Margazhi Thingal from Sangamam

Missing someone gets easier every day because even though it's one day further from the last time you saw each other, it's one day closer to the next time you will. 
Let's bade June goodbye. Let's say hello to July. The last 30 days have been low pitch, plain but sweetly, serene. I am content with this beautiful life the Almighty has given me. I am thankful to Him for everything - good and not so good. 
Found solace in listening to this carnatic number. And, optimism in its lyrics. 
I have a few chores that I need finish in July. Keeping my fingers crossed. Hope to have them all clinched and sealed. Chores. Not resolutions. 
Cheers to the 182nd day of the year. Stay happy. All through the year.

Anbinalae Aala Vantha from Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum

June went by rather slow. For me. Today is a day away from July. And, we shall, soon bid goodbye to half year. So fast -  where time is concerned. Don't you agree ?
I have so many things on mind. Staples that I need to abide by. However, the 2011 New Year Resolution list is somehow displaced. Forget that. Who ACTUALLY keeps them? No. Not the list. The resolutions, I mean. 
Watched Aaranya Kandam during the weekend. I thought it was one great piece of art. The ultimate Tamil gangster movie. The story spreads out unexpectedly. A Tamil eye opener. Enjoyed the entire movie despite the violence, crudity and lewdness. 
Found this rare number on YouTube, and am presently in high spirits. This song put me there. Love does that. To all of us. Puts us in a state of bliss and joy. 
Aged but equally fascinating. The one - my Morgiana heart sings to Junior Ali Baba. 

Yaaradhu Yaaradhu (1964) from En Annan

Been watching lots of cooking programs of lately. Food has always been a passion. Cooking rejuvenates - just like shopping and enjoying nature. TopChef and Nigella Bites are among my favourites. Due to the fact that their recipes are easy and prepared in a short time. Nothing ornate. None painstaking. 
I am back to old songs. They are truly beautiful to listen to, aren't they ? This is an excellent example. A whiz bang with convincing and discerning lyrics. A dramatized, cross-examination on love. How bizarre but agreeable. 

Mani Osai Kettu from Payanangal Mudhivathilai

Monday is here. The day everyone dreads. The one that we all want to pass as soon as possible. Why else would we call it Manic Monday ? The schitzy second day of the week.
I wish I could write about the sensibilities of my sighing heart. I do not know if the words would flow as they do in soul. But, I wish they would be able to decipher my cluelessness. Isn't it apt that I am mumbling such claptrap on a Monday? The manic and lunatic one. No, not me. The day. It is easier to pass the blame to something inanimate and that does not retort.
This song is faultless. Painstakingly poignant. A good evangelist to a rattled spirit. 
I miss him. And, I miss him. My father. And, Mogan. Both. Tremendously. I am behaving like I don't at all - conspicuously. Trying to be stouthearted. The actual pining is neatly concealed. I am a Scorpio. We are good at putting a false front despite having our spirits all marred and mauled. 
"........கண்ணன் பாடும் பாடல் கேட்டு ராதை வந்தால் ஆகதோ
ராதையோடு ஆசைக் கண்ணன் பேசக் கூடாதோ ???........."  
These lines are enough to unravel the voidness he has left behind. May the Almighty help me through this. Good night. 

Kangalin Vaarthaigal Puriyatho from Kalathur Kannamma

Kalathur Kannamma - the movie that introduced Kamalhaasan, to the world. For me, it has my all time favourite love song from bygones. The one that I hum on a happy day, and sing on a happier one. 
The lyrics of this song are plain awesome. A beautiful duet, that I have heard countless times, and never got bored of. Old songs, they say, are evergreen. This is a good example. 
A Sunday night over here. I hope you take time to enjoy this song. It is a happy number from seasoned times. Definitely a favourite of yours truly. Thanks to Appa - for instilling my love for old Tamil songs. Nitez, everyone. Hope your dreams will be tuned as happy as this.

