N.C. Vasanthakokilam

RSR · Post by **RSR** » 16 Feb 2018, 11:41

@124=->In all humility, I submit that the same ragam and even by the same composer ,may not reveal its essential characteristic in all the compositions. My favourite illustrations are the kruthis in kamaj. by Thyagaraja and Dhikshithar. In a different thread, I had mentioned seethapathe (not so good) and sujana jeevana (fine)by Thyagaraja and saarasadhaLa (wonderful) by Dheekshithar. DKP has sung a few more in neelAmbari and all of them are of slow tempo and in as you say, the lower regions of the middle octave. ( the range may go into pa in lower octave soetimes)
.... karaharapriya ,(or some raga similar) in which Thyagaraja swami has given quite a few compositions, is made a mockery of , in a film song with harmonium and all that . I forget the name of the film. 'puthuppeNNin manathai' 1948 etc. It seems there are 3000 ragams! so long as the identification is not far off the mark, let us enjoy the song if good and think less of grammar.

RSR · Post by **RSR** » 13 Jan 2019, 22:50

This is an image from Dr.Pasupathy's blog. 'sangeetha vishayangaL'.

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http://s-pasupathy.blogspot.com/2014/01/28.html
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"944-ஆம் ஆண்டு, டிசம்பர் மாதம். வழக்கம்போல் சென்னையில் இசை விழா நடந்து முடிந்த சமயம். ஜனவரியில் அடுத்து வரும் தியாகராஜ ஆராதனைக்கு மும்முரமாய் ஏற்பாடுகள் நடக்கத் தொடங்குகின்றன. முதலில் ஆராதனை மஹோத்சவ சபைக்கு வேண்டி இருந்தது என்ன ? வேறென்ன ? வைடமின் ‘ப’ , பணம்தான்! “நிதி சால சுகமா” என்று பாடினால் விழா நடத்த முடியுமா?

உத்சவ நிதிக்காகத் தஞ்சாவூரில் 15 கச்சேரிகள் நடக்கின்றன. யாரெல்லாம் பாடினார்கள்? ( யாரெல்லாம் பாடவில்லை என்பதும் முக்கியம் தானோ? ) இதோ, அப்போது “விகட”னில் வந்த ஒரு விளம்பரத்தைப் பாருங்கள்!" ( BY DR.PASUPATHY)
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NOTE THE ARTISTE BILLED FOR 17-12-1944
SMT.N.C.VASANTHAKOKILAM
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Pasupathy · Post by **Pasupathy** » 14 Jan 2019, 19:06

Thanks, RSR. As you know , I have been searching for ANY review of NCV's concerts in ANY magazine for a long time.. I could not even find her obituary note so far in any magazine. So sad! If anyone has more info, please post here.

RSR · Post by **RSR** » 14 Jan 2019, 23:09

Pasupathy wrote: ↑14 Jan 2019, 19:06 Thanks, RSR. As you know , I have been searching for ANY review of NCV's concerts in ANY magazine for a long time.. I could not even find her obituary note so far in any magazine. So sad! If anyone has more info, please post here.

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SRIRAM
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http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp ... 436477.ece
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"he Hindu dated November 8, 1951, carries a small news item. Captioned “Death of Srimathi N.C. Vasanthakokilam” it states: “The death occurred of Srimathi N.C. Vasanthakokilam, the well-known South Indian musician, last evening at her residence in Gopalapuram. She was ailing for the past two weeks and was in a private nursing home till November 6. She was 32.”

The star had been suffering from tuberculosis and it was only a matter of time before death came a calling. On November 21, there was an even smaller news item. It stated that “at a meeting of the Indian Fine Arts Society held on November 10 under the presidentship of Mr. K.S. Ramaswami Sastri, a condolence resolution touching the death of Srimathi N.C. Vasanthakokilam was passed.” And with that, N.C. Vasanthakokilam was history. It was a very quiet farewell to a person who for some time was considered to be a leading Carnatic musician.

