Barath Rathna - M S Subbulakshmi - Queen of Music(1916/2004)

[TheMeeraBala]

No match to her devotion, humility, perfection and discipline

[samaganam]

The best documentary of sorts,that I found on youtube so far.Thank you so much.You kind of encompassed her entire life like no one did.There are other good documentaries too,but this one is so moving.No matter how many times,millions want to listen to her,with all that affection and love.Her songs take us to peaks of spirituality.Thank you so much!

[rhalemane]

thank u for making us to listen.

[kalpathypathy]

a beautiful krithi in ragam yamuna kalyani made even more wonderful by ms amma

dr pathy

[AnandaNilayam]

We in India, miss MS Subbalakshmi for sure. She brought and continue to bring Lord Narayana to our home thru her golden voice.

[gpersonet]

MS's voice is DEVINE, absolutely DEVINE. 

[dileepnarayanan]

Despite all fame and prominence availed in privilege, MS was as simple and straight as to do about hours of practice the day of a Katcheri (concert) even during her 70s and 80s. So humble and hard working, divine, and boundless!

[stephaniadana]

thank you. This is beautiful.

[110943129]

now she sings for the bids of pardise

[NagarajaM1]

we have heard there lived a saint by name Meera, astute devotee of Lord Krishna. we can now imagine seeing M S how bhakti can be fulfilling in life of a person. Her golden voice has filled entire world amusing even foreighners. when she sung

Adisidaleshoda in UN Assembly some asker her 'was that a lullaby'-music can communicate effectively to any living being. Her music will live for millenia.

[Mehmoodyahya]

A great voice. truly gifted

[allubhaskarreddy]

.GREAT

[shivanimaheshroxx]

wat a voice!! She is the god of music!!! She will always remain in my heart n bless me! ;) ........seeing this video i got tears on my eyes!!

[kalpathypathy]

What a masterpiece of divinity in yamuna kalyani.as if goddess saraswathi is in front of you.

dr pathy

[ushavenky1]

divine voice

[jainraja2008]

Kurai ontrum illai marai moorthikkannaa......very nice collection of subbulakshumi ammaa.....

[99jj1983]

kurai ondrum illai inda thevadaiyin kuralukku.enna voice da idu.ooohhhh GOD.

[srujanmims]

Lataji has fans, Subbulakshmi has devotees!

[hulk70006]

@srujanmims

truuuueeeeee

[nikhilnrao]

"Sanskrit education must go on along with it, because the very sound of Sanskrit words gives a prestige and a power and a strength to the race." Swami Vivekananda

[hearts0ngs]

If it's possible to reach God through music, this lady must have done it! Sublime singing!

[sunyamanav]

Hi I am making a short film, and for its music , not able to find any "MUSIC DIRECTOR" whom I can afford / bear with /have rapport with. If anyone of you are, and know anyone of yours, who is good at carnatic classical music and wants to do one song and background score for my project , please send PMs to me.

[vinayakkharat]

m s was a beautiful gift of god to the human kind ...........devotion took the avatar of subbulakshmi to connect the human beings to god......wish i ll die while listening these songs......

[hearts0ngs]

I'm an Australian of Latvian parentage, who fell in love with India's culture just over twenty years ago now, and this is an example of why I am still smitten. One of these days I'm going to get to touch the dust of this sacred land in person. To the land which has borne so many saintly beings, and blessed by the touch of Buddha's feet, I pay my respects - namaste.

[srinivasannarasimhan]

@hearts0ngs We respect your feelings and hope and pray you are successful.

[udontbelieveit]

@hearts0ngs

So true! Bharat Desh(India's ancient name) is like a a diamond mine of such great souls :) Totally agree with you and hope you are successful and have a blessed trip to this holy land, by the grace of God.

[udontbelieveit]

@hearts0ngs

So true! Bharat Desh(India's ancient name) is like a a diamond mine of such great souls :) Totally agree with you and hope you are successful and have a blessed trip to this holy land, by the grace of God.

[pallavirg1]

i have checked rgding this matter,and found that she was well taken care of her entire life ,including the hospital days.

[xxxsteve1]

Are the lyrics Sanskrit or Tamil?

[dsrc123]

@xxxsteve1 The first song is one of the great Sanskrit compositions of the incomparable saint Sri. Annamacharya on Lord Venkateswara. Rendered divinely by legend Smt. Subbalakshmi

[masalanyc]

I've never heard this song before - just beautiful & I do hv a tiny collection of MSS songs, thanks for sharing this with us

[kpashok1]

No comparision. But MSS is great. She is great. So soothing.

