Songs that have made an emotional impact on us

[pavalamani pragasam]

[raagadevan]

The tune of "naan malarOdu thaniyaaga..." was copied by Veda from the Mohamad Rafi/Suman Kalyanpur duet "tujhE pyaar kaRtE hein kaRtE rahEngE..." from the Hindi film "April Fool", composed by Shankar/Jaikishan. Kannadasan's lyrics are absolutely classy, especially when compared to the Hindi version by Hasrat Jaipuri!!

[madhu]

nee varuvaai yena naan irundhEn...
yEn marandhaai yena naan ariyEn... (nee varuvaai)
kaNgaL urangavillai... imaigaL thazhuvavillai...
kavidhai yezhudha oru variyum kidaikkavillai..
amaidhi izhandha manam yedhaiyum ninaikkavillai...
vaaraayO...

(nee varuvaai)

adi dhEvi undhan thOzhi...oru thoodhaanaaL indru
iravengE.. uravengE..unai kaaNbEnO yendrum..
amudha nadhiyil yenai dhinamum nanaiyavittu
idhayam maraiththu koNda iLamai azhagu chittu
thanimai mayakkam thanai viraivil thaNippadharku...
vaaraayO...

(nee varuvaai)

oru mEdai oru thOhai..adhu aadaadhO kaNNE
kuzhal mEham tharum raaham adhu naadaadhO yennai..
sivandha muhaththil oru nahaiyai aNindhu koNdu..
virindha puruvangaLil azhagai sumandhu koNdu...
yenadhu madiyil oru pudhiya kavidhai solla vaaraayO....

(nee varuvaai)

[Shakthiprabha.]

nice song

[Shakthiprabha.]

vizhiyil vizhundhu idhayam nuzhaindhu
uyiril kalandha urave
iravum pagalum urasik kollum
andhip pozhudhinil vandhuvidu
alaigal urasum karaiyil iruppen
uyiraith thiruppith thandhu vidu
unakku mattum sondham
enadhu idhazh kodukkum muththam
enakku mattum ketkum
unadhu uyir urugum saththam

un vellik kolusoli veethiyil kettaal ..a...a....a...
un vellik kolusoli veethiyil kettaal
aththanai jennalum thirakkum
nee sirikkum podhu pournami nilavu
aththanai dhisaiyum udhikkum
nee mallip poovai soodik kondal
rojaavukku kaaychchal varum
nee pattup pudavai kattik kondal
pattup poochchigal motcham perum

[raagadevan]

andhi mazhai pozhigiRadhu
ovvoru thuLiyilum un mugam therigiRadhu
indhiran thOttatthu mundhiriyE
manmadhan naattukku manthiriyE

andhi mazhai pozhigiRadhu
ovvoru thuLiyilum un ugam therigiRadhu

thEnil vaNdu moozhgum pOdhu
paavam endru vandhaaL maadhu
nenjukkuL theeyai vaitthu mOgam enbaay
thaNNeeril moozhgi koNdE dhaagam enbaay
thanimaiyilE veRumaiyilE
etthanai naaLadi iLa maiyilE
kettana iravugaL suttana kanavugaL
imaiyengum sumaiyadi iLamayilE

andhi mazhai pozhigiRadhu
ovvoru thuLiyilum un mugam therigiRadhu

dhEagam yaavum theeyin dhaagam
dhaagam theeRka nee thaan mEgam
kaNNukkuL muLLai vaitthu yaar thaithadhu
thaNNeeril niRkkum pOdhE vErkindradhu
nenjukkoru konjam poRu
dhaavaNi visirigaL veesugiREn
manmadha ambugaL thaithana idangaLil
sandhanamaay enai poosugiREn

andhi mazhai pozhigiRadhu
ovvoru thuLiyilum un mugam therigiRadhu
indhiran thOttatthu mundhiriyE
manmadhan naattukku manthiriyE

andhi mazhai pozhigiRadhu
ovvoru thuLiyilum un mugam therigiRadhu…

[Shakthiprabha.]

and one cant go without mentioning the VIOLIN interlude...and the violinist voice.

