Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Only Hope

vidiyaadha iravenru edhuvumillai
mudiyaadha thuyaramenru edhuvumillai
vadiyaadha vellamenru ethuvumillai
vaadaadha vaazhkkaiyenru edhuvumillai

---Vairamuthu

Translation, though it may not be as good as it is in tamil...

There's no night that doesn't break to dawn
There's no sorrow that doesn't end
There's no flood that doesn't drain
There's no life that doesn't fade

The title of this post has been stolen from the song i am currently addicted to. I think no other song has been played on my player for the past 15 days! Love it for the voice that seems drowned in the ocean of instruments...the violin, the piano, the guitar. And the feel...
Only Hope by Switchfoot.

Yours "vidiyaadha iravenru edhuvumillai"ly
signing off....

31 comments:

Anonymous said...

In which song do those lines come? they are actually pretty good.
Vaadadha vaazhkkaiyenru edhuvumillai.true you can't always be in the peak of time... Though I think this time it is more of a reversible acttion.. even if it does fade, I think some point or the other the colour would come back, maybe in small quantities, maybe in a different colour..So there's no life that doesn't fade and there's no life that doesn't shine. vaadadha bazhkkaiyenru edhuvumillai jolikaadha vaazhkaiyum edhuvum illai, I wanted to find an alternative for the "jollikadha" but didn't know one, it spoils the whole phrase but I don't care :D
Only hope.. it's apt for the present study holiday situation no? :P:P

Div said...

suk - thats the reason the title of the post was that! Its apt for everything thats happening right now! I liked your comment. Jollikadha sounded like some sarvana stores ad ;-) I'll think of an alternative! The lines are the opening lines (almost hummed) in acham acham illai in the movie indira. And anuradha sriram's voice sounds lovely. Vaadadha vazhkai... its like saying there's no living that doesn't fade, and we dont stop living cuz the colours of life have faded, so big deal, live on, be happy. :)

Anonymous said...

aah nice lines re,thnk God u translated it in eng 2 loll evn wen u sent d msg i undrstd only half n i was goin 2 ask u d translation ltr loll but reely so well written n poetic dey sound n well yes apt 4 d situ we r in
only hope situ ie ;)

Nikhil said...

Switchfoot is a nice band. Haven't heard this song, though. Must dload it.


Oh, Hi !!

Anonymous said...

I know that ad is so stupid and the stores is even worse. I'll never enter it, I got scared by seeing the no. of people going in and coming out. Ohhh.. I have heard the song but i don't remember listening to those lines, I guess i wasn't paying enough attention. so will there be an update after day after tomorrow's match? that'll make it 5 posts in all in the study hols. :P

Div said...

sand - i was goin to ask u if u understood! but then i thot u'll kick me, so wisely refrained ;-) They're nicely written!

Nik - Hi! Exams over? Yep, i like them. I guess this song is one of their mellow pieces.

suk - ya! U actually tried going into the store? Wow, i appreciate the attempt! I never paid attention to that song...except when i saw it 2 days back. I figured anu hasan was moving her lips to the humming, so she must be saying something! turned out they were nice lines :) and i dono abt the post. Maybe not. Tough times lie ahead!

Nithya said...

Long time since I commented :D
Sorry for the loooooooooong gap :P

And this track is one ammmmmmmazing number..Appears in the movie "A Walk to Remember"..
I guess the word "beautiful" would do :)
And read some of your previous posts as well..Sukanya, Belated Birthday wishes :)

Nithya said...

And u listened to the Mandy Moore version of the song rite ??

And Best o Luck for your exams :)

Div said...

nithya - welcome back! I have listened to the mandy moore version, but i like the original by Switchfoot way better.

and Thanks! need all the luck!

Anonymous said...

No I didn't even attempt going into the shop. You see, I'm still in good mind :P Tough times lie ahead, lol. It reminds me of Dumbledore saying "Difficult time lie ahead, Harry" :P
Nithya- Thanks!

Div said...

suk - d.dore huh? lol...u know yest when i was trying to study, i started thinking so much of book 6! and i wanted to read it really badly...i guess i'll do that after exams.

Div said...

DAMN CHELSEA

DAMN DROGBA

DAMN MOURINHO

DAMN EXTRA TIME

DAMN THE REFEREE (for not declaring giggs' goal a goal! giggs looked so pavam after that!)

DAMN MOURINHO'S ARROGANCE WHICH JUST GOT THE BIGGEST EGO BOOST!

DAMN DAMN DAMN DAMN

DAMN ME TOO! MANU never seems to win when i watch them play. Maybe i shouldn have watched! But like Nil put it, maybe they din win cuz i din see the whole thing ;-) lol nil, there's no way am changing my club!

