Sabapathikku Veru Deivam - Raga Abogi

This tamil song, written by Shri. Gopala Krishna Barathi, was a contemporary of Shri. Thyagaraja Swamigal. The song has a nice history behind it. One fine morning, Shri. Barathi visited Thiruvayyaru and paid respects to Shri. Thyagaraja Swamigal. During the conversation, Shri. Thyaragaja queried whether he had written any kriti , set to Abogi raga. Before a great saint, Shri. Gopalakrishna Barathi felt sad that he did not think about that raga all along. He replied saying that I will just take a snana and come back to see you again. By the time, he finished his snana, the song was ready !

Lyrics :

Pallavi :

Sabhapathikku veru Deivam samanamaguma

Thillai Sabhapathikku veru Deivam samanamaguma

Anupallavi:

krupanidhi ivaraippola kidaikkumo indha tarani thanil

Charanam :

Oru tharam Shivachidambaram endru uraithal podume

Paragathikku veru punniyam panna venduma

Ariya pulaiyar muvar padham adaindhar endre puranam arindhu sollakkettom Gopalakrishnan padum

Thillai Sabapathikku veru Deivam samanamaguma

Notes for the song :

Pallavi:

R R ; G R S D ; D – S ; S R R ; G g r r s G R ; D ; S
Sa bha pa thi kku Ve ru dei vam Sa maa na maa -- gu maa Thil lai

r g M ; G R S rs D D – S ; S r g M ; rs g r R r g M ; D ; S
Sa bha pa thi kku Ve ru dei vam Sa - maa na maa -- gu maa Thil lai

r g M ; G R S rs D D – S ; S r g M ; g m D ; srs – ds d mdm grs
Sa bha pa thi kku Ve ru dei vam Sa - maa na- maa -- gu maa Thil lai

r g md sd M G R r r s d D – S ; S r g m – g m d – md s d S gr r s sd – mg m g rs
Sa bha pa thi kku Ve ru dei vam Sa - - maa- - na - maa - gu maa-- Thil - lai--

R R ; G R S r s D D – S ; S R R gm G g r r s G R ; ;;;;
Sa bha pa thi kku Ve ru dei vam Sa maa na maa -- gu maa


Anupallavi:
Krupaanidhi Ivaraipola Kidaikumoo Indha Dharani Thannil

D D ; S S ;
Kru paa ni dhi

D D ; S R ; ; s r G – g r R S s r G G g r R s s D ; M - M g r S
Kru paa ni dhi Iva rai po- - la Ki dai ku moo - Indha Dharani Than nil --

s r s R , s d- S R ; ; s r G – g r R S s r G G g r S- s s D ; M - M g r S
Kru paa ni dhi Iva rai po- - la Ki dai ku moo - Indha Dharani Than nil --

S g r s S d ,- S R ; ; r g M – g r R S s r G G g r R s s d r s s D- M - M g r S
Kru paa ni dhi Iva rai po- - la Ki dai ku moo - Indha Tharani Than nil --

Charanam

Orutharam Shiva Chidambaram Endru Sonnal Podhume
Paragathi Pera Veru Puniyam Panna Vendumaa
Ariya Pulayar Moovar Paadam Adindaarendru Puraanam
Arindhu Sonna Kettom Gopaalakrishnan Paadum Thillai

; g M d D – D D D d r s s ; D M - M M - m m g r G - R G M ; ; ; ;;
O ru tharam Shi va Chi dam ba ram En dru Son- naal-- Po dhu me

; d S r G - R G - s r srgr S - d s dsrs D m m g r S - R ; d m G ; ; ; ;;
Para gathi Pe ra Ve- - - ru Pun - - - iyam Pan- na - - Ven du - maa –

; s d S - R R R R ; R – G g r R ; R R – s r G R S ; D S ; S
A ri ya Pu la yar Moo var Paa dam -- A dain daa - ren dru Pu raa nam

; s d S - S R R s r G G – R ; R S , r G – g r R S s d s d M – M g r S
A rin dhu Son - nna Ke- - ttom - Go paa - la kri - shnan Paa -- - dum Thil lai - -

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This is the second of the geethams in the Geetham section of South Indian classical music learning. This was also composed by Shri.Purandara Dasa, who wrote the first Geetham ( Shri Gananatha ). Set to Malahari raga, this beautiful song's lyrics have been written in praise of Lord Shiva and the notes are as follows :

Pallavi
mandara kusumaakaramakarandam vaasituvaa
CharaNam 1
kundagowra gowrivaramandiraaya maanamakuTa(mandara)
CharaNam 2
hEmakooTa simhaasanavirupaaksha karuNaakara(mandara)
CharaNam 3
candamaama mandaakinimandiraaya maanamakuTa(mandara)

Notes for the song :

Charanam 1
d p m g r s r m p d m p kunda gow. . gow. ri . va ra
d R R s d p d p m g r s mandi ra . . ya maa. na ma ku ta
Pallavi
s , r , r , d p m g r s man. da . ra . ku su ma . ka ra
s r m , g r s r g r s , maka ran. dam. va . si tu vaa.
Charanam 2
d p m g r s r m p d m p hE . ma ku . ta sim. ha . sa na
d R R s d p d p m g r s vi ru paa. . ksha ka ru naa. ka ra
(mandara)
Charanam 3
d p m g r s r m p d m p canda ma . . ma man. daa . ki ni
d R R s d p d p m g r s mandi raa. . ya ma . na ma ku Ta
(mandara)

Meaning:Oh Lord of Gowri, you are white as the jasmine flower with a crown that resembles a mighty temple tower. Fragrant, three-eyed, and merciful, you adorn a golden throne. The moon and the river Ganges reside in your hair.

