SeshaGOpAlan's KambarAmAyanam.
raghavan srinivasan
Hi netters,
Recently I listened to SeshaGOpAlan's Album on KambarAmAyanam. It is
too good. His selection of songs almost covers the whole RAmAyanA. He starts
with
Ulagam yAvaiyum
and ends with
NAdiya PoruL Kaikoodum.
The album has two 60 minute cassetes. The ragas he selected for all the
songs fits them absoulutely, though I am not satisfied with his selection
of raga Reeti Gowla for the song
Ninnodu ezhuvar AnOm.
When he sings the series of songs starting with KaikEyi asking Ram to
goto forest and until Ram's departure SeshaGopalan touchs great heights.
The songs in themselves have excellent construction and kavinayams.
When Kambar explains Ram's departure
VeyyOn oLi than mEniyin virijOthiyil maraiya
pOyyoennum idayaLodum iLayAnodum pOnAn.
this has unbeleivable edugai and kavinayam.
SeshaGoPalan has rendered a great service to Kambar and Tamil isai rasikAs.
I strongly recommend that album.
have fun.
--rags
kishore krshna
raghavan srinivasan <srin...@CS.ColoState.EDU> wrote:
>
>Hi netters,
> Recently I listened to SeshaGOpAlan's Album on KambarAmAyanam. It is
>too good.
> VeyyOn oLi than mEniyin virijOthiyil maraiya
> pOyyoennum idayaLodum iLayAnodum pOnAn.
aiyyO ivan vadivenbathOr azhiyaath_azhahudaiyAn
maaganthamum magaranthamum aLagam tharum oLiyum
bAgam tharum nuthalALodu pavaLam tharum ithazhAn
megam thani varuhidruthu minnodu ena miLir pooN
kAnam thani varuhindruthu pidiyodu ena nadavA(n)
>this has unbeleivable edugai and kavinayam.
>SeshaGoPalan has rendered a great service to Kambar and Tamil isai rasikAs.
>--rags
Second that recommendation. BTW, this album was released about 2 years ago.
His selections are great as is his rendition. What is even more unusual is
the degree of bhAva he expresses in verses like panjiyoLir vinjukuLir..
(Surpanakha's arrival), Kallaa mathiye kathir vaannilave (Sita's despair),
uRanguhindra kumbhakarna (you guessed right), sivanO allan (Ravana wondering
about Rama's prowess in battle) and vemmadanga (Ravana's death).
The album is available on an AVM double cassette with a Thanjavur-style
painting on the cover.
N R Ramesh
I also very recently(10 days back) had the privilege of listening of
this very album.
Though I am not very knowledgeable about Carnatic music, the complete
album was
thoroughly enjoyable. Infact it was the first time I was listening to
SeshaGOpAlan and I liked it
a lot. Can anyone suggest more cassettes of SeshaGOpAlan?
The selection of the songs is good, and a concise version of the Ramayanam is
presented.
If you get a chance, don't miss to listen to this album. Understanding
the lyrics also
heightens the listening pleasure as was in my case.
Bye.
Cheers,
N.R. Ramesh.
Revathi Narasimhan
Hi,
I'm posting this for my sister and dad, who don't have e-mail
access.
(1)Does anyone have lyrics for "Brochevararevaruraa" in kamas
ragam? (excuse the misspelling)
(2) What are the four ragams in "theeraattu viLaiyaattu
piLLai"? My dad can identify 3: shanmugapriya ; sindhu bhairavi
and kamas
the segment in question starts like this:
pullaankuzhal kondu varuvaan-
kaNNan pullaankuzhal kondu varuvaan
amuthu pongi thathumbum-
nargeetham padippaan ....
Thanks for your input.
Revathi Narasimhan
n...@olgao.umd.edu
Radhika Sivaramakrishna
Dear Revathi,
The raagam of the 4th part is Maand.
Meanwhile I am giving the words of Brochevaarevarura (as far as
I can remember, because, as I said before, its difficult to write
down the words of songs and its easier to sing them!!)
Pallavi
Brochevarevarura, Ninnuvina revarura (several times, many sangathis)
Ni charanaambujamunu ne, vidajaala karunaala vaala (back to Brocheva..)
Anupallavi
O chathuraa nanaadivandita ni kupara kela naiyaa (repeat)
Ni charithamu bogadaleni naa chinta dichi padamu lichi vegame
(Do you need the Chittaiswaram here, I'll write that later if
you need it)
Charam
Sitapate naapai, ni kabhimaanamule da, vaatatmaja srithapaada
na moralanivina, raada
Aathuramukha kari raajuni brochina vaasudevude nivugadaa
naa paadagalella pogottigettiga naasa seyibatti vidavaga
------------
(not sure there)
Again chittaiswaram (back to Brocheva...)
Tell me if I have made some mistakes
Bye
Radhika
email:rad...@ccu.umanitoba.ca
Suresh Srinivas
>Though I am not very knowledgeable about Carnatic music, the complete was
> thoroughly enjoyable. Infact it was the first time I was listening to
>SeshaGOpAlan and I liked it a lot.
Yes, the T.N.Seshagopalan album is quite enjoyable although some of
the ragams he has chosen bring a different mood (the Ponnin Oli song
kept reminding me of the Lalli (lullaby?) song for Rama by
Thyagarajar).
I would like to bring to the attention of the netters of a HMV
cassette (1992) by M.S.Subbulaxmi titled "Kamban Kaviyamudham" which
has songs from Kambar's Ramayanam.
While we are on it, I'd like to know if anybody is aware of collection
of songs from Arunachala Kavirayar's Ramayanam. Also any details
about the composer (Arunachala Kavirayar), I know very little
about, would be of interest.
Finally does anybody know the composer of the Nama Ramayanam ?(it goes
like Shudda Bhrama Paratpara Ram ... and I have heard MS sing it)
It's interesting that this discussion is taking place around Rama
Navami (which was yesterday I believe), time of wonderful kacherris
in Bangalore.
thanks,
--Suresh
Ps: Those interested in this thread might also find the book titled
"Many Ramayanas: the diversity of a narrative tradition in South Asia"
that has articles by A.K.Ramanujam among others, of interest.
--
Suresh Srinivas Department of Computer Science
Grad Student Indiana University, Bloomington,
email: ssri...@cs.indiana.edu IN 47406.
gan...@ecme76.colorado.edu
>
>While we are on it, I'd like to know if anybody is aware of collection
>of songs from Arunachala Kavirayar's Ramayanam. Also any details
>about the composer (Arunachala Kavirayar), I know very little
>about, would be of interest.
>
>
>
Bombay sisters have an album on songs by Arunachala Kavirayar. The album is
very pleasant to listen to.
Regards,
ganesh
kishore krshna
>>While we are on it, I'd like to know if anybody is aware of collection
>>of songs from Arunachala Kavirayar's Ramayanam.
>Bombay sisters have an album on songs by Arunachala Kavirayar. The album is
Seshagopalan himself has a double album on the Sangeetha label - I
unfortunately have only vol 1. But it's very nice too. D.K. Jayaraman
alongwith his students has also sung the compositions of Arunachala Kavi
(label - Gita?).
I believe Arunachala Kavi is one of the tamil sangit mummoorthigal -
muthuthAndavar & mArimuththA pillai being the other 2. In fact, Tyagaraja
is supposed to have listened to his mother singing the songs of A. Kavi
in his childhood & thus developed an affection for Rama. This may be one
reason he never sang in Tamil - since the songs already existed.
Kishore
krs...@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu