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Pranchi, a mob is coming to thrash you.

I'll smash your face if you sing my song again!

Your song?

It's our song! -It's ours!

Can you even sing it? -Enough, Pranchi!

Relax, Pranchi. -Get lost.

Come on, sing it! -Pranchi, you…

O Sala! O Sala! O Sala Ve!

It's our song! -It's ours!

Hit him!

Hit him!

Hit him! -Hit him!

Kill him!

Who said it's your song?

Who said it's yours?

♪ The walls that divide human minds ♪

♪ All these years, still no cracks ♪

♪ Open your eyes and see ♪

♪ On your tongue, feel ♪

♪ Ages ago, one tribe, found new paths ♪

♪ Found new places, found more paths ♪

♪ The west was cold, And the east, bright ♪

♪ Darkness gave way to light ♪

♪ But some of them, some of them, Some of them… ♪

♪ The walls that divide human minds ♪

♪ All these years, still no cracks ♪

♪ Through time we walked, Took many paths ♪

♪ Singing the same song ♪

♪ Alas, the children of the song can't see the path ♪

♪ The flock of sheep doesn't know ♪

♪ They come from the same mother, Elder and younger ♪

♪ Elder, and younger ♪

♪ Elder, and younger ♪

♪ Elder, and younger ♪

You don't need to beautify it too much.

He and his friends went to an African…

Kenya. They danced with the natives, had their food…

He wants to show it to the world.

That's it, nothing more.

He wants to add some movie songs to the video.

One, 'A thousand toddy shops in the sky'.

Next, 'Is this a dream from the heavens?'

And, 'Hey, beautiful'.

He wants these three songs.

You place them according to the visuals.

Make it nice.

That's all you have to do.

[tribal song playing]

[tribal song playing]

[tribal song playing]

[tribal song playing]

[tribal song playing]

[tribal song playing]

♪ Oshaya oshaya oshaya ve ♪

♪ Oshaya oshaya oshaya ve ♪

[tribal song playing]

[tribal song playing]

Unni, I know this song.

♪ Oshaya oshaya oshaya ve ♪

♪ Yaluna tharish, yaluna tharish ♪

Sing it fully.

I only know a little. -Sing that, then.

Alright.

♪ Oshaya oshaya oshaya ve ♪

♪ Oshaya oshaya oshaya ve ♪

♪ Oshaya oshaya oshaya ve ♪

♪ Oshaya oshaya oshaya ve ♪

♪ Yaluna tharish, yaluna tharish ♪

[unknown lyrics]

[unknown lyrics]

♪ Oshaya oshaya oshaya ve ♪

♪ Oshaya oshaya oshaya ve ♪

♪ Oshaya oshaya oshaya ve ♪

Damn.

Damn.

Damn. -What.

That…

And this…

Both…

What if we present it as our discovery? Monies?

Come on.

This is gold.

Where did you find this?

It's from Pereira. He shot it in Kenya.

I'm editing it.

Didn't you ask him?

"Stop playing Holmes and finish the edit!"

That's what he said.

Alright, but…

You can ask him about the song and its meaning.

Can't call him without the edit. An editor's life is hard.

What about your grandma? What did she say about the song?

I bow to thee, O Sun.

O, sustainer of all life.

Like a child before you…

Like a child… -What?

Meaning. His aunt taught her.

She said it's praising the Sun God.

Who taught her aunt?

She only had time to bitch about the aunt.

Something's wrong between them.

But you could still ask her.

Let me explain.

There's some conflict between Grandma and Great Aunt.

It's not about inheritance.

For such strong feelings, my guess is…

Grandpa and Great Aunt had an affair.

Maybe Grandma had an affair. An affair it is, for sure.

Dude…

Enough of your family's sleaze.

Don't judge me, hear this.

Great Aunt was a charmer. She had many affairs, local and foreign.

Interesting.

International.

Dude. -Yes?

You are a… scoundrel.

