Oonjal urangi – Kudumbasametham

Singer – KJ Yesudas

Lyrics – Kaithapram

Composition – Johnson

Prelude - This song is one of the rarest gems of Malayalam film music, which brings across the emotions of pathos and desolation through the buzzing of the wailing dragon fly .

Oonjal uraangi hindola ragam mayangi

The swing has slept . Raag Hindol is feeling drowsy .

Novunna thenalin nenjile adi thalam engo thengi

Kannirthumbiyum thane kenu poyi

The 8-beat rhythmic cycle in the heart of the melancholy breeze weeps.  Hearing it ( the weep of the melancholy breeze ) made the dragonfly wail . 

 

Chamarangal vadi kalitharakangal mannu

Onavillu veenu udanju poy

The fly whisks have dried and the playful boats have disappeared . The musical instrument “ onavillu” has broken by falling down . 

Thekkupaatil ozhukhi thenarimbukal

Aravangalil ariyathe vizhum

Kannirthumbiyum thane kenupoyi

The song sung while irrigating the fields flowed and was as sweet as the nectar in the flower bud .The dragonfly unknowingly immersed itself into the cacophony and wailed alone. 

 

Ravirambiletho kali vallam uyaladi

Alauyarna kalayalodiyil

The paddled longboat at the lakeshore rocked like a swing at night . The waves surged and filled the paddled longboat . 

Poov annina vazhiyil nizhal uthirnupoy

Oru thalodalil kuliranay engo

Kannirthumbiyum thane kenupoy

The path, which was once decorated with flowers,  is now scattered with a shadow . The shadow stroked the dragonfly to produce coolness .The dragonfly kept wailing alone . 

Postlude – The lyricist Kaithapram had used various themes of village life in the song . Be it the dragonfly in the fields or the temple festivals celebrated in Kerala . There is a subtle reference to the end of the celebrations by bringing the festival of Onam into the picture by using the word “ onavillu , “ which is an instrument used in rural art forms . The boats are also used in the boat races during the time of Onam .