Kundrakudy Krishna Iyer compositions
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I will be thankful to any bit of msg about Kundrakudy Krishna Iyer's composititions. I am unaware of his family details. He has composed kritis in Telugu and Tamil which are not available in print.
I will also be thankful if I get 'Sampradhaya bajana' on Lord Muruga., which can be sung in the same tunes of Hari Bajanai. It is not available in print I have tried in Giri trading.
I will also be thankful if I get 'Sampradhaya bajana' on Lord Muruga., which can be sung in the same tunes of Hari Bajanai. It is not available in print I have tried in Giri trading.
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According to Prof P sAmbamUrti's "Great Musicians Book" these are some of his compositions:
Type Beginning words rAga tALa
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tAna varNa kamalAkshi khAmbhOji jhaMpa
pada varNa sAmiki sari ShankarAbharaNam Adi
pada jati varNa entO vaibhavamu kEdAram Adi
kr.ti ShrI pArvati ShrI aTa
kr.ti bhakti mArgamE sarasAngi Adi
kr.ti nIvE nannu khAmbhOji Adi
kr.ti jIvineruga mandAri rUpakam
kambarAmAyaNa tillAnA tODi Adi
kr.shNaiyyer was a reknowned pallavi exponent. For this he was bestowed appellations like "jigibigi raTTaipallavi kr.shNaiyyer..." The khAmbhOji varNa, "kamalAkshi," is a panegyric in praise of muddu rAmalinga sEtupati, under whose patronage kr.shNaiyyer thrived.
Type Beginning words rAga tALa
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tAna varNa kamalAkshi khAmbhOji jhaMpa
pada varNa sAmiki sari ShankarAbharaNam Adi
pada jati varNa entO vaibhavamu kEdAram Adi
kr.ti ShrI pArvati ShrI aTa
kr.ti bhakti mArgamE sarasAngi Adi
kr.ti nIvE nannu khAmbhOji Adi
kr.ti jIvineruga mandAri rUpakam
kambarAmAyaNa tillAnA tODi Adi
kr.shNaiyyer was a reknowned pallavi exponent. For this he was bestowed appellations like "jigibigi raTTaipallavi kr.shNaiyyer..." The khAmbhOji varNa, "kamalAkshi," is a panegyric in praise of muddu rAmalinga sEtupati, under whose patronage kr.shNaiyyer thrived.
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Here are the three song lyrics I have. Corrections welcome.
bhakti mArgamE. rAgA: sarasAngi. Adi tALA.
P: bhakti mArgamE nityamu manasA
A: siddhi galginati mArkaNDEyanuku sthiramugAnu bhuvilO janmamettidE shiva
C: matagaja turagAdiyaishvaryamula mahAdEvuni pUjincina phalamu
Adi mantra madhya tArakam perigi adbhutambugA krSNuDu balkina
kamalAkSi ninnE (tv). rAgA: kAmbhOji. jhampa tALA.
P: kamalAkSi ninnE kOriyunnadi karuNimpa manci samayamu sAmi
A: vimalAtmuDaina muktIshvara sadA bhaktuDaina muddurAmalinga candra bhUpati
C: nIkE tagurA nIrajAkSa komma
nIvE nannu pAlincuTaku. rAgA: kAmbhOji. Adi tALA.
P: nIvE paripAlincuTaku nityakalyANi amba
A: rAvE shrI mInalOcani amba rAjAdhi rAjEshvari aba
C: parama lObhulagu narulanu pogaDe paritApamella patita pArvati nIpAda mahima prabhAvamerugagane tirigi tirigi vyarthamaiti bhuvilO trijanana tApa samhAriNi parE kAmitArtha mOkSadAyini parAtpari krSNa gAnamOdini
bhakti mArgamE. rAgA: sarasAngi. Adi tALA.
