I am floored by Onnondonnu Chernnadi ~~

I come home everyday from office and want to watch some TV while having dinner. Easy eh...naah. I get to watch the news on my favorite AajTak and then Dad compulsively switches over to Asianet, Idea Star Singer. He has been following it since the last 2 years. I used to get bugged earlier as none of us understand Malayalam. He argued you don't need to understand the language to understand and appreciate music. Right so the remote is all yours Baba!

Yesterday I was floored completely by this song I heard on that same program.

The song gets over at 4.20/6.44



I loved it because it is this unusual combo of the female bass & male high pitch singing. I loved it for Sharath's singing, he is a talented composer and not many composers can sing like him. I actually did not mind that little strain in his voice. I don't understand Malayalam but it kinda made me visualize a man pouring his heart out to his lover and the yearning in it.

This night I listened to it countless times. I have to dedicate it to the scorpio, born in the intellect. He does not like to own up that he visits here :)

Found the lyrics so I could understand atleast a bit I mean actually just a few words. I also found the one from the film. Now I am struggling to mark the one in the film as original because Sharath must have sung it even before Shankar as he was composing it.

While I was passive to Idea Star Singer and its host Ranjini Haridas in the last 2yrs, wondering what she was doing on a singing reality show, I was pleasantly surprised by this rendition.

Song: Onnondonnu Chernnadi
Film: Thirakkadha (2008)
Music: Sharath
Lyrics: Rafeeq Ahmed
Singer: Shankar Mahadevan,Ranjini Haridas

onnodonnu chernnaadi vaanin neelamaelaappu thedum thoomani thumbikal
doore pon mukil thoni neenthum neela neerazhi pole saandhya mounaambaram
mazhathornna paathayil nanavaarnna moodalil
athidoorayaay koodu athileraan poraamo ?
onnodonnu chernnaadi vaanin neelamaelaappu thedum thoomani thumbikal

man tharikal ponnaay...
[ranjini:] sandhyae sandhyae ee dinam maayunna naeram
poaroo nenchil chaayumee nadiyil neenthaam
[ranjini:] ponnum meenaay nee nadiyaekaantha vaasam
etho raavin vaathil chaari
doora nilpoo oru kaavalmaadamo ?
onnodonnu chernnaadi vaanin neelamaelaappu thedum thoomani thumbikal
doore pon mukil thoni neenthum neela neerazhi pole saandhya mounaambaram

nin puzhayil mungaam
[ranjini:] pande pande ee mannil puthanja kinaakkaal
dooram thorum maamara nizhalaay neelaam
[ranjini:] chellakkaatil ini thookaam ee pookkal
vaadaamalli kaadin chaare
aaro neetti oru deepanaaLamo? (onnodonnu...)
[ranjini:] (onnodonnu...)
onnodonnu chernnaadi vaanin neelamaelaappu thedum thoomani thumbikal

source: www.shyju.com

Now listen to the Film version & download

http://www.mediafire.com/?54ndnk4mu5m

This song is also for my friends S and D to make peace for one amongst them was only teasing them for beings Mallus. Anyways with their blessings that one will be born Mallu for the next 3 births ;) !

Now will one of you translate the song for me?

Vinaya hope you too like this song...