How can you feel the depth of love? Many people have many answers. But some songs take a very short time to make us feel it. One such experience is the song ‘Mizhiyoram Namintozhukum’ from Faasil’s evergreen film Manjiil Viririya Phoolam.
“Azhakerum will clear the mizhinire through the forest
A flower blooming in the snow
tell me you tender flower”– the hero asks in that song. The song manages to transport the audience to the intense romance and even more intense revenge in the film’s snowy setting. Both the happy version and the sad version of the song had a deep impact on the audience.
Jerry Amaldev’s heart-piercing music, Bichu Tirumala’s melancholic lyrics and Yesudas and Janaki’s soulful singing make the song one of the most beautiful songs in Malayalam.
Apart from the slight difference in the lyrics, this song comes and goes twice in the movie with the same melody and the same beautiful singing. All the while, someone is slowly singing that Mizhiyoram Nilavala is the guardian of Malayalee’s love longings even after four decades.
Music: Jerry Amaldev
Written by: Bichu Thirumala
Singers: KJ Yesudas, S. Janaki
Image: Flowers blooming in the snow
A million miles of wet streams and garlands or shadows
Tell me, you flower that bloomed in the snow, you tender flower
Millions of wet streams and garlands on top
Tell me, O flower that bloomed in the shade, O tender flower
You bloomed in some spring forest
My rose-water heart melted into the moon
You bloomed in some spring forest
My rose-water heart melted into the moon
Did that even make you sad?
Tell me, you flower that bloomed in the snow, you tender flower
A million miles of wet streams and garlands or shadows
Tell me, you flower that bloomed in the snow, you young flower
He will fall down during the spring festivals
I can cover myself with the canvas that has fallen somewhere
He will get tired during spring festivals
I can cover myself with the canvas that has fallen somewhere
Azhake…Azhakerum will clear the mizhinire through the forest
Tell me, you flower that bloomed in the snow, you tender flower
A million miles of wet streams and garlands or shadows
Tell me the flower that bloomed in the snow, you tender flower…