This is an alluring melody is set to the Raga Pilu. Another song I have covered in this ragam is Vannam konda vennilave. There is a feeling of longing and both songs sound like the feeling of missing a loved one.
Sung by P.Suseela and TMS. Music by Govardhanam. Lyrics were written by Kannadasan.
Kannadasan, who wanted to join the Indian National Congress was waiting for the acceptance from the then Congress President K. Kamaraj, which made him to write the lines "Antha Sivagami maganidam seithi cholladi, ennai serum naal parka cholladi, veru yeverodum naan pesa vaarthai yethadi" (Tell Sivagami's son to fix the date to enrol me), indirectly referring to Kamaraj, whose mother's name was Sivagami.
I absolutely love Dharmavathi. It a wonderful raga perfect for this composition by Ambujam Krishna. You may have heard Kuzhaloothi manamellaam which was also composed by her.
I have added the subtitles directly onto youtube so you would be able to go into the video settings to switch them on and off.
What I love about some carnatic music especially the pieces composed in Tamil is that I'm able to understand the beautiful poetry. I've made an effort to translate this across so you can get an essence.
This song basically professes love for a deity in the form of Kannan and the desperation of love is
Tamil and English Lyrics and English Translation:
I came running to you my dear
Ododi Vanthen Kanna - Naan
ஓடோடி வந்தேன் கண்ணா நான்
Since I came to know the relationship between you and me
Unakkum Ennakkum Ulla Uravingu Arinthu
உனக்கும் எனக்குமுள்ள உறவிங்கு அறிந்து
To see you one does a thousands of penances
Kodaana kodi thavam seithu unaikkaana
கோடானு கோடி தவம் செய்து உனைக்கான
Call your name at Vrindavan
Govinda enrazhaittu Brindavanattinil
கோவிந்தா என்றழைத்து பிரிண்டாவனத்திநில்
The Gopis gather to see the beauty of Kannan playing the flute
Ambakarunai Purivai is a beautiful composition in - AnandaBhairavi - Adi. Lyrics were written by Sirkali Govindarajan while Nila Ramamurti composed this.
Today is Sirkazhi Govindarajan's birthday and he is known for his emotive voice in 20th century tamil devotional music as well as Tamil cinema music.
Nila Ramamurthi is the eldest daughter of Papanasam Sivan and I would like to know more about her.
The ragam Ananda Bhairavi is said to be helpful for soothing pain. I find it to be one of the most cheerful ragas to listen to that gives me hope.
Ever since I heard this song, I kept playing it on repeat, I’ve linked the original song and the stories behind it in my blog which you can find the description.
‘Ennul Inikkum Inbame’ speaks of the omniscient, omnipresent power that is felt.
On this song, the creators commented, "We were left with the overwhelming feeling that this album, although already so diverse and multifaceted in nature, needed just a little something more to amp it up. Ennul Inikkum Inbame is the product of this feeling."
"Inspired by Qawwali music, a huge source of inspiration and knowledge for us both, Ennul Inikkum Inbame is the first independent Qawwali-inspired Tamizh song, and we’re super thrilled to share it with you! Featuring some of our favourite musicians, Saurabh Joshi, Rohith Jayaraman, Sreerag, Sayee and Abinandan, this is the song that we found to be a fitting end to the album, and we really hope you feel the same."
"Abinandan David is the second guitarist on the EP. Rithu Vysakh is a strings player, composer, musician from Kerala. The violins in ‘Ennul Inikkum Inbame’ were played by Sayee Rakshith. MT Aditya Srinivasan is an incredibly diverse percussionist from Chennai. Saurabh Joshi is an accomplished multi-percussionist and sound engineer hailing from Dehradun."
‘Ennul Inikkum Inbame’ was mixed and mastered by Saurabh Joshi.
Can you guess the different languages in the song?
Comment to let me know!
In this cover I sang some harmonies and played the ukulele.
Original English Lyrics and Tamil Translation:
I see trees of green, red roses too [I see them bloom for me and you Emakkaha malarakanden] And I think to myself what a wonderful world
I see skies of blue and clouds of white [The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night Palgeun nal eudon bam] And I think to myself what a wonderful world
The colors of the rainbow so pretty in the sky Are also on the faces of people going by I see friends shaking hands saying how do you do They're really saying [I love you Wo ai ni]
I hear babies crying, I watch them grow They'll learn much more than I'll never know [And I think to myself what a wonderful world Für mich ist die Welt wundervoll] Yes I think to myself what a wonderful world
பச்சை மரங்கள் சிவப்பு ரோஜா எமக்காக மலரகண்டேன் இது அருமையான உலகம் என்று நினைக்கின்றேன்
நீல வானம் வெள்ளை மேகம் பிரகாசமான ஆசீர்வதிக்கப்பட்ட நாள் இருண்ட புனிதமான இரவ இதை எல்லாம் நான் கண்டேன இது அருமையான உலகம் என்று நினைக்கின்றேன்
வானவில்லின் நிறங்கள் வானத்தில் அழகுசேர்க்க செல்லும் மக்களின் முகங்களில் வண்ணங்கள் தெரிகின்றன கை குலுக்கும் நண்பர்கள் நலம் விசாரிப்பதை நான் கண்டேன் ஆனால் "எனக்கு உங்களை மிகவும் பிடிக்கும்" என கருதுகிறார்கள்.
குழந்தைகளின் சிணுகங்களை காதால் கேட்டு அவர்கள் வளர்வதையும் நான் காண்கிறேன் இது அருமையான உலகம் என்று நினைக்கின்றேன்
This video features a song that describes the beauty of music and how it can affect the world.
This song is from the 1972 film, Thavapudhalavan. This was originally sung by T. M. Soundararajan. Lyrics were written by Kannadasan. Music was directed by M. S. Vishwanathan.
It is based in Kalyani Raga which brings joy to people. This is known as the Lydian Mode.
As this is an Acapella cover, I have used multiple tracks to create the melody, drone and the rhythm.
1/2 tracks for the main melody
1/2 tracks for the harmonies
2 tracks for the drone Sa and Pa
0/1 track for the clapping which I did instead of konnakol or a percussion instrument.
1 track for the thakkathina thom repeating theme.
Leave a comment on social media or youtube to let me know of your thoughts!
The lyrics are below:
இசை கேட்டால் புவி அசைந்தாடும் அது இறைவன் அருளாகும்
This cover is dedicated to Appa! Happy father's day!
I have thought about dedicating a cover to him for a long time but was struggling to find a meaningful song that captured us as well as appreciated by both!
I really enjoyed making this cover of Please Sir from Boys. The original is also A Capella with a range of voices while my rendition uses my voice only with different harmonies. I'm hoping that this will be the first of many solo acapella tracks...
