Rayile Raa
From Thirumanam Ennum Nikkah · 2014
- Lyricist
- Thenmozhi Das
- Singers
- Bonnie Chakraborty, Nivas, Haresh, Ashwitha
- Music director
- M. Ghibran
- Details
- Thirumanam Ennum Nikkah2014
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Rayile raa… rayile raa | Come, oh train... come, oh train |
| Female | |
| Rayile raa… rayile raa | Come, oh train... come, oh train |
| Rayile raa… rayile raa | Come, oh train... come, oh train |
| Rayile raa… rayile raa | Come, oh train... come, oh train |
| Rayile raa…. rayile raa | Come, oh train... come, oh train |
| Male | |
| {Oru kodi kodi | Ten million times over |
| Kushi kudi kudi | Drink up the happiness, drink up |
| Vazhi thadi thadi thadi | Clear the path, search and press forward |
| Rayile raa} (2) | Come, oh train (Repeated twice) |
| Female | |
| Karuppa kaalu nuraa | Black legs with white foam |
| Neruppa melu veera | Fiery courageous body |
| Irumba odum surraa | Iron-built shark running fast |
| Raa raa rayile raa | Come, come, oh train |
| Female | |
| Oyelaa thuthu pora | Going as a stylish messenger |
| Kuyila koovi pora | Going cooing like a cuckoo |
| Nathiya oothi pora | Going flowing like a river |
| Raa raa rayile raa | Come, come, oh train |
| Male | |
| Rayile raa… rayile raa | Come, oh train... come, oh train |
| Rayile raa… rayile raa | Come, oh train... come, oh train |
| Rayile raa… rayile raa | Come, oh train... come, oh train |
| Rayile raa…. rayile raa | Come, oh train... come, oh train |
| Male | |
| Karuppa kaalu nuraa | Black legs with white foam |
| Neruppa melu veera | Fiery courageous body |
| Irumba odum surraa | Iron-built shark running fast |
| Raa raa raa rayile raa | Come, come, come, oh train |
| Chorus | |
| Rayile raa… rayile raa | Come, oh train... come, oh train |
| Rayile raa… rayile raa | Come, oh train... come, oh train |
| Rayile raa… rayile raa | Come, oh train... come, oh train |
| Rayile raa…. rayile raa | Come, oh train... come, oh train |
| Male | |
| Etho ethetho | Something, something unknown |
| Umai mozhiyodu | With a silent language |
| Odum edamellam | Everywhere it runs |
| Railgal padum kadhai nooru | Trains sing a hundred stories |
| Male | |
| Payanam ellaamae | Every journey |
| Thanimai virumbadhu | Dislikes solitude |
| Paruvam semikkum | Memories saved by youth |
| Ninaivu manathil azhiyathu | Will never fade from the heart |
| Male | |
| Oh…oh raile odum naadodi | Oh train, running like a nomad |
| Oh manamae vaadum porali | Oh heart, a struggling warrior wilting away |
| Kottum mazhai vanin piriva | Is pouring rain a separation from the sky? |
| Sindum ilai verin mudiva | Is a falling leaf the end of the root? |
| Male | |
| Pogumoo…oh…. pogumoo..oh….. | Will it go... oh... will it go... oh... |
| Chorus | |
| :Rayile raa… rayile raa | Come, oh train... come, oh train |
| Rayile raa… rayile raa | Come, oh train... come, oh train |
| Rayile raa… rayile raa | Come, oh train... come, oh train |
| Rayile raa…. rayile raa | Come, oh train... come, oh train |
| Male | |
| Yaaro yar yaaro | Whoever they may be |
| Thedal vevvero | The searches are all different |
| Pogum dhuramo | The distance to travel |
| Engo engo engengo | Somewhere, somewhere, anywhere |
| Male | |
| Kaalgal illatha | Legless |
| Kaadhal rayilerum | Love boards the train |
| Ellai illadha natpai | Boundless friendship |
| Payanam parisalikum | The journey bestows as a gift |
| Oh..oooo…oooo.. | Oh..oooo…oooo.. |
| Male | |
| Yaar vazhiyil yarai santhipom | On whose path whom shall we meet? |
