Mourning
the
death
of
the
Tamil
cinema's
renowned
lyricist
Vaali,
Thamarai
says
his
work
will
never
fade
with
time
and
his
songs
will
remain
eternal.
Vaali,
82,
passed
away
on
Thursday
due
to
respiratory
problem
in
a
private
hospital
here.
"It's
a
big
loss
for
our
industry.
So
many
legends
have
passed
in
the
past
few
months.
Vaali
sir
will
always
be
remembered
for
his
work.
Time
can
take
him
away,
but
definitely
not
his
songs,
which
will
remain
eternal," Thamarai,
a
lyricist,
told
IANS.
"Some
songs
are
popular
during
a
time
period.
People
listen
to
these
songs
for
a
while
and
then
move
on.
But,
the
songs
Vaali
sir
has
given
us
are
not
time
bound,"
she
added.
Thamarai,
who
has
written
several
chartbusters
such
as
'Anul
maley
pani
thuli' and
'Kangal
irandhal',
says
it
would
be
almost
impossible
to
find
Vaali's
heir-apparent.
"We
have
so
many
wonderful
lyricists
now,
but
I
doubt
if
any
of
us
could
even
replace
Vaali
sir.
It's
not
about
the
number
of
songs
he
has
written,
but
the
number
of
lives
he
has
touched
with
his
words," she
said.
Thamarai
recalls
Vaali
as
an
octogenarian
with
a
heart
of
a
20-year
old.
"He
was
a
teenager
at
heart.
His
age
was
just
a
number,
but
seldom
did
it
have
an
effect
on
his
work.
He
could
write
songs
that
would
even
impress
today's
teenager
who
might
be
exposed
to
western
music
and
Bollywood,"
she
said.
Vaali
most
recent
hit
songs
include
'Sonapareeya' from
Tamil
romantic-drama
Mariyaan,
which
released
on
Friday
and
recently
released
song
called
'Ethir
neechal'
and
'Velicha
poove'
from
Tamil
romantic-comedy
Ethir
Neechal.
In
a
career
spanning
over
five
decades,
Vaali
has
penned
lyrics
to
over
10,000
songs.
Some
of
his
evergreen
hits
include
'Thottal
poo
malurum',
'Naan
aanai
ittal',
'Moondrezhuthil
yen
moochirukkum'
and
'Puthiya
vaanam,
puthiya
boomi'.