M.D. Ramanathan (MDR)

meena · Post by **meena** » 16 Mar 2007, 03:18

Balaji

Do u know when these 2 comp. were composed?

mdrbalaji · Post by **mdrbalaji** » 16 Mar 2007, 03:22

I don't know Meena. They are adjacent in the notebook, so i guess he must have composed them back to back.

mohan · Post by **mohan** » 16 Mar 2007, 05:47

Review of the Poornathrayeesa Sangeethotsavam at Sree Poornathrayeesa Temple http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/03/16/stor ... 610200.htm

ajith · Post by **ajith** » 16 Mar 2007, 18:25

Dear Balaji,

Thankyou so much for bringing out the lyrics of these kritis..I guess I was in search for this for few years..Any track of the audio clippings available with anybody??

I am from Tripunithura only ..and thanks again for the link on the Temple..

Infact ,the closing lines written by some "UtsavaBraanthan" was too good..I can really appreciate it!!

I have even resigned my jobs abroad to attend the Utsavams!! Hahaha..

Thanks again and would look forward to hear the availablity of the audio clippings..

Well, I guess you all must be aware about the MDR Day being celebrated in TPRA on 26th of May?? This year it is TM Krishna singing ..I got this message from Sri CRR Varma ,Kaudiar Palce,yes Prince Rama Varma's father..

Best Regards,

Ajith

meena · Post by **meena** » 17 Mar 2007, 10:34

Folks who are lucky and have access to World Space Satellite Radio- Shruti 232:

"Sri M.D. Ramanathan Special
From: Saturday, March 17, 2007 - To: Saturday, March 17, 2007.
Time: 21:00 HRS (IST).

Artiste Highlight presents two hours of vocal music by Sri M.D. Ramanathan. Join RJ R Mahadevan, and discover more about his truly unique artiste".

Enjoy!

divakar · Post by **divakar** » 26 Mar 2007, 10:56

had anyone listened to this program ?
feedback would be greatly appreciated.

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 26 Mar 2007, 11:36

http://www.badongo.com/file/2544284

a grand bit of MDR with Pazhani !!!!!

meena · Post by **meena** » 27 Mar 2007, 10:05

Long last i found the full txt for this wonderful varna

rUpamu jUci (cauka varNa). rAgA: tODi. Adi tALA.

P: rUpamu jUci vacivaccitini kOpamu sEturA svAmi intA
A:tapatrayaharuDai veLayuSrI tyAgarAjasvAmi idEmi

muktAyi svara-sAhitya:
EvELanunI caritamulanu niNDAruprEmatO sEviJci
nIdu parAkramamulanE bAgumIragA koniyAditini

C:mArakOTi sundarAkAra

first caraNa svara-sAhitya:
gArADamucAlUparAdu

second caraNa svara-sAhitya:
sumaSaramulace marimigulanu nogili valapunilupuTa taguNa taruNamidirA

third caraNa svara-sAhitya:
sArEgunu nIdu caraNAlayame mAnasamu nuJcitiga sarasudA
ghana taramagu velayu SrI tyAgESvara calamiga valadu valadu brOcuTa karuda

NOTE:
The varna was composed by Sree Ramaswami Dikshitar.
The sAhitya for the caraNa svara-sAhitya was composed by Sree MDR.
The chittaswara's was composed by Sree Tiger - for Smt.Rukmini Devi Arundale.

meena · Post by **meena** » 27 Mar 2007, 10:10

Divakar

Pl. check/correct the sahitya and post the meaning. thanks

divakar · Post by **divakar** » 27 Mar 2007, 10:59

rUpamujUci - tODi varNa

pallavi:
rUpamujUci valaci vaccitini kOpamu sEturA svAmi iNta

anupallavi:
tApatrayaharuDai velayu SrI tyAgarAjasvAmi idEmi

muktAyi svara-sAhitya:
EvELanu nI caritamulanu niNDAruprEmatO sEviNci
nIdu parAkramamulanE bAgumIragA koniyADitini

caraNa:
mArakOTi suNdarAkAra

first caraNa svara-sAhitya:
gArADamucAlUparAdu (i think there is some mistake in this line) i guess it is
gAraDamu saluparAdu (gAraDamu = trick/cunningness, salupa = to perform and rAdu = do not)

second caraNa svara-sAhitya:
sumaSaramulacE mari migulanu nogili
valapu nilupuTa tagunA taruNamidirA

third caraNa svara-sAhitya:
sAreganu nIdu caraNAlayamE mAnasamunuNcitiga sarasuDA
ghanataramagu velayu SrI tyAgESvara cAlamika valadu valadu brOcuTakaruda

divakar · Post by **divakar** » 27 Mar 2007, 13:02

meaning:

pallavi:
rUpamujUci = rUpamu + jUci (cUci) = seeing your beauty
valaci = with love
vaccitini = i approached
kOpamu sEturA = can you get displeased / get anger
svAmi = O lord
iNta = this much

anupallavi:
tApatrayaharuDai = one who eliminates the three kinds of cares (problems)
velayu = residing
idEmi = what is this ?

