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An attempt to adapt and cover classic (and hard) rock songs in Sanskrit to explore the language outside of its purely liturgical use nowadays. The lyrics are by SP Suresh (https://twitter.com/vajrbhrt), Vaishnavi S & Aarathi Bala

Sanskrit Rock

ILAIYARAJA

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A kutthu remix of the Game of Thrones theme (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53c8reh_uh0)


Game of Thrones Theme- Kutthu remix

There is a political battle in India on whether or not to replace German with Sanskrit in schools. My response to that is a Sanskrit adaptation of Rammstein's Du Hast with lyrics by the brilliant Vaishnavi S

The guitar used is a BC Rich Kerry King Special 

Lyrics

त्वम्
माम्
त्वम् माम् नीतवती

त्वम्
माम्
त्वम् माम् नीतवती

त्वम्
माम्
त्वम् माम् पृष्टवती
त्वम् माम् पृष्टवती
त्वम् माम् पृष्टवती
अहम् च किमपि न उक्तवान्

आमरणम् त्वम् तदीय भविष्यति वा?
न
न
यावत् सा उद्युक्ता तावत् त्वम् तदीय भविष्यति वा? 
न
न
यावत् सा सुष्ठुः तावत् त्वम् तदीय भविष्यति वा?
न
न

Tvam

A Sanskrit adaptation of Blue Oyster Cult's "Don't Fear the Reaper" with lyrics by Vaishnavi S (http://twitter.com/utprekshaa) & SP Suresh (https://twitter.com/vajrabhrt)

The guitar parts were recorded in 6 separate layers and panned left and right. In the interlude, there is a key change from A to G and the raga playing there is Hemavathi. 

And oh, the wife did some of the backing vocals

Lyrics

All our times have come आगता अस्माकं कालाः 
Here but now they're gone आगम्य गता अधुना
Seasons don't fear the reaper ऋतवो मरणान्न त्रस्यन्ति  
Nor do the wind, the sun or the rain नापि वायुस्सूर्यो वर्षाणि च

Come on baby... Don't fear the Reaper आगच्छ प्रिये ... मृत्युम् मा भैषीः 
Baby take my hand... Don't fear the Reaper करमादत्स्व... मृत्युम् मा भैषीः
We'll be able to fly... Don't fear the Reaper उद्गच्छाव ... मृत्युम् मा भैषीः
Baby I'm your man अहं तवास्मि 

Valentine is done  मन्मथोत्सवस्तु नः 
Here but now they're gone परंतु तौ दूरं गतौ
Romeo and Juliet प्रेमलोकं प्राप्य
Are together in eternity... अनन्तसहवासः

Repeat chorus

Artwork credits: http://heylookadistraction.deviantart.com/art/Yama-jii-84521336

Mrityum Ma

A Sanskrit adaptation of Black Sabbath's Iron Man

Lyrics: SP Suresh (https://twitter.com/vajrabhrt) & Vaishnavi S (https://twitter.com/utprekshaa)
Vocals, Guitars, Violin, Bass, Drum programming, Mixing & Mastering: @krishashok

किं सः उन्मत्तः? Is he mad?
द्रष्टुं समर्थो न वा? Can he see or not?
(पद्भ्यां) चलितुं शक्तः ? Can he walk?
उत चलन् पतति ? If he walks will he fall?
जीवति उत मृतः ?  Is he alive or dead?
चिन्तयितुं समर्थः?  Is he capable of thought?
तं न गणयामो वयम् We will ignore him
तेन किमस्माकम्? What does he do for us? 

