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March 12_HS

This is a beautiful prayer song from the film "Guddi" sung by Vani Jayaram. Listen to it once or twice and you go around humming the tune the whole day!

May not be the exact translation but the song somewhat goes like this:

Give power and strength to win over our minds
Before we cheer the victory of others, let us win over.

Let our hearts be free from any kind of discrimination.
Let our hearts and mind be always be ready for forgiveness.
Let us be saved from the lies and untruth and let the truth prevail

If we find ourselves in difficulties, please do this much,
Help us not to forget the Dharma and follow Dharma,
Let self confidence remain with us and let us not fear evil.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbchuCfqBls

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March 11_KV

Some tunes cheer us up in a jiffy, never failing to put that smile on every time we hear it.
Some tunes stick with us, no matter how many years pass by without having heard it a second time.
Some tunes immediately pop into our heads when we hear a specific word.

For me, today's song checks all the above boxes. Every single time i hear the word Rain or Raindrops. It has stayed with me from the moment I heard it first in the movie Forrest Gump. (How awesome this movie is, deserves a separate post altogether. So, I'm not getting myself started on it!)

"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" is B. J. Thomas's #1 song, written by Hal David and Burt Bacharach originally for the 1969 film "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid". It won an Academy Award for Best Original Song.

http://youtu.be/uXifrNP6alc

Raindrops are falling on my head
And just like the guy whose feet
Are too big for his bed
Nothing seems to fit
Those raindrops are falling on my head
They keep falling.

So I just did me some
Talking to the sun
And I said I didn't like the way he got things done
Sleeping on the job
Those raindrops are falling on my head
They keep fallin'

But there's one thing I know
The blues they send to meet me
Won't defeat me,
It won't be long till happiness
Steps up to greet me

Raindrops keep falling on my head
But that doesn't mean my eyes
Will soon be turning red
Crying's not for me 'cause,
I'm never gonna stop the rain by complaining,
Because I'm free
Nothing's worrying me

It won't be long till happiness
Steps up to greet me

Raindrops keep falling on my head
But that doesn't mean my eyes
Will soon be turning red
Crying's not for me. No.
I'm never gonna stop the rain by complaining,
Because I'm free
Nothing's worrying me

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March 10_AS

“Naan Yen Pirandein” - Why was I born? - That is the song for the day. The song is part of "Rasaayana Rojakkal", a K.M Musiq production on women empowerment.
The lyrics were written by the poet, Vaali. The song is about a girl shunned by society because of her dark skin and abject poverty. About her agony on being lonely and persecuted and how she redeems herself from these obstacles and oppression.
I had not heard of this song, until Rahman posted it on his page on Internaltional Women's Day.
This song is also used as a background score in the video "Possibilities" by "Akshaya Patra". The film was released on Children's Day and shows how a child can be forced to make wrong choices in life, in order to survive.

http://www.top10cinema.com/…/the-possibilities-featuring-a-…

While this song is in the context of a girl child, the basic theme on "Why am I born?" applies to all of us.
Well, all of us at some point of time question our existence. Why am I born? What is the purpose of my life? I am reminded of a book I read few years back - "Many Lives and Many Masters" by Brian L. Weiss. It is a true story of a psychiatrist, his learnings from past life therapy he conducted on a young patient. He writes, each of us are here to learn something, a specific thing, it could be patience, trust, love. And then we are reborn to learn something else. Each lifetime gives us a lesson and then we move on to another.

While we are on our never ending quest to understand the purpose of our life, let us slow down, stop and enjoy this beautiful song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2rGhnGuCy0

Lyrics and Translation

Pachcha karu yaavum paavakkaru alla
Neeyum naanum yaaru kuththam kora solla
Poththal ulla moongilla saththamulla paattu varum

Kannangaru megam thaan
uyir vaazha payir vaazha mazhai kottuthey
Oru ooril oru gudisai
Nadhiyoram pachcha maram pala varisai
Kallamillaa Vellanthiyaa
Oorusanam Irunthathayya

Aalangaaththu Oasaiyiley
Moththa sanam thookkaththiley
Boomi Romba Thoorathiley
Yaar Arivaar Kaaranaththa?
Yen Piranthaai? Yen Piranthaai? Yen Piranthaayo??

