Drenched...

It's been a really long wait for the release of Gautham's 'Vaaranam Aayiram'. So many grapevines about the story. Some say it's Russian film 'Character' and many others it's Tom hanks 'Forrest Gump'. Now all this, given that Gautham takes lots of inspiration from Hollywood flicks. Whatever, I wish the film releases soon... Heard the music tracks. Good ones. The melodies ' Nenjukul Peidhidum' and 'Mundhinam Parthene' will stay for long. Naresh Iyer's voice in 'Mundhinam' is damn romantic, better than in Munbe Va. I can't review about the tunes but ya the lyrics by 'Thamarai' is in a word 'outstanding'. I say that coz she is this lyricist who gives so much importance to 'Tamizh literature'...Writing simple lines would have been an easy job, but I guess she really wished to give people a different treat. I suppose 'Nenjukul' is a song wherein she has used so many adjectives to refer to a beautiful girl and all of that in a guys perspective. When I heard 'Karkha Karkha' from Vettaiyadu Villayadu I thought Thamarai was really good and now Nenjukul makes me feel she is brilliant. Na na...I haven't been able to comprehend the song fully even after so many hearings. The specialty in the song is the rhyming words... Watch out for the different 'ai' 's that goes so well with the rhythm of the song... Maamazhai(heavy rain)... Thaamarai(Lotus)... Vaanilai (weather)... Pizhai(fault)... Perrallai(huge wave)... Thaaraghai(lady)... Kaarighai(beauty)... Kaanchanai ( lady)... Anthaadi(Everything, mudhalum mudivum). I ended up reading my first ever thamizh short story of Pudumaipittan while searching for what does 'Kaanchanai' mean. As per the story Kaanchanai is this really beautiful daughter of the King of Kasi. Intense Google search took me to Sanskrit pages, so much of related stuff with 'Thiruvaimozhi' , 'Aandal Kalyanam' et all:)

'Kavidhayin suvvai, artham puriyum varrai...' (The taste of poetry is only till you have got the picture of it..)So I stopped my search there. Poetry is always fun. You can interpret it the way you want it to be. I am presently relishing this Harris+Thamarai+Hariharan's 'Nenjukul Peidhidum Maamazhai'...Totally drenched!

Nenjukul peidhidum maamazhai…
Neerukkul moozhgidum thaamarai...
Sattendru maarudhu vaanilai...
Pennae, un mael pizhaii...
Nillamal veesudum perrallai…
Nenjukkul neendhidum thaaraghai..
Ponvannam soodiya kaarighai...
Pennae, nee kaanchannai.
Oh shanthi, shanthi oh shanthi…En uyirai, uyirai nee endhi...
En sendrai sendrai, ennai thaandi…Inni nee thaan endhan anthaadi.

Nenjukul peidhidum maamazhai…
Neerukkul moozhgidum thaamarai...
Sattendru maarudhu vaanilai...
Pennae, un mael pizhaii.

Yedho ondru, ennai eerkka...
Mookkin nuni, marmam serkka...
Kalla thanam, yedhum illa...
Punnagaiyo, bogam illaa.

Nee nindra idam endraal, vilai yeri pogaadho...
Nee sellum vazhi ellaam, panikatti aagaadho…
Ennodu va, veedu varaikkum...
En veettai paar, ennai pidikkum...
Ival yaaro yaaro theriyaadhe…ival pinnaal nenje pogaadhe...
Idhu poiyo meiyo theriyaadhe…ival pinnaal nenje pogaadhe...
Pogaadhe...

Nenjukul peidhidum maamazhai…
Neerukkul moozhgidum thaamarai...
Sattendru maarudhu vaanilai...
Pennae, un mael pizhaii...
Nillamal veesudum perrallai…
Nenjukkul neendhidum thaaraghai..
Ponvannam soodiya kaarighai..
Pennae, nee kaanchannai.

Thookkangalai, thookki sendraai...
Yekkangalai, thoovi sendraai...
Unnai thaandi, pogum bodhu...
Veesum kaatri,veechu verru...
Nill endru nee sonaal, en kaalam nagaraadhe...
Nee soodum poovellaam, orupodhum udhiraadhe...
Kaadhal ennai, ketkavillai...
Kettaal adhu, kaadhal illai...
En jeevan jeevan nee thaane, Enna thondrum neram idhu thaane...
Nee illai illai endraale, en nenjam nenjam thaangaadhe.

Nenjukul peidhidum maamazhai…
Neerukkul moozhgidum thaamarai...
Sattendru maarudhu vaanilai...
Pennae, un mael pizhaii...
Nillamal veesudum perrallai…
Nenjukkul neendhidum thaaraghai...
Ponvannam soodiya kaarighai...
Pennae, nee kaanchannai.

Oh shanthi, shanthi oh shanthi…En uyirai, uyirai nee endhi...
En sendrai sendrai, ennai thaandi…Inni nee thaan endhan anthaadi.