Happy birthday to one of my favourite Tamil film industry music directors, Yuvan Shakar Raja.
I came to really enjoy his music especially in my teen years.
It was difficult to choose my songs for this but hopefully I can share more of his amazing songs with you in the future. You can see how his songs are reaching across various audiences and languages below. I have focussed on covering the Tamil versions as I can replicate the pronunciation well.
Ever since I heard this song, I kept playing it on repeat, I’ve linked the original song and the stories behind it in my blog which you can find the description.
‘Ennul Inikkum Inbame’ speaks of the omniscient, omnipresent power that is felt.
On this song, the creators commented, "We were left with the overwhelming feeling that this album, although already so diverse and multifaceted in nature, needed just a little something more to amp it up. Ennul Inikkum Inbame is the product of this feeling."
"Inspired by Qawwali music, a huge source of inspiration and knowledge for us both, Ennul Inikkum Inbame is the first independent Qawwali-inspired Tamizh song, and we’re super thrilled to share it with you! Featuring some of our favourite musicians, Saurabh Joshi, Rohith Jayaraman, Sreerag, Sayee and Abinandan, this is the song that we found to be a fitting end to the album, and we really hope you feel the same."
"Abinandan David is the second guitarist on the EP. Rithu Vysakh is a strings player, composer, musician from Kerala. The violins in ‘Ennul Inikkum Inbame’ were played by Sayee Rakshith. MT Aditya Srinivasan is an incredibly diverse percussionist from Chennai. Saurabh Joshi is an accomplished multi-percussionist and sound engineer hailing from Dehradun."
‘Ennul Inikkum Inbame’ was mixed and mastered by Saurabh Joshi.
Can you guess the different languages in the song?
Comment to let me know!
In this cover I sang some harmonies and played the ukulele.
Original English Lyrics and Tamil Translation:
I see trees of green, red roses too [I see them bloom for me and you Emakkaha malarakanden] And I think to myself what a wonderful world
I see skies of blue and clouds of white [The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night Palgeun nal eudon bam] And I think to myself what a wonderful world
The colors of the rainbow so pretty in the sky Are also on the faces of people going by I see friends shaking hands saying how do you do They're really saying [I love you Wo ai ni]
I hear babies crying, I watch them grow They'll learn much more than I'll never know [And I think to myself what a wonderful world Für mich ist die Welt wundervoll] Yes I think to myself what a wonderful world
பச்சை மரங்கள் சிவப்பு ரோஜா எமக்காக மலரகண்டேன் இது அருமையான உலகம் என்று நினைக்கின்றேன்
நீல வானம் வெள்ளை மேகம் பிரகாசமான ஆசீர்வதிக்கப்பட்ட நாள் இருண்ட புனிதமான இரவ இதை எல்லாம் நான் கண்டேன இது அருமையான உலகம் என்று நினைக்கின்றேன்
வானவில்லின் நிறங்கள் வானத்தில் அழகுசேர்க்க செல்லும் மக்களின் முகங்களில் வண்ணங்கள் தெரிகின்றன கை குலுக்கும் நண்பர்கள் நலம் விசாரிப்பதை நான் கண்டேன் ஆனால் "எனக்கு உங்களை மிகவும் பிடிக்கும்" என கருதுகிறார்கள்.
குழந்தைகளின் சிணுகங்களை காதால் கேட்டு அவர்கள் வளர்வதையும் நான் காண்கிறேன் இது அருமையான உலகம் என்று நினைக்கின்றேன்
On the occasion of Bharathiyar's 100 year death anniversary, I've performed the long version of his popular Ragamalika, Chinnan Chiru Kiliye.
Bharathiyar is an example of an open minded individual. Throughout his life he was inspired by others and conveyed great messages through his works.
This particular song was originally meant to be in Bhairavi however it is popular in it's multi raga form.
Though this song is said to describe Bharathi's feelings for a child, he has employed double-meanings which may indicate his wife, Chellamma. They were both married at a young age.
It took me time to hunt down and learn the full version and I'm glad I was able to learn this and hopefully pass it on to more people.
This is my first video where I accompany my singing with the keyboard.
I'm including rough translations and rough notations which can be used as guides.
