“Chinni nave….Chaithramai poosthunte…
Chentha Cheri…Chithrame choosthunna….”
Even though I didn’t understand what they meant when I first listened to it….I instantly fell in love with this song “Arey re Arey re” from Telegu movie Happy Days. Now after more than 10 years this song brings a smile on my face….brings happy thoughts as if it takes me to my early twenties…
Music is inbuilt part of my soul….sad or happy….Music takes me to a different energy level. Some songs want me to take a long vacation and get lost in an unknown place. Some songs inspire me to do something in life. Some songs remind me of a particular time when I used to listen to it. I have a habit of listening to a song innumerable times if that song gets penetrated deep in my heart. Then I stop listening to it for some time. Later this song takes me to that time when I had listened to it many times.
Music removes all negative thoughts/feelings from me and makes me a completely different person. I remember once I was not in good mood and nothing could cheer me up….I wanted to be happy again….but some negative force didn’t let me. Then somewhere I listened to a song. Then and there I searched that song on youtube and started listening to it again and again. It made me forget all the negative feelings I had that time. I thanked composer, singer, music director and everyone involved in this song for gifting such a wonderful song. That is the power of music. What others cannot, music can.
During my college life my day started with music. Westlife, Backstreet boys, MLTR, Avril, Vengaboys, Eminem, Atomic kitten were among my favorites though the list of the favorites is quite long. Back then loved listening to country songs. “Oh Carol” can’t be forgotten. Collecting cassettes was my hobby. Then started collecting songs in CD format. Now with easy option available I can listen to any of my favorite song anytime.
Some songs I remember for their lyrics, some for their music. I don’t need to understand the meaning of the song if the music touches my heart. Once at Cornell University there was one get together program organised by some Indian students at one room of the Community Hall. In another room same kind of program was going on for Iranian students. They somehow listened to a song that was being played in our room and said in exclamatory note “Hey! This is our song!”
Music has no boundary. It travels around the world…making us feel that somehow we all are connected.
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