Shyama Sastri

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rshankar
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Post by rshankar »

Kiran:
Thanks: can't wait for you to get started!
Ravi

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Post by cmlover »

Kiran!
much obliged!

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Post by kiransurya »

RSankar and CML,
As promised here is the meaning for the first krithi posted on the forum

Janani Nathajana Paripaalini

Raagam: Saveri Taalam: Adi

Pallavi: Janani Natha Jana Paripaalini Pahimaam

Janani: Mother, Bhavani: Parameshwari(parvathi), Natha Jaana: People who seek you, Paripaalini: Who protects/rules, Paahimaam: Protect me

Oh mother Bhavani !! ruler of the people who seek you, protect me..

Anupallavi: Danujavairi nuthey Sakala jana parithaapa paapahaarini Jayasaalini Maampaahi

Danujavairi: One who is the destroyer/enemy of the danujaas(Raakshasaas/demons)-Indra, Nuthey-praised by, Sakalajana:everyone
Parithaapa: Thaapas(troubles/hurdles??) are of three types(thaapa thraya) viz;Aadhyathmika, Adhidaivika, Adhibhauthika
Paapa haarini: one who removes/destroys sins, Jayasaalini: one who always wins Maampaahi: Protect me

Oh mother Paarvathi ! you are the ruler of everyone and everything, you are worshipped by Indra, you removes all obstacles material and spirtual, you are always bles people with success please protect me, please protect me

Charanam: Sathatha vinatha Suthaganapathi Senanni Raajaraajeswari Visaalatharuni Akhilaajana Paavani sathi nuthacharithey
Sadaa Madhurabhaashaa vigalath Amruthadhwani
Suthanutha vasupadha vikasithey sujani Iha mamagaathram athimaathram ajani paahi

Sthatham:Always, Sutha:Sons Ganapathi(Ganesha) Senaani(Kumara swami) RaajaRaajeswari(Raaja Raajeswari devi!): Empress, Visaala(broad/big) tharuni( a beautiful, traditional woman): one who has got a generous heart/ Also one who has got a name called visaala,
Sadaa: Always, madhura(sweet) Bhaasha(Conversation) Vigalath(oozing) Amrutha(nectar) dhwani(sound/words): Your conversation is as sweet as nectar Sutha(sons) nutha(worshipped): one who is worshipped by your sons, Vasu(Golden charm))pada(feet) vikasithey(to glow): One who has got golden feet (as in feet which glow like gold) Iha: This world, Mama: (My) Gaathram(Voice) Athi maathram paahi: protect more

Oh mother ! you converse very sweetly and are worshipped by your sons you are very generous and you have a history that is praised by one and all, please protect me and my voice in this world.


I tired to put it as simply as possible. Corrections and suggestions are always welcome...

cmlover
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Post by cmlover »

Thanks kiran
Don't worry about any errors. We need to get the ideas behind to enjoy the music!

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Post by rshankar »

Kiran,
Great job. Thanks!
What does vinathA mean?
Ravi


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Post by drshrikaanth »

Sankari nIve is by subbarAya SAstri, not SyAmA SAstri.

coolkarni

Post by coolkarni »

HOW MANY MISTAKES I AM ALLOWED BEFORE MY VIDWAN TITLE IS WITHDRAWN ??!! :twisted:

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Post by drshrikaanth »

mUrige muktAya mADi koLLi. Otherwise the title of vidwan will be reconsidered 8) :D

On second thoughts, you have already been moved from the select "vidwan" group to "general" group. So any number of mistakes should be ok. :D :twisted:

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Post by rshankar »

Kulkarni sa'ab,
You can make as many such 'mistakes' as you want: the rendering by Voleti was simply superb with his crystal clear enunciation and calm singing; and the sound quality was A-1...just keep them coming!
Ravi

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Post by cmlover »

coolkarni

hereafter just say 'SS' and DRS cannot fault you ;)
When in doubt just quibble ;)


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Post by Sahana-priyan »

Coolkarni sir,
Not to derail your sequence of posting, but can you give us some anandabhairavi krithi (favourite of Shyama sastri) when you get a chance? Thank you.

coolkarni

Post by coolkarni »

sahana priyan..no problems with your request.
actually i have kept the DKJ and TNS renderings for the latter half of my uploading schedule since i knew i was going to get my broadband at home around this time.
I did not have the heart to upload compressed tracks (with associatd loss of quality) or tracks withoput alapana etc for saving on upload times.so i had been working with small tracks till now.
from Friday it will be a "premium" upload .

