Your most favorite song - G

arunk · Post by **arunk** » 20 Jul 2009, 18:26

Please post your favorite song that starts with g (I skipped F - if someone wants to start it for say hindi/urdu/english songs that is fine

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Try to limit your choice to one song if possible, or say up to 2-3 songs. If possible, please indicate 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!

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

Arun

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 20 Jul 2009, 18:53

The very simple lyric of MD rendered heartwarmingly by the Queen of Music in chenchuruTTi:
'GangE mAm pAhi'..
Add to that the MD's majestic
Gajaananayutam in chakravaakam rendered by SSI

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 20 Jul 2009, 19:06

Arun - again very tough - I feel like a parent asked to chose between their children!

guruvAyUr appanE appan - rItigauLai - (gives me the essence of rItigauLa - wonderful tuning, by Sri TNS?)

giripriyam gangAdharam - kadanakutUhalam - TNS version that I love (just like the flow of the composition, and the awesome ciTTasvarams)

gAyiyE gaNpati jag vandan - hamsdhvani (all KV alumni will know this one!

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(Honorable mentions - giridhara gOpAla (mOhanam) from mIrA - Smt. MSS; gaNanAthanE guNa bOdhanE - sArangA; giripai nelakonna - sahAna)

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 20 Jul 2009, 19:29

Let me not forget to add
Giripai by MDR which has touched my heart!

rajesh_rs · Post by **rajesh_rs** » 20 Jul 2009, 19:38

My most liked songs in G are:

- Gajananayutham Ganeshwaram - Vegavahini (Chakravakham) - Dikshitar. Love one rendition by Aishu Venkataraman, the violin prodigy.
- Giriraja Suta Tanaya - Bangala, Thyagaraja. Lovely composition. I like the version by "Remembering Shakti", the Indian-jazz fusion band, where Shankar Mahadevan sings this one.

VK RAMAN · Post by **VK RAMAN** » 20 Jul 2009, 20:00

http://www.acidplanet.com/components/em ... 557&T=5650
gurukrpA anjana - kabirdas
http://www.acidplanet.com/components/em ... 603&T=1072
- govardhana girisham

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 20 Jul 2009, 20:24

gAna mUrtE GAnamUrti Adi TyAgarAja
gaja vadana bEDuve gowri tanaya hamsadvani (also nATa?) PD
gam gaNapatE hamsadhvani rUpakam HMB
gAna mazhai rAga mAlikA Adi Ambujam Krishna (tuned by VVS)
(Ravi, I like it better than guruvAyUrappan!)

vallaki · Post by **vallaki** » 20 Jul 2009, 20:31

1) Garuda Gamana Ra Ra-Mayamalavagowla ( I Love both BMK's as well as O.S.Aruns from 2007 Margazhi Utsavam - Very Very nice).This is my 10 month old daughter's favorite song now.Also, this song brings out a different facet of the mayamalavagowla raga I think. as compared to it's usual solemn sanctious appeal.

2)Gandhamu Poyyaruga - My all time favorite in the mesmerising punnagavarali. Again by BMK , But I also like it in a telugu movie in which a female is singing(Sorry do not know the name of movie or artist).

3)Cannot be without mentioning MSS'S Fluid captivating mohanam - Giridhara Gopala

Rasika911 · Post by **Rasika911** » 20 Jul 2009, 20:45

Gadjavadana- Thodi. This is a beautiful kriti which does great justice to the majestic thodi. Brilliant chittaiswaram as well, definitely a favourite of mine.

Gitarthamu - Surati. KVN or Nenduruni Krishnmoorthy's versions. I like the sowkhyam effect of this krithis. Kalpana swarams at the pallavy add a certain charm. Would have loved to see tmk sing it at cleveland.

Guruleka etuvanti - Gowri Manohari - This song brings out a strong passion i cannot describe...its very emotive (for me anyway).

