Prateekshanam from Basanti - Lyrics

ప్రతీక్షణం పెదాలతో ప్రతీక్షణం నిరీక్షణ
ఇదెంత దాటలేని దూరమో కదా

ప్రతీక్షణం పదాలతో ప్రతీక్షణం నిరీక్షణ
ఈ లేత ప్రాయమెంత హాయిదో కదా

నీ స్నేహమే.. హే..  ఏ సరదాకైనా పరదాలే తీసేలా
నీ స్నేహమే.. హే..  నా ప్రేమను ప్రేమతో ప్రేమగా నింపే వేళ

చూస్తున్నా చూస్తున్నా నీ అల్లరి కన్నులలోన
కాస్తైనా కురిసేనా నీ మదిలో మాటల వాన

హే సీతాకోక నిన్నే తాకి చూసాక
నీ రెక్కల రంగే నా మునివేళ్ళకు పూసెనుగా
ఓ.. ఆ నీలాకాశం నాలా తప్పిపోయిందే
నావల్లే గాలికి గాల్లో తేలే వీలుందే

మౌనం మైనమై ప్రాణం కరిగేనా
నీలో లీనమై నన్నే చెరపనా

గాలిపటమై ఇలా
ఎగిరానేనిలా

దొరికావే ఎలా
మబ్బుల్లోనే పిల్లా

ఈ స్నేహమే.. హే.. తెలతెల్లని నా హృదయంపై హరివిల్లేనా
నీ స్నేహమే.. హే.. ప్రియురాలిని పుస్తకమల్లే చదివించేనా

వింటున్నా వింటున్నా నీ యద లొతుల థిల్లానా
కాస్తైనా తెలిసేనా నీ మది లోతెంతో మైనా

నీ పాదం వెంటే పరుగులు తీస్తూ వస్తున్నా
అలనురగలు మోసే కెరటంలా ఉరికిస్తున్నా
ఓ.. భూగోళం మొత్తం నేనే మోస్తున్నట్టున్నా
ఓ అణువంతైనా తొణుకే లేక నేనున్నా

నీ ప్రతి మాటలో ఏదో మౌనమా
నీ ప్రతి నవ్వులో నేనే శూన్యమా

తేలనీ నన్నిలా
తేనెటీగై అలా

తేనె బుడగై ఇలా
తాకనీ నిన్నిలా

మన స్నేహమే.. హే.. బిందువులా మొదలై నదిలా ప్రవహించేలా
మన స్నేహమే.. హే.. నడిమధ్యలొ బిందువు వద్దకు నది పయనంలా

ఎన్నాళ్ళే ఎన్నాళ్ళే మౌనంగా ఈ చదరంగం
ఇరు తీరం చేరాలే ఇద్దరిలో ఎవరో ఒకరం

నీకే తెలుసంట నీ గుండెల్లో ఏముందో
నీ సంతోషానికి సంబరపడుతూ ప్రేముందో
ఓ.. ఈ వీక్షణమంతా వీడిందంటే తక్షణమే
ఏ విలువుండదుగా ఇలలో ప్రేమకు ఈ క్షణమే

ప్రతీక్షణం పెదాలతో ప్రతీక్షణం నిరీక్షణ
ఇదెంత దాటలేని దూరమో కదా

ప్రతీక్షణం పదాలతో ప్రతీక్షణం నిరీక్షణ
ఈ లేత ప్రాయమెంత హాయిదో కదా


'Prateekshanam'. Sung by Dinker and Chaitra. Music by Mani Sharma. Lyrics by Shree Mani. From the film Basanti, directed by Chaitanya Dantuluri.

