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anandasangeetham
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Post by anandasangeetham »

There is another great miss in this thread... that of the great Madurai Shri Somu. He has sung many songs in praise of Madurai Meenakshi and Lord Muruga. The very popular Madurai Arasalum Meenakshi - Ragamaliga is one sample....In one such rendering LGJ had accompanied and you should listen to comprehen LGJ's genius....simply awesome to say the least....

venkmal
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Post by venkmal »

i am looking for suguna purushotaman's song on anjaneya. i dont know the raga.
thanks in advance.
vmal

Lakshman
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Post by Lakshman »

Is this the song?

rAma bhakta hanumAn. rAgA: jOnpuri. Adi tALA.

P: rAma bhakta hanumAn (shrI) avan nAmamE solli tudippOm vArIr
A: rAma rAma shrI rAma rAma jaya rAma rAma sItArAma rAmavenum
C1: kaDalinai tANDinAn nam karuttinil koNDAl kavalaiyum uNDO
2: sItai shOkam tIrttAn nam bAdhakam tIrppAn pAdamE gati
3: lankaiyai erittavan nam sankaTam tIrppAn mangaLam aruLvAn
4: veNNai sATri magizvOm nam eNNam kUDa vaDai mAlaiyum sATruvOm

rshankar
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Post by rshankar »

Lji,

I guess it was a typo - c2: sItai

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Post by Lakshman »

It is. Thanks.

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Post by venkmal »

thank you so much lakshman sir. where can i hear this song? is it in sangeethapriya or musicindiaonline.
vmal

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Post by Lakshman »

You can try and get hold of this concert. The details are from rajeshnat's blog:

Venue: Musiri Chamber Concerts, 28/2, Musiri Subramaniam Road, Mylapore

Date: 07 Jan 2007

Vocal: Smt. Suguna Purushothaman
Violin: Smt. Usha Rajagopalan
Mridangam: Sri Tanjore Kumar

List of songs:

1) gajAnanam bhUta gaNadi (prayer) - hamsadwani & kharaharapriyA
2) shankara hara priya (varnam) - rAgamAlikA - Adi - suguNA purushOthaman
(pallavi: kharhapriyA, anupallavi: kOkilapriyA, chiTTaswaram: rAmapriyA, charaNam: shanmukhapriyA, swaram 1: pasupatipriyA, swaram 2: rishabapriyA, swaram 3: gAyakapriyA, swaram 4: rasikapriyA)
3) gaNapatiyE sharaNam - yadukulakAmbOji - Adi - suguNA purushOthaman (S)
4) chaturmukha nAyaki - saraswati - chaturmukha tAlam - suguNA purushOthaman (O)
5) kanDEn kanDEn - aTANA - Adi - suguNA purushOthaman
6) krupajUDa samayamammA - hamsalatikA - kanDa chApu - suguNA purushOthaman (AS)
7) tiruvarangA nI irangAyanil - kOkilapriyA - misra chApu - suguNA purushOthaman (ON)
8 ) kanakadurgAmbA kAvavE - bilahari - Adi - suguNA purushOthaman (O)
9) tirumagaLE kaDaikkaN - valaji - tisra jampa (tisra gati) - suguNA purushOthaman (A)
10) madurakALi ambA - bhairavi - Adi - suguNA purushOthaman (AST)
11) lakshmIsamEta nArAyaNa - mOhanam - lakshmIsa - suguNA puruthOthaman
12) varAL ippOdE ambikai - varALi - misra chApu - suguNA purushOthaman (O)
13) navamaNigaLilE nalla maNi - yamunAkalyANi - Adi - suguNA purushOthaman (O)
14) rAma nAmam amudam - Ahir bhairav - Adi - suguNA purushOthaman
15) nIlavaNNanai ninaindAl - shudha sArang - misra chApu - suguNA purushOthaman
16) kaNNan varuvAnO (padam) - nIlAmbari - misra chApu - suguNA purushOthaman (O)
17) gOvindA harE gOvindA - rAgamAlikA - Adi - suguNA purushOthaman
18) kaNNan naTanam AdinAn - rAgamAlikA (kalyANi, hamIrkalyANi, pUrvikalyANi, mOhanakalyANi & yamunAkalyANi) - Adi - suguNA purushOthaman
19) rAma bhakta hanumAn - jOnpuri - Adi - suguNA purushOthaman
20) pavamAna (mangaLam) - sowrAshTram - Adi - thyAgarAja