चित्रायसम् अभवत्  He became steel
महायस्कान्तक्षेत्रे In the great magnetic field
कालम् अतीत्य गच्छति सति He traveled time
मनुकुलस्य भविष्यार्थम् For the future of mankind

कस्यापि न इष्टः  Nobody wants him
भुवनं प्रेक्षते  He just stares at the world
प्रतीकारं चिन्तयन् Planning his vengeance
प्रतीकारं चिन्तयन् Planning his vengeance

अयं मुहूर्तः This is the time
भीतिं प्रसारयितुम् For him to spread fear
परलोकात् परवैरम् Vengeance from the other world
ये तेन मुक्तास्तान् हन्ति Kills the people once saved by him

कस्यापि न इष्टः Nobody wants him
प्रतिमुखीकुर्वन्ति तम् They just turn away from him
कोपि न उपकरोति Nobody helps him
अथ तस्य प्रतिक्रिया Now his revenge

बहुमलपादरक्षाः Boots of lead
भयेन पूरयति तेषां हृदयम् Fill their hearts full of dread
धावन्ति यथावेगम् They run as fast as they can
अयोनरः पुनर्जीवति Iron man lives again

Lohapurusha

A Sanskrit adaptation of Eric Clapton's acoustic version of Layla (as लीला - Leela) with lyrics by SP Suresh (https://twitter.com/vajrabhrt) & Vaishnavi S

Vocals, Guitars (Ovation acoustic) , Violin (Yamaha), Piano, Bass, Drum programming, mixing & mastering by @krishashok 

Lyrics

त्वयि एकाकिन्यां किं करिष्यसि  (What will you do for your loneliness)
Tvayi ēkākin'yāṁ kiṁ kariṣyasi 
यदा सहचरः कोऽपि नास्ति  (When for companionship there is no one)
yadā sahacaraḥ kō̕pi nāsti 
चिरम् धावन्ती गुप्ता असि त्वम्  (Time has past, you have been hiding)
ciram dhāvantī guptā asi tvam
जानास्येव तत् गर्व इति  	(You must know that it is your pride)
 jānāsyēva tat garva iti 

लीले, साष्टाङ्गं प्रणमामि  (Leela, I fall at your feet)
līlē, sāṣṭāṅgaṁ praṇamāmi     
लीले, प्रिये, त्वम् याचेऽहम्  (Leela, my love, I implore thee)
līlē, priyē, tvam yācē̕ham 
लीले, चित्तव्याकुलम् शमय  (Leela, pacify my troubled mind)
līlē, cittavyākulam śamaya 

तव शोकम् अपहर्तुम् अयते  (I tried to remove your sorrow)
tava śōkam apahartum ayatē  
त्वत्पिता यदा निराशाम् (अजनयत्)  (When your father let you down)
tvatpitā yadā nirāśām (ajanayat) 
मूढोऽहम्! त्वयि अनुरागो जातः!  (Fool that I am, love for you was born)
mūḍhō̕ham! Tvayi anurāgō jātaḥ! 
लोक एव अधोमुखीकृतः!  (My whole world was turned upside down)
 Lōka ēva adhōmukhīkr̥taḥ! 

उन्मादात् प्राक् मम (Before I become mad)
Unmādāt prāk mama  
मां पुनरुद्धर (Bring me back to normalcy)
māṁ punarud'dhara 
गतिर्नास्तीति मा वद (Don't tell me that there's no hope / way)
gatirnāstīti mā vada 
व्यर्थमिदम् प्रेम मा ब्रूहि  (Don't tell me that my love is in vain)
vyarthamidam prēma mā brūhi 

thanks to Kenneth Adair for the romanized version of the lyrics

Picture credits: Raja Ravi Varma's Urvashi & Pururavas

Leela

A Sanskrit adaptation of Iron Maiden's Fear of the Dark, titled तमोभयः with lyrics by SP Suresh (https://twitter/com/vajrabhrt)and Vaishnavi S

Video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TF_0v8KMjo

Vocals: @ranjani-shanker and @krishashok 
Flutes - @indian_music_fan (Vijay Kannan)
Guitars, Bass, Violin, Drum programming, Mixing & Mastering - @krishashok

