Arresting Viruthams

ganesh_mourthy · Post by **ganesh_mourthy** » 03 Nov 2009, 20:01

I am sure viruthams are so unique to our music system, it is so moving to listen to an impressive and emotive virutham once in a while. There are times I listen only the viruthams of certain renditions.

Every time my mother listens to 'Perta Thaani Thani' she is in all tears.

Could rasikas share more viruthams and if possible links.

There is again tis 'Oorile Kaani Illai', another master piece.

PUNARVASU · Post by **PUNARVASU** » 03 Nov 2009, 20:18

g_m, I am also very moved by viurttams; we tend to listen to the meaning more deeply, and when the singer uses appropriate ragas for the different moods evoked by the lyrics, and with just the tamburashruti in the background, it is SHEER BLISS. Many vocalsits nowadays are vey good at this .Virutthhams have their place in CM concert.

srinivasrgvn · Post by **srinivasrgvn** » 03 Nov 2009, 20:20

rajeshnat · Post by **rajeshnat** » 03 Nov 2009, 20:41

srinivasrgvn
Suryaprakash and TNS (especially these two )/Sanjay/Gurucharan sing so many viruththams. There was a musician by name sethalapathi balasubramaniam who was a viruththam specialist and there is one very rare singer by name alleppey venkatesan who just pours with many many viruththams. Also KVN and to an extent ariyakudi also poured with viruththams.Semmangudi to an extent did not sing much viruththams.

THe sisters and aruna are indeed most popular with viruththams. ArunA digs a lot and comes up with viruththams and the sisters also have their father who has handcrafted few great viruththams to his daughthers.

As such viruththam singing is both a male and a female thing.

srinivasrgvn · Post by **srinivasrgvn** » 03 Nov 2009, 20:58

ganesh_mourthy · Post by **ganesh_mourthy** » 03 Nov 2009, 21:03

srinivasrgvn

oh eat your words. the best i have heard so far is that of semmangudi. and there is this piece where he is accomanied by none other than our MSG,. see the sheer emotional outburst.

I feel that virutham singing is more than technique and voice. it is sheer emotional outburst . especially in this piece. this piece particularly roped me in to virutham listening.

http://rapidshare.com/files/301879042/v ... g.mp3.html

srinivasrgvn · Post by **srinivasrgvn** » 03 Nov 2009, 21:17

Dear ganesh_mourthy,
I will eat my words once I listen to this rendition. It appears that the SSI concerts I have heard never had any viruttams! But, as you rightly pointed out, he has rendered viruttam in certain concerts. It is really nice of you to share the recording. Yes, viruttam singing is an emotional outburst.

Sundara Rajan · Post by **Sundara Rajan** » 03 Nov 2009, 21:26

While it is true that Semmangudi sang very few Viruthams, he as well as MDR presented many many SLOKAMS, sanskrit equivalents of tamil Viruthams. Of course, those who could not follow the meaning of the sanskrit verses may not enjoy the slokams as much as they do in the case of tamil viruthams.

ganesh_mourthy · Post by **ganesh_mourthy** » 03 Nov 2009, 21:28

srinivasrgvn.i am trying to find more virutham out of my data base. unfortunately i cannot find them by typing virutham . usually listed by the songs.

s_hari · Post by **s_hari** » 03 Nov 2009, 22:05

SSI's moulau ganga is famous...

MDR's viruttams are a class. In one concert, he starts to explain the viruttam and meaning...

I also enjoy the brief slokas sung before the song, giving a nice feeling. Again, referring MDR, in one rendition of harium haranum in Atana, MDR sings a sloka for narayaneeyam, and one from sivananda lahari...and then onto song..

