Aval appadithaan...:)

Aval apadi ondrum alagillai avaluku yarum inai illai
aval apadi ondrum color illai aanal athu oru kurai illai

Aval apadi ondrum alagillai avaluku yarum inai illai
aval apadi ondrum color illai aanal athu oru kurai illai

aval perithai ondrum padikavillai avalai padithen mudikavillai
aval uduthum udaigal pidikavillai irunthum kavanika marakavillai

Aval apadi ondrum alagillai avaluku yarum inai illai
aval apadi ondrum color illai anal athu oru kurai illai

Aval naay kutti ethuvum valakavillai nan kaaval irunthal thadukavaillai
aval bommaigal anaithu urangavillai nan bommaiyai poley pirakavillai

Aval koonthal ondrum neelamillai antha kaatril kalanthen meelavillai
aval kai viral mothiram thangamillai kai pidithidum aasai thungavillai
aval sontham indri ethuvum illai enaku ethuvum illai

Aval apadi ondrum alagillai avaluku yarum inai illai
aval apadi ondrum color illai anal athu oru kurai illai

Aval pattu pudavai endrum aninthathu illai
aval chudithar pola ethuvum siranthathu illai
aval thitum pothu valikavillai
antha akkarai poley veru illai

Aval vaasam roja vaasamillai avalilamal swasamillai
aval sontham bantham ethuvum illai aval sontham indri ethuvum illai
aval sontham indri ethuvum illai enaku ethuvum illai

Aval apadi ondrum alagillai avaluku yarum inai illai
aval apadi ondrum color illai aanal athu oru kurai illai

Aval perithai ondrum padikavillai avalai padithen mudikavillai
aval uduthum udaigal pidikavillai irunthum kavanika marakavillai

No turns...

I am not a fan of English songs but I selectively listen to few songs which people suggest and this is one such. It's a long road by Dan Hill - The lyrics sounded too meaningful and I liked it so much. Here it is:

It's a long road
When you're on your own
And it hurts when
They tear your dreams apart
And every new town
Just seems to bring you down
Trying to find peace of mind
Can break your heart
It's a real war
Right outside your
front door I tell ya
Out where they'll kill ya
You could use a friend
Where the road is
That's the place for me
Where I'm me in my own space
Where I'm free that's the place
I wanna be
'Cause the road is long yeah
Each step is only the beginning
No breaks just heartaches
Oh man is anybody winning
It's a long road
And it's hard as hell
Tell me what do you do
To survive
When they draw first blood
That's just the start of it
Day and night you gotta fight
To keep alive
It's a long road ...

Varaprasadham :)

I've been waiting to write this blog for few days. Sometimes when I listen to some songs, I feel the divinty in the voice of the person who sings it. And when it comes in the form of a concert with SPB, Chitra and Vairamuthu, it can be definitely called as 'varaprasadam'. I did not know that there was such a concert until one of my friends told me last week. First of all, I should thank her for making me to listen to such a
wonderful concert. There are some portions which I loved and I am going to highlight those here. The content referring to this post may be old but their voices are still afresh :)

