November 30, 2009 - Posted by vidhya- 0 Comments
Another Thaygaraja composition that came to my mind….
You can listen to the instrumental at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oqOJqq8g8o
Song: Namakusuma
Raagam: Shree
Aa: S R2 M1 P N2 S
Av: S N2 P D2 N2 P M1 R2 G2 R2 S
Parent raagam: kharaharapriya(22.d melakartha)
taaLam: dEshaadi
Composer: Thaygaraja
Language: Telugu
pallavi
nAma kusumamulacE pUjincE nara janmamE janmamu manasA
anupallavi
shrIman mAnasa kanaka pIThamuna celaga jEsikoni vara shivarAma
caraNam
nAdasvaramanu vara navaratmapu [...]
November 30, 2009 - Posted by vidhya- 0 Comments
A beautiful song that I loved from day 1. Melodious composition dedicated to lord Rama. The raagam is a very lively one……
one must listen to it to appreciate it… you can listen to Unn Krishnan at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvg1tFCZ7hM&feature=related
Song: Ramachandram bhavayami
Ragam: Vasantha
Aa: S M1 G3 M1 D2 N3 S
Av: S N3 D2 M1 G3 R1 S
Talam: roopakam
Composer: [...]
November 30, 2009 - Posted by vidhya- 0 Comments
One of the first raagams that we learn when we come to varnams is mohanam…again here we have one composition on this raagam….
Song: Evarura
Raagam: Mohana
Aa: S R2 G3 P D2 S
Av: S D2 P G3 R2 S
Parent raagam: Harikambhoji (28th melakartha)
Talam: chaapu
Composer: thyagaraja
language: Telugu
pallavi
evarUrA ninnu vinA gati mAku
anupallavi
savana rakSaka nityOtsava sItApati
caraNam 1
rAdA nAdupai nI daya [...]
November 30, 2009 - Posted by vidhya- 0 Comments
Another song based on a beautiful parent raagam…………the lovely shankarabharanam raagam.
Paridhaanam ichithe……a song composed in the bilahari raagam…
Song: paridhaanamiccithE
Raagam: bilahari
Aa: S R2 G3 P D2 S
Av: S N3 D2 P M1 G3 R2 S
Parent raagam: Dheera Shankarabharanam (29th melakartha)
Talam: Khandachapu
Composer: Patnam Subramanya Aiyyar
Language: Telugu
pallavi
paridAnamiccitE pAlintuvEmO
(paridAna)
anupallavi
parama puruSa shrIpati nApai nIku
karuNa galgaga kAraNamEmemayyA
(paridAna)
caraNam
rokkamicchutakunE mukkaNTi celikAnu
cakkani celiniyosaga janaka [...]
November 30, 2009 - Posted by vidhya- 0 Comments
Another song that I learnt…a Thyagaraja composition
Song: Nadha Sudha
Raagam: Arabhi
A: S R2 M1 P D2 S
Av: S N3 D2 P M1 G3 R2 S
Talam: Roopakam
Parent raagam: Dheera Shankarabharanam(29th melakartha)
Composer: Thyagaraja
pallavi
nAdasudhA rasambilanu narAkrti yAyE manasA
The nectar of divine music has taken the form of a man in this world, Oh my heart.
anupallavi
vEda purAnAgama shAstrAdula-kAdhAramaina
Music is the [...]
November 27, 2009 - Posted by vidhya- 0 Comments
One of my favourites….a very easy and nice song in the basic mayamalavagowla raagam…Tulasidala….
A song that I picked up quite easily….
It is better to listen to it instead me saying so much…
You can listen to it at http://video.google.com/videosearch?hl=en&q=tulasidala&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=sLsOS-KhAsiekQWDlqGiBw&sa=X&oi=video_result_group&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CA4QqwQwAA#hl=en&q=tulasidala&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=sLsOS-KhAsiekQWDlqGiBw&sa=X&oi=video_result_group&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CA4QqwQwAA&qvid=tulasidala&vid=-8097426936703148931
Song: Tulasidala
Raagam: Mayamalavagowla (15th melakartha)
Aa: S R1 G3 M1 P D1 N3 S
Av: S N3 D1 P M1 [...]
November 27, 2009 - Posted by vidhya- 0 Comments
A beautiful song in the hindolam raagam…..one of the first songs that I ever learnt…and also one of the oldest songs that I remember how to sing:)
Some comparison with the chndrakauns raagam is at http://allyouwannaknow.net/musicandme/2008/10/04/chandrakauns-vs-hindolam/
Song: Mamavathu sri saraswathi
Raagam: Hindolam
Aa: S G2 M1 D1 N2 S
Av: S N2 D1 M1 G2 S
Parent raagam: Natabhairavi (20th melakartha)
Composer: [...]
November 27, 2009 - Posted by vidhya- 0 Comments
Another very sweet composition by Thyagaraja……explaining the beauty of Krishna Through the eyes of the Gopikas
Song: Venugana
Ragam: kEdAra gowLa
Aa: S R2 M1 P N2 S
Av: S N2 D2 P M1 G3 R2 S
Parent Ragam: harikAmbhOji(28th melakartha)
Talam: Roopakam
Composer: thyagaraja
Language: Telugu
Lyrics and meaning taken from http://www.sangeetasudha.org/thyagaraja/v.html
Pallavi:
vEnu gAna lOluni kana vEyi kanulu kAvalenE ||
A thousand eyes are needed [...]
November 25, 2009 - Posted by vidhya- 0 Comments
One of the keerthanams that I have long forgotten is “Guru Raghavendram anisham bhaje”. I learnt this from one of my first teachers. It has all gone in the thin air by now. I do not remember how to sing the anupallavi charanam anymore.
However, I remember that I used to like this song a lot. [...]
November 25, 2009 - Posted by vidhya- 0 Comments
This was a song that i learnt as a gap filler. I was waiting to learn the bigger pancharatna keerthanams…..I did not have too much time to spend at the music class. So my teacher said i better learn some other smaller songs to keep the learning going….
I wont say I am a big fan [...]