P: bhakti mArgamE nityamu manasA
A: siddhi galginati mArkaNDEyanuku sthiramugAnu bhuvilO janmamettidE shiva
C: matagaja turagAdiyaishvaryamula mahAdEvuni pUjincina phalamu
Adi mantra madhya tArakam perigi adbhutambugA krSNuDu balkina
kamalAkSi ninnE (tv). rAgA: kAmbhOji. jhampa tALA.
P: kamalAkSi ninnE kOriyunnadi karuNimpa manci samayamu sAmi
A: vimalAtmuDaina muktIshvara sadA bhaktuDaina muddurAmalinga candra bhUpati
C: nIkE tagurA nIrajAkSa komma
nIvE nannu pAlincuTaku. rAgA: kAmbhOji. Adi tALA.
P: nIvE paripAlincuTaku nityakalyANi amba
A: rAvE shrI mInalOcani amba rAjAdhi rAjEshvari aba
C: parama lObhulagu narulanu pogaDe paritApamella patita pArvati nIpAda mahima prabhAvamerugagane tirigi tirigi vyarthamaiti bhuvilO trijanana tApa samhAriNi parE kAmitArtha mOkSadAyini parAtpari krSNa gAnamOdini
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Lji,
mad(t)a gaja is correct - the caraNam has nothing to do with sections of the army or any thing to do with war. I think the poet is stating that wealth, including, but not limited to proud elephants, and horses etc. will be the result of offering prayers to mahAdEva. That whole kriti is in praise of Siva bhakti mArgam - the path of devotion to Siva and it's benefits.
The kAmbhOji piece in jhampa tALa looks like a tAnavarNam. Is it?
mad(t)a gaja is correct - the caraNam has nothing to do with sections of the army or any thing to do with war. I think the poet is stating that wealth, including, but not limited to proud elephants, and horses etc. will be the result of offering prayers to mahAdEva. That whole kriti is in praise of Siva bhakti mArgam - the path of devotion to Siva and it's benefits.
The kAmbhOji piece in jhampa tALa looks like a tAnavarNam. Is it?
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Here are the two varNAs. Both are indeed attributed to Kunnakkudi Venkatarama Iyer (tAnavarNa kaDal vol 1 & 4 resp.)
vanamAlA shrI gOpAlA (tv). rAgA: valaji. Adi tALA.
P vanamAlA shrI gOpAlA mAyAtIta rUpA vandALum
A: manamOhanAnga dEvA sukumArA vasudEva bAlA
C: ninadu pAdam tuNaiyenavE nADinEn
maiyal AginAL (tv). rAgA: hindOLa. Adi tALA.
P: maiyal AginAL mangai unran mIdu maruvat-tAmadam EnO sAmi
A: ayyanE IrAru kaiyanE ambikai tarum bAlanE
C: mA mayUragiri vAsA
vanamAlA shrI gOpAlA (tv). rAgA: valaji. Adi tALA.
P vanamAlA shrI gOpAlA mAyAtIta rUpA vandALum
A: manamOhanAnga dEvA sukumArA vasudEva bAlA
C: ninadu pAdam tuNaiyenavE nADinEn
maiyal AginAL (tv). rAgA: hindOLa. Adi tALA.
P: maiyal AginAL mangai unran mIdu maruvat-tAmadam EnO sAmi
A: ayyanE IrAru kaiyanE ambikai tarum bAlanE
C: mA mayUragiri vAsA
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maiyal AginAL varnam can be heard at the following link.
It has been set for dance music. Is it possible to have the word to word meaning for this song.
http://www.musicindiaonline.com/p/x/X5O ... As1NMvHdW/
Thanks
Amraman
It has been set for dance music. Is it possible to have the word to word meaning for this song.
http://www.musicindiaonline.com/p/x/X5O ... As1NMvHdW/
Thanks
Amraman
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dhAni tana dirana. rAgA: tODi. Composer: Kunrakkudi Krishna Iyer.
