Opari - Singers During Funeral
We had a visitor visiting us during our stay in India. While he was talking about his sister-in-law's wedding and people, how they behave. Suddeny the topic change and he was taking about a funeral. And how there is a special group that comes just to sing the "Opari" songs during the funerals. Not only that they have a group of fans who loves to listens to the "Opari" songs. This groups would remain in the funeral house for another couple of days just for this Opari's.
Their work is to sing the mourning song. These are sung by a group of old ladies ( some are widows ). It's a form of poem created immediately in the deceased house based on the story they have heard about the deceased. Sometimes, even a visitor who isn't close to the deceased would have some tears at the corner of he/her eyes when these opari's do stir the funeral house deeper into sadness. They do really know how to make you cry.
Though I have not listen or heard any , but I have watched in the movies, you know Tamil movies normally would show everything about the village and cultures. Though these such events only happens in India and in the rural villages. But these days , certain people do pay for them to sing to have a happy journey for the deceased.
Interesting but though it's still a funeral house we might need some peace of silent prayers but this all sounds weird for me.
Anyways, it was an interesting talk we had though, killing my boring time while was staying there.
Their work is to sing the mourning song. These are sung by a group of old ladies ( some are widows ). It's a form of poem created immediately in the deceased house based on the story they have heard about the deceased. Sometimes, even a visitor who isn't close to the deceased would have some tears at the corner of he/her eyes when these opari's do stir the funeral house deeper into sadness. They do really know how to make you cry.
Though I have not listen or heard any , but I have watched in the movies, you know Tamil movies normally would show everything about the village and cultures. Though these such events only happens in India and in the rural villages. But these days , certain people do pay for them to sing to have a happy journey for the deceased.
Interesting but though it's still a funeral house we might need some peace of silent prayers but this all sounds weird for me.
Anyways, it was an interesting talk we had though, killing my boring time while was staying there.
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