Engiruntho Vanthaayada from Five Star

Saturdays go by in a flash. Today, did too. An hour before this beautiful first day of the weekend ends.... 
Memory is a child walking along a seashore.  You never can tell what small pebble it will pick up and store away among its treasured things.  ~Pierce Harris~
I love this song. It is, one, from, my small number of favourite movies. Kaniha was the epitome of an unpretentious South Indian bride. She sweeps Prasanna off his feet. The story unfolds beautifully. A very good watch, with a you-decide-for-your-self ending.
Soothing, gentle and gracious. About the languishing and yearning heart. And, nostalgia, memories and reminiscence. 

Dheemthanakka Thillana from Villu.

Friday. My favourite day. My sister and I have big plans for tomorrow. The entire nation is having sales. We plan to join the crowd. So, I am in a happy mood. Not just because of the calming therapy, shopping is going to give me tomorrow, but also due to the fact, that it is, after all, everyone's favourite day. And, the fact, that I get to sleep a little longer when Saturday dawns. Happy mood equals a happy song. Not one as happy as my one and only, favourite 'kuthu' song from Aadukalam, but something of that genre. I chose this. A foot tapping number with weirdest of lyrics. Something that you will surely forget with time but one that will put you in a bizarre state of mind. At least, for a Friday night. Enjoy your weekend. May the next 48 hours be as happy as weekends should be. God bless!!

Evano Oruvaan Vaasikiran from Alaipayuthey

Never, will I get tired of Alaipayuthey. Not at any time. Not by any means. This is my favourite movie. My best-loved, front runner, all time favourite. I have watched it plenty of times. Definitely more than 50, in all. 7 at the cinemas. And the remaining - on original DVD. Absolutely and doubtlessly. But, it always feels like I am watching it for the first. Always an amusement. Forever a charm. The perfect Tamil love story. An epic from the great Maniratnam. 
This is one of my favourite scenes in the movie. I shed tears of joy every time I watch this particular scene. It is just so unquestionably, deeply and authentically romantic. An ultimatum for a Scorpio like me. 

This song is one close to heart. The late Swarnalatha-Ji delivered this number, with impressive emotions. If you can understand Tamil, the lyrics of the song, will just blow your mind. 

Kanmani Anbodu from Guna

It is indeed a wonder, how a song as simple as this - minus immense musical instruments and a world class orchestra - manage to enchant so many of us. Diaphanous kind of song. Only Maestro IR can create such magic. This is a beautiful Tamil song that comes with an equally merry animation. 
This, is, of course, a re-post. I love this song. Would have definitely posted it sometime early into blogging. A must listen when my heart feels like it is walking on air. Like now. Like today. Nothing whirlwind.  No brouhaha. Yet, I am. Walking on air. Over the moon. In seventh heaven. All three unlikely - but the emanation of this song makes them possible. Nitez.

Thandhane Thandhana Thandhane from Kathavarayan

Reminiscing over Appa. Still. He loved Chandrababu. I do, too. Just because Appa did - in the beginning. Gradually, I, too, became engrossed with him. For my own reasons. His sense of humour, his singing and dancing antiques, his acting abilities and his blithe, buoyant, footloose and fancy free attitude. 
Chandrababu. An interest Mogan and I shared - recently. He is, alike me, someone from Generation Y. The Millennial Generation. But, Chandrababu, is a figure, that he, too, delights in. The fact, that he did, impressed and awed, me. I liked the solidarity we shared. It was few and far between. Not probable, I assumed. He gave credence. 
Listen to this one. I bet you want to smile. Peppy and perky, this one will tickle you pink. Hope you enjoy it you as much as I do. Chandrababu is cute. Semma cute. Yet again. The word I so like to say, of lately. Cheers, people.

