Ravin Nila Kayal - Mazhavillu

Ravin Nilakayal – Mazhavillu

Compostion – Mohan Sithara

Lyrics – Kaithapram

Singers – KS Chitra , KJ Yesudas

Prelude – The song “Ravin Nila Kayal “, composed in raag Sreeragam, is a magnetic melody which touches everybody who has been in love . The song is from the 1999 film Mazhavillu and is played in the movie when Vijaya Krishnan, played by Vineeth, sings this song reminiscing about his old love Neena,  portrayed by Praveena . The album of Mazhavillu has a cult following of its own due to the silvery melodies it brings to the fore .

Ravin nilakayal olam thulumbunnu

Ripples rise and tremble in the pool of the moonlit night .

Nanam mayangum ponnambal premardram akunnu

The shy, drowsy water lily brims with tenderness and love . 

Palli theril ninne kanan vann ethunnu velli thinkal

The silver moon arrives in the royal chariot to meet you.

Rajni geetangal pole

Veendum kelpu sneha veena nadam

Like the songs of the night , I hear again the sound of the love's lute .

Azhakin pon thuvalil neeyum

You are like the soft golden feather of beauty.

Kavitheyo pranayamo

I cannot tell whether you are poetry or love .

Olathumbil olanjali thengi virahadram

The tender treepie bird steeped in longing wails, sitting on the edge of the coconut palm frond.

Odakombil olam thulli kattin kuralaram

The breeze with waves of air leaps through the bamboo flute and sets a melodious tune .

Nee evide nee evide

Where are you ?

Chaitra ravin omal ale poru nee

Oh darling muse of the spring night  ! Come towards me .

Peeli kaavil varnam pethu engum poo mazhayai

The sacred grove bursts with colour , showering flowers everywhere .

Ninne thedi neelakasham minni pontharam

Searching for you , the cerulean sky sends a little golden star to twinkle at you . 

Ini varumo ini varumo

Shyama sandhya ragame

En munnil nee 

Will you come to me , like an evening melody drifting through the dark clouds ? 

Postlude – The first line of the song refers to the thumping and fluttering of the heart on being in love . According to mythology , the moon is considered the lover of the water lily . The moon is imagined as coming in the royal chariot and alighting to meet the water lily to whisper sweet nothings in her ear . The sound of the lute mesmerises the lovers in the background during the course of their rendezvous . The beloved is as soft and gentle as the feather of the dove . The lover doesn’t know whether the beloved is as enchanting as poetry or whether she is an embodiment of love . The treepie bird, which sits on the edge of the coconut palm frond, is considered a harbinger of joy , happiness and pleasant weather, which sings for the lovers with melancholy . The lover plays flute for the beloved . The lover welcomes the beloved in the night of the spring season to embrace her . The trees in the precincts of the sacred grove shed flowers , and there was a rain of flowers welcoming the beloved . The cerulean sky searched for the beloved, and the lovely star twinkled at her . The lover requests the beloved to come like a melody through the dark clouds in the evening . This is a song which shows the brilliance of lyricist of Kaithapram, where he brings to the fore where the whole nature,  including the birds , flowers , season , and the azure sky, are in sync with the lovers and celebrating their love along with them by rejoicing .