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Lyrics which are aptly written for movie-situations

Topic started by Sathiya Keerthi (@ panorama.nus.edu.sg) on Mon Jan 19 02:23:42 EST 1998.
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• From: karthi (@ lab7.theatrium.net) on: Sun Dec 27 03:44:09 EST 1998
  
  Kanchana & Ramki,
  
  I still feel 'Nalandhaana' is an apt piece for this thread. so what if it was written for Anna? Was it not used justly in the film?
  
  I have another song which was also supposedly written by Kannadhasan for Kamarajar but in the end used by him for the movie 'Arangetram':
  
  The song is....
  
  Moothaval Nee Koduthaai
  Vazhvile Munnetram...
  
  I especially love these lines:
  
  ...Megathaal Mazhai Pozhiyum
  Megathukku Laabam enna.....
  
  Thannaiye Theithu Tharum
  Sandanam Undan Ullam
  Mannile Oruvarillai
  Mangai Unakkeedu Solla...
  
  This is the story of a poor girl who becomes a prostitute in order to protect her family. Her sister who was groomed by her happens to sing this song on radio in praise of her but sadly though...
  
  
  Again, if you listen to the previously mentioned 'Valarndha Kalai', the entire song will take you aback when you see it along with the movie.
  
  But the lines quoted by Aravind are incredible
  '....andru kannai moodi kondirundhaar theriyumaa kanna'.
  
  The third line of the very 1st stanza describes how beautifully the heroine defends her not being able to paint (because she was not the one who used to paint) like this...
  
  '...kudumba kalai podhum endru koorada kanna
  ....adhil kooda indha kalaigal veru enada kanna..'
  
  --Great Great Kannadhasan, isn't it?
  
  I also think you have to listen to the following song by Panchu Arunaachalam for the movie 'Thunai Iruppaal Meenakshi' starring Siva Kumar and Sujatha' where she sings for him to make him happy by making him forget all his worries about the hardships they are currently undergoing in the family:
  
  Sugamo Aayiram
  Uravo Kaviyam
  
  Vazhkai Endral Adhil Naalumundu
  Andha Vattathile Pala Thittamundu
  Valarndhaalum Kuraindhaalum
  Nilavondru Oli Veesum
  Adhai Kaanum Balam Vendum
  Vilaiyadum Manam Vendum
  (Sugamo)
  
  Kaalangalil Pala Kolam Undu
  Andha Kolangalil Pala Pulli Undu
  Dhinandorum Rasithaalum
  Oru Naalum Thevittaadhu
  Adhudhaane Samsaram
  Adhilthaane Santhosham
  (Sugamo)
  
  Punnagaiyil Vandha Pennazhagu
  Oru Pon Nagaiyil Illai Nalluravu
  Enai Neeyum Unai Naanum
  Unarndhaale Adhu Podhum
  Adhuthaane Panbadu
  Adhai Naalum Pan Padu
  (Sugamo)
  
  Another excellent all time example is:
  
  'Pon Ondru Kanden Pen Angu Illai' from Padithaal Mattum Podhuma.
  
  will come up late with many more songs.
  
  
  
  
• From: rajaG (@ ip49.kansas-city7.mo.pub-ip.psi.net) on: Thu Aug 19 23:56:06 EDT 1999
  
  ivvaLavu arumaiyaana oru pokkisham iruppadhu theriyaama pOyiduththEy!!!
  Udhaya, bb, aruL, rameshb, cram, please Odi vaanga!!!
  
  
• From: rajaG (@ daecfp01.sprint.com) on: Fri Aug 20 09:28:28 EDT 1999
  
  Revival - 2nd try.
  
  
• From: pakkiri (@ spider-tl053.proxy.aol.com) on: Mon Aug 23 00:30:40 EDT 1999
  
  test
  
  
• From: bb (@ schubert.crhc.uiuc.edu) on: Tue Aug 24 14:25:16 EDT 1999
  
  revive
  
  
• From: Udhaya (@ 205.218.142.217) on: Tue Aug 24 17:51:57 EDT 1999
  
  I'm re-posting some of the stuff I wrote for the Kannadhaasan vs. Vairamuthu symposium.
  