* Vairamuthu introduces SPB as 'Sareeramum Saareramum ilaikadha Baalu avargal'
* Also Vairamuthu quotes 'Puvikku arasanaga irundhirundhal Baaluvin idaiyalavukku thangathai thandhiruppen, aanal naano kaviarasanaga aiyvitten..Adhanal indha thanga changili mattum tharugiren'
* The uvamai of 'Thappa Thappa?' and 'Thappathapa' in Paadariyen Padipariyen - The way Vairamuthu explains it is great
* On the 'En Kaadhale' song, he says 'Baalu idhai paadirapdhai kaetal, innoru murai kadhalithu thorkalam polirukiradhu'...true it is :)
* How can someone emote in a song so much??? I always wonder how SPB does it with ease in any song, be it 'Pothi vacha maliga mottu'(when he says 'aaha..' with such a romantic touch) or 'En Kaadhale'(sings as if
he feels the pain of lost love) or 'Sangeetha Jaathi mullai' (as if he has lost his eyes and crave for his lady love)
* It was great to listen to songs like 'Kannamoochi Enada', 'Paadariyen Padipariyen', 'Andhi mazhai' rendered by Chitra. Although 15-20 yrs have passed since she sang these songs, there's a freshness always which is a gift
* Being SPB on the other side who is an improvisation mannan, Chitra couldn't control her laughter and she too tries to improvise and smiles like it did not come well but it did
* 'Vaana magal naanugiral, veru udai poonugiral' - Wat a lyrics!!!
* I have heard these lines of 'Pothi vacha' but never knew the inner meaning of it until Vairamuthu explained it...'Aathukulla nethu unnai nenachen, matha neram poga manja kulithen'...I thought whenever the heroine did not think of hero, she takes a shower...Wats der in it? ;) But actually it is: vekka neram and not matha neram :) When the heroine thinks of the hero, she may grow red because of the shyness; To hide it from the hero, she takes a tumeric shower :) [I know my translation is too poor but you have to adjust :)]

Although some of these songs were my favorites even before watching this concert, it has proved the worth of watching especially when Vairamuthu explained it. It is indeed a musical treat...A varaprasadam! I would highly suggest all the music lovers who had missed watching this concert, to watch and enjoy the beauty of such voices and lyrics :) Type in 'SPB Chitra concert' in youtube and there you are!!!

My top picks...

It's been quite sometime since I wrote about songs. Here is a list of my top 10 favorite tamil songs of 2008. It was an easy task to pick these.

Check it out (in the order of my favorites):

1. Vaaranam Aayiram - Mundhinam Paarthene
I dont like the visual of this song but the way Naresh Iyer and Prashanthini has sung it has impressed me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNCgXoVgkKk&playnext=7&playnext_from=QL
2. Vellithirai - Vizhiyile Vizhiyile
I did not know about this song until one of my friends told me about this. The very first time I heard it, I liked it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ik5CM-ZYjMQ&playnext=8&playnext_from=QL
3. Raman Thediya Seethai - Enna pulla senja nee
This is not a very popular song but the feel, the visual and the lyrics of the song which is very close to heart.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtbFOmkZ92o&playnext=4&playnext_from=QL
4. Sakkarakatti - Marudhani
A very simple song but there is something which attracts me. I guess it's just because I have heard it many times. I just saw the visual of the song today which has nothing great to tell about.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0edL7MkTo8&playnext=5&playnext_from=QL
5. Bheema - Mudhal Mazhai
A typical Harris Jeyaraj's composition. The duet combo of Hariharan and Mahathi is a delight.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUH-Qwg66bc&playnext=1&playnext_from=QL
6. Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu - Lesa parakudhu
A melliflous singing by Chinmayee and Karthik.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuH0q08gOmY&playnext=9&playnext_from=QL
7. Dasavatharam - Oh oh Sanam
The beats involved and Kamal's voice is what I like in this song especially when he says Come on, sing with me. Rap it up!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrNWkJU5Duo&playnext=2&playnext_from=QL
8. Dhaam Dhoom - Anbe en Anbae/Yaarao Manadhile
I had a dilemma when I wanted to choose a song from Dhaam Dhoom. I like Anbae en anbae for Harish's voice but there's also Yaaro manadhile whose lyrics are great.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTg65BH1z0c&playnext=3&playnext_from=QL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpRFgfjR-0k
9. Anjathey - Kathalla Kannale
A great kuthu song. When I feel like hearing a song full of josh, I would go for this. The dance moves are good to watch :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPxzfXKLGOE
10. Santhosh Subramaniam - Uyire Uyire Piriyathey
The last in my list for its lyrics and feel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5SbXiwAGCs&playnext=6&playnext_from=QL

Fav lines...Guess???

