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Lyrics & meaning

Railai Thallum Meghame

From Blue Star · 2023

Lyricist
Arivu
Singers
Arivu, Kareeshma
Music director
Govind Vasantha
Movie name
Blue Star
Movie release year
2023
Lyrics added on
13 Feb 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Puriyadha paadhaiyil
Ariyamal pogirean
Nanaiyadha kaadhalil
Kadal aazham kangirean
Mugam parkka dhan
Manam yengurean
Edhir kaatrile
Un kural kekkurean
Hey railai thallum meghame
Mazhaiyai konjum kaagame
Uyirai thendum kadhal bodhame
Hey avalai thedi pogirean
Kavalai theeyil vegirean,
Kanavil thondri kaanal aagirean
Imai rendil vaanam
Dhuruvangal neeyum naanum
Thodarum un nizhal ange
Kan nidhamum unnai thedum
Payanangal neelum
Paruvangal paadhai marum
Pirigindra pozhudhil dhan
Nam piriyangal koodum
Paravai pogum paadhai poga
Siragu neelum kaalam kooda
Pozhudhu sayum vaanam
Naan kaangiren thanimaiyile
Aval pogum paadhai poga
Puriyamal naanum vaada
Oru saayangaalam naan saaigiraen
Thanimaiyile
Hey railai thallum meghame
Mazhaiyai konjum kaagame
Uyirai theendum kadhal bodhame
Hey avalai thedi pogirean
Kavalai theeyil vegirean,
Kanavil thondri kaanal aagirean
Hey railai thallum meghame
Mazhaiyai konjum kaagame
Uyirai theendum kadhal bodhame
On a path I do not know,
I walk forward blindly.
In a love that hasn't even drenched me,
I see the ocean's depth.
Just to see your face,
My heart yearns.
In the wind blowing against me,
I hear your voice.
Hey clouds that push the train,
Hey crow playing with the rain,
Oh, intoxication of love that touches the soul!
Hey, I go searching for her,
Burning in the fire of sorrow,
Appearing in dreams, only to fade into a mirage.
A sky held between two eyelids,
You and I are opposite poles.
Your shadow lingers there,
As my eyes search for you every day.
Journeys stretch on endlessly,
The seasons change their course.
It is only when we part,
That our love grows deeper.
Following the path the birds fly,
As time spreads its wings,
Beneath the fading evening sky,
I watch in loneliness.
Following the path she walks,
I wither away, lost and confused.
One evening, I break down,
All alone.
Hey clouds that push the train,
Hey crow playing with the rain,
Oh, intoxication of love that touches the soul!
Hey, I go searching for her,
Burning in the fire of sorrow,
Appearing in dreams, only to fade into a mirage.
Hey clouds that push the train,
Hey crow playing with the rain,
Oh, intoxication of love that touches the soul!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song captures the bittersweet ache of longing, distance, and emotional turmoil experienced by a lover searching for his partner. The protagonist feels adrift on an unfamiliar path, torn between the comforting memory of love and the burning pain of separation. Through surreal imagery connecting human emotions to nature, the lyrics illustrate how separation paradoxically deepens love, even as solitude weighs heavily upon the soul.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Kavalai theeyil vegirean”

Compares worry to a fire in which the speaker burns.

Antithesis

“Dhuruvangal neeyum naanum”

Highlights the extreme contrast and physical or emotional distance between the lovers by calling them opposite poles.

Edhugai (Second Letter Rhyming)

“Paravai pogum paadhai poga / Siragu neelum kaalam kooda”

The second letter 'ra' rhymes across adjacent lines ('Paravai' and 'Siragu').

Surrealist Imagery

“Hey railai thallum meghame / Mazhaiyai konjum kaagame”

Uses evocative, dreamlike natural imagery to mirror internal emotional intoxication.

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Trivia

Blue Star (2023) is a sports drama film centered around cricket in Arakkonam, produced by Pa. Ranjith. The soundtrack, composed by Govind Vasantha, blends indie-folk acoustic textures with soul-stirring lyricism penned by polymath artist Arivu.

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