KERALA---NAMUKKU PAZAYA PATTUKAL PADAM
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NAMUKKU PAZAYA PATTUKAL PADAM
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Hi
Karioke music is very popular in Japan. It has not popular with the
Malayalees, but I suspect it is familiar to North Indians where Hindi
music with western influence has a big following. Some of the old
Malayalam movie songs, especially those that bring back nostalgic
memories are ideal for singing along during a relaxing evening with family
and friends. In fact such activity may be considered good therapy for
stress and anxiety of western life style. My view is that old memories of
a trouble free, happy period of life is awakened from the unconscious mind
with attendant benefits of relaxation , lowering of blood pressure and
irritability. Let us call this a form of inexpensive therapy-call it
nostalgia therapy if you like.
I have been searching through my collection of old songs and I have
re-taped them, also writing down the lyrics.
When the late Mohammed Rafi came to Toronto for a concert one lone Sardar
was calling out from the back of the auditorium for an old song from a
movie called 'BAIJU BAWARA'.The song started with the words 'OH DUNIYA KE
REKHAVALE'.The announcer was heard making the remark that this and other
songs that night brought back life literally
(" JAWANI VAPASS ATHA HEY").I think he was right decided to bring back
some long lost moments of life .How did I go about it?
I persuaded my pot-like group -most members are over 50 years old. Our
group has been meeting for years once a month for some home made food(each
one brings one dish) ,some old jokes and innocent fun.
Now we had a new challenge. The hidden talents began to surface. Some
played the TABALA or more exotic instruments made out of coconut shell
!.My contribution was to provides some old songs and their lyrics.
Here are some of them:-
First on the list was my old favorite "MUKKUVA PENNE MUKKUVA PENNE AKKARA
KADATHUKA NEE MUKHUVA PENNE". I had posted the lyrics of this song a few
days back on this news group and wondered if any one had a copy of the
original recording of it.Here it is again.
KUMMIADIKKUVIN KUMMIADIKKUVIN KUMMIADIKKUVIN THOZIMARE
KUMBITTU KUMBITTU KUMMIADIKKUVIN KUMMIADIKKUVIN THOZIMARE
PANDU PANDU PARASHRAYA MAMUNI KALINDI NADI THEERATHIL
KALI PENNINE KANDU KOTHICHORTU KATHA PARANJONNU KUMMAADI
PANDU PANDU PARASHRAYA MAMUNI KALINDI NADI THEERATHIL
KALI PENNINE KANDU KOTHICHORTU KATHA PARANJONNU KUMMAADI
KUMMIADIKKUVIN KUMMIADIKKUVIN KUMMIADIKKUVIN THOZIMARE
KUMBITTU KUMBITTU KUMMIADIKKUVIN KUMMIADIKKUVIN THOZIMARE
--
MUKHUVAPENNINE---OH OH OH
MUKKUVA PENNE KOCHU MUKKUVAPENNE AKKARA KADATHUKA NEE
MUKKUVA PENNE KOCHU MUKKUVA PENNE MUKKUVA PENNE KOCHU
MUKKUVA PENNE AKKARA KADATHUKA NEE
MUKKUVA PENNE KOCHU MUKKUVA PENNE
NERAMONNUVELUTHOTTE KALINDI UNARNNOTTE AKKARAKADATHIRANGAN
ALUVANNOTTE ANCHARALU VANNOTTE
AYIRAMALUKAL KADATHIRANGUNNA KULI THARAM JAN
ENNALUM JAN OTTAKKENGINE KUDEPORUM
ENGINE KUDEPORUM
