Your most favorite song - A

arunk · Post by **arunk** » 29 Jun 2009, 22:09

Lets try this. Please post your favorite song that starts with a,A.

One song per post please and if possible why you like it (personal, analytical etc.). Please include raga, tala and composer info if you have it, and info on where people can listen to it - but watch out for commercial recording abuse!

PS: I am still making my list (for A), after which I will narrow down my choice

- so far in the list I have akhilANDESwari, aruNAchalanAtham, AragimpavE, alai pAyudE (nostalgia driven ) etc.

Here is a (probably not fully comprehensive) listing of the krithis by Trinity (and others) which can be used to jog your memory:
Thyagaraja: http://www.geocities.com/vienna/strasse ... garajk.htm
Dikhsitar: http://www.geocities.com/vienna/strasse ... shitar.htm
Syama Sastry: http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/Strasse/5926/shyama.htm
Papanasam Sivan: http://www.geocities.com/athens/acropolis/1428/
Patnam: http://musicinfoguide.blogspot.com/2007 ... -1902.html

arunk · Post by **arunk** » 29 Jun 2009, 22:15

Made my choice - which was none of the above

allarulu koriyaga - Sankarabharanam - annamacharya. Just love the lilting tune which seems to match the gist of the song.

http://sahityam.net/wiki/Alarulu_kuriyaga_nadenade (has audio links)

Arun

Suji Ram · Post by **Suji Ram** » 29 Jun 2009, 22:39

My pick anurAgamulEni- (T)
the part "antara jnAnulakerukE kAni" is so thought provoking and musically too reaches that height.
Listen to Soumya singing this

http://www.musicindiaonline.com/music/c ... ragam.402/

http://thyagaraja-vaibhavam.blogspot.co ... -raga.html

sramaswamy · Post by **sramaswamy** » 29 Jun 2009, 22:40

My choice is Anandamruthakarshani in Amrithavarshini ragam. The song (maybe the ragam as well) is at once seems both leisurely and fast paced.

Two contrasting versions

DK Jayaram (serene version) - Specially listen to the NI at the end of pallavi and how VVS's violin joins as an echo. Absolutely amazing. Maybe here is one note that brings the whole song (with reference to the other thread where we discuss about single note!)

http://sangeethamshare.org/sridharan/01-DKJ-VVS-UKS/ ( third song in this link)

Aruna Sairam (fast) - This is a very different version of the song. Very fast paced and as this is mostly a scale based raga, very nice to listen to. If at all you feel down and feel lazy, this version will shake you and put you into being fully alert.

http://www.sangeethapriya.org/Downloads/aruna/ma2000/ (second song on this page)

arvindt · Post by **arvindt** » 30 Jun 2009, 00:05

abhayAmba jagadamba (kalyani), Adaya shrI raghU (ahiri), aligitE (huseni),
AnandEshwarEna (ananda bhairavi), angArakam (surati), akshaya linga vibhO (shankarabharanam)

among others...

sridhar_ranga · Post by **sridhar_ranga** » 30 Jun 2009, 00:42

Recently (from the day I heard Sanjay Subrahmanyam sing this in Anna Nagar a couple of months ago) it has been 'anudinamunu kAvumayya' in Begada by Poochi Srinivasa Iyengar - it's been haunting me ever since.

Used to derive unlimited bliss (Anandam) hearing these other ones:
1. Ananda Natesa - Todi by the one and only GNB (MIL has this)
2. Ananda Natana Prakasam in Kedaram by many stalwarts, but especially DKJ
3. Ananda Natam Aduvar Tillai in Poorvi Kalyani by almost anybody (MIL has MLV and MS versions)

VK RAMAN · Post by **VK RAMAN** » 30 Jun 2009, 01:40

aand aruL seiyvAi ambikayE -
http://www.acidplanet.com/components/em ... 635&T=2789

Let me start it

rrao13 · Post by **rrao13** » 30 Jun 2009, 04:32

Hi ArunK: Great to see that you like Annamayya's composition. Somehow his krithis take a back seat. Another one of his starting with the alphabet A is : "Alakulu chellavu.." listen to the rendering by the Hyderabad Brothers. Simply Great and if you know a bit of Telugu, the meaning of the song is very nice.

balu · Post by **balu** » 30 Jun 2009, 09:31

varugaloma by kvn,and balagopala bhairavi by kvn.neraval at neeladala sarira is simply out of the world.i have listened to this song in live at mfac.vvs on the violin and trichy sankaran on the mridangam.

