Wow! That gave me goosebumps..:) Thanks so much for translating...will eagerly wait for the next piece.
>From: "Aravind a.m." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com >To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com >Subject: Re: [arr] S.J Surya on A.R.Rahman **** Really Nice**** --- >TRANSLATION >Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2005 17:36:27 -0800 (PST) > >Hi all, > > I have attempted to translate this for the benefit of our non-tamil >friends: > > A.R.Rahman is a living legend. He never considers himself to be a >genius. But, actually he is a super-genius.It takes time to actually meet >him. So, we might get a different impression of him, before meeting him. >But, once we go and meet him, we can understand him. > > If we meet him and know him, we will start feeling that "we are >nothing. Why should we lead a false life? Why cant we be true, like him." >Even if our assistant says something to us, we wont feel like "who is he >to tell me". > > His popularity which started in Tamilnadu, has now spread throughout the >world. > For his Lord of the Rings play, a very famous singer who is touted as >"Chinese Madonna" came down for recording, to ARR's studio in Subbaraya >Nagar, Chennai. Music recording for Hollywood movies have been done here. >Times have changed. People used to go to Hollywood to compose for tamil >movies - but now, music for hollywood movies are composed here! This also >shows the technological advancement... Hollywood is not something >great...Rahman shows us that even we can reach that standard! > > The new studio that he has set up in Chennai is definitely up to >hollywood standards. The re-recording for my movie NEW was done at >Autograph Studio, London. This new ARR studio is better than Autograph >studio in terms of technology and quality. It is God's boon to me that I >get to work with him. > > For Ah Aah, he composed all songs in Kodaikkanal. We got the lyrics >ready for Varugirai Thodugirai before Rahman started composing. He >generally likes composing for pre-written lyrics. Even for "Sakkarai >Inikkira Sakkarai" from NEW, the lyrics were written first by Vali and >then Rahman composed the tune. Rahman changed few words in those lyrics to >suit the tune. This shows his command over tamil language. The >changes/additions he makes to lyrics are very sweet and poetic. These are >all just a few examples of his brilliance. I sometimes wonder, why I >shouldn't ask him to pen the lyrics for a song! > > Tamil consists of 3 basic elements - literature, music and acting. >Though Rahman is an expert at the first two, he is very bad the the last >one.. Yes.. This man can't act. He always portrays his true self. > > If we dont like a tune that he has composed, we need not hesitate or >think too much - we can just speak to him openly about this. He'll say >"okay. i'll try"... But, if he is very confident about the tune, he'll say >"no.. we'll go with this.. this will work"... And, that one will >definitely become a super-hit! > The best example for this is "thottal poo malarum" song. Something >really interesting happened... > > (contd...) > > The remaining portion of this will be available in the next issue of >Kumudam. I will translate that too :) > > Regards, > Aravind > > > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Know an art & music fan? Make a donation in their honor this holiday season! http://us.click.yahoo.com/VwqHaC/.VHMAA/n1hLAA/iyUplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Magic. Only at arrahmanfans.com - The definitive A.R.Rahman e-community. Homepage: http://www.arrahmanfans.com Admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arrahmanfans/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
