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Songs that have made an emotional impact on us

Topic started by Viswa (@ webgate5.mot.com) on Wed Apr 29 07:52:47 EDT 1998.
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All of us would have had the experience of having been emotionally affected (moved, exhilirated, etc.) upon listening to a song (some song or the other). So, why don't we put down the songs that have affected us so, and also mention what feelings the song(s) evoked in us, upon hearing it...

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• From: badri raghavan (@ 206.103.12.125) on: Thu May 14 07:57:23 EDT 1998
  
  one song that i often repeat to myself whenever i face a difficult situation is "nalam vazha ennallum en vazhutukal" and especially the words "oru vaasal mudi maru vaasal vaippan iraivan" how true are these words?
  
  neela vaana odaiyil from vaazhve mayam is another song that never fails to impact me whenever i hear it. spb alone could have brought so much of emotion to that song. in the same movie, kjj sang vaazhve maayam. the song i think was by vaali. although there was an exhibition of his command over the language, some thoughts like "undaanadhu rendala than oor povadhu naallaladhan" evokes very strong feelings.
  
  talking of two, how can one forget the evergreen classic by PBS in vazhkai padagu where "oruvarin thudipinele villaivadhu kavidhaiyada, iruvarin thudipinele villaivadhu mazhalayada" hats of to the lyricist, the md and pbs of course
  
  
• From: RR (@ 192.122.135.224) on: Fri May 15 04:17:30 EDT 1998
  
  just a test
  
  
• From: palani kumar (@ 168.187.188.107) on: Mon May 18 16:20:21 EDT 1998
  
  When Annakkili was released, the songs were reached each and every corner of villages. I think, that was the time, most of the public sound system guys changed their stylus in the gramophone (no cassette concepts that time, before that you hear more noise than the song !!!) and bought new records. In villages, there is no police restrictions for timings. So, for any functions, they keep playing songs throughout night. We can hear songs from the house, sometimes it comes from next village.
  Most of the nights, 'Annakili unnath theduthe' song, SJs sweet and melodious voice used to come from long distance in the air (natural). It's a great feeling to enjoy that song. I still recollect the same feeling whenever I hear that song.
  
  
• From: Sujatha Kalale (@ aceltd117.lts-csi.com) on: Thu May 21 14:01:02 EDT 1998
  
  Songs that are always close to my heart
  
  'Mayakama kalakama manathile kuzhapama...'- A wonderful song by PB Srinivas
  'Malai pozhuthin mayakathile or kanavu kanden...'-By P.Susheela
  
  
• From: Veera Akkoor (@ 1cust159.tnt2.det2.da.uu.net) on: Fri Jun 12 21:05:21 EDT 1998
  
  Even the song by PS from Idayakamalam that is "unnai kaanatha kannum kaanala" is a real touching song.
  
  Enna sattham inda neram from Punnagai mannan is also one. Poonal pogattum poda is another classic. Yezhu swarangalukul from Aboorva ragangal is a song that lingers in our mind.
  
  
• From: Iradai (@ eng-isdn-80.wustl.edu) on: Sun Jul 12 13:42:53 EDT 1998
  
  Kannadasan's Ponal pogattum Poda. Inda bhoomiyil....
  Any time I lose a friend or relative I remember and reremember this meaningful song. It comforts me.
  
  
• From: Manisekaran (@ bat-46-127.tm.net.my) on: Mon Jul 13 07:04:12 EDT 1998
  
  Iradai:
  PBSreenivos once told me that the greatness of Kannadasan is his ability to project a great philosophy with the simplest words. He quoted this song that you had pointed out.
  I agree that Ponal Pogattum Poda is an exdcellent song. MSV and Kannadasan went to Sudukaadu to get the feeling, mood and the vibration to compose the music. They were able to listen to howling, etc-typical of sudukaatu satham. Later MSV used Sathan to produce the same sound. This is in so far as the musical composition is concerned.
  
  The pallavi started off when Kannadasan's brother ALS refused to give him some money.
  
  
• From: Viswa (@ webgate0.mot.com) on: Tue Jul 14 01:51:20 EDT 1998
  
  Iradai, Manisekaran,
  Thanks for shifting the focus onto lyrics. So far, in this thread, we have come across numerous excellent instances of music having made an impact on many of us. Let's veer towards the impact of lyrics now. So, let me take this opportunity to invite comments from all of you as to how lyrics have made an impact on us.
  
  Manisekaran, Kanchana, SSK Sir, Udhaya, and others :
  I invite you all to share your thoughts on the emotional impact of lyrics on you.
  
  PS: Let me start with this topic to mark my return to the DF, after a month !
  
  
• From: Thamizhchelvan (@ lr919-m1.ppp.temple.edu) on: Wed Jul 22 00:47:30 EDT 1998
  
  If you really wish to be "affected" by lyrics,
  you NEED "Dallakku Dol Dappi ma Kanne Gangamma.."
  Its pathetic you don't even know what it means. Its a translation of the song "Wanupenda Malaika" in Kiswahili by the Fahari Band. It means, Shove Tamil lyrics up its....(followed by music).
  Don't forget, Achakkunna Achakkudhaan, Gumukkunna
  Gumukkuthaan. Keep an eye on this space for further enlightenments.
  
  
• From: Sriram L (@ hdn89-148.hil.compuserve.com) on: Wed Jul 22 02:29:30 EDT 1998
  
  The song that Kannadasan composed after an argument with his brother was
  Annan ennada thambi ennada
  
  
• From: Mano (@ gaff140.watstar.uwaterloo.ca) on: Sun Aug 23 14:17:33 EDT 1998
  
  My favourite one would be, 'kanne Kalaimaane..'
  Kathal Konden Kanavinai Valarthen
  Kanmani unnai Karuthihil Ninaithen
  Unake Uyirannen Ennalum Ennai Nee Maravathe'
  
  KD lyrics is superb.
  
  
• From: Venkat S (@ trgcli4.tn.nic.in) on: Mon Aug 24 02:59:38 EDT 1998
  
  My choice is :
  
  "Yetho ninaivugal kanavugal Kavithaigal
  malaruthey..."...
  
  by KKK and SPS in the movie "Akal Vilakku"
  tuned by maestro...in early eighties...
  Very melodious song...\
  - venkat S
  
  
• From: Venkat S (@ trgcli4.tn.nic.in) on: Mon Aug 24 03:00:28 EDT 1998
  
  sorry..
  
  correction in my mail...
  
  it is 'KJJ' and not "KKK"..
  
  - venkat S
  
  
• From: Udhaya (@ 205.218.142.217) on: Tue Aug 25 21:15:14 EDT 1998
  
  When I'm totally misunderstood or if my casual words hurt someone deeply and I'm left in a helpless situation that is beyond reproach, I think of the song:
  "Mayakkam Enadhu Thaayagam, mounam enadhu thaai mozhi", especially the lines: naanae enakku pagaiyaanaen, en naadagaththil naan siraiyaanaen. Could there be a better way to say I have shot myself in the foot?
  
  Uraikkul serugiya vaallpol, sandhangalukku vaarthaigal (allathu vaarthaigalukku aetra sandhangal)vandhu azhagaaga vizhumpoathu en manam poo uthirkaalaththai thaangum nilam. Indha reethiyil eagamaana paadalgal irukkindrana enakku:
  
