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Nadiye Nadiye Kadhal Nadiye

Tuesday, June 01st, 2010 | Author: Vivek

This song compares the various forms of water-bodies like rain, rivers, lakes seas and ocean with the various aspects of a woman – as a daughter, wife, mother etc. One of the most beautiful lyrics i’ve come across.

Dheemthananaa Dheemthananaa Dheemthananaa Dheemthananaa
Dheemthananaa Dheemthananaa Dhiranaa
Dheemthananaa Dheemthananaa Dheemthananaa Dheemthananaa
Dheemthananaa Dheemthananaa Dhiranaa

Nadhiyae Nadhiyae Kaadhal Nadhiyae Neeyum Pendhaanae
Adi Neeyum Pendhaanae
Onraa Irandaa Kaaranam Nooru Kaettaal Solvaenae
Nee Kaettaal Solvaenae
{oh river you and women are same…. one or two?…i can give you a hundred reasons if you ask for…}

Dheemthananaa Dheemthananaa Dheemthananaa Dheemthananaa
Dheemthananaa Dheemthananaa Dhiranaa
Dheemthananaa Dheemthananaa Dheemthananaa Dheemthananaa
Dheemthananaa Dheemthananaa Dhiranaa

Nadandhaal Aaru Ezhundhaal Aruvi Ninraal Kadalalloa
Samaindhaal Kumari Manandhaal Manaivi Petraal Thaayalloa
{If you walk you are a river, a waterfall if u fall and if you are still thou are ocean… when she matures she is a woman, upon marrying a wife and if she gives birth becomes a mother….}
(Siru Nadhigalae Nadhiyidum Karaigalae
Karaithodum Nuraigalae Nuraigalil Ival Mugamae) – 2
{small rivers, the river touching the banks and on touching the banks arises the bubbles from splashes of water and these bubbles are as beautiful and reflect the face of the woman…}

Dhinam Moadhum Karai Thoarum Ada Aarum Isai Paadum
Jil Jil Jil Enra Sruthiyilae
{on hearing this even the rivers will sing the song of joy…and the hymn will be the hymn in which the nature sings…}
Gangai Varum Yamunai Varum Vaigai Varum Porunai Varum
Jal Jal Jal Enra Nadaiyilae
{the ganges will come, so shall the yamuna, vaigai and ponni singing and walking in a rhythm…}
Dhinam Moadhum Karai Thoarum Ada Aarum Isai Paadum
Jil Jil Jil Enra Shrutiyilae
Gangai Varum Yamunai Varum Vaigai Varum Porunai Varum
Jal Jal Jal Enra Nadaiyilae

Kaadhali Arumai Pirivil Manaiviyin Arumai Maraivil
Neerin Arumai Arivaay Koadaiyilae
{on separation you will realise the importance of lover, and the importance of wife upon her death, similarly you will realise the need of water in the summer}
Vetkam Vandhaal Uraiyum Viralgal Thottaal Urugum
Neerum Pennum Onru Vaadaiyilae
{the colours arise when shyness shines on the face and colours melt when fingers touch her; the scent of women and the water is similar…}
Thanneer Kudaththil Pirakkiroam Oahoa
Thanneer Karaiyil Mudikkiroam Oahoa
 {we are formed in a pot of water(the womb) and do the last rites on the banks of water (as per Indian traditions)…}
Thanneer Kudaththil Pirakkiroam Oahoa
Thanneer Karaiyil Mudikkiroam Oahoa

Dheemthananaa Dheemthananaa Dheemthananaa Dheemthananaa
Dheemthananaa Dheemthananaa Dhiranaa
Dheemthananaa Dheemthananaa Dheemthananaa Dheemthananaa
Dheemthananaa Dheemthananaa Dhiranaa

Vanna Vanna Pennae Vattamidum Nadhiyae Valaivugal Azhagu
Ungal Valaivugal Azhagu
{oh colorful woman and the circling river – your curves are equally beautiful}
Hoa Mellisaigal Padiththal Maedu Pallam
Maraiththal Nadhigalin Gunamae, Adhu Nangaiyin Gunamae
{the way woman learns music synchroniss the voices, hides the rough voice and speaks sweetly, in a similar fashion does the river cover the rough surface of the landmass and makes it look even and beautiful…. covering all flaws is the nature of women as well as the rivers…}
(Siru Nadhigalae Nadhiyidum Karaigalae
Karaithodum Nuraigalae Nuraigalil Ival Mugamae) – 2
Dhinam Moadhum Karai Thoarum Ada Aarum Isai Paadum…
Gangai Varum Yamunai Varum Vaigai Varum Porunai Varum…