  Song: Poongaattru Thirumbumaa; Film: Mudhal Mariyaadhai
  A middle-aged man who is locked into a miserable marriage out of obligation yearns for love and comfort. His yearning is noticed and consoled by an innocent farm girl who reminds him of his majesty. The song, the situation, the scene, the lyrics, IR's score are all part of a timeless movie magic. This one's for the TFM time capsule.
  
  poongaatru thirumbumaa en paatta virumbumaa
  thaalaatta madiyil vechchup paaraatta
  enakkoru thaai madi kedaikkumaa
  
  raasaavae varuththamaa aagaayam surungumaa
  aengaadhae adha olagam thaangaadhae
  adukkumaa sooriyan karukkumaa
  
  enna solluvaen ennullam thaangala
  meththa vaanginaen thookkaththa vaangala
  
  indha vaedhana yaarukkuththaan illa
  onna meeravae oorukkul aalilla
  
  aedhoa enbaattukku naan paattup paadi
  sollaadha soagaththa sonnaenadi
  
  soga ragam soagandhaanae
  soga ragam soagandhaanae
  
  yaaradhu poaradhu
  
  kuyil paadalaam than mugam kaattumaa
  
  (poongaatru)
  
  ulla azhuguraen veliya sirikkiraen
  nalla vaeshandhaan veluththu vaanguraen
  
  unga vaeshandhaan konjam maaranum
  enga saamikku magudam aeranum
  
  maanae en nenjukkup paal vaarththa thaenae
  munnae en paarvaikku vaavaa pennae
  
  esap paattu padichchaen naanae
  
  poonguyil yaaradhu
  
  konjam paarunga pen kuyil naanunga
  
  adi needhaanaa andhak kuyil
  yaar veettu sondhak kuyil
  aaththaadi manasukkulla kaaththaadi
  parandhadhae olagamae marandhadhae
  
  naandhaanae andhak kuyil
  thaanaaga vandhak kuyil
  aaththaadi manasukkulla kaaththaadi
  parandhadhaa olagandhaan marandhadhaa
  
  
  The line "meththai vaanginaen thookkaththai vaangalai" just bristles with wisdom and deep underlying sadness.
  
  
  Song: Poomaalai; Film: Sindhu Bhairavi
  This is an asariri(omnition)song in the movie where the scenes accompanying the song depict the fall from grace of a mighty singer. VM has unfortuantely not had the luxury of working in many movies such as this where the story and situation touch on the ironies and extremes of life. No poet can conquer the listening public by writing just routine love songs. This song is a stellar example of what VM can do when
  someone gives him a juicy situation to write for.
  
  poo maalai vaangi vandhaan pookkalillaiyae
  seviyillai ingoru isaiyedharku vizhiyillai ingoru villakkedharku
  naalum naalum aval ninaivil ivan azhaghup
  
  (poo maalai)
  
  kaiyil kinnam pidiththuvittaan inikkindra vishaththukkul irangivittaan
  raagam thaalam marandhuvittaan rasiganin kadidhaththaik kizhiththuvittaan
  isaikkoru kuyilenru paereduththaan irumalaiththaaninru surampidiththaan
  manidhargal iruppadhai marandhuvittaan maanaththin maanaththai vaangivittaan
  boadhaiyin paadhaiyil poaginraan thanmughamae thaan marandhaan
  soodavum thoalillai aalillai ivan azhaghup
  
  (poo maalai)
  
  naetru sabadhangal eduththuvittan kudikkinra koappaiyai udaiththuvittan
  meendum aval mugham ninaiththuvittan sabadhaththai avan ingu udaiththuvittan
  kadarkaraiyengum manalvelliyil kaadhali kaaladi thaedinaan
  mohanam paadum vaelaiyilum sindhuvin raagam paadinaan
  vidhiyenum oonjalil aadinaan than mugamae thaan marandhaan
  maedayil anindhadhu veedhiyil vizhundhida
  
  (poo maalai)
  
  Oru paadagan iruminaal adhu abaswaram; oru paadagan vaazhkaiyum avan kalaiyumae abaswaramaagivitta oru avala nilayai
  eththanai naerthiyudan surukkamaaga vivarikkiraar Vairamuthu indha varigalil, "isaikkoru kuyil endru paereduththaan
  irumalaiththaan indru surampiriththaan".
  
  
  Song: Kaadhal Rojaavae; Film: Roja
  A newlywed husband yearns for his wife while being kidnapped and locked up by terrorists. The usually soothing aspects of nature hold no interest for the guy who laments the separation of his loved one in everything he senses and feels. The heartfelt sentiments and the hopelessness of the estranged lover are beautifully wrought by VM in this captivating song.
  
  kaadhal roajaavae engae nee engae
  kanneer vazhiyudhadi kannae
  kannukkul needhaan kanneeril needhaan
  kanmoodip paarththaal nenjukkul needhaan
  ennaanadhoa aedhaanadhoa sol sol
  
