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'Pure' Tamil Lyrics?

Topic started by NaNbaN (@ hzarour.ap.bdi.gte.com) on Fri Apr 14 19:56:23 EDT 2000.
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TFM has been debating 'Corruption' of Tamil Lyrics for longtime and offlate it seems to have increased tremendously (Thanks to vaali and VM)

My Argument is.....

Why should Lyrcist restrict themshelves to 'Pure' Tamil when a common man casually speaks atleast one English word per sentence. I cannot come up with pure Tamil in every sentence I speak. I guess that is case with everyone.

When Film characters express themshelves in a dialogue or song, they are expressing themshelves and I find no reason not to use Tamil when it is natural for the character. For example, it sounds natural for Educated Tamil Character to say "sorry" than to say "Mannithuvedunkal".
Songs are also supposed to be expression of characters, so why should the character consiously eliminate Tamil words and that too in song alone. Sounds weird!

Skeptic people want 'PURITY' song Lyrics whereas they are pretty comfortable with other parts of film to be 'IMPURE'. Hero can speak English at full length and he can wear western outfits...A 1940 Tanjavur girl can ask her hubby "can I hug you"(Thanks to Heyram). Every non-Tamil practice is allowed except for singing in English words. How would you like if ArvindSwamy Aijth & vijai comes in Tradiational Tamil dress say vayisstee & shirt all the time in all movies. (Hell how do u spell it). Weird tooo...

Tamil moviedom skirted Artificialism and 'Pure' Tamil in 1970's Thanks for Balachander and Bharathiraja we saw some realism in Tamil Movies.
so whatz all this debate about 'Pure' Tamil.

Mind. I don't support/enjoy a ruppee/like current Tamil movies. But criticizing VM for corrupting Tamil is weird when in reality the same English words are frequently used by all
Tamilians.

There lot of English-Tamil songs which make some sense to audience.
Eg:
1. Hello Miss Hello miss... (MGR)
2. Usage of LEFT RIGHT LEFT RIGHT ABOUT TURN in old song.(I don't remember the song)
3. Senorita I love My Sweetheart You love (Jhonny)
4. One..two..three..four..five..listen to the music (punnagai mannan)

Well there must be more...

I too hate using Englsh words just for the sake of using it songs. Thatz so idiotic. You know what Kodambakkam will say " Thatz the trend".

Hell with the trend!

Anyway I think you expecting 'pure' Tamil lyrics is unrealistic and bit weird.

Tamilan,
NaNbaN

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• From: Neel (@ ts002d33.har-ct.concentric.net) on: Sun Apr 16 21:21:57 EDT 2000
  
  lol...
  
  
• From: NaNbaN (@ 1cust233.tnt2.irving2.tx.da.uu.net) on: Sun Apr 16 21:28:51 EDT 2000
  
  Digression Number 1.
  
  When I was living in New Jersey, I wanted to buy a PVC pipe. But the problem was, the American customer representative didn't have clue what PVC pipe means. *I got problem now*. So I tried my best to describe how the pipe will look like and what it is made off etc.. etc... After lot effort...He Exclaimed to me "Oh Hose Pipe". I came out with what I want *A Hose pipe*. Then hit me in head like anything.. Man Hose pipe is how we call pipe in India especially in villages.. Till that time I never realized that *Hose* is English word. What a dumb I was :-)
  
  Digression number 2:
  Once I had some stomach problem.. so you know naturally I wanted to drink a 'soda' with lemon. But again I got a problem...Americans say everything, pepsi to coke to spirite as Soda. So what to say for 'Indian Soda'. I went into a liqour store and explained him what I needed. hmm..hmm..Nothing doing... he had no idea what I needed. So I searched all over the Liquor store and atlast I found the water-like-looking 'Indian Soda'. You know what it was written on the label "Club Soda" . I got struck in the head again. Mamuuu... Namma Napoleon mix "Clubbu Soda". I had a laugh at my ignorance and walked out the store. :-)
  
  Digressed
  NaNbaN
  
  
• From: Dharsyini (@ brk-24-123.tm.net.my) on: Tue May 2 22:21:26 EDT 2000
  
  please send me alaipayuthey song that contain's pacai nirama , yaro yarodi unadu purushe , snekithaneh & september matham .......that's all
  thanx bye........
  
  
• From: Dharsyini (@ brk-24-123.tm.net.my) on: Tue May 2 22:22:50 EDT 2000
  
  please send me alaipayuthey song that contain's pacai nirama , yaro yarodi unadu purushe , snekithaneh & september matham .......that's all
  thanx bye........
  
  
• From: MS (@ 129.252.22.9) on: Wed May 3 00:01:56 EDT 2000
  
  naNban - ROFL :-)
  
  
• From: Subbu (@ clarity.tmx.com.au) on: Wed May 3 00:38:45 EDT 2000
  
  Please send me Lyrics of all songs from Alaipayuthey and Kandokonden.
  
  Thanks ....
  
  
• From: Prabakaran Rajan (@ ) on: Fri Sep 29 09:55:32 EDT 2000
  
  Vanakkam... Can anyone please refer me to websites where I can find lyrics to Tamil songs? I'm looking for old & new movie songs and even devotional songs on Aiyappan and Murugan. Mikka nandri.
  
  
• From: Anita (@ ) on: Thu Jun 14 13:53:11 EDT 2001
  
  Yes, I would like to post a response for the new tamil song lyrics.
  
  
• From: Mak (@ ) on: Mon Nov 18 14:15:37 EST 2002
  
  Hi Dharsyini,
  Hope you are the one. You know simplesimon? That's me.
  
  
• From: Hi (@ 203.200.205.7) on: Fri Nov 22 01:17:06 EST 2002
  
  http://www.geocities.com/tamillyricsonline
  
  
• From: dev (@ 63.206.195.171) on: Sat Nov 23 15:51:46 EST 2002
  
  http://www.geocities.com/subashworld -- the mother of all lyrics sites
  
  

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