Mellisai Mannar M.S. VISWANATHAN

[Murali Srinivas]

Had been to the MSVtimes programme. It was excellent. The orchestra Savithiri's Ragamalika did a perfect job. Dr. Anand Chellappa [Medical Practitioner] settled in USA and a trained accordion player had just come down for this and there was one violinist Mr.Kalyan who had worked with MSV, specially joined the orchestra and it was treat to listen to their exploits. The singers were Kovai Murali, Prabakar, Usha Raj and Sudha [people who do frequent stage and television shows] and well they made people go nostalgic!

MSV was there and he honoured Mr.Rosario the trambone player.While MSV as usual finished his speech in few sentences, Rosario was emotional and he talked about MSV and his works in great deal.

The songs that were played

நாளாம் நாளாம் திருநாளாம்

ஆலயமணியின் ஓசையை

தெய்வம் தந்த வீடு

மாலை பொழுதின் மயக்கத்திலே

கேட்டதெல்லாம் நான் தருவேன்

தென்றல் அது உன்னிடத்தில் சொல்லி வைத்த சேதி என்னவோ

அத்தான் என்னத்தான் [no vocal. only violin, what a pice that was!]

ஜவ்வாது மேடையிட்டு

பொன்னை விரும்பும் பூமியிலே

மங்கையரில் மகாராணி

துள்ளுவதோ இளமை

குயிலாக நான் இருந்தென்ன

மலரென்ற முகம் ஒன்று சிரிக்கட்டும்

தூக்கமும் கண்களை தழுவட்டுமே [once vocal and once through violin, people must have felt slipping into sleep]

கண் போன போக்கிலே [The accordion and violin pieces were masterful and got a standing ovation]

கண்ணன் வந்தான் அங்கே கண்ணன் வந்தான் [Goosebumps stuff ! Many had tears in their eyes]

மலருக்கு தென்றல் பகையானால்

சொல்லத்தான் நினைக்கிறேன் [one of the commity members of MSVtimes, Mr.Sabesan sang that was simply too good]

விழியே கதை எழுது

யார் அந்த நிலவு

நிலவே என்னிடம் நெருங்காதே

நாளை இந்த வேளை பார்த்து

To put it short, an evening of sublime music feast! The fact that this programme was staged in front of knowledgeable audience made it more great and will remember this for long time to come!

Regards