  (kaadhal)
  
  thenral ennaith theendinaal saelai theendum njaabagam
  chinnap pookkal paarkkaiyil dhaegam paarththa njaabagam
  velli oadai paesinaal sonna vaarththai njaabagam
  dhaegam rendum saergaiyil moagam konda njaabagam
  vaayillaamal poanaal vaarththai illai kannae
  neeyillaamal poanaal vaazhkkai illai kannae
  mulloadudhaan muththangalaa sol sol
  
  (kaadhal)
  
  veesuginra thenralae vaelai illai inru poa
  paesuginra vennilaa penmai illai oayndhu poa
  poo valarththa thoattamae koondhal illai thaeindhu poa
  boomi paarkkum vaanamae pulliyaagath thaeindhu poa
  paavai illai paavai thaevai enna thaevai
  jeevan poana pinnae saevai enna saevai
  mulloadudhaan muththangalaa sol sol
  
  (kaadhal)
  
  
  Song: Nilavaip Paarththu Vaanam Sonnadhu; Film: Savaalae Samaali
  On their first night after an incompatible wedding arrangement, the wife tells the husband to not touch her. The devastated husband grieves the incident through this emotional song. I guess in psychological terms this song could be called a successful passive-aggressive song. Kannadhaasan is in full form here.
  
  nilavaip paarththu vaanam sonnadhu
  ennai thodaathae
  nizhalaip paarththu boomi sonnadhu
  ennai thodaathae
  nadhiyaip paarththu naanal sonnadhu
  ennai thodaathae
  naaLaip paarththu iravu sonnadhu
  ennai thodaathae
  . . .
  pudhiyadhallavae theendaamai enbadhu
  pudhiyadhallavae athai neeyum sonnadhu
  sonna vaarththayum iraval thaanadhu
  thiruneelagandarin manaivi sonnadhu
  
  
  
  Song: Soadhanai Mael Soadhanai; Film: Thangappadhakkam
  Grieving the demise of his family and reflecting on the rift between himself and his son, a middle-aged father vents in this heartbreaker of a song. I wonder if anyone can empathize with another's suffering like Kannadhaasan.
  
  soadhanai mael soadhanai
  podhumada saami
  vaedhanai thaan vaazhkkai endraal
  thaangaadhu boomi
  . . .
  thaanaada villayamma sadhaiyaadudhu
  athu thandhai yendrum pillai endrum uravaaduthu
  poovaaga vaiththirundhaen manamenbadhu
  adhil puzhuvaagip poanadhamma uravenbadhu
  . . .
  sondham oru kai vilangu nee poattadhu
  athil bandham oru kaal vilangu naan poattadhu
  parikaaram thaedi ini evvidam sella
  enakku adhikaaram illayamma vaanagam sella
  . . .
  oru naalum naan idhu pol azhuthavan alla
  andha thiru naalai magan koduththaan yaaridam solla
  
  
• From: Udhaya (@ 205.218.142.217) on: Tue Aug 24 18:04:41 EDT 1999
  
  more from that thread. . .
  
  Song: Adisaya Raagam; Film: Aboorva Raagangal
  
  An estranged middle-aged woman discovers that her houseguest/disciple/confidant, a younger male is in love and wonders which one of her students caught his eye. He describes in this song the many qualities of the one who captured his heart, it turns out to be the woman herself,the song ends in a crescendo with her name repeated like a chant, avaloru Bhairavi , avaloru Bhairavi. A classic song in every aspect, Kannadhaasan must have had divine inspiration when he wrote this.
  
  adhisaya raagam aanandha raagam
  azhagiya raagam aboorva raagam
  
  vasantha kaalaththil mazhai tharum maegam
  andha mazhai neerarundha manadhinil moagam
  isaiyenum amudhinil avaloru baagham
  indhiraloagaththuch chakkara vaagam
  
  (adhisaya)
  
  pinniya koondhal karunira naagam
  penmaiyin ilakkanam avaladhu dhaegam
  dhaevargal valarththidum kaaviya yaagam
  andha dhaevadhai kidaiththaal adhu en yoagam...adhu en yoagam
  
  oru puram paarththaal mithilaiyin maithili
  marupuram paarththaal kaaviri maadhavi
  mugam mattum paarththaal nilavin edhiroli
  muzhavadhum paarththaal aval oru bhairavi...aval oru bhairavi...aval oru bhairavi
  
  (adhisaya)
  
  
  Whenever Vairamuthu gets a song situation with depth, he comes up aces. The movie "Kaadhal Oviyam" gave him plenty of
  opportunity to show his stuff.
  