P: dhAni tana dirana dirudiru tom tata taratana
A: nAdur tAni tom drutAni dirudiru tAni udanadhIm
taka tadhIngiNatOm tajhaNam dhIm dhIm dhIm tAm tadhIngiNatOm
C: cavuLamoTu paNayam vidhimurai taru kuTri vaLava denavoru kanarapiritala vara
uvaLaru maraiyinAdozhivaru kalaiyum tavazh mati punaiyaraN nighar muni taravE
(sholkaTTu)
tAm tAm tani udani tatara tana dhIm dhIm tara nAdirutAni tom dirutAni
tatara tAna udara tAna nAdrudhIm tadhingiNatOm tadhingiNatOm tadhingiNatOm
P: dhAni tana dirana dirudiru tom tata taratana
A: nAdur tAni tom drutAni dirudiru tAni udanadhIm
taka tadhIngiNatOm tajhaNam dhIm dhIm dhIm tAm tadhIngiNatOm
C: cavuLamoTu paNayam vidhimurai taru kuTri vaLava denavoru kanarapiritala vara
uvaLaru maraiyinAdozhivaru kalaiyum tavazh mati punaiyaraN nighar muni taravE
(sholkaTTu)
tAm tAm tani udani tatara tana dhIm dhIm tara nAdirutAni tom dirutAni
tatara tAna udara tAna nAdrudhIm tadhingiNatOm tadhingiNatOm tadhingiNatOm
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Ambika:Amraman wrote:maiyal AginAL varnam can be heard at the following link.
It has been set for dance music. Is it possible to have the word to word meaning for this song.
http://www.musicindiaonline.com/p/x/X5O ... As1NMvHdW/
Thanks
Amraman
Here you go -
This is a composition in praise of Lord SaNmukhanAthan of kunnakuDi.
P: maiyal AginAL mangai unran mIdu maruvat-tAmadam EnO sAmi
My Lord (sAmi), why this tardiness (tAmdan EnO) in bestowing your embraces (maruval) when the lady/maiden (mangai) has succumbed to your charms and is infatuated (maiyal AginAL) with you (undan mIdu).
A: ayyanE IrAru kaiyanE ambikai tarum bAlanE
My Lord (ayyanE) with the 12 (IrAru = Iru Aru = two times six = 12) hands (kaiyyanE), the child/son (bAlanE) that pArvatI (ambikai) has given (tarum) us
C: mA mayUragiri vAsA
You are the resident (vAsA) of the mighty (mA) temple in the town of mayUragiri (kunnakuDi).
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Is it possible to get the complete lyrics for these pada varnams and any music for them.kunnakkudybala wrote:Hindola varnam 'MaiyalakinaL' and 'Vanamala Sri' in the raga valaj are pada varnams. There is one more varnam in Raga Kapi 'Mohalagiri' is also a pada varnams composed by Kunnakkudy Venkatarama Iyer, my father.
Amraman
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Ms Ambika Raman,
It is very difficult to recognise the person from an id. Happy to know that you are a dancer from NJ. Pada varnams by my father will be very useful to you. I extend my invitation to my res. when u come to Chennai. Before that I will try send the lyrics and the audio.
It is very difficult to recognise the person from an id. Happy to know that you are a dancer from NJ. Pada varnams by my father will be very useful to you. I extend my invitation to my res. when u come to Chennai. Before that I will try send the lyrics and the audio.
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Here it is:ramakrishnan wrote:
sri. sanjay subramanayan sang the sri raga piece in his concert for naada inbam this past december season. very beautiful song...would u be having the lyrics?
shrI pArvati paramAdvaita. rAgA: shrI. aTa tALA.
