Article about senior mrudangam and vocal vidwan, Tirupunithura Viswanatha Gopalakrishnan (aka TVG), who recently received the Padma Bhushan award.

http://www.thehindu.com/arts/music/article2874905.ece

Great coverage to a legend unparalleled in Carnatic Music and I wonder they are any living artists who are skilled in Vocal (CM and Hindustani), mrdangam and violin. I love his statement “The survival of Carnatic music depends upon whether or not musicians keep the purity of notes,” he says, pointing out that if light music is so popular today, it is because the notes are in their pure forms." How true!

Forumites: Ned your help!!
I am looking for a Pada Varnam in Nattaikurinji (Varanamukha Vaa) composed by Padma Bhushan T.V.Gopalakrishnan--both lyrics and audio.

Can somebody steer me?
Thanks.
Note: I have posted this request in the Vaggeyakaras section as well hoping it would catch somebody's eye!!!

vAraNamukha vA (pv). rAgA: nATakuranji. Adi tALA. T.V.Gopalakrishnan.

P: vAaNmukha vA nAn unnai tudikka vENDum varam aruLvAi siddhi vinAyakanE
A: enrum mudalil unnai pADinAlE innalgaLai nIkki inbam taruvAyE
C: umaiyavaL maganai aruL purivAi unadaDiya nalam peravE
(caranasvara sAhityas)
1: ammai appanai en ulagam ena eDuttu OdiyavanE
2: mAl maruganum vaLLiyum onrAgi maNam puNara oru tuNai ninravar
3: tanjamena unadaDimalarine tane sondamuDanE bhaktar paDai sharaNaDaiya
karam aindum varam taravE mukham aindum oLi parava tiru naTana gaNapatiyE
4 : vA vA akara mudal ezhuttAga nI vA Ananda naDaiyuDane
nI vA tiru vinaigal tIra Ishan magane parivoDu nI vA
ezhil vaDivamAga Ezhai enakkAga oyyAramAgum omkAra mAgavA
unadu pugazhurengum unadaDimai nAn paDum UvagayuDan nAladuvam

Lji,
A few corrections. I can't make out the last word.

P: vAraNmukhavA nAn unnai tudikka vENDum varam aruLvAi siddhi vinAyakanE
A: enrum mudalil unnai pADinAlE innalgaLai nIkki inbam taruvAyE
C: umaiyavaL maganAi aruL purivAi unadaDiyAr nalam peravE
(caranasvara sAhityas)
1: ammai appanai en ulagam ena eDuttu OdiyavanE
2: mAl maruganum vaLLiyum onrAgi maNam puNara oru tuNai ninravA
3: tanjamena unadaDimalariNai tAne sondamuDanE bhaktar paDai sharaNaDaiya
karam aindum varam taravE mukham aindum oLi parava tiru naTana gaNapatiyE
4 : vA vA agara mudal ezhuttAga nI vA Ananda naDaiyuDane
nI vA tiru vinaigal tIra Ishan magane parivoDu nI vA
ezhil vaDivamAga Ezhai enakkAga oyyAramAgum omkAramAga vA
unadu pugazh Urengum unadaDimai nAn paDum UvagayuDan nAladuvam

Thanks for the corrections rshankar.

TVG's tribute to MDR turned the clock back...
http://www.thehindu.com/arts/music/article3451532.ece