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Post by kiransurya »

Here is the word to word meaning for second krithi posted on the forum....
Ninu Vina Naamdaendu
Raaga:Abheri/Reethi Gowla Taalam: roopakam

Pallavi: Ninu Vina mari galada Gathi Lokalamulo
Niranjani Nikhila Janani Mrudani Bhavani

Ninu-You, Vina-wihout, Mari galada: who/what else, Gathi: Guardian, Lokamulo; in this world Niranjani: One who organises this world, Nikhila janani: Divine mother, Mrudaani/Bhavani: Wife of Shiva

Oh divine mother! Wife of Lord Shiva, Wihout you, Who else would I take refuge in?

Anupallavi:
Pannaga Bhooshanuni raani paarvathi janani
Paraaku cheyaraadhikanu Sri bruhadamba Vinumu

Pannaga (Snakes) Bhooshanuni(One who wears them as ornaments) Raani (Queen) : You are Shiva's Spouse, Paarvathi: daugther of Parvatha Raaja, Janani: Mother, Paraaku: Delay, Seyaraadhikanu: Cannot be done anymore, Sri Bruhadamba: Sri Bruhadamba, Vinumu: Listen

Oh mother!! Daughter of Parvatha raja and Wife of Shiva, please listen to my plea, Dont delay.....

Charanam:
Naa madilo Neeve gathi yani nammithini
Syama krishna Nutha Bhaktha paripaalanamu Syutaku...

Naa: my, Madilio: Mind/heart, Neeve: only You, gathi: Guardian, Nammithi: believed, Syama krishna Nutha: One who worshipped by Syama krishna, Bhaktha pari paalanamu seyutaku: To watch over devotees,

Within heart of my hearts I always believed that you would safe guard me. Oh Syamakrishna nutha !!!! this is the time to take care of your aficionados...

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Post by cmlover »

Thanks very much Kiran!

abadri
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Post by abadri »

A thematic concert on Syama Sastry compositions (AIR broadcast)
Dr S Ramantahan (vocal) / Alandur S Natarajan (violin) / Mannargudi Easwaran (mridangam)

[rapidshare links deleted]

(also cross-posting this to the Thematic Concerts thread in the General section)


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Post by laxmiv »

Coolkarniji,

Thank you very much for the beautiful Devi Brova samayamide by MSS.
It is so divine. Thanks for sharing.

Laxmi

coolkarni

Post by coolkarni »

http://rapidshare.de/files/16023515/06_ ... iravi_.mp3

mind boggling !!!(Semmangudi-lalgudi-Trichy Sankaran)
any one who had this concert earlier , try this track again.a superbly recorded version.


coolkarni

Post by coolkarni »

Todays Hindu Friday supplement carries a nice review of A Sundaresans concert (Shyama Sastri Special)

Here is a fine rendering by KVN
http://rapidshare.de/files/16274969/Pal ... hi-KVN.mp3

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Post by Sahana-priyan »

Coolkarni sir,
That article was nice. Learnt more about my favourite composer and a one two tiny things about bhava laden music.

Do you happen to have any varna recordings of Shyama sastri(sowrashtram and ananda bhairavi)?Thanks.

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Post by kriasshnan »

Can somebody post Durusuga in the raga Saveri for everyone's hearing pleasure. Would be if someone could provide the meaning of the composition.

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Thanks, in advance.
kriasshnan

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Post by rbharath »

I may be too silly to ask this. Has shyama sastri composed any kriti praising some other deity than ambal?

I vaguely remember reading somewhere about existance of some such kriti(s?)

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Post by rshankar »

Bharath,
I think Gayatri or Nityashri has sung a composition on Murugan...I may havve heard it in an old cassette. I was also under the impression that these kritIs were considered controversial (regarding their authorship).
Ravi

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Post by drshrikaanth »

I may be too silly to ask this. Has shyama sastri composed any kriti praising some other deity than ambal?

