lyrics for velan varuvaaradi

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vvmri
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Post by vvmri »

Is there a composition called velan varuvaaradi. If so whose composition is it. Has anyone sung it.Does anyone have a recording.If so,please post.Thanks

Lakshman
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Post by Lakshman »

DKP and others have rendered this.

vElan varuvAraDi. rAgamAlikA. Adi tALA. Composer: Anayampatti Adisesha Iyer.

1: vElan varuvAraDI vaDivElan varuvAraDi vaLLi mEl mOham konDu vEDanAi vandAradi
2: mAnODi vandadanAl nAnoDi vandEnenru vAnOngum tinayil manmathanAl malaittha vaDi
3: mangai manad-arindu engum toDarndalainduvEnghai maramAgi Ongi vaLarnda vaDi
4: panDAramAi shivanai konDADiyE amudu unDODI enrOdi mandrADi ninra vaDi
5: tEnum tinai mAvum unDu tAngAda vikkal konDu kUnum nimirndu konDu kAvi uDutta vaDi
6: vanjiyarin kai piDittu kuLak-karaiyil kenji karai Erikonjum mozhi nangaiyuDan in shol purinda vaDi
7: aNNan aruLAl kurap-peNNai maNakka venrueNNit-tuditta thiruk-kaNNan kondADum vaDi
8: yAnai maruTTi tinaik-kAnil viraTTamaDa mAnai magizhciyuDan mArbOD-aNaitta vaDi
9: nambiyavar tudikka nAradar Anandirukkaanbirkk-ughanda mayil ADap-paNiyADa vaDi
10: vaLLiyarait-taDuttu mella mellavE aDuttu vil ambum kai piDittu (tan) vallamai shonna vaDi

vvmri
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Post by vvmri »

Lakshman sir,if you or someone else has a recording of DKP singing this could u email the song file.Thanks

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arasi
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Though the meaning does not change, the mood does with this difference in the pallavi line. From my listening to it many times many years ago, I remember it as vElan varuvArODi? instead of vElan vauvAraDi. A question, a wish, a hope and anticipation--rather than,yes, he will come.

Old timers, please help...

Lakshman
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Post by Lakshman »

arasi: I have the original publication of Anayampatti Adiseshan's songs and it is vElan varuvAraDi.

rshankar
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Post by rshankar »

Arasi,
I always remember it as vElan varuvAraDI...(urudi mozhi)...(just like in Kalki's pUnkuyil kUvum pUncOlai - where the heroine reassures herself - 'vaLLi maNALan yennai maravAn')!

arasi
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Post by arasi »

Thank you, Lakshman and Ravi (not an old timer!).

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Post by vasanthakokilam »

varuvAraDI - A statement, a delicate and ever shifting combination of expectation and doubt which in essence may be a wishful thinking
varuvArODi - A question, a delicate and ever shifting doubt that requiring reassurance which in essence may be wishful thinking.

So many shades of meaning!! Nice.

arasi
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Post by arasi »

Again, not an old timer!
You both give such nuances to the song and the composer no doubt is pleased, wherever he resides...

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Can anyone please help me with ragas of each charanams. I think first is Johnpuri.

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1-jOnpuri, 2-kAmbhOji, 3-vAcaspati (sarasvati?), 4-bilahari, 5-sAvEri, 6-kEdAragauL, 7-kApi, 8-dhanyAsi, 9-mOhana.
DKP does not sing caraNa# 10 in the recording.

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Re: lyrics for velan varuvaaradi

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Very Thanks

Pratyaksham Bala
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Re: lyrics for velan varuvaaradi

Post by Pratyaksham Bala »

Post #2
Typos :

1.
vandAradi – vandAraDi
7.
kondADum - konDADum

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Post by Lakshman »

Thanks Pratyaksham Bala.

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