Dheemthananaa Dheemthananaa Dheemthananaa Dheemthananaa
Dheemthananaa Dheemthananaa Dhiranaa
Dheemthananaa Dheemthananaa Dheemthananaa Dheemthananaa
Dheemthananaa Dheemthananaa Dhiranaa

Thaenkaniyil Saaraagi Pookkalilae
Thaenaagi Pasuvinilae Paalaagum Neerae
Thaayarugae Saeyaagi Thalaivanidam
Paayaagi Saeyarugae Thaayaagum Pennae
{oh water you become the nectar of the flowers, the juice of the fruits and milk in the breast of a cow, in a similar fashion the women takes form you become a child to a mother and a mat to the husband and mother to a child…}
Poonguyilae Poonguyilae Pennum Aarum Vadivam Maarakkoodum
Neer Ninaiththaal Pen Ninaiththaal Karaigal
Yaavum Karaindhu Poagak Koodum
{in these ways woman takes different forms and if river wishes it can wash away the banks the banks while woman if wishes can wash away all the stains…(the bank and stain is called karai in tamil are homonyms) and both if determined can do anything…}
Nadhiyae Nadhiyae Kaadhal Nadhiyae Neeyum Pendhaanae
Adi Neeyum Pendhaanae
Onraa Irandaa Kaaranam Nooru Kaettaal Solvaenae
Nee Kaettaal Solvaenae
{oh river you and women are same and i can give you a hundred reasons if asked for to prove that you are similar…}

Dheemthananaa Dheemthananaa Dheemthananaa Dheemthananaa
Dheemthananaa Dheemthananaa Dhiranaa
Dheemthananaa Dheemthananaa Dheemthananaa Dheemthananaa
Dheemthananaa Dheemthananaa Dhiranaa

Source of Lyrics: http://bit.ly/bg4jA0
Source of Transaltion: http://bit.ly/cZ88VF

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What is That?

Thursday, October 08th, 2009 | Author: Vivek

I recently came across this Short Film and wanted to Share it with you…

The following is the description of this Video by Nikos Pilavios:

The scene is in the backyard of an old house. In the middle of the yard is a simple bench. Two men, a father and his son, are sitting together on a bench. They are silent. The son is reading a newspaper, turned slightly away from his dad. His father is sitting in the middle of the bench, looking ahead, hands in lap. The silence continues.

A bird lands in a nearby bush. Dad looks at the bird; his son continues reading the paper.

“What is that?” asks dad.

The son looks up. “A sparrow,” he replies, and continues reading the paper.

A little later, the bird lands on the lawn in front of dad. Dad sits up, looking at the bird.

“What is that?” asks dad.

“I just told you, father, a sparrow,” replies the son, with a little annoyance.

They sit in silence. The dad sees the bird again, and asks, “What is that?”

His son becomes very angry, drops his paper and yells, “A SPARROW, A SPARROW, S – P – A – R – R – O – W!! (spelling it). WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS? I TOLD YOU SO MANY TIMES, IT’S A SPARROW!!!

His dad stand up and turns away. “Where are you going?” asks the son. His dad does not speak, but motions with his hand for his son to stay there. Dad goes into the house.

The son remains sitting on the bench, somewhat slumped over, looking glum. Dad returns, sits in the middle of th e bench right beside his son. He has a book. He opens the book, flips through a few pages, and hands the book to his son. He does not say anything, but pulls his son’s hand up, indicating his son should hold the book. Dad taps a place in the book, and says, “Loud.”

The son reads:
“Today, my youngest son, who a few days ago, turned 3, was sitting with me at the park, when a sparrow sat in front of me. My son asked me 21 times what it was and I answered 21 times that it was a sparrow. I hugged him every single time he asked me the same question, again and again, without getting mad, feeling affection for my innocent little boy.”

Dad nods. He remembers what happened many years before. There is a pause. Then the son extends his arm around dad, holds him and kisses him on the side of his head, many times. He continues to hold his dad. The words he read have re-awakened the admiration, the appreciation and the love he feels for his dad.

Up in the tree above them, the sparrow looks down at the men below and then happily flitters away!

The following is the description of a video by Nikos Pilavios:

The scene is in the backyard of an old house. In the middle of the yard is a simple bench. Two men, a father and his son, are sitting together on a bench. They are silent. The son is reading a newspaper, turned slightly away from his dad. His father is sitting in the middle of the bench, looking ahead, hands in lap. The silence continues.

A bird lands in a nearby bush. Dad looks at the bird; his son continues reading the paper.

“What is that?” asks dad.

The son looks up. “A sparrow,” he replies, and continues reading the paper.

