In one African tribe, When a woman knows she is pregnant. She goes out of the wilderness with a few friends and prays together and meditates until they hear the song of the child. They attune to the song and sing it loud. Then they return to the tribe and teach it to everyone in the tribe...(The Song is about the child’s purpose and its flavour)
When the child is born ,community gathers and sings the song...When he reached his adulthood... .At the time of marriage...Finally when the soul is about to pass this world, family and friends gather at the person's bed, just as they did at their birth, and they sing the song...Song about his Innocence and purpose..
Dear JY,
When a story begins with, There was a man who had two sons...I’m sure that your mind would wander along with the story of Prodigal told by Christ...It is that much printed in the mind of the Christian world. One of the good reasons of its universal nature is the Hope which it gives to the readers...and the character of the prodigal has a good simile with us...Later, Theologians got a light that the state of elder brother is much worse than the prodigal son...Potte, It needs much discussion.. .I would like to share with you something which I was worried much regarding the Story....
Why didn’t father go out to search of his beloved Son...!!
Before telling the parable of the lost son, Christ had told about Parable of Lost sheep and the lost coin..In both parables shepherd and the woman was searching for the lost One...But in the later parable, it hadn’t happened. :((
A few of my friends keen to know about the reason...They were telling...Story is beautiful but not natural! Edo, which father could sleep serene for years, when his son was lost.... I always opened my hands as a gesture of ignorance... People; Now I got a 100 lux on the darkness of this matter...
Athe, Father is CONFIDENT that his son will come back one day...You know why?
Men (Women) are NOSTALGIC... Human is always thinking of coming back to the HOME, Even if He was among the Pigs or even he is among his friends, even he is working hard to tie the two ends of the life, Nothing can stop him to coming back to the warmth of the Home...but Pods of pigs are needed to remember My Mothers delicious dinner...
So my friend, please remind me about my innocence, Please tell me, once you are good to us....Hey, please sing my song...Song of my purpose and flavour...Just I want to find my way home :)
A friend is someone who knows your song and sings it to you when you have forgotten it. They remember your beauty when you feel ugly; your wholeness when you are broken; your innocence when you feel guilty; and your purpose when you are confused.
Oh,Parayaan Vittu poyi....
To that African tribe there is one other occasion upon which the villagers sing to the child. If at any time during his or her life, the person commits a crime or aberrant social act, the individual is called to the centre of the village and the people in the community form a circle around him. Then they sing their song to him. Song is just a remembrance of his Identity.
Ennu Snehapoorvam
Subin.
Do you remember where we heard this song...
“Onnaam Naalu Ullasa yathra poyappol....
Oru manja kili...Oru manjakiliye kandu
Randaam naalu Ullasa yathra poyappol
Randu Chendu mulla,oru Manjakili
Oru Manja kiliye Kandu.....
Moonaam naalu Ullasa yathra poyappol
Moonu mulla poovu,randu chendu mulla,oru manjakili
Oru Manjakiliye Kandu.......”
Sung by one Old woman,
St.Joseph’s Old age Home (by the side of paddy fields..),
Near Malyinkeezhu.
1 comment:
dear subin,
today while searching for this song, i reached your blog. nice language, simple and very very picturistic. i leads me to the nostalgic memoirs of school days, my village and my childhood friends. best wishes...subin. i heard this song few days back in radio. it was really nice. i want to teach this songs to the little children near my house. i got the lyrics from http://www.sudhag.blogspot.com/
but still i wants to know whether anyone released a audio cd for this song??!! any idea?
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