-hari

PUNARVASU · Post by **PUNARVASU** » 03 Nov 2009, 23:18

I forgot to clarify; when I wrote viruttam, I also had in mind-not just the passages in tamizh - but also slokas or any lyrics sung without tALam; as sundara rajan pointed out, when one understands th meaning, it all the more pleasure. Luckily I am able to understand most of the languages and I enjoy them.

cacm · Post by **cacm** » 04 Nov 2009, 00:48

....PL OBSERVE CAREFULLY. IN MY COLLECTIONS VIRUTHAMLESS CONCERTS ARE NON-EXISTANT! Of course I am talking about the Golden Era singers as defined by LGJ. I am going to be rather LONG & PL BEAR WITH ME. This is because I have DISCUSSED in detail with PRACTICALLY every artist of the GOLDEN ERA the subject of Virutham in concerts......For STARTERS I want to start with Papanasam Sivan: He said he liked Virutham & Bhajans more than the COMPOSED pieces of his. Of course to him TRINITY ESP. THYAGABRAHMAM was the ULTIMATE.Sethalapathi Balu was his PRIME Disciple & was a GREAT TAMIL SCHOLAR. SIVAN was a great Sanskrit Scholar. THE BEST CARNATIC MUSIC I have heard- in sixty years- is Sivan's Viruthams& Bhajans in Mada St in Margazhi around the Kapali Temple. I consider it my good fortunate to have lived & listened to Sivan.
This subject DESERVES a 3 hour SYMPOSIUM CUM LEC-DEM which I hope to organise myself. I have discussed with MVI, ARI, KVN, MSS, MDR, MMI ,GNB among others about Virutham- includes slokas etc- the UNANIMOUS view was that Carnatic music expressed in Virutham was the ULTIMATE THING IN OUR CULTURE& MUSIC!As a matter of fact many of them esp. M.S. in her later days opted to start with that instead of raga alapana as it set the MOOD for the profound composition to follow. ITS TAKING TOO LONG!...VKV

PUNARVASU · Post by **PUNARVASU** » 04 Nov 2009, 01:46

VKV43034,
I will be very keen to attend any lec-dem, discussion you are likely to arrange on this topic of 'viruttam'.Will watch out in this forum for further details.

cacm · Post by **cacm** » 04 Nov 2009, 01:57

r u IN N.A. OR CHENNAI? VKV

bilahari · Post by **bilahari** » 04 Nov 2009, 03:25

Sanjay sings peTra tAi tanai:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVhhzOQezZE

I have always been curious about whether a violinist's response to viruttams and slokams is any different from a raga sketch. Are the syllables supposed to correspond to words of the viruttam or do they just play an alapanai?

PUNARVASU · Post by **PUNARVASU** » 04 Nov 2009, 03:58

I am Mumbai-based;presently in CA. Hoping to be in chennai for the 'season'.

cacm · Post by **cacm** » 04 Nov 2009, 04:11

I will let you know if I manage to get anywhere.Problem is HALL NON-AVAILABILITY during season & I am already involved in arranging S.Ramanathan Rememberance day on dec 10th(SWAMY AUD in R.K.Mutt rd), 80TH Year Celebrations for Vellore Ramabhadran(dec 26th-p.s.h.s.), MMI Remembrance day on jan 8th at raga sudha hall; There will be a Forumites all day get together concentrating on MS/T.S. with M.KRamasubramanian , myself& others sharing their knowledge( & ignorance) ....vkv

cacm · Post by **cacm** » 04 Nov 2009, 04:13

bilahari wrote:Sanjay sings peTra tAi tanai:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVhhzOQezZE

I have always been curious about whether a violinist's response to viruttams and slokams is any different from a raga sketch. Are the syllables supposed to correspond to words of the viruttam or do they just play an alapanai?

Dear Bilahari,

I have not seen the u tube referred to above. With that caveat let me ADDRESS THE GENERIC VIOLINISTISSUE you have raised: MOST-close to 90 percent of the violinists- DO NOT KNOW the verses& words not to mention the audience!The violinist just plays the raga as close to what he can to what was sung equivalent to mumbling hopefully in sruthi.....

