I am not trying to be biased since I understand Tamil but this song is one of the best lullaby ever. The essence of the song will be lost if translated in English but found a decent translation and here are few lines:
"There is a kind of calmness if you are poor
There is a kind of calmness if you are mute."
"I feel in love, started building dreams
I have filled you in my thoughts
I have become your soul; Never ever forget me
What is peace without you? You are forever my sanctum sanctorum"
Here is history behind this song:
"In 1980, Kannadasan was not feeling well and was getting prepared to leave for Chicago for medical treatment. It was at this time that the film MOONRAM PIRAI was in the making. Ilayaraja sent for a song, and Kannadasan gave the song. That was the last song of the greatest poet the cine field had ever seen. As soon as Ilayaraja received the lyrics, he was overcome with untold sorrow. Ilayaraja himself is a writer of lyrics. He read and re- read the lyrics and sought to grasp the hidden meaning. Ilayaraja somehow had a premonition that this song would be the very last song from Kannadasan. He felt that Kannadasan had a message that he was leaving the Music lovers forever. That song was needed for a moving situation in the movie. In a very moving mood, Ilayaraja composed music for that song. And true enough Kannadasan never came back."
No comments:
Post a Comment