Varmukile Vanil Nee - Mazha

Varmukile Vanil Nee – Mazha

Composition – Raveendran

Lyrics – Yusuf Ali Kecheri

Singer – KS Chitra

Prelude – The song “ Varmukile Vanil Nee “ , composed in raag Jog, describes the pangs of separation of Bhadra from Ramanuja Shastrigal,  played by Samyuktha Varma and Biju Menon, respectively,  in the film “ Mazha “ . This song is directly taken from the story of the separation of Goddess Radha from Lord Krishna due to the curse from Sridama, who was the guard of the chamber of Lord Krishna in Goloka ( abode of Lord Krishna and Goddess Radha ) . 

Varmukile vanil nee vannu ninnal

Ormakalil shyama varnan

When the beautiful cloud comes in the sky , the dark- hued “ Shyamasundar “ ( Lord Krishna ) appears in my memories.

Kaliyadi nilkkum kadanam nirayum

The divine dance has stopped, and my heart is filled with grief.

Yamuna nadiyay mizhi neer vazhiyum

The course of the river Yamuna has its gurgling water made of my tear drops.

 

Pandu ninne kand nalil pili nirthi manasam

The time I beheld you in the past , my heart spread like a peacock feather .

Mandahasam chandanam ayi

Hridaya ramana

Oh lover !  , charming and pleasing to the heart – My gentle smile has cooled like sandalwood paste .

Innante vaniyil kozhinnu pushpangal jeevante thalangal

The flowers which shed from the branches in my garden are like the beats in the music of life .

 

Annu nee en munnil vannu poovaninju jeevitham

My life bloomed like a flower when you came in front of me.

Thenkinakal nandanamayi

Nalina nayana

Oh lover whose eyes are like lotus ! – My honeyed dreams have become like the divine garden of heaven .

Pranayama viraham niranja vazvil porumo veendum ?

Will you come back to this life filled with love and separation ?

Postlude – This story of film “ Mazha “,based on “ Nashtapetta Nilambari “ by eminent writer Kamala Das, is a tribute to the mythological story of Lord Krishna and Goddess Radha and their separation of 100 years . In this film, just like Lord Krishna and Goddess Radha got separated , Bhadra and Ramanuja Shastrigal get separated due to opposition from Bhadra’s parents to their alliance . Just like Goddess Radha had to marry Abhimanyu even though her eternal love was Lord Krishna , here Bhadra had to marry a software engineer, Chandran ( played by Lal ) according to her parents’ wishes . Just like Goddess Radha pines for Lord Krishna , here Bhadra remembers Ramanuja Shastrigal , her first love . The lyricist Yusuf Ali Kecheri had done justice to the song by bringing the themes of the Braj Bhoomi ( land on the banks of river Yamuna ) like the flowing of the river Yamuna , the divine dance of love , the pleasure gardens of Vrindavan ( Grove of basil plant ) . This is a song to look out for those who want to immerse themselves in the divine love of Lord Krishna and Goddess Radha .