Rag: Bhatiyar -

hariharan · Post by **hariharan** » 20 Dec 2008, 16:14

Smt. Ranjini and Gayathri sung a beautiful Abhang in their " Jaya TV - Margazhi Maha Utsavam" programme on 18.12.2008. The Abhang is composed by Sant.Thukkaram Maharaj and the song is " Bholava vittala pahava vittala " in rag Bhatiyar.

Rag Bhatiyar is a Hindusthani rag belongs to the Marwah That. The Raga ' Varnaroopini ' of the 17th mela janya has some similarity to the rag Bhatiyar (By changing the rishabham note - R2 of rag Mohanam to R1 will become rag Varnaroopini.) The aroh and avaroh of Bhatiyar is

Aroh: Sa Ma Pa Dha Ni Ri Sa
Avaroh: Sa Ni Dha Pa Ma Pa Ga Pa Ga RI Sa

The song can be download from the following url of youtube;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiT7Hqk_uwg

Rag: Bhattiyar: SMPDNRS-SNDPMPGPGRS

bolava vitthal pahawa vittal
karawa vittal jeewabhawa

yene sose man zale hawbhari
parati maghari ghet nahi

bandnapsoni ukalya gathi
deta aali mithi sawkashi

tuka mahne deh bahrila vittale
kaam krodhe kele ghar reete

Radhe Krishna
Hariharan.

VK RAMAN · Post by **VK RAMAN** » 20 Dec 2008, 21:57

http://www.marathiworld.com/abhanga/lis ... h=B&sort=1 - item 19 has the lyrics in hindi also.

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 20 Dec 2008, 22:22

Thanks for the info. I enjoyed the abhang and was wondering about the raga. Lakshman can enlighten us whether there are any CM compositions in it!

VK RAMAN · Post by **VK RAMAN** » 20 Dec 2008, 23:17

Here is my version of this abhang:
http://www.acidplanet.com/components/em ... 837&T=5858

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 20 Dec 2008, 23:52

Typical bhajan! Good for group singing!

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 21 Dec 2008, 00:48

I found only one composition in bhaTiyAr:
nandabAlA hE gOpAlA by Kamala Krishnamurti.

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 21 Dec 2008, 04:20

Lakshman
Is that also a bhajan song?

ramakriya · Post by **ramakriya** » 23 Dec 2008, 04:00

Lakshman wrote:I found only one composition in bhaTiyAr:
nandabAlA hE gOpAlA by Kamala Krishnamurti.

Here is one vacana of Basavanna, tuned in bhaTiyar, sung by Ragavan Maniyan. Listen to the very last video clip on this page:

http://neelanjana.wordpress.com/2008/09 ... l-concert/

-Ramakriya

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 23 Dec 2008, 20:16

CML: I don't know, since I don't have the lyrics for this song.

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 23 Dec 2008, 20:49

Thanks Ramakriya! That was helpful...

What is a vacana?

ramakriya · Post by **ramakriya** » 24 Dec 2008, 00:00

cmlover wrote:Thanks Ramakriya! That was helpful...

What is a vacana?

vacana = "sayings" are poetry composed by the shiva sharaNas of Karnataka - Generally from the 11th -12th century.

They are a hybrid of poetry and prose, because they have a lyrical flow, but do not confirm to traditionally accepted meters - much like the ugAbhOgas that came in later during the haridAsa age.

Basavanna, Akkamahadevi, Allamaprabhu are some of the most important vacanakAras.

The works of Shiva sharanas seems to have been a source of inspiration for hari dAsas as well.

-Ramakriya

ramakriya · Post by **ramakriya** » 24 Dec 2008, 00:06

cml,

Look at these for references of different vacanas in the following posts:

akka mahAdEvi: http://neelanjana.wordpress.com/2007/10 ... th-shakes/

basavanna: http://tinyurl.com/6qxzm7/

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 24 Dec 2008, 01:05

Thanks
So it is like a daNDakam... no separate pallavi, anupallavi, caraNam etc.,

hariharan · Post by **hariharan** » 25 Dec 2008, 07:58

Please click the Download Links here to download a file containing the demonstration of the Rag.Bhattiyar and (2) an Abhang sung in the rag Bhattiyar in a bhajan. The Abhang is composed by Sant Tukkaram.

http://rapidshare.com/files/176544011/R ... R.wma.html

http://rapidshare.com/files/176545260/O ... r.mp3.html

the lyrics of this Abhang is;

OmkAra pradhAna roopa gaNeshA Ce
hE tIni dEvA ce janma sthAna
AkAratO brahmA Okarato vishNu
mAkAra mAhEsh jANiyElA
isE tInidEv jEtoni ulppan
tohA gajAnana mAya bApa
tukkAmahnE isE ahEm vEdavANi
pahAvI purANi vyAsAmCiyA

There may 'spelling error' in my lyrics translation. If any may please corrected.

Radhekrishna
Hariharan

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 25 Dec 2008, 10:37