(Translation on request for RA & SP)
Maya Vinodini, a rich spoilt troublemaker, spends her time hanging out with her friends in college and getting into different problems. Her only sadness is she doesnt know her mom. Her searches for her mom leads her to Vasundhara Devi, a well known Carnatic music singer. At first her mom is aloof, but she finally accepts her. They decide to make up for the years they missed by doing mundane everyday things. A song about how a mother and daughter missed each other from the movie Ente Sooryaputhrikku.
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Aalaapanam*…thedum thaaymanam
Aalaapanam…thedum thaaymanam
[A classical song… this mother’s heart searches for]
vaarilam poove, aaariram paadaan
thaarilam thaene, aariro aaro
[hey little flower, to sing a lullaby to you
hey sweet nectar, please sleep]
Aalaapanam…thedum thaaymanam
[A classical song… this mother’s heart searches for]
Neeri neeri nenjakam paadum raagam, thaanam, pallavi
Saadhakam marannu athil thaedum mookam neelambari
[Burning in constant pain, the heart sings music notes in scales
Forgetting the practice, searches silently for Neelambari raga]
Veenayil idapazhakiya velayil
omane, athishaya swara bindhu aayi
[At the time I mingled with strings of veena
hey darling, you became a drop of wondrous musical sound]
Ennum ninne meettan, thaane aettu paadan
Ennum ninne meettan, thaane aettu paadan
ooo…shruthi idum oru penmanam
[To play your strings every day, to sing by myself
Ooo… this woman’s heart keep beats]
Aalaapanam…thedum thaaymanam
[A classical song… this mother’s heart searches for]
vaarilam poove, aaariram paadaan
thaarilam thaene, aariro aaro
[hey little flower, to sing a lullaby to you
hey sweet nectar, please sleep]
Aadi thaalam aayi en karathalam ariyaathe nee
Ennum aere ormmakal ponnum thenum vayambum tharum
[You unknowingly became the first beat I made with my palms
Daily many memories give me gives me gold, honey and sweet flag**]
Punyam ee jathiswaralaya bandhanam
Dhanyam ee mukha mana sukhasangamam
[This is a virtue… the connection of beats and music notes
This is a treasure… the reassuring meeting of hearts and faces]
Mounam polum paadum, kaalam ninnu thaengum
mounam polum paadum, kaalam ninnu thaengum
oooo…sukhakaramoru nombaram
[Even the silences will sing, the Time will stand still and weep
Ooo… at this moment of pleasant pain]
Aalaapanam*…thedum thaaymanam
Aalaapanam…thedum thaaymanam
[A classical song… this mother’s heart searches for]
vaarilam poove, aaariram paadaan
thaarilam thaene, aariro aaro
[hey little flower, to sing a lullaby to you
hey sweet nectar, please sleep]
Aalaapanam…thedum thaaymanam
[A classical song… this mother’s heart searches for]
*Aalaapanam is a form of improvisation done in Carnatic classical music. The protagonist’s mother is a Carnatic singer and hence the reference to the classical song.
**Ponnum, thaenum vayambum (gold, honey and sweet flag) has a cultural significance for Malayalis. A mixture made of honey, sweet flag and grated gold is made and a drop is touched on newborn children’s tongues with the belief that their words will be sweet as honey.
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