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Great selection Swathi!!! "Paattu paadavaa" is a fantastic album with every song being very fresh, unique and also melodious to the ears. "Nil nil nil" is particularly an intricate composition and have you listened to the prelude? It is something which Raja alone is capable of doing.
The scale is "Vasantha" , similar to "andhi mazhai"
Another nice pick by swathy...very nice to hear another catchy melody by IR..:clap:
Prelude - The guitar starts off the song on a melodious note before the electric veenai takes over playing the pallavi in a more meticulous format with the keyboard accompanying it here and there before being ended by the keyboard in a catchy percussion fashion. There is a hint of counterpoint being used here. The first piece played by the electric veenai is going high tempo while the second one is a slight milder deviation of the first piece with extra added ntoes depicting delight. I think this is a counterpoint as both these notes meet each other without affecting the flow and both go smoothly into each other.
Interludes - the keyboard plays in a racey single beat fashion before the electric veenai takes over again with a more emotive and slightly monotonous piece which contradicts the racey sounding keyboard. The violins then take over sounding soulful as playing sweetly into your hearts. I have to say that the first interlude is a contradiction to the actually happy tune of the song orchestrated brilliantly by IR. The second interlude starts off with the keyboard with a more racey single beat sounding like a horse galloping with the electric veenai sounding more delightful than the first interlude. There is another counterpoint here as the veenai sounds like it is asking questions while the violin just goes the other way round expressing emotions in a sad manner while the keyboard just plays like its racing with it sounding very mild before the violin ends the second interlude. The three pieces are totally different with each sounding differently but yet they compliment each other with not even one note sounding out of place. This is where IR is a master in implementing coutnerpoints in his songs.
Tune - The tune is the usual catchy IR melody with the pallavi and charanam impressing the listener immediately upon first hearing. The instrumentation of the song is even more catchier. The western percussion plays the first beat and the keyboard playing the second beat in a high octave before the first interlude. after the first interlude the pattern continues but with the keyboard playing the second beat in a slightly lower octave before the pattern resumes again with the high octave towards the end. The flute also comes in to compliment the more higher tempo singing of the lead pair soothingly in usual IR style.
Renault sir as for the lyrics i think because of the first part of the singing going high and the last word going very low it sounds like a counterpoint. It cant be really said to be a counterpoint as they are not two separate sounds or melodies but rather a high and low deviation of the stanza...counterpoint is when a melody or sound being played meets another totally different or contradicting melody or sound without the sounds affecting each other or as they say joining in a harmony. Maybe i might be wrong abt the lyrics part and experts can comment on this but from what i can listen it only seems to me as the stanza going from high to low without any difference in the melody. Swathy thanks for this song yet again..:clap:
Hulkster, is there scale changes in the charanams? Please clarify.
Yes but im not able to identify what they exactly are...the charanam is maintained at a high pitch when it is nil nil badhil sol sol and then descends slowly and smoothly in the last part. Perhaps experts can tell us what are the scales...:)Quote:
Originally Posted by crvenky
Thanks thumburu, hulks and venky
nil nil a beautiful song with superb lyrics by vaali
Date: June 16
Song: Katti Vacchukko
Singers: Janaki. S.,Malaysia Vasudevan
Movie: En Jeevan Paaduthu
Year of release: 1988
Link:: http://music.cooltoad.com/music/song.php?id=165068
Oh, what a sweet song...`indha nErammmmmmmm, ponnAna nEram.....vandha kAlammmmmm, kalyana kAlam ohohohoho!'...MV is simply great in this song and so is SJ...With a slow tempo and a sweet rhythm, an ideal song to listen in the night in bed...(This song used to be a regular on my walkman during bachelor days in late 80's...songs like this kEttukkoNdE thoongi viduven...autostop vAzhga...)
Thanks Swathy for a sweet reminder on a Friday...
Thanks app_engine :-)
Fine song! Uma Ramanan's class shows in every song of hers, and this is a prime example!