A mangalam song that I heard in Vishaka hari’s Sundara Kandam….This is also a Thyagaraja composition
You can listen to Priya sisters singing this song at http://www.songlyricsatoz.com/video_UPdWsnMEDjQ.html
A short mangalam to end concerts or a bharathnatyam performance
Pavamana Suthudu Pattu
Pathara Vintha Munakku
Nee Nama Rupa Mulaku
Nitya Jaya Mangalam
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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.
Aa: S R2 M1 P [...]
Thyagaraja’s description of Sri Rama and how he uses all the 4 neyathis, sama dhana bedha dhanda, with Ravana….
the context is very well set by Vishaka hari in her sundara kandam….
you can listen to it at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQqEvJ3HqLk
sarasa saamadhaana
raagam: kaapi naaraayaNi
Aa: S R2 M1 P D2 N2 S
Av: S N2 D2 P M1 G3 R2 S
Parent Ragam:harikaambhOji (28th [...]
Again a Thyagaraja’s composition….where he asks the lord…”will you not take pity on me?”. A very nice song that has melted my heart
I found the meaning and the notation on karnatik.com
Song: nee daya raadhaa
raagam: vasantabhairavi
Parent raagam: vakulaabharaNam(14th melakartha)
Aa: S R1 G3 M1 D1 N2 S
Av: S N2 D1 M1 G3 R1 S
thaLam: roopakam
Composer: Tyaagaraaja
Language: Telugu
pallavi
nI daya [...]
Getting introduced to s many Thyagaraja kritis is really nice. That too….when you get introduced to them with a context and meaning it sticks to your mind and you actually experience the bhavam hidden in the song.
Again Vishaka hari’s sundara kandam talks about Enta muddo song describing lord Rama… beautiful
Also a learning here for me [...]
Long ago I had learnt a Purandara dasa’s devarnama for a competition. I never seemed t get the song right and so finally did not sing it in the competition. After many years I came across this song in Vishaka Hari’s sundara kandam.
It is a very simple song with a lot of meaning. The song [...]
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
This was [...]
I have heard this song many a times…but somehow I have never thought about the raagam…
I was researching this song after listening to it by vishaka Hari in her Sundara kaandam and I realized this is also composed in a raagam that I have not come across too much…
You can listen to it at http://new.music.yahoo.com/nithyashree-mahadevan/tracks/anuragamule–205515654
Song: [...]
Again another song that I heard….courtesy Vishaka Hari’s Sundara kaandam…
Song: Kamalaaptha kula
Raagam: Brindava saaranga
Aa: S R2 M1 P N3 S
Av: S N2 P M1 R2 G2 R2 S
Parent Raagam: kharaharapriya (22nd melakartha)
ThaLam: dEshaadi
Language: telugu
Composer: Thyagaraja
You could listen to it at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egNxl4gWJxs
pallavi:
kamalApta kula kalashAbdhi candra kAvavayya nanu karuNA samudra
anupallavi:
kamalAkaLatra kausalyA suputra kamanIya gAtra kAmAri mitra
caraNam:
munu dAsula [...]
Another song composed on Lord Hanuman….by Thyagaraja…Again…thanks to Vishaka Hari’s Sundara kaandam for introducing me to this song…
This is another raagam that I had not heard of and never written about…
Song: Paahi raama dhootha
Raagam: Vansanthavaraali
Aa: S R2 M1 P D1 S
Av: S N2 D1 P G2 R2 S
Parent raagam: naTabhairavi (20th melakartha) or shhadvidamArgini (46th [...]