Music and Mobile

I listen to loads of songs at home. Thousands of songs are stored in my hard disk consuming huge amounts of storage space. The best way to listen to them is to play those songs in a randomly shuffled playlist. There is no better feeling than listening to song Awesome Song after a long time and drowning in that ocean of music.

But when it comes to Mobile, we have a very limited storage space. Often not more than 4GB or 8GB. Now, if you take truck loads of photos and download hundreds of apps just to try them out, then there’d be acute shortage of space. With so much space constraints, we often end up storing just a dozen albums and listen repeatedly to the same again and again and again. Or if you are fortunate enough to live in a city like Chennai or Mumbai you can alternatively choose to listen to the wonderful radio stations.

I feel that there needs to be a way with which we can sync our music files on the computer with the mobile seamlessly. There is the DropBox app available with which we can sync files. But again that too has very limited space for the unpaid version and am not too sure how effective that is for music files.

There are various internet radio options which exist. Like Pandora. But majority of them don’t support listening through mobile or are restricted to the US due to licensing constraints.

Grooveshark app is available to solve most of our problems but its collection of Indian songs is VERY limited and moreover it is a paid service.

Any service that lets me listen to my choice of songs direct from the internet through my mobile would be awesome. If implemented in an attractive and impressive way, it does have an opportunity to become huge. If there is any such existing service that I am unaware of, then do let me know in the comments.

Tamil Lyrics – Kaadhal Vandhaal – Iyarkai

This post is a part of my new Tamil Lyrics series, which provides you with lyrics of famous and/or latest Tamil songs. Tamil cinema has some of the most talented lyricists who stir the hearts of music lovers creating a deep memorable impact on them. If you would like to have a song’s lyrics included here, please contact me.

Movie Name – Iyarkai

Composer      - Vidyasagar

Lyricist           – Vairamuthu

Babe, Tell me you love me
I hope I hear it when I’m alive.

Kaadhal vandhaal solli anuppu
Uyirodu irundhaal varugiraen
En kanneer vazhiyae uyirum veliyae
Karaiyil karaindhu irukkiraen
Sutta mannilae meenaaga
Manam vetta veLiyilae vaadudhadi
Kanneer kalandhu kanneer kalandhu
Kadal neer mattum koodudhadi

(Kaadhal vandhaal…)

Uyirai thavira sondham illaiyae kaadhalikkum munbu
Indha ulagae endhan sondham aanadhae kaadhal vandha pinbu

Babe, Tell me you love me
It’s never late, Don’t hesitate

Saavai azhaithu kadidham kaettaen kaadhalikkum munbu
Oru saavai pudhaikka sakthi kaetkiRaen kaadhal vandha pinbu
Unnaal en kadal alai urangavae illai
Unnaal en nilavukku udal nalam illai
Kadal thuyil kolvadhum nila kunam kolvadhum
Naan uyir vaazhvadhum un sollil ulladhadi
Un irukkam dhaan en uyirai kolludhadi kolludhadi…

(Kaadhal vandhaal…)

Pirandha mannai alli thindraen unnai kaanum munbu
Nee nadandha mannai alli thindraen unnai kanda pinbu
Annai thandhai kandadhillai naan kan thirandha pinbu
En aththanai uravum motham kandaen unnai kanda pinbu
Pennae en payanamo thodangavae illai
Adharkul adhu mudivadhaa vilangavae illai
Naan karaiyaavadhum illai nuraiyaavadhum
Valar piraiyaavadhum un sollil ulladhadi
Un irukkam dhaan en uyirai kolludhadi kolludhadi…

(Kaadhal vandhaal…)

A R Rahman

The name needs no introduction. From humble beginnings in Chennai, this man now rules the music empire. He made the world listen to Indian music. Even though he is a quiet guy he commands respect from musicians and music lovers. He has great technical expertise. He knows what his fans expect and connects well with all his audience. His music has changed the face of music in India. He is a guy who keeps changing well with time and brings out the best.

Well, for a music freak like me ARR is the Lord. Even after listening to his creation innumerable number of times one would never get tired. It is a magical experience. It boosts the spirits of everyone.

Many say “What’s life without music?”. Even I agree with that but I would like to add – “What’s music without ARR?” This was proved at our cultural fest, Festember too. Most of the events had the participants either singing ARR hits or dancing to his tunes. Pro Nite was an event which saw two prominent personalities, Drummer Sivamani and Singer Karthik performing at NIT Trichy. The 1hr long solo concert by Sivamani had him performing to various evergreen tunes of ARR. It was a truly interactive experience with his playing dexterity shining through. Even the next concert by singer Karthik had him singing from the diverse collection of ARR Hits. Truly, music is nothing without ARR.