Ranjani-Gayatri - 7 - nATTakurinji - vazhi maraittirukkude

Song: vazhi maraittirukkude, malai pole,
oru mAdu paduttirukkudu ...
rAgam: nATTakurinji
kshetram: Tiruppunkur
composer: Gopalakrishna Bharati
language: Tamil
concert: mArgazhi mahOtsavam 2007

Meaning: It is blocking my way - like a mountain, there's a bull (Nandi) lying (here). [sung as a prayer/plea for help]

The song is from the musical opera, Nandanar Charitram. The story of Thirunalaipovar from Sekkizhar's Periya puranam was the inspiration. It is the story of a devotee of Lord Shiva, who belonged to the community of the 'untouchables' for whom the Nandi (bull) at Tiruppunkur gave way for Shiva darshanam. He was later accepted by the priests of the temple as a real worshipper and finds a place among the 63 nayanars. When Gopalakrishna Bharati saw a sculpture of this saint at the Nataraja temple in Chidambaram (Tamil Nadu), he was inspired and he went on to write the Nandanar Charitram at the request of Nagai Kandappa Chettiar.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Carnatic
• Maargazhi
• Gayathri
• Mahotsavam
• Jaya
• JayaTV
• Maraithirukkudu
• Madu
• Nandi
• Natakurinji
• Maraittirukudu
• nattakkurinji

[shreekrishna1729]

This perhaps defines bhakti, bhAvam, involvement, devotion... what not! THE nATakuranji... amongst the best there can be, perhaps only rivaled by budhamAshrAyami....

Thanks a ton, Ranjani & Gayatri, for this TREAT!

[carnaticopia]

Indeed. Well said.

[siyenga1]

P: vazhi maraittirukkudE malaipOlE oru mADu paDuttirukkudE

A: pAvip-paraiyaninda Uril vandum ivan (innum) pAvam tIrEnO

pAdattil shErEnO ErEnO shivalOka nAthA

C: tEraDiyil ninru darishittAlum pOdum kOvil vara mATTEn ayyE

OraDi vilaginAl pOdum ingE ninru uTrup-pArkka shaTrE vilagAdO mADu

[bgupta2001]

request and pray ---every human every soul either good or bad ,angle or evil ,sinner,demon , god or devil every one want to live as a good humanbeing --please save

[0Springmouse0]

wow this is so awesome!!!! :P

nice singing everyone I feel like dancing to this xD

[savvysubu]

Excellent!!! I woke up to some good music after years. I avoid listening to much of anyone in this generation in an effort to keep my listening pure :-). Ranjani/ Gayatri surely motivated me to change that opinion. Some attributes of good music that I always look for: (1) No compromise on purity, (2) Modulation at higher octave (3) Excellent diction (4) Not getting addicted to express phrases - Ranjani/ Gayatri have exhibited all of these!!!

[lekshmyvijaya]

i wept at the lines" theradiyil ninru darisithalum pothum kovil varamattene" heart touching performance with absolute Bhava and Bhakthi

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[Mohamana]

namaskar, beautiful rendition but I remember a very fat young man doing this piece in Chidambaram a few years ago...my mother n I had to run out of the hall

[panchamkauns]

Big shabash to the drummers 01:59–02:03

[manu2105]

Such a beautiful composition and rendering! Can anyone please tell me what the singers are so beautifully singing about?

[chocolatezing11]

wow...amazing!