| Yaar mannathil yarai sinthipom | In whose heart whom shall we ponder? |
| Sellum vazhi meendum varumaa | Will the traveled path come back again? |
| Kollum nila kuda varumaa | Will the haunting moon accompany us? |
| Thedumaa…aaa…. vaadumaa..oh….. | Will it search... ah... will it fade... oh... |
| Male | |
| Rayile raa… rayile raa | Come, oh train... come, oh train |
| Rayile raa… rayile raa | Come, oh train... come, oh train |
| Rayile raa… rayile raa | Come, oh train... come, oh train |
| Rayile raa…. rayile raa | Come, oh train... come, oh train |
| Male | |
| {Oru kodi kodi | Ten million times over |
| Kushi kudi kudi | Drink up the happiness, drink up |
| Vazhi thadi thadi thadi | Clear the path, search and press forward |
| Rayile raa} (2) | Come, oh train (Repeated twice) |
| Male | |
| Karuppa kaalu nuraa | Black legs with white foam |
| Neruppa melu veera | Fiery courageous body |
| Irumba odum surraa | Iron-built shark running fast |
| Raa raa rayile raa | Come, come, oh train |
| Male | |
| Oyelaa thuthu pora | Going as a stylish messenger |
| Kuyila koovi pora | Going cooing like a cuckoo |
| Nathiya oothi pora | Going flowing like a river |
| Raa raa rayile raa | Come, come, oh train |
| Male | |
| Rayile raa… rayile raa | Come, oh train... come, oh train |
| Rayile raa… rayile raa | Come, oh train... come, oh train |
| Rayile raa… rayile raa | Come, oh train... come, oh train |
| Rayile raa…. rayile raa | Come, oh train... come, oh train |
ரயிலே ரா
ரயிலே ரா
Come, oh train... come, oh train
ரயிலே ரா
ரயிலே ரா ரயிலே
ரா ரயிலே ரா ரயிலே
ரா ரயிலே ரா ரயிலே
ரா ரயிலே ரா
Come, oh train... come, oh train
Come, oh train... come, oh train
Come, oh train... come, oh train
Come, oh train... come, oh train
{ ஒரு கொடி
கொடி குஷி குடி
குடி வழி தடி தடி
தடி ரயிலே ரா } (2)
Ten million times over
Drink up the happiness, drink up
Clear the path, search and press forward
Come, oh train (Repeated twice)
கருப்பா காலு
நூறா நெருப்பா மேலு
வீரா இரும்பா ஓடும்
சுறா ரா ரா ரயிலே ரா
Black legs with white foam
Fiery courageous body
Iron-built shark running fast
Come, come, oh train
ஒயிலா தூது
போறா குயிலா கூவி
போறா நதியா ஊத்தி
போறா ரா ரா ரயிலே ரா
Going as a stylish messenger
Going cooing like a cuckoo
Going flowing like a river
Come, come, oh train
ரயிலே ரா
ரயிலே ரா ரயிலே
ரா ரயிலே ரா ரயிலே
ரா ரயிலே ரா ரயிலே
ரா ரயிலே ரா
Come, oh train... come, oh train
Come, oh train... come, oh train
Come, oh train... come, oh train
Come, oh train... come, oh train
கருப்பா காலு
நூறா நெருப்பா மேலு
வீரா இரும்பா ஓடும்
சுறா ரா ரா ரயிலே ரா
Black legs with white foam
Fiery courageous body
Iron-built shark running fast
Come, come, come, oh train
ரயிலே ரா
ரயிலே ரா ரயிலே
ரா ரயிலே ரா ரயிலே
ரா ரயிலே ரா ரயிலே
ரா ரயிலே ரா
Come, oh train... come, oh train
Come, oh train... come, oh train
Come, oh train... come, oh train
Come, oh train... come, oh train
ஏதோ ஏதேதோ
ஊமை மொழியோடு
ஓடும் இடமெல்லாம்
ரயில்கள் பாடும் கதை நூறு
Something, something unknown
With a silent language
Everywhere it runs
Trains sing a hundred stories
பயணம் எல்லாமே
தனிமை விரும்பாது
பருவம் சேமிக்கும்
நினைவு மனதில் அழியாது
Every journey
Dislikes solitude
Memories saved by youth
Will never fade from the heart
ஓ ஓ ரயிலே
ஓடும் நாடோடி ஓ
மனமே வாடும் போராளி
கொட்டும் மழை வானின்
பிாிவா சிந்தும் இலை
வோின் முடிவா
Oh train, running like a nomad
Oh heart, a struggling warrior wilting away
Is pouring rain a separation from the sky?
Is a falling leaf the end of the root?
போகுமோ ஓ
போகுமோ ஓ
Will it go... oh... will it go... oh...
