Rangapate ; AdimAn?, Shri Rangapate Lyrics etc

[Sundar Krishnan]

29/10/11

I would like to know the Lyrics, Ragam, Taalam and Composer of the song :
"Rangapate ; AdimAn?, Shri Rangapate ; PAhi MAm, Shri Rangapate ..."

Atleast one of the links below cites a diff Composer ??

a) Arunodayam Album by OS Arun :
http://www.hummaa.com/music/album/arunodhayam/22955 (7:37 m) says :
Composed by Ganesh Ramana ?

b) But, the same Album Info : Arunodayam Album by OS Arun :
http://www.muzigle.com/track/rangapathe (7:37 m) says :
Composed by Margadarshi Sesha Iyengar ?

c) Yet another link of Prema's Album :
http://www.musicandchants.com/classical ... -3760.html states :
Rangapathe - Kanada - Rupakam - Margadarsi Sesha Iyengar

d) http://www.swathithirunal.in/articles/margadarshi.htm - alludes to "Rangapate" in Kapi ?? If so, kindly qualify, which Kapi : like Hindustani Kapi, Karnataka Kapi, Dhana-Kapi, ...

e) In this (ie, rasikas) site, I have quickly read through parts of the foll links :

http://www.rasikas.org/forums/viewtopic. ... 0&p=196693 - #90 by vidya

http://www.rasikas.org/forums/viewtopic. ... 9&p=207009 - #11 by lakshman

http://www.rasikas.org/forums/viewtopic. ... 73&p=80227 - #20 by raviraj

http://www.rasikas.org/forums/viewtopic. ... 92&p=48349

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This is not ParimaLa Rangapate, popularly sung by MMI !

TIA

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[Lakshman]

The song rangapatE pAhimAm shrI rangapatE, in rUpaka tALA, is by Margadarshi Sesha Iyengar.
In the book Sesha Iyengar kritis published by Sarasvati Mahal, the rAgA given is darbAr.
In the book Sangita Rasarnavam by K.V.Srinivasa Iyengar, the rAgA for the same song is given as karnATakakApi. Both of these songs also have notations given in the respective books.

[Sundar Krishnan]

29/10/11

Shri Lakshman,

Thanks for yr reply in #2 above.

1) Lyrics also pl. TIA

2) The word AdimAn is not there in the Std Lyrics ??

3) So, as far as Taalam is concerned, could you pl confirm if it is Rupakam Taalam for this song in both ?? :
- Sesha Iyengar Kritis Book
- Sangita Rasarnavam Book

4) So, the Ragam for this song generally seems to be Kartanaka Kapi OR Dharbar OR Kanada ??

4-b) Would specifically like to know the Ragam in OS Arun's Album links given in #1 above :
eg, http://www.muzigle.com/track/rangapathe (7:37 m)

In Prema's Album link above in #1, I am not sure if it is KAnada or Kannada.
kAnadA |22| S R2 G2 M1 D N2 S | S N2 P M1 G2 M1 R2 S
kannada |29| S G3 M1 P M1 D2 N3 S | S D2 P M1 G3 M1 R2 N3. S

5) Since the hummaa link states "Ganesh Ramana", I am curious to know if he has many comps.

TIA

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[Lakshman]

O.S.Arun sings it in kApi. But he adds shrI and hari which are not in the original song. Also some other words are slightly changed. Part of the pallvi line is sung in madhyamakAlA by him.
Re: hummaa.com - Ganesh Ramana is the music director.
The description of Prema's CD says it is kAnaDA. Since we cannot hear the audio we cannot be sure though.
For both songs in the books the tALA is rUpaka.
Here are the complete lyrics:
rangapatE pAhimAm. rAgA: darbAr. rUpaka tALA.

P: rangapatE pAhimAm mangaLakara sanga ravi jayAnkaja nibha mOhanAnga
gangA janaka garuDa turanga bhava bhanga karuNApAnga dhrta rathAnga
C1: brndAvana lOla Anandakara sushIla vandita munijana pAla
nandaka dhara suguNajAla mandaradhara kandaradana sundara vadanAravinda
vandita muni caraNAravinda kuruvindadhara gOvinda sadAnanda
2: kuntIsutamOda akrUra vinutapAda cintita kArya prasAda satata
muraLI vinOda antara hita danti varada santOSa yashO vishAla
antakabhaya haraNa suvrttAnta ati shAnta karuNAsvAnta ramAkAnta
3: pankEruha nEtra Apanna sujana mitra pankaja bhava nutipAtra
pankaja sadA kaLatra shankara sakha kinkarajana sankaTa haradanuja
caya bhayankara gOpIjana shashANka nishshanka niSkaLanka shrIvatsAnka

[Sundar Krishnan]

29/10/11

Shri Lakshman,

Thanks for the Lyrics, Taalam etc.

>> O.S.Arun sings it in kApi.

I assume that in general as a default, (and in this instance too), kApi implies Hindustani kApi ?? - pl confirm.

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