Song of the Day # 209
From: bb (@ 12.234.176.52) on: Thu Apr 24 01:12:47 EDT 2003
Song of the Day: kaalamidhu kaalamidhu from Chithi.
http://www.tfmpage.com/cgi-bin/stream.pl?url=http://www.dhool.com/sotd/kaalamidhu.rm
- A classic from Kannadasan and MSV. The song is an ideal lullaby that runs for more than 6 minutes. P.Suseela is at her best here. I like her measured rendition, and the way her thamizh is perfect. The way she sings "eNNiraNdu vayadhu vandhaal kaNNurakkam illaiyadi" is just scintillating. Her variations on "naalu vayadhaana pinnE" are also very good.
- Lyrics in our Pazhaiya Paadal Pakkam page: http://www.tfmpage.com/ppp/kaalamidhu.html
I've copied the lyrics here, in TSCu_Inaimathi.
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P.S: One of the best ¾¡Ä¡ðÎ songs of all times. An
ideal song for mothers to induce sleep in babies.
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- I've always wondered how MSV and Kannadasan composed the first stanza. The lyrics says "maaRum, kanni manam maaRum", and the music also reflects the change, a mood of apprehension and expectation. What a wonderful way to combine the lyrics and the tune!! The first lines are also very telling, praising the carefree life of a child, as Kannadasan says, "kaalam idhaith thavaRa vittaal thookkam illai magaLE". So, sleep well, my child, since this is the only time when you will get to sleep with nothing to worry about. As you get older, there will be more stress in your life, and more demands from you. You will be torn apart on love, and lose sleep over your child. You will get sleep only in your old age, when your hands and eyes fail you.
- A great discussion on Kannadasan's piLLai paadalgaL happened in this thread: http://www.tfmpage.com/forum/14114.2349.14:00:38.html
- Thaalaattu songs in TFM: http://www.tfmpage.com/forum/28973.22158.07.50.05.html , http://www.tfmpage.com/forum/13527.5991.15:42:00.html
- Kalai posted this list of melancholic lullabies:
1. ChinnanChiru KanMalar (PathiBakthi) ( Waiting for her missing husband and consoling her child wiyh a lullaby)
2. Kaalamithu Kaalamithu (Chithi) ( Experessing the sorrows of a normal women in the lullaby)
3. Malarnthum malaraatha ( PaasaMalar) ( It may not come under P.Susheela solos. My all time Favourite.)
4. Annamitta kaigalukku (Iru Malargal)
5. PoonChittu Kannangal (ThulaBaaram)
6. Kaagitha oodam (Marakka Mudiyuma ?)
( song written by Kalaignar )
7. Kannana Poo Magane (Thanner Thanner ) ( she sings it for 5minutes continiously. No music between pallavi and saranam. A song could have been awarded. She brought the emotions properly)
8. Poo Mugham Sivakka (Amma)
( A good song.music Shankar-Ganesh)
9. Thoori Thoori (Thenral sudum) ( Kavignar Vaali's First song was sung By PS (Karpagam) . When he completed his 30 years of cinema, the same day This song was recorded and with his recommendation PS gotthe opportunity to sing the song. Song by kids in memory of their mother.)
10. Arumbarumba (ChinnaThaayi) ( A lullaby with a advice for her grown daughter )
Discussion Pages in TFMPage on this Song
http://tfmpage.com/forum/13289.20880.03.21.22.html
http://tfmpage.com/forum/7122.20880.03.21.22.html