KV / Plum,
The song in Malayalam goes as 'thazvaaram penpoove'. Jesudas is wonderful in it. Featured the Tamil version on twitter a few days back. Here is the Malayalam original:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghFxl6ZipSs
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KV / Plum,
The song in Malayalam goes as 'thazvaaram penpoove'. Jesudas is wonderful in it. Featured the Tamil version on twitter a few days back. Here is the Malayalam original:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghFxl6ZipSs
As we are talking about Malayalam movies, this weekend I was in Wynad. As I was driving with my family towards Meenmutti falls, I stopped at a petrol bunk. There was a lady who was incharge of filling diesel. As I was filling up, I asked her if she could give me change for a Rs.1000 note. She said no. Around that time, the loudspeaker in the petrol bunk started playing 'olathumbil' from 'Paapuyude Swantham Apoos'. Involuntarily I sang along. The lady was surprised and asked me, 'malayaaali yaano?' No, I assured her. She smiled and gave me change for that 1000 Rs note. Hmm. Where all Raja will come to your rescue you would never know !!
In the drive through Waynad, heard 'Paapuyude Swantham Apoos', 'Senha Veedu' and "Sree Ramarajyam'. Very difficult to choose from these but our job is not to choose. Just enjoy. So, lovely weather, nice roads and wonderful songs. Heaven lies in these small things. My wife ofcourse played lot of early Raja (70s and early 80s). So overall great mood throughout the trip.
Thanks for the 'thazvaaram penpoove' link, Sureshji.
Suresh, you mean to say you played these songs on your car audio or you heard them playing publicly in Wayanad as you drove through? Probably the former - because EVEN in Kerala, one cannot expect an upcoming other language movie steeped in that language's movie culture and having not much relevance to the home state, and without any recognised stars from the other state, to be played popularly
All played in my car audio :) Only the 'Pappuyude swamtham.." song played on a loudspeaker in the petrol bunk.
Sevvanthi pookkalil seidha veedu Life is beautiful :musicsmile:
I learnt about this song some years back when Usha akka had written about it. Where is she these days?
Infact, this album (Mella Pesungal) has been running in loop since morning. What a gem of an album, that too for some address illAdha movie. Vallal iyya neeru. :notworthy:
Sweet area to travel around - that is, in the nice Oct weather and under pleasant circumstances!Quote:
Originally Posted by Sureshs65
Enjoy your visit Sureshji :-)
Triggered my memory of once riding a Hero Honda CD100 from Palakkad to Meemutti (bike-owner as pillion as it was a difficult route and he trusted me to handle it) to attend a beloved friend's funeral, thoroughly getting drenched in the July rains...It was an emotional moment as this great, loving man in 50's left behind an inconsolable wife & two teens and all of us cried and got exhausted when he was placed in his grave among rubber trees amidst the drizzle and intermittent downpours...
Anyways, for the last two days it was 'chittukku sellachchittukku oru siRagu muLaiththadhu' on loop in the car.
Now, a test to find out if one is a chicken or hard nut to crack :
Play 'chittukku' in the car alone and try to sing along, exactly like KJY (i.e. all the grace notes, bhAvam, modulations)
If you don't choke and if your eyes don't kalangify, you're definitely a toughie! (BTW, I'm a chicken :oops:)
Any new aspiring singer who wants to emote and not go overboard and not do too many alukkal-kulukkals like classical song but stay within the lite music's grammar, MUST listen to this composition carefully, IMSO. A lesson in singing!
My son was playing a song "Looking Glass River" on piano, while I was in another room dissolving myself in Maestro's music. Slowly but steadily the music from another room travelled into me. Suddenly, something struck me. I rushed to his room and asked him play again that one piece which struck me, to get what is this composition all about. Later, I discovered that the song was based on a special technique employed during Classical Era and Romantic era by a composer named Domenico Alberti, who just lived 30 years (1710 - 1740) :sad:. Mozart too employed this technique in many of his compositions.