Alright, dear.

Careful with the ash.

I know.

Why are you obsessing over it?

This won't fetch us sandwich money, even.

Still…

The same song…

Here, and there.

Almost the same.

How did it travel? What does it mean?

Who's its mother?

Don't you wanna know?

What for?

It's pointless.

What if we put it on my YouTube channel?

Let's share it. What if someone knows the song?

Let's do it.

Hold on.

How many subscribers do you have?

Thirty-one. -Move aside.

Let's post it on Facebook.

People of all ages will see it.

A ninety-year-old woman…

See how beautifully she sings.

Do you know this song?

♪ Oshaya oshaya oshaya ve ♪

♪ Oshaya oshaya oshaya ve ♪

♪ Oshaya oshaya oshaya ve ♪

♪ Oshaya oshaya oshaya ve ♪

♪ Yaluna tharish, yaluna tharish ♪

Let's make a documentary. Let's get everyone who knows it.

I'll do camera and sound. And, my magical cuts.

I'll ask the questions.

You do the camera and edit.

We'll do the documentary.

Subject - 'Path'

Cheers. -Cheers.

♪ Deep down in the jungle ♪

♪ Deep down in the jungle ♪

♪ Deeper and deeper as you go ♪

♪ Deeper still, if you go ♪

♪ There's something unseen ♪

♪ Something unheard ♪

♪ Unheard and unending ♪

♪ Unending and unfathomable ♪

♪ What is that thing? ♪

♪ What is that thing? ♪

♪ Deep down in the jungle ♪

♪ Deep down in the jungle ♪

♪ Deeper and deeper as you go ♪

♪ Deeper still, if you go ♪

♪ There's something unseen ♪

♪ Something unheard ♪

♪ Unheard and unending ♪

♪ Unending and unfathomable ♪

♪ What is that thing? ♪

♪ What is that thing? ♪

Let's start with P V Mohanan?

[mumbles in sleep]

It certainly seems old.

Look at the language.

His grandma said it's Sanskrit.

Do you think it's Sanskrit?

When did Sanskrit originate?

If you go back 5000 years

our ancestors would be gazing at stars in awe.

What language is this, then?

I don't know.

You know how I first heard it? My father was singing it.

He'd sing it when he was drunk.

He said, singing it while drunk

he felt good, like he was swearing.

That's precisely my question. We have three questions.

How do you know it? What's its meaning?

And, can you sing it for us?

Can you say its meaning first?

How can we know its meaning, without knowing where it's from?

I can tell you one thing.

Many people sing it.

There are many versions, with slight variations.

Interestingly, I remember two versions.

One was a pentecostal preacher. Almost screaming it, in the street.

The same song. And another version, at a temple.

Won't they know its meaning?

I'm not sure.

Maybe they know.

Just a moment.

I need to go. -Alright.

Coming. -The mic?

I'll get it.

This is something big.

A true follower of Jehovah…

Won't he know his divine hymn?

Do you know Jehova?

Do you know his power?

How is that?

Your grandma knows this song.

Means your grandma knows Jehova.

That's why she's praising Jesus.

He is supreme.

He is exalted.

Praise the Lord.

Praise the Lord.

Are you saying it's a church song?

A devotional song?

Sister. The church has no song.

The song says… -It says what?

Kindness.

Towards the path of the Lord's messenger…

A river of celestial melody.

Quite the miraculous universe!

I thought the King of…

Got it?

Oh dear!

What language is it, brother?

It's Hebrew.

The language that exalts the path of Lord's messenger.

Old Hebrew. It's tough.

The meaning?

O, Jesus…

Fill me with your spirit… -These are the lines?

Yes.

Sister…

Don't distract me from the spirit.

We won't distract you.

O, Jesus, come into my heart. Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna!

Can you sing the song?

♪ Jehova tharish, Jehova tharish ♪

[unknown lyrics]

♪ Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna! ♪

♪ Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna! ♪

[unknown lyrics]

♪ Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna! ♪

♪ Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna! ♪

When we light the lamp at home…

This is the song we sing.