Aaruyire Manipaaya Sollu from Guru

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.  ~Marcel Proust~
We rarely take time to appreciate people who really mean the world to us. To be approving of their views. To be gratified of their presence. To be pleased with their affection. And, to be thankful for having them - in every step of our lives. 
This is such an awesome number. It just drenches you with emotions. A.R Rahman, Chinmayi & Kwadher's background ghazal easily, tranquilizes the heart. ரோஜா பூவை முல் காயம் செய்தால் ஞாயமா? பேசி பேசி என் உடல் என்னை பீறுமா.. இல்லாமலே வாழ்வது இன்பம்.. இருந்தும் இல்லை என்பது துன்பம்.. அஹிம்சை முறையில் நீயும் கொள்ளாதே..... Ya..... அஹிம்சை முறையில் நீயும் கொள்ளாதே..... So beautifully said - in the sweetest of languages - Tamil. My mother tongue. My Tamil. அஹிம்சை முறையில் நீயும் கொள்ளாதே..... means 'Do not torment me with your silence'..... 
Love is something that needs to be uttered at times, and concealed at others. But, something that must be present at all times - come what may.

Oorellam Un Paatuthan from Oorellam Un Paatuthan

A father is always making his baby into a little woman.  And when she is a woman he turns her back again.  ~Enid Bagnold~
There's something like a line of gold thread running through a man's words when he talks to his daughter, and gradually over the years it gets to be long enough for you to pick up in your hands and weave into a cloth that feels like love itself.  ~John Gregory Brown, Decorations in a Ruined Cemetery, 1994~
Father's Day. For me, every day is. So many years since my beloved Appa's passing - but he is omnipresent in my life. The one I talk to and think of at all times. My Appa. My hero. My life's protagonist. My everything. My Numero Uno. For always. No other male species would be able to come close. Even Amma (Mum) is number two in my life. Appa rules. Always did. Still does. For a girl - her dad is everything, as a mother is to a boy. Agree ?
Watched Gulebagavali somewhere last week. The South Indian equivalent of Indiana Jones. It reminded me of the times, Appa and I shared. We loved watching and listening to classic Tamil movies. My adoration for these was instilled by him. If I know, watch, listen and sing anything Tamil from pristine times, it is all thanks to him. 
I miss him - this Father's Day. Actually, I miss him everyday. Every second. He doted on me from day one. Amma, on the other hand, was the disciplinarian. The one who was stern with her set of strict family rules and regulations. Yours truly was, indeed, the most mischievous of the lot. Appa was my saviour. My redeemer. I always had it my way, with Appa, and, no such, with Amma. Mum is very important but Appa reigns. 
I do not need an annual Father's Day to wish him. Every day is between him and me. I wake up to a bedside photo of him carrying me in his arms - when I was around 5 or 6. I do not think anyone else could and would ever be able love me the way he did. I know he still does. He is in heaven, I know. But he is watching over me - at all times. That, too I know. His presence is firm and uncompromising. 
India - is another subject that I hold close to my heart - courtesy of Appa. The stories he told me. The narrations he gave me. It is and will continue to be the country, we both love, as our very own. The nation where my soul resides. 
I wanted to post a song by Chandrababu. We both adored him, heaps. But, this song, the one I am listening to right now, is what I have decided to, instead. The lyrics were so poignant. So intense. 
This, is for Appa. My Appa. The greatest. 
உன் பெயர் உச்சரிக்கும் 
உள்ளம் நித்தமும் தத்தளிக்கும் 
இங்கு நீயில்லாது வாழ்வில் ஏது வேனிற்காலம் தான் 
என் மனம் உன் வசமே 
கண்ணில் என்றும் உன் சொப்பனமே 
விழி காணும் காட்சி யாவும் உந்தன் வண்ணக்கோலம் தான் 
ஆலம் விழுதுகள் போலே 
ஆடும் நினைவுகள் கோடி 
ஆடும் நினைவுகள் நாளும் 
வாடும் உனதருள் தேடி 
இந்த பிறப்பிலும் எந்த பிறப்பிலும் 
எந்தன் உயிர் உன்னைச் சேரும் 

இங்கு ஓய்வதேது தேய்வதேது உந்தன் ஞாபகம் 
உன்னிடம் சொல்வதற்கு 
எண்ணம் ஒன்றல்ல நூறிருக்கு அதை நீயும் கேட்க நானும் சொல்ல ஏது வாசகம்

நீயல்லால் தெய்வம் வேறேது 

God bless your soul, Pa. Thanks for everything. Your love keeps me going.