It is a very simple pattern of broken chord arpeggios, where the lowest (tonic) has to be played first followed by dominant (highest), then the middle note again followed by dominant note. For example, the chord pattern for a C scale I Chord would be C (lowest), G (Dominant or top note), E(Middle), G (Dominant). The pattern would be CGEG,CGEG... Many might know this already, but yesterday I discovered this, just sharing with you.
Please watch this video of the same song mentioned above. Especially look between 0:18 till 0:26. I know it's easy to find what composition I am referring to, still leaving it to you. :smile:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YwIi...eature=related
Awestruck how Maestro used this small platform, to develop and describe a wonderful situation where a female started to realize her love. Maestro does not use this technique as it is, he slows down the tempo as much as possible to bring out the essence of the technique and hence brings forth life to the composition!
A great tribute to Legends, Domenico Alberti, Mozart and to the great Classical Era by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja!
PS: Another good session on Alberti Bass
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urW0KOTY1Ok
More on this: http://pianospectrum.com/blog/?actio...nts&news_id=22
Listening to some lovely songs Minmini sung under Raja in Kana Praba's blog: http://radiospathy.blogspot.com/2011...g-post_30.html
Enakku Piditha Paadal from Julie Ganapathy, the female version ( was it ShreyaG???). Beautiful melody and wonderfully rendered. The orchestration is rich overall and this is a number that I always loop through whenever I get to listen. It has something addictive about it that I'm not able to figure out.
Ilayaraja's Soorasamharam-----Kamal Haasan
Kamal sent the WITNESS(Aesthetic Amish Country life styles, surroundings, community etc.. BEAUTIFUL MOVIE.
Kamal missed, Sorry Kamal. tribal boy from the areas of கேரளா's இடுகி மலை, tribal community 's interesting culture , பழக்க வழக்கங்கள், அழகு மிகுந்த இடங்கள் கூட இருந்து இருக்கலாம் ...mmm without compromising the aesthetic of the movie. anyway... I am no expert ) kid to Padhiriyaar school for his protection, romancing kid's akka.
Indoor bathroom set up leyerundhu, Nirosha, eppadiyo outdoor swim pool ley vizhundhu, kamalai konjing.....idhukkellam konar notes aa poda mudiyum!:)
Anyway... Ilayaraja is the Winner!
Neela kuyiley... what a masterpiece!
Ilayaraja's changing percussion is one of my favorite.
western drums , guitar, trumpets, violins to show the tense drama of the case while affectionate, romantic sections get tabla with flute.
Prelude flute, sax melody:musicsmile:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98C-UyCwVx8
SOORASAMHARAM is one of my favorite early Ilayaraja's album.
Thanks you Raja for your music.:ty:
vinatha.
This is my favorite too... it was by ShreyaG.. :D picturization :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by rajkumarc
Thanks raajarasigan. ShreyaG in her early days I guess, but still her tamil diction was near perfect. Her talent was quite obvious in those early numbers that she sang for IR. I love her songs in Solla Marantha Kadhai, Oru Naal Oru Kanavu etc.
BTW, Eera Vizhi Kaaviyangal video songs got uploaded in youtube. Before you click on the link, some warnings: I thought of not wanting to share as it would ruin those images that you would have painted after listening to those songs. But, still I was very curious about this movie and what made IR give such masterpieces. I'm really mad at the director for the picturization of Kanavil Midhakkum especially.
Here you go - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oK8way6JhVs
Sindhiya venmani sippiyil muththaachu, after several years. Lovely. :musicsmile:
kuzhaloodhum kaNNanukku & ooru sanam when riding to work this morning!
MTK is among the all-time best albums of TFM!
In the company of Johny / nizhalkaL and the likes!
