nee needaga saaguninka jaanaki ani (jaanaki would move with Raama like a shadow)
seetha nosage janakudu sree raama moorthike (Janaka gives Seetha’s hand to Rama thereby proclaiming Seetha is for him)
aa sparsha ki aalapinche amrutha raagame (at this auspicious moment, sweet melody fills the air)
raamaankithamai hrudayam kaliki seethake (she filled Rama into her heart)
sreekaram manoharam idi veedani priya bandhamani (this blessed couple are never to be separated)
aajaanu baahuni jathakoodi avanijaatha (she wedded a brave man)
aanandha raagame thaanaaye gruhini seethe (and felt very happy)
The above portion comes at the end in dEvuLLe mechchinde song, the most fascinating composition by Maestro and at the same time it brings out subtle emotions of Seetha. Any stone heart will melt hearing this piece. I cry as I listen and write. Please hear below.
I can guarantee this to be a shorter episode, but the music is not. Lava-Kusa return to their home having suffered a big upset in Ayodhya. Seetha greets them, but they don’t reciprocate. Seetha thinks that they must be tired and offers them water and asks about Rama’s wellness. Just when she is about to ask about Rama, her face changes with lot of expectations. Even before she utters any word, Maestro starts to score having understood the situation thoroughly from her face. Maestro brings the above lines live from the song dEvuLLe mechchinde; ‘nee needaga saaguninka jaanaki ani, seethe nosage janakudu sere ram moorthike’ here in the form of orchestration. The reason Maestro plays this particular line is because Seetha recalled her wedding when this actual song was earlier sung by her sons (please try to see the video of this song). These lines are simple, yet powerful and conveys the real meaning of her life. That time she was hearing about Rama and Seetha through her sons and now she wanted to hear again from them, as they came back from Ayodhya having met Rama (please read previous episode if you haven’t for continuity).
Maestro could have played any other theme when both Rama and Seetha were together, but Maestro picks up this theme because this line depicts the time they got married and Seetha proclaiming that she would follow Rama like shadow. Since she could not hold to her promise (with no fault on her) and away from his shadow for quite long, she faces guilt and wanted to know that without her (Rama’s shadow) if Rama is fine. Maestro picks up just the first two lines above and plays a subtle flute to convey her mind to the audience. Only a true music doctor can find a true heart and its feelings and able to convey effectively. One of the most subtle piece of score in this film. Hear it from 0:37-0:55.
All her expectations goes down as Lava-Kusa express their unhappiness and frustration about Rama, since they heard from Rama’s mother that he abandoned pregnant Seetha at the forest for the benefit of the kingdom. They even started cursing Rama which Seetha could not digest further. She expresses her anger towards them as they didn’t understand who is Rama and how is his heart. She asks them not to utter any further bad remark about Rama and they didn’t even have any right to even call his name and sends them away. Maestro plays heavy strings to denote the tension (01:20-02:00) and (02:13-02:52). As we can see Maestro did not score continuously, he gives a break between 2:00-2:12 as Lava-Kusa express their frustration, no need to enhance that scene. When Seetha expresses her anger and also highlight Rama’s discipline, his heart, how every Rishi and Sage worship Rama, Maestro underlines the scene effectively with the strings. No other instrument can replace violins and cellos for this type of situation. With this let me conclude this episode and we’ll meet soon in the next episode.
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