Saturday, November 04, 2006

The Chennai December Music Season

Characters: Sambhu, Uncle (Mama), Aunty(Mami)

Sambhu:
Nethikki OS Thyagarajan kutchery poi irundhele eppidi maama irundhudhu?
Yesterday you had been to OS Thyagarajan's kutchery (concert). How was it uncle?

Uncle:
one aam class daa. suda suda mollaga bajji ennama irundhudhu theriyumo!
First class daa! The Mollaga Bajji (Chilly Pakora) was excellent!

Sambhu:
enna maama solrel, kutchery epdi irundhudhu?
What are you telling uncle, I asked about the concert?

Uncle:
unnaku vishiyam theriyumo un friend Baskar irrukanono, oru ponnoda vandhurundhaanda!
Do you know, your friend Baskar had come with a dame?

Sambhu:
avan girl friend aa irrukum maama, namakku edhukku oor vambu, seri innum kutchery-epdi irundhudhunnu sollave illiye?
It must have been his girl friend uncle. Why poke our nose into other's matters. You have still not told me about the concert!

Uncle:
adhellam enakku theriyadhu daaa maami-ya kaelu daa!
These trifle matters I dont know, you can ask aunty!

Sambhu:
seri maami neengalavadhu sollungo kutchery epdi irundhudhu?
Ok Aunty, at least you tell me how the kutchery was?

Aunty:
cutchery aa adhu kadakkaradhu. indha pakathaathu pankajam irrukaalono!

Uncle:
Thadha-ri-naa-naa-tha-aa-aa-na
Humming a raga in an out of tune baritone voice!

Aunty: (Enraged at the interruption)
Yenna setha summa irrukelaa, mukiyamana vishiyam pesidirrukeno illiyo!
enna abaswaram paa. Suttu pottaalum ungalukku paatu varadhu,. ennatha
pathu varsham paatu kathundelo!

Uncle: (teriffied and embarassed)
Seri di nee sonna seri

Sambhu:
Enna maami ungaathula Madurai Strongaaa ! Seri sollungo , Pankajam maami...


Aunty:
Hmm cutchery kku pankajam enna altoppu theriyumaaa, pattu podavai enna, jarigai enna, necklace enna. Achacho sahikkala!

Sambhu:
Seri maami idhukkum kutcherykkum enna sambandham?

Uncle: (Back to his singing now but in a lower tone)
Sa-Dha-Ma-Ga-Tha-Ma-Dha-Ma (Saadham Aaga Thaamadhama)
Any delay in cooking the rice? (Question asked in a musical notation)

Aunty:
Enna thirumbi munumunuppu! Periya Kamal Haasannnu nenaippu.
Ungallukku innum oru mani neram kazhinju dhan saapadu!

Sambhu:
Seri naan kelambaren

Finally a disappointed Sambu returns home with no information on the actual concert!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

pankajam is too cliched..maybe a padma or meena mami...hehehe...:P

subu said...

:D hmm looks like you are alluding to someone ;)