isramesh · Post by **isramesh** » 30 Jun 2009, 11:14

hai all, interesting topic. Though there are many outstanding ones starting with 'A', I wish to vote for "Akhilandeswari" by MD sang melodiously by MS amma.

mohan · Post by **mohan** » 30 Jun 2009, 11:24

Thyagaraja's 'Ada mOdi galade' in Charukesi is a favourite of mine. Madurai Mani Iyer popularised this song. His rendition is available at

http://sangeethamshare.org/ksj/Madurai- ... -LGJ-PMI-/

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 30 Jun 2009, 11:27

cienu · Post by **cienu** » 30 Jun 2009, 11:43

1)Akhilandeshwari - Dwijavanti - MD

2) Ananda Natamaduvar - Poorvi Kalyani - NS

3) Aparama Bhakti - Pantuvarali - T

rbharath · Post by **rbharath** » 30 Jun 2009, 11:47

Adaya srI raghuvara - Ahiri

Arukku ponnambalan krupai irukkudO - bhairavi

priyaram78 · Post by **priyaram78** » 30 Jun 2009, 12:23

Azhaga Azhaga Azhaga Enru- Suddha Dhanyasi-Ambujam Krishna

Anandanatanaprakasham-kedaram

vs_manjunath · Post by **vs_manjunath** » 30 Jun 2009, 12:45

a) Akashaya Linga Vibho- Shankarabharanam-M Chapu- MD
ARI has a recording.

b) Ardha nArIshwaram- Kumudhakriya- Adi - MD
Radha & Jayalakshmi as well as SSI have rendered.

c) Abhayamba -Sri - A tamill song by MD ( Balamurali )

d) Aparadha mula norva- Rasali- T

e) Aparadhamulanniyu maNinchi- Lathangi- P Iyer

d) Aadidhano Ranga Adbhutadindali- Arabhi- Adi- Purandara Dasa(RKS)

e) AnjaneYam - Durbar- M cahpu- Gowri Shankara Sthapathi(DKP)

f) Ananda Natesha - R Shivan- Rupakam(GNB)

g) Aaya kalai keLam arasiye- Mohana- Adi- Balamurali

braindrain · Post by **braindrain** » 30 Jun 2009, 14:55

a) anupama guNAmbudhi - aTANa

b) aRivAr yAr unnai - mukhAri

c) Ananda natana prakAsham - kEdAram

d) akhilAnDEshwari - dwijAvanti

e) ajithA harE - srI ( kathakali padam from kuchElavrutham)

prashant · Post by **prashant** » 30 Jun 2009, 15:53

abhayAmbA jagadambA - kalyANi
AnandEshwarENa - Anandabhairavi
akshaya linga vibhO - SankarAbharaNam
alarulu - SankarAbharaNam

Some very tough choices, but these are the four I absolutely could not live without...

s_hari · Post by **s_hari** » 30 Jun 2009, 16:22

a) Akshayalinga vibho - ARI
b) Angarakam ashrayamyaham - MSS
c) appan avadharitha kathamrutham - SSI
d) Akhilandeshwari - MSS
e) angai kodu malar - MSS
f) Annapurne visalakshi - KVN
g) arabhimanam - KVN
h) amba vani nannu - NSG

Very tough to choose one song

-hari

MaheshS · Post by **MaheshS** » 30 Jun 2009, 17:44

Akshayalinga Vibho - Shankarabaranam [ Ramnad Krishnan / TNS]
Arul Seiyavendum - Rasikapriya [S Kalyakaraman]
Anandhamrithakarishini - Amrithavarshini
Arunachala Natham - Saranga

saadhyaa · Post by **saadhyaa** » 30 Jun 2009, 18:02

Arula Vendum Thaye - Saramathi - MM Dhandapani Desikar...

srinivasrgvn · Post by **srinivasrgvn** » 30 Jun 2009, 18:41

1)anurAgamulEni - saraswathi ragam - rUpaka talam - Thyagaraja Swami keerthana
2) akhilAndEshwari - dwijavanthi - Adi - Dikshithar
3) AnandAmruthakarshini - amrithavarshini - Adi - Dikshithar
4) angArakam - surutti - rUpakam - Dikshithar
5) ArabhimAnam - rAgamAlika - Adi - ?
6) ambikAyAhah - kEdaram - Adi - Dikshithar
7) Ada mOdi galadE - chArukesi - Adi -Thyagarajar
8) Atukadara - manOranjani - Adi - Thyagarajar
9) appa rAma bhakthi - panthuvarAli - rUpakam - Thyagarajar
10) Anandha nadam - pUrvikalyAni - rUpakam - Papanasam Sivan
11) Anandha Natesa - Todi - Neelakanta Sivan
12) anudinamunu - bEgadA - rUpakam - Poochi Srinivasa Iyengar
13) alaipAyudhey - kAnada - Adi - Oothukkadu Venkatakavi
14) ardhanArIswaram - kumudhakriya - rUpakam - Dikshithar
15) antha rAma - kEdharagowlai - Adi - Arunachalakavi