One of my aunts,

she's a devout believer

of Lord Ganesha.

Lord Ganesha has another name, Vinayaka.

You know that, right?

Aren't you Hindu?

Not particularly.

What I meant is…

You know Ganesha is one of our gods, right?

Of course. -Alright.

My aunt sings this. All the time.

What's its meaning?

It's a song in praise of God.

A devotional song? -Exactly.

Yes, for those with devotion.

I don't know what it'd be for you.

What's its meaning?

That's what I said, a devotional song.

In praise of God… -Can you sing it?

The woman in the video is singing it wrong.

It's actually not like that.

I'll sing it.

♪ Vinaya, vinaya, vinaya sree ♪

♪ Vinaya, vinaya, vinaya sree ♪

♪ Vinaya, vinaya, vinaya sree ♪

♪ Vinaya, vinaya, vinaya sree ♪

♪ Yaluna tharish, yaluna tharish ♪

[unknown lyrics]

♪ Yaluna tharish, yaluna tharish ♪

[unknown lyrics]

[unknown lyrics]

[unknown lyrics]

[unknown lyrics]

[unknown lyrics]

♪ Vinaya, vinaya, vinaya sree ♪

♪ Vinaya, vinaya, vinaya sree ♪

♪ Vinaya, vinaya, vinaya sree ♪

♪ Vinaya, vinaya, vinaya sree ♪

Exciting stuff.

Remember the pastor?

He wanted to bless me.

Dude. -Yeah?

There could be many explanations for it.

Here's my theory. -Go ahead.

People who know the song can be categorised into two.

One, those who believe it's a Christian devotional.

Two, those who believe it's a Hindu thing.

Sun, Lord Vinayaka etc. belong to that.

There's a third one.

They've heard it, know it, sing it.

In the toilet, toddy shop, and fields.

Like P V Mohanan's father.

You're right.

But its true meaning?

Are you okay?

Us? Yeah, we're okay.

Is there any money in it?

No, we're doing it out of curiosity.

Curiosity.

Can't you do something useful?

Deforestation, global warming, terrorism.

Moral policing is a hot topic.

No takers for those.

Nature is dead, anyway.

No takers.

Nobody is concerned about the world.

Uh… is documentary really this?

Alright, ask. Let debate happen.

Nothing to debate, just three questions. Shall I?

Three questions. Alright, ask.

How do you know the song?

I know. That's the answer.

I mean… -What do you mean?

How did I learn the song? Right?

But what did you ask?

How do I know it? Question is unclear.

Yes, that's it. Please go on.

I don't think you have any idea. It's really old.

Roughly…

Around 400 years old.

You knew this?

Cameraman, you? -No, sir. We're not so informed.

Have you heard about Negrito people?

The question was, how did you learn the song?

Getting there, don't jump the gun.

My mother taught me.

Gimme a minute.

Why did he cry? Is he acting?

No, dude. Maybe he remembered his mother.

People are different.

I want the documentary to be like a film.

Do you have a soap in mind? -Get lost, you snob.

Something got in my eye.

Ok, sir. Next question? -Go ahead.

Can you tell us its meaning?

Seeing the tough syllables and words, people think

it doesn't have any meaning.

But when we sing a song, we must know what it means.

Humans are like that, right? -Bloody hell.

I don't understand why you're after the song.

Cameraman, you're turning it a lot. Do you know the meaning?

I can turn the camera without knowing it, sir.

I'm not as smart as you.

You have to know. You have to be smart. How can you ask questions?

How?

I know this song. I know many… -What language is it?

Are you testing me? Huh?

You think I'll sit before you without knowing even that?

Do I look like an idiot?

What the…

Urdu.

It's archaic Urdu.

You had any idea? You, cameraman?

Even heard about Urdu?

No, sir.