  -"Vaan nila nila alla" (thoongum kuzhanthaiyin mudi thadaviya idham paravum manadhil idhai kaetkum boathellam)
  -"Pani vizhum malar vanam", mukkiyamaaga "aadum ilaigalil vazhigira nilavoli iruvizhi, mazhaiyil nanaindhu maghizhum vaanambaadi" endra varigalai kaetkum boadhu...en ennak kugayil oru pattaampoochik koottamae siragadippathaipol oru paraparappu
  -"Unnidam Mayangukiraen". Indhap paadalae oru kaaviyam, idhil mukkiyamaaga, "kaargaalak kulirum maargazhip paniyum kannae un kai saera thaniyum/ kuralosai kuyilosai endru mozhi paesu amudhae nee indru" (ayyo, kangal moodi idhaikkaettal kaathoram yaaro varuduvathaai oru midhappu)
  -"Manidhaa Manidhaa" enum paadalai kaetkum boadhellam oru koadi kodiyavargalai veezhthidum veeram pongum manadhil
  -"Muththukkaloa Kangal" vaarthaigal moolam kaadhalikkadhavargalukku kaadhalai unarththa mudiyuma? Indhap paadalai layiththuk kaettal mudhiyum.
  -"Malarndhum Malaraatha" ovvoru pillayum indha paattinaal thoonga koduththu vaithirukka vaendum. Pallavi varigalin uyaraththai ettuvatharkae pala pulavargalin aayul podhaadhu.
  -"Pon Ezhil Pooththadhu" oru oalayin pinnalaip pol vaarthaigal kachchidhamaaga ondrai ondru koarththu mei silirkavaikkum indhap paadal.
  -"Vizhiyilae Malarndhadhu", idhil,"paalil neiyalavu padarndha punnagai" ennum varigal, andha Mona Lisavin punnagaiyai mozhipeyarkkira unarvu pirakkum.
  
  
• From: shankar (@ webgate0.mot.com) on: Thu Aug 27 08:07:48 EDT 1998
  
  For me it's Kanavu kaanum Vazhkai yaavum
  
  it goes like...
  "Kaalangal maarum kolangal maarum
  vaalibam enbadhu poi vesham
  Thokkathil paadhi ,ekkathil paadhi
  pOnadhu pOga edhu meedham
  
  Udambu enbadhu uNmayil enna
  kanavugal vaangum paidhaanE.."
  
  the second stanza ends like
  "pedhai manidane kadamayai inre
  seivathil thaane anandam..."
  
  
  
  
• From: Keerthana (@ j22.ttk5.jaring.my) on: Fri Aug 28 02:02:09 EDT 1998
  
  Songs with beautiful and meaningful lyrics....
  
  1. "Ullathil nalla ullam" - Karnan
  2. "Thozhvi nilaiyena ninaithaal"
  3. "Manithan maarivittaan"
  4. "Oruvan oruvan Muthalaali" - Muthu, especially these lines...
  
  "Bumiyai vella ayutham etharkku, Poo parikka kodali etharkku, Ponno porulo porkalam etharkku, Aasai thuranthaal aghilam unakku"
  
  "Mannin meley manithanukku aasai,
  Manithan meley mannukku aasai,
  Mannthaan kadaisiyil jeyikkirathu..."
  
  Such a ring of truth to those words. Simply put but with a great punch-line!
  
  5. "Netru Illatha Maatram" - Puthiya Mugham, especially "Kaadhal illatha vazhvil nesam undaguma"
  
  6. "Ezhuthugiren oru kavithai" - Kalki
  
  7. "Ithu oru ponmaalai pozhuthu"
  
  More to come later.....
  
  
• From: Bala (@ 208.0.144.226) on: Fri Aug 28 11:44:34 EDT 1998
  
  I like this song because of its lyrics:
  
  mayakkamma kalllakammma
  manathilaye kozhapamma
  vazhkayile nadukkamma
  
  Vazhkaye endral aeyiram errukum
  vithithorum vethanaiye errukum
  vantha thunbam ethuvendrallaum
  vadi nendral oduvathillaye
  ............
  ethayum thangum ethayam errunthal
  erruthi varraikum amayethi errukum
  
  mayakkammma..................
  
