Sanjay Subhramanyam,SICA Golden Jubilee Inaugural Concert,Hy

revanthv552 · Post by **revanthv552** » 27 May 2008, 12:46

Date:26 May,2008 Venue:Ravindra Bharati
Vocal:Shri Sanjay Subhramanyam
Violin:Shri M R Gopinath
Mridangam:Shri Neyveli Venkatesh
Ghatam:Shri Thiruchchi Murali
1.Varnam:Kanada-Nera Nammithi
2.Bhavanutha na-Mohanam-Thyagaraja
swarakalpana @ Bhavanutha
3.Alapana-Reethigowla
Nannu Vidachi-Reethigowla-Thyagaraja
4.Alapana-Nagaswarali
Shiva Chidambarame-Nagaswarali-Muththuthandavar
Swarakalpana @ Siva Chidambarame
5.Santhanagopala Krishnam-Khamas-Dikshitar]
6.Alapana-Thodi
Jesinadella Marachithivo-Thodi-Thyagaraja
Neraval @ 'Rama Sri Thyagaraja..."
Swarakalpana @ Bhama Matalu dhelpa
Thaniavarthanam
7.RTP-Bhageswari
"Ka Va Va Vala Va Then Pazhani malai urayu Muruga"
Swarakalpana in Valaji and Varali
Followed by Ka Va Va-Varali-Papanasam Sivan
8.Virutham-Behag
Sri Madhava Vasudeva-Behag-Papanasam Sivan
9.Haridhaasulu vedale-Yaman kalyani-Thyagaraja
10.Vettavil dhalnil-Jonpuri,Anandabhairavi
11.Virutham-Surati,Bimplas
Maname Kanamum-Bimplas-Papanasam Sivan
12.Pavamana-Sowrastram-Thyagaraja
A famous Sabha of hyderabad South Indian Cultural Association entered into its Golden Jubilee year on 26 May,2008.On this occasion a concert by Sanjay Subhramanyam was organised.He was accompanied on the violin by Shri M.R Gopinath who was really amazing.
The concert began in tha Kanada varnam followed by 'Bhavanutha Na' of thyagaraja in Mohanam.Swarakalpana at the pallavi line was good.Next came elaboration of Reethigowla followed by Nannu Vidachi a wonderful krithi,,.which was loved by everyone present there,Next he went for the Alapana of Nagaswarali which was really worth mentioning followed by the krithi of Muthuthandavar.Shiva chidambarame with a swarakalpana at the pallavi line.Dikshitar's krithi in Khamas came next.the main piece was ThOdi .The raga elobaration depicted the command of Sanjay over it.He renderd the alapna in such a wonderful way that all the ways in which thodi's beauty could be revealed were covered.A master piece of Thyagaraja Jesinadella Marachithivo was rendered in a wonderful way.The Thaniavarthanam by Shri Neyveli Venkatesh and Shri Tiruchchi Murali was indeed astonishing.They put up a wonderful show.None of the audience got up even during the Thaniavarthanam.Everybody loved it.He took up RTP in the raga Bhageswari[bhagesri] It was truly amazing..!!! The thanam was rendered with great comand.The pallavi line ' KA Va Va Vela Va' Was rendered beautifully.The swarakalpana was done in Valaji and Varali...Sanjay suddenly shifted to the kriti of Papanasam Sivan and sang the entire krithi Ka Va Va in Varali.It was really fantastic.No one ever thought that he would do this.The post-main items consisted of Two viruthams.the first one was renderd in behag followed by Sri MAdhava of Papanasam Sivan.Then came the Yamankalyani composition of Thyagaraja.Then came up a Tamizh Krithi in Jonpuri "Vettavil .." [ As i cannot understand Tamizh perfectly i could not make out the lines properly.But i noticed that the audience enjoyed it thoroughly.]The lines were rendered in Jonpuri first and the ending line of al the charanams was also sung in Anandabhairavi.I remember that this song had a line "thAvaram illAi thanakkoru veedillai thEvaram edhukkaDi kudumbAi thE varam edhukkadi" It was very nice.Then finally came the virutham in Surati.the last line was rendered in Bimplas followed by Maname Kanamum of Papanasam Sivan in Bimplas.It was truly an astonishing concert.It ended with Pavamana-Sowratram-thyagaraja
[I am just a learner and i am just 16yrs old.If i made any mistakes in posting the review please correct me.Thank you.].

