thiruvasakam in symphony

naan aar ?--who am I?
en uLlam aar?-- What kind of it is my mind?
gnaangal aar?-- Wht type is my knowledge?
ennai yaar arivaar?-- who will be knowing of me?
vaanOr piraan-- The Lord of the dhEvaas
ennai aaNdilanEl-- if He doesn't take over of myself
madhi mayangi-- [this should be inserted as "ennai madi mayangi aaNdilanEl]if He doesn't show mercy
oon aar udai thalaiyil-- in the broken skull as the vessel,
uN bali thEr-- taking alms as 'pichchai',
ambalavan-- the One who dances in the 'ambalam'
thEn aar kamalamE-- at His sweet feet which is like a lotus
chenRu oodhaai-- go blow your whistle
kOththumbee-- O, King Bee!

YIA!!

Now I am hooked to Ko Thumbi.. It took me a whole week to get over Poovar Senni and Polla Vinayen and now I am onto Ko Thumbi..

Man, Bavatharini's voice is so soothing.... To me this track sounds more "light" ( meaning in the TFM sense ) than the first 2 but still very skillfully sung....

The first 2 tracks always make me stand up ( i do not know why ..especially towards the end when the chorus goes .. Eesanadi Pottri .enthai adi Pottri.. neyathe nindra Nimalan Adi pottri.. it's like you get a few inches elevated . Especially in my home theater system , the effect is awesome..Watch how he builds the tempo starting with the lines " Vetru Viagaram Vidukudambin .."

The chorus has done an amazing job in " Maasatra Sothi Malarntha Malar sudare.."..

Oops.. i guess I am wrong in saying that I am over the first 2 tracks.. Will write more about Ko thumbi tomorrow..

Cheers
MSK

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One very interesting thing happened in Trichy (my hometown)..I had earlier mentioned here that we should request temples to play TiS so even those who cannot afford the CDs can listen to it....And this wish of mine came true yesterday...I visit trichy every fornight, and I had mentioned it to my father about playing TiS in temples...He said, "your intent is good, but I'm not sure if the oodhuvArs would approve of WC orchestration, and might think it sounds like a movie song..."

he in any case mentioned about this to the oodhuvAr in the temple (vekkALi amman temple is quite famous in trichy and you have at least a thousand visiting the temple every day)...and luckily the cassettes have been released by then...He apparently picked up a copy, and next morning (my dad goes there everyday) my dad heard "poovAr senni mannan" playing early in the morning in the temple !!

Whichever moron said Raja had deviated from the traditional way of singing ThiruvAsagam will have to eat his words, and the odhuvAr apparently said this is a great work.

I wish TiS would be played in thiruvAnaikkOvil in trichy (for its one of the pancha bootha lingams - jambu lingam - water) and all the other shiva temples in TN !

Playing this in temples is a sure way of reaching masses, it might not add much value to tamil mayyam's effort to pay-off the loans, but would surely achieve the original intent of the work - that of reaching thiruvAsagam to masses

Shankar - are you sure TiS audio cassette version is out ?!

Yes i think it's avbl...Cinefan (i think) had mentioned it earlier...My dad said the OdhuvAr didn't have a cd player, and he bought a cassette...

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Originally Posted by tmrrmt

Shankar - are you sure TiS audio cassette version is out ?!

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Yes.Saw them displayed in a shop inside jayanagar shopping complex here yesterday.

My grandfather is creating a record of sorts. A few nights back, he listened to the whole album twice on the trot, and for two nights. That really surprised me. I'm yet to get over the EXPERIENCE.

Like someone here remarked "Kothumbi" is a *light* song and it had a lifiting experience on me..... especially when the song starts with violins playing Sudha Dhanyasi.......
How much more apt can one get????????

There are so many moments and surprises at many turns in the album.

Can someone clarify this???/
The last song starts with "Maand" (the AlAp)? And is it "Kaapi" that the song ends with? Whatever it is, Ilayaan kills without a weapon in this song........

What Sandhya Vandhanam and Gayatri japam cannot do, Thiruvasagam by Ilayaan will! :)

alwarpet_andavan - adhu yenna 'Sethu' Seeyan maadhiri TiS Ilayaan ?!! --))

alwarpet_andavan - adhu yenna 'Sethu' Seeyan maadhiri TiS Ilayaan ?!! --))