A little later, the bird lands on the lawn in front of dad. Dad sits up, looking at the bird.

“What is that?” asks dad.

“I just told you, father, a sparrow,” replies the son, with a little annoyance.

They sit in silence. The dad sees the bird again, and asks, “What is that?”

His son becomes very angry, drops his paper and yells, “A SPARROW, A SPARROW, S – P – A – R – R – O – W!! (spelling it). WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS? I TOLD YOU SO MANY TIMES, IT’S A SPARROW!!!

His dad stand up and turns away. “Where are you going?” asks the son. His dad does not speak, but motions with his hand for his son to stay there. Dad goes into the house.

The son remains sitting on the bench, somewhat slumped over, looking glum. Dad returns, sits in the middle of th e bench right beside his son. He has a book. He opens the book, flips through a few pages, and hands the book to his son. He does not say anything, but pulls his son’s hand up, indicating his son should hold the book. Dad taps a place in the book, and says, “Loud.”

The son reads:
“Today, my youngest son, who a few days ago, turned 3, was sitting with me at the park, when a sparrow sat in front of me. My son asked me 21 times what it was and I answered 21 times that it was a sparrow. I hugged him every single time he asked me the same question, again and again, without getting mad, feeling affection for my innocent little boy.”

Dad nods. He remembers what happened many years before. There is a pause. Then the son extends his arm around dad, holds him and kisses him on the side of his head, many times. He continues to hold his dad. The words he read have re-awakened the admiration, the appreciation and the love he feels for his dad.

Up in the tree above them, the sparrow looks down at the men below and then happily flitters away.

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The Big Bang Theory

Sunday, July 26th, 2009 | Author: Vivek

I saw an Interview of Kunal Nayyar when i was at the Slutzker Center. I wondered what’s this Indian Guy doing in American Television and asked Abhijeet. Abhijeet Bhanoori, one of my colleague cum friend at the Slutzker Center, told me that he is an Actor in the famous SitCom “The Big bang Theory”! He said that it is really good. I have been hearing about many TV series like 24, HIMYM, Scribs, etc etc for a long time now but I haven’t had any time to watch any of that – until now. As I write, I have finished watching all of season 1 and am going through the season 2 of  TBBT.

For the benefit of those who have not seen or heard of “The Big Bang Theory”, the show focuses on the life of two geek roommates, Leonard and Sheldon. Their IQs add up to 360 combined but they have no clue as to how to interact with people beyond their circle. Penny is a hot blonde who moves into the apartment across their hall. Leonard is immediately interested in her (saying “our babies will be smart and beautiful”), but Sheldon feels his friend is chasing a dream he’ll never catch (adding “not to mention imaginary”). I have to say, these Hilarious dialogs and Kaley Cuoco(Penny) got me hooked to the Series! ;)

Leonard Hofstadter, Sheldon Cooper, Howard Wolowitz, Rajesh Koothrapalli, Penny are the main characters in the Series. Jim Parsons who plays Sheldon has been nominated for the Emmy Award. All the Cast, the dialogs and everything in the series is really good. Though i can’t understand the Physics part, it is still hilarious how they interact with each other. The Third Season is going to begin this September, and I can’t wait to see if that’s as good – or better – than the first two!

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Purpose of Life?

Sunday, July 19th, 2009 | Author: Vivek

There are times when all of a sudden, scenes from my life flash in my mind. Right from my childhood to the present, everything! It feels like a movie fast forwarded from the first scene and exactly stopping at whatever i am doing at that time. And at that moment I feel like why am i doing this? Why am i attending school? Studying? For whom am i doing this? Why does my dad earn for the family? Why me and my brother go to school? Why does everyone in the world do the same? What next? What is the purpose of this all? Knowledge? Money? Love? Pleasure? When all the scenes come to an end, i feel my head whirling for a few seconds and after that i come back to my senses! I have never really thought in detail about all this. I just forget it and get back to whatever i was doing.

Today i thought of writing about it and put my thoughts down in paper… er… Blog. I would like to quote this verse from the Bhagavad Gita, ‘You came empty handed, you will leave empty handed.’ This is what i come to realize after some thinking. Happiness is what we live for. It is what our hearts and entire being craves for! Virtually everything we do, every activity we engage in, is geared towards making us or the others around us happy. The Pursuit of Happyness!

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Something New?

Tuesday, June 02nd, 2009 | Author: Vivek

Why do i need something New? Why does our mind always keeps asking for a Change? Why does everything gets boring after sometime? Why Am I Posting This?! I haven’t posted for a long time… I am right now bored of routine… I need something New… Give me something Challenging!

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