The Boy Who Helped Me Find My Path...

Kabhi Kabhi Mere Dil Mein...

Kabhi kabhi mere dil mein khayal aata hai,
ke jaise tujko banaya gaya hai mere liye.
Tu ab se pehle sitaron mein bas rahi thi kahin,
Tujhe zameen pe bulaya gaya hai mere liye

Sometimes this thought comes to my mind,
that you were made just for me.
That you were among the stars up in heaven,
and brought to earth just for me...

Saarasam...

I came across this rare video featuring P.U. Chinnappa a while ago. I have always adored this man's singing since the time my brothers introduced me to his music. That, coupled with hearing my late appa sing praises of the man for the remarkable actor and singer that he was, I grew to have his songs imprinted on my mind even though the cassette of his songs is long gone from my possession. It takes a true thamizhian with an undying passion for his or her roots to appreciate an old-time favourite like this one. God bless my appa's soul for instilling that passion in me...

For the uninitiated, the man singing the song in the video is P.U. Chinnappa himself, and he was also the man who actually sang the song. Unlike the many tone-deaf actors these days, actors in the olden days had to be able to sing in order to make it as an actor.

Like Father, Like Son - L. Subramanian & Ambi Subramaniam

A Woman's Love Must Be Such...

Giving birth to love so pure,
a woman awakes - a lover,
with an unborn child in hand.