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Geetham - Shree Gananatha - Malahari raga

To play the first Geetham - Shree Gananatha . This is the first song of the Geetham section for South Indian classical music learners . Set to Malahari raga, written by Shri. Purandara Dasa, the famous poet from Karnataka. The song has been written in praise of Lord Ganesha. For any beginning , it is paramount that we start with worshipping Lord Ganesha , the first and foremost of the Gods.

Charanam 1
shree gaNanaatha sindoora varNa

karuNa saagara karivadana

lambOdara lakumikara

ambaasuta amaravinuta

Charanam 2
siddha caaraNa gaNa sEvita

siddhi vinaayaka tE namO namO(lambOdara)

Charanam 3
sakala vidyaadi poojita

sarvOttama tE namO namO(lambOdara)

Notation:
charaNam 1
m p d S S R R S d p m p
shree ga Na naatha sindoo . ra varNa
r m p d m p d p m g r s
ka ru Na saaga ra ka ri va da na .
pallavi
s r m , g r s r g r s ,
lam. bO , da ra la ku mi ka ra .
r m p d m p d p m g r s
am . baa. su ta a ma ra vi nu ta
s r m , g r s r g r s ,
lam. bO , da ra la ku mi ka ra .
charaNam 2
m p d S S R R S d p m p
siddha caa. ra Na ga Na sE . vi ta
r m p d m p d p m g r s
siddhi vi naaya ka tE . na mO na mO
(lambOdara)
charaNam 3
m p d S S R R S d p m p
sa ka la vidyaa. . di poo. ji ta
r m p d m p d p m g r s
sa r vO t ta ma tE . na mO na mO
(lambOdara)

Meaning:Oh! Lord of all things, colored red, on an ocean of mercy, sporting an ample belly. Oh Bestower of auspiciousness and son of Paarvati. You are worshipped by celestials like the dEvas, siddhas, and caraNas. My obeisance to you, oh Siddhi Vinaayaka. You are hailed as the root of all arts.

Vandemataram

Vandemataram

Naatai Raga alapana

An alapana on Nattai raga

Aarohanam: sa ri ga ma pa dha ni sa

Avarohanam: sa ni pa ma ri sa

Aarohanam : sa ri3 ga2 ma1 pa dha3 ni3 sa

Avarohanam : sa ni3 pa ma1 ri3 sa

The raga is another one being used extensively by Composers. This will invariably be applied as the first raga by any Composer . JAGADANANDA KARAKA , the first of the famous Pancharatna kritis of Shri. Thyagaraja was composed using this raga. This is being considered as very auspicious to begin with.

Aberi Raga alapana

Bhairavi Raga alapana

Bhairavi is a janya raga in Carnatic music. It is also called a Sampoorna raga , with all the seven notes. However, since it has two different dhaivathams in its scale, and hence is not classified as a Melakarta raga .

Aarohaṇa: S R2 G2 M1 P D2 N2 S
Avarohaṇa: S N2 D1 P M1 G2 R2 S

The notes used are chathusruthi rishabham, sadharana gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, chathusruthi dhaivatham & shuddha dhaivatham and kakali nishadham. Note the use of both dhaivathams, chathusruthi (D2) in ārohaṇa and shuddha (D1) in avarohaṇa.

Kalyani Raga alapana

Aarohana: S R2 G3 M2 P D2 N3 S
Avarohana: S N3 D2 P M2 G3 R2 S
The structure : Chathusruthi Rishabam, Anthara Gandharam, Prati Madhyamam, Chathusruthi Dhaivatham, Kakali Nishatham

This is the 65th raga of the Melakarta or Sampoorna raga , the elite group.

One of the most popular ragas in Indian classical music. This raga will be taken up normally by an alapana and then build ragam thanam and pallavi to make it a complete kriti. Probably the best kriti could be Shri. Thyagaraja's NIDHI CHALA SUKAMA .

Muralidhara Gopala

Muralidhara Gopala .....

Krishna Nee begane

The melodious Krishna Nee Begane baro !

Excerpts from the programme on 5th at Andheri West

We also played the famous Sahana raag based Padhavandhanamu Raghunandana

Nagumo song play

On a warm sunny evening on 5th March 2009 , at Guruvayoorappan temple, Andheri West, I played accompaniment for Vocalist Shrimathi

Kapi Raga alapana

An alapana in raag Kapi


Aarohana : S R2 M1 P N3 S
Avarohana : S N2 D2 N2 P M1 G2 R2 S

Kapi is a raga with an ascending pentatonic scale and a descending scale with seven notes, but not in a usual descending order. It uses two different nishada swaras.
The presence of two separate nishāda swarās (N2 and N3) lends a distinctive quality to Kapi, along with the fact that it uses a set of vakra swarās (N2 D2 N2).

A mini thillana

Hamsadawani Raga alapana

Aarogana: S R2 G3 P N3 S

Avarogana: S N3 P G3 R2 S

Swaras taken by this raga are shadja , chatusruthi Ri, antara Ga, Pa and kakali Ni. A raga that deletes Ma and Dha. janta swaras prayogas like ggppnnppgr and dattu varisha prayogas like ngrgsr and prsrsnp etc. are unique. Ga and Ni are jiva swaras and Pa comes as amsa swara. An auspicious raga that ius most suitable for singing at the commencement of the performance . There are many kritis in praise of lord ganesha in this raga. Almost all the composers have compostions in this raga. A raga that shines well when sung in madhyamakala. This raga gives ample scope for alapana and svara prastharas.

The most famous kriti being VATAPI GANAPATHIM BAJE , written by Shri. MuthuSwami Dikshitar. One can hear this song being played as the commencing kriti by most of the carnatic musicians.