ரயிலே ரா
ரயிலே ரா ரயிலே
ரா ரயிலே ரா ரயிலே
ரா ரயிலே ரா ரயிலே
ரா ரயிலே ரா
Come, oh train... come, oh train
Come, oh train... come, oh train
Come, oh train... come, oh train
Come, oh train... come, oh train
யாரோ யாா்
யாரோ தேடல்
வெவ்வேறோ போகும்
தூரமோ எங்கோ எங்கோ
எங்கெங்கோ
Whoever they may be
The searches are all different
The distance to travel
Somewhere, somewhere, anywhere
கால்கள் இல்லாத
காதல் ரயிலேறும் எல்லை
இல்லாத நட்பை பயணம்
பாிசளிக்கும் ஓ ஓ ஓ
Legless
Love boards the train
Boundless friendship
The journey bestows as a gift
Oh..oooo…oooo..
யாா் வழியில்
யாரை சந்திப்போம் யாா்
மனதில் யாரை சிந்திப்போம்
செல்லும் வழி மீண்டும்
வருமா கொல்லும் நிலா
கூட வருமா தேடுமா வாடுமா..
On whose path whom shall we meet?
In whose heart whom shall we ponder?
Will the traveled path come back again?
Will the haunting moon accompany us?
Will it search... ah... will it fade... oh...
ரயிலே ரா
ரயிலே ரா ரயிலே
ரா ரயிலே ரா ரயிலே
ரா ரயிலே ரா ரயிலே
ரா ரயிலே ரா
Come, oh train... come, oh train
Come, oh train... come, oh train
Come, oh train... come, oh train
Come, oh train... come, oh train
{ ஒரு கொடி
கொடி குஷி குடி
குடி வழி தடி தடி
தடி ரயிலே ரா } (2)
Ten million times over
Drink up the happiness, drink up
Clear the path, search and press forward
Come, oh train (Repeated twice)
கருப்பா காலு
நூறா நெருப்பா மேலு
வீரா இரும்பா ஓடும்
சுறா ரா ரா ரயிலே ரா
Black legs with white foam
Fiery courageous body
Iron-built shark running fast
Come, come, oh train
ஒயிலா தூது
போறா குயிலா கூவி
போறா நதியா ஊத்தி
போறா ரா ரா ரயிலே ரா
Going as a stylish messenger
Going cooing like a cuckoo
Going flowing like a river
Come, come, oh train
ரயிலே ரா
ரயிலே ரா ரயிலே
ரா ரயிலே ரா ரயிலே
ரா ரயிலே ரா ரயிலே
ரா ரயிலே ரா
Come, oh train... come, oh train
Come, oh train... come, oh train
Come, oh train... come, oh train
Come, oh train... come, oh train
Rayile raa… rayile raa
Come, oh train... come, oh train
Rayile raa… rayile raa
Come, oh train... come, oh train
Rayile raa… rayile raa
Come, oh train... come, oh train
Rayile raa… rayile raa
Come, oh train... come, oh train
Rayile raa…. rayile raa
Come, oh train... come, oh train
{Oru kodi kodi
Ten million times over
Kushi kudi kudi
Drink up the happiness, drink up
Vazhi thadi thadi thadi
Clear the path, search and press forward
Rayile raa} (2)
Come, oh train (Repeated twice)
Karuppa kaalu nuraa
Black legs with white foam
Neruppa melu veera
Fiery courageous body
Irumba odum surraa
Iron-built shark running fast
Raa raa rayile raa
Come, come, oh train
Oyelaa thuthu pora
Going as a stylish messenger
Kuyila koovi pora
Going cooing like a cuckoo
Nathiya oothi pora
Going flowing like a river
Raa raa rayile raa
Come, come, oh train
Rayile raa… rayile raa
Come, oh train... come, oh train
Rayile raa… rayile raa
Come, oh train... come, oh train
Rayile raa… rayile raa
Come, oh train... come, oh train
Rayile raa…. rayile raa
Come, oh train... come, oh train
Karuppa kaalu nuraa
Black legs with white foam
Neruppa melu veera
Fiery courageous body
Irumba odum surraa
Iron-built shark running fast
Raa raa raa rayile raa
Come, come, come, oh train
Rayile raa… rayile raa
Come, oh train... come, oh train
Rayile raa… rayile raa
Come, oh train... come, oh train
Rayile raa… rayile raa
Come, oh train... come, oh train
Rayile raa…. rayile raa
Come, oh train... come, oh train
Etho ethetho
Something, something unknown
Umai mozhiyodu
With a silent language
Odum edamellam
Everywhere it runs
Railgal padum kadhai nooru
Trains sing a hundred stories
Payanam ellaamae
Every journey
Thanimai virumbadhu
Dislikes solitude
Paruvam semikkum
Memories saved by youth
Ninaivu manathil azhiyathu
Will never fade from the heart
Oh…oh raile odum naadodi
Oh train, running like a nomad
Oh manamae vaadum porali
Oh heart, a struggling warrior wilting away
Kottum mazhai vanin piriva
Is pouring rain a separation from the sky?