MVI GNB MMI MSS ALL THOUGHT IT WAS THE APEX & TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN....MVI actually after hearing S.G.K'S "KAodaiyilae Ilaippari" said

Thank Goodness he went to drama stage instead of music stage! vkv

venkatpv · Post by **venkatpv** » 04 Nov 2009, 07:38

some samples of Prof. TRS

http://tinyurl.com/ygohwrv

ganesh_mourthy · Post by **ganesh_mourthy** » 04 Nov 2009, 07:55

srinivasargvn did you listen that virutham from rapidhare that I have uploaded.???

rajeshnat · Post by **rajeshnat** » 04 Nov 2009, 09:06

I suggest we have so much of that to discuss , to begin with in this thread we will talk about viruththams, then another thread sanskrit slokhas, then kannada ugaboogas .

BTW it may be strange , but if you notice have the concept of viruththam or slokham singing is not prevelant or extinct in telugu language, it is so rare(perhaps akella garu or others in andhra can add more if they have heard) .I have heard only once pantula rama singing a telugu viruthamu or slokhamu

that too it was quite fast and short . I am assuming since 100 to 200 years as kutcheri paddhati was starting ,with many musicians mostly only knowing telugu krithis (telugu is almost a default language then), I am assuming the art of singing viruththams /slokhams etc came first in a language to first bring compositions in other languages.

Some one can refute or add more to more to my "telugu yes - viruththamu slokhamu no" point of view.

ganesh_mourthy · Post by **ganesh_mourthy** » 04 Nov 2009, 09:47

i have heard kannada viruthams but sung here in chennai by mlv before purandhara dasa krithis like BARO KRISHNAYA

rajeshnat · Post by **rajeshnat** » 04 Nov 2009, 09:54

ganesh_mourthy wrote:i have heard kannada viruthams but sung here in chennai by mlv before purandhara dasa krithis like BARO KRISHNAYA

Kannada language slokhams/viruththams is supposed to be called ugabhooghas.(IIRC as per keerthi and ramakriya)

munirao2001 · Post by **munirao2001** » 04 Nov 2009, 10:59

The earliest to introduce and sing Virutham were Oduvars, in Temples- in praise of the Lord of the Temple. Almost parallel times, Dasas in the region ruled by Krishna Deva Raya, composed prolifically and introduced Uga bhogas, in dasa koota bhana padhathi. Later, Dasulu, belonging to Andhra introduced padyam/satakam singing. With the exception of Oduvars, all other composers and singers were inspired by Sant Vani of Maharashtra in composing and singing Slokams/Uga bhogas/padyams/satakams.

Shri ARI introducing the 'cuthceri' format in KM, kept the last, but one stage of the performance for Virutham/sloka singing. After taking the efforts to please the rasikas in the parts of cuthceri, preceding the virutham/sloka singing, the performer(s) take efforts to offer soulful music, based on the lyric and melody only, as their obeisance/prayer, before concluding the concert with mangalam. Invariably, the top quality in lyrics-rich in religious, philosophical and social message contents and the raga(s) chosen for its elabarations are immensely satisfying. As this is one of the important part of the concert is based on contemplative quality, with shradha and bhakthi, it is highly elevating. This is also unique feature of KM. Owing to the rasikas demanding short and crisp concerts only, the artists did not include virutham/sloka/etc All the Maestros/Vidwans and Vidushis are capable of giving this soulful music, with rasikas full support.
Shri Sandhyavandanam Srinivasa Rao, my father and guru is also one of the great maestros specialist in slokam and Uga bhoga singing and were eagerly sought in his concerts.

munirao2001

ganesh_mourthy · Post by **ganesh_mourthy** » 04 Nov 2009, 12:19

I am anxious to listen and waiting for some snippets of our finest virutham. No donors?????
but taker here , ears wide open...

rajeshnat · Post by **rajeshnat** » 04 Nov 2009, 12:58

munirao2001 wrote:....
Shri Sandhyavandanam Srinivasa Rao, my father and guru is also one of the great maestros specialist in slokam and Uga bhoga singing and were eagerly sought in his concerts.

munirao2001

munirao sir,
Just few quick questions here since you are indeed too knowledgable here?. Your father is known for his impeccable diction and I am assuming with telugu being his mother tongue , why was there no attempt to sing any viruththams or slokhams in telugu at all by any musicians inclusive of your father.