Rasika911 · Post by **Rasika911** » 20 Jul 2009, 20:46

arasi wrote: gaja vadana bEDuve gowri tanaya hamsadvani (also nATa?) PD
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This PD krithi is sung in a whole list of ragams including dhanyasi.

s_hari · Post by **s_hari** » 20 Jul 2009, 21:12

My favourites

1. Gajananayutam - Nedunuri garu
2. guruleka - KVN
3. giripai - MDR
4. gajamba nayako - DKP
5. gopika manoharam - Maharajapuram santhanam

priyaram78 · Post by **priyaram78** » 20 Jul 2009, 22:06

My Favourites are

GajavadanA KarunA SadanA- Sriranjani
Gopi GopAla-Gamanashrama
GuruvAyurAppane Appan-Reethi Gowlai
GAyathi VanamAli
Ganapathi TAlai-NAttai

krishnaa · Post by **krishnaa** » 20 Jul 2009, 22:11

gokula mein bAjata kahA bhdhAI - paramAnanda dAsa
govardhana giridhara - narAyana tIrthar

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 20 Jul 2009, 22:30

>I like the version by "Remembering Shakti", the Indian-jazz fusion band, where Shankar Mahadevan sings this one.

There is a video of this performance on youtube, I think. I could not help think about the contrast between the glitz, pomp and circumstances of that and the humble house where thyagaraja composed and sang this song.

A nice song and it has a special place in my heart since that is the first krithi I learnt. Not simple by any means. Some of the sangathis require some skill.

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 20 Jul 2009, 22:49

VKR
You have repeated the previous link for giridhar gopala!

gmohan · Post by **gmohan** » 20 Jul 2009, 22:54

giripai by MDR. (many renditions)

one of the best being the AIR version with TNK and PMI.

arunk · Post by **arunk** » 20 Jul 2009, 23:22

Giripai (MDR - although in that recording I listen to a lot, I like his alapana and kalpanaswaras most)

Arun

rbharath · Post by **rbharath** » 21 Jul 2009, 00:04

gajavadanA sammOdita vIra...

giripai nelakonna

girirAja sutA tanayA

VK RAMAN · Post by **VK RAMAN** » 21 Jul 2009, 02:29

Thanks CMLover. I fixed the problem.

ranjanimalavi · Post by **ranjanimalavi** » 21 Jul 2009, 11:38

Gajavadana - Thodi (SSI)
GanaAmuda Panam - Jyothiswaroopini (MMI)
Gopalaka Pahimam - Revagupthi (KVN, KSG)

isramesh · Post by **isramesh** » 21 Jul 2009, 11:52

Giripai nelakonna
Gandhamu puyyaruga (BMK Version is lovely but also the one mentioned by Vallaki - the film is Subhodayam sung by Susheela & SPB)
Geetarthamu - played by ESS on Veena

braindrain · Post by **braindrain** » 21 Jul 2009, 12:44

Grand Affair
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gajavadana - thODI ( many )
gItArthamu - surutti ( TMK Malleswaram Sabha 2006)

Long version
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giripai - sahAna - MDR
gOpAlaka pAhimAm - rEvagupti ( KVN , MC on violin)
ganapathE suguNanidhE - janaranjani
gajAnana yanuchusadA - thODi ( malladi bros)

short version
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gAnamUrtE - ganamUrti ( TNS , Sanjay)
garuDa gamana - nagasurAvali
gAyati vanamAli - durgA
gOvardhana giridhAra - darbari kAnaDa

bilahari · Post by **bilahari** » 21 Jul 2009, 13:36

gajavadana sammOdita (SSI, TMK) and giripai (MDR... does anyone have BVR/BVL's rendition? I've heard that is great too; instrumentalists MSG and TNK play it very well too). gOvardhana giridhAra is also a lovely piece (especially NSG singing it after shAntAkAram bhujagashayanam, and also Mysore brothers). gItArtamu by almost anybody is nice as well, as is gajAnanayutam.