Lyrics

स्वमात्रं गच्छन् पुरुषोऽहम्
तामसे मार्गे गच्छति सति 
अथवा उपवने चलति सति
सन्ध्या आगच्छति सति  
वैचित्र्यम् अनुभवामि  
तमसि उद्विग्नो भवामि  

तिमिरात् भीतिः तिमिरात् भीतिः  
सदा भीतिः, जानासि त्वम्?  
तिमिरात् भीतिः नितरां भीतिः    
कोऽयम् माम् अनुवर्तते इति  

अन्धे दीपम् अन्विष्यन्    
किं नखेन भित्तिम् स्पृशसि?  
तदा रोमान्चम् अनुभवसि?  
कोष्ठस्य कोणे द्रष्टुम्  
बिभेषि किम् कदाचित्  
कश्चन अस्तीति भ्रमात्?   

रात्रौ (एकाकी) असि कदाचित्?  
भ्रमात् कश्चन शृणोषि  
यद्यपि न कोऽपि तत्र  
त्वरेण ततो गच्छसि  
पुनरवलोकनम् विना  
कश्चन अस्तीति भयात्  

रात्रौ भीषणम् अन्वीक्ष्य  
प्रेतपिशाचान् वितर्क्य  
अज्ञातं मनः पीडयति  
मनोः वञ्चयति स्यात् त्वम्  
पृष्ठतः चलत् तमः  
अकस्मात् वीक्षसे त्वम्  

Artwork: Eddie from Fear of the Dark + King Vikramaditya (from Vikram & Vetal)

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Genetix @ Mystical Mantra [2015]

A Sanskrit adaptation of Rains of Castamere that makes a connection between the historical arc of Kashmir in 1947 and the destruction of Castamere in the GRR Martin's Song of Ice and Fire

Lead vocals, backing vocals (tenor), arrangement, mixing, mastering: @krishashok
Flutes, Backing vocals (Bass): @indian_music_fan

Lyrics by SP Suresh (https://twitter.com/vajrabhrt)

अथ कस्त्वम् कुतो वन्द्यः ?
मानी प्रभुरवादीत् 
Who are you now, who deserves such respect (and obeisance)? 
So said the proud Lord 

उभावपि सिम्हौ रुचिरेव भिन्ना 
इदमेव तथ्यं जानामि
We are both lions, only the sheen is different! 
This is the truth that I know!

सुवर्णम् रक्तम् वा भवतु चर्म 
नखाः समाना एव! 
मम तु दीर्घास् तीव्राश्च  
त्वदीयेभ्यस् तीव्रतराः
Let the skin (sheath) be gold or red, 
the nails are similar! 
Mine are long and sharp  
Sharper than yours!  

इत्यवोचत् इत्यवोचत् 
काश्मीररजः  
So he said, so he said, the King of Kashmir

अद्य तु शून्या तत्सभा 
विलापवृश्टिस्तस्याम् 
Now his court is deserted 
And there is a rain of tears in it 


Rains Of Kashmir

A Sanskrit adaptation of Pink Floyd's "High Hopes" from the album "Division Bell"

Lyrics by Aarathi Bala
Everything else: @krishashok

शैशवं शरीरवासात् अतिरिच्यते
आश्चर्यभूतं तद्यत्र सर्वम्
अस्मद्विचारस्य न सीमा न परिमिति:
ततो विभागमणि: ध्वन्यते 

शैशवक्रीडांगणेषु तेषु 
के मिलन्तीति चिन्तये
      
मम मित्राणि विरलानि माम् अनुवर्तन्ते
यावत् वयं वास्तविकात् धावितुं यतामहे
तावत् प्रौढत्वम् अस्मान् आकर्षते
शनैः शनैः जर्जरजीवितं प्रति भूतले

