Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Eppo Varuvaro-The yearning of a saint-Madurai mani Iyer

Madurai Mani Iyer or Madhura (sweet) Mani Iyer Presents one of his most embellished Tukkada piece Eppo Varuvaro by Gopalakrishna Bharathiyar..


Eppo Varuvaro-Jonpuri- Madurai Mani Iyer (Click to download)



EppO varuvaaro
in ragam Jonpuri
20 naTabhairavi janya
Aa: S R2 M1 P D1 N2 S
Av: S N2 D1 P M1 G2 R2 S


pallavi



eppOvaruvArO-enthan kalithIra-eppOvaruvArO
seppiyathillai cithampara thEvan (nAthan)


caraNam 1
n-aRparuvam van-thu n-Athanaith thEdum
kaRpanaikaL muRRak kAtchi than-thAn

caraNam 2
aRpasuka vAzvil Anan-tham koNdEn
poRpathaththaik kaaNEn ponnampalavANan

caraNam 3
bAlakirushNan pORRip paNin-thidumIsan
mElE kAthal koNdEn veLippadakkANEn



Writing something on the composition My Instincts Direct me towards Nandanar, The  Immortal work of Gopalakrishna Bharathiyar "Nandanar Charithiram".


Here the composer yearns for his Lord The King Of Chidambaram..He questions as to  When Lord Shiva would  liberate him from the worldly attachments..? After having acquired the right age and having searched the Lord Here and there he sees him in his imagination.the composer then feels that he has wasted his life in Material Attachments and he is waiting to reach to Golden Feet of PONNAMBALAVAANAN..!!


The Raga has an essence of Yearning in itself thus enhancing the composition


As to Madura Mani Iyer's Style..I would Just Say "IMMORTAL"
The sangathis at Nadanai Thedum (Ri ga ma ga Ri Ga Ma Ga Ga GA Ri Sa) and the ending after the Charanam with phrase "Ni Ri Sa Ni Da Ni sa" thrice sends Chills along my Spine..!!


Well Folks..!! A video is also available on youtube (But the .mp3 file has better audio quality)




Still  mesmerized by The beauty of the Lyrics,The Raga,The Composer and above all MADHURA Mani Iyer 

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