You want to know the meaning? I'll tell you.

It's a traditional song sung while hulling rice.

My mother got it from her grandmother.

I'll pass it to my children. They, to their children.

Thus, me and my ancestors are part of an oral tradition.

And its meaning?

Meaning… Actually, the lines are very poetic.

Let me explain.

♪ Yaluna tharish, yaluna tharish ♪

That is, a moonlit night.

Come to me, shedding your robes…

I'll give you warmth, I'll give you kisses…

Fantastic meaning.

Can you tell us the overall meaning?

That is…

Love.

Love that blossomed between grandma and grandpa while hulling rice?

What?

What did you say? -Grandma and grandpa…

You are an absolute idiot! No intelligence, no knowledge.

Is this your culture?

My grandma didn't love anyone! Who the hell are you?

Your father. -What?

Your father.

He… told my… father!

What happened, dear?

He… abused my father! -Get out!

They're leaving, don't worry. -Abused my father…

They're leaving.

Nobody has abused my father.

Abused my father!

Don't cry.

They're leaving. They're leaving.

What? -What?

He was totally in the wrong.

Bursting with arrogance. Asshole.

People won't always say what we want them to say.

I have nothing to say.

We'll get all kinds of responses. -Let me…

Don't interrupt me. -Sorry, continue.

We'll nod our heads to everything they say.

Same with the next person.

We don't need to correct anyone.

Anyway, now we know the song isn't just devotional.

Okay, hear me out. It isn't in our language.

It came from outside.

How did 'Tsamina mina' come?

We sing, 'Waka waka, eh eh'…

Do we know what 'tsamina mina' or 'waka waka' mean? No.

We just sing, that's it.

Shakira didn't whisper it in your ears, right?

You heard it through TV and phone.

Maybe it was spread by balladeers.

Balladeers…

They were patronised by rulers.

They mostly sang praises.

I don't think this is like that.

What does it mean, then?

Love.

Dude.

Thousands of years ago,

when it was all one continent,

in just 25 days, our ancestors could get to Egypt

and get back after lunch at uncle Pharaoh's house.

That means… -Means…

Songs are scattered all over paths that humans took.

Are you ready?

When can I see this? -Right after we finish.

I also had a camera.

The kind you could take photos with.

Dad broke it saying I took photos of Sharadechi next door.

Shall we ask about the song?

Sure. -Three questions.

How do you know this song? I mean, where did you learn it?

I learnt it long ago.

When I was small, Dad…

You must've seen a flour mill on the way. Nani Amma's mill.

He sent me there. For work.

Nani Amma used to sing well.

She'd sing this song often.

Nani Amma had an affair.

With an Arab guy, the Sheikh's son.

He used to visit often.

Smelling of attar.

He'd sing this song. That's how I learnt it.

Did she tell you it's from the Arab?

She didn't need to. I could see for myself.

Isn't it wrong to spy on them?

I didn't look too much.

You must've listened to it a lot to learn it.

Yeah?

Second question? -Sure.

What's the meaning of the song?

I was curious from the start, about what it meant.

Nani Amma did ask the Arab.

That's how I came to know.

You were quite the peeping tom.

So it means…? -Oh, yes.

Meaning… this is what I understood.

I think it's a mother telling stories and singing lullabies to a child.

Maybe Nani Amma and the Arab had a mother-son bond.

We don't know why he taught her the song.

No, it wasn't like that.

Okay, third question.

Can you sing it for us?

I'll sing.

♪ Beherta tharish, beherta tharish ♪

[unknown lyrics]

[unknown lyrics]

[unknown lyrics]

Something like this. It's been a while.

Is this the song you wanted?

Yes, this is it.

Ouch! -What happened?

Something's in my eye. -Let me see.

Open.

Dude, wash your shirt.

But I washed it.

Gone? -Yes.

Is it Arabic?

Nope. Arabic isn't like this.

What's Arabic like?

What's Arabic like?