I vaguely remember reading somewhere about existance of some such kriti(s?)
His padavarNa- "sAmini" in Ananda bhairavi is in praise of kanci varadarAja. And he has composed another kRti on kArtikEya(subrahmaNya)- "sAmi ninnE nammiti" in bEgaDe

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Post by rbharath »

rshankar and drshrikaanth, thanks for the info.

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Post by rbharath »

third composition in sankarAbaraNam

today while perusing thro' the 'kriti maNi mAli' by rangarAmanuja Iyengar, there were 44 kriti listed as shyama sastri kritis and there was a third composition in sankarabaranam listed as 'nannu karuninchu' set to rupaka talam. any info on this kriti with anybody??? i guess, recordings would be too much to ask.

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Post by kmrasika »

It is interesting to hear ShrI ShyAma ShAstri has composed on ShrI kanchi varadarAja and murugan. It would be great to read the lyrics and listen to these rare pieces when they become available. I just listened to the Carnatica CD of A Sundaresan a few days ago and the composition, "pAhimAm ShrIrAjarAjEshvarI" in nATTa caught my attention. Somehow, it seemed even ShAstri was interested in bhajana as the tune of the kriti had some semblance with the traditional tODaya mangaLam rendered foremost in the paddhati.

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Post by Lakshman »

Here are the lyrics for the three songs under discussion.

sAmi ninnE nammiti. rAgA: bEgaDa. Adi tALA.

P: sAmi ninnE nammiti rA rArA muddukumArA
A: nAmIda dayajUci nannu rakSimparA vEgamE tAmasamu jEsitE nimiSamika tALa jAlanayyA muddayyA
C1: nI mahimalu brahmAdulaninci nirNayimpa taramaunA pAmaru nEnu pogaDa
taramA patita pAvana SaDAnana nA manavini vinarA anayamu nI nAmamE japamurA
gambhIrA bhUmilO nIsATi deivamevaDu nIvE mahAnubhAva nannu brOvu
2: tApamunella ika bApuduvani prApu kOritirA nEnu nI pAdamulE dikku
lOkamulanu nikhila santApa haraNa pApa haraNa sammOhana kaLA vidhrta
shrIpati pada vidita vEdAnta rUpa kOTi manmatAnga jita sarOja nEtra dhIra raNavIra
3: kOriyuNTi nIdu sannidhini kOrinavArikella dayatOnu kOrikalaniccEdi nI birudu gadA
kuTila tAraka vidAraka sArasa carita nI dayarAdA shyAmakrSNanuta vaidyE
su-nIlakNTha vAhanadInAvana su-hradayavAsa darahAsa


sAmini rammanavE. rAgA: Anandabhairavi. k/aTa tALA.

P: sAmini rammanavE sArasAkSi I vELa
A: kAmini ganna mA kAncIvAsuDaina shrI varadarAjuni
(ciTTasvara)
, ma pa ma ma ga ri *ni sa ga ri sA sa *ni *ni sa *ni sa ga , ri ga ga ma pa dha pA ma ga ga ma pa ga mA ga ri *ni sa ga ri ga
, ma pa dha dha pa ma pa , ma ga ga mA ; ; *ni sa ma ga ri sA ga ma pa dha pa sa* ni , sa* ma* ga* ri* ga* ri* sA* ga* ri*
sa* ri* sa* ni nI sa* pa dha pa sA* sa ni dha pa dha pa mA dha pa ma ga ma pa gA ma ga ri sa *ni
C1: mAruni bANamulu vEmAru nE tALagalEnu kUrimitO nannElina guNavantuDaina shrI varadarAja
2: pATiyani madi calamukoni sarOja saramula sAraku ghanakucamuladara varALi gamula virALimgalaganIsugOnu nala
3: mAmagu nalasOmuni kAkala kavari sAmin dalaci niratamunu nE viraha vEdanan-vEsarimpa nI tarini IlAgu nanu
4: nelatalagumulu nITulanavari gioluvaga sadA matALula gamulkarakari mrOyaganu I rasamugA madini tA dalaci sAhasamuna mIri ghana rOsamuna shukALipika sEnalanu tA dalaci mAnakanu sAmOdamuna mAyagoni I samayamuna
(ciTTasvara sAhitya)
sarasa jEri samaratula mETi yuparatulacE nenaka garima mIraganu ghanamu jEyucunu taLiribONi bhaLa mAnini vinavE


nannu karuNinci. rAgA: shankarAbharaNa. rUpaka tALA.