Aariro....Aariro...Aaraariro...(Lullaby)

Naan yen piranthen?
Kan yen thiranthen?
Enakkey theriyaathey

O! Iraiyoan padaippil
Yethuvum azhage
Un kann ariyaathey!

Naan yen piranthen?
Kan yen thiranthen?
Enakkey theriyaathey...

Pachcha karu yaavum paavakkaru alla
Neeyum naanum yaaru kuththam kora solla
Poththal ulla moongilla saththamulla paattu varum
Kannangaru megam thaan
uyir vaazha payir vaazha mazhai kottuthey

Naan yen piranthen?
Kan yen thiranthen?
Enakkey theriyaathey...

Yaaro yaar arivaaro?
Yenna solvaaro sol...
Yaaro yaar arivaaro?
Yenna seiyvaaro sollu...sollu...sollu...

Naan yen piranthen?
Kan yen thiranthen?
Enakkey theriyaathey....

All those fetuses are not sinned
Who are you and I
to find a fault in?
A hole in the bamboo stick
Brings out a good song

Even the clouds turn dark and black
to bring the rain back
for survival of crops and
for survival of mankind!

A hut in a village
Green trees lined up by the river
And there lived people
that are Open and innocent...

In the sound of the banyan tree
Everyone in deep sleep
Earth is so far away
And who would know the reason?
Why are you born? Why are you born? Why are you born?

Why am I born?
Why did I open my eyes?
I do not know

In God’s creations
Anything is beautiful and
Your eyes won’t know that!

Why am I born?
Why did I open my eyes?
I do not know...

All those fetuses are not sinned
Who are you and I,
to find a fault in?
A hole in the bamboo stick
Brings out a good song

Even the clouds turn dark and black
But they bring the rain back
For survival of crops!
For survival of mankind!!

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March 09_SG

With The Goo Goo Dolls:)

Iris" is a song by American alternative rock band Goo Goo . It was written for the soundtrack for the film City of Angels and was later included in the band's sixth album Dizzy up the Girl. An unusual guitar tuning in which most of the strings are tuned to D , lends the guitar a choruslike effect.

The Song is of an angel in love (which could be a metaphor for anyone who is in love with someone that they see as 'from another world' and therefore unattainable) in which the angel is completely gaga over the woman and feeling things he's never felt before but at the same time wanting to keep it private because he's afraid that if it becomes of the material world then it will lose it's purity. It's a love song about the conflict between what your heart is urging you to do and what your head is telling you is the smart thing to do.
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gi526-jnTuY

Goo Goo Dolls – Iris Lyrics
And I'd give up forever to touch you
'Cause I know that you feel me somehow
You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be
And I don't want to go home right now

And all I can taste is this moment
And all I can breathe is your life
And sooner or later it's over
I just don't wanna miss you tonight

And I don't want the world to see me
'Cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's meant to be broken
I just want you to know who I am

And you can't fight the tears that ain't coming
Or the moment of truth in your lies
When everything feels like the movies
Yeah you bleed just to know you're alive

And I don't want the world to see me
'Cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's meant to be broken
I just want you to know who I am

And I don't want the world to see me
'Cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's meant to be broken
I just want you to know who I am

And I don't want the world to see me
'Cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's meant to be broken
I just want you to know who I am

I just want you to know who I am
I just want you to know who I am
I just want you to know who I am

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gi526-jnTuY

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March 08_AnandM

I promised a "Titanic Overture" smile emoticon.... I am this poor Iyer lad raised in an Anglo-India Community… so you see…. music has a key role in my life.

I had an identity crisis both at home where the “mamas” and “mamis” hum a tune and ask for the ragam and on the streets where I not only needed to know that the “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” was sung by “Iron Maiden” but was also that it was the longest poetry work in English, done by Sam Coleridge, and this chap was seeing Wordsworth’s sister!!! … yeah and no internet!!!!

I present my saviors of the time… three blokes called John, Viku and Zakir who probably were the pioneers of Fusion Music… but this one is the newer version which has in it this new (old) Kushti-Pehelwan from an "Akhada" in Ilahabad called Hariprasad Chaurisia.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIrdeSEKb1k

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March 07_RJ

Certain songs need to grow on you. you need to listen to them many times and then you start liking them. But fortunately, it is not the same with all songs. With a few songs, it is love at first sight. The song covered in today's MusicWithCofee edition belongs to the 'love at first sight' category.