RSR · Post by **RSR** » 14 Jan 2019, 23:13

Exact date and month of birth of Smt.NCV is not readily available but she was born in 1919 and this year , then, will be her CENTENARY YEAR. Veterans in this forum familiar with the 1940-1950 DECADE can kindly share any recordings of NCV.

RSR · Post by **RSR** » 19 Feb 2019, 22:14

This is a tribute to N.C.Vasanthakokilam by Smt.Ananthalakshmi Sadagopan.
arasi madam will like it very much.
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https://sites.google.com/site/ncvasanth ... on-ncv.JPG

Pasupathy · Post by **Pasupathy** » 23 Aug 2019, 06:36

A Ragamalika song about Krishna's Birth ( composed by Papanasam Sivan) in film " Krishna Vijayam " .
https://youtu.be/bHd6gDQ99lA

RSR · Post by **RSR** » 23 Aug 2019, 15:01

I struck GOLD today, by chance. I was afraid that the list of NCV songs
available for sharing was exhausted....but some kind souls have uploaded old gems from 1940-1950 films.
Here is NCV EPPO VARUVAARO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsKXayv ... dded_uturn
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The tune is the same as MMI rendition of GopalaKrishna Barathy song (Jonpuri) but the lyrics have been slightly changed for this film version.
The song is from Venugaanam ( V.V.Sadagopan and N.C.Vsanthakokilam-1941 film)
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more to follow.

RSR · Post by **RSR** » 23 Aug 2019, 15:14

Here is another fine song from Krushna Vijayam ( 1950) in Sindhubairavi
Navaneetha kaNNane .
https://youtu.be/aHzUiJVyEZA
This is an mp4 file prepared with great dedication. The lyrics also given in the slides.

RSR · Post by **RSR** » 23 Aug 2019, 15:30

Valmiki was a film released in 1946.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valmiki_(1946_film)
N.C.Vsanthakokilam had sung four songs. according to the above wiki
Sundarananda Mukunda" by N. C. Vasanthakokilam
"Poi Thavazhum Maaya Bhoomi" by N. C. Vasanthakokilam
"Bhagawan Avadharipaar" by N. C. Vasanthakokilam
"Bhuvimeedhu" by N. C. Vasanthakokilam
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here is the tube-link for ' poy thavazhum maaya bhoomi song'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbPekDfANtw
( simmendra madhyamam and kambodhi)

RSR · Post by **RSR** » 23 Aug 2019, 15:37

https://sites.google.com/site/ncvasanth ... guy-on-ncv

RSR · Post by **RSR** » 23 Aug 2019, 15:50

Here is another song from Venuganam ( co-starring VVSadagopan)
Rohiniye thoothu sellaayo
ரோஹினியே தூது செல்லாயோ பாடியவர்: என். சி. வசந்தகோகிலம் திரைப்படம்: வேணுகானம் ஆண்டு: 1941
https://www.cmm.wiki/video/pjN64gxmUWY/uksharma3.html

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 29 Aug 2019, 02:15

Hasn't she sung enadu manam tuLLi viLayADudE in the film Haridas?

Pratyaksham Bala · Post by **Pratyaksham Bala** » 29 Aug 2019, 07:20

Lakshman wrote: ↑29 Aug 2019, 02:15 Hasn't she sung enadu manam tuLLi viLayADudE in the film Haridas?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msBXfL8NqK8

RSR · Post by **RSR** » 29 Aug 2019, 08:21

Lakshman wrote: ↑29 Aug 2019, 02:15 Hasn't she sung enadu manam tuLLi viLayADudE in the film Haridas?

