Like I'm Gonna Lose You - Carnatic Cover

 Happy World Singing Day!

I picked this song as it is about conveying your feelings while you can as many things are not permanent.

You can't see it, but I am playing the ukulele in this video while singing. 

The original version:

Singers: Meghan Trainor, John Legend

Songwriters: Meghan Trainor, Justin Weaver, Caitlyn Smith

Producers: Chris Gelbuda Meghan Trainor

Ukulele chords use were transposed: https://ukutabs.com/m/meghan-trainor/like-im-gonna-lose-you-feat-john-legend/?transpose=+1#chords-in-this-song

G                                      Bm
I found myself dreaming. Of silver and gold.
Em                            C
Like a scene from movie. That every broken heart knows.
G                                            Bm
We were walking on moonlight. When you held me close.
Em                                        C
Split second and you disappeared. And then I was all alone.


   G                    G               Bm                     Bm
I woke up in tears with you by my side. Breathe of relief and I realized.
Em           C                
No, we're not promised tomorrow.


             G                       Bm
*So I'm gonna love you like I'm gonna lose you.
          Em                        C
I'm gonna hold you, like I'm saying goodbye.
               G                             Bm
Wherever we're standing, I won't take you for granted.
                Em                                 C
Cause we'll never know when, when we'll run out of time.
            G                       Bm
So I'm gonna love you like I'm gonna lose you.
            Em                       C       
So I'm gonna love you like I'm gonna lose you*


G                      Bm
In the blink of an eye. Just a whisper of smoke.
Em                              C
You could lose everything. The truth is you never know.
G                           Bm
So I'll kiss you longer baby. Any chance that I get.
Em                                      C
And I'll make the most of the minutes. And love with no regret.


    G                                    G
So let's take the time to say what we want.
Bm                            Bm       
Use what we got before it's all gone.
Em            C                   
No, we're not promised tomorrow.

This is the original

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Please Sir - Boys - Tamil Acapella Cover

 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...

Original song credits:

Music Director: A. R. Rahman
Lyricist: Vaali
Singers: Kunal Ganjawala, Clinton Cerejo, S. P. B. Charan, 
Chinmayi

Telugu and Hindi versions of this song were also released.

The lyrics in the cover:

Please sir… please sir

Engal mughavari konjam kodungal

(Please give us an introduction/debut)

Please sir… please sir

Engal kanavukku kai kodungal

(Give us a helping hand for our dreams)

Engal viralgal nilavin meedhu

ThaaLam poda neelaadhaa…

(Won't our fingers gets long enough to tap to the beat on the moon?)

Minnal kambi naangal meetta

Innisai puyalaai azhaikaathaa

(Won't a musical storm, bring us thunder to pluck like a string?)

Mellisai paadivarum

Paravaigal naangal

(We're the birds that sing light song)

Naangal koodugindra

Vedanthaangal neengal

Male : Paarvai mul engal meedhu

Padhigindra neram

Sutri varum engal vaazhkai

Isai thattu aaghum

(The life that surrounds us, will become an audio CD!)

Please sir please sir

Engal mughavari konjam kodungal

Please sir please sir

Please…please …please sir

Please…please …please sir

I'm on my knees sir

Please please please sir

Please please please sir

Please

I beggin' you please

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The Moon Represents My Heart - Ni wen Wo Ai - 月亮代表我的心 - Carnatic Version

Happy mid-autumn festival to those who celebrate it!

Zhong Qiu Jie Kuai Le - Pin Yin for Mandarin
中 秋 節 快 樂 - Mandarin

中秋節快樂 - Cantonese

I've decided to release this video just before the occasion of the mid-autumn festival, otherwise known as the moon festival. As well as other names for this festival, it is also known as Chuseok and Tsukimi in Korea and Japan respectively.

This is a famous classic song that is known to be close to people's hearts over the years. 

This beautiful song was made popular by Teresa Teng!

I've linked a few pages for you to find out more about the legacy that this song carries. 

Let me know if you learnt something new!

This was my first Chinese song that I learnt. I was introduced it by a member of world music society during my days at university.

I found the ukulele chords on this site.

I performed part of the song in this video and added 1 line each in English and Tamil.

I also improvised in the carnatic music style as an interlude.

Many other content creators have covered this song and also made multilingual versions of this.

The lyrics of the part of the song that I covered:

Ni wen wo ai 

ni you duo shen 

Wo ai ni you ji fen 

Wo di qing ye zhen, 

wo di ai ue zhen 

Yue liang dai biao wo de xin 

Ni wen wo ai 

ni you duo shen 

Wo ai ni you ji fen 

Wo di qing bu yi, 

Wo de ai bu bian 

Yue liang dai biao wo de xin 

Qing qing de yi ge wen 

Yi jing da dong wo de xin 

Shen shen de yi duan qing
Jiao wo si niandao ru jin


English Translation from another website:

You ask me how deep my love for you is,
How much I really love you…
My affection is real.
My love is real.
The moon represents my heart.

You ask me how deep my love for you is,
How much I really love you…
My affection does not waver,
My love will not change.
The moon represents my heart.

* Just one soft kiss
is enough to move my heart.
A period of time when our affection was deep,
Has made me miss you until now.