MUNIYUDE KUDE PORANENTHINU PENNUNU PEDI
PONEMENGIL POKAM ICHERU THONI IRAKKATTE
ICHERU THONIIRAKKATTE
MUKKUVA PENNE KOCHU MUKKUVAPENNE AKKARA KADATHUKA NEE
MUKKUVA PENNE KOCHU MUKKUVA PENNE
KADATHUKAI PE NEE PENNE NINTE PERENTHANU
KOCHU KALIPENNU
ENTE KALI PENNE PENNE NINTE PRAYAMENTHANU
PATHINEZU
MADHURA PATHINEZAYITTARUM MALAYITTILLE
NINNE MALAYITTILLE
KANAN NALLA MEYYAZAKARUM KANDU KOTHICHILLE
KANDU KOTHICHILLE
JANARINJILLA
SUNDARI NINNEN MEENEYARUM CHUNDAYITTILLE CHUNDAYITTELLE
ENIKKARINJUDA
NAKKEDUTHAL MUTHUKILUNGUM NANAKUDUKKE
KAVILATHUNNI NUNA KUZIKAL KAVARNNEDUTHOTTE
AYO NANAMILLALLO
KADATHUKARI PENNE PENNE JANONNU ADUTHIRUNNOTE
AYYAYYE MUNIMARITHARAM ALUKALANO
THANUTHA KATTIL THANICHIRUNNITU KULIRANU KULIRANU DEHAM
KILINNU KUDE KANDONTIRUNNITU KORI THARIKKUNNU MOHAM
ADAKKAMULLA PENNANU JAN ARUM THODATHA PENNANU
KADATHUKARI PENNE PENNE JANONNU ADUTHIRUNNOTE
AYYAYYE MUNIMARITHARAM ALUKALANO
ARUM KANATHE MARAN VALARTHUNNORAZAKIN MUTHUKUDAME
ENIKKU NINNE KANDONTIRUNNITTU MANASSU MARUNU PENNE
MEEN PIDIKKANA PENNANU ITHU MEEN MANAMULLA MEYYANU
KADATHUKARI PENNE PENNE JANONNU ADUTHIRUNNOTE
AYYAYYE MUNIMARITHARAM ALUKALANO
KALINNIYIL IKKILIKUTTUM KADATHUKARI PENNE
KALABHAM KONDU KULIPPIKKAM JAN KASTHURI KURI CHARTHIKKAM
AYYAYYE AKKARA IKKARA ALUKAL KANUM
UTHUNGA HIMACHALAME ITHIRI MAJU THARU
THENNALE PONMUKILE THIRA VALACHU MARACHU THARU
MALSYA GANDHI PETTU VALARTHIYA MAHA MUNISHWARANE
THARANGA GANGA THADANGALIL CHIRA THAPASSIRUNDAVENE
VISHWA MAHA BHARATHAM EZUTHIYA VEDA VYASANE
VISHWA MAHA BHARATHAM EZUTHIYA VEDA VYASANE
PUSHPANJALIKALUM AYI NILKKU PUNYA BHARTHA BHUMI
PUNYA BHARATHABHUMI
ANGANE ANGANE AKATHA PADI KUMMIADI PENNE KUMMI ADI
PANDATHE PATTUKAL PADI PADI KUMMIA ADI PENNE KUMMI ADI
I found a copy of the song in an old eight track tape that was long ago
abandoned in my garage. The song was frequently heard over All India Radio
in my college days and then suddenly disappeared as it was banned. The
song was the story of VEDA VYASAN, about how PARASARA MAHARSHI fell in
love with a MUKHUVA PENNU. It is not at all offensive by today's standards
and Mr.C.O.Anto along with several other artists sang it. This was one of
the few songs that he sang that made to the movies. Anto was quite
exuberant when thought success had reached him.
Other songs that lend themselves to sing along in the old favorite
""Mamalkalkkappurathu---"---"- --.This is from the movie Ninamanja
Kalpadukal. The movie was made during the Indo-Chinese war. It brings
nostalgic memories to the solder who is far away from his girlfriend. The
original song was written by P.Bhaskaran and sung by P.B.Srinivas. I loved
this song in my college days and a few years back wanted a copy of the
original recording was fortunate to get a copy from the audio archives of
all India Radio. Since then Mr.P.Bhaskaran assembled the old artists and I
heard Mr.Srinivas sang this song again on DURADARSAN.(TV).I have a video
copy of the Duradarsan presentation which sounds better than the original
recording. Here are the lyrics.