1. By any chance are there too less musical and lyrical prose like texts not written in telugu like say divyaprabandham in thamizh, purandaradAsar ugabhooga or many sanskrit slokhams . My gut feel is it is possibly too less, for any one to take notice of it .??

2. Also is there a chance that all musicians (especially andhra based)generally just neglect tuning any possible telugu slokhams or viruththam?

3. Or is there a intrinsic thing, where instead of singing viruththams or slokham in telugu , possibly all musicians feel it is better to sing krithis itself in telugu as all words be it omnipresent telugu krithis or rare viruththams in telugu as everything ends in vowel so it is better to upgrade

with telugu krithis itself.

4 . Incidentally on a side note,even popular and mega hit movies in telugu like say sagara sangamam or shankarabharanam have great telugu songs but they are transposed with only sanskrit slokhams. So even telugu film fraternity have not felt a need for singing telugu viruthams or slokhams.

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 04 Nov 2009, 20:52

ganesh_mourthy wrote:I am anxious to listen and waiting for some snippets of our finest virutham. No donors?????
but taker here , ears wide open...

We had a long series on viruttams before Rasikas crashed previously. The main contributer of the series was our dear coolkarni! There were simply a flood of superb viruttams.

Just pray for his return! Or try to persuade him to return! Or enforce Conscription

perarulalan · Post by **perarulalan** » 05 Nov 2009, 10:39

There are few good videos of artistes singing viruttams in youtube. Sanjay, Ranjani and Gayatri, Aruna Sairam etc to name a few!

Aruna Sairam singing Paasuram before Kurai ondrum illai: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfbkANOR ... re=related

Ranjani & Gayatri - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFpFvgUq ... re=related

isramesh · Post by **isramesh** » 06 Nov 2009, 10:26

Sri Rajeshnat,

Though your question was to Sri Munirao, I would like to chip in just like that. In fact, I have little knowledge of Tamil viruttams (I might have listened to one or two by MSS sung before a kriti) but I presume that they are just like Sanskrit slokams set to soulful tunes.

In Telugu, there are innumerable padyams in Telugu Bhagavatam, Satakams, etc which have been sung by many artistes on stage, cinema, etc., but somehow it has not been attempted in the CM.

In Telugu films, singing padyams is mostly restricted to mythologicals of the olden days (the 50s, 60s and 70s) and there are so many of them with excellent padyams sung by great singers of that time.

Amongst Telugu CM singers, one exception is Sri Nedunuri - he has sung padyams from Dasaradhi Satakam in the Ramadasu Keertanas Album - almost all the keertanas in this album are preceded by a padyam from the Dasaradhi Satakam. Incidentally, Dasarathi Satakam was also written by the same Bhadrachala Ramadasu. And, there is no need to say but I am tempted to say that Sri NKM has sung them very soulfully with loads of Bhava. Sometimes, it turned out that I am liking the padyams more than the Keertanas. These are perhaps available in Sangeetapriya (I don't remember exactly from where I downloaded) but you may just try to listen to them.

Coming to the point of Telugu CM singers not singing any Telugu viruttams, as most of the kritis they sing are in Telugu, perhaps they might be avoiding to sing again a Telugu padyam to a largely non-Telugu audience. It is just my presumption.

These are just my 2cents to the points raised by you and like you I am also expecting a much deeper insight into these points from Sri Munirao as he being a more knowledgeable person than I.