I agree, curiosity got the better of me too when I saw that these songs were posted...think of the horror if we judged songs based on their picturization only....what astounding number of gems we would be blind/deaf to....Quote:
Originally Posted by rajkumarc
மாலைக்கருக்கலில் சோலைக் கருங்குயில் ஏன் பாடுதோ on repeat in the car this morning!
What a sweetie by the giants KJY/SJ!
rAsA's strings are gulab-jamun / rosogolla variety :-)
The adi-dhadi fun 'adiyE manam nillunnA nikkAdhadee' this AM on the drive!
yappA yappappA!
Not sure whether devotionals count here - I am stuck on kadalukku naan seyyum thirumanjanam.. sengkathirukku naan kaattum neeranjanam.. amma naan selutthum geethanjali .. un aruL ennum saagaraththil thOnRum thuLi.. especially the second line (I dont understand thirumanajanam/neeranjanam anyways).
I think bhakthi is to IR what romance is to vairamuthu - both of them are very good in those particular genres. Actually, I am thinking IR might not be a bad lyricist after all..
A Big Thanks to Usha-ji for introducing "Kathal Saathi" album to me,
caught in its grip =)
only downside is Bhava's song...even with Unni K as pair....sigh...is love so strong and blind that it even blocks the ears of a musical genius?
Top Picks are IR's Enna Marandhalam, Harini's version is too high-pitched for my taste
Karthik's both songs are very soothing, The sound used near the beginning of "Kaatre, Kaatre" sounds just like the one used in Shakira's "Wherever, Whenever" song..."Nethu Koodatha Vaarthe" is folkish and though the lyrics...ahem are not in favour of the better gender it's still philosophical without being drowned in sorrow...
The group songs with sons and singers, both are enjoyable, Annae Annae reminds me of Annae, Annae Sirpay Annae song from "Kozhi Koovuthu"
"Potthala Kaathula" reminds me of the playfulness used in "Nandalala" even with the bouts of dialog it works well, energetic and rambunctious...
it's not that old of a movie...why no details/reviews about movie? :huh:
http://www.raaga.com/player4/?id=265...92992815149577
en jeevan pAduthu unnaiththAn thEdudhu - KJY version (from the movie 'nee thAnA andhakkuyil')
After the initial humming by KJY (Ah Ah stuff, that sets the melancholic tone) and a couple of salangai saththams, the suddent attack of tabla / drums, strong bass and strings - all together in a sudden burst - makes silirppO silirppu! What a terrific composition by rAsA!
I get reminded of my Malayali friend's frequent usage for certain terrific things : 'amAnushya sAdhanam' - this prelude is one such!
Dear Querida,
The movie was never released. And me thinks the stars were all new faces.
whatay song..remember this song being played in a motel in Pune...die thy lap bass lines
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fltlN87GaiY
Querida,
Nice you got to Kadhal Jadhi. A wonderful album. First introduced to me by rajasaranam. I have written about the songs of this album here more than a few times. Plum infact called it a 'Platinum' standard.
The 'enna marandhalum' female version is by Mahathi. Her fist film song.
The movie was never released and so the songs never caught up (Given the general reluctance to listen to Raja by the general public, I am not sure the songs would have been great hits if the movie was released but you never know.) I think it is the same case with the 'Pooncholai' songs as well.
Que,
En pera sonneengala. . Thank u .......... paatu pidichadha....... Great album this is........
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yns4M...eature=related
Grand Starting..... Very Good Audio Quality.......... this is very important for RAja's songs. Could hear
all the minute sounds.surely should listen with headphone only. pl.............
Car trip. from Hosur to Kumbakonam......... Mohan and Raja combo ............
wat an energy compositiiions.... without the tired, without the pain, we reached kumbakonam. Infact,
ada da .. adhukulae vandhudutha ooru nu..............
Beautiful GEMS.. all are...........