(Key: O=raga outline, A=raga alapana, N=neraval, S=kalpana swaram, T=taniavartanam)

venkmal
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Post by venkmal »

thank you very much for the details.
vmal

ramya
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Post by ramya »

where to i find the songs and the lyrics of 'Rama naatakam' of Arunachala Kavi.The ones i know are Kaanavendum laksham kangal in Surati and Raamanukku mannan mudi in Hindolam.Has anyone sung and released a CD with all songs??

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Post by rshankar »

Smt. Nityashree Mahadevan has sung some of the songs that are part of the bAlakANDam in a commercial release - including:

avatAram SeidiDuvIr - where the gods go to vishNu and request relief from rAvaNa
parabramma svarUpam - how vishNu with AdisESa, pAncajanyam, and sudarSaNa cakra appear as the four divine brothers
rAmanai taruvAi - viSvAmitra asks for rAmA's help
peNNivaL alla - viSvAmitra 'introducing' tATaka to rAma
koDiya tATakai - tATaka falls
dEvi ivaL rAmA - viSvAmitra explains who ahalyA is after the dust from rAmA's feet redeem her
(y)ArO ivar (y)ArO - rAmA catches a glimpse of sItA at the kannimADam
ivanai (y)ArenDru eNNamalE - viSvAmmitra introduces rAma to King janaka
pungavanAm - rAma approaches the bow
villAnadu reNDAi - the bow breaks in two
maNam uLLa - all the auspicious rites that lead to the wedding
annai jAnaki vandALE - sItA appears in her bridal finery
rAghavan sItaiyai - rAmA accpets sItA's hand and they take the 'sAt phErE'
tirumagaLAm jAnakI - rAma, sItA and their retinue leave for ayOdhyA
maNNinil arasarai pOl - a 'discussion' between rAma and paraSurAma
innavagai - the wedding party return to ayOdhyA and bAlakANDam concludes

Sri KVN has rendered many of the songs from rAma nATakam tuned by his guru Sri ARI from all the kANDams

rAmanukku mannan muDi (ayOdhyA kANDam_ - kaikEyi expresses her happiness when matharA informs her of the coronation
eppaDi manam tuNindadO svAmI (ayodhyA kANDam) - sItA's anguish when rAma informs her that he wants to go to the forest alone

kANa vENDum laksham kaNgaL (AraNyakANDam) - sItA's beauty is being described by SUrpanakhA to rAvaNa
(y)ArenDru rAghavanai eNNinIr (AraNyakANDam) - lakshmaN tries to allay sItA's fears when she asks him to go to rAma's help
kaNDEn kaNDEn (AraNyakANDam) - hanUmAn comes back with news of sItA

SaraNam SaraNam enDrAnE (yuddhakANDam) - rAma's reason for accepting vibhIshaNa
indA vibhIshaNA (yuddhakANDam) - rAmA crowning vibhIshaNa the king of lankA

There are MANY MANY more of these and have been rendered by various artists at various times. However, Smt. Nityashree's is the only thematic rendering I am aware of.
Last edited by rshankar on 04 Nov 2008, 08:02, edited 1 time in total.

