It was an accidental string of notes, played on my gb&a, led to this post. Randomly the fingers went on and somewhere in the middle i heard a familiar tune. I knew i had to find that song, that just so randomly played out. I got till the first line of the song, hummed it over and again and that's how far i got, first time.
I went away for a while, and came back to the tune after two days. The notes were played out, but could give no words to the song. I remembered that the song had something about rain, but beyond that there was no construction.
Two days later, i came back to the tune again, and this time the words favoured me, and i had the song, because i knew the song, all along, hidden in the deepest of the pockets. Went straight to youtube, to this evergreen song. And that evening was a bliss.
The song is rain and is melancholy.
The song led me to the movie, which i plan to watch after this post. You can see the storyline of the movie as a write up on the posted video.
Also it lead me to the singer: http://www.jayachandransite.com/default.htm
A meek attempt at translation of this beautiful lyrics is given along.
Novin Perumazhakkaalam...
"
Raakkili
than vazhi marayum novin perumazhakkaalam
this season
of torrential pour of pain which blinds the nightingale's path
kaathirippin thiri nanayum
eeran perumazhakkaalam
this dampy season of torrential rain which wets the wick of anticipation
oru venalin viraha baashpam
the parting tears of a summer
jaladhaalamarnna mazhakkalam
this season of rain, with the rhythm of water
oru thedalaay mazhakkalam
as a pursuit, this season of rain
(Raakkili than..)
this dampy season of torrential rain which wets the wick of anticipation
oru venalin viraha baashpam
the parting tears of a summer
jaladhaalamarnna mazhakkalam
this season of rain, with the rhythm of water
oru thedalaay mazhakkalam
as a pursuit, this season of rain
(Raakkili than..)
Ormakal than lola karangal punarugayaanudal muruge
gentle hands of remembrance, hugging tightly on to my body
paathi vazhiyil puthariya kaattil viralukal verpiriyunnu
fingers are gripping away,while half way, in roiling wind
snehardramaaro mozhiyukayaavam kaathil oraathma swakaaryam
a deep secret may being whispered to my ears by some benevolent one
thengalinekal parichitham etho perariyathoru vikaaram
some emotion unknown but much known than my whimper
(Raakkili than...)
neela raavin tharvazha neele nizhalukal veenizhayunno
shadows are cast, along the valley of the blue night?
etho ninavin vathil padiyil kalperumattam unarnno
at the door of a thought, did foot steps rise?
aalunna mazhayil jalaka veliyil minnalil etho swapnam
beyond the window, a dream, in the lightning and heaving rain,
ee mazha thorum pul kathirukalil neermani veenu kinangum
drops will ding on the grass leaves on which this rain pours
gentle hands of remembrance, hugging tightly on to my body
paathi vazhiyil puthariya kaattil viralukal verpiriyunnu
fingers are gripping away,while half way, in roiling wind
snehardramaaro mozhiyukayaavam kaathil oraathma swakaaryam
a deep secret may being whispered to my ears by some benevolent one
thengalinekal parichitham etho perariyathoru vikaaram
some emotion unknown but much known than my whimper
(Raakkili than...)
neela raavin tharvazha neele nizhalukal veenizhayunno
shadows are cast, along the valley of the blue night?
etho ninavin vathil padiyil kalperumattam unarnno
at the door of a thought, did foot steps rise?
aalunna mazhayil jalaka veliyil minnalil etho swapnam
beyond the window, a dream, in the lightning and heaving rain,
ee mazha thorum pul kathirukalil neermani veenu kinangum
drops will ding on the grass leaves on which this rain pours
(Raakkili than...)
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