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Monday, 2 May 2022

Ennul Inikkum Inbame - என்னுள் இனிக்கும் இன்பமே - Amira Gill Amrit Ramnath Acapella Cover

 Eid Mubarak to those celebrating! 


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.


Tamil Lyrics

என்னுள் இனிக்கும் இன்பமே 

என்னுள் சுவைக்கும் இன்பமே 


உள் நின்றொளிர்வாய்

என்னுள் நிறைவாய்

உள்ளம் பரம்பொருலே

என்னுள் உறையும் உண்மையே 


ஒலியும் நீ ஒளியும் நீ 

அகமும் நீ புறமும் நீ 


English Lyrics:

Ennul Inikkum Inbame 

Ennul Suvaikkum Inbame 


Ul Ninrolirvai 

Ennul Niraivai

Ullam Paramporule

Ennul Uraiyum Unmaiye 


Oliyum Nee Oliyum Nee

Akamum Nee Puramum Nee 


Translation:

The joy within me that is sweet

The joy within me that I taste 


You shine within me

You fill me up

The inheritance of my heart

The truth that prevails within me 


You are the sound, you are the light

You are within and outside




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Thursday, 21 April 2022

What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong - World Music Abi Acapella Ukulele

Happy Earth Day! 🌍 (22nd April)

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


Chords and Lyrics in the Multilingual Medley

       F        C     Dm        Am

I see trees of green, red roses too

Gm    F       A7     Dm     

Emmakkaaka Malara Kanden,

      Bb                C                F

And I think to myself, What a wonderful world.


Verse:

      F        C        Dm        Am

I see skies of blue and clouds of white,

Gm       F   A7     Dm

Palgeun Nal, Eoudun bam,

      Bb                C                F

And I think to myself, what a wonderful world


Verse:

    C                          F

The colours of a rainbow are so pretty in the sky

C                       F

Are also on the faces of people going by

        Dm             Am          Dm         Am

I see friends shaking hands saying how do you do

Dm             Am     F      C

They’re really saying Wo Ai Ni


Verse:

       F      C     Dm           Am

I hear babies cry, I watch them grow

Gm                 F     A7             Dm

They'll learn much more than I'll ever know,

      Bb                C               F

Fur mich is die Welt wundervoll


      Bb                C                F

Yes I think to myself, what a wonderful world.


Sunday, 10 April 2022

Love Lies - Acoustic - Normani Khalid - World Music Abi

It's been a while since I've uploaded. I really love this song so wanted to record a back to basics ukulele and vocal cover.

This song was written by Khalid, Normani, Jamil Chammas, Ryan Vojtesak and Tayla Parx, with production handled by Charlie Handsome and Digi. 


The lyrics:

Sorry if it's hard to catch my vibe, mm-mm

I need a lover to trust, tell me you're on my side

Are you down for the ride?

It's not easy for someone to catch my eye

But I've been waitin' for you for my whole damn life

For my whole lifetime

Don't be afraid to tell me if you ain't with it (you ain't with it)

I see you're focused, yeah you're so independent (independent)

It's hard for me to open up, I'll admit it (I'll admit it)

You've got some shit to say and I'm here to listen


So baby, tell me where your love lies

Waste the day and spend the night

Underneath the sunrise

Show me where your love lies


I've been so into your mystery

Is it because of our history?

Are you into me?

When it feels so good, but it's bad for you

Can't say I don't want it 'cause I know I do

Come on over, I need your company

Cravin' that synergy

Don't be afraid to tell me if you ain't with it (you ain't with it)

I see you're focused, yeah, you're so independent (independent)

It's hard for me to open up, I'll admit it (I'll admit it)

You've got some shit to say and I'm here to listen


So baby, tell me where your love lies

Waste the day and spend the night

Underneath the sunrise

Show me where your love lies

Tell me where your love lies

Waste the day and spend the night

Underneath the sunrise

Show me where your love lies


If you're down, don't hide it

Feelin' me, you don't gotta deny it

Baby, you gon' make me overnight it

Tell me, are you down?

