All those belonging to my generation still hum the signature tune of the movie ‘For a Few Dollars More.’ Nature has her own signature tunes – the sound of rain on parched land, the wind whistling through the trees, and the crickets chirping at night.Īmong birds, the call of the koyal is so uplifting – it heralds hope and a new beginning.ĭuring his working years when my dad came home he whistled the koyal’s tune and so did my brother. Signature tunes are like the spinal cord, running through the entire movie or music album. The koyal’s call at that moment seemed so appropriate - it seemed as if my late dad and brother were telling me that I would soon recover and everything’s going to be perfect in my world once again. Nature is the link between the living and the dead. It was so reassuring because all through my growing up years this was the signature whistle at home. After a few days of hospital confinement when I was being wheeled into the ambulance for the journey home, I heard the koyal’s call. Signature tunes tend to haunt us throughout our lives.
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