Konja naal munnaala rewind:
"Sevvanthi pookkalil seidha veedu Life is beautiful :musicsmile:
I learnt about this song some years back when Usha akka had written about it. Where is she these days?"
welcome back usha madam. nice to see you back. :-)
Thanks for ur welcome KV.. vandhuten...... login prob irundhadhu. ipo dhan sari achu.......
chevandhi pookalil seidha veedu..... my alltime favourite......... paata solli vara vechuteenga.............
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iTIwufA3Ok
Lovely no. Mesmerising to me....... Soothing me.. Shreya's Renditiion.. Superb..
Raja's Instrumentation........... Excellent Filling...... Sugar syrup pola.......... am big mad for this song............
think abut this Raja..... Female song.. Feelings.. He is the ONLY KING .........................
think about the raagam.. enna ragam idhu.. Charukesi flavour iruku.. sila idathil.............
குயிலுக்குப்பம் குயிலுக்குப்பம் கோபுரம் ஆனதென்ன!
(சித்ரா, மலேசியா வாசுதேவன் - என்னுயிர்த்தோழன்) on repeat in the car for the last few days!
A song that I didn't pay close attention to when it arrived or through the years. Sometime back I had a DVD full of rAsA songs that included this and even at that time didn't closely listen to this. In any case, listening to a song in car alone (or on headphones) is altogether a different experience than many other forms of song appreciation.
What a song!
There is one peculiarity with the way rAsA chose to play the tablA in the start of the song :
Typically, that chorus singing of pallavi should have been with just the claps and the tabla / rhythms should've arrived in full force only when MV / KSC break-in. Here, not only rAsA employs tabla for the chorus but also make it change the course (in the 'kAyam un kaNNuppattu' portion) like the way it typically does in a saraNam. (Not my preference, actually don't like it, but just an observation for the unusualness).
Chitra is the clear winner in this song, with gold medal. (MV silver and rAsA bronze for the reason mentioned above - chorus doing a saraNam even before the start of the pallavi IMO).
The way KSC sings 'sammatham' the second time in the first saraNam - WOW - sweetness + SJ-ism going together! Also, listen to the same chorus portion in the beginning of the song that does not have KSC and the ending of the song with KSC too in the ghOshti - what a difference in class!
The whole song showcases why KSC is much above VJ while retaining the classical precision of VJ :wink:
The second interlude, in the mold of vetti vEru second interlude, should be listed as one of the best from 90's. In the initial portion, the violins are high-pitch like Hindi songs but the Hindi MDs should learn from rAsA as to how to make them palatable - add that sweet, overpowering shenoys with them. Not just that, drop that high pitch thingy quickly and bring a terrific set of otherwise string sounds in succession, that too in combo with flute as an antidote - ennamA viLaiyAduRAr!
Come on, L-P / N-S / A-M and such high-pitch-strings-ear-irritant-MDs, learn from rAsA!
I can understand why rAsA could've been upset in this song not getting enough recognition and reusing that melody in 'thooLiyilE' of CT...
OMG now only I am realizing both tunes are similar. Why and How I missed?
This had been discussed in tfmpage umpteen # of times :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by San_K
IIRC, there's a third song with the same pallavi melody that goes like 'kokkarak kOkkarakkO koovuRa sEvalukku' or something like that (exactly same notes, flute gets played as call-response or counter point, don't know which movie...may not be even rAsA)
Here is that song, not exactly same melody but very similar :
http://www.thiraipaadal.com/tpplayer...2'&lang=en
(kokkarakkokkarakkO from pAdu nilAvE)
Is there a Tamil equivalent for this Mallu song?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_0ksBODI_g
Not sure but Antha Kanji Kalayatha Vanji Sumakkaiyile comes close. Is not it? Reundum orey tune maari irukku maariyum theriyuthu, ippadi raaja tune maari pozhincha enna pannurathu.
SKV,
Pappayude Swantham Appoos was dubbed into Tamil as Poove Pon Poove. You can hear 'Solai poonthendralil' here (last song).
http://www.thiraipaadal.com/album.ph...R00513&lang=en