May 10, 2009

Poo Vasam - Anbe Sivam

Fabulous Melody by Vidyasagar. I was reminded of this song when I heard this being sung recently by my absolute favorite Renu (I can't yet figure out why they don't use women's last name in India) in Airtel Super SInger competition on Vijay TV with another talented young man Arul.

The hero of this movie is an artist and this song is sung in the movie while he was asked to paint a mural in the company owned by the evil father of the heroine, who is in love with him.

"The smell of a flower will start its travel when I begin drawing a flower. When I draw fire, it will come and burn your finger. If all those that don't have life get life, what will happen to me who already has life? I am a drawing who gets/buys life"

"Drawings are created by joining dots; Hearts join similarly in epics; Just as lines become parts of drawing, little fights become true love; To draw the sky you need blue paint; what color should I use to draw our love; Let us use the color of our blush with the brush that is the finger and draw our love!" - This is something. And in Tamil, it is brilliant!

"Where is the life in a drawing? It is in the eyes of the intent oberser. Where is love in a woman's body? It is where a man doesn't touch. You are an artist who is also a poet; and an artist who knows to woo the women; Just the way the rain tricks the clouds and joins the soil fall in my lap and join me".

I have attached here Renu and Arul singing it as well as the original from the movie.



Vaana Ville Vaana Ville - Ramana

Beautiful song. Music by Ilayaraja and sung by Hariharan and Sadhana Sargam.

The singer seems to be enjoying the nature around her in the first stanza...

"Why did you come now Rainbow? Sprinkle those beautiful colors that you brought on our hearts. Those cute little birds the flying happily schmoozing with others and the cold mist from their wings are spraying all around. Hey mother breeze, C'mon and sing"

I love the second stanza. "Regardless of the country where the Cuckoo birds are from, they sing the same song. Regardless of which country the parrots are from, they all have a hint of baby talk when they talk. Does the breeze ask us what caste we belong to before touching us? Does the rain fall after inquiring which country it is about to fall in?"

The next stanza seems a little incoherent to me compared with the rest of the song lyrics and if I remember, this has something to do with the context in the movie. I highly recommend that you listen to this song.