( This is the second in a series of posts that aim to translate the complex lessons of Rajinikanth songs to a more eloquent, absorbing, influential and effective form. This post could be unintentionally funny, but keep looking at the larger picture and make the most out of it)
Rajini's Muthu was released in 1996 and was widely considered by many as one of his celluloid platforms for his political aspirations, which was largely speculated by many (The fizzle of his dizzle is a shizzle for another day). The dialogs, songs and scenes were inadvertantly assumed to be political statements and revisited many times by loyalists. Also, it was the first time AR Rahman was composing for Rajinikanth and he did not disappoint. The song in question was the title number, which has Rajini ride his horse chariot, leave the reins midway, turn around, do an impromptu dance-all while sitting, stop and check out the ladies of the village, eat their festive cookings, shake a leg with them, and finally compete and win a race with a 4 wheel automobile. The song by itself is a fantastic composition, involving symphony style scores orchestrated by the late H Shridhar, and SP Balasubramaniam does complete justice with his full throated rendition.
Rajini's Muthu was released in 1996 and was widely considered by many as one of his celluloid platforms for his political aspirations, which was largely speculated by many (The fizzle of his dizzle is a shizzle for another day). The dialogs, songs and scenes were inadvertantly assumed to be political statements and revisited many times by loyalists. Also, it was the first time AR Rahman was composing for Rajinikanth and he did not disappoint. The song in question was the title number, which has Rajini ride his horse chariot, leave the reins midway, turn around, do an impromptu dance-all while sitting, stop and check out the ladies of the village, eat their festive cookings, shake a leg with them, and finally compete and win a race with a 4 wheel automobile. The song by itself is a fantastic composition, involving symphony style scores orchestrated by the late H Shridhar, and SP Balasubramaniam does complete justice with his full throated rendition.
There's only one master.
The rest are all his minions.
A fool contemplates his fate.
One who overcomes it is great.
There is no weapon to win over this world, no ploughs to pluck flowers.
Why do we need material comforts, when this world is yours when you relinquish desire.
Man loves the earth and the earth reciprocates it.
The earth eventually wins over us but we do not seem to understand it.
When we have money in our hands, we are its boss.
When we are submerged in money, then its our boss.
Understand the meaning of life, live life in your own terms.
The sky is yours and so is the earth, but why do we keep bickering in vain?
Nature tells us its our prerogative to live, its natural to have problems in life.
The birds look at me and say "wassup"
The flowers bloom and say" home boy, you are too cool!!"
4 comments:
Haha, hats off for the commendable effort. For once, I understood and enjoyed a Tam song ;)
I am glad it all made sense to you in one way or the other. May the one touch your life in ways more than one.
don't know why but found this post super funny..:)
I am glad you did..:) It was written for a nice laugh. Dunno if you read the first one..:)
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