Alternate spellings: Pratheekshanam, Pratee / Prathee / Prati / Prathi Kshanam

A Thousand Miles - Vanessa Carlton

Making my way downtown, walking fast
Faces pass and I'm home bound
Staring blankly ahead, just making my way
Making a way through the crowd

And I need you
And I miss you
And now I wonder

If I could fall into the sky
Do you think time would pass me by?
'Cause you know I'd walk a thousand miles
If I could just see you
Tonight

It's always times like these when I think of you
And I wonder if you ever think of me
'Cause every thing's so wrong and I don't belong
Living in your precious memory

'Cause I need you
And I miss you
And now I wonder

If I could fall into the sky
Do you think time would pass me by
'Cause you know I'd walk a thousand miles
If I could just see you
Tonight

And I, I Don't wanna let you know
I, I Drown in your memory
I, I Don't wanna let this go
I, I don't

Making my way downtown, walking fast
Faces pass and I'm home bound
Staring blankly ahead, just making my way
Making a way through the crowd

And I still need you
And I still miss you
And now I wonder

If I could fall into the sky
Do you think time would pass us by?
'Cause you know I'd walk a thousand miles
If I could just see you

If I could fall into the sky
Do you think time would pass me by?
'Cause you know I'd walk a thousand miles
If I could just see you
If I could just hold you
Tonight

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sg0CeRog-yQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Lyrics of Saibo from Shor In The City (with English Translation)

Here are the lyrics of the song I mentioned about in my previous post. Please feel free to complete the '?' parts of the translation and any other corrections that you can notice. Translation attempted by Dhruv.


Mann yeh sahib ji
This heart, Sir

Jane hai sab ji
Knows everything

Phir bhi banaye bahane
Yet makes up excuses

Naina nawabi ji

These eyes, O King (?)
Dekhe hai sab ji

See everything
Phir bhi na samjhe ishare
Yet don't understand gestures

Mann yeh sahib ji
This heart, Sir

Haan karta bahane
Makes excuses

Naina nawabi ji

These eyes
Na samjhe ishare
Don't understand gestures

Samjhe ishare dheere dheere

[It will] understand those gestures gradually

Naino ko dheere dheere

Those eyes, gently
Jiya ko dheere dheere

That body, gently
Bhaayo re saibo

bhaayo(?) O madam..

Dheere dheere

Over time (gradually)..
Begana dheere dheere

Loved ones, over time 

Apna sa dheere dheere
Like us, over time

Lage re saibo
they ___?    , Madam..

Surkhiyan hai hawaon mein

The news is in the air
Do dilon ke milne ki

About the union of two hearts
Ha haan arziya hai nazaron mein

Yes, there are yearnings in those glances
Lamha yeh tham jane ki
This is the moment to stop

O kaise hazuri ji
Oh  what hazuri(?)

Yeh lab dikhaye

that this moment shows
Chupi laga ke bhi

________________
Gazab hai yeh dhaaye

Deep is this dhaaye(?)

Vayyarala Jabilli - Theen Maar

After listening to it a couple of times, I started to like the song 'Vayyarala Jabilli' from the movie 'Theen Maar'. It somehow reminds me of this song - 'Hai Re Hai' from 'Sindhooram'. Manisharma composed the music and Karunya lent his vocals. It's simple, sweet and easily hummable. You can listen to the song here : వయ్యారాల జాబిల్లి.