If you're down, don't hide it (yeah)

Feelin' me, you don't gotta deny it (yeah)

Baby, you gon' make me overnight it

Tell me, are you down? (Tell me)


Tell me where your love lies (tell me where your love lies)

Waste the day and spend the night (waste the day, spend the night)

Underneath the sunrise (underneath the sunrise)

Show me where your love lies (tell me where your love lies)

Tell me where your love lies (show me where your love lies)

Waste the day and spend the night (yeah, yeah)

Underneath the sunrise (ooh)

Show me where your love lies


The chords I used are a simplified version of those displayed below.

Em           G       C7         Em  G C7   

Sorry if it's hard to catch my vibe, mmm

         Em             G             C7      Em

I need a lover to trust, tell me you're on my side

        G   C7   

Are you down for the ride?

         Em      Bm        C     G   Em Bm C G

It's not easy for someone to catch my eye

              Em         Bm        C      G

But I've been waitin' for you for my whole damn life

Em Bm    C   G

  My whole lifetime

 

Pre-Chorus:

Em        Bm               C            G

  Don't be afraid to tell me if you ain't with it -you ain't with it-

Em     Bm                         C      G

  I see you're focused, yeah you're so independent -independent-

Em         Bm            C          G

  It's hard for me to open up, I'll admit it -I'll admit it-

Em          Bm                  C           G

  You've got some xxxx to say and I'm here to listen

 

Chorus:

         Em           Bm        C G

So baby, tell me where your love lies

Em           Bm             C G

Waste the day and spend the night

Em        Bm      C G

Underneath the sunrise

Em           Bm        C G

Show me where your love lies

 

Verse 2:

Em            G      C7       Em  G C7   

I've been so into your mystery

Em           G     C7   

Is it because of our history?

Em       G  C7   

  Are you in...to me?

Em       Bm       C             G

  When it feels so good, but it's bad for you

Em     Bm          C               G

  Can't say I don't want it 'cause I know I do

Em      Bm              C    G

Come on over, I need your company

Em       Bm    C  G

  Cravin' that synergy

 

Pre-Chorus:

Em        Bm               C            G

  Don't be afraid to tell me if you ain't with it -you ain't with it-

Em     Bm                         C      G

  I see you're focused, yeah you're so independent -independent-

Em         Bm            C          G

  It's hard for me to open up, I'll admit it -I'll admit it-

Em          Bm                  C           G

  You've got some xxxx to say and I'm here to listen

 

Chorus:

         Em           Bm        C G

So baby, tell me where your love lies

Em           Bm             C G

Waste the day and spend the night

Em        Bm      C G

Underneath the sunrise

Em           Bm        C G

Show me where your love lies

Em           Bm        C G

Tell me where your love lies

Em           Bm             C G

Waste the day and spend the night

Em        Bm      C G

Underneath the sunrise

Em           Bm        C G

Show me where your love lies

 

Bridge:

          Em   G

If you're down

C7   

  Don't hide it

Em  G           C7   

  Feelin' me, you don't gotta deny it

Em Bm           C        G

    Baby you gon' make me overnight it

Em Bm               C G

     Tell me, are you down?

          Em  Bm

If you're down

C G             Em Bm

 Don't hide it -yeah-

                C           G     Em

Feelin' me, you don't gotta deny it -yeah-

Bm             C        G         Em

  Baby you gon' make me overnight it

Bm                 C G

   Tell me, are you down? -Tell me-

 

Chorus:

Em           Bm        C G

Tell me where your love lies -tell me where your love lies-

Em           Bm            C G

Waste the day and spend the night -waste the day, spend the night-

Em        Bm     C G

Underneath the sunrise -underneath the sunrise-

Em           Bm        C G

Show me where your love lies -tell me where your love lies-

Em           Bm        C G

Tell me where your love lies -show me where your love lies-

Em           Bm            C G

Waste the day and spend the night -yeah, yeah-

Em        Bm     C G

Underneath the sunrise -ooh-

Em           Bm        C G

Show me where your love lies

 

Outro:

      Em       G     C7                                        


 

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Thursday, 27 January 2022

Oh Nenje Tamil Thaiyai Vananku - Bho Shambo - Revathi - ஓ நெஞ்சே தமிழ்த்தாயை வணங்கு

 Happy Tamil Heritage Month!


Tamil is a beautiful language, the lyrics of this song encourage people to pay their respects to it. I learnt this song from my teacher, Vinothini Barathan. 