My Petite Parrot, My Bountiful Treasure My Wholesome Happiness, You came to create progress in this world
Cinnam shiru = Small / very Little / Petite kiLiyE = Parrot KaNNammA = dear, or a common South Indian female name (Bharthi alluded to this name quite a lot) shelvak-kaLanjiyamE - A bountiful Treasure
Ennaik - For me kali - Happiness tIrttE - make whole, fulfill ulagil - In the World Etram - Progress / forward puriya - do / doing vandai - came
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பிள்ளை கனி அமுதே கண்ணம்மா பேசும் பொற்சித்திரமே அள்ளி அணைத்திடவே என் முன்னே ஆடி வரும் தேனே
piLLaik-kaniyamudE kaNNammA pEshum por-chittiramE aLLi aNaittiDavE en munnE Adi varum tEnE
My Child-like, fruit dipped nectar, my speaking golden portrait Dancing before me, you come to me so I can hug you
piLLai - Child kaniyamudE - Fruit dipped in Nectar kaNNammA - a common South Indian female name pEshum - to speak / speaking por - Golden chittiramE - painting
aLLi - to grab/scoop aNaittiDaVE - to hug en - My / Mine munnE - in front Adi - Dancing / moving with grace varum - come / came tEnE - Honey
3 raagam: maanD
29 shankaraabharaNam janya Aa: S G3 M1 P D2 S Av: S N3 D2 P M1 G3 R2 S
ஓடி வருகையிலே கண்ணம்மா உள்ளம் குளிருதடி ஆடி திரிதல் கண்டால் உன்னை போய் ஆவி தழுவுதடி
Odi varugaiyilE kaNNammA uLLam kuLirudaDi Adit-tiridal kaNDAl unnaip-pOi Avi tazhuvudaDIaaDi tiridal kaNDaal unnai poi aavi tazhuvudaDi
When you come running towards me, my heart chills When I see you dancing with merriness, my soul hugs you
Odi - Running varugaiyilE - coming / came kaNNammA - dear, a common South Indian female name uLLam - Heart kuLirudaDi - Cooled / Cooling
Adit-tiridal - Dance around with merriness kaNDAl - To See unnaip-pOi - Come near you Avi tazhuvudaDI - My soul hugs you
4 raagam: vasantaa
17 sooryakaantam janya Aa: S M1 G3 M1 D2 N3 S Av: S N3 D2 M1 G3 R1 S
ucci tanai mughandAl garuvam Ongi vaLarudaDi mecci unnai oorar pugazhndAl mEni shilirkkudaDI
When I smell the top of your head, I feel strongly proud If I hear the people of the village praise you, my skin tingles with excitement
Ucci - Top of forehead Tanai - That part (as in that part of the forehead) mughandal - Kiss lightly, smell garuvam - Proud Ongi - Strong ValarudaDi - Grows
mecci - To praise with sincerely Unnai - you Yar - whomever pugazhndal - praise mEni - skin shilirkkudaDI - tingles (goose bumps)
5 raagam: tilang
28 harikaambhOji, 30 naaganandini janya Aa: S G3 M1 P N3 S Av: S N2 P M1 G3 S
If your face turns red, even momentarily, my heart feels uneasy If I see your forehead wrinkle, my heart throbs with fear...
ShaTru - momentarily mukham - face shivandAl - redness (as in became red with embarassment, discomfort, worry) manadu - heart sancalamagudaDi - disturbed (as in I'm disturbed)
neTri - Forehead Shurungak - shrunk (as in wrinkled forehead) kanDal - See enakku - me / mine nenjam - Heart padaikkudadi - flutter with fear
7 raagam: neelamaNi
27 sarasaangi janya Aa: S R2 M1 P D1 N3 S Av: S N3 D1 P M1 R2 S
உன் கண்ணில் நீர் வழிந்தால் என் நெஞ்சில் உதிரம் கொட்டுதடி என் கண்ணிற் பாவையன்றோ கண்ணம்மா என்னுயிர் நின்னதன்றோ
un kaNNil nIr vazhindAl ennenjil udiram koTTudaDi en kaNNin pAvaiyenrO kaNNammA ennuyir ninradanrO
If I see tears from your eyes, a whole river of blood flows from my heart (because) You're the light of my eyes, my life is yours
un - Your Kannil - Eyes Nir - Water (as in cry) ennenjil - My Heart udiram - Blood KoTTudaDi - pours
en - me / mine KaNNin - eyes Pavaiyenro - girl / light KannAmma - dear, a common South Indian female name ennuyir - It is actually En Uyir - My Soul / My Life ninradanro - is yours
8 raagam: neelaambari
29 dheera shankaraabharaNam janya Aa: S R2 G3 M1 P D2 P N3 S Av: S N3 P M1 G3 R2 G3 S
சொல்லு மழலையிலே கண்ணம்மா துன்பங்கள் தீர்த்திடுவாய் முல்லைச் சிரிப்பாலே எனது மூர்க்கம் தவிர்த்திடுவாய்
In your child-like way of speaking, you'll cure all my worries/misery In your innocent smile, you'll cure me of my ignorance
shollum - Speaking (as in words) mazhalaiyile - child like mumblings kannamma - dear, or a common South Indian female name tunbangal - misery / sorrow / worries tIrttiDuvAi - cure (as in you will cure)
Can even the pages of old literature tell happy stories as you do? In sharing Love, can even a God equal you?
