Suprabhatham! Good Morning!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykB1Zg_fBcs&feature=related

One of my favorite songs of all times. What the lens is capturing is the picturesque landscape of Simla in the foothills of himalayas. The movie is "Panitheeratha veedu"and the actor is "Prem Naseer", a malayalam superstar of yesteryears who has acted in 400 + movies in the leading role.

Film : `Pani theeratha veedu`
Song : `Suprabhatam,....., Neelagiriyude sakhikale,.....`
Singer: Jayachandran.
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Suprabhatam, suprabhatam, suprabhatam !
Neelagiriyude sakhikale, jwalamukhikale,
Jyotirmayiyam ushassinu velli-chamaram veesum meghangale,
Suprabhatam, ...... , ...... !
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Anjana-kallukal minukki adukki, akhilanda-mandala silpi,
Panithittum panithittum panitheerath`oru prapancha mandirame,....mandirame,
Ninte nalukettinte padippura-muttathu `jan-ente muri koodi paniyichotte ?
Aha,ha,ha,....Oho,ho,ho,.....!
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Neelagiriyude.....
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Aayiram thamara-thalirukal vidarthi, arayannagale valarthi,
Vasanthavum sisiravum kulikkan-irangunna vana-sarovarame,...sarovarame,
Ninte neela varmukil-churulinte attathu `jan-ente poo koodi choodichotte ?
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Neelagiriyude.....
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Good morning , ..... , .... !
Ye friends/consorts of Neelgiri/Blue-mountains, ye volcanic crators,
Good morning, .... , .... !
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Ye bright dawn being breezed/fanned by the silver clouds,
Good morning, .... , .... !
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Ye still unfinished universal home ,
Laid of polished gem-stones by the sculptor of the world,
May I add my room too to the courtyard of your palace ?
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Ye friends/.... .....
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Ye forest-lake in which autumn and winter bathe,
Blooming a thousand lotus-buds and breeding the swans,
May I décor your dark-blue braid/hair with my flower too ?!
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Ye friends/ ..... ....
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Translated by my chettan- Gopan Nair, who celebrated his 60th birthday on Dec 25th 2007. happy birthday........Chetta!!

DisneyWorld.....here we come!

The Pillai family (us) visited Mickeyland from November 21st to the 27th. We stayed at the Sheraton Safari Hotel outside the park for free thanks to American Express point redemption system. Visted Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom and MGM Studios. Kids met and spent quality time with their heroes. Also visited the Kennedy Space Center and got to see the launching pad from 300 feet away with the main rocket booster ready for the upcoming shuttle launch on Dec 6th. It was a holiday to remember and cherish for years to come.

Kid Logic- part deux

I was in awe when my 7 year old son explained the process of death and rebirth in his own words. His theory is when Christians die, the body is buried in a grave and God comes to get his heart ( he means Soul) and is given to a baby that has not been born yet.
On the other hand, when a Hindu person dies and the body is cremated, God collects the soul from the remains ( ashes) and is handed over to a baby. Just so we understands he clarifies that this way the soul is recyled into another living persons body.
We have some what of an idea where he may have learnt and interpreted this from. We always talk about his grandma who died not too long ago and we talk about her and say that she is in heaven and really really happy there. Sometimes I jokingly tell my wife that I may have mahatma Gandhi's soul, as if I did something good.
Just puts a lot of things into perspective and know that kids are always listening and paying attention to what grown ups are talking about.
I am so proud of my boy and his thinking capabilities. May God bless him with all the wisdom, courage and strength that is required to manouvre through this journey of life.