cienu · Post by **cienu** » 27 May 2008, 13:49

Thanks so much revanth552. What a wonderful review

Wow ! Must have been a terrific Bhageshri RTP . And to connect during an RTP the Sivan Masterpiece Ka Vaa Vaa after the Ragamalika featuring Varali , is indeed a masterstroke by Sanjay. His ability to spring surprises is limitless

s_hari · Post by **s_hari** » 28 May 2008, 10:10

what was the taalam of pallavi in RTP?

-hari

espras · Post by **espras** » 28 May 2008, 11:14

Your review of Sanjay's concert was excellent, Revanthv552. Probably you have started learning music already.

You have made a mention of the Reethigowla kruthi of Thyagaraja as wonderful. It is from Thyagaraja's opera 'Prahlada Bhakthi Vijayam'. If you want to know more about the raga itself you can go to Arun's site http://sunson.wordpress.com/ where Arun has put together a beautiful compilation of this raga's details.

That the tani avarthanam thrilled you is no surprise. Neyveli Venkatesh plays khanjari also just as superbly.

revanthv552 · Post by **revanthv552** » 28 May 2008, 12:38

thanks a lot for the link ... espras

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 29 May 2008, 09:42

revanthv,
veTTaveLitanil is by kudambak kavirAyar. KVN in recent times made it memorable. One of my favorites. How I wish I had heard it! Hope Sanjay would sing it some time during the coming season.

I am glad Neyveli Venkatesh was appreciated for his performance. Whether it is kanjira or mrudangam, his playing is very pleasing to listen to.

revanthv552 · Post by **revanthv552** » 29 May 2008, 21:48

Oh thanks a lot for the information arasi..
Actually i wanted to know about this composition....thanks for letting me know about the composer

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 29 May 2008, 22:54

Here is the text of the composition. Don't know how many verses Sanjay sang from this.

