His son and lyricist Vayalar Sarachandravarma said that his father had thought of a second part of this song.
Vayalar Ramavarma and Devarajan | Photo: Mathrubhumi Library
Fifty years have passed since those prophetic lines were born. Five decades ago, when Vayalar Rama Varma wrote that ‘man created religions… religions created gods… man, religions and gods shared the soil and shared the mind’, he did not remember that these lines would become more relevant with the passage of time.
KT In Muhammad’s writing, K.S. This song is from the film ‘Achchnum Bappayum’ directed by Sethumadhavan. The film was released on 21 July 1972.
Vayalar was a poet who placed man above all concepts of God. He has written excellent devotional songs. However, Vayalar also tried to bring his views and scientific truths to the people. Lyricist Sreekumaranthampi recalls that he knew that a movie song would be good for it to become more popular. This point of view of Vayalar is also clear in the song ‘Prophetamare Parihoo Prabhatamakale Ayo..’. Man stepped on the moon in 1969. The very next year, for the film ‘Pearlview’, Vayalar wrote a song explaining this scientific truth.
‘Not a golden dome…not a chariot in the galaxy
Chandrabimbam is not the golden Mayura praised by poets…’
He also wrote this in this song. He demolished the traditional poetic concept of ‘Chandrabimbam’ as ‘a lonely void covered by the darkness of some longing..’ Sreekumaranthampi pointed out that the intellect and views of the poet Vayalar are revealed through such songs. Devarajan Mash has said that the lines that man has created religions may seem like prose. But Vayalar considered the message, not the poem. That’s why the song is timeless.
One of his closest friends, Thakazhi, was in the jury that awarded the National Award for this song. Takazi was able to explain the meaning of this song to the jury – said Srikumaranthampi. Violaar won the National Award for Best Lyrics and Yesudas for Singing.
Son and lyricist Vayalar Sarachandravarma says that his father had thought of a second part of this song. Before his death, he wrote two kinds of pallavi in Mumbai. One of them was ‘Man won, religions lost and the universe laughed’. The second is that ‘man lost and religion won and saw the universe and wept..’ It is not known which one was ultimately used. He could not finish this song – says Sarath.
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