P: shrI pArvati paramAdvaita shivE parE tripurasundari
A: nA paritApamu dIrci nanubrocuTa nikhila lOka janani nIve para mantra nivEdini
C: parAshakti parama kalyANi parAku sEyaka rAdamma sari yevarunnArilalO nIku samAna
deivamu ne gAci shashimukha lalita shrI krSNa sahOdari sadAnanda jagadamba mahEshvari
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Thank you for the kind invitation. Will get in touch with you when I visit Chennai. Looking forward to the lyrics and audio.kunnakkudybala wrote:Ms Ambika Raman,
It is very difficult to recognise the person from an id. Happy to know that you are a dancer from NJ. Pada varnams by my father will be very useful to you. I extend my invitation to my res. when u come to Chennai. Before that I will try send the lyrics and the audio.
Thanks again,
Ambika
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kunnakkudybala wrote:Mr Lakshman, Hindolam and Valaj varnams(Pada varnams) are the compositions of My father Kunnakudy Venkatarama Iyer.
I am told that the 'Kamalakshi' - Kamboji raga varnam is a Pada varnam. do you have the lyrics.
I too am quite sure that the 'Kamalakshi' varnam is a Pada Varnam as I have seen it performed in Bharata Natyam. I'll see if I can get the lyrics somehow.
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Re: Kundrakudy Krishna Iyer compositions
Padavarnam composed by Kunrakudi Krishna Iyer
rAgA: kAmbOdi tAlA: misra jampai
P: kamalAkshi ninne kOri yuNNaDi karunimpa manchi samayamu sAmi
A: vimalAtmuDaina mukti Iswara sadA bhaktuDaina muttu rAmalinga candra bhUpati
CS: danarilO nIKu sarisamAna yuvati gunamunu mrDu naya vacanamu ati rUpavati kuca
swarna shikharamuga yuNNaDi nIpai marulugoni yuNNaDi sAmiKa nI daya valaciyuNNA chinnaDi
C: nIkE tagurA nirajAkshi komma
1: nI sAti DOrA lEdu gAda
2: dAni vinayamunu dAni abhinayamu dAni mAta ganamu dAni mukhanayamu dAni rati paniti
3: madana shAstramunu telisi vinta vintaga gUdutsu samayamu nerigi surata patamulato madi gudunu
4: I dinamu shubhamu galugu dinamu bhalli rasikuDa taruni jEsina vratamu palamu jEkoninaDi
Elara calamidElara nElara sukhamuga dEvara ipudu maharAja srI vijaya muttu rAmalinga nrpati
Corrections are welcome.
rAgA: kAmbOdi tAlA: misra jampai
P: kamalAkshi ninne kOri yuNNaDi karunimpa manchi samayamu sAmi
A: vimalAtmuDaina mukti Iswara sadA bhaktuDaina muttu rAmalinga candra bhUpati
CS: danarilO nIKu sarisamAna yuvati gunamunu mrDu naya vacanamu ati rUpavati kuca
swarna shikharamuga yuNNaDi nIpai marulugoni yuNNaDi sAmiKa nI daya valaciyuNNA chinnaDi
C: nIkE tagurA nirajAkshi komma
1: nI sAti DOrA lEdu gAda
2: dAni vinayamunu dAni abhinayamu dAni mAta ganamu dAni mukhanayamu dAni rati paniti
3: madana shAstramunu telisi vinta vintaga gUdutsu samayamu nerigi surata patamulato madi gudunu
4: I dinamu shubhamu galugu dinamu bhalli rasikuDa taruni jEsina vratamu palamu jEkoninaDi
Elara calamidElara nElara sukhamuga dEvara ipudu maharAja srI vijaya muttu rAmalinga nrpati
Corrections are welcome.
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Re: Kundrakudy Krishna Iyer compositions
very interested about Ento Vaibhavamu - is it in abhogi or in kedaram?
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Re: Kundrakudy Krishna Iyer compositions
Could I get an audio of the pada varnam entho vaibhavamu kedaram ragam
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Re: Kundrakudy Krishna Iyer compositions
Re: entO vaibhavamu: It is in kEdAra.
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Re: Kundrakudy Krishna Iyer compositions
Could I please get notation and if possible , the meanings for Ento Vaibhavamu? Thank you