If you have listened to Carnatic music, the melody might be familiar. This is because the lyrics have been tuned to the melody of Bho Shambo which is set to Revathi Ragam. The song that this melody was originally composed for praises Lord Shiva. It was composed by Dayanantha Saraswathi.


The Lyrics:

ஓ நெஞ்சே தமிழ்த்தாயை வணங்கு

சந்தங்களில் வளர்ந்த தமிழ்தானிது
மாமொழி இது அல்லவோ தேனிது

சொற்ச்சுவை பொருட்சுவை நிறைந்தது
மொழிகளின் புலத்தில் தனித்த விளக்கு
இயல் இசை நாடகம் தமிழ் தனிச்சிறப்பு
இதுவரை அவனியில் இணையில்லை இதற்கு


தொன்மை மிகுந்த மொழி தமிழ் மொழிதானே
தொல்காப்பியம் தந்த மொழியிதுதானே
மதங்கள் இனங்களை கடந்ததுதானே
சர்வ திசைகளும் நிறைந்ததுதானே
இத்தனை பெருமையும் தமிழுக்குதானே!
பேசு நீ பேசு தமிழ் பேசு!


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Friday, 31 December 2021

Isai kettaal puvi asaindhaadum - இசை கேட்டால் புவி அசைந்தாடும் - Acapella World Music Abi



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.

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The lyrics are below:

இசை கேட்டால் புவி அசைந்தாடும்
அது இறைவன் அருளாகும்

Isai kettaal puvi asaindhaadum
Adhu iraivan arulaagum

The world moves with the music that you hear
That is the blessing of god.


ஏழாம் கடலும் வானும் நிலமும்
என்னுடன் விளையாடும்

Ezhaam kadalum vaanum nilavum
Ennudan vilaiyaadum

The seven seas, sky and moon
Will come and play with me


இசை என்னிடம் உருவாகும்

Isai Ennidam Uruvagum

Music will begin with me


என் பாடல் செய் கேட்கும் விருந்தாகலாம்

En paadal sei ketkkum virundhaagalaam

My song could be a feast for a child to listen


என் பாடல் நோய் தீர்க்கும் மருந்தாகலாம்

En paadal noi theerkkum marundhaagalaam

My song could cure illnesses



என் மேன்மை இறைவா உன் அருளாதலால்

En maenmai iraivaa un arulaadhalaal

Oh great Lord by your blessing


எரியாத தீபத்தில் ஒளி வேண்டினேன்

Eriyaadha dheepathil oli vendinen

I prayed for light from the unlit lamp


விதியோடு விளையாடும் ராகங்களே

Vidhiyodu vilaiyaadum raagangalae

The ragas/scales that play with fate


விளக்கேற்றி உயிர் காக்க வாருங்களே

Vilakkaettri uyir kaakka vaarungalae

Light the lamp and protect our lives


கனலேந்தி வாருங்கள் தீபங்களே

Kanalaendhi vaarungal dheepangalae

Lamps light your flame


கரைந்தோடும் நோயென்னும் பாவங்களே

Karaindhodum noi ennum paavangalae

The illnesses and sins will melt away


தத்தும் கடலலை ஓடி ஓடி வரும்

Thathum kadalalai odi odi varum

The waves will come with rhythm


எந்தன் இசையுடன் ஆடி ஆடி வரும் தீபங்களே

Endhan isaiyudan aadi aadi varum, Dheepangalae

The fire will come dancing to my music


எந்தன் இசையுடன் பாடல் கேட்ட பின்னும்

Endhan isaiyudan paadal ketta pinnum

Even after hearing my song



இன்னும் வரவில்லை செய்த பாவமென்ன தீபங்களே

Innum varavillai seidha paavamenna Dheepangalae
 
Why do the lamps not light up




Dheepangalae… dheepangalae…
Dheepangalae… dheepangalae…


I missed these lines in my recording:

கண்ணில் கனல் வரப் பாட வேண்டுமெனில்

Kannil kanal vara paada vendumenil

Even to bring fire to one’s eyes
மின்னும் ஒளியுடன் நூறு பாடல் வரும்

Minnum oliyudan nooru paadal varum

A hundred songs of bright light can be sung
தீபங்களேதீபங்களே…


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