Sri Kamaksi - Devagandhari - Spencer Venugopal

[narayan]

Request lyrics of Sri Kamaksi, Devagandhari of Spencer Venugopal (misra capu).

While at it, any pointers to resources for this gentleman's unique songs? Would very much like to have the lyrics of the Malavi song (Rama nee), Varali (Nee vanti), Nayaki (Muruga) and any pointers to recordings of these and other songs?

Thanks.

[Lakshman]

Here are the lyrics.

shrI kAmAkSi tanayE. rAgA: dEvagAndhAri. cApu tALA. R.Venugopal.

P: shrI kAmAkSi tanayE sadAnanda hrdayE sadayE
C1: EkAmrEshvara hrdaya kamala sadanE mati vadanE vara mrdu kadanE nata madanE suradanE
2: sAmagAna lOla suragaNanuta bAlE agaNita guNajAlE purahara priya shIlE
3: shrI kAnci vara nagara sthira nilayE maNIvalayE svaralaya nilayE karAbja drta kuvalayE sItAmrta rasalayE

[Pratyaksham Bala]

Rama Nee, Malavi:-
http://www.sangeethamshare.org/murthy/K ... aroda-1984

Va Muruga Va, Begada :-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xLaG9B4dgQ

In sangeethamshare.org site, search for 'Spencer' to get links for 20+ songs of Spencer Venugopal:-
http://www.sangeethapriya.org/

[narayan]

Thank you, lakshman and Pratyaksham Bala. More than enough material for me to work on!

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A doubt::
*sItAmrta* or *sitAmrta*?

[keerthi]

This is the version that I have learnt. I will go and check with the printed book for the last sitAmRta term -



P: | shrI kAmAkSi shaila-rAja-tanayE! sadAnanda hrdayE! sadayE! ||

C1: |EkAmrEshvara-hrdaya-kamala-sadanE! mati-vadanE! |
|vara-mrdu-gadanE! nata-madanE! sura||- danE! srIkAmAkSI... ||

C2: |sAma-gAna-lOle! sura-gaNa-nuta bAlE! |
| agaNita-guNa-jAlE! purahara-priya- |-shIlE srIkAmAkSI... ||

C3: |shrI-kAnci-vara-nagara-sthira-nilayE! maNIvalayE! svara-laya-nilayE! ka-|
| -rAbja-drta-kuvalayE! sudhAmrta-rasa|| -layE srIkAmAkSI... ||

[Lakshman]

Keerthi's version is correct. I checked in the book. Thanks Keerthi.

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keerthi Ji,

Thank you.

Regards

[narayan]

Thanks, all! There are references to 'the book'. Can I please be pointed to this, and whether it is available? I may be in Chennai/Bangalore sometim soon, so can look for it.

[Lakshman]

The book is titled Kirtana Mala by R.Venugopal. 2002. Available at The Karnatic Music Book Centre, 23A Sripuram 1st street, Royapettah, Chennai 600 014. Phone: 28111716

[narayan]

I request the moderators to edit the title to get the name Venugopal right. I am not able to figure out how to do it in the original post (and whether I can do it). Thanks.

[narayan]

Dear lakshman and keerthi,

Thanks to your pointers, not only did I manage to pick up a copy of the book, but got it autographed by the composer himself! This was totally unexpected and my very good fortune.

One correction in the print copy which he made was viduvadane instead of mativadane in C1. Please do make this change in your records. He did say there were a few more typos and corrections in the book, for example, in the Todi song.