If you examine the words, you'll understand.

The words are not from this country, even.

Our grandpa… his name was Mammoonj.

He'd come after prayers at the mosque,

gather us kids, and sing us songs.

I heard it first from him.

He believed it was a song about Allah and it was in Arabic.

I too thought the same at first.

Later…

Due to God's grace, I could learn Arabic.

That's when I realised it wasn't Arabic at all.

The style… -You're saying it isn't from here?

Absolutely.

This…

isn't a devotional song, like many believe.

It's a song sung many years ago, by unknown people.

Some things on earth can't be connected, however hard you try.

This song is one of those.

This song doesn't belong to a particular religion.

Your grandma, my grandpa, they heard it from somewhere, someone.

What about its meaning?

Meaning…

Depending on who's singing, the words change.

Maybe we can derive some meaning from all those words.

My mother loved to sing this song.

She thought that the song is in praise of

the Prophet. Peace be upon him!

That it praises the Prophet.

That we get closer to Allah when we sing it.

But…

What I think is…

I think it speaks of the hardships of that time.

His grandma says it's a folk song.

Folk song? Maybe it is.

But whose folk song?

Damn.

Yeah.

He was good, right? -Yeah, he was amazing.

Wow, a song that came from elsewhere, now ruling the charts here.

We have two Arabic leads now.

Maybe it came from the ancient Arab traders.

But it isn't Arabic.

It's not.

But they could've got it from elsewhere. -Possible.

Dude. -Yeah?

Isn't Vasco da Gama overrated?

Arabs were trading with us long before him.

Every corner had an Arab trader.

But Gama came alone, like Rocky bhai.

That's the difference.

Did you water the plants, Rocky bhai?

I'll water them in the evening. -Evening?

What the… plants must be watered in the evening.

Why don't you ever do anything on time?

Dude. -Yeah?

Let me tell you what I think. -Go ahead.

A story that breaks everything will come. Someone will come with such a story.

Let them come.

Someone has come. Food I hope.

Can we get a pseudo-intellectual? Who can read between the lines?

A pseudo who knows its origins. -Yeah.

Semantic narrative… postcapitalist feminism…

♪ Pollunna tharish, pollunna tharish ♪

♪ Nokkaa doore thashanoshish ♪

♪ Nokkaa doore thashanoshish ♪

♪ Kalishi tharish kalishi tharish ♪

♪ Nokkaa doore thashanoshish ♪

[unknown lyrics]

[unknown lyrics]

[unknown lyrics]

[unknown lyrics]

I'm not much of a singer.

It's been a while since I sang.

Back in the day I've sang at many venues

and won many prizes.

It's nice. -Thank you!

How do you know this song?

I wrote this song.

You wrote it? -Yes.

But many know this song. His grandma too.

Maybe from one of my performances?

I've won many prizes for this, in light music.

You wrote this as a child? -Yes.

When I was at my grandma's, as a child…

We had a mango orchard. One evening, grandma and I were sitting there

A mango fell into my hands.

I wrote it lamenting about the mango.

That song brought you here.

What's the meaning between the lines?

Meaning…

O, mango tree, have you no shame?

Fragrance outside, nectar inside

When you taste the nectar… -Throw the seed away.

Have you been to such a beautiful place? -No, never.

Isn't it beautiful?

The vines, leaves, trees…

the greenery… Isn't it beautiful?

We must live in such places.

You city people

see nature only during tours. -Yes, first time ever!

Look, over there!

Wordsworth's daffodils! -Get lost!

First time seeing mango trees! -Oh yeah!

Never seen plants, either!

[song plays on car radio]

[song plays on car radio]

[song plays on car radio]

[song plays on car radio]

[song plays on car radio]

Move the camera a little.

Little more… right.

This is a good angle.

Perfect.

But you'll have to look back and talk.

No problem! I can drive properly only if I look back.

No need to drive.

Enough!

Don't you see me talking?