P: nannau karuNinci brOvu shankari tripurasundari
A: sanaka sanandanAdi munulu sadA bhajincE talli
C: vArija sutA gambhIrA dInajananutA duSkarma vidhu vidAriNI girirAjakumAri

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Post by Ecstacy »

Could some one provide me the lyrics for the Shyama Satri's krithi - Brovu Brovu, Ragam: Keeravani,Talam: Jambai.
Thanks

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Post by meena »

Brovu Brovu, Ragam: Keeravani,Talam: Jambai.
It is 'brOvumu manine' set to Adi, "sometimes" attributed to sree SS.

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Post by Ecstacy »

Yes Meena, that's brOvumu manine - kIravANi/Adi. Its strange to note that brovu brovu is what is mentioned in CD or Cassette description and talam is jhambai (Maharajapuram Santhanam's AVM audio twin cassette album BSFR 192/193 on Shyama Saatri compositions). These are one of those compositions that are attributed to Shyama Sastry, but have never been verified in any way, and are also not listed by T. K. Govinda Rao in his book.

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Does anyone have sree SSI version of yedukula kambhoji swarajathi? Please share. thanku

Ignore my request.

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Does anyone have any info. abt. 'Sangeetha Swamy' (SS guru)? What was his real name?

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brOvu brOvu. rAgA: kIravANi. cApu tALA.

P: brOvu brOvu maninE endu vEDitE nIvu vinna nA vinnapamu nA talli shrI lalitE
A: dEvI shrI mInalOcani brOva sundarEshuni rANi nI shrI madurApura vAsini
(ciTTasvara)
nI sa rI ni sa rI gA ri nI sA ni sa sa ni dha pa dha ni sa rI ga mA pa dha ni sA ri ga mA ga ri sA ni dhA pA mA gA ri
C: shyAmakrSNa sahOdari shyAmaLE shatOdhari amba kAmitArtha mosage kalpakavalli
tAmasamElE tanayuni pAlincuTE sAmagAna kanjalOcani kIravANi
(ciTTasvara sAhitya)
nI sari bhuvilO pati nAtu evarunnArammA shrI mahA tripurasundari shankari vEgamE vacci nannu

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Post by hsuvarna »

Wikipedia has interesting info on SS. I am cut pasting the info...from

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syama_Sastri


-The first composition of Shyama Shastri 'janani natajana paripaalini' in raga saveri is unique in the aspect that it does not have the 'shyama krishna' mudra.

-There are only four shrines that were eulogized by all the members of the trinity. (Dharmasamvardhani enshrined at Thruvaiyar, Kamakshi at Kanchi, Nilayadakshi at Nagapattanam and Varadaraja at Kanchi)

-Almost all compositions of Shastri are in praise of the supreme mother goddesses except for a krithi in raga begada 'sami ninne nammitirara ra muthu kumara' and a varnam in raga Anada bhairavi 'samini rammanave'. The begada krithi is in praise of Lord Muthukumara swami at Vaideshvaran koil and the Ananda bhairavi varnam is in praise of Lord Varadaraja at Kanchipuram.

-Though raga Ananda Bhairavi enjoys the status of being the most beloved raga to Shastri, his maximum compositions are in raga Kalyani:

1. Talli ninu nera - Chapu 2. Devi nannu brovavamma - Jampa 3. Nive gathi - Matya 4. Paraamukhmenamma - Triputa 5. Birana varalichi - Adi (tishra gati)/Rupaka 6. Himadri sute - (tishra gati)/Rupaka 7. Shankari - Ata 8. Sri kamakshi - Adi 9. Rave parvataraja kumari - Jampa.

