Professor Ramarathnam's Sahana tillana

Umesh · Post by **Umesh** » 20 Mar 2008, 04:30

Looking for the lyrics to this tillana in Adi talam (if possible, meaning of caranam too). Thanks!

meena · Post by **meena** » 20 Mar 2008, 07:09

Umesh
If u can read kannada, his comp. are available on his website:
http://www.mysorevramarathnam.org/page6.html

Umesh · Post by **Umesh** » 20 Mar 2008, 07:28

I do not, but I don't think his tillana is listed there. Even on his list of compositions, they have given only kritis. I could be wrong...

kmrasika · Post by **kmrasika** » 20 Mar 2008, 09:39

rAgam : sahAnA tALa: Adi Composer: D. cauDaiyya

p. diranA tanadhImta diranA taLAngu takadhiku takadhimi tadhingkiNatOm
a. tAm takiTataka jhaNutAm kudhimi tAm takadhiki tajhaNutAm tadhimi
tAm tajhaNam tatadhImta takajhaNuta tajhaNutAmta tana dirana dhImta dirana

c. nannu brOcuTaku idE samayamurA sannutAnga ShrI prasanna ShrIrAma
tAm tajhaNamtari tAm tajhaNam dhimi tAm tajhaNam takadhiki tadhingkiNatOm
taddhIm takadhIm taddhImta takadhimi taddhImta takajhaNu taddhImta tOm
nAdirtAni tomdirtAni dirdirtAni tAni tAni takiTa takajhaNuta tadhingiNatOmta
dhingiNatOmta tadhingiNatOmta tadhingkiNatOm

Umesh · Post by **Umesh** » 20 Mar 2008, 10:06

So it is Mysore Chowdiah's! My mistake. Thank you, kmrasika! Could someone please provide the meaning?

Mod, please change the title of this thread to reflect the correction.

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 20 Mar 2008, 17:48

Umesh,

Let me try: Rigapada or Shishya can fix errors:

C: This (idE) is the time (samayamurA) to protect (brOcuTaku) me (nannu), Oh Lord SrI rAmA who is handsome (sannutAngA) and gracious (prasanna).

sannutAnga = sannuta + anga = Limbs (anga) that have been praised (sannuta)

SSK · Post by **SSK** » 20 Mar 2008, 23:19

kmrasika wrote:rAgam : sahAnA tALa: Adi Composer: D. cauDaiyya

p. diranA tanadhImta diranA taLAngu takadhiku takadhimi tadhingkiNatOm
a. tAm takiTataka jhaNutAm kudhimi tAm takadhiki tajhaNutAm tadhimi
tAm tajhaNam tatadhImta takajhaNuta tajhaNutAmta tana dirana dhImta dirana

c. nannu brOcuTaku idE samayamurA sannutAnga ShrI prasanna ShrIrAma
tAm tajhaNamtari tAm tajhaNam dhimi tAm tajhaNam takadhiki tadhingkiNatOm
taddhIm takadhIm taddhImta takadhimi taddhImta takajhaNu taddhImta tOm
nAdirtAni tomdirtAni dirdirtAni tAni tAni takiTa takajhaNuta tadhingiNatOmta
dhingiNatOmta tadhingiNatOmta tadhingkiNatOm

Yes. The Thillana was composed by Sangeetha Rathna Mysore T Chowdiah, in honor of his guru Shri Bidaram Krishnappa and the Prasanna Seetha Rama Mandiram that Shri Krishnappa built with his hard earned money and donations from rasikas in those days.

Also there is a slight correction to Charana as follows:

change
c. nannu brOcuTaku idE samayamurA sannutAnga ShrI prasanna ShrIrAma
To
c. nannu brOcuTaku idE samayamurA sannutAnga ShrI prasanna SeetharAma

Shri Bidaram Krishnappa named the Rama Manidram he built as "Shree Prasanna Seetha Rama Mandira". Shri Chowdiah garu composed the thillana in honor of his guru and the Prasanna Seetha Rama Mandiram.

The sanctum sanctorum on the west side of the hall was built with a large and extremely beautiful oil painting of Shri Rama Pattabhishekam with Lord Ramachandra and Seetha surrounded by Lakshmana, Bharatha, Shatrugna and Anjaneya, painted by Shri Krishna Rao of Mysore.