Okay, you can drive.

Scared? How's Abhilash Abhi's acting?

After your shoot, click a few pictures of me.

It can take only videos. No photos.

What, really? -Yeah.

What crap camera! -Indeed, it is.

What was your name? Anupama?

Nice name, nice name.

How did I learn the song?

My mentor Johny asan gave it to me.

Johny asan?

Know him?I was with him in Fort Kochi.

He owned Chinese fishing nets, many of them.

I used to operate three of them.

Chinese net operator! It was amazing.

He sang it often. That's how I learned.

He's Anglo-Indian.

Half Cherai, half Portuguese.

CR7! Yaay!

Is it Portuguese? -Yeah.

Ask him not to look behind so often.

Don't worry, bro.

Abhilash Abhi has a zero-accident record.

Ask around. I'm a clean-sheeter.

Still, you can look ahead and drive. -Don't worry.

Did he say anything about its meaning?

When we pull the Chinese net

we'll get a good catch if we sing it, he said.

Sang it a lot, poor chap.

Following his advice I bought seven nets.

I sang the song, along with my buddy Appu.

You got a good catch?

My foot!

I had to dismantle them when the govt said it was blocking the river's flow.

And the song's meaning?

It's a fishing song.

You know, the mermaids…

Why so stressed? Relax, sit properly.

Drive carefully, please. -Don't worry, Abhilash Abhi…

Get lost!

Zero-accident record!

'I can only drive like this'

The bandage looks good on you.

Enough, enough.

It's hurting real bad.

Don't worry, he's a clean-sheeter.

Son, I've worn these robes for a while now.

You know me, right?

He was a college kid then.

Let's see.

I don't care if he's the judge.

I want to meet him in person. -We came at the wrong time.

What's the status?

I lost all my goodwill due to this case. -Chance for an 'angry man' interview.

In front of all those people. -Will he allow the camera?

No respect for senior advocates! -Shall we come back later?

We've come so far, let's try.

You understand?

He's coming. Ask him!

You ask. -Ask, ask.

Let him come back. -Where did he go?

There he comes.

What's your case? -Sir, we called you yesterday.

Many people call me.

Sir, it's about the song.

We spoke yesterday.

Oh, yes. Right.

Understood? -No, sir.

You won't. I'm just coming to the point.

Men of Mevelil House have been Chavittunatakam artists for generations.

I'm one of them.

So is it a Chavittunatakam song?

My grandpa was a great Chavittunatakam artist.

You may know him. Mevelil Pathrose.

Alexander the Great is no more.

Who will inherit his empire and his riches now?

There is no one greater than Alexander.

Alexander the Great.

What's this? -Got it?

The song is related to art. -Art, okay.

Are you sure?

Sure?

Not on the plants, no!

Physical assault… Big Boss!

I'll show you what physical assault is.

This book has the song you're searching for.

This is a book by Gabriel Zeussi, patron of migrants.

He was Italian.

Born in an aristocratic family, he gave his riches to the poor.

He gave them his land, gave them life lessons, taught them songs.

He was a good singer too.

Zemos, his disciple,

compiled his songs. This is one of 17 songs in that book.

How long ago was this?

The book is around 400 years old.

Songs of Gabriel

So, Father Gabriel wrote this song? -Yes.

But many know the song. It's even sung in temples.

Father Gabriel traveled far and wide.

He lived amongst people of all religions, prayed for them, and taught them songs.

So the song is in Italian?

Yes.

It's related to faith.

Isn't your Dad's name Sukumaran?

Shut up, dude.

Seems like the song is mostly related to faith.

A song…

is brushing against the shore of the Arabian sea for years.

Everyone who found it thinks it's their song.

Wonderful story. -Get lost.

It's not Italian.

I don't know Italian, but it's not.

Hey, let me ask you something.

Won't we be questioning the faith of a lot of people?

We won't tell them their beliefs are wrong.

But we can look at them with a smug smile.