Guess the movie:

1. manidhargal silanaeram thadam maaralaam
manangalum avar gunangalum niram maaralaam
ilakkanam sila naeram thavaraagalaam
ezhudhiya anbu ilakkiyam pizhaiyaagalaam

2. kaatrin perisaiyil
mazhai paadum paadangalum oru maunam poal inbam tarumooOO
koadi keertanamum kavi koartha vaarthaiygalum thuLi kaNNer poal arththam tharumo

3. Dhooram endre sollai
Thookil poatu kolla
Nee vaaraay
Purai yaerum poadhellam
Thaniyaahe sirikindraen

4. pechellam thaalatu pola
ennai uranga vaikka nee illai
thinamum oru muttam thanthu
kaalai coffee koduka nee illai

5. maNNai thiRandhaal neer irukkum
en manadhai thiRandhaal nee iruppaay
oliyai thiRandhaal isai irukkum
en uyirai thiRandhaal nee iruppaay

6. Kan vizhithu paartha podhu kalaindha vanname
Un kairegai mattum en ninaivu chinname
Kadhari Kadhari enadhu ullam udaindhu ponadhey
Sidharipona sillil ellam unadhu bimmame

7.soalai malaroLiyoa unadhu sundharap punnagaidhaan
neelak kadalalaiyae unadhu nenjin alaigaLadi
koalak kuyiloasai unadhu kuralin inimaiyadi
vaalaik kumariyadi kaNNammaa maruvak kaadhal koNdaen

8. poovinaich choottum koondhalil endhan aaviyai nee aen soottugiraay?
thaenai ootrum nilavinil kooda theeyinai nee aen moottugiraay?
kadarkaraik kaatrae...
kadarkaraik kaatrae vazhiyai vidu dhaevadhai vandhaal ennoadu

There are lots more but I will confine this here...

En mel...'A classic touch'!

There is a plethora of songs that I like and this is one such song that falls under this category. Although the lyricist's job is to give the finest lyrics for a song to suit the cinematic situation, not most of them do a decent job. But here is one such song that has been written, tuned and rendered well...The lyrics is simply amazing! But I have never seen anyone singing this in music shows...Why not??

en mael vizhundha mazhai thuLiyae
ithanai naaLaay engirundhaay?
indru ezhudhiya en kaviyae
ithanai naaLaay engirundhaay?
ennai ezhuppiya poongaatrae
ithanai naaLaay engirundhaay?
ennai mayakkiya mellisaiyae
ithanai naaLaay engirundhaay?
udambil uraigindra oar uyir poal
unakkuL dhaanae naan irundhaen

(en mael vizhundha...)

maNNai thiRandhaal neer irukkum
en manadhai thiRandhaal nee iruppaay
oliyai thiRandhaal isai irukkum
en uyirai thiRandhaal nee iruppaay
vaanam thiRandhaal mazhai irukkum
en vayadhai thiRandhaal nee iruppaay
iravai thiRandhaal pagal irukkum
en imaiyai thiRandhaal nee iruppaay

(en mael vizhundha...)

ilaiyum malarum urasugayil
enna baashai paesidumoa
alaiyum karaiyum urasugayil
paesum baashai paesidumoa
maNNum viNNum urasugayil
enna baashai paesidumoa
paarvai reNdum paesikoNdaal
baashai oomai aayvidumoa

(en mael vizhundha...)

Nee Marlyn Manroe...

When I heard this song for the first time, I did not like it. But I did not skip this song whenever it played in my itunes. Then I started liking it for the way it was sung by Benny Dayal and Ujjaini. Wat a stylish song? These few lines - I keep singing it.
Nee Marlyn Manroe cloninga
Illa Jeniffer lopezoda scanninga
One day mattum Gal friendaga variyya?????

Most of my friends started liking it after I insisted them to hear it.
I grabbed the lyrics from here. Chk out if you are interested:
http://nevil4u.wordpress.com/2007/10/25/nee-marilyn-monroe-atm-lyrics/