[parunggoparunggo]

Lord Kalaivaani descendet on the earth in MSS form....

[anupjisha]

pls tell me de song name!pls!

[vinayzmusic]

I love MS and I die for Lataji .. both r great ..in their own way . Inida needs both

[vamckp]

@vinayzmusic listen to all of MS amma's songs. she is goddess of music.

[ommauma7]

This is so, so incredibly beautiful!!

[ronnieanand]

Dont ever compare MSS with Lata.... Lata sounds like like a pregnant goat...

MSS is divine..

[yajivg]

Don't criticize any singer. They are all divine and talented.

[RatRaceAce]

Great song, and great photos. MS will always be missed.

[sathya2025]

@Folkwang777 u don even kno wat it s...do u ve some idea abt carnatic music.....brainless fellow P :-x

[Folkwang777]

@sathya2025 yea i se what it is ;) i said what in last msg xD its one big shame...

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[RAMRAGHUNATH]

@sathya2025 It is said that some animals can not smell camphor

[RAMRAGHUNATH]

@sathya2025 It is said that some animals can not smell camphor



[sreevatsakota]

Thanks very much for this lovely collage and the even lovelier song as a backdrop. You couldn't have chosen a more appropriate song for the collage. There never had been a divine singer like MS, and there never will be.

[sreevatsakota]

Thanks very much this lovely collage and the even lovelier song as a backdrop. You couldn't have chosen a more appropriate song for the collage. There never had been a divine singer like MS, and there never will be.

[d5prithvi]

MS IS INCOMPARABLE

[surjit587]

Being a Panjabi, though I dont understand south languages, but music has no language, I like Karnatik music very much, particularly M.S.Sublakshmi, who is institution in this region...Her voice really take oneself to eternal infiniti...

[inder19852000]

MS was considered as a saint.You have to listen to "Alaipayuthe by K S Chitra ".Her voice is also mesmerizing

[appatel]

Jewel from heaven !!!!

[lbbb83]

great doyen of music.. resemblance of Goddess od Music!

[harikrishnanrn]

THE GREATEST MUSIC THAT I EVER HEARD..

[kasthuribhai]

thank u for the brief image biography

[mallikark]

A very touching memorial.

[revathiaditya]

Divinity !

[shivar1983]

flawless voice....clarity of words and an perfect stickler to grammar of music . These trinity in MSs' voice makes her almost next to god .

[padavannil]

@ramaraksha01

She may not be knowing telugu but surely Gods would understand what she ment and please do not comment badly on someone so great

[parryotter123]

Your comment indeed is very touching and meaningful...Definitely no1 shld be talking badly abt the grear legend....MS Amma has no substitute...

[gguha56]

i know this song i danced it

!!

u

[gguha56]

i am danceing it!

[igoj]

Bliss Bliss.. there was no one before and there shall never be one after... she has immortalised this piece.... and RADHA deserves credit too...

[vensub]

T.K.Murthy's Mridangam is excellent!

[ramaraksha01]

I like her singing a lot - but i have to say I wish she sang alone - singing with a backup says that sometimes my voice fails and the backup can cover it up, i guess she did this as she got older?

Also does she know Telugu? She sings "Kata Kata Padithi" when it should be "Katta Kadapadithi" (not this song)

[mungo690]

Just getting in to this music. Beautiful precise voice. Looking forward to hearing more.

Dont know why people have to argue about a such great artist as she obviously was. Surely the important thing is the music.

[vvrmurthy56]

one of the great carnatic singer in the south with lots of followers

[vinod33kumar]

MS was Tamil - born into a famous musical family. Her primary teacher was the great Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer. The reason why it is not correct to compare her to Lata is that her training was in the classic Carnatic tradition and therefore was a form of Bhakti. Her reknown genius came from her extraordinary devotional music. No woman of her time came even close to her perfected voice. It will take long for anyone to match her achievments.

[monaa59]

her voice is so divine. there are soo few singers who can give passion to the name of god in their songs.

[iqbalreshma]

lata of south india!!!!

[seenu151]

plz dont compare lata with MSS. both are great on their own style..

[iqbalreshma]

we can never compare greats it was a comment for reaching those heights of music &it is sign of respect to that platform.

[klvprasad]

@seenu151 well said man

[dlsb13]

The One great singer who was even idolized by the Great Mahatma Gandhiji Himself..........

what a voice......!!!....I have tears in my eyes.....

Thank you so much for sharing :)))))

[mrudulesh]

MUSIC IS DIVINE

[mrudulesh]

Music is Divine

[lathayalam]

ms amma is a bright star in the sky.her music glows till thee arth exists.her voice is like hundreds of cuckoos chirping at

atime,dozens of peacocks dancing with spiritual fervor.riversflowswiftly,snowy mountains do melt.

