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Wednesday, 27 June 2018

Muthai Tharu - முத்தைத்தரு பத்தித் திருநகை - Thirupugal - Ragam Shanmugapriya - Talam Misra Chapu

Thirupugal is a form of devotional music that was originally composed by Arunagirinathar in the 15th Century.

The thirupugal, Muthai Tharu is in praise of Lord Murugan (a Hindu deity) and confers to Pannisai. It is in the carnatic ragam Shanmugapriya and Misra Chapu talam.

Pannisai eventually evolved into Carnatic Music.


This thirupugal was recorded for a Tamil film by TM Sounderajan.

In this video, I'm using a Shruthi box for the drone that repeats three notes.
I also play the carnatic violin here. This instrument is played by resting the scroll between the heel and ankle.

The Lyrics in Tamil:

முத்தைத்தரு பத்தித் திருநகை
அத்திக்கிறை சத்திச் சரவண
முத்திக்கொரு வித்திக் குருபன் – எனவோதும்
முக்கட்பர மற்குச் சுருதியின்
முற்பட்டது கற்பித் திருவரு
முப்பத்துமு வர்க்கத் தமரரு – மடிபேணப்
பத்துத்தலை தத்தக் கணைதொடு
ஒற்றைக்கிரி மத்தைப் பொருதொரு
பட்டப்பகல் வட்டத் திகிரியி – விரவாகப்
பத்தற்கிர தத்தைக் கடவிய
பச்சைப்புயல் மெச்சத் தகுபொருள்
பட்சத்தொடு ரட்சித் தருள்வது – மொருநாளே
தித்தித்தெய வொத்தப் பரிபுர
நிர்த்தப்பதம் வைத்துப் பயிரவி
திக்கொட்கந டிக்கக் கழுகொடு – கழுதாடத்
திக்குப்பரி அட்டப் பயிரவர்
தொக்குத்தொகு தொக்குத் தொகு தொகு
சித்ரப்பவு ரிக்குத் த்ரிகடக – எனவோதக்
கொத்துப்பறை கொட்டக் களமிசை
குக்குக்குகு குக்குக் குகுகுகு
குத்திப்புதை புக்குப் பிடியென – முதுகூகை
கொட்புற்றெழ நட்பற் றவுணரை
வெட்டிப்பலி யிட்டுக் குலகிரி
குத்துப்பட வொத்துப் பொரவல – பெருமாளே.

The Lyrics in English with meaning:

muththaiththaru paththith thirunakai aththikkiRai:
"You are the Consort of DEvayAnai* with a beautiful smile and lovely teeth looking like pearls!

 saththis saravaNa: 
You are SaravaNabhava holding the powerful spear called SakthivEl! 

muththikkoru viththuk gurupara: 
You are the foremost seed for the Heaven" - 

enavOthum mukkatpara maRku: 
so praises Lord SivA, with three eyes (the Sun, the Moon and the Fire-Agni); 

suruthiyin muRpattathu kaRpiththu: 
to that SivA, You preached the fundamental ManthrA OM earlier than the VEdAs 

iruvarum muppaththumu varkkath thamararum adipENap: 
while the other two of the Trinity (BrahmA and Vishnu), along with thirty three crores of DevAs, watched (Your preaching) and worshipped Your feet! 

paththuththalai thaththak kaNaithodu: 
He shot an arrow to scatter the ten heads of RAvaNA (RAmAvathAram); 

otRaikkiri maththaip poruthoru: 
He churned the milky ocean with the incomparable Mount Manthara (KUrmAvathAram); 

pattappakal vattath thikiriyil iravAka: 
He hid the Sun with His ChakrA (disc) in daytime making it night (KrishnAvathAram); 

paththaRkira thaththaik kadaviya: 
He drove the chariot for His friend and devotee, Arjunan (KrishnAvathAram); 

pachchaippuyal mechchath thakuporuL: 
and He is Lord Vishnu, the emerald-green and cloud-complexioned. You are His favourite! 

patchaththodu ratchith tharuLvathum orunALE: 
Will You be kind enough to come and protect me one of these days? 

