Remembering You...

Nahin saamne
Nahin saamne, yeh alag baat hai
Mere paas hai
Mere paas hai tu mere paas hai
Mere saath hai, mere saath hai
( You are not infront of me but still I feel you are near and we are together)

Tera naam maine liya hai yahan
Mujhe yaad tune kiya hai vahan
Bade zor ki aaj barsaat hai
Mere paas hai tu mere paas hai
Mere saath hai, mere saath hai
(I took your name here and you remembered me there. It is pouring heavily and I feel you are near and we are together)

Bichhadke bhi mujhse judaa tu nahin
Khafa hai magar bewafa tu nahin
(Though you are away from me, you are still a part of me. You might be angry but I am sure you can't hate me)

Mere haath mein hi tera haath hai
Mere paas hai tu mere paas hai
Mere saath hai, mere saath hai
Mere paas hai, mere paas hai
( Your hands are on mine, you are near and we are together...)

But why do I still miss you...?

Never Let Anything Get The Better Of You!!!

Your laziness, emotions, weaknesses, run-ins with friends, silly disputes with parents, illness. Inadvertently many of us let these factors 'win over us'. Laziness is growing up with me I feel. Starting from 'not reading the daily' in the morning to ' not brushing before I go to bed' in the night. I don't even try to keep this slothfulness away. See there is difference between 'thinking' and 'trying'. If you are just gonna think of doing something fruitful, you will remain cerebrating. But give trying a shot, then you can feel the real change. I chose to write on this today, coz I feel there are many like me out there going through the same. We tend to give importance to all that non-significant matters and at the end of the day feel feckless. Misunderstandings with friends, arguments with parents, we carry all this in our head. Feeling hurt and at the same time trying to defend ourselves. In the midst of all these where will we find time for our dreams. I am penning this now coz past two days I did absolutely nothing, just feeling depressed. The reasons if now I think are so sappy. One was a fight with my mom and the other with one of my friends. I just let it win over me. Felt so foolish at the end of it. Hence just thought are there people like me, who rather than doing something productive are busy occupying themselves with trivial matters, which are nothing but just 'seemingly monumental and momentary'. Just remember, nothing can get bigger than you, so chuck up all woes and live for your dreams alone.

I put a full stop to that two days ' so called trauma' by just unwinding; singing and dancing to this song from Hum Tum:-)

Chak de chak de chak de,
Chuck up,

Chak de saare gham
Chuck up every woe

Chak de chak de chak de
Chuck up,

Tere sang hai hum
I am with you.

Hanske to dekh tu ek baar
Try and smile once

Khud hi aa jaayegi phir bahaar
Let hues of the spring blossom once again

Gaa le nayi sargam, geet ek naya gaa
Sing a new song, strike a new melody

Aaya naya mausam, aaya din naya
A new season has arrived, a new day has come

Chak de chak de chak de, chak de saare gham
Chuck up every woe

Chak de chak de chak de, tere sang hai hum
Chuck it, I am with you.

1st verse:

Chhed de dhun voh aaj chhaa jaaye mastiyaan
Unleash new joys, sing a new rhapsody

Chhod de khulke aaj laheron mein kashtiyaan
Let the ships loose freely into the waves today

Thokar mein masti ho, tang kar bhi jhoome
Get the bounce on your feet, let dance the sands at your feet

Mann bhi phirak jaaye, baadal ko choome
Feel your spirits rise and reach for the skies

Chak de chak de chak de, chak de saare gham
Chuck up every woe

Chak de chak de chak de, tere sang hai hum
Chuck it, I am with you.

2nd verse:

Sach hai yeh, bas ek baar milti hai zindagi
It's true that you only get to live once

Karvatein badalti hai pal pal yeh zindagi
This life twists and turns from moment to moment

Har pal ko gale se hanske laga le
Embrace every moment with a laugh

Pal pal mein chhupi jo khushiyaan chura le
Steal away the joys that are hidden in each moment


Chak de chak de chak de, chak de saare gham
Chuck up every woe.

Chak de chak de chak de, tere sang hai hum
Chuck it, I am with you.

Kadhalika Neramillai~~~My CT

'Valibathil Kadhalika, Jadhakathil Vazhiyum Illai', one of my all time favorite song from the blockbuster movie ' Kadhalikka Neramillai' of 1964 starring Muthuraman, Kanchana , music by the amazing duo 'Viswanathan-Ramamurthy' and songs brilliantly written by 'Kannadasan'. A Star Vijay TV serial is being screened under the same name . Of late what is being played in loops in my playlist is ' Ennai Thedi Kadhal Endra Vaarthai Anupu', the title track of the serial. I hate watching soaps, but this song was refreshing. Don't talk about the story of the serial, first few episodes I managed sitting and then lost every bit of my patience. The half an hour is meant to take a trip to the vantage locations of Singapore(heard the shooting is shifted to Chennai now) and then the silly fights between the lead pairs Shakthi(Prajin) & Divya(Chandra Lakshmanan). Prajin was a hot favorite of Sun Music TV viewers. Btw I heard Prajin has got married to Sandra(who was a VJ in Kiran Music Channel). The love marriage wasn't publicized coz they felt it would affect the TRP of the serial:)( Oh, I m sorry if I had broken the hearts of any die-hard female Prajin fans)

Now let me come to the point. I am doing service currently, Isn't setting caller tunes, a service?? It was my foolishness actually. My best friend loves the title track of this serial . It was my attempt to make her happy. But never knew it would cost me some 60 Rs. It is like this, 30Rs for setting CT, 15 Rs for song selection and couple of SMS of 3 Rs. Soon I will run out of balance:( You see my friends are soooooo loving, they send me an SMS ' I will call you now, don't bother to lift the call ' , yesterday my cell went on ringing for 1 hour continuously. Friends happy, me too happy. Hope I don't forget to cancel the service after a month time.

