Adding one more...
Movie: Vettaiyadu Vilaiyadu
"Ulagathin kadaisi naal
Indru thaano enbathu pol,
Pesi pesi theertha pinnum
Etho onru kuraiyuthae!"
Bharathi is one of my favorite poets. Baghu and I used to try our hands at composing some tunes for Bharathiar songs during those idle hostel days. Ofcourse one doesn't expect the standards of Bharathi in movie songs these days, but I do expect to enjoy the lyrics of the song as much as the beats and music carrying it.
I am listing a few lines which impressed me the first time I heard them...
Movie: Thotti Jaya
"Engayo un mugam naan partha nyabagam.
Eppotho unnudan naan vazhntha nyabagam."
Movie: Kadhal Kondaen
"Natpinilae natpinilae pirivu enbathu ethumillai
Un manamum en manamum pesa varthaikal thevai illai."
Movie: Kannathil Muthamittal
"Katrin perisaiyum mazhai padum padalgalum
Oru mounam pol inbam tharumo
Kodi keerthanamum kavi kortha varthaigalum
Thuli kanneer pol artham tharumo.."
Movie: Alaipayuthae
"Kilaiyil kanum kiliyin mookku
Vidalai pennin vetrilai naakku
Bhoomi thodatha pillaiyin patham
Ella sivappum unthan kobam... "
Movie: Ghajini
""Parthu pazhagiya naangu thinangalil
Nadai udai bhavanai matri vittal
Salai munaigalil thuritha unavugal
vangi unnum vadikkai kaatti vittal.
...and there are lot more...will add them next time I listen to them. Do add your favorite lines in the comments if you are reminded of any.
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ReplyDeleteOru Naalil Vazkhai Inge
Engum Odi Pogadhu
Varungalam vandhuvittal
Thunbam Theerum Thodaradhu
Ethanai Kodi Kanneer
Man meedhu vizhundhirukkum
Athanai Kandapinnum
Bhoomi Innum Poopookkum
Ladies and gentlemen, this is Na.Muthukumar – the philosopher at his best – take a bow!
ReplyDeleteThavamai Thavamirundu :
ReplyDeleteKadhal endra sollil Kadhale illaye enben
vazhum vazhkai idhil kadhalai vazhom enben
sondangal yaavum aanai
soogangal aatri vitaiye ..
Ullam Kaetkume :
iniyavanae eNaiyavanae
unnai kaanavillai ennum boadhu
nenjil chinna paithiyangaL pidikkum
panju methaigaLil thookkam illai endru
parkaL thalaiyanaiyai kadikkum
unnai thottu paarka manam thudikkum
nenjil vittu vittu vedi vedikkum
chinnavanae... ennavanae...
mookku meedhu mookku vaithu
netri muttivida vaaraay
ennai kondada pirandavane
idayam rendaga pillandavane
oosai illamal nuzhaindavane
uyirai kankondu kadaindavane
Dei, there are tons in the old films. I can remember only these now:
ReplyDeleteSome songs from Karnan,
Adho anda paravai from Aayirathil naan oruvan,
Satti sutathu da,
Ponaal pogattum po da,
Engirundaalum vaazhga, etc.
During raja's days:
Sendaazham poovil,
Kanae kalai maanae,
From YSR's Mounam Paesiyathae:
Ilamai oorai chutrum oru naal,
kodaigal nooru thadukalaam, mazhaiyum nindru poguma?
Mazhaiya paathu kadamaiyai, manidha jaathi karkuma?
En swasa kaatrae:
Mazhai kavidai kondu varumam, yaarum kadhav adaika vaendam,
oru karuppu kodi kaati yaarum kudai pidika vaendaam,
Idu daivum thanda parisu, yaarum thirimbi kola vaendaam
Nedunjaaliyale nenaiya oruvar samadhamum vaendam.
Andha maegham surandha paalil yaen nenaiya marukiraay,
Nee vaazha vanda vaazhvil oru paguthi izhukaraay.
I agree with arun abt Na. Muthukumar :-). Sooper appu.
Awesome stuff... I am especially suprised to observe that the amount of poetic content in any random tamil song is so much more than an average English Song. Looking at some of this stuff, my all time favorite english song Hotel California pales in comparison.
ReplyDelete"Thuritha unavugal" --- kavignarin Thamizh Aarvatthai mechchinom!
ReplyDeleteUnnodu naan kanda bhandham
ReplyDeleteMannodu mazhai konda sondham
Kaindhalum adi eeram minjum..
Kannil kanneer!!!