May I know the ragam of the song please?

https://soundcloud.com/rsr-swamy/enathu ... t-128-kbps
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p.BALA-> It is better to avoid actual visuals from films. HD ONLY is preferable. or audio from soundcloud

RSR · Post by **RSR** » 29 Aug 2019, 08:25

Here is a long-forgotten 78 rpm gem from N.C.Vasanthakokilam in boopaaLam ragam.
pozhuthu polarnthathu yaam seytha thavattyhaal...SUBRAMANYA BARATHY.( though she has not sung all the stanzas.)

https://soundcloud.com/rsr-swamy/pozuth ... hy-old-gem
Hoping that the link works.
பொழுது புலர்ந்தது; யாம்செய்த தவத்தால்,
புன்மை யிருட்கணம் போயின யாவும்;(yaavaiyum)
எழுபசும் பொற்சுடர் எங்கணும் பரவி
எழுந்து விளங்கியது அறிவெனும் இரவி;
தொழுதுனை வாழ்த்தி வணங்குதற்கு இங்குஉன்
தொண்டர்பல் லாயிரர் சூழ்ந்துநிற் கின்றோம்;
விழிதுயில் கின்றனை இன்னும்எம் தாயே!
வியப்பிது காண்!பள்ளி யெழுந்தரு ளாயே!

RSR · Post by **RSR** » 04 Sep 2019, 13:06

here is a link to NCV songs uploaded to sangeethamshare
http://www.sangeethamshare.org/murthy/K ... thakokilam........
01_En_palli_kondirayya-mOhana-aruNacala_kavi
02_mahAlakshmi_jaganmAtA-shankarAbharaNa-papanAsham_shivan
03_antarangamella-vAcaspati-shuddananda_bharati
04_pAmAlai_inai_undo-harikAmbhOji-pApanAsham_shivan
05_Ni_dayarAdA-vasantabhairavi-tyAgarAja
06_tripura_sundari-begaDa-tyAgarAja
07_Ananda_natanam-kAmbhoji-papanasham_shivan
08_sArasadaLa_nayana-khamAs-m.dIkshitar
09_mAyE_twam-tarangiNi-m.dIkshitar
10_ElAvatAram_ettukoNTivi-mukhAri-tyAgarAja
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RSR · Post by **RSR** » 21 Sep 2019, 13:55

N.C.Vsanthakokilam -ragamalika- 1950-Krushnavijayam. 'aayar maNaiyil maayan vaLarnthu'.
https://sites.google.com/site/4mp3files ... aniyil.mp3

The lyrics in tamiZh given with ragam information at
https://sites.google.com/site/4techstri ... ncv-dkp-ms
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1) கரஹப்ரியா
ஆயர் மனையிலே மாயன் வளர்ந்து
விளையாடும் விந்தை என் சொல்வேன்!
பெற்ற தாயினும் ,அந்த யசோதை பரிந்து அமுது ஊட்டிச் சீராட்டித் தாலாட்ட பாலகிருஷ்ணன் -
கம்சன் முதல் -உலகிற்கு இம்சை செய் கொடியவரைக்
கருவறுக்கத் தக்க தருணம் பார்த்துக் கொண்டு
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2) கேதாரகௌள
கனவிலும் கண்ணன் நினைவால் கலங்கினான் கம்சன்
கருமுகிலைக் கமல மலரைக்
கன இருளைக்
கண்ணாடியைக் காணும் தோறும்
அஞ்சி நடுங்கினான் --
சபை தனில் ஒருநாள்
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3 அடாணா
"எனது வைரி கிட்டன் என்ற பெயருடன்
எங்கோ மறைந்து வளர்கிறானாம்
இருளினும் கரு நிறத்திருடன் ,அவனைக்
கொன்று வந்தாலும்- உயிருடன்
கொண்டு வந்தாலும் -அவரைக்
கொண்டாடுவேன் --அன்றே
திருவிழாக் கொண்டாடுவேன் " என்றான்.
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4) ஹரிகாம்போதி
கும்பலில் நீ முந்தி நான் முந்தி என்று பல
குரலுடன் ஆர்த்தெழுந்தார் கொடும் அசுரர்
கோர சகடாசுரன் ,குருவி பகாசுரன்
வத்சன் வ்ருஷபாசுரன்
தேனுகன், அரிஷ்டன், கேசி,ப்ரலம்பன்
காளியனுடன் -பூதனை
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5) செஞ்சுருட்டி
மெல்ல மெல்ல நந்தகோபன்
அரண்மனைக்குள்ளே புகுந்து
மலர்க கண்ணனைக் கண்டாள்
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6) பெஹாக்
நஞ்சளைந்த பெருந்தனத்தாள் -யது
நாயகனைக் கொல்லும் மனத்தாள்
வஞ்சனையால் கையில் எடுத்தாள் -
மணி வண்ணன் வாய்திறந்து நகைத்தான்
பாலகிருஷ்ணன் பூதனைப் பேயின்
முலைப் பாலுடன் , அவள் ஆவியைக் குடித்தான்
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7) ஸ்ரீரஞ்சனி
கட்டின உரலை இழுத்துக் கொண்டு கண்ணன்
இரண்டு மருத மர நடுவில் தவழ்ந்தான்
வெட்டி முறித்ததுபோல் மரமிரண்டும்
வேருடன் விழ- யமனஅர்ஜுனர் பணிந்தார்
காலில் சதங்கை கொஞ்ச -முடியில் மயில்
பீலியும் ஒளி வீசத் - திருமேனி
முழுதும் புழுதியளைந்தோடி ,யசோதையின்
மேலே சாய்ந்த பாலகோபாலநன் தனை
அண்ணன் பலராமன் --"அம்மா ! இவன்
மண்ணை வாரியுண்டான் "-என்றான்.
கண்ணன் அஞ்சுவான் போல் நகர்ந்தான்
அன்னை சினந்து -'உன் வாய் திற " என்றாள்
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8) கதன குதூகலம்
மாதவன் பவள வாய் திறந்தான்
மாதா அதைக்கண்டு - கண்கள் மருண்டாள்
அண்ட சராசரங்கள் அங்கு கண்டாள்