* You ask me how deep my love for you is,
How much I really love you.

* ** Go think about it.
Go and have a look [at the moon],
The moon represents my heart.

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Little Me - Little Mix - World Music Abi

Little Me by Little Mix is a song that is really close to my heart. 

The song takes me back to my past and how I have been coping a lack of self-confidence and with my insecurities. This song empowers me to not stay in the past but also look forward to everything I can accomplish by speaking out and standing up for myself. 

The producers, songwriters, TMS, and Iain James have done a great job here!

 There is a classical music composition that is sampled in this song called Pavane Opus by Gabriel Fauré

The acoustic version is also beautiful to listen to!

Lyrics and Ukulele Chords

Note: I use a chord other than Eb where it is denoted as Eb and I tuned the ukulele one semitone lower than usual.

Gm                                                F
She lives in the shadow of a lonely girl

                                                  Eb
Voice so quiet you don't hear a word

                                                    D
Always talking but she can't be heard ... yeah

Gm                                                      F
You can see it there if you catch her eye

                                                        Eb
I know she's brave but it's trapped inside

                                                        D
Scared to talk but she don't know why

Gm
Wish I knew back then

                        F

What I know now

                              Eb
Wish I could somehow

                                                        D

Go back in time and maybe listen to my own advice

                         Gm           
I'd tell her to speak up, 

                        Bb

I'd tell her to shout out

                    F
Talk a bit louder, 

                    Cm                    

be a bit prouder

                            Eb

Tell her she's beautiful, wonderful

                                      D
Everything she doesn't see

                     Gm                            Bb
You gotta speak up, you gotta shout out

                            F                    Gm
And know that right here, right now

                           Eb

You can be beautiful, wonderful

                                D
Anything you wanna be

Gm
Little me

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Carnatic Freestyle The Hills [RnB Beat] - Midé Naike

This video is a collaboration between Midé Naike and myself.


I am a huge fan of Midé's artistry and wish him well for the future!




He samples a song from Lauryn Hill here.

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Devi Neeye Thunai

Devi Neeye Thunai
Composed by Papanasam Sivan in the Ragam Keervani and Adi thalam.



Ashort snippet of my practice session after filming other videos.

Link to notation

Ragam: Keeravani 
ARO: S R2 G2 M1 P D1 N3 S || 
AVA: S N3 D1 P M1 G2 R2 S ||

Pallavi:
Devi Neeye Thunai (“Amba”) Thenmaduraivaal Meena Lochani

Anupallavi:
Devaadi Devan Sundaresan Chitham Kavar Bhuvana Sundari

Charanam:
Malaya Dwajan Madhavame Kaanchana Maalai Puthalvi Maharani
Alaimagal Kalaimaghal Pani Keervaani Amudanaya Iniya Muthamizhai Valarttha

Devi Neeye Thunai Tamil Lyrics:

தேவி நீயே துணை--தென் மதுரை
வாழ் மீனலோசனீ (தேவி)

தேவாதி தேவன் சுந்தரேசன்
சித்தம் கவர் புவன சுந்தரி அம்ப (தேவி)

மலயத்வஜன் மாதவமே காஞ்சன
மாலை புதல்வி மஹாராணி
அலைமகள் கலைமகள் பணி கீர்வாணி
அமுதனைய இனிய முத்தமிழ்ழை வளர்த்த (தேவி)

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Demons - Imagine Dragons Cover - Emma Claffey and Abiramy Logeswaran

This is our cover of the Imagine Dragon's song: Demons.

By Emma Claffey and Abiramy Logeswaran

When the days are cold
And the cards all fold
And the saints we see
Are all made of gold

When your dreams all fail
And the ones we hail
Are the worst of all
And the blood’s run stale

I want to hide the truth
I want to shelter you
But with the beast inside
There’s nowhere we can hide

No matter what we breed
We still are made of greed
This is my kingdom come
This is my kingdom come

When you feel my heat
Look into my eyes
It’s where my demons hide
It’s where my demons hide
Don’t get too close
It’s dark inside
It’s where my demons hide
It’s where my demons hide

<Interlude>

When the curtain’s call
Is the last of all
When the lights fade out
All the sinners crawl

So they dug your grave
And the masquerade
Will come calling out
At the mess you made

Don’t want to let you down
But I am hell bound
Though this is all for you
Don’t want to hide the truth

No matter what we breed
We still are made of greed
This is my kingdom come
This is my kingdom come

When you feel my heat
Look into my eyes
It’s where my demons hide
It’s where my demons hide
Don’t get too close
It’s dark inside
It’s where my demons hide
It’s where my demons hide

They say it's what you make
I say it's up to fate
It's woven in my soul
I need to let you go

Your eyes, they shine so bright
I want to save their light
I can't escape this now
Unless you show me how

When you feel my heat
Look into my eyes
It’s where my demons hide
It’s where my demons hide
Don’t get too close
It’s dark inside
It’s where my demons hide
It’s where my demons hide

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Fantasy theme - Original World Music Abi

I started playing this on the piano while I was improvising and it caught my attention so thought I would develop it more and share it with you.



Let me know what this theme makes you feel.

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