Lyrics for Nenarunchera (Mohana)

yadugiri_nivasa · Post by **yadugiri_nivasa** » 17 Sep 2008, 22:07

Can I please get the lyrics for Mysore Karigiri Rao's composition Nenarunchera in raga Mohana? Thanks.

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 18 Sep 2008, 17:03

Did you har this song somewhere? Any audio available?

Sreeni Rajarao · Post by **Sreeni Rajarao** » 18 Sep 2008, 20:11

I should be able to provide lyrics and a veena rendition. I will need some time.

yadugiri_nivasa · Post by **yadugiri_nivasa** » 20 Sep 2008, 00:11

I had learnt this from my guru. I will post the lyrics that I have shortly. I am not sure what I have is correct and so I wanted to check for the correct lyrics.

Rigapada · Post by **Rigapada** » 21 Sep 2008, 12:57

Dear Yadugiri Nivasa,

My daughter learnt this song from Mrs Nagamani Sadasivan (a disciple
of Sri R R Kesava Murty) around thirty years ago. Evidently, this song
is popular in Mysore of yester years. Any details about the author?

nenaruMcarA, Mohana, Adi (dEsAdi), Mysore Kanigiri Rao.

P: NenaruMcarA vanajAksha nI
inavaMSa pAvana rAma nAma |

AP: aniSaMbu nA kAdhAramai yanuvaina
nAmamu neMtO nApai.....citta swara |

P: munulella cittaMbuna meccI
nI ghana mOhanAkAramu
ninu neMtO nE varNiMturA
nanu brOva rAvO narasimha dEva || Ne ||

--Rigapada

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 21 Sep 2008, 17:46

Rigapada:
Is the ciTTasvara available readily? Thanks.

Sreeni Rajarao · Post by **Sreeni Rajarao** » 21 Sep 2008, 19:26

(I have summarized below some info. about Mysore Karigiri Rao, based on a brief biography my Father Veena Raja Rao had sketched in his book "sangIta shAstra chandrike")

Mysore Karigiri Rao (1853 - 1927) was an eminent vidwan in the Mysore palace during the times of Chamaraja Wodeyar and Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar.
Born into a family of vedanta scholars, young Karigiri Rao also had become a scholar in vedanta and samskrita. However, without the knowledge of his Father, young Karigiri Rao had also trained in music under Vidwan Subba Rao, who was a close friend of his Father! It seems his Father did not forgive him for this act, and the two parted ways, only to be reunited during the final days of his Father Lakshminarasimhachar.

Karigiri Rao had traveled and performed in northern India, before settling down in Mysore as an Asthana Vidwan in the court of Chamaraja Wodeyar.

Karigiri Rao was known for his scholarship in vedanta, samskrita language and musicology. He was known to be an ardent researcher in the theoretical aspects of carnatic music. His two books in kannaDa language "sangIta subhOdini" and "gAnavidyA rahasya prakAshini" have been out of print for a long time.

It is recorded that Karigiri Rao had composed many varNas and devaranAmas. Two of his compositions, nIve pAlincara (chakravaka) and nenarunchera (Mohana) are still performed by musicians of the Mysore school.

Karigiri Rao had amongst his disciples, such names as Bidaram Krishnappa, Chikka Ramarao and Gadwal's Anantha Shastry.

Sreeni Rajarao

Rigapada · Post by **Rigapada** » 23 Sep 2008, 06:30

Dear SriniRajarao
Thank you for the very informative life sketch of Karigiri Rao.

Dear Lakshman,
Requested my daughter to send me a transcript of her notes for this song. As soon as I get it, I shall post the ciTTaswara.

--Rigapada

Sreeni Rajarao · Post by **Sreeni Rajarao** » 22 Dec 2008, 09:18

(Finally) Here is the veeNa rendition I had promised back in September :

Vidushi Veena Kinhal's 1974 rendition of Mysore Karigiri Rao's nenaruncara vanajAksha in mOhana.

http://rapidshare.com/files/175658322/V ... a.mp3.html

Lakshmanji,
I will email you the cittesvara.

Sreeni Rajarao
Dec 21, 08