THAMARAI - The Poetess crowns herself ...

Another set of haunting lyrics , aand guess who , yes its Thamarai .
she's back . . and back with a bang .. .

The first 4 lines of "Nenjukkul Peidhidhum . ." of the new Surya starrer "Vaaranam Aayiram" never parts you .. was waiting for those lines to repeat themselves thru the song only to find even better lyrics on the way .. .

some of the lines which many ,if not all , are going to get hooked on to are ..

"Nenjukkul peidhidhum maamazhai...
Neerukkul muzhidum thamarai ...
Sattendru maarudhu vaanilai ....
Penne un mel Pizhai . . . . . "

For non Tamilians .. the lyrics means some thing like this

"The downpour in the heart . .
The sinking lotus ...
And the Sudden change in weather ..
O Lady, thou are to blame ..."

And it gets better as the song goes on ..

"Nee nindhra yedam endral .. vilai yeri pogatho . ."

"Yenodu vaa vidu varaikkum , yen vitai par yennai piddikum "

The other "Gaana" song as Tamilians would classify " Ava Enna Enna . . " into , is another one with simple ,catchy , enjoyable lyrics inspite of the sober mood it depicts .. kudos to Karthik for trying out a different type of song ..
Once again Thamarai shines thru . . .

The other 3 songs of VM are also noteworthy.

Incidently the last song i enjoyed a lot was also penned by Thamarai .. another mystic number from "PathchaiKili Muthucharam" .. "Un Siripinil ..."

Thamarai, has an uncanny and inimitable style of her own . . and her choice of words for conveying subtle feelings makes her stand aloof.

Many may still vote "Ondra , Eranda Aasaigal.." from "Kakka Kakka" as her best work , but that was one of her songs i hated for its sheer casting and choreography .
Many may flay me for saying that ...
but Thmarai is surely taking gaint steps towards blending pure, unadultered tamil language in her songs and at the same time making them appealing and likeable .

It stikes a chord almost immediately .. i just heard 4 lines before i rewound to hear it again ffrom the beginning .

Final word - VM is an album to cherish and will linger on for long ,even if you have heard it just once , which i bet you be woulldn't be doing. You would want to hear it again , just for Thamarai's sake.