Pa||

వయ్యారాల జాబిల్లి  ఓణి  కట్టి..గుండెల్లోన  చేరావే  గంటె  కొట్టి

ఆ నండూరి  వారెంకి  మళ్లి  పుట్టి ..కవ్వింతల్లో ముంచావే కళ్ళే మీటి

నదివలై కదిలా  నిలబడక..కలలను వదిలా నిను  వెతక

వయసే  వరస  మార్చినదే..మనసే  మధువు  చిలికినదే

అడుగే  జతను  అడిగినదే..అలలై  తపన  తడిపినదే  ||వయ్యారాల జాబిల్లి||

1 Cha||

నీ  పరిచయమే  ఓ  పరవశమై..జగాలు  మెరిసేను  లే  

నా  యద  గుడిలో  నీ  అలికిడిని ..పదాలు  పలుకవులే  

ఆణువణువూ  చెలిమి  కొరకు..అడుగడుగు  చెలికి  గొడుగు  

ఇది  వరకు  గుండె  లయకు..తెలియదులే  ఇంత  పరుగు  

వయసే  వరస  మార్చినదే ..మనసే  మధువు  చిలికినదే  ||వయ్యారాల జాబిల్లి||

2 Cha||

నీ ప్రతి తలపు నాకొక  గెలుపై..సుఖాలు  తొనికేనులే

నీ  శ్రుతి  తెలిపే  కోయిల  పిలుపే..తథాస్తు  పలికేనులే

గగనములా మెరిసి  మెరిసి..పవనములా మురిసి  మురిసి

నినుకలిసే  క్షణము  తలచి..అలుపు  అనే  పదము  మరచి

వయసే  వరసా  మార్చినదే..మనసే  మధువు  చిలికినదే  ||వయ్యారాల జాబిల్లి||

Vintunnava by Shreya Ghosal

I want to make a mention about the song 'Vintunnava' from the movie 'Ye Maaya Chesavo' (Vinnaithandi Varuvaaya in Tamil). I never really bothered to listen to it in Tamil (since the Tamil album was out first). Actually not in Telugu too until I had to listen to the whole song once and I did not have an opportunity to skip the song in winamp ( I was cooking some complicated stuff, couldn't deviate in between :P).


So, once I heard the complete song, I really liked it. Shreya Ghosal's rendering is just too perfect in it. Karthik's vocals complemented hers very well in Telugu. He should have sung in Tamil too. I am not a very big fan of AR Rahman's vocals. To me it sounds good in only few songs ( like in Newyork Nagaram, Khwaja Mere Khwaja ..and few more..can't remember them all now..) Anyway, so this is one song which is on my winamp these days. My dear ARR fans out there, do listen to it if you still haven't (which is highly improbable :) )

You can listen to the Telugu version here : Vintunnava

and to the Tamil version here : Mannipaya

Waiting for You

Kay Kay is the king of pathos. Give him a sad number and he'll nail it. He'll sing it with such ardor you'd think for a moment he is taking it personally. Waiting for you from Oy! is one such song. Yuvan Shankar Raja composes a gem of a tune, adds minimal yet sparkling orchestration to it and Kay Kay does the rest.

We've seen Yuvan compose such songs previously - good examples are Kadal Valaranthe from Manmadhan (again by Kay Kay!), Devadhaiyin Kandein from Kadhal Kondein and some more from 7/G Brundavan Colony etc. Kay Kay, as I said, has always been a master at this. His first ever hit, Tadap Tadap (Lut Gaye) from HDDCS (Ismail Darbar), Beete Lamhein from The Train (Mithoon) and numerous others Pritam with O Meri Jaan from Tum Mile being the latest.

This one ranks among his best (and is my personal favorite). The premise is roughly this - the guy has proposed to the girl and in typical filmy style set a deadline for her to accept and is singing this song in the mean time. (*Note/Spoiler: One would wonder why it would involve so much of grief but I guess it goes with the theme of the film where the girl would go on to die of cancer).


You can listen to the song here and watch the video here. (I absolutely hate the video because it does no justice to the song and serves an insult to it, if any..).

I found the lyrics here and I'll try to translate them:

Chirunavve navvuthuu naa kosam vasthaavani
Wishing that you'd come for me with a smile
Chigurasee reputhuu nee premanu thesthaavani
Wishing that you'd bring along your love
Ninu vethikaane nanne thaake gaalulne aara teestoo
I looked for you enquiring the breezes that touched me
Niluchunnane neekai veche teeraanne aaradhisthuu
I stood admiring the shore waiting for you
Prathi janmaa neetho ne I'm waiting for you baby
[I want to spend] each life with you, I'm waiting for you baby
Prathi janmaa neetho ne I'm waiting for you baby

Ooo...
Chirunavve.. (repeat)

Nuvvu nenu yekam ayye premallona..
In the love where You and I unite
Ponge pralayam ninnu nannu vanchinchenaa..
Would the [impending] catastrophe betray us?
Puvve mullai kaatesthundhaa, Neere nippai kalchesthundhaa..
Would the flower turn into a thorn? And water, into fire?
Vidhinainaa veleyana Ninu gelicheyanaa
Wouldn't I defy fate and win you over?
Nee kosam nereekashanaa
This wait is for you
Oo.. I am waiting for you baby
Prathi janmaa neethone I am waiting for u babyy... (repeat)

Ooo.....

