One of my favourite song.....Anjali Anjali Anjali...

Anjali Anjali Anjali... chinna kanmani kanmani kanmani...(Anjali, Anjali, Anjali... little apple of the eye... apple of the eye... apple of the eye...)

kanmani literally means eye ball.. in this context, the singer is personifying the little girl as his eye ball.. can be understood
as the apple of his eyes
Anjali Anjali Anjali... minnum minmini minmini minmini...(Anjali Anjali Anjali... sparkling firefly firefly firefly)

Ammamma.. pillai kani...(Oh my... young fruit...)
(I think the usage of fruit refers to Lord Muruga's fight for the fruit of wisdom which he lost to Lord Ganesha. When he was angry standing on a hill, Avvaiyar consoled him that his knowledge at such a young age, the skill of teaching his father the meaning of "OM", makes him a fruit of wisdom himself. She gives him the name "Pazham nee" meaning "Fruit is you"... which became Pazhani... and the mountain on which he stood angrily is called Pazhani thereafter... So the singer is equating this young child to a fruit... showing how divine the kid is... In her baby ways she has taught the community lot of lessons in compassion, love, and tolerance... so its definitely just to confer her the title "pillai kani" ... I may be wrong guys.. please contribute your suggestions/corrections)Angamthaan... thanga kani...(her body parts... are golden fruits... )

Ponmani chinna chinna, kanmani minna minna...(Little golden pearl... apple of the eye.. as you sparkle...)

Konjida konjida varum kanne nee...(you are a dear one .. coming to us to play with us...)
Punnagai sinthida varum ponne nee...(you are a golden one... spilling laughter from your lips..)
Muthamizh thanthidum siru poove nee...(you are a little flower that offers us all three divisions of Thamizh... )
Kanpadum Kanpadum intha pon meni(all the evil eyes will cast their spell on this poor little golden skin)

Aagayam boomiyellam Iraivan undaakki vaithu...(After making the earth and the sky....)
Aasaithaan theeramale... unnai thanthaan amma(God made you soon after.... unable to control his temptation (after creating the earth and the sky)..)
Kanne un mel megam thaan... panneer thoovi neerattum...
(Sweetie... the clouds will sprinkle rose water on you and bathe you...)
Thulli thaavum maankutty... solli solli thaalaattum...
(Little jumping deer will sing a lullaby to you)Nadakkum nadaiyil oru pallaaakku....
(When you walk you are a pallak, a carriage carried by men)
Sirikkum pozhuthu oru mathaappu...
(When you laugh you are a sparkler (a handheld firework))Unathu azhagukkenna? raajathi...
(Oh what about your beauty?! dear)
Ulagam nadanthu varum kai katti
(The whole world will come after you with folded hands... (meaning the whole world will bow its head on seeing your beauty))
Varamal vantha thevathai...
(You're an angel that never visited the earth before...)
Ulavum intha velli thaaragai
(you are a wandering silver girl)

Poopola kannalethaan pesum singaara meni...
(Like a flower... speak with your eyes..)
Annam pol.. nammodu thaan... aadu eppothume...
(Like a swan... dance with us always...)

Vaanam vaazhum angel thaan...
(An angel that lives in the skies...)
vanna pappa anjali thaan...
(Colorful Anjali... thats her!)
Amma nenjil oonjal thaan...
(Swinging on a joola in mother's heart...)
aadi pakkum anjali thaan...
(Little anjali will try to do it (swinging on a joola....))


Nadanthu nadanthu varum poochendu...
(A bouquet that comes walking)
paranthu paranthu varum ponvandu...
(a golden bee that comes flying...)
edukka edukka iru kai kondu...
(to take with both hands...)
inikka inikka oru karkandu...
((she is a ).. a tasty little sugar crystal)

Nilavai pola aadi va...
(Come dancing like the moon)
Nillamaal kooda neeyum odi vaa...
(you two come running with the moon without stopping...)


Reference:
http://kdmbri.blogspot.in/2011/03/anjali-anjali-anjali.html

It So Happened - Part -11

My mind was still thinking about Surya, The way he used to talk with all and me, He was such a humorous person. I liked to hear his jokes. Only one thing I didn't like was he talking with that beautiful girl. I wasn't jealous, I just didn't like it. Oh yeah, did that girl would have come to know about this news? she would have got to know, after all he was talking so close with her, as if they were good friends.

With my vacations, I forgot about Surya's death also. When I returned my college, New days again, was feeling as if the trees in college were blowing wind and swinging to welcome me. It was windy season, Cool breeze around college, because of so many trees, made all happy to be at college back. 

We friends were chit chatting, about the exam papers, vacations, where each of us had been, how we spent our time. One among them said, "Did you all get to know about Surya? He is no more now, heard it was murder case it seems". That shocked me again, "what? murder? Is that true? how did you get to know? Who killed him?" She responded, "Am not sure, heard the rumor, don’t have any other details about it. But yeah, have seen police coming to our college, today also had seen one talking something with our principal" None other talked on that topic.

My brother was his friend, he would have got the news, if it so. If its rumor also, he would have got that news, why didn't he discuss with me? Now a day, he never talks to me at all properly. I shall check with him today. Yeah if it’s a murder, who had so much enmity with Surya, he was easy going cool guy. He had no such grudges with any, as much I know; he had friendly relationship with all.