  Song: Amma Azhagae; Film: Kaadhal Oviyam
  A blind singer is the victim of a cowardly attack. While he sits helplessly in the middle of a raging fire lit on the haystack around
  him, he sings this song defiantly with the conviction that he will be saved.
  
  ammaa azhagae ulagin oliyae
  en sangeedham un geedhamae
  unai naan azhaiththaal
  vizhiyil mazhaiyae
  
  (ammaa)
  
  aagaayam en paattil asaiginradhu
  en sangeedham poy enru yaar sonnadhu
  kanavugalae vazhividungal kalaimagalai varavidungal
  malaril urangum poongaatru adhanai ezhuppum en paattu
  oadai neeraavaen adhil dheepam aetru
  raagamae uyiraagumae adhu petruth tharum muththuch charam
  thunbam varum annaeramum inbam tharum ponmandhiram
  pongum theeyenai sutrich chudumae
  engum isai adhai vatrich chudumae
  indha veppam ennai enna seiyyum sandhanangal poosumoa
  ullirukkum joadhi onru undu adhanai veppam theendumoa
  padapada padavena erikira kozhundhu
  imaigalai urasudhu idhu oru azhaghu
  vaerum thodaadhu theeyil vizhaadhu yaarum thodaadha surudhi
  angam podipada nenjam urugida dhaevi varuvadhu urudhi
  en dhaevi varuvadhu urudhi
  
  
  
  Song: Poojaikkaaga Vaazhum Poovai; Film: Kaadhal Oviyam
  Here the blind singer beseeches god when his lover is kidnapped from him. VM implores indignantly with the fury of a wronged innocent.
  
  poojaikkaaga vaazhum poovai sooraiyaadal muraiyoa
  idhu yaar sadhiyoa iraivan sabaiyil idhudhaan vidhiyoa
  
  (un poojaikkaaga)
  
  ilangaatraith thaangaadha poovin jaadhi
  idi veezhndhu sarugaadhal dhaanoa needhi
  koavil enraal dheepam engae
  dheepam illai needhaan engae
  pongudhu manam idhu ragasiya ranam
  kangalil kulam idhu unadharppanam
  ponnezhir chilai idhu envasam ilai iru kangalil raaththiri vaedhanai
  iruvizhi ilaiyenum idhayaththil idhuvarai
  oru kurai irundhadhu illaiyae
  vizhigalil ulaviya olimagal pirindhadhum
  unmaiyil en vizhi illaiyae
  kanavu varumboadhu avalin mughadheepam
  piriya mudiyaadhu poomugam ninaivinil
  
  (poojaikkaaga)
  
  
  
  Song: Sangeedha Jaadhi Mullai; Film: Kaadhal Oviyam
  Once the singer gets his eyesight after an operation, he yearns to see the lover who was with him when he was blind.
  
  sangeedha jaadhimullai kaanavillai
  kangal vandhum paavaiyinri paarvaiyillai
  raagangalinri sangeedhamillai
  saavonrudhaanaa nam kaadhal ellai
  en naadhamae vaa vaa a a a...
  
  (sangeedha)
  
  thirumugham vandhu pazhagumoa arimugham seydhu vilagumoa
  vizhigalil thuligal vazhiyumoa adhu pirivadhaith thaanga mudiyumoa
  kanavinil endhan uyirum uravaagi vizhigalil indru azhudhu pirivaagi
  thanimaiyil endhan idhayam sarugaagi udhirumoa
  thiraigal ittaalum maraindhu kollaadhu anaigal ittalum vazhiyil nillaadhu
  ponni nadhi kanni nadhi jeeva nadhi
  vizhigal azhudhapadi karangal thozhudhapadi
  thiraigalum podipada velivarum orukili
  isai enum mazhai varum ini endha mayil varum
  ngyabaga vaedhanai theerumoa
  aadiya paadhangal kaadhalin vaedhangal aagidumoa aadidumoa paadidumoa
  raaga dheepamae endhan vaasalil vaaraayoa
  kuyilae...kuyilae...kuyilae...kuyilae...
  endhan raagam nenjil ninru aadum
  raaga dheepamae...
  
  naan thaedi vandha oru koadai nilavu aval needhaanae needhaanae
  manak kannil ninru pala kavidhai thandhamagal needhaanae needhaanae needhaanae
  vizhi illai enumboadhu vazhi koduththai
  vizhi vandha pinnal aen siragodiththai
  nenjil enrum undhan bimbam
  nenjil enrum undhan bimbam
  sindhum sandham undhan sondham
  thaththichellum muththuch chirpam kannukkullae kanneer veppam
  innum enna nenjil achcham kannil mattum jeevan michcham
  mullaip poovil mullum undoa kandukondum indha vaeshamenna
  raaga dheepamae...
  
  

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