Manadhil oru paattu - Song of the moment - Vol 1

https://soundcloud.com/raja4ever/hires-paadupaateduthu

Whattasong!

Wrote this in Rex blog, just can't forget this song.
மஞ்சப்பொடி தேய்க்கையிலே என் நெஞ்ச தொட்டு தேய்ச்ச புள்ள – செண்பகமே செண்பகமே
Really என் நெஞ்ச தொட்டு தேய்ச்ச பாடல். I wonder how Ramarajan got these kind of songs when no other actor got these kind of classics. Really happy that this song went to SPB rather than Mano. There are so many intricate bhaavams and sangathis in this song which only SPB can do justice. While I am taken back right from the first line in pallavi, when SPB sings ‘குத்தால சாரலுக்கு யோகமடி’ in charanam, tears just flow out without my knowledge.

The way he starts with ‘குத்தால’, he takes me to real kuththaalam (visuals also show kuththaalam). I love the word ‘சாரல்’. No other language has that word so sweet. Same way he ends beautifully with ‘யோகமடி’ giving a little briga there, so cute. The line following this has all the improvisation in ‘பாரமடி’ and ‘தீருமடி’. Want to hug Maestro and SPB for giving such a sweetness throughout.

Hearing charanam melody is like getting a new lease of life. What a flow and what sweetness! Every line is a beauty and can’t pick the best line. These lines again ஒன்னோட கையாக நானும் மாறி பொன்னோட பூவோட கூடி tells why Raja is God when it comes to melody construction. Hear how SPB sings ‘நானும் மாறி’. I love the last line ஏறும் மோகம் தானா தீரும், especially the word ‘தானா’. Hear how SPB stresses that word, He is the singing God, but he has to thank Maestro for giving such a soulful composition.
Every word and line in this song is pure gold. Hats off to Gangai Amaran. The nativity the song brings up has no comparison. I can’t stop listening to it. I have posted the lyrics for you to hear how each word gets its life with Maestro and SPB as the song plays.

மஞ்சப்பொடி தேய்க்கையில என் நெஞ்ச தொட்டு தேய்ச்ச புள்ள (2)
தண்ணி தொட்ட பாகம் எல்லாம் இந்த கண்ணன் தொடும் காலம் எப்போ
கண்ணனுக்கு நல்ல பதில் சொல்லு புள்ள
மஞ்சப்பொடி தேய்க்கையில என் நெஞ்ச தொட்டு தேய்ச்ச புள்ள

குத்தால சாரலுக்கு யோகமடி
குண்டுமல்லி பூவுக்கொரு நேரமடி
விட்டாக்கா ஏறுதடி பாரமடி
தொட்டு தொட்டு சேர்ந்த பின்பு தீருமடி
ஒன்னோட கையாக நானும் மாறி
பொன்னோட பூவோட கூடி
கண்ணாடி பாராத காயம் தேடி
கண்ணே நான் தெம்மாங்கு பாடி
ஒன்னாச்சேர வந்தா போதும்
ஏறும் மோகம் தானா தீரும்

மொட்டான மொட்டு ஒன்னு பூத்ததென்ன
பூவுக்குள்ள தேனு வந்து சேர்ந்ததென்ன
தேனாறு உன் உதடு வந்ததென்ன
தேன் எடுத்து நான் அருந்த நேரம் என்ன
ஒன்னோட பூமேனி ஓடும் தேரு
எப்போது ஊர்கோலம் கூறு
பன்னீரு பூவாக தூவும்போது
பஞ்சாங்கம் நாளென்ன கூறு
கையும் கையும் கூடும் நேரம்
காதல் ராகம் காத்தும் பாடும்

Holy cow! Still shamelessly waiting for one such song in this era. Any one there? All this for a simple and low budget film with absolutely no marketing. This is like sowing a seed in our garden and watch it grow from a small plant to a giant tree as we grow too. All for our satisfaction, no marketing or showing off. The tree is like our own kid and the amount of satisfaction we get when we watch it grow is unbridled. It is our tree, but it also gives shades for others.

awesome song, been hearing in loop after reading your amazing description of the song..!

