The sweet sounds of melody

I tried so hard to suppress the melody I always played that it only returned back in full swing and gusto. If you have ever played an instrument to the fullest dignity you need to give it, it graces you back with the same respect. Despite you trashing it out as ” no longer useful” the instrument you pick up hugs you in waves of comfort and solace. It gives you an immense pride to belong once again.
I had given the instrument I used to play for hours a bidding goodbye almost 25 years ago but little did I realise that I would be more than motivated to give it a welcoming cheer. Once only has to puck up the melody, the chords and the rhythm of songs or even of simple broken chords. Each line of the melody or each note of the chord strikes a smile.
Even if you are many times still babbling like a baby, the music mother hugs your babble to hear your first word saying ” mumma”! The moment the word melody comes clear the mother music picks you up, jumps up in much joy and refuses to let you go or let you live past her. Many times your being alone or perhaps being left alone only is understood by music who never fails to comfort you. I am only glad, or should I say ecstatic that I have found my home in the home coming into music. This is the place of original love, laughter and joy!
Eloquently conveyed….. very nice
Many Congratulations Gauri for having attained eternal freedom and on your homecoming!
Life is Music:)
life when defined in musical terms needs no rewards
Hi, Gouri. The feeling you have expressed is something that has to be experienced first hand. Your deeply-felt words have brought it close to this. I can relate because as a trained singer, I experience the feeling every day when I practise every morning more than even when I perform on stage. Music where each note has one specific spot denotes a principled life and their flexibility while blending with other notes shows the spirit of collaboration. Notes are a metaphor for how to live one’s life. It’s a very private and personal relationship that often starts at a very young age for most of us. Maybe, in the womb even. Keep it up!
A shout out to Inderjit:)
yes music starts right at the very start in the womb
Beautifully expressed the relationship between music ,love & soul .very well written
The soul seeks no explanation many a times
It is true, that once you love music it’s for ever
Absolutely
Beautifully expressed!!! Give music love and it will give u back the highest level of satisfaction to our soul.
Yes the kind of joy we get is so different that its hard to express
Making more room for love, laughter and joy is so important and glad you have rekindled this through music
Thank you so much Emma your kind words means a lot!
Nice… Like the personification of music.
Thank you so much, only when an artist takes his art as a person can we do justice to the form.
thank you
I feel obligated to you for sharing this etherial thought with me! So much innocent emotion in such a few, economical lines. You should justifiably feel ecstatic that to have found your home in the “home coming into music.” I share your feeling that “this is the place of original love, laughter and joy!”
These words of praise coming from you such a esteemed and well reputed journalist does mean a lot. I write so much from the heart that only few words can express a lot and you saw justice in that. Thank you sir!
So beautifully expressed especially love the correlation of instrument with the mother.
Thank you so much yes she becomes like a mother
yes music is a mother
Very soulful! Although I have poor musical abilities and music fairy mother never blessed me, I can deeply connect to what you feel. Sometimes when singing along the radio if I get it right I feel very happy. Regards
According to me all have an ear for music
Wow very nice 🙏🙏
thank you so muvh
Beautifully expressed ecstacy of heart
yes music is our soul
yes love is in the heart and music is in the heart
Wow!! Beautifully expressed.
Thank you niyomi
So beautifully expressed especially love the correlation of instrument with the mother.
thank you
thank you so much
Beautifully expressed !!
Thank you so much
Your writing beautifully captures the deep emotional connection between a musician and their instrument. The imagery of music as a nurturing mother is particularly moving—it conveys how music is not just an art but a lifelong companion that never abandons its player.
Your phrase “the instrument you pick up hugs you in waves of comfort and solace” is poetic and heartwarming, perfectly expressing the comfort music brings. The idea that music waits patiently, never truly leaving us, is inspiring. It reminds us that passions we set aside often have a way of finding us again when we need them the most.
Thank you so so much, yes I will be extremely mindful of the small errors. You have indeed understood the writing to its perfection. You have really well established the connections between musician with their instrument as its a totally different kind of connection. The moment you touch the keys of piano or the strings of a guitar you are transported. Even if you are rusty music embraces you and like a mother never gives up on you.
yes our passion never leaves us much like a mother who never abandons her children
Music melody and voice, if it touches your soul once it will never leave. I got one during teens heard over the radio song by one they call Neil Diamond….since then technology has brought much more accessible and trust me at 75, i still listen that music and voice of neil diamond songs almost daily.
I remember you also introducing me to Neil Diamond and yes he still strikes a chord in my heart
Beautifully expressed! So emotional! Best wishes to you 🥰
If you are not emotional music fails to understand you
Mumma can be uttered in painful situations, it eases the mind and gives hope in hopeless happenings!
that is why music is like a mother she calms you down and never makes you feel alone
Good Narrative
Thank you
Very beautifully expressed. Music has the ability to transcend consciousness and connect to our soul. A great parallel to what a kid feels around their mother.
yes it transcends all barriers