Evening stood in front of my brother and begun, "You knew there is a rumor that Surya's death was a murder, Now don’t say, you don't know, When I can come to hear that rumor, you also would have heard before me, since you guys were friends, Moreover, you know much more than that, Why don’t you share with me? now a days I feel, you are ignoring me, thatz fine, I just wanted know about Surya, is the rumor true? Was he murder?" My brother silence followed still after me asking so many questions. "I am asking you something, would you please mind to say some words?" He still kept silence. "I am enough with you bro? Why are you behaving like this, Please say something? Is that true? at least say is that true?". He opened, "Yes it’s true, he was murder, He was murder." he moved out of the room. He might have come back late night; I don’t know when he came. Morning also he went to walk early; he was supposed to be back to home by one hour of walk. He didn't return still, I was waiting at home. Then felt, why am I making this issue such a big, Surya is no where related to me. I shouldn't make myself tensed and moved with my other work.

Evening again, I got to talk with my brother, now a days, talking with own brother is difficult. As soon as he came to house, my mother called him for dinner. It was so late. "Wash your face and hands and come to have your dinner, I don’t know what you had taken from yesterday." Then I got to know, yesterday night, my brother didn't come to home. When he approached the dining table, even I came near him. His face had become so pale. I said, "Mom, Ranjan has become so weak, why mom you wont give him any food?, What Ranjan, are you dieting to impress any girl? tell tell, let me know, tell me secretly I shall keep secret." I giggled a bit. My brother was seriously silent. My mother looked at him and said, "Sanjana, keep quite don’t try to pull his legs, he is somewhat depressed from past many days. he is not taking food also now a days. He is eating something today that itself is great." I remained silent. I wasn't able to understand why was my brother so silent?

It So Happened - Part-10

Our externals exams in college started, i gave my 4 papers, it was ok ok sort, the fifth paper was horrible, everyone was feeling angry towards the question paper preparer, we had almost all questions out of syllabus question. Everyone was shattered, out of the examination hall, all were shouting, raising their words, talking to each other. I wasn't interested neither to hear nor to say any words, I just moved out of the examination hall, and went back to home, to prepare for my last paper.

While I was preparing for my examination, I glanced towards my brother, i felt he was crying, then I thought it might be my illusion. I kept my concentration towards my studies. Again i heard sounds of breath taking as if some one was crying, Is it my brother, I went out to the balcony of our house, it is small place attached to our room, where we usually stand to take fresh air in morning or evening time. He was standing there gazing at a tree, crying silently.

I was shocked, asked, "Hey bro? whatz the matter? What happened? why are you crying? Are you facing any problem in understanding the subject? Tell me, if so I shall help you?, Why are you crying tell me, I shall help you.." He was numb, silence around. I again said, "Is it love failure? Bro dont worry? heck with that girl who rejected you, Cool yaar, you would get the charm like that accident girl". I said such words to make him laugh a bit, Still he was silent.

Cool, didn't succeed in bringing him back his smile. Said, "cool atleast say me whatz the matter, I shall hear it, if you dont want me to interfere it, Just say me, I shall not share with any, I promise." He was still silent. I got angry, said, "cool charm, have to prepare for my paper, you keep crying, I dont understand why you dont wanna say me?".

I gave my last paper, was happy for completing our external exams. So next is vacation of around one month. I had great plans for this vacation. Was very much delighted, All outside the exam hall was gathered in groups and talking. Obviously they would be talking about the vacation plans; all would be delighted like me. I just want to know the joining date of next semester, went near the notice board to look for it. 

I was shocked to see what was on the notice board, the books in my hand fell down, seriously that news was so shocking that I wouldn't have been surprised even If I would have fell unconscious. So the news was condolence news. Condolence for a person's death.

The breakfast guy's photo was on the notice board, Above his photo they had written the Condolence for Surya's death yesterday. I took deep breath, I was feeling so so bad, something as if I felt like, I have to go near him, and slap and say wake up, how can you die? Wake up... my eyes filled with tears, I wouldn't control myself. I ran from there, I reached my house. I dont know, why am I crying for him, he is just my collegemate, he is not even my friend, but I was feeling very sad, as if I lost something in my life sort.

I was still crying in the room, my brother entered the room, he saw me and said, "so you got to know". What does that mean, he knew that earlier. I asked him, “Were you knowing earlier that Surya is no more? When did you come to know that? Why didn't you say me?". He said, "I knew yesterday it, you were preparing for exams, I knew after hearing that news you would go down, I didn't wanted to make you feel down. So didn't say you". My tears rolled, I was unable to control my feelings, but what feelings? I had no feelings towards him, still I don’t know, what was that made me to cry.

My brother left me alone for a while. When he entered the room again, I was calm down, Was playing games on my mobile. Seeing me relaxed, he was searching something inside his bag. "what is that you are searching?" He said, "nothing I had misplaced my specs, so was searching for it." "Oh fine, Can I ask one thing? How did you get to know the news of Surya's death? How did he died?" He kept silence for a minute, "I got a SMS, I don’t have any idea about what happened." He said so much and moved out of the room.