Mamava sada janani – Kaanada- Swathi thirunal
I started learning this song today. The raagam is mesmorizing….its got a kind of flow…
just close your eyes and listen to it….you will feel like u r floating…atleast thats what I felt with the raagam
Composer: Swathi Thirunaal
Raagam: Kaanada
parent raagam: Karaharapriya (22nd melakartha)
Thalam roopakam
Aa: S R2 G2 M1 D N2 S
Av: S N2 P M1 G2 M1 R2 S
The raagma has many other famous compositions…for instance…the famous carnatic song…Alaipaayuthe kanna is also in this raagam.
If we think of movie songs…pudhu vellai mazhai from roja, poo malai vaangi vandhan from sindhu bhairavi are from the same raagam.
Also…if you listen to maarugo maarugo in sathi leelavathi movie…you would find that it is similar to alaipayuthe kanna….there u go…its kaanada…lots of familiar stuff isnt it??
now for the song itself……
Lyrics and meaning taken from Karnatik.com
pallavi
mAmava sadA janani mahiSAsura sUtani (amba)
anupallavi
sOma bimba manOhara sumukhi sEvakAkhila kAma dAna nirata kaTAkSa vilAsini (amba)
caraNam 1
pura vimata vadana pankEruha madhupE nArada mukha maunI nikara gEya caritE
SarasIruhAsanAdi sura samudaya maNi cAru mauLi virAjita caraNAmbuja yugaLE
caraNam 2
kanaka bhAsura divya kalApa rAjita gAtri vanaruha daLATErapa vibhanjana ruci nEtri
munigaNa sammOhana mAnanIya mrduhAsE vinata jana kalpakavallari giri sutE
caraNam 3
kurumE kushalam sadA kamalanAbhAnujE niravadhi bhava khEda nivAraNa niradE
cArunUtana ghana sadrusharAjita vENi dAruNa danujALi dAraNa paTucaritE
Meaning:
Pallavi: Oh MOther ! The destroyer of Mahishasura, always protect me.
Anupallavi: Your face is lovely like the disc of the moon. Your glances shower boons on those who serve you.
Charanam: You are the honey bee hovering the lotus face of Shiva. Your story is sung by a host of Rishis like Narada. you are worshipped by Brahma and the host of celestrals. Your locks shine with the crescent moon and your pair of feet are like lotuses.
Your body is shining like gold. Your eyes put to shame the pride of lotus petals. your soft sunile bewitch the heart of Rishis. You are the Kalpaka tree to those who worship you. Oh the daughter of mountains! Oh sister of Padmanabha! Give the happiness. you are engaged in removing the sorrows of the samsara.your hair is lovely like fresh cloud. you have the glory like an expert in destroying the wicked demons.
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I am learning only 2 of these charanams…not sure why.
You could listen to the song by Chitra on raaga.com
the album is DeviPriya . She sings only one of the charanams…again not sure why.