Hope the list is exhaustive enough! =)

ranjanimalavi · Post by **ranjanimalavi** » 30 Jun 2009, 19:29

Amba nannu Brovave - Thodi [SSI]
Akshayalinga Vibho - Shankarabaranam [ ARI ]
Amma Ravamma - Kalyani [Somu]
anudinamunu kAvumayya - begada [SSI]

arunk · Post by **arunk** » 30 Jun 2009, 19:57

- Why did I know that my request for "one song per post" would be gleefully ignored?

Come on guys! I know this can be hard but I am requesting you to try to make some tough choices (although, admittedly there is no need to be compelled to make one in such a trivial matter

). At least try to keep the list to a maximum of 2-3 as in creme-de-la-creme, not like 10-15!

Arun

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 30 Jun 2009, 20:04

Following K-jis lead"

Test - Abhayamba Jagadama - Kalyani - MD (best overall)
Oneday - Ananda Natana Prakasham - Kedaram - MD
T20 - Amma Ravamma - Thyagaraja - Kalyani and Anupama Gunambudhi - Thyagaraja - Attana

srinivasrgvn · Post by **srinivasrgvn** » 30 Jun 2009, 20:12

Well, with much difficulty..... =(
I go in for 'anudinamunu' in bEgadA!

s_hari · Post by **s_hari** » 30 Jun 2009, 21:03

srinivasrgvn - arabhimanam is by tarangampadi panchanadha iyer. Nice ragamalika..

-hari

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 30 Jun 2009, 23:55

ARumO Aval -- maaND by MLV
Did you ask my favourite person? ... Arun (arasi is there too but she is moved to 'R')

arunk · Post by **arunk** » 01 Jul 2009, 00:55

Thanks - but arasi would win that hands down

I like the diversity in opinions here. Some krithis I had not heard (the saraswati one e.g.). In getting to my choice, I just went gut feel - and I still am happy with the choice.

If I had to add a second choice for me, it would be amba nilAyadAkshi (nIlAmbari - MD). I thought of that after I penned down allarulu - I still think allarulu is #1 for me.

Thinking ahead to B, and in a dilemma picking between 2

- but I am jumping ahead too fast. Should give more people a chance with a/A for a couple more days?

Arun

Suji Ram · Post by **Suji Ram** » 01 Jul 2009, 01:05

This is more like an exercise for me. If someone says why they like a particular kriti you tend to go and listen. And having only one favorite makes it easy esp if you give a link. I too heard allarulu for the first time.

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 01 Jul 2009, 02:41

If there is a second I will choose the oldie
'amba nI irangaayenil pukalEthu..' Atana by MS

ragam-talam · Post by **ragam-talam** » 01 Jul 2009, 03:00

My two favorites under 'A':
1) Abhimana - Begada - Patnam - Ramnad Krishnan's rendition is exceptional

and the wonderful
2) Aadi Antam illa - Jyotiswaroopini - by our own Vageyakara!
- haunting voice of Shri Ramaraj himself here - http://www.karnatik.com/c3506.mp3

pallavi
Adi antam illA akhilANDEshwari
pAdi madiyaNinda shivan magizh Ishwari

anupallavi
mEdiniyil unpOl deivamum uNDO
Adi purIshwaranin agamtanil nilai koNDa

caraNam
nI dayai purindemai Adari tAyE!
sOdanaigaL kaLaiya unakku nigar nIyE!
sAdanai seyda satbhaktarkkaruL tAyE
jyOtiswarUpiNi nAdamadil negizhnda

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 01 Jul 2009, 03:07

Arun,

alarulu kuriyaga came alive for me when I saw Smt. Jayanti Subramanian perform it (there was a video of it on sangeethapriya many moons ago - not sure if it is still available) - I agree that it is a lovely composition, but my choice(s) would be different:

(I had so many, that I 'cheated')

padavarNam - annamE aruginil vA - valaci - Subbudu
kriti - alaipAyudE kaNNA - kAnaDA - OVK
padam - alarSara paritApam - SuruTTi - Swati Tirunal

(honorable mentions - annapUrNi visAlAkshI - SAmA - Dikshitar; ambA sourambA - ArabhI; annai jAnaki vandALE - SankarAbharaNam - AK).