Is it me, or did someone request IR to do a "Kodiyile Malligapoo"-like song and this was the output?

Nice write-up, as usual, on manjappodi V_Sji!


Of late, I've been listening to this song a lot more frequently (thanks to one of the CD's you gave me)

Like I mentioned above - and in the SPB-IR series - the manjappodi thEykkal is practically unknown to me As far as I know, it's 'manjakkezhangu urasi thEykkal' only

That way, to me, "வங்கத்துல வெளஞ்ச மஞ்சக்கெழங்கெடுத்து ஒரசி, யம்மா" connects a lot better (again by the same GA)

However, like you mentioned, the song's lyrics so nicely jell with the melody and are thoroughly enjoyable - especially the saraNams are awesome!

Thanks vicks and App ji. Song which brings so much affection with the smell of our land.

stumbled across this gem of a song - IR proves he is pretty much the king of all that is music (melody, synth, jazz .. sollitae polaam) in this song - Vennilavin Perai Maathava from Ramana. I am sad this song never got included in the movie/I don't remember seeing it.. nor have I ever heard this in any radio show etc

But everything aside, a beautiful song, rendered very well (I think ) by Hariharan and Sadhana Sargam

http://starmusiq.com/tamil_movie_songs_free_download.asp?MovieId=1053

For whatever reason, I'm in this 'nakkeeran' mode for the last few days (aka nitpick mode)

So, one more song - frequently heard nowadays due to hiqh-Q CD by V_Sji - gets picked on...

Vikram Vikram - the terrific, ahead-of-the-times number by IR-KH-VM-Sujatha in 1986 (I guess the album came in 1985)...

Listen to the song here

Fantastic song, without question! The terrific "sounds", fantastic drum work (for e.g. that brief high-freq adi in the first interlude after the humming at 1:19-1.20 and again prior to Kamal's singing is phenomenal), SJ chorus smoothie, Kamal's voice-rudra-thANdavam, the vocal harmonies - all make this song an all-time-great one.

With that background and appreciation, let me take the liberty to point out a few 'not-so-great' thingies in the song :

1. That 'thavaLai' like sound after the 3rd & 4th Vikram's in the pallavi (where a tiger's roar would have been more appropriate). I hated it at the time of arrival and still do, very childish.

2. That 'rathaththAL thalai uRuLudhu' in the first saraNam is somewhat incorrect. (yudhdhaththAl / saththaththAl / raththaththAl - may be another case of VM's rhyme-only thingy, compromising on meaning - shouldn't it be 'raththathil thalai uruLudhu')

3. Kamal who sings first stanza in a terrific / terror mode, gets lazy in second stanza IMHO. Even pronunciation suffers - he sings 'theemai' as 'theevai'

4. But his laziest happens towards the end of second saraNam when he sings a couple of lines as if he were about to sleep - after a 'puli varukudhu', he drastically gets into slumber mode in 'manObalam' portion and then 'adhO pagai azhiyudhu' is almost like 'tranquilizer-fed'...

Once again, these are only nit-picks and not an effort to reduce the greatness of the number!

Hello Everyone, 

It's me Divine22, decided to go by my own name: Malar. How's every one doing ? 

I would like to start off with this song that has lingering my mind for some time now. As the flute starts playing , it oozes a vibe, feels like the heart and the eyes are beating at the same speed.
It slowly creeps in to the sweet portion of the prelude, SJ works her magical voice in, 'Kangalukkul Unnai Ezhuthu'. Every ince of the way, picturizing the feel of a woman being in love and she seemingly 
agonized and enjoying being in love with her man. Lovely prelude and interludes. I just can't stop listening to it, be it dusk or dawn. It just fills me up. 

