Tuesday, February 5, 2013

the best of lullabies

Kannin vaathil charathe...kanna ninne kandotte?
Ennathoro mutham njan ...thannotte?
aararo...araaro...araaro...ariraro....

My latest like among the Lullaby genre in Malayalam. Sid likes it too and has this sparkle in his eyes when i play every time.

These songs are extra melodious. The one song which is my all time favorite and one that i have been singing for Sid from his first days is the one from the movie "Vatsalyam". I sing this almost every other day in the last two years and that too on demand. Goes like..

Thamara kannan urangenam...
Kannum Pooti Urangenam...
Achane pole valarenam
Ammaykku thanalay marenam
Ambili mamante kombilla kombane kayyiledukkenam...

The beautiful lyrics make is more meaningful , blend with K.S Chitra's gifted voice; the song is so mesmerizing.

There are other old songs as well...making a note of ones i have heard and can remember right now for people looking for collection.
---  Alliyilam Poovo...Mangalam Nerunnu.
---Kilukil Pambaram from kilukam
---Unni Vavavo from Santhvanam
---Ven nilavo chadanamo...from Pingami. Dont know if it can be classified exactly as a lullaby though.
---Paatu padi urakkam njan - from an old movie named "seetha".
---Unnikale oru kadha parayam - cant make my mind whether to classify this as a lullaby or a sad song :)
---alurangi arangurangi...from mamati kuttiyamma
---vaavavo vaave .... ente veedu appunte veedu
--- Rari rariram Raro..padi raakili paadi ..from onnu muthal Poojyam vare. G. Venugopal's amazing deep voice making it even more magical. Wonder why he dint come up as big a singer like others of his times.
---chanchadi aadi urangu nee...from makalkku. i wish it was a malayali singer rather than Adnan sami for this one.
---muthumani thooval tharam...from kauravar
---manasin madiyile from Manathe vellitheru
--- there is one in Pappayude swantham Appoos which i am not able to recollect. And its not olathumbathu. There is another song as well which is a sad lullaby.
Additions are welcome...


But the one song that tops all of these is of course what every Malayali must have heard and grown up in...
Omana thinkal kidavo...
Nalla komala thamara poovo..

The famous lullaby was composed by Irayiman Thampi, for the new royal baby,  who later became His Highness Swati Thirunnal Maharaja of travancore. No wonder the man was a art lover - famous for his passion for paintings, music and dance.


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