In my listing, the composition trumps the rendition, in the sense that it is not one particular person's rendition that rocks my boat, so to say! Another way of saying it is that the lyrical and musical beauty of these compositions do it for me.

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 01 Jul 2009, 03:13

..of course I would choose 'aham brahmAsmi' as my personal choice for the lyric

arunk · Post by **arunk** » 01 Jul 2009, 03:14

ravi,

alarulu and that dance school. I hear you

- A rendition by Smt. Radha Badri is actually my favorite.

> Another way of saying it is that the lyrical and musical beauty of these compositions do it for me.

- that was expected from you!

Arun

bilahari · Post by **bilahari** » 01 Jul 2009, 04:51

Does the bhairavi swarajati count under A or K?
If the former, it's my favourite by some distance.

mohan · Post by **mohan** » 01 Jul 2009, 05:39

bilahari wrote:Does the bhairavi swarajati count under A or K?

I'd say K for Kamakshi

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 01 Jul 2009, 06:23

arunk wrote: alarulu and that dance school. I hear you - A rendition by Smt. Radha Badri is actually my favorite.

Now, how did I know you'd get that!

gobilalitha · Post by **gobilalitha** » 01 Jul 2009, 06:32

arula vendum thaye in saramati ,emotionally rendered by MMD. GOBILALITHA

bala747 · Post by **bala747** » 01 Jul 2009, 19:26

Ananda nadam Aaduvar - Purvikalyani rendered by MDR (favourite ragam, favourite musician).

Aaja sanam madhur chandni mein hum - Manna Dey and Lata

Hi CMLsir! Unfortunately I couldn't travel to the US and Canada this time (becuase of H1N1).

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 01 Jul 2009, 19:40

Too bad bala! Now the H1N1 vi(ru)sa is available quite easily in comparison with the H1A or H1B visas

PUNARVASU · Post by **PUNARVASU** » 01 Jul 2009, 22:25

AkhilANDEshwari , ambA nIlAyadAkshi, Ananda natana prakAsham,akshayalinga vibhO-
'These are a few of my favourite things'-

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 01 Jul 2009, 22:58

akshaya linga vibhO so far has been favored by several rasikAs, I think.

There are enough to choose from as it is. I feel thet when it comes to
a e i o u, we do need to make two divisions of each vowel--a A, eE, i I, o O and u U--which only adds up to another three letters in the alphabet (we omit x and z, anyway). If we do not do it now, we are going to find the same problem as we proceed to other letters of the alphabet.

arunk · Post by **arunk** » 01 Jul 2009, 23:45

arasi - I dont follow. I did mention that "A" includes a and A (I guess it should include ai and au too

).

So "e" would include e (e.g. enduku ...) and E (e.g. EkAmbrESa..)
"i" would include i (e.g. inta sowkya) and I (e.g. ISanE inda ...)
"o" would include o (e.g. okapari...) and O (e.g. O rangaSAyI)

Is there something still missing from the picture?

Arun

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 02 Jul 2009, 00:09

Arun,
Yes, what you say is what I mean with eE iI oO and uU.

With a and A, it is much better if we distinguish between aRumai and ARumO. Imagine how very confusing it already is for thoe who are not familiar with the language!

ai and au: aindu will still have a as the starting letter. Aindu (meaning ArAindu) will start with an A. The same with audArya and so on.. No probems there, i would think.

bilahari · Post by **bilahari** » 02 Jul 2009, 02:23

All my favourites have been mentioned already (at gunpoint, I'd choose annapUrNE visAlAkSi). May I add alarsariparitApam (SSI's version of course)?

vs_manjunath · Post by **vs_manjunath** » 02 Jul 2009, 05:51

arunk- "alarulu and that dance school. I hear you - A rendition by Smt. Radha Badri is actually my favorite."

This song was popularised by Nedanuri and his rendition is the best, I beleive.

arunk · Post by **arunk** » 02 Jul 2009, 06:39

Well I did say *my* favorite - didn't I? And yes, I have heard Neduniri's version too and I also know he popularized it as well. And I know he is a great musician and like his music too. Now does this mean everyone must like his version the best? My likes and dislikes should not have any bearing on his music - should it?

Arun

Rasika911 · Post by **Rasika911** » 02 Jul 2009, 11:11

mohan wrote:
bilahari wrote:Does the bhairavi swarajati count under A or K?
I'd say K for Kamakshi

I think the "A" was a typo for "S", S for swarajathi.
Note that 'a' and 's' are next to each other on the keyboard

bilahari · Post by **bilahari** » 02 Jul 2009, 11:32

Oh no, I meant A for amba kAmAkshi.