Mr Sampath qualified professionally both for his career and passion(music) explains music to us in msvtimes ,may be too technical but we can assimilate this slowly .enjoy what the technocrat says Dear Friends and Lovers of MSV around the world, The song I have picked up for analysis is Velli Kinnam Thaan from Uyarndha Manithan. I am not Balaji to narrate the story line in a musical way and after all I am Sampat! royalisai.net/download/view.php?id=21326 Vali has written the lyrics and what a lyrics!. The Pallavi Velli Kinnam Thaan Thanga Kaikalil Muthu Punnagai Andha Kankalil Vairachilai Thaan Endhan Pakkathil is just a Varnanai of the girl. Sivaji would not be suggestive of anything at this stage. (What a thinking of the Director S.Thirulogachandar!!!). Only at the end of the song after making Vanishree listening the two charanams [Vanishree would approve the charanam with a humming (P.Suseela)], Sivaji would say what he wants by saying Thottu Kalandhal Adhuthann Sugam . What a sugamana song!! Hats off to Sri.TMS for the sheer Kambhiram and Melody. SPB once told that nobody could match the great TMS. I wish somebody launch a similar site of the giant TMS. Now to the specialities and technicalities of the song. 1. No lyrics for P.Susheela and only humming. 2. Normally in most of the songs after every charanam Pallavi is repeated. But in this song after the first Charanam, Pallavi is repeated only in humming and not in lyrics. It is quiet unique and suggesting us that vanishree is yielding gradually with a sense of happiness. 3. At the end, when Pallavi is repeated by TMS additional line Thottu Kalandhal Adhuthan Sugam is added as explained earlier. This is also unique. 4. The song have all the LUDES!! viz Prelude, Interlude, Post lude. Now to technicalities. Brova!!! What a genius is our master. You will be simply flabbergasted. Before getting into the details, I want the lovers of MSV to understand certain aspect of rythm. (This is only for the benefit of those who have not been fortunate to learn our system of Carnatic Music).People who know this can skip this. I am taking our system of rythm for the better understanding. There are 5 nadais in our system (gait) as follows: 1. Thisram (3) - Tha Ki Ta 2. Chathusram (4) - Tha Ka Dhi Mi 3. Kandam (5) - Tha Ka Tha Ki Ta 4. Misram (7) - Tha Ki Ta Tha Ka Dhi Mi 5. Sangirnam (9) - Tha Ka Dhi Mi Tha Ka Tha Ki Ta But effectively it is only (4/4) and (3/4) as other nadais can be derived as a combination of either (3/4) or (4/4) or both. Like the above there are 5 Jathis in our system of Thalas. I will restrict only to Thisra Jathi and Chatusra Jathi for this song. (e-g) Our Adhi Talam is Chatusra Jathi Tirputa Thalam Finger couting - 4( Jathi depends on this no) , Thati thiruppudal (Slap and turn) - 2,again Thatti thiruppdal - 2 making the total beat 8 (Aksharam) In Chatusra Nadai, each beat has 4 counts . Therefore for Adhi Talam it is 32 counts (8 beat * 4 counts/ beat) Now, Thisra Jathi Tirputa Thala has 7 beats (Aksharam) with Counting fingers - 3, Thatti thiruppudal- 2 and again 2 makng it 7. The same way Khanda Jathi Tirputa Thala has 9 beat (Aksharam) with Counting fingers - 5, Thatti thiruppudal- 2 and again 2 making it 9. As such, Thisra Jathi Tirputa Thala (7) and Khanda Jathi Tiruputa Thala (9) in Thisra Nadai will have 3 counts for each beat (Aksharam) That makes Thisra Jathi Tiruputa Thalam (Tisra nadai ) - 21 counts (7 beat * 3 counts / beat) Kanda Jathi Tiruputa Thalam (Tisra nadai) - 27 counts (9 beat * 3 counts/beat) ----- Total 48 counts ----- Enough!! Now to the song. This song is a combination Tisram (3/4) and Chatusram (4/4) - Again unique. The song is composed in Eb major. (As there is minor variation in the actual pitch in which the song is composed and the Eb of the Keyboard, we could only be suggestive of the chords). The chords that could be used are the Primary chords of Eb Major and they are Eb/Ab/Bb/Bb7. But the amazing thing is the rythmic