(The second half of this song describes Murugan's war against the demons) 

thiththiththeya oththu: 
In accordance with the meter 'thiththiththeya', 

ap paripura nirththappatham vaiththup payiravi thikkotka nadikka: 
anklets in Her feet jingled as Bhairavi (KALi) danced fiercely moving in all the eight directions; 

kazhukodu kazhuthAda: 
the devils in the battlefield danced along with the eagles; 

thikkuppari attap payiravar: 
the eight bhairavAs protecting all directions 

chithrappavu rikku thokkuththoku thokkuth thokuthoku thrikadaka enavOtha: 
choreographed for this unique dance in the meter of 'thokkuththoku thokkuth thokuthoku thrikadaka'; 

koththuppaRai kotta: 
a series of drums were beaten to the same tune; 

kaLamisai muthukUkai: 
in the battlefield, old vultures screamed 

kukkukkuku kukkuk kukukuku kuththipputhai pukkup pidiyena kotputRezha: 
'kukkukkuku kukkuk kukukuku, stab and bury, attack and catch' and they kept revolving around the corpses, flying upwards in circles; 

natpatR RavuNarai vettippali yittu: 
the hostile demons (asuras) were killed en masse; and 

kulakiri kuththuppada: 
their mountain Krounchagiri was shattered into pieces 

oththup poravala perumALE.: 
when You fought the righteous war, Oh Great One!


Wednesday, 13 June 2018

Unwritten with Harmonies - Natasha Beddingfield (Emma Claffey and Abiramy Logeswaran)






So HAPPY that this collaboration happened. Thanks to the talented Emma Claffey! This song, Unwritten by Natasha Beddingfield has such beautiful lyrics and is a throwback classic. We hope you enjoy it.


The lyrics:

I am unwritten, can't read my mind, I'm undefined
I'm just beginning, the pen's in my hand, ending unplanned

Staring at the blank page before you
Open up the dirty window
Let the sun illuminate the words that you could not find

Reaching for something in the distance
So close you can almost taste it
Release your inhibitions

Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
The rest is still unwritten

<Carnatic interlude>

I break tradition, sometimes my tries, are outside the lines
We've been conditioned to not make mistakes, but I can't live that way

Staring at the blank page before you
Open up the dirty window
Let the sun illuminate the words that you could not find

Reaching for something in the distance
So close you can almost taste it
Release your inhibitions

Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins

Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
The rest is still unwritten

Wednesday, 30 May 2018

Munbe Vaa - Come here my love- Tamil and English cover - முன்பே வா

This is a Tamil song featured in the Tamil film, Sillunu Oru Kaadhal. The original is so beautiful so I thought I would add some rough translations of the song to produce a bilingual cover of it.




The lyrics:

Nilavidam vaadakai vaangi
vizhi veedinil kudi vaikkalama?

Naam vaazhum veeddukkul,
veraarum vanthale, thagumaaa?

Then mazhai thekkukul nee than
unthan tholkalil idam tharalama?

Naan saayum thol mel
veeraarum sainthale thakuma?

Neerum sempula serum,
kalanthathu pole
kalanthavar naam.


Munbe vaa en anbe vaa
oone vaa uyire vaa.

Naan naana?
ketten ennai naane.
Naan neeya,
nenjam sonnathe.

I asked myself
"If I'm still the same?"
My heart replied
that "I'm still yours".

Come here my love, my love.
Come the soul of my life.

Naan naana?
ketten ennai naane.
Naan neeya,
nenjam sonnathe.

Munbe vaa en anbe vaa
oone vaa uyire vaa.
Poopoovai poopom vaa...

The Tamil lyrics

நிலவிடம் வாடகை வாங்கி
விழி வீட்டினில் குடி வைக்கலாமா?
நாம் வாழும் வீட்டுக்குள்
வேறாரும் வந்தாலே தகுமா?

தேன் மழை தேக்குக்கு நீ தான்
உந்தன் தோள்களில் இடம் தரலாமா?
நான் சாயும் தோள் மேல்
வேறாரும் சாய்ந்தாலே தகுமா?

நீரும் செம்புல சேறும்
கலந்தது போலே கலந்தவர் நாம்

முன்பே வா என் அன்பே வா
ஊனே வா உயிரே வா
முன்பே வா என் அன்பே வா
பூப்பூவாய் பூப்போம் வா

Wednesday, 16 May 2018

Answerphone + Traum cover


This performance was in English and German. These songs are so upbeat, and difficult to get out of my head! :)

The backing track used in this video was sourced from YouTube.

Answerphone is by Ella Eyre, Young Bxne and Banx and Ranx.
Traum is by CRO.