Premaane oke maate aamelo gathinchindha
Did the word called love culminate in her?
Veedani bhayam edho gundene tholusthundha
Is some morbid fear bothering her?
Aa oohee thana madhilo kalathale repenaa
Is it disturbing her?
Vidhinainaa veleyana ninu gelicheyanaa..
Nee kosam nereekashanaa..
Oo.. I am waiting for u babyy... (repeat)

Chirunavve.. (repeat)

PS: Do check out other songs from the album Oy if you haven't . Fantastic music by Yuvan. Read about it here and here.

Egire

'Egire' is the opening song in the soundtrack of Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam, a 2009 Telugu film starring Siddarth and Tamanna. Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy score music.

SEL have a wonderful repertoire of Pop rock numbers. Here are some I can think of off the top of my head.

Aasma ke Paar from Rockford
Dil Chahta Hai from Dil Chahta Hai
Kholo Kholo from Taare Zameen Par
Rock On from Rock On

Egire is fitting addition to that list.

'Elation' is the first word that comes to my mind if I try to describe the song. The song rocks from the outset. I'll try and describe the song using arbitrary phrases :)

uplifting vocals, bang on percussion, grunge, breaking free, sky, free fall, soaring in the sky, joy, guitar, love, realizing-you-are-in-love, friendship, impulsive symbolisms, noise, flying, unsolicited lessons on life and lifestyle, blah.

For all who like the song but don't know what the lyrics mean and would love to know, here are (what I comprehend) the translated lyrics:

Egire, egire..
Up, up it flew

Choope egirene cheekati eragani daarilo
Vision spanned the route that knows no darkness (?)
Paadam egirene bhayame teliyani baatalo
The foot traversed the path that knows no fear
Praayam egirene parchiyamavvani trovalo
Youth danced in the track untrodden
Fly high in the sky

Egire, egire paikegire
Up, up and high it flew
Kalale, alalai paikegire
Dreams, like waves they rose
Paluke, swaramai paikegire
Speech, it sprang up as a voice
Prati adugu sweccha koragaa
When every step yearned for freedom

Manase adigina prashnake badulocchenu kadaa ipude
Did I just get the answer to the question that my heart asked?
Epudu choodani lokame edurocchenu kadaa ichate
Did the world I never saw before just run into me here?

Ee kshaname sambaram
This moment is a celebration
Ee kshaname shaashvatam
This moment is eternal
Ee kshaname jeevitham
This moment is life

Telisindi ee kshanam
Now I know

Mounam karigene maatala suryudi endalo
In the sunshine of the talkative Sun, my silence melted away
Sneham dorikene navvula chandrudi needalo
Under the shade of the laughing Moon, I found friendship
Pranam pongene merupula taarala ningi lo
The spirit surged in the starlit sky
Fly high in the sky

Telupu nalupu kaadu ra palu rangulu ilaa siddham
Not just black or white, all the colours are ready for you
Madilo rangulu addaraa mana kalalaku ade artham
Dab those colours in your heart, that's the meaning of our dreams

Saripodoy bratakadam nerchey jeevinchadam
It's not enough to survive, learn to live
Gamanam gamaninchadam payanam lo avasaram
It's necessary to notice the course when you are on a journey

Chesey santakam nadiche kaalapu nudutipai
Leave your signature on the face of time
Rasey swagatam repati kalapu pedavi pai
Write a welcome note on tomorrow's lips
Panchey snehitam kalam chadive kavitavai
Spread love as the poem that time reads (er.. what?)Fly high in the sky
Translations are tough. And silly. :)

Here are the lyrics in Telugu:


The song's music video does perfect justice to the song. Colourful and uplifting. Here's the video:

Unnale Unnale

Sometimes while listening to a song, which we might have already heard umpteen number of times, we might still find something nice in it which makes us like it even better.I just heard the title song of Unnale Unnale and a line in specific caught my attention this time.The line 'seri endru theriyaamal thavaru endru puriyaamal' sung by Harini was really good.I must have heard this song over 100 times,but it never bores me. The composer, Harris Jeyraj mostly doesn't disappoint his listeners. He has at least one good number in each of his films. And when it comes to giving a soundtrack to Jeeva, he never fails.


