Running Around The Trees ~~ Wat's Your Pick?

Ah, what a morning it was today. Around 7.20 in my college bus, its drizzling out, if I had got a seat near the window I would have been really happy writing names, fav songs on the wet window (crazy work) Now in our collg we aren't allowed to take gadgets( I don't mind leaving my cell phone, but my MP3). Luckily Jinu had brought hers, (one teacher sitting in the back and the other to my side, nothing doing, arre cmon we r final yrs, smthing inside told me 'break the rules') K chalo thn we decided to listen. Now Jinu had her playlist loaded with her favs. This MP3 n iPod is simply great technology I would say, all those nuances in music and the lyrics can be heard so distinctly. It's foliage all the way from our stop to collg. Closed my eyes and literally went to a different world( Yeah thr were trees...lol) 'Engeyo un mugam naan partha nyabagham , Epotho unudan naan vazntha nyabaham...' dats the classic voice of Bombay Jayshree. It's uyire en uyire song from Thotti Jaya. Harris would have blended the voices of both Anuradha Sriram and Bombay Jayashree really well. Now that made a great start. I chose to stay in the same world, its still drizzling. I started thinking of love songs, ok let me see how much I will be able to envisage in a matter of 30 mins. Being a Rahman freak most of them I could think of were his compositions. The others were well known romantic hits, most of which I love for its lyrics than its music.

These were the songs...
1. ' Ennidam thondrum kavidhaikelam, mudhal varri thandha mugavari nee...' Anarkali from Kangalal Kaidhu Sai ( No wonder why it struck me first, thr is this Rahman stamp n romance written all over. There are hardly few days that i don't listen to this song).

2.' Kan partha kathaika mudiyamal naanum thavikindra oru pennum neethaan..'Paartha Mudhal Nalil from Vettayadu Villayadu(well romance means, u can't forget Kamal Hasan n the lyrics r so charming)

3. Now two songs together of our superstar. 'Namadha kadhai pudhu kavidhai, illakanangal idharku illay...' Vellai Pura Ondru and 'Anbile vaazhum nenjil, aayiram padale...' kadhalin Deepam Ondru Etrinaye En Nenjil( Both of Illyarajas)

4. Just thought of Rahman again, and in no time I could think of so many songs. Some of them were. ' Kangalai Varudum thenisaye, en kalam kavalay marandhirupein...'Evano Oruvan from Alaipayuthey. ' Unmai Sonnal Nesipaya, Manjathin Mel Manipaya...' Nenjam Ellam from Aayudha Ezhuthu. ' Pesugindra Venila penmai Illai Oyantha Poll...' Kadhal Rojave from Roja. 'Vaan ange neelam inge, indha upamaiku iruvarum vilakam anadhu yeno...' New York Nagarm From SOK. ' Azhaage Sugama, un kobangal sugama...' from Paarthale Paravasam. ' Un mel oru poo vizhndhaal ennal thaanga mudiyadhu...' Kannava Illai Kaatra from Ratzhagan. 'Poovil naav irundhaal, kaatru vaay thirandhal, kadhal kadhal endru pesum...' Malargale Malargale. ' Nee enna nilavodu pirindavala, poovukul karuvagi valarndhavala...' Anjali Anjali Pushpanjili from Duet.' Kannadi bhimbam ketta kayir ondrum illayadi, kannadi unjal bhimbam adudhadi...'Enna solla pogiray from Kondukondein(2)

5. Rahman's hindi tracks: ' Tu hi re, tera bina mein kaise jeeyon...' from Bombay. 'Kaise tujhe izhaar karoon main haalat is dil ki, tan mein man mein is dhadkan mein ho rahi halchal si...' Sun Ri Sakhi from Hum Se hain Mukabhala. ' Tere bina beswaadi ratiyaan...' from Guru. ' In Lamhon Ke Dhaman Mein...' from Jodhaa Akhbar. 'Jeene Ka tha Hum mein Dum Par nahin tha koi Humdum...'from Thakshak(most fav) 'Pyaar Ye Jaane Kaise Hain...' from Rangeela.'Gam dil ke paksh chulbule hain, paani ke ye bulbule hai, bhujhte hai bante rehte hai dil se dil se dil se re...' from Dil Se.