RSR · Post by **RSR** » 18 Jan 2020, 23:28

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Sharing a fine article from KALKI ( Dr.Pasupathy's blog)
http://s-pasupathy.blogspot.com/2020/01/1439-211.html

Pasupathy · Post by **Pasupathy** » 30 Jan 2020, 21:07

N.C. Vasanthakokilam, Thanthai Thaai Kattidaatha - A tribute to Mahatma Gandhi. Raga: Ragamalika

https://youtu.be/8J6TxU_wOvQ

Pratyaksham Bala · Post by **Pratyaksham Bala** » 11 Feb 2020, 05:26

Eppo Varuvaro by N C Vasanthakokilam
Venuganam Tamil movie 1941
https://youtu.be/EsKXayvSqfU?t=1

CRama · Post by **CRama** » 11 Feb 2020, 10:51

The above Eppo varuvaro is not the song of Gopalakrishna Brathy. Only the pallavi and ragam is same. Different song

Pratyaksham Bala · Post by **Pratyaksham Bala** » 11 Feb 2020, 12:54

@CRama
Thanks !

Here is the lyrics of the movie song :-

P:
eppO varuvArO endan kali tIra
sheppiya dwArakai srI parantAman

AP:
naRparuvam vandu nAtanai tEDum
poRkoDi en tuyar pOkki maNandiDa

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 12 Feb 2020, 11:11

In-te-resting! A poor, could I say, lazy, attempt at both lyrics and music

Music is by Govindarajulu Naidu, I see by searching). PS wrote the lyrics for many films then, and my guess is--it wouldn't have been him! Poor GKB

Pratyaksham Bala · Post by **Pratyaksham Bala** » 12 Feb 2020, 21:11

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enda nEram tannilum by N C Vasanthakokilum
1940 Tamil movie Chandraguptha Chanakya
https://youtu.be/QxbSo2M9BDI?t=1

Lyrics :-

P:
enda nEram tannilum avarai
shindai seidE manam nondEnE

AP:
sundaramAna swarUpa udhAranE
candra guptan ennum maharAjanE

C:
indiranai nigar vIra pradApanai
endan uLLattai kavarndiDum kaLvanai
shondamAga ennai kalandinidE sukham
santatamum tandu inbam peruga

