WHEN THE VIOLIN WEEPS - CAPT AJIT VADAKAYIL
This song is from a Malayalam movie ( my mother tongue ).
This song is about a lonely grandmother feelings.
Her dull unloved life comes alive when she is suddenly visited by her granddaughter, she has not seen since she was a baby..
The young girl who has brain cancer runs away from her father ( now alienated from his mother ).
She wants to see her grandmother before she dies, and to enjoy her last few sunsets in the middle of nature ( instead of a hospital ).
Below: The violin is an amazing instrument when in the hands of a virtuoso (Manoj George)
aayiram kannumai kaathirunnu ninne jnaan
ennil ninnum parannakannoru paingili malar thenkili
(aayiram ... )
manju veenatharinjilla veyil vannupoyatharinjilla
(manju ... )
omale nee varum naalumenniyirunnu jnaan
paingili malar thenkili
vannu nee vannu ninnu nee ende janma saaphalyame
vannu nee vannu ninnu nee ende janma saaphalyame
(aayiram ... )
thennalum makalekiyo kunju thumbi thamburu meettiyo
ullile maamayil neelappeelikal veeshiyo
(thennalum ... )
ende ormayil poothu ninnoru manja mandhaarame
ennil ninnum parannu poyoru jeeva chaithanyame
(aayiram ... )
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How I waited for you with a thousand longing eyes
oh little sweet bird , who flew away from me
Never knew when the mist came, when the sunshine left
Dear, I counted these days till you would come
You came, you came and stood, you my life’s bliss
Does the breeze kiss you? Does the small dragonfly play the sitar?
Does the peacock inside you wave it’s blue feathers?
You ,the blooming yellow flower that existed in my memories
You my life’s bliss who flew away from me--
CAPT AJIT VADAKAYIL
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