Thursday, May 13, 2010

Notes of Song "Sundariye Va"


      "Sundariye vaa " is a hit song from the album Chambakame. This song was composed based on carnatic raga Kalyani. Here i listed the notes of this song in carnatic as well as on western music notes. So based on these notes you can sing or play "Sundariye vaa " song on any musical instruments. The arohanam and avarohanam of Kalyani ragam is listed below.

arohanam      :  Sa   Re2  Ga3  Ma2   Pa  Dha2   Ni3   Sa
avarohanam  :   Sa   Ni3   Dha2  Pa   Ma2   Ga3  Re2   Sa



To play this song click here

     Here i pasted the video song, which was played and recorded for local channel (GCN) during the year 2005-2006. Hope you will enjoy it.





                    [PALLAVI]




 Sundariye          vaa...       vennilave       vaa..


 pa  ni dha pa ma      pa       pa  ni dha pa ma      pa      


 G  B  A  G  F#          G       G  B  A  G   F#       G 




En       jeeva        thaalam nee..     pranayini..


 pa     pa  ni  dha     pa   ma  pa      dha   ni    sa   ni 


 G       G  B  A          G  F#  G         A  B  C  B 




Neela         raavilen..       snehaveedhiyil..  


 pa  ni dha    pa  ma pa      pa ni  dha  pa   ma  pa 


 G  B  A        G  A#  G        G  B  A  G  A#  G 



Mama         thozhi          aayi      vaa     priyamayi..


 pa  pa     pa ni dha     pa  ma    pa    dha ni  sa  ni  


 G  G        G  B  A         G  F#        G      A  B  C  B 



Annorikkal        enno...   kanda     naalil      ente..


 re  ma  dha ni    ma pa    re ma    dha  ni      ma pa 


 D  F#  A  B        F#  G       D  F#      A  B        F#  G 



Hridaya     manthram     kaathu   veychu      njan...    ooo


 re  re ma     dha ni        pa pa     dha  ni       sa     ni  dha pa ma


 D  D  F#       A  B         G  G       A  B      C       B  A  G  F#


(sundariye vaa)


                    [PALLAVI]

Annente     karalil       oru      koodorukkile.. 



 ni ni ni    dha ni ni    ni ni     sa sa  ni pa dha 


 B  B  B      A  B  B     B  B     C  C  B  G  A 




Nin     neela      mizhi    konukalil     kavitha     kandille



 dha    ni ni     ni ni     dha ni ni ni    sa sa    sa ni pa dha


 A      B  B       B  B      A  B  B  B      C  C     C  B  G  A 



Innum      nin      ormayilen       novunarumbol.. 



 dha ni ni    ni    dha ni ni ni  ni      sa  sa ni pa dha 


 A  B  B       B     A  B  B  B  B       C  C  B  G  A 


 
maanjangu           pokaruthe         vaarmazhaville..  



 ni  re  re  sa  sa  re      ni  ni  ni  ni      sa   sa  ni  pa  dha


 B  D  D  C  C  D          B  B  B  B      C  C  B  G  A 



Mallika    poo      manakkum     maargazhi    kaate..


 re  re  sa      ni      dha  ni  sa      re  re  re      sa  ni  dha 


 D  D  C       B        A  B  C         D  D  D        C  B  A 



Nee     varumbol      enteyullil     theen kuyil    paatu..



 re      re  re  sa     ni  dha  ni  sa     re  re re     sa  ni  dha 


 D        D  D  C          B  A  B  C          D  D  D         C  B  A 



Vellikolussitta       kaalocha     kelkkan



 pa  pa  pa  pa  pa  pa      ma  pa  pa      pa  pa 


 G  G  G  G  G  G       F#  G  G      G  G 



Kaathirikkum      ente     hridayam..  



 ma  pa  pa  pa      pa  pa      dha  ni  dha 


 F#  G  G  G        G  G         A  B  A 



Ninakku     mathram     ninakku    mathramay..   



 pa  pa  pa      pa  pa      pa  pa  pa     dha  ni  dha


 G  G  G        G  G       G  G  G        A  B  A 


(Sundariye vaa..)


Saturday, May 1, 2010

Musical Instrument- Violin

      Violin is a String musical instrument. It is commonly used in carnatic as well as in western music. It consits of four strings. Actually by origin its a Western musical instrument and it has been introduced to Carnatic music by Sri Baluswamy Dikshitar, brother of Sri Muttuswamy Dikshitar. The usage of violin in western as well as in carnatic(eastern) music depends up on its string turning. Classical violin as well as electrical violin are available now. The violin is played using a bow (a stick with horse hair tugged between both ends). To play violin in carnatic style, 1st place the scroll of violin on the right anklet (sitting cross-legged) and the body of violin over the left shoulder. For western music, violin is played even in standing position. The turning for Western music and Indian carnatic music are listed below.







For Western Music

1 st string is turned to ""E"

2 nd string is turned to "A "

3 rd string is turned to "D"

4 th string is turned to "G"


For Carnatic Music

1 th string is turned to "Pa"

2 th string is turned to "Sa"

3 th string is turned to "Pa"

4 th string is turned to "Sa"


For Hindustani Music

1 th string is turned to "Sa"

2 th string is turned to "Pa"

3 th string is turned to "Sa"

4 th string is turned to "Pa"


    The different parts of violin includes scroll, pegbox, neck, sound hole, fine turning keys, bridge, chinrest and bout.