என்னமொ ஏதொ

'Ennamo Edho' from the movie Ko. I've heard this song many many times without ever paying attention.  Interesting what happens when you pay attention to the task at hand.

Word Definitions

• திரளுது - from திரள் meaning a crowd or accumulation. There is also  திறல் meaning light or victory.
• குவியம் - focus
• பேடை - refers to a hen, I think this is a transliteration error probably written as pedhai..this is likely பேதை meaning woman
• அவிழ்தல்* - has multiple meanings including மலர்தல் meaning to bloom and உதிர்தல் meaning to wither!
• அண்டல்* - multiple definitions two of which are நெருங்குதல் meaning to get close, and பகைத்தல் enmity. Another word that has near opposite definitions.
• அகல்தல் - multiple definitions including நீங்குதல் to suspend, பிரிதல் to tear apart or go apart, கடத்தல் meaning to kidnap, and விரிதல்.
• யெந்திரம் - from இயந்திரம்  meaning machine
• வினா - means question
• மழலை - as a noun it refers to an infant, as an adjective childlike (not  childish)

டம்மக்கு டம்மக்கு

Interesting song from the movie 'Aadhavan'. The song starts with a bunch of filler lyrics but then goes on to describe modern day philosophies :). Nothing exceptional about the lyrics in the song but there were a couple of everyday words that could be confused.

"நேறென்பது முடிந்தது நினைவில் இல்லை
நான் நாலைக்கு நடப்பதை நினைபதில்லை
இன்றென்பதை தவிரவும் எதுவுமில்லை
கொண்டாடினால் இதயத்தில் கவலை இல்லை

Definitions

• தில்லாலங்கடி - colloquial word meaning 'smart ass' or 'smart alec'. Could also refer to someone street smart.
• இலக்கு means target. There is also இழக்கு which means fault, mistake, wickedness
• சோலி -  means a job or work
• தோள் means shoulder, Not to be confused with தோல் which means skin. This is a tricky one.

நருமுகயே

'Narumugaiye' takes the listener to a distant past where Tamil was more rigid, poetic, with only slight differences between spoken and written language. This is the kind of language you encounter in Tamil literature. There were a few words that I had never encountered before but it was interesting that my guesses were very close to the correct true definitions. With slight modifications many of these words still exist in regular speech.

Word Definitions

1  நாழிகை வட்டம்  is a clock. நாழிகை is moment
2  அற்றை - on that day (refers to a day past).
3  திங்கள் means month. For a long time I kept thinking this meant week; I don't know why.
4  கொற்ற* (see next section)
5  பொய்கை* (see next section)
6  புரவி means horse, steed.
7  பசலை** (see next section)
8  மேகலை - ornament worn around the waist
9  செம்புலம் - fertile soil

Further Discussion

There are a few different words that are similar to கொற்ற; the word with the best contextual match was கொற்றவி meaning queen. பொய்கை  refers to a natural water body. Based on these definitions the sentence containing there words likely refers 'to a queen bathing in a lake or river'.

பசலை also has several meanings. The two most appropriate for the given context, பொன்னிறம் and அழகுத்தேமல்.

ஹெல்லோ மிஸ்டர் எதிர்கட்சி

Jazzy, bluesy and oh so beautiful. Aishwarya Rai plays two roles in this movie; a comely housewife and an audacious actress. This song introduces the second character. AR Rahman's score for this song is truly magnificent, especially the bassy sections of the song. And Harini delivers a sensational vocal performance.

பூ கொடியின் புன்னகை

Everything about 'Poo Kodiyin Punnagai' is reminiscent of 50's and 60's Tamil cinema; the backdrops, clothing, music and everything else you see . The vocals reminds one of the legendary P.Susheela but it was sung by her daughter-in-law Sandhya JK!

வெண்நிலா வெண்நிலா

Back after a short break to get some stuff done in real life :) and continuing from where I left off last week.

Another beautiful song that retains the jazzy, bluesy undertones used in the rest of the soundtrack. This song was sung by the silvery voiced Asha Bhonsle. There are several spots in the songs where the lyric is muffled and I had to guess the word.

ஆயிரத்தில் நான் ஒருவன்

'Aayirathil Oruvan' takes you back to the days to an earlier period in Tamil cinema. This video captures the essence of that period in its artistic styling, dance movements, and anti-authoritarian sentiments.

கண்ணை கட்டிக்கொல்லாதே

This week I'll be transcribing songs from the 1997 Mani Ratnam movie 'Iruvar'. AR Rahman produces a fascinating a musical score that has stood the test of time. This was also the former Ms World Aishwarya Rai's  first movie.

மாலை நேரம்

மாலை நேரம் மழை தூரும் காலம்
என் ஜன்னல் ஓரம் நிற்கிரேன்
நீயும் நானும் ஒரு போர்வைக்குல்லே
சிறு மேகம் போலே மிதக்கிரேன்
ஓடும் காலங்கல் உடன் ஓடும் நினைவுகல்
வழி¹ மாரும் பயணங்கல் தொடர்கிரதே
இதுதான் வாழ்க்கையா ஒரு துணைதான் தேவயா
மனம் ஏனோ என்னையே கேற்கிரதே