muktAyi svara:
EvELanu (E + vELanu) = all the time
(E here means 'ella' = all)
nI = your
caritamulanu = glories
niNDAru = fullness
prEmatO = with love
sEviNci = worship
nIdu parAkramamulanE = only your valour / prowess
bAgumIragA = cheerfully
koniyADitini = i praised

caraNa:
mArakOTi = of thousand manmadhas
suNdara = beautiful
AkAra = one who has a form

first caraNa:
gAraDamu = trick/ cunningness
salupa = to perform
rAdu = do not

second caraNa:
suma = flower
Saramu = arrow
sumaSaramulacE = with flowers as arrows
mari = much
migula = in excess
nogili = to cause pain (or nogiliNcu)
valapu = affection
nilupuTa = to stop / interrupt/ restrain
tagunA = is it proper
taruNamu + idi + rA = it is time now

third caraNa:
sAraganu = frequently
nIdu = your
caraNAlayamE = feet as temple /abode
mAnasamuna + uNcitiga = i kept in my mind
sarasuDA = a good natured person
ghanataramagu = greatness in honour
velayu = one who resides
cAlamika = cAlamu + ika = delay now
valadu valadu = dont
brOcuTakarudA = brOcuTaku + arudA = is it rare to protect?

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 27 Mar 2007, 19:20

Meena/Divakar
THANKS a bunch!
Is this MD's or Ramaswami Diskshitar's composition? I know it was discussed earlier, but was any consensus reached?

meena · Post by **meena** » 27 Mar 2007, 19:47

divakar, thanks

shankar, its often misattributed to MD.

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 03 Apr 2007, 09:10

Came across a lovely excerpt -
breathtaking Abhogi

http://www.sendspace.com/file/cy5y43
MDR TNK UKS Bangalore

meena · Post by **meena** » 03 Apr 2007, 10:20

kji

conc was held @ New Delhi 1974

thanks

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 03 Apr 2007, 10:28

Meena
Thanks for the correction.

meena · Post by **meena** » 14 Apr 2007, 08:56

mAyamma Subhamimma. rAgam: ranjani. tAlam: rUpaka. Composer: Sree MDR

P: mAyamma Subhamimma marakatAngi mAtangi
A:tOyajAri Sekhara golicE dayA sudhAnidhE
C:panca bhUtAtmaka akhila prapanca Adi janani pancitAgamAdi
sakala karma sAkshiNi panca daSAksharI divya mantra madhya vAsini
ranjani raktabIjAdi bhanjani varada dAsa pOshiNi

ksrimech · Post by **ksrimech** » 15 Apr 2007, 00:36

tOyajAri Sekhara
tOyam - water (jalam)
tOyajA - lotus (padmam)
tOyajAri - moon (candran)
tOyajAri - candraSEkaran (sadASivan)

Beautiful beautiful beautiful.

I know of any one other composition with this usage. The nearest I can come with is muttusvAmi dikSitar's "tOyajAsanadI sevita parE" in annapUrNE (sAmA). I'm sure I have heard tOyajAsana for brahmadEvan and tOyajAkSi for lakSmi/ambAL/sarasvati like this before. But I'm hearing tOyajAri for the first time. Is there any other kriti with that usage or is this work of our one and only MDR?

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 15 Apr 2007, 00:41

ksrimech
what about "jalaruhamitrAbja Satru nEtram" from MD's SrI vEnkaTagirISam in suraTi!

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 15 Apr 2007, 00:44

And
toli karmamaNaga jUtamu rArE tOyajAri rOhini gUDina rIti

from tyAgarAja's koluvaiyunnADe in bhairavi

ksrimech · Post by **ksrimech** » 15 Apr 2007, 00:53

Oh thank you thank you DRS.

Both of these words (abja Satru and tOyajAri) have the exactly same meaning, my question was only about tOyajAri with the usage tOyam for water, about which you have answered in you second post. Thank you.

In fact, a google search with the word gave me only tOyajAri from koluvaiyunnADE, not even the MDR kriti. So can I now conclude that there only two kritis employing this word?

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 15 Apr 2007, 01:41

ksrimech wrote:jalaruhamitra = tOyajAri = candran

No they are not the same.Actually jalaruhamitra is sun while abjaSatru is moon. So He has the sun and moon as his 2 eyes.