[aravindkumarpk]

Great work to the great voice....

thnk u vasu

[utubsee1]

listening to amma is just like transcending into an eternal lworld

[32lax]

it is a wonderful coverage of the immortal MS amma lakshmanan

[bina1rani]

divine...just divine! no other word can be right....or good enough.

i love that shivranjani is used to praise gopala...for they worship one another.

in my cognition of reality... are one and the same.

[shathrudoshakarakan]

great goddesssssss

[masalanyc]

Subhanallah! Subalakshmi was indeed a saint - a most beautiful voice.

[blissfulflo]

honey for the ears and milk for the heart

[hometownblr]

The first song is in Sanskrit language.

The 2nd one is in Tamil language; Composer: Sri S. Rajagopalachari; he was a premier Sanskrit scholar; philosopher; and a great statesman. He is also goes by the name: Rajaji.

Title of the song: Kurai Onrum

It is set in Raagamalika (i.e., multiple Raagas or scales).

The gist of the song: I don't see any flaws in you ; the song addressed to Lord Krishna.

[gsridha]

I have no grievances at all absolutely is the meaning of kurai onrum illa... not i see no flaws in u... God dosent have flaws ... :)

[anand2000v]

@hometownblr

sorry the gist is : "I don't have any wants"

[chanducsse]

Nice work

[deepthishan]

i can die listening to her voice.....

[viveksreedharan60]

Very Good work..one of the great singers whom we will all miss a lot. God Bless.

[nganeshkumar1981]

So many people talk about her .But when she was ill in her last days of her life ,she was admitted St.Isabel Hospital in chennai.Nobody was there as an attendant also.Very Pity.I saw this when my mother was admitted in the next ward from t he great M.S.Subbulakshmi

[oldnewbieraver]

really?that's sad.

[sidsthirdeye]

what a beautiful journey!

thank you so much!

[Davidicondotcom]

can somebody tell me what the song means

??

[hometownblr]

It is in Sanskrit...Composed by Annamacharya who lived more than 500 years ago. Gist...(I have translated as much as I could...)

I think of young Krishna; I think of his lotus feet

He is adorned with (waist) band (or belt) studded with small bells and gems; those tiny bells making sound;

[hometownblr]

He who is an expert in stealing butter; the one who is saluted (or respected) by Brahma and other gods; The one who sits atop the hills of Tirupati; that lord of lords (or the best of the best), the one who is incomparable; my heartfelt salutations to that Gopala.

[HFMMelodies]

Ok - found it

1st song: Bhavayami Gopalabalam

2nd song: Kurai Ondrum Illai

Awesome songs - thanks for this compilation. I made a compilation for the other Bharat Ratna, so do check it out.

[HFMMelodies]

Hi,

Since this is not a language I speak, yet love the music, can someone please tell me the title/name of the two songs played?? And possibly, where to get them in mp3 format??

Thanks very much.

[hometownblr]

The first one is: Bhavayami Gopala Balam; set to Yaman Kalyani Raaga (or scale). It was composed by Annamacharya who lived more than 500 years ago.

[tinkugadu]

Annamacharya dates from 1100's so he is nearly 900 years old, The saddes part is even though they found the songs he wrote, we dont have any idea how he sang them himself. All his lyrics were later composed by contemporary carnatic musician. BUt we are lucky that we are listening to a song written 1000 years back. we should be proud of our heritage

[hometownblr]

I have posted the meaning...Pl. check it out...

[coolselvan]

she is so beautiful and a devoted carnatic singer. let her soul rest in peace forever at the hand of god

[sujend]

she is so beautiful :)

[lpunnamma]

nabhootho nabhavishyathi

[ladysiva]

Truly awesome video. Thanks very much for taking the effort and sharing it with us all.

[nn0412]

Once in a while God sends someone like Smt. SubhaLakshmi, to prove his/her existence. Life time of devotion and meditation to know God!? That is for Rishies and Mahaans. For rest of us, listening to SubhaLakshmi would do.

[NetIdentity]

She is an immortal soul. Gives in outr hearts for ever! God bless MS AMMA...

[sjmalabo]

i love indi music, thanks

[Jhulanyatradd]

She is defanitly a gandarva from the Heavenly planets!

[mkdanutube]

Excellent video. Music of MS was able to touch Helen Keller - proof music has no boundaries. Thanks for the video.

[dileepnarayanan]

Your intention is clear. Honouring MS, let me tell you that Helen Keller was deaf and dumb - but one of the greatest ever human being she was!