IR - Telugu Songs and Lyrics

[Plum]

Raaga's take:

Plum,

K.Vishwanath is one film-maker who gave equal importance to lyrics.

Infact, even K.Balachander gave high importance to lyrics, in films like Rudra Veena (Sirivennela's flights to Veturi's ilk). His "Tarali raada thane vasantham" wraps up the whole damn philosophy of "service to mankind is service to god" effectively in each and every line. Every line in that song is a gem i must say. I mean, what can we say if he writes:

Tarali raada tane vasantam (does not the spring come...)
Tana dariki raani vanaala kosam (for the gardens that cannot travel to it..)
Gaganaala daaka ala saagakunte (if the waves do not stretch to the sky..
Meghala ragam ila cheruthunda (will the songs of clouds reach here..?)

The lines express the situation in the film in such a simple way... bloody genius!

I love the lines:

Prati madi ni lepe prabhaata ragam (the morning raaga that awakens every mind..)
Pade pade chupe pradhaana margam (the path that always points to destinations...)
Edi sontam kosam kaadanu sandesham (the message that says that there is nothing that can be owned by oneself..)
Panche guname pote prapanchame shoonyam (the world will be a naught or zero, if we lose the virtue of sharing...)
Idi teliyani manugada kadha dishanerugani gamanamu kada (the living which is not aware of this... is equal to a journey without a sense of direction).

I think he just nailed the whole philosophy of living...

He further writes:

Bratukuna leni shruti kaladaa .. (is the sruthi of art non existent in life?)
yeda sadi lo ne laya leda (is there not a laya in the throbbing of the heart?)
Ye kala(dream) kaina ye kala(art) kaina (For whatever dream, for whatever art-form) - killer liner.. usage of Kala, dream & kala, art (pronunciation is different)
jeevita rangam vedika kaada (is not life a big stage...?)
Prajaa dhanam kani kalaavilasam (The flourishing of any art that doesnt amass the wealth of ignited minds)
Ye prayojanam leni vrudha vikasam (is equal to a useless and futile exercise)
Koose koila pothe kaalam aaginda (did the seasons stop changing, when a koel left them?)
Paare yere paade maro padam raada (dont the new words flow when the old ones flow away...)
Muraliki gala swaramula kala pedavini vidi palakadu kada (even the art of swaras beheld by a flute, will not flow out without human lips)

One needs to be an intellectual to write like that. And must say, Ilaiyaraaja also justified the lyrics with equal aplomb. He composed a very simple tune, with less complexities woven in it. This is one of those songs where the musical ideas do not dominate the lyrical worth of the song and both play out well in equal measure.. or should i say, infact, that lyrics come out highlighted more than musical ideas. And it is good that Ilaiyaraaja allowed that!

Sivapoojaku chigurinchina from Swarna kamalam is also wonderfully written song. A brief analysis of its lyrics at http://musicmavericks.blogspot.com/2...rivennela.html

[Plum]

Corrected the mis-interpretation of "ila" in the original post on the song.

V_S - as you can see, I am learning on the fly, too

[skr]

Another rocking thread..TFM IR Albums in full form
Keep up the gr8 work Plum,Raagas and Suresh . Please make sure to give the song link.
Waiting to listen to many unheard of Telugu Gems of IR ..

[Sureshs65]

One very emotional song that SPB did for Raja is Telugu is 'Priyatama Naa Hrudayama' from the movie 'Prema', which featured Venkatesh and Revathy. It also had the lovely 'enaade edho ayindhi' which later got copied into Hindi as 'sathiya tune kya kiya'. You can listen to the 'Priyatama' song here:



I have not seen the movie but I guess the situation is this. The heroine is in bad shape, health wise and our hero is singing off to ensure he saves her by his song. Or I may be completely wrong. Anyway SPB sang his heart out in this song. I will try and translate the second para of this song which gives us the story. Lyrics were by Atreya, who according to SPB, used to have a tough time when given Raja's melodies because he was so used to writing the song first and later MDs like K V Mahadevan and Ramesh Naidu tuning it later. I think it was with Raja only that he wrote lyrics for tunes. The words of the second para are given below. The translation after that.