smala · Post by **smala** » 21 Jul 2009, 14:42

Gopalaka Pahimam --- Swathi Tirunal/Neyyatinkara Vasudevan, KVN, utterly Divine.
Govinda Ninna --- Maharajapuram Santhanam, Unnikrishnan
Garuda Gamana --- Maharajapuram Santhanam
Gnanamosagarada --- Neyveli Santhanagopalan, a treat !
Gana Murte --- Sanjay S -- very very beautiful
Govindamiha --- Malladi Bros. simply exquiste
Govinda Ghateya --- Malladi Bros. elegant
Gange Mampahi --- MSS -- just Divine
Govardhana Giridhara --- Sriram Gangadharan, a visit to Heaven ! many others have excellent renditions too
Gangai Karaiyinile --- Rajkumar Bharathi (Kannadasan lyrics) - very pleasing

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 21 Jul 2009, 16:39

How could I forget http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/movie/T0000709.html ? One of my favorite 'g's!!

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 21 Jul 2009, 22:02

I agree Ravi... gangai karai thOttam.. There was a discussion about what raga that song was, I do not recall if there was any firm conclusions on that.

vallaki · Post by **vallaki** » 21 Jul 2009, 22:53

braindrain wrote:Grand Affair
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gajavadana - thODI ( many )
gItArthamu - surutti ( TMK Malleswaram Sabha 2006)

Long version
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giripai - sahAna - MDR
gOpAlaka pAhimAm - rEvagupti ( KVN , MC on violin)
ganapathE suguNanidhE - janaranjani
gajAnana yanuchusadA - thODi ( malladi bros)

short version
--------------
gAnamUrtE - ganamUrti ( TNS , Sanjay)
garuDa gamana - nagasurAvali
gAyati vanamAli - durgA
gOvardhana giridhAra - darbari kAnaDa

Is this the garuda gamana ramadasa krithi? There is also a hindolam annamacharya one. If it is the ramadasa krithi, I thought it was mayamalava gowla. I have not heard of the nagasuravali raga.
Can you please clarify?

vallaki · Post by **vallaki** » 21 Jul 2009, 22:55

shyama-priya wrote:Gopalaka Pahimam --- Swathi Tirunal/Neyyatinkara Vasudevan, KVN, utterly Divine.
Govinda Ninna --- Maharajapuram Santhanam, Unnikrishnan
Garuda Gamana --- Maharajapuram Santhanam
Gnanamosagarada --- Neyveli Santhanagopalan, a treat !
Gana Murte --- Sanjay S -- very very beautiful
Govindamiha --- Malladi Bros. simply exquiste
Govinda Ghateya --- Malladi Bros. elegant
Gange Mampahi --- MSS -- just Divine
Govardhana Giridhara --- Sriram Gangadharan, a visit to Heaven ! many others have excellent renditions too
Gangai Karaiyinile --- Rajkumar Bharathi (Kannadasan lyrics) - very pleasing

Can you please clarify on which garuda gamana? the ramadas or the annamacharya?

Nia Rmohan · Post by **Nia Rmohan** » 22 Jul 2009, 05:15

Ganaringaram - Sindhu Bairavi - rendering by Chitti Babu
Gajavadhana Karunaa Sadhana - Sri Ranjani
Geethai Upadesam - Behag - Y. Yadavan

Geethai Upadesam Seytharul Purindha is a flavourful song and is a beautiful composition. Does anyone know the composer?

mohan · Post by **mohan** » 22 Jul 2009, 06:28

Giripai - Sahana
Gajavadana - Thodi
Govardhana Girisam - Hindolam

sridhar_ranga · Post by **sridhar_ranga** » 22 Jul 2009, 10:57

My choices in G mostly seem to be all 'light' ones - may be some of these have scope for elaborate singing.

GangadeeSwaram Sankaram - Sindhubhairavi - Surajananda? - I just love DKJ's version of it
Govardhana GirISam - Hindolam
Govardhana GiridhAra - the darabAri kAnaDA version - preferably by NSG, our vidyaarthi.

cienu · Post by **cienu** » 22 Jul 2009, 11:48

My top 5.
1) Gange Maam Paahi - Senchurutti - Khanda Chapu - Muttuswami Dikshitar
2) Gopalaka Paahimaam - Revagupti - Mishra Chapu - Maharaja Swati Tirunal
3) Guruleka Yatuvanti - Gaurimanohari - Khanda Chapu - Tyagaraja
4) Govinda Miha Gopika - Bageshwari - Khanda Chapu - Narayana Teertha
5) Gananaathane Gunabodhane - Saranga - Adi - Calcutta Indira Natesan