Sindum ilai verin mudiva
Is a falling leaf the end of the root?
Pogumoo…oh…. pogumoo..oh…..
Will it go... oh... will it go... oh...
:Rayile raa… rayile raa
Come, oh train... come, oh train
Rayile raa… rayile raa
Come, oh train... come, oh train
Rayile raa… rayile raa
Come, oh train... come, oh train
Rayile raa…. rayile raa
Come, oh train... come, oh train
Yaaro yar yaaro
Whoever they may be
Thedal vevvero
The searches are all different
Pogum dhuramo
The distance to travel
Engo engo engengo
Somewhere, somewhere, anywhere
Kaalgal illatha
Legless
Kaadhal rayilerum
Love boards the train
Ellai illadha natpai
Boundless friendship
Payanam parisalikum
The journey bestows as a gift
Oh..oooo…oooo..
Oh..oooo…oooo..
Yaar vazhiyil yarai santhipom
On whose path whom shall we meet?
Yaar mannathil yarai sinthipom
In whose heart whom shall we ponder?
Sellum vazhi meendum varumaa
Will the traveled path come back again?
Kollum nila kuda varumaa
Will the haunting moon accompany us?
Thedumaa…aaa…. vaadumaa..oh…..
Will it search... ah... will it fade... oh...
Rayile raa… rayile raa
Come, oh train... come, oh train
Rayile raa… rayile raa
Come, oh train... come, oh train
Rayile raa… rayile raa
Come, oh train... come, oh train
Rayile raa…. rayile raa
Come, oh train... come, oh train
{Oru kodi kodi
Ten million times over
Kushi kudi kudi
Drink up the happiness, drink up
Vazhi thadi thadi thadi
Clear the path, search and press forward
Rayile raa} (2)
Come, oh train (Repeated twice)
Karuppa kaalu nuraa
Black legs with white foam
Neruppa melu veera
Fiery courageous body
Irumba odum surraa
Iron-built shark running fast
Raa raa rayile raa
Come, come, oh train
Oyelaa thuthu pora
Going as a stylish messenger
Kuyila koovi pora
Going cooing like a cuckoo
Nathiya oothi pora
Going flowing like a river
Raa raa rayile raa
Come, come, oh train
Rayile raa… rayile raa
Come, oh train... come, oh train
Rayile raa… rayile raa
Come, oh train... come, oh train
Rayile raa… rayile raa
Come, oh train... come, oh train
Rayile raa…. rayile raa
Come, oh train... come, oh train
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Rayile Raa' from 'Thirumanam Ennum Nikkah' (2014) is an energetic track centered on the metaphor of a train journey representing life, destiny, and human connections. Lyricist Thenmozhi Das personifies the train as a powerful iron creature rushing across lands, linking strangers from diverse backgrounds who share silent feelings and create unforgettable memories along the way. The song explores philosophical thoughts about transient encounters—questioning whether paths crossed will ever reunite, how love and friendship cross all boundaries on a moving train, and how the human heart navigates distance and solitude.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)
“Karuppa kaalu nuraa / Neruppa melu veera”
The second consonant 'ru' rhymes in 'Karuppa' and 'Neruppa', establishing rhythmic Tamil poetic harmony.
Personification
“Railgal padum kadhai nooru”
Trains are personified as storytellers that recite a hundred tales as they travel across places.
Metaphor
“Irumba odum surraa”
The train is metaphorically compared to an iron shark ('Irumba odum surraa') cutting through the tracks.
Simile / Imagery
“Kuyila koovi pora / Nathiya oothi pora”
The train's movement is vividly compared to a cuckoo cooing and a river flowing gracefully.
Did you know?
Trivia
The track was composed by M. Ghibran for the 2014 romantic film 'Thirumanam Ennum Nikkah', starring Jai and Nazriya Nazim. Ghibran arranged the percussion to closely mimic the rhythmic chugging and acceleration of an Indian Railways train.
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