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A second chance at life and love – the hope of reconciling after a quarrel, or the unexpected blossoming of a new romance, the optimism of the human psyche is eternal. There are many such songs in Malayalam cinema. Predictably, my beloved ones are those sung by Dr KJ Yesudas. If he crooned them in my ear, I would melt into a puddle, and forgive him anything.
1. Thelinju Premayamuna Veendum from Manaswini (1968)
Lyrics : P Bhaskaran
Music :MS Baburaj
Sung by : KJ Yesudas
Getting back together with your lover after a lover’s tiff often takes the relationship to a different level of enjoyment. Yesudas’s unmatched rendering conveys the clarity of a blue sky after rain, a clear stream after tumultuous floods, and the happy, contented cooing of reconciled lovebirds. Who other than Baburaj to delve into the soul of the words and come up with this classic.
2. Priye Pookkukille from Vidhi (1968)
Lyrics : Vayalar
Music : Laxmikant – Pyarelal
Sung by : KJ Yesudas
This unparalleled melody in Yesudas’s wistful voice pleads for his lover’s forgiveness and expresses hopes that once withered flowers would blossom again. Obviously, the heart melts.
3. Poojaapushpame from Velutha Kathreena (1968)
Lyrics : Sreekumaran Thampi
Music : G Devarajan
Sung by : KJ Yesudas
Correct me if I am wrong, but from memory the movie Velutha Kathreena told the story of the trials and tribulations the lower caste Kathreena had to face in society. This song is picturised on Prem Nazir and Sheela, and is about a priest picking up a fallen flower to offer at a new temple. Hope of a new beginning, a flower-filled spring beckons.
4. Paalaazhimadhanam Kazhinju from Urangaatha Sundari (1969)
Lyrics : Sreekumaran Thampi
Music : G Devarajan
Sung by : KJ Yesudas
Having never seen the movie Urangaatha Sundari, I have to confess I have no idea of the song situation. However this song brings to my mind the rising full moon, bringing with it the soothing elixir of love. When Madanan rises from the dead, a smile caresses the red lips of the Earth. Only Vayalar can make such imagery dance in front of your eyes.
5. Inakkam Pinakkam from Thettu (1971)
Lyrics : Vayalar
Music : G Devarajan
Sung by : KJ Yesudas
Finishing up philosophically, quarrels and reconciliations are the essence of human life. Hope and disappointment are the building blocks of love, flowers bloom and fade, dreams take on lives and die, but their fragrance and sweetness lives on for ever.
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