{"id":6244,"date":"2010-07-05T18:50:48","date_gmt":"2010-07-05T23:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sepiamutiny.com?p=6244"},"modified":"2010-07-16T11:25:27","modified_gmt":"2010-07-16T16:25:27","slug":"how_much_baby_d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sepiamutiny.com\/blog\/2010\/07\/05\/how_much_baby_d\/","title":{"rendered":"How Much, Baby, Do We Really Need?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jyotsana&#8217;s comments on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sepiamutiny.com\/sepia\/archives\/006242.html\" target=\"_blank\">Amardeep&#8217;s post last week<\/a> reminded me of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.raaga.com\/play\/?id=110082\">my favorite Kannadasan song<\/a><\/p>\n\n<table cellpadding=\"5\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody><tr><th colspan=\"2\">Chorus<\/th>\n<\/tr><tr>\n<td>\u00e0\u00ae\u00aa\u00e0\u00ae\u00be\u00e0\u00ae\u00b2\u00e0\u00af\u008d \u00e0\u00ae\u2021\u00e0\u00ae\u00b0\u00e0\u00af\u0081\u00e0\u00ae\u2022\u00e0\u00af\u008d\u00e0\u00ae\u2022\u00e0\u00af\u0081\u00e0\u00ae\u00ae\u00e0\u00af\u008d \u00e0\u00ae\u00aa\u00e0\u00ae\u00b4\u00e0\u00ae\u00ae\u00e0\u00af\u008d \u00e0\u00ae\u2021\u00e0\u00ae\u00b0\u00e0\u00af\u0081\u00e0\u00ae\u2022\u00e0\u00af\u008d\u00e0\u00ae\u2022\u00e0\u00af\u0081\u00e0\u00ae\u00ae\u00e0\u00af\u008d \u00e0\u00ae\u00aa\u00e0\u00ae\u0161\u00e0\u00ae\u00bf \u00e0\u00ae\u2021\u00e0\u00ae\u00b0\u00e0\u00af\u0081\u00e0\u00ae\u2022\u00e0\u00af\u008d\u00e0\u00ae\u2022\u00e0\u00ae\u00be\u00e0\u00ae\u00a4\u00e0\u00af\u0081<\/td>\n<td>paal irukkum pazham irukkum pasi irukkaathu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00e0\u00ae\u00aa\u00e0\u00ae\u017e\u00e0\u00af\u008d\u00e0\u00ae\u0161\u00e0\u00ae\u00a3\u00e0\u00af\u02c6\u00e0\u00ae\u00af\u00e0\u00ae\u00bf\u00e0\u00ae\u00b2\u00e0\u00af\u008d \u00e0\u00ae\u2022\u00e0\u00ae\u00be\u00e0\u00ae\u00b1\u00e0\u00af\u008d\u00e0\u00ae\u00b1\u00e0\u00af\u0081 \u00e0\u00ae\u00b5\u00e0\u00ae\u00b0\u00e0\u00af\u0081\u00e0\u00ae\u00ae\u00e0\u00af\u008d \u00e0\u00ae\u00a4\u00e0\u00af\u201a\u00e0\u00ae\u2022\u00e0\u00af\u008d\u00e0\u00ae\u2022\u00e0\u00ae\u00ae\u00e0\u00af\u008d \u00e0\u00ae\u00b5\u00e0\u00ae\u00b0\u00e0\u00ae\u00be\u00e0\u00ae\u00a4\u00e0\u00af\u0081<\/td>\n<td>panchaNaiyil kaaRRu varum thookkam varaathu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><th colspan=\"2\">Verse #1<\/th>\n<\/tr><tr>\n<td>\u00e0\u00ae\u00a8\u00e0\u00ae\u00be\u00e0\u00ae\u00b2\u00e0\u00af\u0081 \u00e0\u00ae\u00b5\u00e0\u00ae\u2022\u00e0\u00af\u02c6 \u00e0\u00ae\u2022\u00e0\u00af\u0081\u00e0\u00ae\u00a3\u00e0\u00ae\u00ae\u00e0\u00af\u008d \u00e0\u00ae\u2021\u00e0\u00ae\u00b0\u00e0\u00af\u0081\u00e0\u00ae\u2022\u00e0\u00af\u008d\u00e0\u00ae\u2022\u00e0\u00af\u0081\u00e0\u00ae\u00ae\u00e0\u00af\u008d \u00e0\u00ae\u2020\u00e0\u00ae\u0161\u00e0\u00af\u02c6 \u00e0\u00ae\u00b5\u00e0\u00ae\u00bf\u00e0\u00ae\u0178\u00e0\u00ae\u00be\u00e0\u00ae\u00a4\u00e0\u00af\u0081<\/td>\n<td>naalu vakai guNam irukkum aasai viDaathu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00e0\u00ae\u00a8\u00e0\u00ae\u0178\u00e0\u00ae\u2022\u00e0\u00af\u008d\u00e0\u00ae\u2022 \u00e0\u00ae\u00b5\u00e0\u00ae\u00b0\u00e0\u00af\u0081\u00e0\u00ae\u00ae\u00e0\u00af\u008d \u00e0\u00ae\u2022\u00e0\u00ae\u00be\u00e0\u00ae\u00b2\u00e0\u00af\u008d\u00e0\u00ae\u2022\u00e0\u00ae\u00b3\u00e0\u00af\u0081\u00e0\u00ae\u2022\u00e0\u00af\u008d\u00e0\u00ae\u2022\u00e0\u00af\u0081\u00e0\u00ae\u00ae\u00e0\u00af\u008d \u00e0\u00ae\u00a4\u00e0\u00af\u0081\u00e0\u00ae\u00a3\u00e0\u00ae\u00bf\u00e0\u00ae\u00b5\u00e0\u00ae\u00bf\u00e0\u00ae\u00b0\u00e0\u00af\u0081\u00e0\u00ae\u2022\u00e0\u00af\u008d\u00e0\u00ae\u2022\u00e0\u00ae\u00be\u00e0\u00ae\u00a4\u00e0\u00af\u0081<\/td>\n<td>naDakka varum kaalkaLukkum thuNivirukkaathu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><th colspan=\"2\">Verse #2<\/th>\n<\/tr><tr>\n<td>\u00e0\u00ae\u2022\u00e0\u00ae\u0178\u00e0\u00af\u008d\u00e0\u00ae\u0178\u00e0\u00ae\u00b5\u00e0\u00ae\u00bf\u00e0\u00ae\u00b4\u00e0\u00af\u008d\u00e0\u00ae\u00a8\u00e0\u00af\u008d\u00e0\u00ae\u00a4 \u00e0\u00ae\u2022\u00e0\u00ae\u00a3\u00e0\u00af\u008d \u00e0\u00ae\u2021\u00e0\u00ae\u00b0\u00e0\u00ae\u00a3\u00e0\u00af\u008d\u00e0\u00ae\u0178\u00e0\u00af\u0081\u00e0\u00ae\u00ae\u00e0\u00af\u008d \u00e0\u00ae\u2030\u00e0\u00ae\u2122\u00e0\u00af\u008d\u00e0\u00ae\u2022\u00e0\u00ae\u00b3\u00e0\u00af\u02c6\u00e0\u00ae\u00a4\u00e0\u00af\u008d \u00e0\u00ae\u00a4\u00e0\u00af\u2021\u00e0\u00ae\u0178\u00e0\u00af\u0081\u00e0\u00ae\u00ae\u00e0\u00af\u008d &#8211; \u00e0\u00ae\u00aa\u00e0\u00ae\u00be\u00e0\u00ae\u00a4\u00e0\u00ae\u00bf<\/td>\n<td>kaTTavizhntha kaN iraNDum unkaLaith thEDum &#8211; paathi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00e0\u00ae\u2022\u00e0\u00ae\u00a9\u00e0\u00ae\u00b5\u00e0\u00af\u0081 \u00e0\u00ae\u00b5\u00e0\u00ae\u00a8\u00e0\u00af\u008d\u00e0\u00ae\u00a4\u00e0\u00af\u0081 \u00e0\u00ae\u00ae\u00e0\u00ae\u00b1\u00e0\u00af\u0081\u00e0\u00ae\u00aa\u00e0\u00ae\u0178\u00e0\u00ae\u00bf\u00e0\u00ae\u00af\u00e0\u00af\u0081\u00e0\u00ae\u00ae\u00e0\u00af\u008d \u00e0\u00ae\u2022\u00e0\u00ae\u00a3\u00e0\u00af\u008d\u00e0\u00ae\u2022\u00e0\u00ae\u00b3\u00e0\u00af\u02c6 \u00e0\u00ae\u00ae\u00e0\u00af\u201a\u00e0\u00ae\u0178\u00e0\u00af\u0081\u00e0\u00ae\u00ae\u00e0\u00af\u008d<\/td>\n<td>kanavu vanthu maRupaDiyum kaNkaLai mooDum<\/td>\n<\/tr><tr>\n<td>\u00e0\u00ae\u00aa\u00e0\u00ae\u0178\u00e0\u00af\u008d\u00e0\u00ae\u0178\u00e0\u00af\u0081 \u00e0\u00ae\u00a8\u00e0\u00ae\u00bf\u00e0\u00ae\u00b2\u00e0\u00ae\u00be \u00e0\u00ae\u00b5\u00e0\u00ae\u00be\u00e0\u00ae\u00a9\u00e0\u00af\u008d \u00e0\u00ae\u00b5\u00e0\u00af\u2020\u00e0\u00ae\u00b3\u00e0\u00ae\u00bf\u00e0\u00ae\u00af\u00e0\u00ae\u00bf\u00e0\u00ae\u00b2\u00e0\u00af\u008d \u00e0\u00ae\u2022\u00e0\u00ae\u00be\u00e0\u00ae\u00b5\u00e0\u00ae\u00bf\u00e0\u00ae\u00af\u00e0\u00ae\u00ae\u00e0\u00af\u008d \u00e0\u00ae\u00aa\u00e0\u00ae\u00be\u00e0\u00ae\u0178\u00e0\u00af\u0081\u00e0\u00ae\u00ae\u00e0\u00af\u008d &#8211; \u00e0\u00ae\u2022\u00e0\u00af\u0160\u00e0\u00ae\u00a3\u00e0\u00af\u008d\u00e0\u00ae\u0178<\/td>\n<td>paTTu nilaa vaan veLiyil kaaviyam paaDum &#8211; koNDa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00e0\u00ae\u00aa\u00e0\u00ae\u00b3\u00e0\u00af\u008d\u00e0\u00ae\u00b3\u00e0\u00ae\u00bf\u00e0\u00ae\u00af\u00e0\u00ae\u00b1\u00e0\u00af\u02c6\u00e0\u00ae\u00aa\u00e0\u00af\u008d \u00e0\u00ae\u00aa\u00e0\u00af\u2020\u00e0\u00ae\u00a3\u00e0\u00af\u008d \u00e0\u00ae\u00ae\u00e0\u00ae\u00a9\u00e0\u00ae\u00a4\u00e0\u00ae\u00bf\u00e0\u00ae\u00b2\u00e0\u00af\u008d \u00e0\u00ae\u00aa\u00e0\u00af\u2039\u00e0\u00ae\u00b0\u00e0\u00af\u008d\u00e0\u00ae\u2022\u00e0\u00af\u008d\u00e0\u00ae\u2022\u00e0\u00ae\u00b3\u00e0\u00ae\u00ae\u00e0\u00af\u008d \u00e0\u00ae\u2020\u00e0\u00ae\u2022\u00e0\u00af\u0081\u00e0\u00ae\u00ae\u00e0\u00af\u008d<\/td>\n<td>paLLiyaRaip peN manathil pOrkkaLam aakum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><th colspan=\"2\">Verse #3<\/th>\n<\/tr><tr>\n<td>\u00e0\u00ae\u2022\u00e0\u00ae\u00be\u00e0\u00ae\u00a4\u00e0\u00ae\u00b2\u00e0\u00af\u0081\u00e0\u00ae\u2022\u00e0\u00af\u008d\u00e0\u00ae\u2022\u00e0\u00af\u0081\u00e0\u00ae\u0161\u00e0\u00af\u008d \u00e0\u00ae\u0161\u00e0\u00ae\u00be\u00e0\u00ae\u00a4\u00e0\u00ae\u00bf \u00e0\u00ae\u2021\u00e0\u00ae\u00b2\u00e0\u00af\u008d\u00e0\u00ae\u00b2\u00e0\u00af\u02c6 \u00e0\u00ae\u00ae\u00e0\u00ae\u00a4\u00e0\u00ae\u00ae\u00e0\u00af\u0081\u00e0\u00ae\u00ae\u00e0\u00af\u008d \u00e0\u00ae\u2021\u00e0\u00ae\u00b2\u00e0\u00af\u008d\u00e0\u00ae\u00b2\u00e0\u00af\u02c6\u00e0\u00ae\u00af\u00e0\u00af\u2021<\/td>\n<td>kaathalukku chaathi illai mathamum illaiyE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00e0\u00ae\u2022\u00e0\u00ae\u00a3\u00e0\u00af\u008d\u00e0\u00ae\u2022\u00e0\u00ae\u00b3\u00e0\u00af\u008d \u00e0\u00ae\u00aa\u00e0\u00af\u2021\u00e0\u00ae\u0161\u00e0\u00af\u0081\u00e0\u00ae\u00ae\u00e0\u00af\u008d \u00e0\u00ae\u00b5\u00e0\u00ae\u00be\u00e0\u00ae\u00b0\u00e0\u00af\u008d\u00e0\u00ae\u00a4\u00e0\u00af\u008d\u00e0\u00ae\u00a4\u00e0\u00af\u02c6\u00e0\u00ae\u00af\u00e0\u00ae\u00bf\u00e0\u00ae\u00b2\u00e0\u00af\u2021 \u00e0\u00ae\u00aa\u00e0\u00af\u2021\u00e0\u00ae\u00a4\u00e0\u00ae\u00ae\u00e0\u00af\u008d \u00e0\u00ae\u2021\u00e0\u00ae\u00b2\u00e0\u00af\u008d\u00e0\u00ae\u00b2\u00e0\u00af\u02c6\u00e0\u00ae\u00af\u00e0\u00af\u2021<\/td>\n<td>kaNkaL pEsum vaarththaiyilE bEtham illaiyE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00e0\u00ae\u00b5\u00e0\u00af\u2021\u00e0\u00ae\u00a4\u00e0\u00ae\u00ae\u00e0\u00af\u2020\u00e0\u00ae\u00b2\u00e0\u00af\u008d\u00e0\u00ae\u00b2\u00e0\u00ae\u00be\u00e0\u00ae\u00ae\u00e0\u00af\u008d \u00e0\u00ae\u2022\u00e0\u00ae\u00be\u00e0\u00ae\u00a4\u00e0\u00ae\u00b2\u00e0\u00af\u02c6\u00e0\u00ae\u00af\u00e0\u00af\u2021 \u00e0\u00ae\u00ae\u00e0\u00ae\u00b1\u00e0\u00af\u0081\u00e0\u00ae\u00aa\u00e0\u00af\u008d\u00e0\u00ae\u00aa\u00e0\u00ae\u00a4\u00e0\u00ae\u00bf\u00e0\u00ae\u00b2\u00e0\u00af\u008d\u00e0\u00ae\u00b2\u00e0\u00af\u02c6\u00e0\u00ae\u00af\u00e0\u00af\u2021 &#8211; \u00e0\u00ae\u2026\u00e0\u00ae\u00a4\u00e0\u00af\u0081<\/td>\n<td>vEthamellaam kaathalaiyE maRuppathillaiyE &#8211; athu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00e0\u00ae\u00ae\u00e0\u00af\u2021\u00e0\u00ae\u2022\u00e0\u00ae\u00ae\u00e0\u00af\u008d \u00e0\u00ae\u0161\u00e0\u00af\u2020\u00e0\u00ae\u00af\u00e0\u00af\u008d\u00e0\u00ae\u00a4 \u00e0\u00ae\u2030\u00e0\u00ae\u00b0\u00e0\u00af\u0081\u00e0\u00ae\u00b5\u00e0\u00ae\u00ae\u00e0\u00af\u008d\u00e0\u00ae\u00aa\u00e0\u00af\u2039\u00e0\u00ae\u00b2 \u00e0\u00ae\u00ae\u00e0\u00ae\u00b1\u00e0\u00af\u02c6\u00e0\u00ae\u00b5\u00e0\u00ae\u00a4\u00e0\u00ae\u00bf\u00e0\u00ae\u00b2\u00e0\u00af\u008d\u00e0\u00ae\u00b2\u00e0\u00af\u02c6\u00e0\u00ae\u00af\u00e0\u00af\u2021<\/td>\n<td>mEkam seytha uruvampOla maRaivathillaiyE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table>\n\n<!--more-->\n\n<p>I&#8217;m terrible at translating in a way that makes the English sound even nearly as moving as the Tamil, so I&#8217;m just going to translate my favorite bits. I know some of you can do better, so please do in the comments.<\/p>\n\n<p>Chorus:<\/p>\n\n<p>We&#8217;ll have milk, we&#8217;ll have fruit, we won&#8217;t go hungry<br \/>A breeze will blow across our bed, we won&#8217;t get any sleep<\/p>\n\n<p>Verse #2 (first two lines):<\/p>\n\n<p>My disoriented eyes will search for you<br \/>A dream will come and close them again<\/p>\n\n<p>Verse #3:<\/p>\n\n<p>Love has neither caste nor religion<br \/>The words our eyes speak are the same<br \/>The Vedas never denied love<br \/>It [love] does not vanish like the shapes clouds make<\/p>\n\n<p>There are many reasons I love it so much. I&#8217;m a real sucker for songs whose message is, &#8220;We might not have that much, but we have enough and we have each other.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n<p>I think any one is damn lucky to feel that way, and luckier to look into another person&#8217;s eyes and realize they feel the same way. 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