Ramesh

munirao2001 · Post by **munirao2001** » 06 Nov 2009, 14:04

rajeshnat
1) Viruthams/Slokams/Uga bhogas etc, being the performing artists singing as his offering/prayer to the ishta devatha addressed, after coming to end of his concert for pleasing the rasika and exhibition/presentation of his mastery over the pata of the compositions of the vaggeyakaras and their music, to invoke the blessings to himself, his co-artists (accompaniments) and the rasikas present.
2) Sanskrit, being revered as 'Deva Basha' - language of the Devathas, first choice is to sing Sanskrit Virutham/Sloka. Rasikas also consider and absorb the bhakthi rasa in Sanskrit, best. All the majority of Indian languages, being derivative or based on the mother of all Indian languages, Sanskrit, the rasikas understanding is good and does not pose problem as the Virutham or Slokas taken up is in simple Sanskrit. Viruthams/Slokams/Uga bhogas/padyams etc in other languages attract and rivet the attention of the rasikas on the import of words-linguistics, more than the essential nivedana/sarana gathi prapathi bhava and the melody being sung by the performer.
3) Telugu literature is very rich with immensely great and voluminous works, including 'mala sthotrams', padyams on deities and sathakams etc. Even folk lore contains, lot of works akin to viruthams, but handled differently. They are sung as prarthana geetham/prayer song, beofre the commencement of the performance by folk singers-obviously praising the deity.
4) Artists hailing or belonging to Andhra, sing Telugu Slokam or padyam in their performances during the Vinayaka Chaviti, Rama Navami or Navarathri festivals only, as tradition.
5) Andhra and Karnataka Tradition of padyam singing, inspired by Marathi Sant Vani in their musical plays, are very rich and are handled in Mythological musical plays, with aplomb. Films, developed based on the rich quality of theatre, also naturally used the padyams in mythological films.
6) To name few Maestros who composed tunes to Telugu padyams and broad cast by AIR were Balantarapu Rajani kanta Rao, Mallick, Manchala Jagannatha Rao, Nedunuri, Nookala Chinna Sathyanarayana, Voleti, Srirangam Gopalarathnam. Radio muical plays also contained padyams tuned by maestros.
7) Owing to the rasikas in Andhra love and appreciation (reserved only) for padyam and slokam singing by Ghantasala Venketeswara Rao, in light classical music (KM), artists of Classical Karnatic music did not prefer to sing Telugu slokam/padyam and stuck to the tradition of Sanskrit slokam usage.
8) We have so many artists in Andhra, who can set tunes and sing telugu slokam and padyams-all the maestros like Balamurali Krishna, Nedunuri, Nookala, Malldi Suri babu, MS Balasubhrahmanya Sarma, Seshachari & Raghava chari, Manda Sudha Rani and Pantula Rama-Andaru Mahanu Bhavulu, Vandaniyulu, with great ease and comfort and sing in concerts. Rasikas should demand, appreciate and support this part of KM, from them to savor their music.
Finally, Sandhyvandanam Srinivasa Rao stuck to the tradition of Sanskrit Slokam usage and with his love for Uga bhogas by Dasas of Karnataka(Kannada language) for two reasaons-his study of Sanskrit and love for the language over the Telugu language ( restricted to the preference of Slokam language) and mastery in Dasa compositions( belonging to Dasa koota parampara).

munirao2001

ganesh_mourthy · Post by **ganesh_mourthy** » 09 Nov 2009, 15:12

I think this this post would remain in abeyance until someone contributes some clippings. if only coolji were here.

karthikbala · Post by **karthikbala** » 10 Nov 2009, 09:33

Tenor Carlo Albani was arrested on-stage mid-aria by a Boston police officer a century ago. Talk about "arresting" music... While the poor tenor was arrested over a contractual violation, it might have a salutary effect if some performers were arrested for their musical transgressions

srikrishna · Post by **srikrishna** » 11 Nov 2009, 06:27

I would be interested in getting pointers for viruttams in telugu as I have not listened to any. In particular, if there are any based on potana bhagavatam, I would be very very interested and would appreciate it very much.

isramesh · Post by **isramesh** » 11 Nov 2009, 10:20

Srikrishna, try these web sites: www.ghantasala.info & www.surasa.net. Ghantasala web site has a number of padyams sung by Sri Ghantasala in various films as well as some private albums. These are immensely popular among the Telugu people. Surasa.net has sections for telugu sahityam and puranams and some good numbers may be available from there. Apart from these, surasa.net has some old CM numbers also.

