Superbly Writen... But please let me know which is this song which u mentioned : "thanimai thanimayo kodumai kodumayo" Since i m non-tamil i dont know this song. please tell me from which movie it is.... Thanks . Dipesh.
On 7/3/07, diya ganguly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Thanks a lot all of you. I am glad that you liked it. Regards Diya *Thulasi Ram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: loved every word of ur writing. when i saw this mail, i marked it to read it sometime later when i have free time. jus did it as the weekend started.. i really respect rahmaniacs like u. this true feeling of a rahmaniac can be understood only by another rahmaniac.. hats off of to you and i like the way u share ur personal experiences. hats off to u and m looking forward to ur amazing writing w.r.t ARR On 6/26/07, diya ganguly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi all, > Here's a short piece that I wrote recently about my experiences with the > legend's music. Was a bit hesitant to post it here as there is nothing new > in it...it all has probably been already said and discussed sometime > somewhere. > But still wish to share it with you all. Please have a look and let me > know what you think. > > So here it goes... > > *There is hardly anything that has not been said about the universal > nature of music; of its magical powers to cut across all barriers- > linguistic, cultural and geographic. * > *Words such as these sounded flowery and cliched to me till I got to > experience it all myself.* > *Till I was held captivated by a series of songs sung in a language > unknown to me and the melody in its own way conveyed its meaning.* > *Till the music and the rhythm of the songs in "Indhira", "Sangamam" and > many more brought into my room a whiff of fragrance from some village so > far and yet so near.* > *And made the distant lands and people that I had never even seen, in a > unique way, my own.* > ** > *When Rahman's music plays suddenly all the demarcations and differences > in the world seem to **disappear, making it one single entity.* > *Where the strains of sound from far and wide gell together in perfect > harmony to create a new **essence altogether.* > *Where one can feel the breeze in a sea shore in India sitting miles > away in a different country. * > ** > *When he sings "vellai pookal" the space all around is filled with peace > and tranquility. * > *And when he says the words "thanimai thanimayo kodumai kodumayo" one > need not even know their meanings to feel the loneliness. * > ** > ** > *I have often wondered what is it that makes his music so special, but > of course some questions are best left unanswered.* > *But one thing that makes it different from most other music is that you > cannot just enjoy his music, have a good time and forget about it.* > *It transforms you forever.* > *It makes you proud of your country and at the same time connects you to > all other places in the world.* > *It makes you want to be a good Indian and a good global citizen.* > *It binds you to the soil and makes you want to reach out to the world.* > *All at once.* > ** > *I remember him saying in one of the interviews that he believes "the > soul of every human being is connected". Nothing reflects it better than > his own masterpieces.* > *Where the music often imparts a meaning to the song that goes far > deeper than its words. * > *A meaning that transcends language itself.* > ** > ** > *It is also interesting that if I am asked to choose my favourite AR > Rahman songs I will have to list **down around 70 to 75 percent of his > compositions!* > *Well, each sounds better than the rest.* > *And they all keep sounding better with every passing day.* > *Each time you listen to them you discover something new about them- > like hidden treasures that never cease to unfold.* > *And each time they sound just as fresh as ever!* > ** > ** > *There is so much more to be said but I will rather keep it short and > let his music say the rest. * > *All I wish to say is I am proud to belong to the same country and same > time as this musical wonder.* > ** > *Proud to be a Rahmaniac!!* > > > ------------------------------ > Once upon a time there was 1 GB storage on Yahoo! Mail. Click here for > happy ending!<http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_mail_2/*http://help.yahoo.com/l/in/yahoo/mail/yahoomail/tools/tools-08.html/> > Send free SMS to your Friends on Mobile from your Yahoo! Messenger. Download Now! http://messenger.yahoo.com/download.php