The IR version. Heartrending.

The Swarnalatha version. The whimsical version.

Solaai Malai Oram from Villupaatukaran

Today is 18th of June 2011. If there is one song that will be apt for the day - it is definitely this. A love composition by the Maestro himself, and sung by the great SPB-Ji and S. Janaki-Ma. 
My first encounter with this song - was way back - in 1992. Ya, 1992. Nearly 19 years later - and this number continues to ring a bell. Most of IR's melodies do. He is, indeed, the music genius, of Tamil Nadu. 
It is a quiet Saturday over here - in Malaysia. I am listening to what else but, Solai Malai Oram. This symbolic number has a been an esteemed number since those days. Had a thing for the lyrics of the song and its fetching melody. Still have.....

Orey Oru Vaarthaikaaga from Venghai (2011)

Wanted to blog so much last week. Unfortunately, couldn't find the time. Glad have managed to - this week around. Despite, today - being a hectic one. 
Listened to the soundtrack of 'Venghai'. The Dhanush-Tamanna movie yet to be released. Most of the songs are good. And, sure to be, hits with the mass. Trust me. Some songs are just meant to be sensational. 'Venghai' has a number of them - which will be.
So, guess you know, what I want to post today. One of 'Vengai'. Yes, I am a Dhanush fan. No doubt on that. I like him for the person he is. And, the fact, that, he acts - too. Kathal Konden, Devathaiyai Kanden, Puthupettai, Yaradi Nee Mohini, my favourite Aadukalam and Seedan are good examples. 
Real life couple, Tippu and Harini do justice to Orey Oru Vaarthaikaaga. The one I am listening to right now.... .Nice.....

Thevan Teerpendrum Puthiraanathu from Nee Pathi Naan Pathi

A late Saturday night, over here in Malaysia. I am listening to replays of an old song from 90's titled Alli Alli Veesuthama. Vague, if I have posted it before. 
Fromm said this - "Who will tell whether one happy moment of love or the joy of breathing or walking on a bright morning and smelling the fresh air, is not worth all the suffering and effort which life implies.." So right as rain. Life is never easy. Not for anyone - including the all those nouveau riche listed on the Forbes. But, this life. It goes on - despite the downs and all. The ups keep us sailing high. 
I watched this movie many years back - while I was still in school. When love was inaccessible and remote. And, purely hypothetical. But, this love story left me startled - and, not to mention, puzzled. Love seemed everything but reassuring - in this one. I cried, of course. Despite the fact that love was abstract, at that point of time. This particular song comes last in the movie - but the one, most beautiful. The perfect combo of Dr. K.J Yesudass's voice, Maragathamani's composition and Vaali's lyrics. An emotional number that you must give a try. Good night. 

Oru Malaiyoram from Avan Ivan

போதும் போதும் விடு.....

உன் நினைவிலே தோய்கிறேன்.....
என்னானது எந்தன் நெஞ்சம் .....

ஏன் இந்த மாற்றமோ.....
பெண்ணானதும் நாணம் வந்து

 தன் வேலையை காட்டுமோ.....உன் எதிரிலே.....
எதுவுமே பேசிட வேண்டாம்.....
மௌனங்கள் ஆயிரம் பேசுமே.....
என் உள்ளிருந்து நீ பேச.....
இன்னும் என்ன நான் பேச.....
இந்த மயக்கம் போதும் அடி.....
இன்னும் நெருக்கம் வேண்டும் அடி.....

என் தனிமையின் ஓரம் வந்து.....

இனிமைகள் ஊட்டினாய்.....
என் தாயிடம் பேசும் போதும்.....

வெறுமையை கூட்டினாய்.....
உன் காதலிலே…..

