If you speak, even a speck of dust
Turns into a hanging garden.
A thousand radios
Play inside me.
Because of you, this whole street,
Like a bamboo cradle,
Has transformed
Into a swinging bed!
Your restless gaze
Pricks like a needle,
And my senses dry up,
Like crisps in the heat of longing.
Train lullaby...
Female: Aaaa...
Male: Train lullaby...
Female: Aaaa...
Male: Won't it call out,
If I speak your name?
Female: Oho... oh
Train lullaby...
Chorus: Chikku chikku chikkukoo
Female: Train lullaby...
Chorus: Chikku chikku chikkukoo
Female: Won't it sing a melody,
Chorus: Chikku chikku chikkukoo
Female: If your love is spoken?
Chorus: Chikku chikku chikkukoo
Nanana naa... nanan na na na
Thath tha rath thaarara
Thath tha rath thaarara... aaaa...
Bangles and anklets chime softly,
And my heart gets squeezed with joy...
O beautiful angel,
Don't you know this?
Oh, in my dreams my eyelids flutter,
And sleep is crushed within them.
This sweet, lovely ache—
Won't you write it as a story?
For a few days, wondering where I was,
Having lost myself,
I came looking for me,
And ended up inside you.
Even after coming in, instead of seeking yourself,
You began
To explore and search me,
Making shyness bloom inside me.
Which part of you is beautiful?
Practice a little more to tell me!
The sweet syrup of desire is overflowing...
Train lullaby...
Male: Mmm... mmm...
Female: Train lullaby...
Male: Mmm... mmm...
Female: Won't it sing a melody,
If your love is spoken?
Mmm... mmmm...
Day and night are filled with playful mischief,
In every second you follow me.
Light as a feather,
Won't my heart spin all around?
Oh, rain and sunshine in this world
Blend together in your words.
Even a small conch holds a vast ocean,
Won't even a fierce lion surrender?
Oh, is there anyone like you
On this earth?
Thinking you were the sky,
I looked up in wonder.
It is no lie, now that I have joined you,
Right now,
My dear, without you,
I would fall flat on my back.
Driving me crazy every single day,
Pricking and teasing me everywhere,
Female: It whirls all around me—
This gust of love!
Train lullaby...
Female: Train lullaby...
Male: Won't it call out,
Female: If I speak your name?
If you speak, even a speck of dust
Turns into a hanging garden.
A thousand radios
Play inside me...
Because of you, this whole street,
Like a bamboo cradle,
Has transformed
Into a swinging bed!
Your restless gaze
Pricks like a needle,
And my senses dry up,
Like crisps in the heat of longing...
Train lullaby...
Female: Mmm... train lullaby...
Male: Won't it call out,
If I speak your name?
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Rail Aaraaroo is a romantic duet from the film 'Nenjil Thunivirundhal' composed by D. Imman and written by Yugabharathi. The song captures the playful and deep romantic expressions exchanged between two lovers. Through imaginative visual metaphors—such as a train whistling a lullaby upon hearing the beloved's name, or a dusty street transforming into a swinging cradle—the lyrics convey how love elevates ordinary surroundings into magical experiences.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Onomatopoeia (ஒலிக்குறிப்பு)
“Chickku chickku chikkukuu”
The rhythmic chant 'Chickku chickku chikkukuu' mimics the sound of a moving train, establishing the rhythm and theme of the song.
Hyperbole (உயர்வு நவிற்சி அணி)
“Rail aaraaroo.. Ena koovaadho Un peyarai sonnaal”
Extravagant exaggeration where the narrator claims a train will whistle a lullaby merely upon hearing the lover's name.
Metaphor (உருவகம்)
“Suthi adikkiradhae Kaadhal kaaththu”
The lover's words are compared to a blend of rain and sunshine, and love is described as a blowing wind/storm.
Rhyme / Monoreyme (எதுகை / மோனை)
“Vazhayal kolusu sinungidudhae / Athilae idhayam pithungidudhae”
Tamil rhythmic sound patterns matching second syllables (e.g., Vazhayal / Athilae / Azhagaaga).
Did you know?
Trivia
The track 'Rail Aaraaroo' is composed by D. Imman for the 2017 action-drama film 'Nenjil Thunivirundhal', directed by Suseenthiran starring Sundeep Kishan and Mehreen Pirzada. The song features vocals by Pradeep Kumar and Shreya Ghoshal.
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