Also SET ON AMAZING RAAG...

Shivaranjani... (THAT raag makes it breathtakingly melodious)

[madhu]

isai mEdaiyil intha vELaiyil
suga rAgam pozhiyum
iLamai nerukkam irunthum thayakkam

(isai)

mutham tharum eeram pathinthirukkum
mullai iLam pooveduthu mugam thudaikkum
nenjukkulae theeyirunthum
mEni engum poovasantham
kanni karumbu unnai eNNi chARAgum

(isai)

kanni magaL koondhal kalainthirukka
vaNdu thodum un kaigaL vagidedukka
bOdhai koNdu poo aNaikka
thEdi vanthu thEnedukka
thanga kozhunthu thottavudan poovAga

(isai)

[Mystic]

I love this number (Jeans)

anbae anbae kollaadhae kannae kannai killaadhae
pennae punnagaiyil idhayaththai vedikkaadhae
aiyo unnasaivil uyirai kudikaadhae

minnalai pidiththu thoorigai samaiththu ravivarman edhuthiya vadhanamadi
nooradi palingai aaradiyaakki sirpigal sedhukkiya uruvamadi
idhuvarai mannil pirandha pennil needhaan needhaan azhagiyadi
iththanai azhagum moththam saerndhu ennai vadhaippadhu kodumaiyadi

[raagadevan]

Several years ago, when I was learning Thamizh and Thamizh music, I was told by a good friend of mine that all classy Thamizh songs were written by Kannadasan. According to him, Vaali just wrote propaganda songs for DMK and MGR. Because of this, whenever I heard a well written Thamizh song, I always presumed that it was Kannadasan's creation!! The song I am posting below was one of them. Later, I was shocked to find out that these beautiful lyrics were written by none other than Vaali. After that, I found out that the lyrics of a large number of my favourite Thamizh songs were created by Vaali. I present this song as a tribute to Vaali's greatness.


madhuraiyil paRandha meen kodiyai un kaNgaLil kaNdEnE
pOril pudhumaigaL purindha sEran villai puruvatthil kaNdEnE
thanjaiyil paRandha pulikodiyai un peNmaiyil kaNdEnE
ivai moondrum sErndhu thOndrum unnai thamizhagam endrEnE

kaanchi thalaivan kOvil silai thaan kaNmaNiyE un ponnudalO
kudandhaiyil paayum kaaviri alai thaan kaadhaliyE un poonkuzhalO
sElatthil viLaiyum maangani chuvai thaan sEyizhaiyE un sevvithazhO
thootthukkudiyin mutthu kuviyal thirumagaLE un punnagaiyO

madhuraiyil paRandha meen kodiyai un kaNgaLil kaNdEnE
pOril pudhumaigaL purindha sEran villai puruvatthil kaNdEnE
thanjaiyil paRandha pulikodiyai un peNmaiyil kaNdEnE
ivai moondrum sErndhu thOndrum unnai thamizhagam endrEnE

podhigai malaiyil puRappadum thendral iLaiyavaLE un nadai azhagO
pudhuvai nagaril puratchi kaviyin kuyil Osai un vaay mozhiyO
kOvaiyil viLaiyum parutthiyil vaLarum nool izhai thaan un idai azhagO
kumariyil kaaNum kadhiravan udhayam kulamagaLE un vadivazhagO
ivai yaavum ondraay thOndrum unnai thamizhagam endrEnE

madhuraiyil paRandha meen kodiyai un kaNgaLil kaNdEnE
pOril pudhumaigaL purindha sEran villai puruvatthil kaNdEnE
thanjaiyil paRandha pulikodiyai un peNmaiyil kaNdEnE
ivai moondrum sErndhu thOndrum unnai thamizhagam endrEnE