Raja's Gems - the latest one you heard...Part 3

[Querida]

A heartfelt thanks to Usha for introducing me to "Muthu Kaalai" songs

each one is very soothing to hear esp. Punnai Vanathu and Antha Kanji...both are vying for a spot but both equally are special.

http://www.thiraipaadal.com/album.ph...R00385&lang=en

Antha Kanji - starts with a sweet humming, SJ has such a cute teasing quality in her singing, the first interlude is so buoyant and playful then becomes a little melancholic like and then highlighted by a shrilling bell sound and the rest is then punctuated by a single bell sound....an indication of a shared harmony between lovers? Second humming with ohhohoho is also nicely highlighted by the shrilling bell sound again.

Punnai Vanathu - starts out heart wrenching almost as if for a pathos song...(one of the things I regret is my lack of knowledge of what instruments IR uses...it makes it difficult to describe the music at times...just today finally put a name to a musical instrument that I have heard often in songs of yesteryear - the vibraphone)

when SPB sings "maar meedhum thOL meedhum saaindhirukka.."

and then SJ replies much more quietly: "oh paalaarum thEnaarum paaindhirukkae..."

too sweet!!!

Nalla Kaalam and Vaazhai Illai are also uplifting solo pieces of SPB's with Manorama in the latter song.