This song is composed by 'Vijay Antony' and I heard it is sung by his wife. The lyrics are simple and beautiful. The beats are too good. It makes a lovely song.

Lyrics:

Ennai thedi Kadhal endra vaarthai anuppu
Unnai thedi vaazhvil motha arthum tharuven
Sellarikkum thanimayil sethuvidum mun seithi anuppu…
Ennidathil theki vaitha kadhal muludhum
Unnidathil kondu vara theriyavillai
Kadhal athai sollukindra vazhi therinthal solli annuppu..

Pookal uthirum saalai valiye pesi selgiren
Marangal kuda nadapathu pole ninaithu kolgiren
Kaditham ondril kappal seithu mazhayil vidugiren
Kanavil mattum kadhal seithu iravai kolgiren


Yaaro unn kadhalil valvathu yaaro
Unn kanavinil niraivathu yaaro
En salanangal theerthida vaarayo
Eno en iravugul nelvathu eno
Oru pagal ena suduvathu eno
En thanimayin avasthaigal theeratho
Kadhal thara nenjam kaathu irukku
Kaadhalikka angu neram illaya
Kilayai pol en ithayam thavari viluthe
Ennai thedi kadhal endra varthai anuppu
Unnai thedi vaazhvil motha artham tharuven
Sellarikkum thanimayil sethuvidum mun seithi anupu...

Audio download:

Many would have done this. For people who are searching , here it is:

Kadhalikka Neramillai-Title Track

Happy listening!!!

Do We Forget To Love Ourselves?

I had made a promise to my brother that I will daily update my blog. Since it is holiday time, I have become a couch-potato, absolutely doing nothing. It's like getting tired of taking rest. It's the time when the devil gets inside you. Someone has rightly said ' An idle mind is a devil's workshop'. One of my friend, always tells me 'Work is Magic'. Decided today, enough is enough, will get going from tomorrow. Resume my yoga, reading, writing, playing shuttle. Hope I don't start my blog post tomorrow saying ' Oh Ho Baby, Tomorrow never comes ':) Gonna go early to bed, otherwise morning yoga wont happen. Amidst all this boredom, one good thing I did was, watched a Hindi movie ' Life In A Metro '. Well will pen about the movie in some other post. For now here is a song from the movie that made my day.

The songs in the movie are composed by Pritam. The very first time I heard this song, I loved it. One main reason is, it reminded me of Rahman's ' NewYork Nagaram'. Both the songs fall under the genre 'soft rock'. How can a song be melodious and rocking at the same time, vow!! Sung by Soham and written by Syed Quadri.


In dino, dil mera, mujhse hai keh raha
These days my heart is telling me to
Tu khwaab saja, tu ji le jara
contrive my dreams and live my life in a better way.
Hai tujhe bhi ijaazat, karle tu bhi mohabbat
You must also love coz you have the rights to

Berang si hai badi zindagi, kuch rang toh bharoon
My life has sort of become pale, let me try filling it with some colors
Main apni tanahaayi ke waaste ab kuchh toh karoon
Let me do something about my solitude too
Jab mile thodi fursat , khud se karle mohabbat
When you find some time to spare, spend it loving yourself
Hai tujhe bhi ijaazat, karle tu bhi mohabbat
You must also love coz you have the rights to

Usko chhupaakar main sabse kabhi le chaloon kahin door
I want to hide her and take her somewhere far away
Aankhon ke pyaalon se pita rahoon uske chehre ka noor
From the goblet of my eyes, I want to keep drinking the beauty of her face
Is zamaane se chhupakar , puri karloon main hasrat
Concealing from this society, I want to complete my heartache & longing.
Hai tujhe bhi ijaazat, karle tu bhi muhabbat
You must also love coz you have the rights to.

Jodhaa Akbar - Jashn-E-Baharra!!!

I have this unreasoning fondness towards Movies, Music, Lyrics. Must be it has many times helped me identify myself. Yup, identifying yourself in others creativity. Many of us do that. I am in awe toward those people who could articulate their feelings, their thoughts in various forms of art and literary work. One such person who tops the list of my favorites is A.R.Rahman. There will be definitely many posts in my blog dedicated to this ' Mozart Of Madras'. For now let me share with you a song whose lyrics has left me charmed. Javed Akhtar has written numerous love songs, but this song ' Kehne Kho Jashn-E-Baharra Hain' from Jodhaa Akhbar is phenomenal. It shows the profound knowledge the writer has in Hindi as well as Urudu literature. The first time I heard it I was in a trance. It was the same feelings inside me that was searching for expression. Now each time I needn't go in search for those words, coz here is a song with all those scattered feelings well integrated. The song is about the pangs of love, the feelings of the man for his beloved. How he wishes spring will soon replace autumn and love will soon blossom. Simply beautiful.