Pratyaksham Bala · Post by **Pratyaksham Bala** » 13 Feb 2020, 11:14

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A SPRING IN MEMORY: THE VASANTHAKOKILAM CONNECTION

written by Shri Ramachandran,
son of Vasanthakokilam's brother.

https://hamletram.blogspot.com/2014/02/ ... kilam.html

Pratyaksham Bala · Post by **Pratyaksham Bala** » 14 Feb 2020, 10:42

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‘vANi aruL purivAi’ by N C Vasanthakokilam
in Tamil Movie ‘Gangavathar’ 1942
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cgaS12YTLUvANI

Lyrics:-

P:
vANi aruL purivAi – kalai
aNikulavENI malarayan rANi uyar - kalai

AP:
pEnip-pugazhum pAvanark-karuLum sukha pANi
surar tozhum purANi sharaNam - kalai

C:
vINA pustaka dhAriNi pUraNi vidyA rUpiNi dukkha nivAraNi
kANEn unaiyaladOr tuNai
bhArati karuNAkari ennaik-kAttaruL – kalai

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 14 Feb 2020, 23:01

Pratyaksham Bala wrote: ↑14 Feb 2020, 10:42 Lyrics:-

P:
vANi aruL purivAi – kalai
aNikulavENI malarayan rANi uyar - kalai

AP:
pEnip-pugazhum pAvanark-karuLum sukha pANi
surar tozhum purANi sharaNam - kalai

C:
vINA pustaka dhAriNi pUraNi vidyA rUpiNi dukkha nivAraNi
kANEn unaiyaladOr tuNai
bhArati karuNAkari ennaik-kAttaruL – kalai

Thank you for posting. Even with the distortions of a poor recording, it is lovely. Of course it makes deciphering some words tough....

What does aNikulavENi (அணிகுல) mean? Or should it be aNikalavENi (அணிகல)? aNikalam is jewelry, so aNikalavENi could mean a braid decorated with jewelry such as rAkoDi, jaDai villai, jaDai nAgam etc.....

And she seems to sing the word in red in the anupallavi as pAvAnark-karuLum....again, no idea what that word means.

And finally, I think it is not sukha pANi, but Suka pANi (शुक पाणि) - an arm/hand holding a parrot (Suka). Typically, pArvati is depicted and described as Suka pANi, but I think that is the imagery used here, because sukha pANi (सुख पाणि) doesn't seem to make sense.

Pratyaksham Bala · Post by **Pratyaksham Bala** » 15 Feb 2020, 05:48

rshankar wrote: ↑14 Feb 2020, 23:01 What does aNikulavENi (அணிகுல) mean? Or should it be aNikalavENi (அணிகல)? aNikalam is jewelry, so aNikalavENi could mean a braid decorated with jewelry such as rAkoDi, jaDai villai, jaDai nAgam etc. ...

Thanks for raising the point.

It should be aLikulavENi !
This expression appears in the kriti 'A dinamuninci pogaDi' by Shama Shastri.

In 'Syama krishna vaibhavam' @vgovindan gives the meaning to this expression :-

"அளிகுலம் - வண்டுக் கூட்டம்
அளிகுல வேணி - கருங்குழலி

'அளி, குல, வேணி' ஆகிய மூன்று சொற்களுமே, தமிழில் தற்சமமாக பயன்படுத்தப்படுகின்றன. தமிழ் அகராதி -
அளி மற்றும்
வேணி நோக்கவும்.

'அளிகுல வேணி' என்பதற்கு 'வண்டுகள் (நிகர்) குழலி' என்று பொருள். அதற்கு, 'கருங்குழலி' என்று விளக்கம் கொடுத்துள்ளேன். ... ...

வணக்கம்,
கோவிந்தன் "

http://syamakrishnavaibhavam-tamil.blog ... iravi.html

And she seems to sing the word in red in the anupallavi as pAvAnark-karuLum....again, no idea what that word means.

Yes, it is 'pAvAnark-karuLum'.