pattern. First the prelude is in Chatustra Nadai. That is one cycle of Adhi Thalam (8 beats) Then the Pallavi is in Tisra nadai . Velli Kinnam Thaan Thanga Kaikali - 48 counts (One cycle of Adhi Thalam - 6 counts/ beat * 8 beats) But the trick is amazing !! (Iyyo!!! Genius!!!) Velli Kinnam Thaan - 21 counts Thanga kaikalil - 27 counts ---- 48 counts ---- If u want Velli Kinnam Thaan and Thanga Kaikalil to complete in one cycle each, you can use the two thalas I have explained above. Hence Velli Kinnam Thaan - Thisra Jathi Tiruputa Thalam (Tisra Nadai) - 21 Thanga Kaikali - Kanda Jathi Tiruputa Thalam (Tisra Nadai) - 27 and 21+27 = 48 counts Hence a combination of two talas for just each two lines of a pallavi. Can anyone think like this ?? A billion dollor question!!! For the pallavi the rythmic background is in first tempo. (only Brush) This pattern continues till the end of the pallavi Endan Pakkathil (Note: 48 is divisible by 4. Hence this pallavi can be tried even in Chatsra Nadai also!!!!! For eg Rupakam you can try. But u can not have the completion of cycle for each line and u need great control of rythm) Then there is shift of rythm in the interlude to Chatusra Nadai First interlude in Violin immediately after Endan Pakkathil is 3 beat(12 counts - Say Tha Ka Dhi Mi - in first speed ) Following interlude is little lengthy with the combination of sitar,Flute,violin and accordian for 21 beats ( 168 counts - Say Tha Ka Dhi Mi Tha Ka Dhi Mi in second speed The tempo is very very slightly faster) After the interlude comes the First charanam in Chatustra Nadai. First two lines of the Charanam are sung once and the last two lines of the charanam are sung twice (Same pattern is followed for Second charanam also). First three lines will have the humming of P.Susheela with the voice of TMS of overlapping for the eduppu of the next line. These days overlapping of one voice over the another is very very simple with computer technology and tracks. But in those days it is very very very difficult. You must have great control of sruthi. For the repetition of the 3rd line and 4th line no humming. Then after a slight pause, again a shift in Tisra nadai (Tistra nadai quite visible) - Innum Sollavo Inbam Allavo (What a melody) . This is followed by humming of Pallavi by PS (without lyrics) in Tisra nadai. (7 and 9 Combination as explained above). And the rythm in the background will be in second speed as Tha Ka Tha Ka Dhi Mi in Bangos(A contrast from the pallavi at the beginning which has brush as accompaniment in first tempo) . What a control of the player of Bangos. Second interlude with flute, Accordian and Sitar in Chatusra Nadai 10 beat (80 counts - Say Tha Ka Dhi Mi Tha Ka Dhi Mi in second speed) Then the Same pattern of First charanam is followed for the next charanam also. What a line in Kalathai Nillendru sonna mayam Enna?. What a meaning!!! Then again a shift to Tisra nadai Innum Sollavo Inbam Allavo and this is followed by the pallavi by TMS( now lyrics) with addition of the line Thottu Kalandal Adhuthan Sugam with humming of PS along the length of the pallavi. Again both TMS and PS will hum the pallavi with the backgroud of trumpet(Sax?). and a post lude of trumpet. Another specility is Velli Kinnam Thaan does not bring your lips together and Swaras for the line is Sa ni dha ga Gaa ( only at the end of than Ma is touched) also do not bring your lips either. From Prelude to Velli Kinnam - No percussion instrument is used. From Thaan, brush is used in the Drum upto the end of the pallavi. The interlude would have bangos. Tabla is used only in the Charanams. What a genius.I am really short of words. As I could play little of Mirudhangam, I am able to appreciate the song with a sense of admiration to the great composer. Mirudhangist like Ram could appreciate better than me. Free Vellikkinnammthan mp3 song free download ROYALISAI.NET
Posted on: Sun, 30 Nov 2014 04:58:57 +0000
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