MAMALAKALKKAPPURATHU MARATHAKA PATTUDUTHU
MALAYALAMENNORU NADUNTU
KOCHU MALAYALAMENNORU NADUNTU
MAMALAKALKKAPPURATHU--
MALAYALAMENNORU---
KOCHU---
KADUM THODIKALUM KNAKA NILAVETHU,
KAIYKOTTIKKALIKUNNA NADUNTU
KADUM---
KAIKOTTI--
KAYALUM PUZAKALUM KATHIRANI VAYALINU
KAZAVITU CHIRIKKUMA DESHATHU
KAYALUM--
KAZAVITTU--
THAI THENGIN THANALATHU THAMARA KADAVATHU
KILIKUDU POLORU VEEDUNTU KOCHU
KILI-----
VEEDINTE UMMARATHU VILAKKUM KOLUTHI ENTE
VARAVU KATHIRIKKUNNA PENNUNDU
KAITHA PU NIRAMULLA ,KAVILATHU MARUKULLA
KARINEELA KANNULLA PENNUNDU
KARINEELA---
MAMALAKKAPPURATHU MARATHAKA PATTUDUTHU
MALAYALAMENNORU NADNDU
KOCHU MALAYALAMENNORU NADUNTU
ENNEYUM KATHU KATHU KANNUNEER THUKUNNOLE
NINNARUKIL PARANNETHAN CHIRAKILLALLO
NINNARUKIL---
MADHURA KINAVINTE MAYA VIMANATHINU
MANUSHYANE KONDOPOKAN KAZIVILLALLO
MADHURA--
MANUSHYNE--
MAMALAKKAPPURATHU ----
MALAYALAM--
KOCHU---
Next on my list is a VANCHIPATTU that Yesudas used to sing in his live
concerts in the 1970s. I had a reel to reel tape of an old Yesudas concert
in Toronto with such gems as "MANUSHYANAI JANICHUPOI-----"
and "NALIKERATHINTE NATTILENIKKORU NAZI EDANGAZI MANNUNTE----"
But here are the lyrics of the vanchipattu:-
KUTTANADAN PUNCHAYILE KOCHUPENNE KUYILALI
KOTTU VENAM KUZAL VENAM KURAVA VENAM
OH THITHARA THITHAI THITHAI THAKA THAI THATHO
KUTTANADAN----
KOTTU VENAM---
OH THITHARA THITHAI---
PARA(?) KETTANALU VENAM KODI THORANANGAL VENAM
VIJAYASHRI LALITHARAY VARUNNU JANGAL
OH THITHARA THI THAI---
KARUTHA CHIRAKULLORU ARAYANNA PIDA POLE
KUTICHU KUTICHU PAYUM KUTHIRA PLE
OH THITHITHARA---
THOLVI ENNENTHARIYATHA THALA THAZTHAN ARIYATHA
KAVALAM CHUNDAN ETHA JAYICHU VANNU
OH THITHITHARA----
THOLVI-----
OH THITHITHARA--
PAMPAYILE PONNONANGAL PONNONANGAL ODI VANNU PUNARUNNU
THANKA VEIL NETTLINNU POTTUKUTHUNNU
OH THITHITHARA-----
THENGOLAKAL PONNOLAKAL ODI VANNU PUNARUNNU
THANKA VEIL-----
OH THITHARA-----
CHAMPAKULAM PALLIKKORU VALLAMKALI NERUNNALU
AMBALAPUZAYILORU KUTHU VILAKKU
OH THITHARA----
CHAMPAKULAM---
OH THITHARA--
KARUMADI KUTTANINNU PAZANI KAVDIATTAM
KAVILAMMAKKINNU RATHRI (?)VERURA KUTTAM
OH THITHARA----
VARA KETTAN ALU VENAM
VIJAYA SHRI LALITHARAI VARUNNU JANGAL
OH THITHARA ----
Space only permits me to write about three of my favorite' sing along'
oldies; but I will have more in subsequent posting including this
oldie"PUMUTTATHORU MULLA VIRINJU
PUMANAMILLENNU ARU PARANJU----".Is there any one out there who knows who
sang this lovely song and in what movie?If you have any information or if
you have copy of the
recording please send me an E-mail message.
Dr. P. K. John.