6. You can't forget Yuvan for sure when it comes to romance or should I say Selvaraghavan. Anyways, ' Amarnthu pesum marangalin nizhalum, namadhu kadhayai kalamum sollum, udhirndhu ponna malarin vaasama...' Ninaithu Ninaithu Paarthein and yaa ' Oru vanathu puchi endhan vazhi thedi vandhadhu, adhan vanangal mattum inga viral oda uladhu...' Devadhayai Kandein. .


7. Back to Illayaraja. Some songs are so well composed and so commonly sung that you just can't forget them. ' Ethetho ennam valarthein, un kayil ennai koduthein...' Punnagai Mannan, ' Neeyum nayagan kadhal padagan, anbil odi inbum kodi naalum kannalam...' Kathal Oviyum from Alaigal Oyvathilai. 'Kadal vaanam kuda niram maara kudum, manam konda paasum thadam maaridadhu...' Poove Sempoove. N yaa 'Unai enni naane ullam vaadi ponnein, kaani ponnu dhaane yen maamane...:) Ooru Sanam from Mella Thirandhadhu Kadhavu.

8. There were 2 new favs too. 'Kadaluku mel oru mazhai thuli vandhu vizhndhadhe, uppu enna maruma, illay muth enna maruma...?' Sariya Idhu Thavara from Kallori. ' Kai vidum oru kudayay pol, mazhai katrodu dhaan naanum parandhein...'Mudhal mazhai from Bheema.

I was almost blushing:) There were many more songs I remembered in that romantic climate. Can't recollect now. When I opened my eyes, the bus was nearing college. The journey was awesome to the say the least. Sometimes I feel how much I love solitude, traveling. Really I do. Then I was asking myself ' So Rums you too are thinking of running around trees?' Then there came another song to my mind which told me, if you run now, you will surely fall. To love someone and to be loved in return, I felt the person should have inspired you and you too should have in return. In simple words, be proud of each other.

The song is 'Tum Se Hi' from Jab We Met. How the gal leaves an inspiration on the guy, how things change in his life after her coming. Yaa, this is what it gotta be...'intense courtship'. No matter for how many years, its worth waiting for one such.

Na hai yeh pana
(Nothing is gained)

Na khona he hai
(Nothing is lost)

Tera na hona, jaane Kuyn hona he hai
( Your absence is like your presence)

Tum Se Hi din hota hai
(The day starts with you)

Surmayi shaam aati hai
( The dusky evening approaches)

Tum Se Hi Tum Se Hi
(From You...)

Har ghadi saans aati hai, Zindagi kehlati hai
( Every moment in life gets its breath)

Tum Se Hi Tum Se Hi
(From You...)

Aankho mein aankhe teri
( My eyes are staring into yours)

Bahoo mein Bahe teri
( Your arms are on mine)

Mera na mujh mein kuch raha, Hua kya
(I have nothing of mine in me, what happened?)

Bathon mein bathein teri
(My talks are filled with yours)

Rathe saogathe meri
(My nights are filled with your stories)

Kuyn tera sab yeh ho gaya, Hua kya
(Why have all this become yours?)

Mein kahin bhi jaata hun
Tum Se Hi mil jatha hun
(Wherever I go, I am never far...)

Tum Se Hi Tum Se Hi
(From You..)

Shor mein khamoshi hai
(There is silence in the bustle)

Thodi si behoshi hai
(There is a bit of delirium)

Tum Se Hi Tum Se Hi
(From You...)

Aadha sa vaada kabhi
Aadhe se zyada kabhi
(Somewhere a halfdone promise, sometimes it feels more than a half...)

Jee chahe karlu is tarah, Wafa ka
( I want to do something to you of loyalty)

Chode na chute kabhi
Tode na toote kabhi
Jo daaga tum se jud gaya,Wafa ka
(Even if i want to leave, I can't. Even if I want to break I can't. The way i am connected with you by loyalty)

Mein tera sarmaya hun
(I am what you made me)

Jo bhi mein ban paya hun
(All that I have become is...)

Tum Se Hi Tum Se Hi

(From You...)

Raaste mil jate hai
Manzile mil jati hai
Tum Se Hi Tum Se Hi
(Paths are found. Destinations are met. From You...)