She:
Dear handsome, I am born for you!
I will be with you, day n night!
The years keep rolling by
Since our marriage,
Still, the affection doesn’t fade!
From top to toe,
You rule me,
My husband dear!
The God that stands guard
At the south of our town,
Stays witness to it!
He:
Dear beautiful, You are born for me!
My heart is brimming with you!
She:
If you don’t tease me, on a day,
With your caress at least once,
Even the softest mattress
Will not be so soft, at night,
When you lay down to sleep!
He:
Will the cat be at rest,
When it smells a pot of fish?
Hey beautiful! Tell me,
For the smell of Nethili is in the air!
She:
As I sit quiet and mind my work
Don’t you come fiddling with my saree
To dry your wet hands!
He:
Why petty complaints?
Are you an old one?!
You are a youngling!
She:
Oh yeah?!
Don’t you think that
I grew up into a lady
Just yesterday?
The Song’s transliteration is available here, in case you are interested.
This song is between a couple, who are still young in love, even after being married together for more than half of their own lives.
I could never do justice in translation, to the song’s lyrics for they are so heart warming, filled with slang of the region and filled with such beautiful alliterations.
This song would be my pick any day for defining my relationship goals! 😛 You have to watch the video to understand what I mean. The love and care between the couple is so very beautiful and I haven’t seen better romantic acts. There is a beauty to young love, but the love that still prevails at sixties is very different and so special. When it is sprinkled with silly banters and fun, what a treat it is to be around these couples.
I had seen this song many times, but I could never listen to the lyrics, for the visualization captures my full attention, every single time. I started translating this song some three hours back, just wrote the first few lines, listened to the song and within no time I was watching the whole movie, once again.
And when I came back to translating, I still watched the song just for watching more than once. I have to cautiously push myself to finish translating and here I am rambling, about this song.
There are many movies that depict old couples and as they lived a generation back. But this is one of the very few authentic depiction I have seen onscreen. Both the persons, would have lived their roles in the movie.
Fine, Now I will shut up, so you could go enjoy the beauty of this song. And also get a glimpse of everyday life in certain parts of our state.
Note: The song which was translated last week is available over here.
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