Parayu Prabhatame - Pranayakalam

Parayu Prabhatame – Pranayakalam

Composition – Ouseppachan

Lyrics – Rafeeq Ahmed

Singer – Gayathri Ashokan

Prelude – The song “ Parayu Prabhatame “ from the 2007 film “ Pranayakalam “ is a psychedelic track which takes us inward to the dark recess of our soul, coming to terms with the secrets of our mind . . The song is like a clarion call of lamentation from the beloved to her lover, wishing for union . The song is based on raag “ Shivranjini “, which derives strength from sadness and pathos and is sung during late evenings .

Parayu prabhathame

Ithile varan maranno

Oh morning ! Did you forget to come this way ?

Thirayay pathanja maunam

karaye thodannath enthe

Why did the silence which foamed like waves not touch the seashore ?

Oru rathri nilumi nishwasampol

Varum nilavitha

The moonlight comes like the breath which extends during nighttime.

Pravukkal parum gopurameri

kathuninnu njan

I ascended the gopuram ( the pyramidal tower over the entrance of the temple ) around which pigeons fly, and waited for you.

Pathiravil veruthe neeri

nitya tarajalam

The constant lattice of stars sobbed simply at midnight.

Meghame nee duthikeyayi ekidamo

avan ente sandesham

Oh clouds ! Will you give my letter to my lover, acting as messenger ?

Thantrikal ennil nonthu pidannu

veena ayi njan

The strings gasped for breath sorrowfully, and I became a lute

Jalakathil veerikal anangi

Varika ille veendum

Oh beloved ! Won’t you slide the curtain of my window and come to see me again ?

Arumarum ariyathe nee adidamo

uyirinte sangeetham

Will you dance unknown to anyone to the music of my soul ?

Postlude – The story is centred around star-crossed lovers Renjith and Mariya, played by Ajmal and Vimala Raman ,respectively,  who belong to different religions . Their love is met with the disapproval of their parents . The first line of the song by Rafeeq Ahmed points out how the life of the heroine is filled with darkness due to the hostility of her parents in approving her love for a guy of a different religion . According to the story of the movie , the hero gets caught when he goes to meet the heroine during one of his many secret visits to the heroine’s home at night to meet her . The heroine asks the clouds to deliver the message to the hero to come and meet her again as he used to do before . The panes of the window through which they intertwined their fingers find mention in the song when the heroine wishes the hero would come to meet her again and slides the curtain of her window at night . . The struggle of the heroine in her lamentation and longing to meet her lover is covered in the lyrics . This song is a treat to all those lovers who have experienced the pain , pleasure , thrills and stolen moments of being in love .