Vairamuthu Neram – Moon Songs
1. *Nila Kaigiradhu – INDRA* Man has achieved everything through scientific means. In this century, man has been able to achieve everything through these means. This century also happens to be the one , where man is in his heights of sorrow. As long as man is advancing in Science, he is distancing himself, from Nature. Nature loves man, but man is unable to get time to love Nature. Man has been distancing himself, from Nature, and this painful feeling has to be got into songs and music. So, this song was an outcome of such a pain, and a feeling. Moon is calling mankind. Man is below the blanket. Moon wants to touch mankind. But he is within the blanket. Each and every grass is calling man to come and walk on him. But, he is is cornering himself, with slippers on his foot. So, the distance between man and nature is widening. This should not happen. Oh Nature ! You are the mother. You are God. You are the very source. Man should understand that, and then only will there be a fixation between man and nature. Then will there be a relationship between man and nature. Nature is mankind and mankind becomes nature. Only when such a feeling is imprinted, the life becomes fruitful. 1. *Ven Nilave ( Minsara Kanavu )* Rajeev Menon is a very good admirer of Tamil language. He has also learnt many languages, and has read literature in a lot of other languages. After reading a song of mine, he said, " There are moon songs in all languages. But the lyrics of the song that you have written seems to be there only in Tamil. This is my opinion". I asked him which one. Venillave Venillave Vinai Thandi Varuvaaya , Vilayada Jodi Thevai. Everyone will think till this stage. I don't have any companion to play with. I am alone, so, Moon, pls come and play with me. This is not something new, and every lyricist and poet has been thinking on these lines before. The next lyrics are something new, which I haven't seen in any of the languages ( said by Rajeev Menon) " Indha Bhoologathil Yaarum Paarkum Munne Unnai adhi Kaalayil anuppi Vaiypom" Calling the moon, and when the dawn breaks, it gets lost, and we feel bad and search over it again and everywhere. Just as how a mother feels bad for a child, when he / she doesn't return back after school on time, similarly, the sky feels worried, when the moon doesn't return back to the sky. So, we calling the moon to play with us, and requesting it to go back to its place of the sky was a new concept, and Rajeev Menon said that it was a new idea, which was never seen anywhere else. Usually, I don't go to the shooting spot, where my songs are picturised. There has been no time for me to go for the same. I have the yearning, but don't have the time. Among the songs , which I desired to go and see the picturisation, this song is also one of them. When the song was picturised in AVM Studio, I was also present. The lyrics that was picturised, was, " Idhu Irullala adhu Oli alla, Idhu rendodum seradha ponneram". -- regards, Vithur ARR -- The Sweet Cube always