மனமது புகையினை போலே.....
மறைத்து யாருமே இல்லையே.....
என்னுள்  நீ சேர்ந்திருக்க.....
எங்கே எனை நான் மறைக்க.....
இந்த வார்த்தை போதும் அடி.....
எந்தன் வாழ்க்கை மாறுமாடி.....

செல்லம் கொஞ்சி நீ பேச.....
உள்ளமுருகி நான் கேட்க.....
அந்த நிமிடம் போதும்மடா.....
இந்த ஜென்மம் தீரும்மடா.....

The above lyrics say it all - in my Tamil language that I so love and regard high of. Beautiful. The lyricist of this song is chiming all I want to say to him.     
Einstein said that gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love. What is - then ? The chemistry is so correct. The pull is so perfect. The allure is amazing. The magnetism is so magical. The unuttered is so unprecedented...... 
Going to bed - with introspections of him and this song playing in orchestra mode. All smiles. Nitez.

Un Uruvam Kaanbathenral from Kaaviyam

Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam. The great SP Bala-Ji. The one with the virtuous voice. The only playback singer in India to have won National Film Awards across four languages. He has sung more than 40,000 songs in more than 15 different Indian languages - including Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Hindi,Malayalam, Marathi, English, Bengali, Oriya, Punjabi, Tulu, Sanskrit, Assamese, Konkani, Badaga and Gondi. Amazing isn't it ? This admirable soul turned 65 on 4th of June, and I pray from the depth of my heart for his happiness and well being. 

I was there in Kamarajar Arangam, Chennai on February 13th 2011, when he was the special guest in this Pre-Valentine concert. He was humble, affectionate, kindhearted and thoughtful in person. A charming prodigy. God bless this great singing superstar.

A tad sad song for the occasion, but feel the depth of his voice in this uncharted number. The bitterness and dejection that he delivers sounds so real and authentic. 

An Unknown Author said this, "When love is lost, do not bow your head in sadness; instead keep your head up high and gaze into heaven for that is where your broken heart has been sent to heal...". Found it very comforting. No, I do not have a broken heart. Mine is all hale, healthy and happy. It is just bolstering to know that a broken heart is actually sent to God. He heals - anything. Believe Him. Staunch faith moves mountains. 

Vanna Tamil Pennoruthi from Paavai Vilaku

Don't you dare skip this song. That is why it is posted above - unlike any of my others. It is an evergreen. By the great C.S.Jayaraman. One that I cannot say no to. One you should definitely say yes to.  Give it a try. Do not let old songs put you off. This is a gem. A glorious number from yesteryears. A must listen. A one that will make you smile-  impulsively. An epitome of the Tamil sweetheart -the andric version. Good night. 

Kathal Adaimazhai Kaalam from Aanmai Thavarael

சொந்தத்தில் இது என்ன வகை சொந்தமோ, இறைவன் தந்த வரம் இணைந்தது நெஞ்சம், மொத்தத்தில் இது என்ன வகை பந்தமோ, இதழ்கள் சொல்லவில்லை புரிந்தது கொஞ்சம், இது என்ன கனவா நிஜமா இதற்கு, யாரிடம் கேட்பேன் விளக்கம், இது என்ன பகலா இரவா நிலவின், அருகில் சூரியன் வெளிச்சம்....Slept early yesterday. Very much earlier than my normal Fridays. I am very fond of this day of the week. It calls to attention that the next 48 hours of mine is going to be about repose and re quiescence. And, stronger bed gravity. 
Right now, I am listening to Vizhigalile Vizhigalile from Kulla Nari Kootam - yet again. With a bewitching tune and wondrous lyrics, how can I say no to a beautiful piece like this. 
I have become hooked to Tweeter. Find it rather, amusing. I am not sure how long this enthusiasm will last, but it is now, all empyrean to me. 
I am deprived of ideas. On the song to post for today. Blame it on fatigue. Been a little busy since morning. This one comes to mind, first. Kathal Adaimazhai Kaalam. Watched and heard it on SunMusic this evening. Thought it was pleasant.