Hindi songs of Emotional Impact - nostalgic, favorites etc

[rajraj]

I was listening to some carnatic concert clips and to my surprise there was a Tamil composition in Desh, a raga of Hindustani origin. I searched for a Hindi song in Desh and here it is:

kadam chale aage by K.L.Saigal from Bhakta Surdas (1942):



The Tamil song is "thunbam nergaiyil yaazh eduthu nee........" by Bharathidasan. It was M.M.Dandapani Desikar who chose Desh for the song. The appeared in the movie "Or Iravu(1951).



If you like to listen to Desh by several stalwarts here is the link:



Of these stalwarts I had attended concerts by Balamuralikrishna(vocal),S.Balachander(veena), Lalgudi Jayaraman, Ravi Shankar and Allah Rakha. Balachander's concert was during the centenary celebration of my college in 1954.
It was a memorable concert I cherish. He had his own style.

Only Dandapani Desikar used to sing that compostion. Now, many of the current carnatic vocalists sing that composition. What a change in 50 years?

I wish you a happy and prosperous New Year!

I wrote an article about Desh and the Tamil composition:

http://www.mayyam.com/talk/showthrea...-kobamaa-(Raj)

Adding this link to welcome the New Year:

Desh by legends:



(There is some repetition.)