Chinanchiru killiya kannamma ......

Bharathiyars poem .I didn't give it much thought nor did it stir me until I heard Aruna Sairam a 60 + carnatic vocalist sing this poem in the Marghazi concert held recently.

Every word ,every sentence seemed to suddenly spring with meaning and deep emotions.Her full throated yet well regulated singing dug deep into parental love and brought to fore the intense feelings woven in that poem .

As a parent and mother I can totally identify with that famous poets observation 'When people praise you my child my body tingles with pride and when I see tears in your eyes my insides hurt like as if scorched by molten lava '.