Nee pedhavi painaa veLugaaraneeku,
nee kanuLaLonaa tadi cheraneeku...
nee kanneeti chukke,Munneeru naaku
adi veLLuvaLLe nanu munchaneeku...
ye kaaru mabbu Etu kammukunnaa,
mahaa saagaraaLe ninu mingutunnaa,
ee janma Lonaa yedabaatuLedu...
padi janmaLainaa mudeveedipodhu..
Amaram......AkhiLam.....Mana premaa

Don't let the light leave your lips
Don't let the wetness touch your eyes
A single teardrop of yours, is a sea to me
Don't let them inundate and drown me
Dark clouds may embrace you from all sides
The great oceans are swallowing you
Yet,
These are no obstacles for us in this life
And
Across ten lives this bond shall not break
Immortal
Omnipresent
Is our love

[V_S]

Wow! Suresh ji! listening the song first time, now understanding the lyrics. I would even say listening the song first time ever. It's that beautiful feeling. Apt lines and how the words perfectly sit to the sandham. Great legends!

Plum, raagas, sureshji, sivasub,
You guys are bringing the actual life of the song by taking pains to bring the deserving lyrics and those amazing lyricist to the front. Never been so interesting to hear Maestro's songs. Hats off guys!

[Sureshs65]

Thanks V_S. This is what little we can do to those great people who gave us so much. Will try to put up the translation of the first para soon.

[PARAMASHIVAN]

It literally means "fibre"...thread can have more than one fiber, so not an accurate translation. I'm not fond of the 'thiri' word as it reminds me of kerosene lamps and stoves apart from having the alternate meaning of "misinterpret". 'nool' is the exact Thamizh word for thread but that has this "book" meaning which could be confusing...

Thanks for the "Detailed" Explanation Neenga oru thamizh pandithar

[sivasub]

Suresh,

I tried attempting writing the English translation for pallavi and first charanam. I am sure you would have done a better job at it, so please go ahead and edit it

priyathamA nA hrudayamA
priyathamA nA hrudayamA
prEmakE pratirOpama
prEmakE pratirOpama
nA gunDelO nindinA gAnamA
nanu manishigA chEsinA tyAgamA


My love, you are my heart
you are the epitome of love
You are the song that has filled my heart
You are the sacrifice that made me a complete man


SilalAnTi nAku jEvAnni pOsi
kalalAnTi batuku kadatoTi nimpi
valapanna tEpi tolisAri chUpi
yedalOni segalU ****ntam Api


You have given life to a lifless sculpture
You have filled my life with happiness
You are the first person to make me see the the sweetness of love
You have doused the flames inside the hear

tolivechanayina OdArpu nEvai
Sruti laya lAga jatachErinAvu
nuv lEni nannu OhinchalEnu
nA vEdananta nivEdinchalEnu
amaram akhilam mana prEma

You gave me a warm consolation
and weaved it like a seamless tune
I cannot imagine myself without you
I cannot express my sorrows without you
our love is immortal, omnipresent

[Sureshs65]

siva,

Since I love translation. let me try the translation for the first charanam:

Pouring life into a
lifeless sculpture like me
Filling my dream like existence
with art
Making me realize
the warmth of an embrace
Quenching the heat
within my heart
completely

In the tenderness of your
consolation
we have joined together
like shruthi and laya

Can't image myself
without you
Unable to pour out
my sorrows

Immortal,
omnipresent,
is our love

[Plum]

Alright. Time for the next instalment. While I say that, I am hard pressed for time and creativity at this point. So, I resort to the oldest tactic in the world - recycle.

Will dig out a old post and work around it. I was intending to dig out Sumam Prathi Sumam since Jaiganes made a specific request for it when I started this thread but digressed into reading an old discussion on Vayyaari Godaramma between myself, Suresh and Usha Sankar. Will first copy paste it and then do the rework here.