तत्तृणं हरिततरम्
तत्तेजः प्रकाशतरम्
मित्रैः आवृताः
रात्रिकाः अद्भुताः

अतीतं पश्यामः तथापि गन्तुं न शक्नुमः
अहो शैशवम् अतिसुन्दरं च विशुद्धम्
अग्रे व्रजामः परन्तु पश्चात् स्वपन्तो व्रजामः 
चेतो नः पश्चाद्गमने प्रेरयति

निःशंकया मननं यदि यतेम निश्चयेन शिखरं प्राप्स्यामः

प्रौढत्वेन वयं लोभिनः जिगीषवश्च भवामः
शैशवाय तृष्णा एव परिशिष्यते
तानेव हि दिवसान् अनुपश्यामः
यद्यपि बहोः कालात् इममेव मार्गम् अनुसरामः

तत्तृणं हरिततरम्
तत्तेजः प्रकाशतरम्
रुचिः मधुरतरा
रात्रिकाः अद्भुताः
मित्रैः आवृताः
शीकरं भासते
जलं स्यन्दते
नदी अनन्ता
सदा सर्वदा...

Photo credits: https://flic.kr/p/nYhRdM by Premnath Thirumalaisamy (used under a CC license)

Vibhaagamani

Written by Kiyah Mitchell & Nick James
Produced by Mantra

Twitter- 
@kiyahmitchell_

Inquires- KiyahMitchellMGMT@gmail.com


That Way Feat. Nick James & Glenn Travis (Prod. Mantra)

A Symphonic Metal Arrangement of RD Burman's "Pyaar Hamein Kis Mod" from Satte pe Satta 
Lead Vocalists: @rvijaynarain, @ashwinvinayan 
Piano, Strings, Guitar, Arrangement/Mixing/Mastering: @krishashok
Chorus: THE INTERNETS feat.
Aakash Mathai, Ashwin Sathish Deshpande (https://twitter.com/trollpwnde), Aakriti Joanna (@aakritijoanna), Shruti Malur (https://twitter.com/nonstopbakbak), Rohwit (https://twitter.com/rohwit), Srinath Sripath (https://twitter.com/_peews), Jayaraj Shankar (https://twitter.com/jjustjazzy), Badaboomtheory(@badaboomie), Vipin Nair (https://twitter.com/musicaloud), Unnamed Entity (https://twitter.com/unnamedentity), Prashanth (https://twitter.com/iprash) + The Connecticut chorus, Girin Nayak (https://twitter.com/nayakgirin), Mythili Menon (https://twitter.com/mythmenon), V Smitha(& Sumo), Vinod Raman (https://twitter.com/diogeneb)

Pyaar Hamein Kis Mod

A Sanskrit adaptation of St James Infirmary Blues, a 200 year old song made famous by Louis Armstrong's version in 1928.

Piano, bass & guitar: @mediumcoffee
Vocals, Cello, Violin, mixing, mastering: @krishashok
Lyrics: Translation/Adaptation by @krishashok
Sanskrit expert consultation: Vaishnavi S & SP Suresh (twitter.com/vajrabhrt)

चिकित्सालयं गतवानहम्
I went down to the infirmary
तत्र मम प्रियाम् अपश्यं 
I saw my lover there
सुप्ता सा विस्तरे अजीवा
Lying she was on a bed
शिशिरा गौरी मधुरा 
Cold, Fair & Sweet

विमुञ्चस्व मङ्गलं भूयात् 
Let her go! God bless her
यत्र कुत्र वा भवतु 
Wherever she may be
मार्गयतु सर्वां भूमिं 
She can search the whole world
मां इव कान्तम् न प्राप्स्यति
She's not going to find a lover like me

artwork: Ria Munk on her Deathbed by Gustav Klimt

Shishira Gouri Madhura

A Sanskrit adaptation of "Hurt" (originally written by Trent Reznor & made famous by Johnny Cash' haunting rendition (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vt1Pwfnh5pc)
Lyrics: @krishashok & KSKarun (twitter.com/kskarun)
This version is told from the viewpoint of Duryodhana (from Bhasa's 2nd century play Urubhanga)

