Lord of romance

Cupid may very well be the god of love and desire but no one can refute the love for our Lord Krishna. There isn't any God in any religion (that I know of) with whom the devotees romanticize. I think it is exclusive to our one and only Krishna. Women do idolize Lord Ram and wish for a future husband with His great characteristics but it stops there. With Krishna, we take it one step further and idealize our romantic fantasy.

Recently, I stumbled upon the song from Jodha Akbar and since then I couldn't get it out of my head. Aside from the beautiful voice singing it for the most beautiful woman in the world, this song mesmerizes the audience with its enchanting words to woo Krishna.

Raas rachiyan brindavan ke Gokul ke basi

Radha tumhri daasi, Darshan ko hai pyaasi
Shaam shalone nand lala krishna banwari
Tumri chab hai nyari
Mein to hoon tan man hari...

(O divine dancer who resides in Gokul in Vrindavan

Radha, your handmaiden, yearns for the sight of You

O beautiful dusky son of Nanda, beloved Krishna

O forest-dweller, beauty is your form

I have surrendered body and soul to you...)

-Mann mohana, Jodha Akbar

Purushotamanae Un Uthatil Pullangulalai Thavalvaena Un Swasakatralae Uyirpetru

Vaalvaena

Paarthibanae Un Paarvayilae Paargadal Amutham Peruvaena 

Pasithagam Marapaena

Un Gokula Thotathilae Gopiyar Avena

This made me wonder. Almost all songs about Lord Krishna are about how charming he is and how women always fall head over heels for his wit and charm.

Kaanha ke yeh joh naina hai

Chheene gopiyon ke chaina hai

Mili nazariya, hui baawariya

Gori gori si koi gujariya

(These two eyes of Kaanha

Steal the peace of all Gopikas

When the gazes met, they go crazy

Any of these fair skinned girls)

-Radha Kaise, Lagaan

Kannanaga Neeye Vanthu Kadhalum Thandai 

Ingu Unavathaarm Ovondrilum Thaan Un thaaram aanen 

Un Thiruvadi Pattal Thirumanam Aagum

Enthizhai Engugireane 

Mayilpili Soodi Nirkum Mannavane 

Mangaiku Endrum Neeye, Manavalane

-Mukunda Mukunda, Dhasavatharam

Although Vairamuthu is infamous for being a male chauvinist and non-traditional critic, his words, while controversial, are almost always lustful. And he certainly didn't spare Lord Krishna and his impersonated Radhas of the world.

Mohanangal paadi vandhu moga valai virithaye

Selaigalai Thirudi Andru Seidha Leelai Pala Kodi 
Ponnaana Kaaviyangal, Potri Paadum Kaadhal Manna

Vandhaai Gopaalane, Poo Mutham Thandhavane

-Vaan pole vannam, Salangai oli

Un Idhal Kondu Vaai Mooda Vaa En Kanna

Un Imai Kondu Vizhi Mooda Vaa

Un Udal Dhaan En Udai Allava

Paar Kadalil Aadiya Pinnum

Un Vannam Maaravillai Innum

En Nenjil Koodiye Niram Maarava

En Uyiril Nee Vandhu Serga

Udhadugal EeramaaiVaazhga

Kalandhidavaa

-Kannamoochi, Kandukonden Kandukonden

Kamal Hassan is no less when it comes to romance but the song where he wrote himself as Radha yearning for the love of her life and dancing to his tune is simply endearing. There is no one particular line more intimate than the other in this song but since I can't quote all.....

Avvaaru nokinaal evvaaru naaduven

Kannaadi mun nindru paarthu kondaen

Ondraaga seithida oru nooru naadagam

Othigai seidhu edhir paarthirundhen

Edhir paaramaley avan

oh.. pin irundhu vandhu ennai

pambaramaai sulatri vittu

ulagunda pervaayan endhan

vaayodu vaai padhiththaan

Ingu boologam endroru porul ulladhai

indha poongodhai marandhaal adi

(How will I blush when he gives me that look?

I see myself in the mirror blushing

For the day that we become one, 

I have already rehearsed around a hundred scripts in my mind

and I am waiting eagerly.

Suddenly as a surprise one day

He comes from behind, spins me around like a top,

and with that legendary mouth of his that encompassed the world,

locked his lips against mine!

Poor girl, for a moment there, she forgot

that there exists a thing called the earth!)

-Unnai Kaanadhu, Vishwaroopam

Even if this is universal truth and everyone knows, it needed to be said. Small things like these go unnoticed and we need a blog to rekindle our love for the mystical Yadava.

Mein to hoon tan man hari.......

P.S.: Image source from Mann mohana song