Movie: Jodhaa Akhbar
Music Director: A.R.Rahman
Lyrics: Javed Akhtar
Singer: Javed Ali

Powered by: Chakpak.com	Jodhaa Akbar

Kehne ko jashn e bahara hain
(To say, its a celebration of Spring)
Ishq yeh dekh ke hairaan hai
(Love is bewildered to see it)

Phool se khushboo khafa khafa hain gulshan mein
(The fragrance is angry with the flower in the garden...)
Chupa hain koi ranjh fiza ki chilman mein
(There is an unobserved greif in the covering of milieu)
Saare sehmay nazaare hain soye soye waqt ke dhaare hain
(The scenery around is filled with secrecy, Time heads into a slumber)
Aur dil mein khoyi khoyi si baatein hain
(And there are remnants of lost thoughts in the heart)

Kehne ko jashn e bahara hain
(To say, its a celebration of Spring)
Ishq yeh dekh ke hairaan hai
(Love is bewildered to see it)
Phool se khushboo khafa khafa hain gulshan mein
(The fragrance is angry with the flower in the garden)
Chupa hain koi ranjh fiza ki chilman mein
(There is an unobserved greif in the covering of milieu)

1st verse:

Kaise kahein kya hain sitam
(How would one say what's the pain like)
Sochte hain ab yeh hum Koi kaise kahe who hain ya nahi humare?
(Now I keep contemplating about it, that how shall I know whether she is mine or not)
Karte to hai saath safar faasle hain fir bhi magar
(Together we travel, yet there are some distances between us)
Jaise milte nahi kisi dariya ke do kinare
(Alike how two banks of the river never meet)
Paas hai phir bhi paas nahi, Humko yeh ghum raas nahi
(We are so near yet so far, I can't accept this despair at all)
Sheeshe ki ek deewar hai jaise darmiyaan
(Its like a wall of glass that splits us in between)

Saare sehmay nazaare hain soye soye waqt ke dhaare hain
(The scenery around is filled with secrecy, Time heads into a slumber)
Aur dil mein khoyi khoyi si baatein hain
(And there are remnants of lost thoughts in the heart)

2nd verse:

Humne jo tha nagma suna, dil ne tha usko chuna
(The song that I had heard was chosen from my heart)
Yeh daastan hume waqt ne kaisi sunayee
(But time hummed a different tale for us)
Hum jo agar hai ghumgeen, who bhi udhar khush to nahi
(If I am sad in here, she is also not happy there)
Mulaqato mein hai jaisi ghul si gayee tanhayee
(Solitude has filled up our meeting)
Milke bhi hum milte nahi, Khilke bhi gul khilte nahi
(We meet but we don’t unify, the flowers bloom but they don’t blossom)
Aankho me hain bahaarey, dil mein Khiza.
(My eyes foresees Spring, but my heart feels the Autumn)

Saare sehmay nazaare hain soye soye waqt ke dhaare hain
(The scenery around is filled with secrecy, Time heads into a slumber)
Aur dil mein khoyi khoyi si baatein hain
(And there are remnants of lost thoughts in the heart)

Back To The Fore.

Created a blog, wrote an article, and left it there. After reading a friend's blog yesterday, made up my mind to resume writing. Writing has always been a passion, and ya I have also been penning some movie reviews of late. But then now I have chosen not to be complacent with just that, I would like to share something about me too. I have the habit of writing diaries but I don't maintain them properly. Think blog will be a better option. An album which I can touch on, and turn pages in the future. Something that can remind me of both the bouquets and brickbats I received.

I will kick off today itself. If you have observed my blog url, or my gmail id, I am sure you will be wondering whether I am 'Ramya' or 'Tamana'. Then here is the answer I am Ramya, and Tamana is a nick name or should I say it's a pen name I chose to have. First let me tell you, I already had the gmail id 'tamana.ramya@gmail.com' even before a heroine called tamana(of Kallori fame) hit Kollywood screens. Some of my dear friends have taken it for granted that I chose this name coz I feel I am as gorgeous as that heroine. Here I go, I have no such feeling that I am the most sought out female, so plz:) Actually it was long back, when the film 'Phir Milenge' starring Shilpa Shetty, Revathi, Abhishek Bachchan, Nazir released. It was supposed to be an AIDS awareness movie, and Shilpa Shetty played the character of an ' HIV affected' in the name tamana. I loved the character a lot. The movie is definitely one of my all time favorites. Tamana, the word means ' HOPE' in hindi. From then on, I am sort of hooked to this name. And now to such an extend that, in future if I give birth to a baby-girl I have decided to name her 'tamana':) I guess this would have given you a glimpse of ' what a crazy gal I am'. More about all my colors in the coming posts. Stay tuned!!