What say? -Yes, possible.

[tribal song playing]

[tribal song playing]

Hello, Pereira?

How are you? Are you happy?

Dude, please. Don't do that.

Don't abuse my family.

The edit is done.

Just need to put your name in the title.

Dude, by the way…

How do you spell Pereira? With one R, or two?

Okay, that R.

Is your new place set up?

I see. Where is it?

I see.

Oh, is it raining? Alright.

Dude…

What about that song?

I see.

Okay.

Can you send it to me?

On WhatsApp.

Okay.

I'll send you a payment request.

Not possible?

Three hundred? Well… okay.

Yeah?

Okay.

By the way, don't forget, send it to me on WhatsApp.

Okay.

Phew.

What did he say? -He'll send it.

He'll send me the contact.

He was their local guide or something.

We can ask him.

A local? -Yes.

He knows the song? -He's from there, right?

He must know the language. We'll call him.

I see, did he take them there? -Yeah.

You'll talk to him in English, right? -Does he speak English?

He said he speaks English.

You talk to him.

Call him.

He'll send ₹ 300. Let's have mandi.

Hey, rich boy.

Kaushik bhai, how do you know the song?

It's our song.

Does he know Malayalam?

He knows trade-related Malayalam.

He says 'Your bill is ₹ 2912, setta' like a pro.

I know a little. Tell me.

How do you know this song?

We sing this while cooking in our room.

One of our customers, Akhil bhai

made a video of it which became viral.

But everyone knows the song.

They stole it. The song belongs to our village.

What did he say?

He says the others stole it. -I see.

Can you sing the song?

Sure.

Come with me.

♪ Oshaya oshaya oshaya ve ♪

♪ Oshaya oshaya oshaya ve ♪

♪ Oshaya oshaya oshaya ve ♪

♪ Oshaya oshaya oshaya ve ♪

[unknown lyrics]

[unknown lyrics]

[unknown lyrics]

♪ Oshaya oshaya oshaya ve ♪

♪ Oshaya oshaya oshaya ve ♪

♪ Oshaya oshaya oshaya ve ♪

♪ Oshaya oshaya oshaya ve ♪

[unknown lyrics]

[unknown lyrics]

♪ Oshaya oshaya oshaya ve ♪

♪ Oshaya oshaya oshaya ve ♪

♪ Oshaya oshaya oshaya ve ♪

[lullaby]

[lullaby]

[lullaby]

[lullaby]

[unknown lyrics]

[unknown lyrics]

[lullaby]

[lullaby]

[lullaby]

[lullaby]

[unknown lyrics]

[unknown lyrics]

[lullaby]

[lullaby]

[workers chant]

♪ Oshaya oshaya oshaya ve ♪

[workers chant]

♪ Oshaya oshaya oshaya ve ♪

[workers chant]

♪ Oshaya oshaya oshaya ve ♪

[workers chant]

♪ Oshaya oshaya oshaya ve ♪

[workers chant]

♪ Oshaya oshaya oshaya ve ♪

[workers chant]

♪ Oshaya oshaya oshaya ve ♪

[workers chant]

♪ Oshaya oshaya oshaya ve ♪

[workers chant]

♪ Oshaya oshaya oshaya ve ♪

[workers chant]

♪ Oshaya oshaya oshaya ve ♪

[workers chant]

♪ Oshaya oshaya oshaya ve ♪

♪ Yaluna tharish yaluna thalif ♪

♪ Oshaya oshaya oshaya ve ♪

[workers chant]

♪ Oshaya oshaya oshaya ve ♪

[workers chant]

♪ Oshaya oshaya oshaya ve ♪

[workers chant]

♪ Oshaya oshaya oshaya ve ♪

[workers chant]

♪ Oshaya oshaya oshaya ve ♪

[workers chant]

♪ Oshaya oshaya oshaya ve ♪

[workers chant]

♪ Oshaya oshaya oshaya ve ♪

[workers chant]

♪ Oshaya oshaya oshaya ve ♪

[workers chant]

♪ Oshaya oshaya oshaya ve ♪

[workers chant]

♪ Oshaya oshaya oshaya ve ♪

[workers chant]

♪ Oshaya oshaya oshaya ve ♪

What song are you talking about?