Lyrics in video:

I've been talking to your answerphone, na na
Something tell me you don't want to know, na na
When I call you, you don't answer phone, na na
You don't love me, you should let me know, na na

I got a feeling
I'm over thinking 'bout thinking you're thinking of leaving
(Yeah yeah, yeah yeah, yeah yeah)
But real talk, I need some honesty
Honestly, you better speak up
(Yeah yeah, yeah yeah, yeah yeah)

Days and nights, I lie beside my phone
When you gonna let me know?
When you gonna let me know?
All I hear is, "please leave your message after the tone"
When you gonna let me know?

I've been talking to your answerphone, na na
Something tell me you don't want to know, na na
When I call you, you don't answer phone, na na
You don't love me, you should let me know, na na
Let me know, na na


Carnatic interlude


Baby nimm' meine Hand
Ich hab alles schon gepackt, komm wir beide gehen weg von hier
Sieh der Jet ist getankt, ich hab Geld auf der Bank
Und noch jede Menge Plätze hier

Und immer wenn Du einsam bist
Komm' ich rum' Du musst nie wieder alleine sein
Denn immer wenn ich Dich seh', macht es in mir tick tick boom so wie Dynamite
Aha, und alle anderen Girls, wären gern wie du
Aha, Denn du bist wunderschön, und gefährlich klug
Ey jo! Und ich hoff' dass du mich siehst
Ich bin verliebt, und hab kein' Plan ob es dich gibt

Doch manchmal träum' ich nur von Dir
Bitte sag was muss ich tun dass Du mich hörst
(Dass du mich hörst, dass du mich hörst)
Denn ich wär heut so gern bei dir
Und ich glaub ich fänd es cool wenn du mir gehörst
(Wenn du mir gehörst)

Ich fühl mich so allein, weiß nicht obs dich gibt
Und egal wie laut ich schrei sie hört mich nicht
Doch sie ist grade irgendwo und denkt vielleicht an mich

Hey Baby bitte schreib wenn es dich gibt


Days and nights, I lie beside my phone
When you gonna let me know?
When you gonna let me know?
All I hear is, "please leave your message after the tone"
When you gonna let me know?

I've been talking to your answerphone, na na
Something tell me you don't want to know, na na
When I call you, you don't answer phone, na na
You don't love me, you should let me know, na na
Let me know, na na

Wednesday, 2 May 2018

Titanium with a carnatic twist

This song is really close to my heart as it is motivational. The strong messages of standing up for yourself and staying strong come through the lyrics.



Titanium is originally by Sia and David Guetta. 

The original lyrics: 

You shout it out
But I can't hear a word you say
I'm talking loud not saying much
I'm criticized but all your bullets ricochet
You shoot me down, but I get up

I'm bulletproof nothing to lose
Fire away, fire away
Ricochet, you take your aim
Fire away, fire away

You shoot me down but I won't fall, I am titanium
You shoot me down but I won't fall
I am titanium, I am titanium, I am titanium, I am titanium

Cut me down
But it's you who has further to fall
Ghost town, haunted love
Raise your voice, sticks and stones may break my bones
I'm talking loud not saying much

I'm bulletproof nothing to lose
Fire away, fire away
Ricochet, you take your aim
Fire away, fire away

You shoot me down but I won't fall
I am titanium
You shoot me down but I won't fall
I am titanium, I am titanium

Stone-hard, machine gun
Firing at the ones who run
Stone-hard, thus bulletproof glass

You shoot me down but I won't fall, I am titanium
You shoot me down but I won't fall, I am titanium
You shoot me down but I won't fall, I am titanium
You shoot me down but I won't fall, I am titanium
I am titanium

Introduction

Hi, I have started World Music Abi on various social media platforms so I can release the ideas that I have. I feel that what I like to perform isn't generally conventional and I would like this to be a journey that can bring people together.


I feel that music can just make the world a better place so why don't we take the beauty from cultures around the world and weave them into patchworks of music.



I grew up in London, listening to 90s to current Tamil cinema songs and the carnatic music recordings that my dad likes to play. I am thankful for having the opportunity to learn carnatic music.

As I started to find different platforms to listen to music myself such as spotify and youtube, I began to explore genres such as pop, bollywood music, Hindustani music, Kpop and the list goes on.

I am fluent in both English and Tamil so the pronounciation of the lyrics in these languages will be easier for me however when I am singing in other languages, please excuse my pronounciation. I do not intend to offend anyone.

I hope you enjoy the videos.



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