murthyhmg · Post by **murthyhmg** » 11 Nov 2009, 12:51

One of the four slokas rendered by GNB is from Rama rahasya Upanishad, [Sloka-24]

Kalabhodhara kanti kantamanisam virasanadhyasitam
mudram jnanamayim dadhanamaparam hastambujam januni
sitam parsvagatam saroruhakaram vidyunnibham raghavam
pasyantam mukutangadadivividhakalpojjvalangam bhaje

prabuddha · Post by **prabuddha** » 14 Nov 2009, 07:55

Sri Rajeshnat writes:

> BTW it may be strange , but if you notice have the concept of viruththam or slokham singing is not
> prevelant or extinct in telugu language, it is so rare

I'm not sure if singing in viruththam is anything unique to Tamils. For example, the rural drama performances of ramayana or krishna leela in Hindi areas consists of the performer rendering tulsidas or surdas verses in what's very close to viruththam mode of singing.

I myself have heard traditional reciters of Potana Bhagavatham render verses in as close to viruththam as possible. I think it's a question of the extent of musical training of the performer.

If you read the autobiography of grand old man of Tamil, Sri UVS, it is obvious that he recited all poetry in ragam - in what must have been a viruththam like mode.

I think viruththam in the Indian tradition is just a melodious rendering of metrical verses (as opposed to a chant). The extent of viruththam-like characteristic of the rendering just depends on performer, audience etc.

In this forum when we talk of viruththam, we talk of singers rendering poetry. The practice itself might have started as poets rendering their verses in song. Saints such as Sambandhar, Nammazhwar etc may have rendered many of their compositions in viruththam only, in the stated pann's.

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 14 Nov 2009, 23:59

murthyhmg wrote:One of the four slokas rendered by GNB is from Rama rahasya Upanishad, [Sloka-24]

Kalabhodhara kanti kantamanisam virasanadhyasitam
mudram jnanamayim dadhanamaparam hastambujam januni
sitam parsvagatam saroruhakaram vidyunnibham raghavam
pasyantam mukutangadadivividhakalpojjvalangam bhaje

You can liisten to this rendered in nice Bimplas by our own VKR
http://www.acidplanet.com/artist.asp?PID=1224228&t=1

CRama · Post by **CRama** » 20 Nov 2009, 16:59

I want to share my observation. I have a huge stock of carnatic music concerts till the generation of Hyderabad Brothers. No Sudha-Aruna-Sanja-TMK. All Artists did include viruthams invariably in their concerts. Virutham is one medium to project the raga bhava as well unique devotional content. But I have not come across any virutham sung by Alathur Brothers. I have more than 30 concerts of them. Any older member may please inform if they have heard any virutham from them in live concerts .Or, what could be the reason for this

munirao2001 · Post by **munirao2001** » 25 Nov 2009, 12:46

ganesh_mourthy,

I am giving the links to the audio file, consisting of Virutham "Punkhanu Punkha Vishyad" of Sangita Kala Ratna and Sangita Kala Acharya Dr.Sandhyavandanam Srinivasa Rao, my Father and Guru, part of track-3 in the CD of 'Bhajana Seyave O Manasa'. Violin accompaniment by Late Coimbatore Dakhinamurthy Pillai. This is part of live concert, year 1964.

http://rapidshare.com/files/311889316/Track03.cda.html

munirao2001

musicfan_4201 · Post by **musicfan_4201** » 25 Nov 2009, 13:23

CRama wrote:I want to share my observation. I have a huge stock of carnatic music concerts till the generation of Hyderabad Brothers. No Sudha-Aruna-Sanja-TMK. All Artists did include viruthams invariably in their concerts. Virutham is one medium to project the raga bhava as well unique devotional content. But I have not come across any virutham sung by Alathur Brothers. I have more than 30 concerts of them. Any older member may please inform if they have heard any virutham from them in live concerts .Or, what could be the reason for this

No TMK - Thats sad

Yazh · Post by **Yazh** » 26 Nov 2009, 06:58

Any source for Virutham's rendered in telugu?

munirao2001 · Post by **munirao2001** » 26 Nov 2009, 10:36

C Rama

1) The Virutham singing is for musician's offer of his music soaked with raga bhava with very good use of the lyric, as his offering to the Nada Brahman, free from the compulsions of successful 'cutcheri' music offer/delineation and partaking with the rasikas. With serious and committed offering with shradha and bhakthi, this part of the concert, is always sublime.

