#MusicMarch No.13
Another song in Tamil. This is sung by a mother about her daughter. The lyrics and music are exceptional!
I remember locking my bathroom door and sobbing after I watched this movie. The story takes place during the violent and tragic Sri Lankan civil war. It is about the girl in this song who comes as a refugee from Sri Lanka to the shores of Tamil Nadu and is adopted as an infant. The adoptive parents tell her the truth when she turns 11. The rest of the story is about the girl’s desire and subsequent journey to Sri Lanka to see her biological parents.
Beanies, if you have time and are looking for something different and emotional to watch, I would recommend this. It brought home to me the fact that hundreds of kids are going through this kind of tragedy every day because of some strangers’ political ambitions and greed for power. Families are torn and it is literally happening all over the world. I have had sleepless nights thinking about this issue. I want to try to make this world a better place, a more peaceful place. As you can see, this movie has had a great impact on me and that is the point of cinema and story-telling. I hope you have had the pleasure of hearing/watching stories that touched your hearts and grabbed your souls and made you look at the world with kinder eyes.
Now, have a listen. Here is the translation:
My heart feels a soothing chillness!
My ears hear a soothing beat,
If she lays a kiss on my cheeks,
If you lay a kiss on my cheeks!
Oh god gifted flower!
What is the quest in your eyes?
You are the place where life begins!
You are the limits where the skies end!
You came like the breeze,
And now, transformed into my breath!
You are the life that oozes in my heart!
You are my wealth!
You are my poverty!
You are my meticulously constructed poem!
You are also the flaw in my writing!
You are my borrowed light!
You are the tears of the night!
You are my sky!
You are my missing wings too!
You are the sorrow that I lovingly raised!
Oh god gifted flower!
Why this small conflict, my dear?
You are my kin/friend!
You are also my foe!
You are the flower of love!
You are also the thorn in the womb!
You are the lovely rain!
You are also the light thunder!
You are the body that is born with life!
You are also the departing soul!
You are the birth that was borne by death!
One of my all-time favourite movies! Mani Ratnam at his best, and of course, Rahman too! For an all-out commercial film, this was a very sensitive topic to tackle, and done so well.
taekkielove
March 13, 2020 at 11:47 AM
#MusicMarch No.13
Another song in Tamil. This is sung by a mother about her daughter. The lyrics and music are exceptional!
I remember locking my bathroom door and sobbing after I watched this movie. The story takes place during the violent and tragic Sri Lankan civil war. It is about the girl in this song who comes as a refugee from Sri Lanka to the shores of Tamil Nadu and is adopted as an infant. The adoptive parents tell her the truth when she turns 11. The rest of the story is about the girl’s desire and subsequent journey to Sri Lanka to see her biological parents.
Beanies, if you have time and are looking for something different and emotional to watch, I would recommend this. It brought home to me the fact that hundreds of kids are going through this kind of tragedy every day because of some strangers’ political ambitions and greed for power. Families are torn and it is literally happening all over the world. I have had sleepless nights thinking about this issue. I want to try to make this world a better place, a more peaceful place. As you can see, this movie has had a great impact on me and that is the point of cinema and story-telling. I hope you have had the pleasure of hearing/watching stories that touched your hearts and grabbed your souls and made you look at the world with kinder eyes.
Now, have a listen. Here is the translation:
My heart feels a soothing chillness!
My ears hear a soothing beat,
If she lays a kiss on my cheeks,
If you lay a kiss on my cheeks!
Oh god gifted flower!
What is the quest in your eyes?
You are the place where life begins!
You are the limits where the skies end!
You came like the breeze,
And now, transformed into my breath!
You are the life that oozes in my heart!
You are my wealth!
You are my poverty!
You are my meticulously constructed poem!
You are also the flaw in my writing!
You are my borrowed light!
You are the tears of the night!
You are my sky!
You are my missing wings too!
You are the sorrow that I lovingly raised!
Oh god gifted flower!
Why this small conflict, my dear?
You are my kin/friend!
You are also my foe!
You are the flower of love!
You are also the thorn in the womb!
You are the lovely rain!
You are also the light thunder!
You are the body that is born with life!
You are also the departing soul!
You are the birth that was borne by death!
pickleddragon
March 13, 2020 at 9:18 PM
One of my all-time favourite movies! Mani Ratnam at his best, and of course, Rahman too! For an all-out commercial film, this was a very sensitive topic to tackle, and done so well.
taekkielove
March 13, 2020 at 11:28 PM
Yessss, every aspect of the movie is handled so well. Truly Mani Ratnam’s best movie!