  
• From: f_ir_f (@ horus.erlm.siemens.de) on: Fri Sep 4 02:06:30 EDT 1998
  
  It was a dull evening after 2 tough days of unsuccessful debugging. I was on my way back to home. I was mentally dumb due to the frustrating work and I was playing my own IR hits collection in walkman! Though it had Freq. equalizers & Mega Bass etc, I never tuned them properly and I always use them to get maximum volume out of it. But this particular time I had to tune them down as my walkman was running low on battery and I know that tuning off many features gives me more playing time.
  
  At that time, the song 'dhEvanin kovil moodiya nEram' just started and I felt tht the song is reflecting my mood. And, the first interlude was about to start and I just pushed the trebile down.
  
  Oh my goodness. Where was this bass guitar hiding before? When did it join the flute? A marvellous transition with the church bell and with the fast progressing beats, I felt a fresh suppy of blood flooding my brains! It simply took away my senses and changed my mood entirely! And this song touched me/my soul/my feeling somehow!
  
  Lovely lyrics and nice pace! In the second interlude that 'thandhana thandhana thana..'...Its very lively! Chitra's soul-full voice! Lovely orchestration! And it made me to realize the fact why IR fan finds it difficult to enjoy others music!
  
  A guitarist finds his favorite string section!
  A flutist finds his favorite haunting melody!
  A violin lover enjoys many layers of his favorite!
  And still there are more: chords, KB, rythm, pace, soul, melody and important fact is its all mixed very well in a enjoybale way!
  
  
• From: sesha (@ 202.54.5.70) on: Sat Sep 5 03:54:55 EDT 1998
  
  Paadalgal nAm ketkum nEarathil irukkum mana nilaiai prathibalikindrana endru sollalam. Paadalkal padamakkapatta vidhamum (pictureisation) namadhu manadhai perumalavu bhadhikindrathu.
  Here are the songs that I Love THE most.
  
  1) Thoongatha Vizhigal rendu ... (AgniNatchathiram)
  (beautiful pictureisation .. goodlyrics for support and of course IR's music)
  
  2 ) NeepAathi nAnpAathi kaNney ... (Keladi kaNmaNi)kadhalnum kadhalium eppadi irukkavendum endru ilakkanam sollum padal
  
  Irutil kooda irukkum nizhal nan .. Irudhivarikkum thodarndhu varuven..
  
  3 ) Aairam thamarai mottukaley ... (Alaigal Ooivathillai)
  ( For that escatic emotion that it creates which I am not able to describe )
  
  4 ) kaadhalin dheepam ondru eaatrinaley .. (Thambikku endha ooru)
  ... yennai nan theydi theydi unnidam kandukonden..
  ... kanniley g(k?)andham vaitha paavaiai theyduthey..
  (Athanal thaney avalidam kathal pirandhathu; evvalavu unmaiya varikal)
  
  5 ) vaavaa anbey anbey kaathal neney nenjey (AgniNatchathiram)
  
  6 ) sempoove poove.... ( Siraichalai )
  
  7 ) kaNnuKkul nooru nilava idhu oru kanava ( Vedam pudithu )
  
  (Excellent vocal interludes which suit the picturisation)
  
  8 ) EnKanmani enKathali .. enai paarthathum ( chittukkuruvi)
  
  
  9 ) Poongathvey thaal thriravaai... ( Nizhalkal )
  (For that Opening Music, humming combined with the backgroud music and interlude)
  
  10 ) thom thom thomtha namdha nam thom .... ( Sindhu bhairavi )
  ( Gambeeramana oru paadal - short song )
  
  11 ) yeydheeru galakku .... ( telugu song from shankarabharanam )
  (chill voice of VJ)
  
  ( other side of the collection )
  
  11 ) Ennavaley adi ennavaley ( kathalan )
  
  12 ) Valaioosai kalakalakalavena (sathya)
  
  13 ) Vaaramaairam soozha valam seidhu ( keladi kanmani)
  ( Thooya thamizh padal .. nalla sollatchi)
  
  -sesha
  
  

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