Tuesday, January 13, 2009

And so we slept

This is a lullaby my father used to sing and his father before him. I hum it even now although I am not fluent in Malayalam. Today I searched for and found the translation. It was so much more beautiful when they sang it with feeling

Omana Thingal Kidavo
Nalla komala thamara poovo
Poovil nirannjha madhuvo...

Here's to you Appa, sleep well.

2 comments:

Vinod Rajagopal said...

i can't EVER thank you enough for this!!! Mom still sings these for my sister's kid and i listen silently to times that were so restful!

A.I. said...

Times that were restful.

That says it all, vinod.