IR's Song Of The Day - Part 2.

Plum,

I generally consider the ever increasing melody in the charanams as one of the major hallmark of Raja's great songs. This is quite unlike many of the other MDs, who either come up with some very melodic stuff and maintain it throughout or come up with a lovely pallavi only to bring it down in the charanams. I was listening to 'Kadal Katrin' from Malayalam 'Friends' today and this thought passed through my mind, especially when Jesudas goes to the high pitch during the charanam, "Angakale". What a build up!! Maybe Usha should post this song one of these days.

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Originally Posted by Sureshs65

I generally consider the ever increasing melody in the charanams as one of the major hallmark of Raja's great songs.

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I was thinking exactly the same when listening to 'kAlaththai vendRa' from UO during this morning commute :-)

The shenoy piece that he throws in during the 2nd stanza (befitting to the line that says "thirumaNa oli") is a sweet add-on, typical of IR's sensitivity to situations.

No wonder he is the king of BGM!

Very true app_eng. I too love that shenoy bit. Infact the shenoy leads to the words conveying marriage. His aesthetic sense is impeccable.

Suresh, thanks for the lyrics.

aa aaa aaaa aa aa aaa - There is a joy in Janaki's voice here that is so "God, this man has given me a fertile playground again, let me rip it now", and look at the twists and turns in the humming.
tana naananaana tana naananaana - Knockout punch #1
sumam prati sumam sumam vanam prati vanam vanam SPB joins;left hook on the face. Buildup phase
sumam prati sumam sumam vanam prati vanam vanam Follow up jab; Prepare for the kill.
jagam aNuvaNuvuna kalakalalam Knockout punch #2
bhanOdayaana chandrOdayaalu KO punch #3

sumam

hahaa aaa ahahahahaa aaa aaa aaa Once again, measured humming by Janaki; The abrupt ending of the hum before the stanza is KOP #4
vENuva veeNiya EviTee raagamu SPB again. Light sparring for position
vENuva veeNiya EviTee raagamu
achanchalam sukham madhura madhuram Got us on the wrong feet; Lift arm for KOP #5
mayam brudam taram girija suratam
ee vELa naalO ragOla saalu
ee vELa naalO ragOla saalu Two successive flat punches on the nose
kaadu manasaaaaaaaaaaa.... KOP #6!, aided and abetted 'illegally' by assistant SPB

prEma mahimaaaaa.. naadu hrudayam lift the fallen listener again to senses
bhaanOdayaana chandrOdayaalu Punch back to the ground again

sumam

tarara taarara taarara aa SJ takes over from SPB as 'second'. Mild, exploratory punches in the air
rangulE rangulu ambaraanantaTa SPB pushes SJ aside, and punches hard again on the face.
rangulE rangulu ambaraanantaTa
swaram nijam sagam varamu amaram This, time this linking passage is a spike-fingered punch by SPB. Watch him holding his breath to prepare for the big shot in the next line
varam varam varam cheliya praNayam
aavEgamEdi naalOna lEdu There is an impatient, devious air to SPB's retreat here to prepare for the kill
aavEgamEdi naalOna lEdu
prEmamayamoo KOP #8! prEmamayamoooo naadu hrudayam
bhanOdayaana chandrOdayaalu
Sumam prathi sumam sumam lifts us again, dresses the wounds, and buys a water packet before leaving

As a pacifist, now I know what it is when you get into a scrap with a champion. Killer, this man, Raja.

Very often, and very commonly, people refer to music as the soothing balm, and melody that puts you to sleep is a description that even acclaimed carnatic singers claim as the proof of the excellence of music.

This song contradicts all that as do many others of Raja. Raja kills us every time; we are masochists, Raja fans; Andha maraNa adiyil dhaan sugame...

Plum and Suresh,
Indha patoda lyric ezhudhi - solla
asai patta vishayangalai -

Azhagaga solreenga.
Thanks a lot friends.

inum niraya time kaekanam. Ungaloda post aiyum
padikanam........

Plum,

Lovely description :) Very true. We all want that 'marana adi'. We prefer to be knocked out of our senses rather than be lulled into sleep.

Why is Raaja special to me?
simply because we have often heard the term 'leaves you breathless', but Raja practically does it for me - right from 'MEtti oli Kaatrodu' to 'Neramidhu' to till date Kooda varuviya. The way he does it is a mystery to me.
When I listen to 'Dheemi Dheemi si', when shreya starts the ' kuch paane lagi' to the fast passage and completes with violin moving on to the awesome interlude - It is like a rollercoaster taking one loop and leading to 360 degree loop back to back. This relentless movement naturally draws the breath out of me.

Jai, that's true. Breathless describes how you feel when Raja unveils magic after magic in the course of 2.5 minutes. I have felt very many times like someone has pinned me down and held me by force - oru hallucination level. Epdippa describe paNNaradhu.

Sumam Prathi Sumam running through the day in my mind, and I havent even heard it for years. Note by note, I can recall...

Dear friends,
Unga post elam innoru time padikanam.

paatai kaekanam. reply pannanam.
apram dhan vera song...
hahahha

Haunting composiition - ipadi simple a sollidvuen
IR tune ai.........


sj in humming - ha ha ha haaaaaaaaa aa aaa

vENuva veeNiya EviTee raagamu SPB again. Light sparring for position
vENuva veeNiya EviTee raagamu
achanchalam sukham madhura madhuram Got us on the wrong feet; Lift arm for KOP #5
mayam brudam taram girija suratam
ee vELa naalO ragOla saalu
ee vELa naalO ragOla saalu Two successive flat punches on the nose
kaadu manasaaaaaaaaaaa.... KOP #6!, aided and abetted 'illegally' by assistant SPB

prEma mahimaaaaa.. naadu hrudayam lift the fallen listener again to senses
bhaanOdayaana chandrOdayaalu Punch back to the ground again


Horse riding la start agi - walking aga maari -

paadhala surangathuku kotindu povar......

keezhae keezhae keezhae - epadi ipadi paada
mudiyum - SPB - the Only King - soul singing.


prEma mahimaaaaa.. naadu hrudayam Great.

Beautiful Carnatic tune...

IR matum Cinema ku varama irundha
Thiyagaiyar madhiri - God ku matumae
tune panni - thanakulae vechu irundhu irupar.......

Ipadi than nenaika thonithu - Carnatci style
la irukum Film songs kaekum podhu..

Andha IR ai naam - romba miss pannindu irukom...

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Originally Posted by app_engine

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Originally Posted by Sureshs65

I generally consider the ever increasing melody in the charanams as one of the major hallmark of Raja's great songs.

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I was thinking exactly the same when listening to 'kAlaththai vendRa' from UO during this morning commute :-)

The shenoy piece that he throws in during the 2nd stanza (befitting to the line that says "thirumaNa oli") is a sweet add-on, typical of IR's sensitivity to situations.

No wonder he is the king of BGM!

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app_engine and suresh - thanks for the nice words ...