Kumaraswamy Sundar writes:
Chinna arumbhu malarum ....
My FB friend Vazhikarai Vadivelan yesterday sent a post with a slide show of this song with a note..”Indha paadalai virumbaadhavargaL yaarum irukka mudiyaadhu”-
It is true that no person could not only dislike this song but would also love the song for its melting melody.
If it is "Neela vanna kanna vaada" for R Balasaraswathy Devi, then it is definitely this song for P Susheela. Always songs composed for lullaby will be very special and particularly this song is a marvel. I would rate this song among the top 20 of her tamil songs of the 1950s easily. She paints a mesmerizing lullaby right from the opening humming, the sheen in her voice captivating. Just listen to the way she sings …the caressing touch she gives to ‘si' in “sirippai sindhi valarum”. PS enjoys and sings every bit of the song with the required bhavam.
Listen to the song here:
'Alibaba' fame Susarla Dakshinamurthy is the brilliant composer of this song. The violin piece before the pallavi is awesome. S. Dakshinamurthy employs clarionet throughout which enhances the vintage appeal besides bulbultara. See how a wonderful humming precedes every charanam wherein SD establishes it is a lullaby. Further, a touch of Bhimpalas makes the song sweeter. One more interesting feature about this song is that every time I listen to this song, I am reminded of many enchanting melodies that came years later …in the second charanam ending 'urimai ellam tharuvaar'…….directly transports me to …'kannin manipola maniyin nizhal pola kalandhu pirandhomada' (malarndhum malaradha-Pasamalar) and on listening to the opening lines of the first or third charanams , viz., 'mannil ulavum nilavey en vayittril udhitha kaniye' or 'ezhai kaNda dhanamey manam ilaga cheyyum azhagey', many a time invariably and inadvertently landed me in 'endha kuzhandhaiyum nalla kuzhandhaidhaan mannil pirakkayiley avar nallavar aavadhum theeyavar aavadhum annai valarppiniley' (indha pachaikkilikkoru – Needhikku thalai vanangu) . Must be a creative influence on other MDs.
The lyricist of this song is A. Marudhakasi known for lullaby songs. Even the lyrics for ‘Neela vanna kanna vaada’ is his.
There is a Tiruchy Loganathan version of this song which M R Radha sings in the film- a pathos and equally lilting, no, melting.
When we gave a programme in April 2005 at Dakshinamurthy auditorium, P S High School, Mylapore, Chennai music director S Dakshinamurthy’s family graciously brought the aged music composer on our invitation to the programme and stayed till the end. We cherish the memories.
Heard the composer died on 9th Feb 2012.
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