Hindi songs of Emotional Impact - nostalgic, favorites etc

[rajraj]

From Bombai ka Babu(1960):

Dekhne Mein Bhola hai Dil ka Salona......




From Kaalam Maari Pochchu(1955/56)(Tamil):

Yaeru Pootti Povaaye ANNe ChiNNaaNNe.....



From Rojulu Maaraayi(1955)(Telugu):

Eruvaaka Sagaroo....




Rice crop cycle begins in June in Tamilnadu. The Tamil and Telugu songs are about being a farmer. I used to visit my ancestral village during summers of my school/college days. In one of those visits I was asked to initiate the ploughing season. The handle of the plough was about as tall as I was. I held it with both hands. Another person held it firmly to make sure I did not let it go when the plough hit a bump in the field. I went one round in the field and others took over! That was a long time back. Now, the ploughs are gone. You see tractors and other equipment. Bullock carts are gone. Now it is automobiles and motor cycles. Progress has a price. The simple rustic life is gone. The songs (Tamil/Telugu) are about simple rustic life.
Yaeru in Tamil means plough !

My attractions in the village were tender coconuts, tender palms, mango and tamarind fruit !
And also the percussion used in the songs known as 'thappu' in Tamil. The farm workers used to play the instrument and dance on special occasions. I think that practice is gone too!


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