Ambalappuzha..

Well, Folks, don’t get puzzled on the title for this post, especially this one is coming up after more than an year. Was talking about this song to my friends’ couple of days ago and just thought writing about this.

Back in 2005-2006, I was in Trivandrum and used to reach home from work around 1.30-.230 AM after a dinner from Malu’s, Kazhakuttom. My one and only aim on getting home is to get slept ASAP, so that I could be in office the next day (or same day?) at 9 AM. It was my habit to watch the local Malayalam channel Rosebowl (?) listening to some songs lying on the bed. With every song getting over, I used to feel the pressure that its getting late and I have lesser and lesser time to sleep.

Once, this Malayalam song was played in the channel around 2 AM. I was watching the song and I don’t remember when the song was over. I figured I was well slept by then. I was little amazed on the effect of this song and challenged the song that I will watch the complete song next time.

And every night this song was played around 1.30 – 2 AM. (Next to ‘Oru Vaartha solla’ from Ayya that I used to watch at 8.30 every morning before getting ready to office, this is the song I watched every day (or night) for few months.) Tried (actually loved) watching this for a few more days (nights?) and every time the song was played, I remember seeing the beginning of the song, but never remember seeing the song getting completed. I was always slept before the song got over. This became one of my favorite songs though I have never listened to it or watched it to its completion. I thought I can understand Malayalam, but not the lyrics in a song, especially this one.

This song made me sleep instantly, happily and peacefully. And after being to the US in 2007, I watched the full song in youtube. I guess this song has by now has lost its capability or I had gained the resistance to its effect on my sleep. Nevertheless, love this song for what it gave me, at the time when I desperately needed it without even asking me. You may find some people similar to this song.

Here is the song - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5I_LMePFa0. I’m watching it one more time :-)