Beside the silent waters

A still of the song "ennodu nee irundhaal" Ennodu nee irundhal is a famous song from the tamil movie ‘I’ starring Vikram and Amy Jackson. Sung by the majestic A.R.Rehman, this romantic song was released with the movie in the year 2015. Lingesen, the hero of the movie is kidnapped and tortured after which the villain injects a poisonous chemical in his body that destroys his beauty. Devastated at the sight of his present state, he separates himself from the  love of his life though he yearns to be with her. Thus the song is shot in the beauty-and-the-beast theme. {music} Kaatrai tharum kaadugale vendam     [I don’t want the forests that give me breeze] Oh thaneer tharum kadalgal vendam   [I don’t want the sea that gives water] Naan unna urangave boomi vendam    [I don’t need this earth to sleep or eat] Thevai ethuvum thevai illai      [I don’t need the necessities] Thevai ellam devathaiye       [all I need is my angel] {music} Ennodu nee irundhal Uyirod

Hadn’t Chris mentioned it that day, I’d never know anything about the story behind the song “Because He lives.” This song has always been my favourite song of hope and assurance that He is all I need to face each day. Though written in the sixties, this song has seen generations singing it with the same flame as when written. God sent his son, they called him Jesus He came to love, heal and forgive He lived and died, to buy my pardon An empty grave there is to prove my savior lives Because he lives, I can face tomorrow Because he live, all fear is gone Because I know, he holds my future And life is worth the living just because he lives. How sweet to hold, a new born baby And feel the pride and joy he gives But greater stI’ll the calm assurance This child can face uncertain days Because he lives And then one day, I’ll cross the river I’ll fight life’s final war with pain And then as death gives way to victory I’ll see the