Lyrics!!

No one connects to us better than well written lyrics.

Lyrics, combined with meticulous music composition, are, some times, the only ones that can fill the void we feel; isn't it?

To that effect, I have found the selection of title tracks by TNS for all his serials wondrous. The latest being the one used on "Muktha Muktha". I have been listening to this track almost every weekday since a couple of months.The lyrics still seem as fresh as ever. The vocals never fail to beat a chord in me.

Here are a few lines from the song -

ಹಸಿರ ತೋಳಿನಲಿ ಬೆಂಕಿಯ ಕೂಸ ಪೊರೆವುದು ತಾಯಿಯ ಹೃದಯ
ಮರೆಯುವುದುಂಟೆ ಮರೆಯಲಿನಿಂತ ಕಾಣುವ ಕರುಣಾಮಯಿಯ
Hasira Tholinali Benkiya Koosa Porevudu Thaayiya Hrudaya
Mareyuvudunte Mareyalinintha Kaanuva Karunaamayiya

ತನ್ನಾವರಣವೆ ಸೆರೆಮನೆಯಾದರೆ ಜೀವಕೆ ಎಲ್ಲಿಯ ಮುಕ್ತಿ
ಬೆಳಕಿನ ಬಟ್ಟೆಯ ಬಿಚ್ಚುವ ಜ್ಯೋತಿಗೆ ಬಯಲೆ ಜೀವ ಮುಕ್ತ
Thannaavaranave Seremaneyaadare Jeevake Elliya Mukthi
Belakina Batteya Bichchuva Jyothige Bayale Jeeva Muktha

ಇರುಳ ವಿರುದ್ದ ಬೆಳಕಿನ ಯುದ್ದ ಕೊನೆಯಿಲ್ಲದ ಕಾದಾಟ
ತಡೆಯೇ ಇಲ್ಲದೆ ನಡೆಯಲೆ ಬೇಕು ಸೋಲಿಲ್ಲದ ಹೋರಾಟ
Irula Virudhdha Belakina Yudhdha Koneyillada Kaadata
Thadeye Illade Nadeyale Beku Solillada Horata

Wonderful lines of expression; I must yield.

None can second the altruistic souls that mothers are. The first stanza is a beautiful assertion of the very fact.

Peace starts with the self. If within us, we aren't free, how can we find solace elsewhere? Such a pearl of wisdom, yet so simply expressed; the second stanza is all to be praised. "Thannaavaranave", meaning if one's own garden, one's mind, "Seremaneyaadare", seems to be a jail, "Jeevake Elliya Mukthi", how can life be peaceful? It cleverly reminds us how we are all lost in expectations and conflicts that constrain our mind and abilities :(

Having said that, can life be without them? - the conflicts, the wants & don't wants? I guess not!! May be that's why the third stanza says the fight for peace, the inner peace, has to go on forever, just the way "Belaku", i.e. light, fights against "Irulu", i.e. dark, each day, without defeat, to dawn a new morning for us.

Beautiful and true isn't it?
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