1: veTTa veLi tannai mei enru iruppOrkkup-paTTayam EdukkaDi kudambAi paTTayam EdukkaDi
2: meipporuL kaNDu viLangum mei jnAnikkuk-karppangaL EdukkaDi kudambAi karppangaL EdukkaDi
3: kANAmark-kaNDu karuttODu iruppOrkku vIN Ashai EdukkaDi kudambAi vIN Ashai EdukkaDi
4: vanjagam aTru vazhi tannaik-kaNDOrkku cancalam EdukkaDi kudambAi cancalam EdukkaDi
5: AdhAramAna aDimuDi kaNDOrkku vAdATTam EdukkaDi kudambAi vAdATTam EdukkaDi
6: niddirai keTTu ninaivODu iruppOrkku muddirai EdukkaDi kudambAi muddirai EdukkaDi
7: tantiramAna talam tannil nirppOrkku mantiram EdukkaDi kudambAi mantiram EdukkaDi
8: sattiyamAna tavattil iruppOrkku uttiyam EdukkaDi kudambAi uttiyam EdukkaDi
9: nATTattaip-paTri naDuvaNai sErvOrkku vATTangaL EdukkaDi kudambAi vATTangaL EdukkaDi
10: muttamizh kaTru muyangumei jnAnikku sattangaL EdukkaDi kudambAi sattangaL EdukkaDi
11: uccikku mEr-senru uyar veLi kaNDorkku iccippingu EdukkaDi kudambAi iccippingu EdukkaDi
12: vEgAmal vendu veLiyeni kaNDOrkku mEghAntam EdukkaDi kudambAi mEghAntam EdukkaDi
13: sAgAmal tANDit-tani vazhi pOvOrkku EkAntam EdukkaDi kudambAi EkAntam EdukkaDi
14: antaram tannil ashaindADumundarkku tantiram EdukkaDi kudambAi tantiram EdukkaDi
15: Anandam pongi arivODu iruppOrkku jnAnam tAn EdukkaDi kudambAi jnAnam tAn EdukkaDi
16: cittira kUTattai dinam dinam kANbOrkkup-pattiram EdukkaDi kudambAi pattiram EdukkaDi
17: mukkONam tannil muLaitta mei jnAnikku SaDkONam EdukkaDi kudambAi SaDkONam EdukkaDi
18: aTTa dikkellAm asaindADum nAtharkku naTTaNai EdukkaDi kudambAi naTTaNai EdukkaDi
19: mutti peTruLLam muyangumei jnAnikkup-pattiyam EdukkaDi kudambAi pattiyam EdukkaDi
20: allalai nIkki arivODu iruppOrkku pallAkku EdukkaDi kudambAi pallAkku EdukkaDi
21: aTTAnga yOgam arinda mei jnAnikku muTTAngam EdukkaDi kudambAi muTTAngam EdukkaDi
22: vEgam aDakki viLangu mei jnAnikku yOgam tAn EdukkaDi kudambAi yOgam tAn EdukkaDi
23: mAttanai venru malaimEl iruppOrkku bhU dAnam EdukkaDi kudambAi bhU dAnam EdukkaDi
24: settAraip-pOla tiriyum mei jnAnikku kaittALam EdukkaDi kudambAi kaittALam EdukkaDi
25: kaNDArai nOkkik-karuttODu iruppOrkkuk-koNDATTam EdukkaDi kudambAi koNDATTam EdukkaDi
26: kAlanai venra karuttarivALarkkuk-kOlangaL EdukkaDi kudambAi kOlangaL EdukkaDi
27: veNkAyam uNDu miLaguNDu shukkuNDu uN kAyam EdukkaDi kudambAi uN kAyam EdukkaDi
28: mAngAip-pAl uNDu malai mEl iruppOrkkut-tEngAip-pAl EdukkaDi kudambAi tEngAip-pAl EdukkaDi
29: paTTaNam shuTrip-paghalE tirivOrkku muTTAkku EdukkaDi kudambAi muTTAkku EdukkaDi
30: tAvAram illai tanakkoru vIDillai tEvAram EdukkaDi kudambAi tEvAram EdukkaDi
31: tannai arindu talaivanai sErndOrkkup-pinnAshai EdukkaDi kudambAi pinnAshai EdukkaDi
32: bandhAvum tAnum patiyODu iruppArkku uddhAram EdukkaDi kudambAi uddhAram EdukkaDi

satyavalluri · Post by **satyavalluri** » 29 May 2008, 23:19

I posted the recording of the concert in MP3 format at: http://satyasense.blogspot.com/2008/05/ ... anjay.html. I hope you will all like it.

Thanks to Revanth and Lakshaman. I didn't know the names and lyrics of the tamil songs.

jananee · Post by **jananee** » 30 May 2008, 07:47

great! thanks satyavalluri.I was hoping somebody would post the concert!

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 30 May 2008, 10:00

Prashant,
SentAmarai does not fit in here when it comes to the meaning of the line.
By the way, I bet you don't sing all the verses! I am curious. Which ones do you sing?

prashant · Post by **prashant** » 30 May 2008, 10:30

arasi - I just heard Sri Vijay Siva's recording of this and he sings SentAmarai. As you know how Tamil-impaired I am, do let me check it up again - I don't have access to Sri KVN's version right now, but I am pretty sure it's the same.

I sing verses 1, 2, 16, 22, 24, 28 and 30 [not all of them all the time except for Verse 1].

