ambA ninnu - rAgamAlika - rUpakam

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khp
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Post by khp »

I am looking for the lyrics, and perhaps notation, of this composition.

It begins in Anandabhairavi and goes on to bhairavi, kalyANi, bEgada, sahAna, sUrati etc. I was told that it is a shyAmA shAstri composition, but am not quite convinced yet. I certainly could not find it in TKG's book of SS compositions.

Thanks,
Vinod

Lakshman
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Post by Lakshman »

I will email the notation when I find it.

ambA ninnu. rAgamAlikA. rUpaka tALA. Composer: Garbhapurivasa.

(rAgA: kalyANi)
P: ambA ninnu neranammiti AlOcanendukE nannAdarimpa samayamammA
A: kambugaLani kalyANi kadamba vanavAsini
(rAgA: gauLipantu / kAmavardhani)
C1: nIrajadaLa nayanE ninnu nammina vADani niratamugA rakSincu neradAta nIvEgAni
(rAgA: nATakuranji)
2: nIdu mahima pogaDuTaku nAdu taramE vAri taramA Adi shESunikaina taramA nAda svarUpiNi talli
(rAgA: cakravAka)
3: sAdhu jElani cittaranjani shrI harivara sOdari ambA Adi parAshakti dEvi (amba) nAdu kOrikaliccE talli
(rAgA: nIlAmbari)
4: vara garbhapuramu nandu varamuliccutAnannucu birudu kala bhArati pada sharaNaNTini saundara nAyaki

khp
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Post by khp »

Thanks very much Lakshman Sir!

But the song I am talking about starts with Anandabhairavi and has the name of each rAga in the sAhitya. The pallavi is remarkably close to the one you have posted though. It goes "ambA ninnu neranammiti Anandabhairavi Adarimpa samayamamma".

The anupallavi has two lines in two rAgas - bhairavi and kalyANi. First line starts with something like "kambukantA srI bhairavi.." and the second line goes "kOkilAmba kamEshwari....".
Charanam has four rAgas - bEgada, sahAna, <something> and surati. I have no idea what the words of the charanam are - have not gotten there yet.

I am learning to play this and am being taught from memory and I am trying to figure out the correct sAhitya also and not just learn the tune!

Lakshman
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Post by Lakshman »

Here is the one you are looking fo rbut I don't have the notation for it:

amba ninnu. rAgamAlikA. cApu tALA. Composer: Chinnikrishnadasa.

(rAgA: Anandabhairavi)
P: ambA ninnu nera nammiti Anandabhairavi Adarimpa samayamammA
gmP,npm gmdp l pmgrG,mpmgr || S,.Ns.nS grG | ,mpMgrs .nsgr || gmpDp pS.nsm.|,g.r.S.nd Pmgr || gm
(rAgA: bhairavi)
A: kambu kandari bhairavi nikhila lOka nivasini ambA
;N,s.r.s.nr.N|dp s.ns.pd mpGr || S,.Nd Gr Nd||g.r.N,s.r.g.ns.rg || m.r.g.s.r.ns.pdmpd ||ns.(r.S.ndPmgr||gm)
(rAgA: kalyANi)
C1: kokilAmbA dhrukAmeshvari rANi kalyANi
;.n.d.nrg .nrgmn | D,ns.dnpdnS.|| ,nr.ndpmgdMg |rs Rgmp Gdpn || Dns.r.G.r.s.ndn |,s.(r.S.ndPmgr ||gm)
(rAgA: suraTi)
2: sundarAngi irukaDalanu suraTi jAmaramu visaraka
;NdPdmpnd | pdmPdmgm Pm || R,mrsrmpndn |,s.nS.ns.R.s.r.m.|| ,g.p.m.R.,m.r.s.nd |ns. (r.S.ndPmgr||gm)
(rAgA: gauri)
3: mundu varamu linchi gauri brOva veDiti kaumAri
rsR,mpnmpns.|R.,g.r.s.ns.r.s.nd | pns. mpns. ndpmg| rsrR mpnnnM | pnnM pnmpn mp| ns.( r.S.ndPmgr||gm)
(rAgA: bEgaDa)
4: dhyapyagada ledanucu takarikini vachi jechi
; mgmpd mdpmp | gmrS .n.d.p s.n gr || G,mpdpS.r.N | dp mpdp s.nr.s.g.r.|| g.M.g.r.S,ndps.n||r.s.(r.S.ndPmgr||gm)
(rAgA: shahAna)
5: nE pAdamu neranammiti nissahAn dasuDaiti
;R,gmpdpmg |, mRgrs.nrs.ns || .D,.nS,rpmgm | rsRgmp rpmdm || dns. dns.R.g.m.r.s. | ns.(r.S.ndPmgr||gm)
(rAgA: kEdAra)
6: kanikEdAra brocuTake kantAmaNi bAle
: G,mP,mgr | s .n .P, .ps.n smgr | S,gmpn pn S.,n |pmgm pn pS. n s.m.|| G.,r.S.,n P,m | ps. ( r.S.ndPmgr||gm)
(rAgA: shrI)
7: cinni krSNunu sahOdari shrI rAja rAjEshvari
: R,mpn mpns | R., g.r.s.N, r.s.n || P, n S.npmRg |rsrm rpmn psnr || s.r.g. R.s. nr.S.np |

ns. r.s.n pdnpmrg (shri)
rs gmps. s.n s.m.G. ( kEdAra)
S.nr.s. Ns. Dnd (shahAna)
P gmpd Ndp M ( bEgaDa)
grsrmpns. ndpm ( gauri)
grrm pNn ndns. ( suraTi)
ndnr.ndpm gdmg ( kalyANi)
rsgrgmpd pmpd ( bhairavi)
ns. r.S.ndPmgr || gm(Anandabhairavi)

The part in brackets ( r.S.ndPmgr || gm) is always sung in Ananda bhairavi

The chittaswaram can be repeated at the 4 th avarthana at the third akshara and
again at the end just before the Anandabhairavi bit.

knandago2001
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Post by knandago2001 »

lakshman: chinnikrishna dasa's composition is in roopaka tala and not in chapu. the only other song by this composer that i'm aware of is the khamas swarajati (saamba siva) with the mudre 'chinnikrishnuni'.. would be much obliged if you can share details on this composer and / or his compositions.. thanks

khp
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Post by khp »

Thanks very much Lakshman Sir. That IS the composition I was looking for and it is set to rUpaka tALam.

And another open question - and perhaps I should open another thread for this - is there a recording of this composition - preferrably vocal - that someone can share?

Thanks again,
Vinod

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