பாவாணர் means பாவலர், கவிஞர், poet(s)
பாவாணர்க்கருளும் = பாவாணர்க்கு அருளும்

And finally, I think it is not sukha pANi, but Suka pANi (शुक पाणि) - an arm/hand holding a parrot (Suka). Typically, pArvati is depicted and described as Suka pANi, but I think that is the imagery used here, because sukha pANi (सुख पाणि) doesn't seem to make sense.

Thanks, again !
Yes, it is 'shuka pANi' शुक पाणि, and not as mentioned by me.

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 16 Feb 2020, 23:29

Thank you for those explanations!

aLikula vENi makes a lot of sense. Same as vaNDArkuzhali, or varALi vENi....

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 18 Feb 2020, 08:15

Nice to read this!

ANikula vENi also can be explained thus: kulam, sort, aNi kulam, a group of jewels, like jaDavillai, rAkkoDi, jaDai nAgam, etc

pAvalarkaruLum is just perfect when it comes to saraswathi.

RSR · Post by **RSR** » 01 Jun 2020, 12:52

TAMIL (G)OLD--Anbana thozhan en aaruyir kannan(vMv)--VENUGHANAM
(VVSADAGOPAN AND NV.VASANTHAKOKILAM FILM)-1940

https://youtu.be/D7zgJ6Sz4Wo

RSR · Post by **RSR** » 22 Jan 2021, 12:56

YARO VANTHENAI AASAI KAATTI , MARANTHAAR
Lyrics by Suddhanandha Bharathi
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Old Gems by Saregama
https://youtu.be/pSBZ5YXXSnk
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ATAANAA RAGAM
N.C.VASANTHAKOKILAM

RSR · Post by **RSR** » 26 Jan 2021, 20:37

enathu manam thuLLi viLaiyaaduthe
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N.C.Vasanthakokilam song in HARIDAS film ( 1944)
( recorded for the film- but may not have been shown in the film)
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https://youtu.be/_5H96hirBs0
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@Lakshman

RSR · Post by **RSR** » 04 Apr 2021, 22:39

a rare recording- about 30 minutes
Thyagaraja Kruthi in Todi
rendered by Smt.N.C.Vasanthakokilam
( pre 1950 )
Thyagaraja Swami's guidance
emi jesitenemi
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https://sites.google.com/site/ncvasanth ... thyagaraja
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Gist
https://thyagaraja-vaibhavam.blogspot.c ... -raga.html
Whatever one might accomplish in this World, what difference does it make if he does not have the grace of Lord SrI rAma?

Having become slaves to desire, delusion etc., those who do not know the commandment of SrI rAma, whatever they might accomplish in this World, what difference does it make?

Of what avail -
whether one performs daily or sacrificial oblations or
whether one is blessed with son for inheriting wealth or
whether one adopts another’s son in this World or

whether one builds (multi) storeyed house or
whether, in there, he lights up with a pair of lanterns or
whether one knows to flatter women or

whether one attains comforts of this World or
whether one provides jewellery to his wife or
whether one knows amorous sports or

whether one rules a kingdom or
whether one becomes worthy of worship among a lot of people or
whether one gives sumptuous feast with abundant flow of ghee or

whether one becomes a preceptor or
whether one’s body appears splendid to look at or
whether one initiates others in sacred syllables?

Those who do not have the grace of sacred SrI rAma -
who causes auspiciousness,
the peerless One,
the Lotus Eyed,
who is worshipful,
praised by this tyAgarAja -

whatever they might accomplish in this World, what difference does it make?

SrinathK · Post by **SrinathK** » 11 Jul 2021, 17:57

Vidwan Sri. K S Kalidas has been uploading many rare collections on his YouTube Channel. Here's a 2 hour NCV compilation.

https://youtu.be/VnoXbih1edI

RSR · Post by **RSR** » 11 Jul 2021, 22:52

reg -p-161
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Visited the link.
https://sites.google.com/ncvasanthakokilam
has more songs with lyrics too.