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 30 May 2008, 10:36

Prashant,
A gnAni who roams like a lifeless body (like a dead man--cettAraippOle) does not need kai+tALam. It refers to capLAk kaTTai or any rhythmic accompaniment--if the word IS kaittALam...

prashant · Post by **prashant** » 30 May 2008, 11:18

Arasi - gotcha! Will make the correction in my notes and thanks for the translation!!!

revanthv552 · Post by **revanthv552** » 30 May 2008, 19:41

thanks a lot Lakshman sir for the lyrics..

hindolam · Post by **hindolam** » 05 Jun 2008, 12:47

Has Sanjay's permission been obtained for putting up the entire concert?

coolkapali · Post by **coolkapali** » 05 Jun 2008, 13:13

Nice to see a 16 year old writing a review. Cool. by the way how old is sanjay? any idea. and is TMK younger than him. Who is the yougest musician stalwart today?

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 05 Jun 2008, 13:48

Sanjay would be somewhere around 40 and TMK is just over 30 so TMK is certainly much younger...

ignoramus · Post by **ignoramus** » 05 Jun 2008, 14:55

can anyone give an explanation for those lines which Lakshman sir has been kind enough to provide?

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 05 Jun 2008, 20:56

Wish I had Lakshman's patience and devotion.
If you would like the meaning of the verses that are sung in concerts--going by Prashant's post (do not know which lines Sanjay chooses to sing)...
Here they are:

kudambai (a woman) kudambAi--addressing her (like aDiyE in songs). A refrain.
Corrections welcome.

1: Those who are happy with the open air as a place for living, need no deeds of ownership for a house.

2: The nyAni (gnAni) who radiates with the the knowledge of the very Truth, needs no remedies, medicines (kaRpangaL) to be well, to be cured. Incidentally, kaRpangaL also means 'intoxicating weeds'--there is a reference to that too, perhaps.

16: Those who can freely roam the hills of citrakUDam need no other possessions, security, comfort or beauty. The word pattiram has this many meanings and more!

22: One who has trained himself in eschewing impulsive behavior--is there a need for him to practice yOgA?

24: See post 14.

28: Those who roam the hills have mangoes to eat, they do not go seeking tender coconut water in the plains. They are not particular. The mAngAip pAl here may even refer to the sticky unsavory sap, to contrast it with the delightful coconut water.

30: One who has neither a resting space nor a house has no need for holy hymns.

31: (I am adding it since it says it all in a line).
Those who have knowledge of oneself and feels one with the Almighty have no use for worldly desires.

108talas · Post by **108talas** » 06 Jun 2008, 12:41

'Wish I had Lakshman's patience and devotion'

- That is LAXMAN REKHA -

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 06 Jun 2008, 20:21

revanthv552 · Post by **revanthv552** » 07 Jun 2008, 09:02

Thanks a lot arasi.....
It has great meaning...i thank you for explaining the sahityams

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 09 Jun 2008, 06:07

30: One who has neither a resting space nor a house has no need for holy hymns.

Assuming that this is in the same philosophicl line as the rest of the song (and not an atheistic statement about the plight of the homeless ), I am reminded of my own wrong interpretation of Bhaja Govindam starting line. Having read a little bit about Advaitha, I thought Shankara is talking about 'It is foolish to recite hymns like Baja Govindam Baja Govindam if you have reached a higher state of consciousness"

similar to the line above.

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 09 Jun 2008, 06:28

The pallavi line ' KA Va Va Vela Va' Was rendered beautifully.The swarakalpana was done in Valaji and Varali...Sanjay suddenly shifted to the kriti of Papanasam Sivan and sang the entire krithi Ka Va Va in Varali.It was really fantastic.No one ever thought that he would do this.

Quite interesting. What was the thala of the RTP? If different from Ka Va Va song in Varali, how was the transition to the Ka Va Va accomplished? Did he go back to the RTP Pallavi line at the end or ended it with the Ka va va song as if it is a stand alone song? Just curious.

coolkapali · Post by **coolkapali** » 09 Jun 2008, 16:00

Thanks Vijay.

revanthv552 · Post by **revanthv552** » 10 Jun 2008, 22:57

I do not know about the talam of the pqallavi but i remember it was different from talam of Ka Va Va