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Post by gobilalitha »

The name of the great singer composer MMDandapani desikar is missing. Has it been already discussed? I just now thought of him after reading the review of Sanjay's performance of MMD's songs. While alive , he was treated shabbily by AIR, by not classifying him as a top gradeartist fit to perform in the national programme of saturday nights It was rumoured that the audition committee certified him as 'fit for light music only' gobilalitha

sivachinta1965
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Post by sivachinta1965 »

dear rasikas.

one kriti, Sri Rama Raghu Rama... in Reetigowla, who is the composer?

sivaprasad

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Post by gangar2758@vsnl.net »

does any one hv an idea abt C.S.KRISHNA IYER as composer.?

pratheebha
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Post by pratheebha »

can anyone tel me from where i can trace the life history of Vaideeswarankoil Subbarama Iyer or s there any descendants for him?

mohan
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Post by mohan »

pratheebha wrote:can anyone tel me from where i can trace the life history of Vaideeswarankoil Subbarama Iyer or s there any descendants for him?
There is some information at http://www.karnatik.com/co1056.shtml

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Post by Lakshman »

Sivachinta 1965 wrote:
one kriti, Sri Rama Raghu Rama... in Reetigowla, who is the composer?

Where did you hear this kriti?

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Post by sivachinta1965 »

dear Lji

Some 10 years back I heard this song sung by Late Sri Neyyattinkara Vasydevan.

Sivaprasad

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Post by cradle »

Lakshman Sir / Anyone else:

1. Is there a compilation of compositions by Tanjore Quartet? If so, are commerical recordings of the same, available?

2. Also, I heard that some of the compositions of MahArAjA SwAti TirunAL could possibly be actually composed by Vadivelu of the quartet. Is this true? If so, which ones?

Thanks.

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Post by Lakshman »

There are many compositions that are not specifically attributed to the individual brothers. I do have a list of these. Even here there are some disputed ones.
Some have claimed that a few compositions credited to Svati Tirunal were actually the work of the Tanjavur Quartette. I am not sure which ones they are.

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Post by s_hari »

I was just searching through to findout why there is no thread on Dr Srivatsava. He is an authority on Dikshitar krithis. His karthikeya kamalekshana in valachi was sung extremely well by Sri. DKJ. What is his mudra? I see - srivatsa daasa in charanam of this song..

-hari

arasi
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Post by arasi »

Suryaprakash sings his compositions. He learnt from him too.

kharaharapriyajanyam
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Post by kharaharapriyajanyam »

I think Neyveli Sri Santhanagopalan has also composed some songs.

ragam-talam
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Post by ragam-talam »

cradle wrote:1. Is there a compilation of compositions by Tanjore Quartet? If so, are commerical recordings of the same, available?
Subhiksha Rangarajan has a CD of compositions by Tanjore Quartette:
http://www.kalakendra.com/shopping/musi ... p-984.html

Compositions included:
1. Calamela (Varnam) - Sankarabharanam - Ata - Vadivelu
2. Mayatita - Mayamalavagowlai - Rupakam - Ponnaiah
3. Amba Sowramba - Arabhi - Adi - Chinnaiah
4. E Mayaladira (Swarajati) - Huseni - Rupakam
5. Amba Nilambari - Nilambari - Adi - K. Ponnaiah
6. Kapaduve Unadu - Anandabhairavi - Rupakam - Sivanandam
7. Satileni - Purvikalyani - Misra Chapu - K . Ponnaiah
8. Janaro - Khamas - Rupakam - Chinnaiah
9. Dhim Tananana - Behag - Misra Chapu - K. Ponnaiah

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Post by venkatakailasam »

kindly view the subject song at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLN1DAoljCE

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“Smt.Mangalam Ganapathy, an ordinary housewife with no formal training in music and proficiency in any language, at the age of 64 years, was suddenly bestowed by divine grace, with powers to create compositions of the highest order in classical mould in carnatic music.

What is amazing is her ability to write, the lyrics set to a particular raga, tala on any one of the hundreds of the Godheads of the Hindu pantheon and that too in one of the five languages all at the same time.
The genre of carnatic music she has covered in her compositions ranges from varnam, krithis, ragamalikas, thillanas, devotional bhajans etc.