Karthik and Harini's vocals totally reflect the mood of this song. The hero and heroine express their joy of being in love and the singers captured it perfectly. The song starts off with Krishh singing a small part which repeats many times in the next 4.43 minutes.The orchestration is amazing in the song,all credit to Harris.Karthik as usual soothes the listeners with his mesmerizing voice right from the start and Harini joins him in the second stanza.She is fabulous!

Oh yeah, I should ask the listeners of this song to concentrate on harini's voice from 3.30 to 3.39 especially when she sings these words - vinnale chendrene. She is amazing and it surprises me as to how little gamakas can enhance the beauty of a song.The song is as beautiful in telugu as it is in tamil. But I'm too lazy to write down the lyrics in telugu right now. I am posting the tamil lyrics while keeping my favorite lines in bold. The translation can be found colored and in brackets. I’m not a tamil speaking gal but I tried my best to get the lyrics right. Please feel free to make any corrections.

Krish Sings:
mudhal mudhalaaga mudhal mudhalaaga ,paravasamaaga paravasamaaga
vaa vaa vaa anbae..
(For the first time I'm excited, I’m happy. Come on my dear)
Oh Ho..
thani thaniyaaga thanan thaniyaaga ilavasamaaga ivan vasamaaga
vaa vaa vaa anbae..
(Come alone to become a part of me. Come on my dear)

Pallavi:

unnaalae unnaalae viNaaLach chendraenae
(Because of you I'm on cloud nine) 
un munnae un munnae mei kaaNa nindraenae
(When I stand in front of you,I'm hypnotized)
oru sottu kadalum nee, oru pottu vaanum nee, oru puLLi puyalum nee
(You are a drop of ocean, tip of the sky,You are a pinch of cyclone)
brahmiththaen
(I am astonished)
oLi veesum iravum nee, uyir kaetkkum amudham nee, imai moodum vizhiyum nee
(You are a light in the night,You are the divine potion which makes me immortal,you're my eyelid) yaasiththaen..
(I crave for you)

[mudhal mudhalaaga..]

Charanam 1:
oru paarvaiyin neeLaththai,oru vaarththaiyin aazhaththai
( your sharp looks, the depth in your words)
thaangaamal veezhndhaenae
(I was helpless,I fell for them)
thoongaamal vaazhndhaenae
(I lost my sleep/I'm able to live without sleep)
nadhi meedhu sarugaippOl, un paadhai varugindraen
(I'm following you like a leaf on the river)
karai thaettri viduvaayO,gathimOtcham tharuvaayO
(Will you take me to the shore?Will you fulfill my desire?)
moththamaai moththamaai naan maari pOnaenae
(I've changed completely)
suththamaai suththamaai thooL thooLaai aanaenae
(I'm totally broken into pieces)

[mudhal mudhalaaga..]
unnaalae unnaalae,viNaaLach chendraenae
un munnae un munnae,mei kaaNa nindraenae

it's very fast love grows.people in the pulls listen down !
its' love graph..yO !let's peep in & call in..

Charanam 2:
nee enbadhu mazhaiyaaga,naan enbahu veyyilaaga
(You are the rain,I'm the sunshine)
mazhaiyOdu veyyil searum,andha vaanilai sugamaagum
(When rain and sunshine come together,the weather becomes pleasant)
seri endru theriyaamal thavaru endru puriyaamal
(I don't know if it's right,I can't understand why it's wrong) 
edhu vandhu saerndhaen naan,edhirpaarkkavillai naan
(I don't know what has brought me to this stage,I did not expect this)
en vasam en vasam irandadukku aagaayam
(Now there are two skies for me)
irandilum pOgudhae en kaadhal kaarmaegam
(In both, the clouds of love are passing by)

papap..pa..pa...ppa.pa
unnaalae unnaalae viNaaLach chendraenae
(Because of you I'm on cloud nine) 
un munnae un munnae mei kaaNa nindraenae
(When I stand in front of you,I'm hypnotized)

You can download the song here - Unnale Unnale(tamil), Nee valle Nee valle(telugu)
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