August 31, 2009 - Posted by vidhya- 1 Comment
This is a beautiful song dedicated to abhirami. It is melodious…but peppy at the same time. I loved the chittaswaram that I learnt.
I learnt this as the Kamalamanohari ragam…..but I see that some of them say it is manohari ragam….
according to Karnatik.com these are two different ragams….derived from 2 different ragams.
I will put down what [...]
August 21, 2009 - Posted by vidhya- 0 Comments
Varadarajam upasmahe is another lively song that I have learnt….it is composed in a very lively ragam. It is a small song but a beautiful one
Ragam: Saranga
Talam: Rupakam
Composer: Muthuswamy Dikshitar
Language: Sanskrit
Parent ragam: mEca kalyaaNi (65th melakartha)
Aa: S R2 G3 M2 P D2 N3 S
Av: S N3 D2 P M2 R2 G3 M1 R2 S
Pallavi:
varadarAja mupAsmahE [...]
August 10, 2009 - Posted by vidhya- 0 Comments
This was one of the many songs that impressed my sister and me. We used to love the chittaswaram….and maami used to never teach us this song. We always felt that the day we learnt this song, we woulod be considered as senior students.
And then the day dawned…I was finally learning this song….I cant describe [...]
August 10, 2009 - Posted by vidhya- 0 Comments
One of my favourite songs…Maha ganapathim.
The Shatshruthi rishbham was demonstrated to me by my teacher using this song. I will never forget it…
Ragam: Nattai
Talam: Aadhi
Parent Ragam: Chalanattai (36th melakartha)
Aa: S R3 G3 M1 P D3 N3 S
Av: S N3 P M1 R3 S
Composer: Muthuswamy Dikshitar
Language: Sanskrit
It is a beautiful song …and also a very simple [...]
August 4, 2009 - Posted by vidhya- 0 Comments
A song that I almost never liked too much….reason being…I somehow found it difficult to sing….
no particular reason….just that I used to always miss accuracy of some notes while singing…
But now I realize how beautiful the song is….
Composer: Thaygaraja
Dedicated: Lord Rama
Raagam: Shurutti/Suruti
Talam:Rupakam
Parent Ragam: Harikamboji (28th melakartha)
Aa: S R2 M1 P N2 S
Av: S N2 D2 [...]