While there are many popular versions of this song, the version by Roberta Flack is the most popular.

Presenting 'Killing Me Softly With his Song' in today's Music with Coffee.

http://youtu.be/O1eOsMc2Fgg

For more information,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_Me_Softly_with_His_Song

For the lyrics, refer this link - http://www.azlyrics.com/…/r…/killingmesoftlywithhissong.html

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March 06_DK

I am doing the Nelson edition on Holi, and the day India plays the Calypso Kings at the World Cup.tongue emoticonHappy Holi, ya'll! smile emoticon

Bachpan ke din bhulaa na paaon..

Bhopal ki Holi bhulaa naa paaon..

Holi was one festival that I looked forward to as a child! My brothers would go off with their friends to play, and I would go off with mine and just roam around E1 in Arera Colony, Bhopal. Catching hold of strangers, smearing all sorts of colour, including shaving cream, toothpaste, pelting people with water balloons, and even kidnapping rival gang's kids for a ransom of pichkaris, water balloons and colours.

And those sermons from mom about not eating any sweet that was offered to us! Thankfully, I hated sweets at that time, but my friends would drool over the laddoos and gujiyas they couldn't eat, as they may have been laced with bhang. But the best part was after all that playing, jumping into the water tanks and dancing. And those hilarious incidents of uncles and aunts high on bhang. One uncle kept crying about his childhood love while his wife felt like sinking underground, another kept laughing hysterically remembering his baraat, while another prim and proper Victorian aunt danced like there was no tomorrow! It was another thing that she couldn't dance for nuts! tongue emoticon

While zeroing on Holi numbers in Bollywood, I had three songs that came to mind. One was 'Rang Barse' from 'Silsila', 'Holi ke din dil Khil jaate hain' from 'Sholay'. But the song that truly captures the spirit of Holi is a new song. So I post that song today.

Song: Balam Pichkari
Movie: Yeh Jawaani hai Diwani
Singers: Shalmili Kholgade and Vishal Dadlani

http://youtu.be/0WtRNGubWGA
Balam Pichkari Lyrics

Balam pichkari jo tune mujhe maari
Toh bole re zamana kharabi ho gayi
Mere ang raja, jo tera rang laga
Toh seedhi-saadi chhori sharabi ho gayi

Itna maza, kyun aa raha hai
Tune hawa mein bhaang milaya

Itna maza, kyun aa raha hai
Tune hawa mein bhaang milaya
Dugna nasha, kyun ho raha hai
Aankhon se meetha tune khilaya

Ho teri malmal ki kurti gulabi ho gayi
Manchali chaal kaise nawaabi ho gayi, toh?

Balam pichkari jo tune mujhe maari
Toh seedhi saadi chhori sharaabi ho gayi
Haa Jeans pahen ke jo tune maara thumka
Toh lattoo padosan ki bhabhi ho gayi (x2)

Teri kalaai hai, haathon mein aayi hai
Maine maroda toh lagti malaai hai

Mehenga padega ye chaska malaai ka
Upvaas karne mein teri bhalaai hai

Ho bindiya teri mehtaabi ho gayi
Dil ke armaanon mein behisaabi ho gayi

Balam pichkari jo tune mujhe maari
Toh seedhi saadi chhori sharaabi ho gayi
Haa Jeans pahen ke jo tune maara thumka
Toh lattoo padosan ki bhabhi ho gayi (x2)

Kyun 'no-vacancy' ki, hothon pe gaali hai
Jabki tere dil ka kamra toh khaali hai
(kamra toh khaali hai...)

Mujhko pata hai re
Kya chahata hai tu
Boli bhajan teri
Neeyat Qawwali hai

Zulmi ye haazir-jawaabi ho gayi
Tu toh har taale ki aaj chaabi ho gayi, toh?

Balam pichkari jo tune mujhe maari
Toh seedhi saadi chhori sharaabi ho gayi
Haa, Jeans pahen ke jo tune maara thumka
Toh lattoo padosan ki bhabhi ho gayi (x2)

Haan, bole re zamana kharabi ho gayi
Haan, bole re zamana kharabi ho gayi