Didn't know the picturization has Barathiraasa(ughh,,his deep voice). anyways, nothing special abt the picturization though,

(Mind voice alert: ,Huhu Malar, i know you're trying really hard to ''silaagithu'' writing like our Jambavans here, Alas, you have a long way to go')

http://www.thiraipaadal.com/tpplayer.asp?sngs='SNGIRR3563'&lang=en

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEulORR1vSA

curious stuff Malar. Never knew that the picturisation was .. so contrived.. still an enjoyable song..

நல்வரவு, மலர்!

nanRi for sharing a song not much known to me!

'thandhu vittEn ennai' was a Sridhar movie and it's quite interesting to see him using BR at that point of time (1991)...guess it was after his coming back to his "uyirththOzhan" for a couple of years..

Dear All

I am a newcomer to this site and have been reading many wonderful bits of information shared by many of you for the past couple of hours. I am really overjoyed to have stumbled upon this site. Please accept my humble wishes.

Regards
Balaji Prasad

Welcome to the forum, Balaji Prasad!

Please feel free to post your comments in the forum as everyone's contribution is appreciated

Fellow forumer Jega is maintaining a playlist of songs hosted in the famous 365 quiz run by longtime DF-er / HCIRF Rex :

http://www.saavn.com/s/#!/p/playlist/jegadheesamurugesan639/365raja/

Listened to the 'EdhO EdhO' of manam virumbuthE unnai after many years from this playlist!

What a lovely song!

Welcome Balaji Prasad. Please share your thoughts on Maestro's music.

I can't get enuff of this one !!! Groovy guitar, majestic trumpets,playful piano, 
KH, how young ,sweet & joyful you sound! repeattu!!! 

A late discovery fr me... now i can't let it go .... 

http://www.thiraipaadal.com/tpplayer.asp?sngs='SNGIRR2430'&lang=en

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfGiS-ZX5ss

Welcome Malar here. Nice to see some good set of posts from you. Have a pleasant stay here

https://soundcloud.com/raja4ever/kungumammanjalukku

This is another fantastic song!

Aadal Paadalil Ulagame Mayangaadho - TMS/IR (Any one know the name of movie?)

What a roller coaster ride this song is touching upon different genres of music. TMS renders this with lot of energy and IR goes bonkers with a stunning array of instruments. The prelude with electric guitar, trumpets along with the male chorus and claps for rhythm give the song a totally electric start. The varying effects produced by the Male chorus throughout the song is amazing and it adds the needed suspense element to the song. Song is on repeat mode.

Watch the below video at your own risk, ordinary picturization that does little justice to the music.

 

Hi Rajkumar , 

Aadalil Padalil is from the movie Vetrikku Oruvan.

Recently been hooked on to this folkish number Oru Aalam Poovu from Punniyavathi.
I must confess that i heard this song only recently , but it is becoming pretty addicitive .. so much of soul embedded all over the song. 
IR's voice is so apt for such a song , Chithra also does a fine job .. the bit flute which comes in both the interludes the faster and slower version are just brilliant , also just love the charanam finish with the pace of the beats accentuating .. 

A gem from the 90's
https://soundcloud.com/raja-bhakthan/oru-aalam-poovu

kAdellAm pichchippoovu, karaiyellAm sheNbagappoo

nanRi Drunkenmunk, for hosting this lovely number!

Currently hooked to these two Kannada numbers. One an amazing fusion of folk. Another, an outstanding melody.

https://soundcloud.com/raaga_suresh

SKR, Aaalmpoovu has been ringing in the ears(with only tune) for past few days. In a sign of approaching alzheimers, mind radio failed to identify the lyrics but kept playing the tune and the background music. nalla vELai, sariyAna timela ezhudhunInga.
namma mind-lAm oru extra-terrerstrila wireless network-la connect Agi irukkO?

irir123,

You have perfectly nailed the Raja-Rajni connection. The other superstar to benefit due to Raja's music was Chiranjeevi. In the initial days of his career and later, Raja gave some terrific music for him. That can be another complete thread !!