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
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 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
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 3, 2009 - Posted by vidhya- 0 Comments
Pancharatna krithis of Thyagaraja were some songs that came to light to me much later in my muic journey. i loved them when I heard them. I never got to learn one till a couple of years ago. I also finally learnt only 1 of them formally….which is Jagadaanandakaaraka. It was kind of a dream [...]
September 26, 2009 - Posted by vidhya- 0 Comments
A nice Thyagaraja composition. I would not say it is my favourite….but yes…it is a beautiful song reminding us of Janaki…This song kind of depicts the phrase ” There is always a woman behind every man’s success”
Thyagaraja here tells us how it was actually through Sita that Rama gained the great name….. She could [...]
September 24, 2009 - Posted by vidhya- 0 Comments
manasa yetulo was one of the thyagraja’s song that I got to sing on stage….
it was not a big deal stage…but it meant a big deal to me as I am not a professional singer, and singing with the pakka vadhyam (instruments) means a lot to me. it was the Thyagaraja aaradhanai organized by my [...]
September 24, 2009 - Posted by vidhya- 0 Comments
Raagarathna was a song that I did not like too much at the first shot. But the raagam is nice..reethigowla is a nice melodious ragam. Paripalayamam is another song in the smae raagam.
You can listen to this song at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrdNZJMryjc
Song: Raaga rathna
Talam: Rupakam
Language: Telugu
Composer: Thyagaraja
Aa: S G2 R2 G2 M1 N2 D2 M1 N2 N2 [...]
September 3, 2009 - Posted by vidhya- 0 Comments
Another thyagaraja krithi. A very new ragam that I learnt.
Song: Nannu kanna thalli
Ragam: Sindhu Kaanada (also known as kesari sindhu kaanada)
Talam: DeshAadhi
Aa: S R2 G3 M1 P M1 D1 P D1 S
Av: S D1 N1 D1 P M1 G2 R2 S
Parent ragam: maararanjani janya (25th melakartha)
Composer: Thyagaraja
Language: Telgu
lyrics
pallavi
nannu kanna talli nA bhAgyamA nArAyaNi dharmAmbikE
anupallavi
kanakAngi ramApati [...]