Hi, Dazzle.

This is Anupama here. How are you?

I'm good. How are you?

I'm good too. Thanks for asking.

It's Anu-pama? -Yes, you said it right.

Anu-pama. -You can call me Anu.

Anu is a very good name.

I hope Pereira has told you about our documentary work.

Yeah, about the song?

Yes, it's about that song, Yaluna Tharish.

Can you tell me more about it? How did you come across the song?

I've heard someone play it many times.

It's been around for many… for a long time.

For a long time. For generations, actually.

By any chance, do you know the meaning of the song?

I've been asking around.

But nobody knows.

Even the tribes don't know its meaning? -No, no.

Not even the tribes.

Actually.

Nice talking to you, Dazzle. Thanks for your time.

Thank you, have a nice one.

We thought it's their song.

How do we end this?

Hello?

Hello?

Hi, chetta.

Yes, I can hear you.

I couldn't talk to you much that day.

The election campaigners had come, that's why.

So, did you find it?

You found the meaning? -Too many meanings.

We don't know which one is real.

Seems like an ancient chant.

We couldn't even find what language it is.

The song has 34 words.

The words have their own meanings.

But the words are from various languages.

People say it's Portuguese, Arabic, Italian, Mexican…

Some say it's Sanskrit. Like that it goes.

Indeed, some words are from those languages.

But the other words are from other languages.

So we can't say it's from a particular language.

I think there was once a mother language made up of all these languages.

It's a far-fetched thought.

I called you because I remembered my teacher, Kunjikkannan.

He's no more.

He used to sing this at the party office.

I was curious about the song.

I asked him what language it was.

He replied that it's the song of slaves.

Also, there was a theatre festival 12 years ago.

People from various parts of India came.

Siddi tribals also came.

They presented their arts and culture.

You know who accompanied them in their performance?

Artists from Africa.

What does that mean?

Yes, they are different. But they are somehow the same.

Their languages were similar.

And, another thing to add.

Do you remember the recent art debate?

The term 'aruvani' was used during the debate.

An African lady commented on it.

Criticising the use of such obscene terms.

Thus, there are a lot of similarities.

Can you sing the song?

Of course. I have the book with me.

♪ Paikinjo paikinjo paikinjo ve ♪

♪ Paikinjo paikinjo paikinjo ve ♪

♪ Paikinjo paikinjo paikinjo ve ♪

♪ Paikinjo paikinjo paikinjo ve ♪

♪ Yaluna tharish yaluna tharish ♪

[unknown lyrics]

[unknown lyrics]

♪ Oshaya oshaya oshaya ve ♪

♪ Oshaya oshaya oshaya ve ♪

♪ Oshaya oshaya oshaya ve ♪

♪ Oshaya oshaya oshaya ve ♪

♪ Yaluna tharish yaluna tharish ♪

[unknown lyrics]

[unknown lyrics]

♪ Oshaya oshaya oshaya ve ♪

♪ Oshaya oshaya oshaya ve ♪

♪ Yaluna tharish yaluna tharish ♪

[unknown lyrics]

[unknown lyrics]

♪ Oshaya oshaya oshaya ve ♪

♪ Oshaya oshaya oshaya ve ♪

♪ Oshaya oshaya oshaya ve ♪

♪ Oshaya oshaya oshaya ve ♪

[unknown lyrics]

[unknown lyrics]

♪ Oshaya oshaya oshaya ve ♪

Grandma, what's the meaning of the song?

Grandma, what's the meaning of the song?

What's the meaning of the song?

Hunger.

What's the meaning of the song?

Hunger.