inbak-kadaigaLellAm - Happy stories unnaip-pOl - Like you EdugaL - Pages (as in pages of a book) sholvaduNDO - Tell
anbu - Love taruvadile - Giving unainEr AghumOr - Wonderful, combination / play on words -- means, nigar - (as in equal to you) deivamundo - God (as in is there a God equal to you)
10 raagam: Brindavana Saranga
22 kharaharapriya janya Aa: S R2 M1 P N3 S Av: S N2 P M1 R2 G2 S
மார்பில் அணிவதற்கே உன்னைப்போல் வைர மணிகளுண்டோ சீர்பெற்று வாழ்வதற்கே உன்னைப்போல் செல்வம் பிரிதுமுண்டோ
mArbilaNivadarkkE unnaippOl vaira maNigaLuNDO shIr peTru vAzhvadarkkE unnaippOl shelvam peridumuNDO
To wear on the chest, are there even diamonds/pearls like you? Is there even a larger treasure than you in my life? i.e. You're the most prosperous treasure in my life.
mArbil - Chest (as in over the chest) AniVadarKke - wear ( as in wear over the chest) unnaipol - like you vaira - Diamonds / precious stones manigal - Precious stones Undo - Is there?
ShIr - Prosperity Petru - Got (as in get prosperous) vazhvadarkke - live unnaipol - like you shelvam - Treasure (large sum of bounty) Peridu - Large Undo - Is there?
Merry Christmas! Here's a multilingual cover to celebrate in many languages.
This cover represents three songs originally performed by Anuradha Sriram under the music direction of AR Rahman. The melody is based in Anantha Bhairavi raga which has an endearing effect. The details of the original songs can be found under the page for Minsara Kanavu.
I added rough translations of the Tamil version for the English lyrics.
Ukulele Chords and lyrics: (Transferable to Guitar or any other instrument)
Am F Dm Am
அன்பென்றமழையிலேஅகிலங்கள்நனையவே
F Dm Am
அதிரூபன்தோன்றினானே
Am F Dm Am
Varichela merupula. Vajramai ratnamai...
F Dm Am
Vache valapanti vaade...
Em G
The sun appears to gaze at the stars
F Dm
And the blessed one came to life
Em G
Duniyaa me banke masihaa Vo aayaa,
F Dm
ki hamako Duhkho se bachaa le
Am F Dm Am
Let the lands be touched by the rain of love
F Dm Am
Utarake zameen pe aayaa
Am F Dm Am
போர்கொண்டபூமியில்பூக்காடுகாணவே
F Dm Am
Pulakimpa jesinade...
Am F Dm
Kalyari manaleru kaligi mutyapu rayi.
Am F Dm
Kannabid dathadu leve.
Am F Dm
Noorella cheekati okanade poo gotte
Am F Dm
odilona cherinade...
Dm Am
It’s possible to move a heart of stone
F Dm Am
As the son of god appears
Dm Am
The flowers bloom in thorny forests
F Dm Am
As the son of god appears
Am F Dm Am
Raushan hui raat, Vo
aasamaan se
F Dm Am
Utarake zami pe aayaa
Am F Dm Am
Raushan hui raat, Mariyam
kaa betaa,
F Dm Am
Mohabbat ka sadesh
laayaa
Am F Dm Am
அன்பென்றமழையிலேஅகிலங்கள்நனையவே
F Dm Am
அதிரூபன்தோன்றினானேஅதிரூபன்தோன்றினானே
Am F Dm Am
வைக்கோலின்மேலொருவைரமாய்வைரமாய்
F Dm Am
வந்தவன்மின்னினானேவந்தவன்மின்னினானே
Links to the full lyrics and videos of each version are below:
Happy mid-autumn festival to those who celebrate it!
Zhong Qiu Jie Kuai Le - Pin Yin for Mandarin 中 秋 節 快 樂 - Mandarin
中秋節快樂 - Cantonese
I've decided to release this video just before the occasion of the mid-autumn festival, otherwise known as the moon festival. As well as other names for this festival, it is also known as Chuseok and Tsukimi in Korea and Japan respectively.
This is a famous classic song that is known to be close to people's hearts over the years.
