Here is another Ilayaraja song. A melody from Solla Thudikuthu Manasu.
**poovae sempoovae un vaasam varum
vaasal en vaasal un poongaavanam
vaay paesidum pullaanguzhal
needhaanoru poovin madal**
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LfE 9: Halloween and the True Colours of the Weather
01/11/2009
Hello everyone!
My cough is completely gone. It took its own time and I waited patiently 🙂
Last night was Halloween. We were out all night partying.
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Naan Malarodu Thaniyaga- Lyrics and Translation
This is a sweet romantic song from the ’60s. Thanks to my dad for making sense of the last verse!
**nAn malarOdu thaniyAga yEn ingu ninREn
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Letters from Edinburgh: 2
**13/09/2009
THE BEGINNING: PART 2**
Hello!
I just got back from a great time at three events. I climbed Arthur’s Seat and made a friend (Greek) who’s about to start studying Bachelors of Computer science and met a Londoner who studies Geology.
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Uyire en Uyire: Lyrics and Translation
For a change, this is a more recent song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qMTUVkahjU
**M: Uyire en uyire ennavo nadakuthadi
Adada intha nodi valvil inikuthadi
Oh oru nimidam oru nimidam enai nie piriyathe
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Mannil Intha Kadal (Breathless) – Lyrics and Translation
This song is from the movie Keladi Kanmani. A widower is bringing up a child and when he meets one of her teachers, they begin to fall in love.
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Understanding India using Europe
It is too difficult for a European to see India as one country when they understand it’s diversity is more at the scale of a continent – their continent.
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Kaadhalin Deepam – Lyrics and Translation
This is a melodious potential Ohrwurm which describes how he is falling in love. As it seems to be typical of the time period in which this movie was made, the choreography is weird, their expressions seem more contemplative or sad than joyful and the costume design is odd but the song sounds good.
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Pachai Niramae: Lyrics and Translation
The lyrics of this song uses vivid imagery of colours to describe love and the woman he is in love with. The song begins with him shouting out in joy that she smiled at him.
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Yamunai Aatrile – Lyrics and Translation
A beautiful song from Thalapathi.
**Yamunai atrile ira katrile
Kannanodu than aada
Parvai poothida padhai parthida
Pavai radhaiyo vada**
In Yamuna river, in the moist air,
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