2) Alathur Brothers did sing the viruthams, but rarely. They were obsessed with show casing their virtuosity and the kanakku /laya aspect was foremost in their music.

munirao2001

munirao2001 · Post by **munirao2001** » 03 Dec 2009, 13:51

I am keen to get feed back on the Virutham/Slokam sung by SSRAO from fellow member rasikas who have listened, from the links I have posted No.39.

munirao2001

madhyamar · Post by **madhyamar** » 03 Dec 2009, 17:42

I have heard a virutham of Maharajapuram Santhanam starting in Brindavana saranga. Not able to recollect the details completely. Can some one give details of Santhanam special viruthams.

rajeshnat · Post by **rajeshnat** » 03 Dec 2009, 18:22

madhyamar wrote:I have heard a virutham of Maharajapuram Santhanam starting in Brindavana saranga. Not able to recollect the details completely. Can some one give details of Santhanam special viruthams.

"kandA guhA shanmughA murugA , kA veNru azhaittu nAn vOlam ittEn , un KAdhiL viyavillayA" in brindavana sArangA ending with his mishra shivaranjani thillanA or endha vElaiyum in brindavani of yazhpAnam veeramani, this I must have listened atleast 200 times in my old tape recorder when I was in school. O gosh what a splendid viruththam

musicfan_4201 · Post by **musicfan_4201** » 03 Dec 2009, 20:29

munirao2001 wrote:ganesh_mourthy,

I am giving the links to the audio file, consisting of Virutham "Punkhanu Punkha Vishyad" of Sangita Kala Ratna and Sangita Kala Acharya Dr.Sandhyavandanam Srinivasa Rao, my Father and Guru, part of track-3 in the CD of 'Bhajana Seyave O Manasa'. Violin accompaniment by Late Coimbatore Dakhinamurthy Pillai. This is part of live concert, year 1964.

http://rapidshare.com/files/311889316/Track03.cda.html

munirao2001

The upload is not OK. The file size reflects 0 kb. Please could you check and upload once again.
I think you are uploading a file in cda format. This is an audio cd and hence u cannot upload. You need to convert that into mp3/wmv format with a cd ripper and upload the track. You could perhaps use windows media player.

munirao2001 · Post by **munirao2001** » 05 Dec 2009, 10:52

musicfan_4201
Thanks for the information and guidance. I shall rectify the mistake.

munirao2001

smala · Post by **smala** » 22 Dec 2009, 02:21

Have lyrics for "surundairinda kuzhal....." already been posted on rasikas ?....search does not bring it up....sung so emotively by Sri Santhanam.

If someone points the link, I'd be grateful.

Pratyaksham Bala · Post by **Pratyaksham Bala** » 15 Aug 2022, 09:18

smala wrote: ↑22 Dec 2009, 02:21 Have lyrics for "surundairinda kuzhal....." already been posted on rasikas ?....search does not bring it up....sung so emotively by Sri Santhanam.

If someone points the link, I'd be grateful.

Responding to this post of 22 Dec 2009 !

