Railin Oligal
From Blue Star · 2023
- Lyricist
- Uma Devi
- Singers
- Pradeep Kumar, Shakthisree Gopalan
- Music director
- Govind Vasantha
- Details
- Blue Star2023
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Rayil-in oligal | The sounds of the train |
| Unaiyae theduthae | Search only for you |
| Adhirum paaraiyaai | Like a vibrating rock |
| Idhayam aaduthae | My heart trembles |
| Male | |
| Unthan kai veesidum | The subtle, false gesture |
| Poi jaadai ennai | Of your waving hand |
| Yaethen thottaththil veesuthae | Blows me into the Garden of Eden |
| Male | |
| Un oor thaandidum | Crossing your town |
| Rayil paalam mael | Over the railway bridge |
| En bhoomi mudinthu viduthae | My world comes to an end |
| Male | |
| En thaayodum kooraathaa | Unspoken even to my mother |
| Vaarththaikkul naan neeththuraen | I swim within words |
| Kaanthuraen | I am mesmerized |
| Female | |
| Kanaakkaanum porvaikkul | Under the blanket of dreaming |
| Kaalaththa adai kaakkuraen | I hatch time like an egg |
| Both :Thaekkuraen | I accumulate and dam it up |
| Female | |
| Manmelodum | Like rainwater flowing |
| Mazhaithanni pol | Over the mud |
| Naalum nilamaaruraen | I change my emotional state every day |
| Thooruraen | I drizzle |
| Male | |
| Paayaagindra nenjukku | To a heart that rushes out like a stream |
| Paal paarva nee vaakkura kaakkura | You pour your tender milky gaze and protect it |
| Male | |
| Kodi vaasangal | Even if ten million fragrances |
| Enai theendi ponaalum | Touch me and pass by |
| Uyirai theendaatho | Will it not touch my soul, |
| Un vaasam | Your unique fragrance? |
| Male | |
| Bhoomi theernthaalum theeraatha | Unending even if the earth comes to an end |
| Rayil paathai | Is the railway track |
| Kadhal ondrae anbe | Love is the only constant, my dear |
| Anbe…….anbe…. | My love... my love... |
| Anbe…….anbe…. | My love... my love... |
| Anbe…….anbe…. | My love... my love... |
| Anbe…….anbe…. | My love... my love... |
ரயிலின் ஒலிகள்
உனையே தேடுதே
அதிரும் பறையாய்
இதயம் ஆடுதே
The sounds of the train
Search only for you
Like a vibrating rock
My heart trembles
உந்தன் கை வீசிடும்
பொய் ஜாடை என்னை
ஏதென் தோட்டத்தில் வீசுதே
The subtle, false gesture
Of your waving hand
Blows me into the Garden of Eden
உன் ஊர் தாண்டிடும்
ரெயில் பாலம் மேல்
என் பூமி முடிந்து விடுதே
Crossing your town
Over the railway bridge
My world comes to an end
என் தாயோடும் கூறாதா
வார்த்தைக்குள் நான் நீந்துறேன்
காந்துறேன்
Unspoken even to my mother
I swim within words
I am mesmerized
கனாக்காணும் போர்வைக்குள்
காலத்த அடைகாக்குறேன்
இருவர் : தேக்குறேன்
Under the blanket of dreaming
I hatch time like an egg
I accumulate and dam it up
மண்மேலோடும்
மழைத்தண்ணி போல்
நாளும் நிலமாறுறேன்
தூருறேன்
Like rainwater flowing
Over the mud
I change my emotional state every day
I drizzle
பாயாகின்ற நெஞ்சுக்கு
பால்பார்வ நீ வாக்குற காக்குற
To a heart that rushes out like a stream
You pour your tender milky gaze and protect it
கோடி வாசங்கள்
என்னை தீண்டி போனாலும்
உயிரை தீண்டாதோ
உன் வாசம்
Even if ten million fragrances
Touch me and pass by
Will it not touch my soul,
Your unique fragrance?
பூமி தீர்ந்தாலும் தீராத
இரயில் பாதை
காதல் ஒன்றே அன்பே
அன்பே.......அன்பே....
அன்பே.......அன்பே......
அன்பே.......அன்பே....
அன்பே.......அன்பே......
Unending even if the earth comes to an end
Is the railway track
Love is the only constant, my dear
My love... my love...
My love... my love...
My love... my love...
My love... my love...
Rayil-in oligal
The sounds of the train
Unaiyae theduthae
Search only for you
Adhirum paaraiyaai
Like a vibrating rock
Idhayam aaduthae
My heart trembles
Unthan kai veesidum
The subtle, false gesture
Poi jaadai ennai
Of your waving hand
Yaethen thottaththil veesuthae
Blows me into the Garden of Eden
Un oor thaandidum
Crossing your town
Rayil paalam mael
Over the railway bridge
En bhoomi mudinthu viduthae
My world comes to an end
En thaayodum kooraathaa
Unspoken even to my mother
Vaarththaikkul naan neeththuraen
I swim within words
Kaanthuraen
I am mesmerized
Kanaakkaanum porvaikkul
Under the blanket of dreaming
Kaalaththa adai kaakkuraen
I hatch time like an egg
Both :Thaekkuraen
I accumulate and dam it up
Manmelodum
Like rainwater flowing
Mazhaithanni pol
Over the mud
Naalum nilamaaruraen
I change my emotional state every day
Thooruraen
I drizzle
Paayaagindra nenjukku
To a heart that rushes out like a stream
Paal paarva nee vaakkura kaakkura
You pour your tender milky gaze and protect it
Kodi vaasangal
Even if ten million fragrances
Enai theendi ponaalum
Touch me and pass by
Uyirai theendaatho
Will it not touch my soul,
Un vaasam
Your unique fragrance?
Bhoomi theernthaalum theeraatha
Unending even if the earth comes to an end
Rayil paathai
Is the railway track
Kadhal ondrae anbe
Love is the only constant, my dear
Anbe…….anbe….
My love... my love...
Anbe…….anbe….
My love... my love...
Anbe…….anbe….
My love... my love...
Anbe…….anbe….
My love... my love...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Railin Oligal' from the movie Blue Star is a soul-stirring romantic duet that captures the overwhelming tenderness and longing of two lovers whose feelings are intertwined with the rhythmic journey of a train. The song explores how distance, brief glances, and small gestures turn into monumental emotional experiences, making the lover's town feel like the edge of the world.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamaani)
“Adhirum paaraiyaai / Idhayam aaduthae”
Compares the trembling of the lover's heart to a vibrating rock shaken by a passing train.
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Kanaakkaanum porvaikkul / Kaalaththa adai kaakkuraen”
Metaphorically describes waiting and dreaming as incubating time ('adai kaakkuraen') under a blanket of dreams.
Simile (Uvamaani)
“Manmelodum / Mazhaithanni pol / Naalum nilamaaruraen”
Compares changing daily emotions to rainwater flowing and seeping through soil.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)
“Bhoomi theernthaalum theeraatha / Rayil paathai”
Exaggerates the endless nature of love by comparing it to a train track that outlasts the earth itself.
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Trivia
The song is set against the backdrop of Arakkonam, one of India's oldest and most famous railway junctions. Composer Govind Vasantha used a subtle, rhythmic acoustic arrangement to mimic the gentle cadence of a moving train, paired with lyricist Uma Devi's evocative Tamil poetry.
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