Verse 1
माम् अद्य अहिंसयम् (I hurt myself today)
भावना परीक्षितुम्  (to test my feelings)
पीडाम् योजयाम्यहम् (I focus on the pain)
याम् अस्ति यथार्थम् (that is the only truth)
रंध्रं छिद्रयति सूची (the needle tears a hole)
परिचितदंशः (the very familiar sting)
यतेऽहम् हन्तुम् सर्वं (I try to destroy it all)
सर्वं स्मराम्यहम् (I remember everything)
 
Chorus
किमहम् अभवम् (What have I become?)
मधुरतम मित्र (My sweetest friend)
यान् सर्वान् जानामि (everyone I know)
अन्ते विगच्छन्ति (goes away, in the end)
त्वम् लभेथाः सर्वम् (You can have it all)
मम तृणसाम्राज्यम् (my empire of grass/dirt)
निराशा यच्छाम्यहम् (I bring tragedy)
त्वाम् व्यथयाम्यहम् (I hurt you)
 
Verse 2
कण्टक मौलिम् वहामि (I wear this crown of thorns)
आनृतकासने स्थितन् (upon my liar's chair)
हीनविचारपूर्णः (mind full of harmful thoughts)
प्रतिकर्तुम् न शक्यम् (That i cannot repair)
कालस्य कलङ्केषु (In the stains of time)
भावनाः लीयन्ते  (Feelings disappear)
अन्यः त्वमसि (You are someone else)
अहमत्रैवास्मि (I am still right here)

Picture: Duryodhana, as a character in the Bhasa play "Urubhanga", an alternative take on the Mahabharatha story where he realizes the futility of war and loses interest in empire.

Kimaham Abhavam

Om Bhuur Bhuvah Svah 
Tat-Savitur Varennyam
Bhargo Devasya Dhiimahi
Dhiyo Yo Nah Pracodayaat

GAYATRI MANTRA (Anuradha Paudwal - Kavita Paudwa)

Green Tara Mantra by Ani Choying Drolma - Buddhist Chants

Pairon ki bediyan khwabon ko baandhe nahi re, kabhi nahi 
re
Mitti ki parton ko nanne se ankur bhi cheenay, dheere 
dheere
Iraade hare hare, jinke seeno mein ghar kare
Woh dil ki sune kare na darre, na darre

Subah ki kirno ko rokein jo salaakhein hai kahan
Jo khayalon pe pehre daale woh aankhein hai kahan
Par khulne ki deri hai parinde udh ke jhoomenge
Aasman aasman aasman
Subah ki kirno ko rokein jo salaakhein hai kahan
Jo khayalon pe pehre daale woh aankhein hai kahan
Par khulne ki deri hai parinde udh ke jhoomenge
Aasman aasman aasman

Aazaadiyan, aazaadiyan
Maagey na kabhi, mile mile mile
Aazaadiyan, aazaadiyan
Jo cheenay wahi, jee le jee le jee le

Subah ki kirno ko rokein jo salaakhein hai kahan
Jo khayalon pe pehre daale woh aankhein hai kahan
Par khulne ki deri hai parinde udh ke jhoomenge
Aasman aasman aasman

Kahani khatam hai ya shuruwaat hone ke hai (hone ke hai)
Subha nayi hai yeh ya phir raat hone ko hai (hone ke hai)
Kahani khatam hai ya shuruwaat hone ke hai (hone ke hai)
Subha nayi hai yeh ya phir raat hone ko hai (hone ke hai)


Aane wala waqt dega panha hai
Ya phir se milenge do raahein
Khabar kya, kya 
pataa  

Amit Trivedi & Neuman Pinto ♫ Aazaadiyan

001 Aatmaavin | Amen |  Music : Prashant Pillai

I take the ridiculous and the sublime, add cellos, violins, guitars and random internet collaborators to make music of sorts

Kimaham Abhavam

Krish Ashok