-Maanji and Paraz are two beautiful ragas that were exempted by Thyagaraja, but handled by both Dikshitar and Shastri. Though Dikshitar is well known for handling ragas in vilamba kala, both the maanji krithis of Dikshitar (Ramachandrena & Sri Sarasvatihite) are set to medium tempo, while Shastri's masterpiece "Brovavamma tamasamela" brims with subtle nuances of maanji in a majestic vilamba gait. Both Dikshitar and Shastri have four compositions to their credit in raga paraz. Shastri has composed two giitams and two beautiful krithis while Dikshitar has two madhyama kala and two vilamba kala krithis in raga paraz.

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Hmm, none of the links of Coolkarni-ji are working. Is anyone having the same difficulty? Even meena's vedio link too is not working.

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rshankar wrote:Kiran,
Great job. Thanks!
What does vinathA mean?
Ravi
vinatha is mother of garutmanta, vehicle of vishnu.

vinatha sutha ghana vaahana muni maanasa sadana...
(in sharanam bhava karunamyi) or
vinatA suta vAhanuDai veDalenu kAnci varaduDu of Tyagaraja..

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hsuvarna wrote:
Hmm, none of the links of Coolkarni-ji are working. Is anyone having the same difficulty? Even meena's vedio link too is not working.
Oh.. Please ignore. these are outdated links. Sorry...

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Post by ramakriya »

hsuvarna wrote:
rshankar wrote:Kiran,
Great job. Thanks!
What does vinathA mean?
Ravi
vinatha is mother of garutmanta, vehicle of vishnu.

vinatha sutha ghana vaahana muni maanasa sadana...
(in sharanam bhava karunamyi) or
vinatA suta vAhanuDai veDalenu kAnci varaduDu of Tyagaraja..
In the case of this kriti, or many others where the word 'vinata' is used, it is a verb - and means 'praised' 'revered' etc.

vi - is a upasarga
nata -> bow in reverence

-Ramakriya

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Post by hsuvarna »

ramakriya wrote:
hsuvarna wrote:
rshankar wrote:Kiran,
Great job. Thanks!
What does vinathA mean?
Ravi
vinatha is mother of garutmanta, vehicle of vishnu.

vinatha sutha ghana vaahana muni maanasa sadana...
(in sharanam bhava karunamyi) or
vinatA suta vAhanuDai veDalenu kAnci varaduDu of Tyagaraja..
In the case of this kriti, or many others where the word 'vinata' is used, it is a verb - and means 'praised' 'revered' etc.

vi - is a upasarga
nata -> bow in reverence

-Ramakriya
You are absolutely right that in this kriti, this meaning fits well. Care needs to be given if 'suta' follows. Even then care needs to be taken
to see the context.

Two other places it is garuda vinata-suta-vaahana-sri-ramana(jayantasena), vinatasuta-vaahanudai(harikambhoji),
vinata-suta-raara(huseni).

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Post by hsuvarna »

meena wrote:
Even meena's vedio link too is not working.
the video links:
http://www.sendspace.com/folder/398bf8

Pl. note : NOT u/l by moi, links are posted on sangeethapriya.org
Oh.. Please ignore. these are outdated links. Sorry...
:):):) "Rasika", here u go :
http://www.rogepost.com/n/6501269128

Enjoy!
Thanks meena. I was confused about another thread on SS which started recently. Then I saw this one with somany
uploads and lyrics. None of the links work and then I saw the dates which were in 2006.

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Post by ysaradhambal »

This is Y Saradhambal. Regarding the details of the kritis of Syama Sastri, you can get some information in the blog syamasastri.blogspot.com.

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Post by vasanthakokilam »

Thanks Saradhambal. The Syama Sastri blog is quite impressive.

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Post by mohan »

Yes http://syamasastri.blogspot.com/ is very impressive and basically Saradhambal's Phd thesis on Shyama Sastri and his descendants.

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Post by rbharath »

hsuvarna wrote:-Maanji and Paraz are two beautiful ragas that were exempted by Thyagaraja
I beg to differ.

There is a kriti of tyagaraja in Pharaz. I have heard Sri VV Srivatsa sing it at a recent lec-dem. It is 'varamaina nEtrOtsava' which is part of the prahlada bhakta vijayam. Sri Srivatsa also mentioned that Dr S Ramanathan and Smt Seetha Rajan sing it.

about mAnji as well, i have heard somebody say about the existance of a tyagaraja kriti.

could somebody throw some light on this?

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