No.8 at -
https://www.sangeethamshare.org/sreekan ... Concert10/

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சுருண்டிருண்ட குழல் தாழ்ந்த முகத்தான் ஊதுகின்ற குழலோசை வழியே
மருண்டு மான் கணங்கள் மேய்கை மறந்து மேய்ந்த புல்லுங் கடை வாய் வழி சோர
இரண்டு பாடுந் துலங்காப் புடை பெயரா எழுது சித்திரங்கள் போல நின்றனவே

Periyazhvar Thirumozhi

tiraNdezhu tazhai mazhai mukhil vaNNan senkamala malar shUzh vaNDinam pOlE
suruNDiruNDa kuzhal tAzhnda mukhattAn UdukinRa kuzhalOshai vazhiyE
maruNDu mAn gaNankaL mEigai maRandu mEinda pullum kaDaivAi vazhishOra
iraNDu pADum tulangA puDaipeyarA ezhudu cittirangaL pOla ninRanaVE

RSR · Post by **RSR** » 15 Aug 2022, 12:42

A viruttham is characterized by avoidance of any laya . but pure melody only - added to stanzas of literary and devotional excellence. Very often as a garland of ragas and yet differs from the ragamalika compositions with rhythm.
A viruttham need not always be followed by a regular kruthi type of composition. It is self-sufficient.
Here is a fine viruttham in three ragas, poorvi-kalyaaNi, sahaanaa, and MaayaMaaLava GowLai. by MS - 1945.

https://meera1945.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_46.html

உடல் உருக , உள்ளம் உருக
ஊண் எல்லாம் நெக்குருக
குழல் ஊதி இசை பாடி எனை தேடிவந்து
கடல் வண்ணத்திருமேனி
எழிற்கோலம் காட்டி
( பூர்விகல்யாணி )

கனவினிலே எனை மணந்த கண்ணா !
கிரிதரனே!
படமுடியாத்துயரம் இந்தப்பேதை
படவில்லையோ

படமுடியாத்துயரம் இந்தப்பேதை
படவில்லையோ
பாவி உயிர் உன் பிரிவால் தேய்வ்தறிந்திலையோ ! (ஸஹானா )

இடர்க்கடலில் மீராவைத் தவிக்கவிட்டே
இடர்க்கடலில் மீராவை தவிக்கவிட்டே
இடர்க்கடலில் மீராவை தவிக்கவிட்டே
இன்று எங்கு சென்றாய்! என்னரசே!
எங்கு நீ சென்றாய்! என்னரசே!
எங்கு நீ சென்றாய்! என்னரசே!
எங்கு மறைந்தனயோ! (நாதநாமக்ரியா)
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kALKI has written a fine appreciation of this viruttham. Translated by @arasi Madam. .
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The acme of all of Meera's singing occurs when she sings from the top of a hill.
'uDal uruga' (melting away) sung in a rAgamAlikA of pUrvi kalyANi, sahAna and mAyA mAlava gowLa. It is sung in such a way to move the listener soulfully: without excessive AlApana, sangathis and ornamentation. Feelings alone dominate the singing.
Sailing from pUrvi kalyANi to sahAna, the start of MM gowLa with the line iDar kaDalil gives one goosebumps.

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SAYS
குன்றின் சிகரத்தில் நின்று மீரா பாடும் விருத்தம், மீரா கீதங்களுக்குள்ளே சிகரம் என்று சொன்னால் மிகையாகாது.
உடல் உருக உள்ளம் உருக என்று ஆரம்பமாகும் இந்த உருக்கமான பாடல் , பூர்விகல்யாணி, சஹானா, மாயாமாளவ கௌள ஆகிய மீன்று ராகங்களில் , உடலும் உள்ளமும் உண்மையிலேயே
உருகுமாறு உணர்ச்சியுடன் பாடப்பட்டிருக்கிறது. அனாவசியமான சங்கதிகளோ , ஆலாபனை வக்கனையோ இல்லாமல் விஷயமே வீர லக்ஷ்ணமாகக் கொண்டு பாடப்பட்டிருக்கிறது.
பூர்விகல்யாணியிலிருந்து சஹானாவுக்கு மாறும் இடமும்,
இடர்க்க்கடலில் என்று தொடங்கும் மாயாமாளவ கௌளையில் தொடங்கும் கட்டமும் மெய் சிலிர்க்கும்படியாக அமைந்திருக்கின்றன.

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