You can visit the site at
http://www.mangalamganapathy.com/

There are 19 audio songs for which links are given below:

Mangalam Ganapathi's Compositions:
Download link: http://www.mediafire.com/folder/attoxc1v6q0g7
Many leading artists have rendered her compositions


The Hindu 18 june2004 brought out a write up on her by Lakshmi Venkatraman at:
http://www.hindu.com/fr/2004/06/18/stor ... 1801510400

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I have the permission to upload her songs with a view to propagate her compositions
Quote Dear Sir,

Thank you for expressing your interests in Smt. Mangalam Ganapthy's
compositions and requesting permission to upload songs on your web site.

We would be happy to propagate her compositions through suitable available
medium and hence do not have any reservations in allowing that.

We would, however, be very grateful if you could correctly ackowledge the
source of the compostion by crediting Smt. Mangalam Ganapathy and
providing a link to our site: www.mangalamganapathy.com.

Warm regards,
D. Subramanian Un quote

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venkatakailasam wrote:kindly view the subject song at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLN1DAoljCE

venkatakailasam

The correct place for this seems to be MP Periasamy Throon's thread.
Can be posted there in.
venkatakailasam.

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There is another (in my opinion)unrecognised commposer, late sri P.K Rajaopala Iyer, a student of Sri tiger Varadachariar who not only created two new ragas Ananda valli an karpoora barani. but also created numerous varnams and keerthnas, including a string of songs totalling 65 on the 65 th birthday of Pooja sri Chandrasekarendra Sarasathi and rendered them in his presence inKanchipuram along with his students

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Greetings, rasikas. Can I request the lyrics of Dr. V. V. Srivatsa's Gowrimanohari kriti "Kousaleya"? I can decode most but not all words from this rendition by Sri Vijay Siva. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pvowJBP8R4)
Thanks in advance.

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kausalEya shrI bhava. rAgA: gaurimanOhari. Adi tALA. V.V.Srivatsa.

P: kausalEya shrI bhava jaladhi dharaNA jAnaki ramaNa sakala lOkakara sAdhujana smaraNa
A: pannaga shayanA pankaja nayanA bhadrAdri kSEtra vAsakAtri putrAri dvaja agOkSajAhE
C: rAmA pAhimAm parandAmA raviukula soma raghurAja janaka ati shubha paladhara vikula somA
rati khara dUSaNA bhanjana munijana mana ranjanA shrtajana shrIvatsa nAyaka mukti dAyaka

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Post by rrkaushik »

Sri Lakshman - thank you so much. As always, you are the ever-helpful encyclopedia! Look forward to a productive weekend, studying this beautiful kriti in a major raga with inexplicably not too many major krithis in circulation.

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In the pallavi, should it not be jaladhi taraNA and not dharaNA?
Who is the enemy of the son of atri (atri putra ari) referred to here?

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Post by Lakshman »

In the booklet of songs By Dr.Srivatsa titled Sri Sutanjali it is printed as dharaNa. It could be a typo.

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Sri Lakshman, while I learned this krithi, I edited the words slightly per what vidvans have sung. Please review, and other rasikas may be able to fine-tune further. Regards.

KausalEya shrI bhava – Gowrimanohari –Adi - V.V.Srivatsa

kausalEya shrI bhava jaladhi taraNA
jAnaki ramaNa sakala lOka karaNA sAdhujana smaraNa

pannaga shayanA pankaja nayanA
bhadrAdri kSEtra vAsakAtri putrAri dvaja agOkSajA hE

rAmA pAhimAm parandAmA raviukula soma raghu
(rati) rAja janaka ati shubha phalada (ravikula soma rati)
khara dUSaNA bhanjaka munijana mana ranjakA
shrtajana pAlaka shrIvatsa nAyaka mukti dAyaka hE

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Post by rshankar »

In the anupallavi, shouldn't it be adhOkshaja (meaning vishNu/kRshNa), and not agOkshaja. Not sure what agokshaja means....

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