SrinathK · Post by **SrinathK** » 13 Jul 2021, 22:14

It is rare also to find full length recordings of NCV. But here's an absolutely remarkable tODi.

https://youtu.be/o1ZzjTmx7tI - Emi jEsitE nEmi, Thyagaraja Swamigal

If you've only heard the short plate recordings, you would, like me, be in for quite a surprise. In detailed manodharma also, NCV was peerless.

Of course, RSR's collection of NCV is one of a kind.

RSR · Post by **RSR** » 14 Jul 2021, 21:24

reg p-163

Thanks for giving the URL to Sri.Raju Asokan upload in youtube.
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I made a typo.in my previous post (left out /site/)
https://sites.google.com/site/ncvasanthakokilam

As I could not find utube link then, I created an mp4 from the clip provided by Varsha_ji and placed it the above site. It is working.
(look for p-43 there)

https://sites.google.com/site/ncvasanth ... thyagaraja
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Sri.Vasudevan can be requested to create a similar utube upload with the Thyagaraja Swami and MD kruthis only. There are about 7 such kruthis in my site. .

RSR · Post by **RSR** » 10 Sep 2021, 13:29

https://youtu.be/ox2FGR5_k00
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A song from the 1946 film 'Valmiki' in which Smt.NCV acted as Sage Naradhar.
Uploaded by uksharma3
Lyrics by Papanasam Sivan
Actually it is a song in Sanskrit!
--

ஜய ஜய புவனபதே பாலய"
ராகம்: ஆபேரி
பாடியவர்: என். சி. வசந்தகோகிலம்
இயற்றியவர்: பாபநாசம் சிவன்
திரைப்படம்: வால்மீகி
வெளியான நாள்: 13 ஏப்ரல் 1946

RSR · Post by **RSR** » 07 May 2022, 07:48

enakku un iru padham , Ninaikka varam aruLvaay-sri
raamachandra' ---by
N.C.Vasanthakokilam
https://youtu.be/mwsBCBJ5m40
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A rare rare find . 78 rpm record - sometime in mid-1940's
uploaded by 'serpent-emigre'
This raagamaalika tuned (by whom?) lyrics by aruNaachalakkavi, seems to have been very popular in pre-1950 years. The first to give the plate was MS S in 1935 itself, the NCV record must have been given around 1945 and the DKP record as title music in AVM Ramarajyam 1947.

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 07 May 2022, 17:18

RSR,
If I am not mistaken, the DKP version was the most familiar one--may be because it was sung for a film.

RSR · Post by **RSR** » 09 May 2022, 13:10

P-167
@arasi madam,
Yes. Recently, I did a poll among people of post-1980 generation, without much exposure to CM, and the unanimous verdict was that DKP version is the best. There is something special in her voice and rendering , even when singing in films, that has the least 'filmy' frills.

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 09 May 2022, 18:36

Interesting. I wonder what those who have been exposed to CM would say

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 01 Sep 2022, 17:38

Here is an article written by NCV's nephew.

https://hamletram.blogspot.com/2014/02/ ... kilam.html

RSR · Post by **RSR** » 01 Oct 2022, 19:48

Thanks to @nAdopAsaka
https://youtu.be/9u-wmo0fdZc
sive paahi maam
Thyagaraja Swami
N.C.VASANTHAKOKILAM
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uploaded by Vintage Voices Of South India

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<quote>
This is a very rare disc of the great vidushi singing a melodious and sweet kalyani that can melt people's hearts. This beautifully rendered thyagaraja krithi is first started with an alapana followed by neraval, kalapana swaram and thani avarathnam making this record as a complete set. According to me, NCV's carnatic songs are of great value and is almost equal to Veena Dhanam's music. Her crystal clear pronounciation adds more beauty to this song. Her records are always a hit, but unfortunately she did not enjoy the fruits of her decades of hardwork as she died at a young age, but thankfully at the peak of her career. Listen and enjoy to this mesmerizing rendition on Sive Pahimam. Happy Listening! I am really grateful to Sunny Mathew sir for archiving such rare records and bringing them to the public. There is no commercial intent or intent to infringe on copyright in sharing these recordings. These recordings are only uploaded so that it is available for everyone.
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