So can I now conclude that there only two kritis employing this word?

I wouldnt be too sure of that. There could well be more.

ksrimech · Post by **ksrimech** » 15 Apr 2007, 02:41

DRS, Thank you for correction me again. But can you give the etymology of the word abjaSatru? I have corrected my error in the previous post. Thank you.

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 15 Apr 2007, 03:25

abjaSatru

ap= water; abja= that which is born of water; a lotus (same as jalaja, tOyaja, nIraja etc). It additionaly also has meaning sof fish, conch and the moon itself (as all are born from water). The most popular meaning is that of a lotus.

abjaSatru- enemy of the lotus; the moon.

ksrimech · Post by **ksrimech** » 15 Apr 2007, 03:32

Thank you DRS.

gokul · Post by **gokul** » 22 Apr 2007, 19:12

Here is a most reposeful and bhava soaked varugalamo.His wonderful sense of humour comes out very beautifully.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/smyoav

meena · Post by **meena** » 28 Apr 2007, 05:19

Did any mem. get to listen to World Space Satellite Radio-Shruti on April 26th and 27th ?
2 special programs: tribute to sree mdr.

would like to hear the feedbacks.

divakar · Post by **divakar** » 14 May 2007, 19:51

edited

divakar · Post by **divakar** » 19 May 2007, 09:11

M. D. Ramanathan Day at Tirupunithura / Kerala
For the fifth year, R. Krishnamoorthy, an ardent fan of the legendary musician M. D. Ramanathan will be organising MDR day on May 20 at Tirupunithura in Kerala. Hailing from Kochi, R. Krishnamoorthy has been trying to bring the rasikas of MDR's music and the musicians together, by way of a tribute to the late M. D. Ramanathan on his birth anniversary every year.
Krishnamoorthy is particular that the singers, invited for the tribute, sing exclusively MDR's composition on that day. "Moorthy's friends have been suggesting to him that the musicians may be encouraged to sing pieces that were favourites of MDR, rather than insisting on MDR compositions exclusively, but he is adament and anyone who heard Shri Sanjay Subrahmnaiam on May 20th, 2006 would have to agree with Moorthy that great MDR compositions if presented well can invoke the presence of the legendary musician himself." says C. R. R. Varma.
So far Moorthy has not accepted any kind of donation for the MDR Day despite expenses; he does it purely out of love for the music of this fine musician.
Though the birth anniversary falls on May 20, the MDR day will be observed on May 26, due to non-availablity of space to host the concerts at Tirupunithura.
Mridangist Palakkad T. R. Rajamani will inaugurate the homage at 5pm. This will be followed by a vocal concert of T. M. Krishna, accompanied by T. H. Subrahmaniam on the violin and Trissur C. Narendran on the violin. This concert will feature exclusive MDR's compositions.
Venue : Oottupura Malika, Sree Poornathrayeesa Temple, Tripunithura.
For more details contact the organiser R. Krishnamurthy, Ernakulam on phone nos. 91 - 484- 6586518, (0) 92494 14305.

meena · Post by **meena** » 23 May 2007, 23:32

u can watch another new addition, sree mdr's kandanakutuhalam thillana
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbtbtxX-haQ

nadridridhIm (tillAnA). rAgam: kadanakutUhalam. tAlam: Adi. Composer: MDR

P: nadridridhImta tomdridhIm dhIm dhImta tadari tAni tadirana
tomdridhIm tomdridhIm tomdridhIm
A:nadridhIm tomdridhIm tadari tAni tajam sa ni da tajanu tadiginatOm
nadridhIm tomdridhIm tadari tAni tajam sa ni da tajanu tadiginatOm
C: nIvE dInalOka pAluDu vE vEgamE vacci
nAlOni kRpa salupa rAdA nAtO vAda

tAmta tadari ma dA dhimitaku jam sa ni da pa ma ga ri ma da nI
tAmta tadari ma dA dhimitaku jam sa ni da pa ma ga ri ma da nI

tajam tadAni dittalAngu ma ga ri tillAna ma da ni dhritillAna
tajam tadAni dittalAngu ma ga ri tillAna ma da ni dhritillAna

rjayakumar · Post by **rjayakumar** » 16 Jun 2007, 09:32

Hello all members,
I want to know whether Sri. MDR had sung Deva deva kalayamithe in any of the concerts and if anybody has got the recording of the same it would be great if they can upload it.

Thanks,
Jayakumar

s_hari · Post by **s_hari** » 29 Jun 2007, 10:03

Hi, I am just reading all the postings under this thread... I started uploading some of MDR collections from known sources (non-commercial) in sangeethapriya.com, please see

http://www.sangeethapriya.org/~hariharan/MDR/

If you can help to identify the concert, accompanists, place, date etc, it will be great...