MANU - u still rock. U can show them next season! We still love u, and loved the dance u guys did when u lifted the epl cup! Rock on...

Anonymous said...

LOL! you should added a few more damns no? punyama poidum. Divya maybe if you would seen the whole thing, there would have been no extra time at all, maybe Man U would have lost that time itself! ok just kidding. Now I just hope Liverpool wins UEFA. :D and of course just because they lose one important match doesn't mean you don't show your loyalty to them. Man U will always be above any other team, excepting 2, for me.
Harry Potter is best companion during exams, I read the 6th book during my half yearly exams. :-D

Anonymous said...

Where in the rule book is it mentioned that you can get a goal by pushing the goalkeeper in while he is holding the ball ???


Sore losers! Ha!

Div said...

suk - we've got a chelsea supporter on the lose! Care to fight? And if i knew damning = punyam, i'd have damned so much more! lol. I just hope i cud read potter. but i'll save it for the hols...

anish - U're in luck. Am in a good mood. This orange juice and almost-raining-weather + good music is stopping me from fighting. We take loss greacefully. If your team had lost, their coach would have passed some comments to confirm wat an arrogant idiot he is :)

Giggs didn kick him on purpose. If he had, then it shud have been a foul. but no foul, So it shud have been a goal. Anyway, no one's re-writing history, so well, y fight with u!

Anonymous said...

YESS!! we shall fight.
Anish- Gigg's a Man U captain and he has his dignity, he doesn't go around "pushing goalkeepers into the goal" wantedly. Besides, it should have either been a penalty or a goal. And look who's talking about sore losers,I totally agree with divya we don't need to talk about Mourinho dearie's ability to take defeats. Whatever gaurd of honour he gives, he will still pass on comments. Unfortunately, the good weather didn't persist :P

Anonymous said...

I prefer not to fight too. So i'll tell you what. You show me any news site or any reknowned person's (read authority on football) site/article where it says manu should have been given that goal and i'll concede.

I'm generous today

Div said...

Suk - BRAVO!!!!! Loved the comment! woo hoo! :) Looks like anish din read it, or maybe that was on purpose! ;-) seriously loved the comment!

Div said...

anish - If i had time, i'd have sent u the link. U could check the article on monday's hindu.

And, u din read sukanya's comment written solely for u! Made me laugh like hell...;-)

Unknown said...

Anish- I was about to send the link that Divya mentioned, but since she has already sent it, check it.
Divs- :D:D lol, maybe he will now that you've mentioned it.

Anonymous said...

Anish- I was about to send the link that Divya mentioned, but since she has already sent it, check it.
Divs- :D:D lol, maybe he will now that you've mentioned it.

Div said...

suk/venkataraman - why the hell r u calling yourself venkataraman?! i din send him the link... u could paste it on here. I have exams, rmbr?!

Anonymous said...

Oh yes! Hindu was the football authority i was looking for!

Anyway i think the point of contention was whether that should have been declared as a goal. SCrew penalties and fouls.

And if u want my opinion on foul being awarded, i think it was not foul either. Essien hardly touched him and giggs fell only to stretch his legs and get more reach.

Of course im sure u wnt agree.

Sukanya - Next time you want to make expert statements you should watch the match instead getting your facts from the hindu

Div said...

anish - actually, i agree. That wasnt a foul. and, i don have the time to look for any other football authority comments right now :D

Anonymous said...

divs- I had to check family mail and that time only I commented. That's why venkataraman.
Anish- in set top box/tata sky/ dish tv needed Chennai, Hindu is the only immediate and earliest source of football info.

Anonymous said...

They invented youtube keeping chennai in mind.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1Zpet5y9qk&NR=1

Div said...

Anish - LOL! We got all the varied comments from there, all abt giggs.
"I think we have to face facts- Giggs should have scored properly- really unusual that he didn't."

Youtube... *sigh*

Suk - ok...it took me a sec to realise who it was!

And to the whole world...i think AC MILAN has class! Its Italians and football...! The UEFA finals - i wasn supporting anyone! but i ended up becomin a Milan fan! Go Pirlo! Go inzaghi! And i watched only the last 10 mins of the match, but that was enough i guess! 2 goals in the last 7 mins.

All that said, i hope i don flunk tomorrow!DAMN!

Unknown said...

hullo divs...passing by... :) nice list of damns.., :)

Div said...

madhu - Hi :) Hope mumbai's treating u well :)

Anonymous said...

anish- thank you
divs- so it's AC Milan in the Italian League ?

Div said...

suk - not only in he italian league! :)