Kanden Sithayai

A tamil song that depicts how hanuman describes to Rama about his seeing Sita……
again my knowledge enhanced by Vishaka Hari’s sundara Kandam …..I know I am being too emphatic about it….sorry…cant help…really feel good about how my knowledge of ramyana and music are getting enhanced by this….
Song: kaNDEn kaNDEn
Raagam: mukhAri.
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Ramayana Kummi

Again a learning from Vishaka Hari’s sundara kandam….
A nice peppy song….description of Ramayana in Tamil language…Hanuman reciting to Sita to identify himself..
This is a nice song to be used for kummi in Tamil functions. It is also appealing and so children will enjoy listening too….good way to teach them Ramayana
Listen to it at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHxRK83hvpU
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Valli kanavan – Shenjurutti

Amma was mentioning this song today… I have never heard it before. It seems she heard it on TV and she wants me to learn it. So as usual, as the first step I looked into the internet for details. I was surprised to find immediate details.
Now I am excited to learn it… 
Song: Valli kanavan
Raagam: [...]



Mettupodu – Duet

Another impressive movie song composed by Rahman for the movie duet……mettu podu… I love this song for its rhythm. 
The lyrics are as follows 
Song – MettuppOdu
Movie – Duet
Singer- SPBaalasubramaniam
raagam – aananda bhairavi 
thangamE thamizhukkillai thattuppaadu
oru sarakkirukkudhu murukkirukkudhu mettuppOdu
mettuppOdu mettuppOdu
en thai kodhuttha thamizhukkilai thattuppaadu
etthanai sSabaigal kandOm etthanayetthanai thadayum kandOm
atthanayum Soodam kaatti chuttuppOdu
mettuppOdu mettuppOdu
ada kadalukkundu karppanaikkillai kattuppaadu
mettuppOdu..
idhu makkaL paattu [...]



Karpagavalli nin – Raagamalika

My mom loves this song. She has been asking me to learn this song from a very long time …..and I have not been a very nice daughter ….this song is still pending in my list of songs that I want to learn:) 
A beautiful song composed in the Tamil language…..devoted to the Goddess
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Kurai ondrum illai – All time favourite

This was one of the first songs that I learnt myself. The concept of learning carnatic songs by myself was quite alien to me. Even when suggested to learn some songs…. I used to find it ridiculous….”learning carnatic songs…without a teacher….??? Me?? …no way”
Bt eventually I started attempting it. It gavce me immense confidence. Of [...]



Kannodu Kaanbadhellam – Jeans

There are a lot of film songs that are very carnatically composed….that is….the song has a lot of carnatic touch with the notes being stressed a lot….and some songs where the notes are a part of the song as the swaram at the end of the song. I like such songs most of the times. [...]