-hari

meena · Post by **meena** » 07 Jul 2007, 07:42

sAgara shayana. rAgA: bAgeshrI. Adi tALA.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWVR7yVt5C4

meena · Post by **meena** » 20 Jul 2007, 03:45

hariyum haranum- aThANA rendeed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64dglKByga8

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 20 Jul 2007, 04:06

Thanks Meena. Enjoyed it. That is the right kind of bhavam for that piece.

ramakriya · Post by **ramakriya** » 20 Jul 2007, 04:36

meena wrote:hariyum haranum- aThANA rendeed by Prashanth Krishnamoorthy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64dglKByga8

Is this our Prashanth here on rasikas.org?

-Ramakriya

meena · Post by **meena** » 20 Jul 2007, 06:17

ur welcome VK.

Is this our Prashanth here on rasikas.org?

our Prashant is Prashant Prasad

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 26 Sep 2007, 02:00

We keep hearing about MDR's quick wit and his sly humor - here is a subtle example:
Recently, I had an opportunity to hear him render 'hariyum haranum onrE enru ariyAdavarum uLarO'...and the kicker was at the very end: where he had inserted a quick 'oru shilar uLarE'!

arunk · Post by **arunk** » 26 Sep 2007, 03:09

I think Balaji (his son) posted (may be in this thread itself) that sometimes he says oLarE

Arun

srinivasasarma · Post by **srinivasasarma** » 03 Oct 2007, 21:39

he often sang uLare/oLare, I had the luck to hear him manytimes.

once in a radio interview, he sang mAnji, after explaining he said, if you dont sing properly, it will become
ammAnji (uncle's son) !

arunk · Post by **arunk** » 04 Oct 2007, 02:53

srinivasasarma wrote:once in a radio interview, he sang mAnji, after explaining he said, if you dont sing properly, it will become
ammAnji (uncle's son) !

LOL!

srisriram · Post by **srisriram** » 05 Nov 2007, 09:11

namaskaram all members...i'll introduce myself to you all now as i'm new to this group...i'm a student of cm and a great fan of sri MDR.in the given list i read abt MDR's thillana in ranjani...can anyone guide me with the link???
thanks sri ram.

Mod edit: Corrected SMS type spelling

skandyhere · Post by **skandyhere** » 14 Dec 2007, 04:02

It is blissful to go through these threads with MDR's Kaligiyuntegada playing in the background! I am one more enamored listener. I have just not heard any better rendition of a Keeravani than MDR's!!

Much to my disappointment, almost all links to the audio clips have expired. Has all available material been uploaded to sangeethapriya.org, or is there much more that hasn't?

sramaswamy · Post by **sramaswamy** » 14 Dec 2007, 23:44

srisriram wrote:namaskaram all members...i'll introduce myself to you all now as i'm new to this group...i'm a student of cm and a great fan of sri MDR.in the given list i read abt MDR's thillana in ranjani...can anyone guide me with the link???
thanks sri ram.

Mod edit: Corrected SMS type spelling

http://www.sangeethapriya.org/~harihara ... DR-TNK-VR/

skandyhere · Post by **skandyhere** » 26 Dec 2007, 06:08

Here's a link to one more anecdote in MDR's life, that hasn't seen mention in this thread.

http://rajanvenkateswaran.blogspot.com/ ... asics.html

skandyhere · Post by **skandyhere** » 26 Dec 2007, 06:36

When I was a three-year old, the great musician MD Ramanathan treated me with a â€˜Masale Doseâ€™. The story goes like this. I waited for a particular song and he didnâ€™t sing it in his concert. My uncle, who knew the singer personally, took me the next day to where MDR was staying. The singer asked me what â€˜M.D.â€™ stood for in his name and it seems I said â€˜Masale Doseâ€™ . And not only did he treat me with my favourite number, he treated me with my favourite dish as well!

Source : http://bellurramki18.wordpress.com/category/tagging/

is what I felt like after reading that!

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 26 Dec 2007, 06:43

srinivasasarma · Post by **srinivasasarma** » 29 Dec 2007, 19:15

yoy are so fortunate skandy to meet the great Master and have the special MD from him !

gangar2758@vsnl.net · Post by **gangar2758@vsnl.net** » 01 Jan 2008, 20:29

pls let mme know how to get to listen to mdr,s own compositions

thanjavooran · Post by **thanjavooran** » 27 Feb 2008, 09:23

Listening daily shriman MDR's music will enhance the appreciation of CM by youngsters. An interesting article in Hindu.
http://www.hindu.com/mp/2008/02/27/stor ... 310800.htm