Last year when State of Karnataka awarded the "Kanaka Purandara award" to Prof. Ramarathnam, they also gave him a purse with Rs 100,000.00 Prof. Ramarathnam donated the proceeds from the award to the restoration of the of the paintings and the structure, during his 91st birthday celebrations at the Rama Mandiram in December 2007. Following his lead his family also collected fiunds to the tune of $10,000 (US) from rasikas in US and other places. For those of you who enjoy such historical sites, a visit to Mysore and the Rama Mandiram on Narayana Shastry Road is a rewarding experience.

Umesh · Post by **Umesh** » 21 Mar 2008, 02:55

Thanks, Ravi. And thank you SSK for the background info and beautiful pics. As for the lyrics, I am almost certain Sri Ramarathnam sings "ShrirAma," but maybe this is not the original. Either way, not really an issue for choreography.

http://www.musicindiaonline.com/p/x/D4Q ... As1NMvHdW/

SSK · Post by **SSK** » 21 Mar 2008, 04:46

I know Shri Ramarathnam sings ShrirAma but he corrected some his desciples recently as SeethArAma. I have a copy of his book "Chowdiah's compositions" I will look it up..

kmrasika · Post by **kmrasika** » 22 Mar 2008, 08:47

SSK: That is beautiful portrait indeed. Has bidAram kr.shNappA composed? I read somewhere that he has.

Sreeni Rajarao · Post by **Sreeni Rajarao** » 22 Mar 2008, 16:43

I have read that bidAram krishNappa has composed many varNas, swarajatis and kritis. I have also read that he often used to begin concerts with his own swarajati "rAma nAmorAlincharA" in harikambhoji.

SSK · Post by **SSK** » 30 Mar 2008, 22:29

I am sure BIdaram has composed. May be Sri Lakshmanji can provide some insights from his vast collection.

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 30 Mar 2008, 22:42

I don't have much on Bdaram Krishnappa's compositions.

SSK · Post by **SSK** » 01 Apr 2008, 05:03

Let me look through many books of Prof. Ramarathnam in my collection and start tagging Shri Bidaram's compositions. Prof. Ramarathnam authored over 15 books since mid 1960's in Kannada such as Sangeetha Darpana, Keerthana Darpana (vols 1 & 2), and other major books which are still being used as text books at graduate and post graduate level. I am suspecting I will find some in there. I would not mind sharing them with those interested.

ramakriya · Post by **ramakriya** » 01 Apr 2008, 05:48

SSK,

Are all of Sri Ramaratnam's books still available in stores? I had the Sangeeta Darpana, and another volume with a large number of kritis ( I forgot the name of the book though) back in India.

I want to buy and keep them with me if they are still available. ( I hope they will be at Vedanta book house, if at all the copies are available).

-Ramakriya

kmrasika · Post by **kmrasika** » 01 Apr 2008, 08:42

SSK: Count me in.

SSK · Post by **SSK** » 11 Apr 2008, 09:23

ramakriya wrote:SSK,

Are all of Sri Ramaratnam's books still available in stores? I had the Sangeeta Darpana, and another volume with a large number of kritis ( I forgot the name of the book though) back in India.

I want to buy and keep them with me if they are still available. ( I hope they will be at Vedanta book house, if at all the copies are available).

-Ramakriya

Some should be in stores in Bangalore and Mysore. Kirthana Darpana (Vol 1 and 2) pblished my Mysore University is out of print. Other newer ones should be in book stores. Are you in US or India?? send me message.

SSK · Post by **SSK** » 21 Apr 2008, 22:57

SSK wrote:I am sure BIdaram has composed. May be Sri Lakshmanji can provide some insights from his vast collection.

I found two compositions of Shri Bidaram Krishnappa, in a book by Prof. Mysore V. Ramathanam released as a part of 91st birthday celebrations in Mysore last December.. I will post the Pallavi and AnuPallavi lines for these two compositions tommorow (forgot to bring the book with me today)..

kmrasika · Post by **kmrasika** » 22 Apr 2008, 07:21

amba brOvavE in dharmavati is a popular composition of kr.shNappa.His mudra is ShrI kr.shNa. Here's the lyrics:

rAga: dharmavati tALa: rUpakaM

p. amba brOvavE - trijagad
a. kambu kanThi - srI kALikA - ambujAksha sOdari
c. mahishAsura mada mardini madana vairi tOshiNi
mahA bhairavi - gaurI srI kr.shNa pOshiNi

SSK: Could you please send me the notations (if available) of the songs by email? Thanks.