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 22 Jul 2009, 16:19

Nice cienu!
You are in my league for according top honours to
Gange maam paahi
I simply can never forget the melody of this simple lyric rendered by MS so elegantly....

rajesh_rs · Post by **rajesh_rs** » 22 Jul 2009, 17:07

Ah, forgot to add one song:

Gajavadana Beduve - Hamsadhwani, Purandaradasa. Love the version by Santhanam.

smala · Post by **smala** » 23 Jul 2009, 13:18

Govinda Ninna Namave Chandra by M. santhanam is unbeatable, imo.

mridhangam · Post by **mridhangam** » 23 Jul 2009, 13:29

What about Giripriyam Gangadharam of HMB rendered superbly by TNS with excellent Chittaswaras ? one of my all time favourites in G

J.BalaG (hahahah)

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 23 Jul 2009, 19:42

Aditto · Post by **Aditto** » 23 Jul 2009, 19:59

Gnanamosaga rada - MSS n SSI
Guruleka Etuvanti - MSS
Gopanandana - MSS
Gopalaka - MSS
Govardhana Gireesam - SSI

gobilalitha · Post by **gobilalitha** » 24 Jul 2009, 07:34

'gana shyam ayore' by the legend MSS in Meera gobilalitha

mridhangam · Post by **mridhangam** » 24 Jul 2009, 09:55

Gopi gopala Lala Rasa mandala ---> TNS Bhajan

J.Balaji

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 24 Jul 2009, 21:30

Gopiar konjum ramanA.. gopala krishna... by TMS

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 25 Jul 2009, 00:29

Sri Balaji, I think it is 'gOpI gOpAla bAla rAsa

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 25 Jul 2009, 00:58

Someone mentioned kOTISvaraiyer's gANAmuda pAnam. When kalyANi, kAmbhOji and bhairavi reigned, it was fun to have a change and hear a jyOtisvarUpiNi once in a blue moon. Of course, I hear it in MMI's voice when I think of the old concerts.
A sparkling song both in words and in musical structure.

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 29 Jul 2009, 20:24

Came across a lovely kAmbhOji composition of MD - gOpAlakrishNAya...

ragam-talam · Post by **ragam-talam** » 30 Jul 2009, 00:18

Guruguhaya - Sama - Dikshitar

Also, Gopika vasantam - a great Malayalam film song

Suji Ram · Post by **Suji Ram** » 30 Jul 2009, 00:49

I learnt a nice Svati Tirunal's composition -gOpAlam sEvEham in bilahari.
I cannot find any link to that song.

VK RAMAN · Post by **VK RAMAN** » 30 Jul 2009, 01:32

http://www.swathithirunal.in/htmlfile/81.htm - try this

Suji Ram · Post by **Suji Ram** » 30 Jul 2009, 02:11

VK RAMAN wrote:http://www.swathithirunal.in/htmlfile/81.htm - try this

I could not listen to this song on this site.
I once heard it on hummaa by Nityashri but cannot locate it now. May be I will just play it give a link here.

saranya · Post by **saranya** » 31 Jul 2009, 15:48

1. GanapathE mahamathe - kalyANi sung by Sri Maharajapuram Santhanam
2. GanarAjEna rakshitOham - Arabhi - sung by Smt. R.Vedavalli

Radhika-Rajnarayan · Post by **Radhika-Rajnarayan** » 31 Jul 2009, 16:25

Ghana Naya Desika - Rishabhapriya - Koteeswara Iyer, rendered by the incomparable S Balachander don't have a link, but he did play it for a radio broadcast
Geethaardhamu - Surati - Tyagaraja - rendered by the maestro Emani Sankara Sastri - available on one of the few commercial CDs of Emani of the same name
Giripai nela konna - Sahana - Tyagaraja- rendered by Mali - pure magic! here is the link:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/mty3ihliz ... Sahana.mp3