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Aaj jaane ki zid na karo.. ! Ghazals may not be my type.. but there's no harm in trying! :) hope you like it..!

Aaj Jaane Ki

oru indian pranaya kadha

oru indian pranaya kadha ,omana puve

Maangalyam Bangalore Days malayalam movie

A acoustic guitar, piano and violin cover of Ousepacchan's "Etho Vaarmukilin" from Pookkalam Varavayi

The key is D and the chords are Dm9 Am7 & Bbmaj7 and the Raga is Sree. The Dm9 chord (1,3,5,7,9) incidentally pretty much captures the essence of the entire raga

The guitar is a Fender acoustic tuned Drop-D (D A D G B E) and the microphone an AKG Perception 120

Etho Vaarmukilin

'Bangalore Days' narrates the story of three young people who embarks on a journey from Kerala to Bangalore to dream, discover, and explore!! 
Diz Song s sung by Haricharan!! n lyrics by Rafeeq Ahammed!!

Aethu Kari Raavilum - Bangalore Days Song! Haricharan!

Kappa TV Tribute to johnson - thaikkudam bridge - music mojo ...

A song that I composed, wrote and sang. This is a track version and hopefully I will find a better singer to do justice to it and probably have another stanza too (fingers crossed :P ).

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I give below the lyrics, and a rough translation (which I think is right but if there is a mistake, please do tell so that I can correct it. :-))

Headphones or a nice speaker would be best. Laptop speakers suck! :-/

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Lyrics:
pon maalai neram
Idhayam avalai azhaikkum

Poo sirikkum neram;
Manamo avalai ninaikkum

Saaral; thoovum; aval sirippil thulaindhu vida thondrum;
raagam; paadum; aval kuralil karaindhu vida thondrum;


Stanza:
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Nadhiyin karai manalil,
naan thaniyai..nindren...siru

kuyilgal paadum isaiyil
aval ninaivai.. konden


Maname en maname
avalai ninaithe dhinam vaadidudhe

avalai naan pirindhe
iravum pagalaai indru maaridudhe

hey penne;
nee indri;
Naan; thaviyai thavitthen!


Rough Translation:
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When the dusk is golden,
(My) heart calls out to her.

When the flower smiles,
(My) mind thinks about her

(I) want to get lost in her drizzle like smile.
(I) want to dissolve myself into her voice which sings raga*

Stanza:
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On the sand of the river bank,
I stand all alone,

In the music sang by the small koels(cuckoo)
I found her.

Mind, oh my Mind,
withers thinking always of her.

Being away from her,
(My) nights are also becoming days.

Oh my love!
Without you;
I struggle (to live) 

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Pon Maalai - (Track Version) - Vijay Kannan

On the occasion of the independence days of both subcontinental countries, this is a violin and piano arrangement of the Gujarati bhajan, Vaishnava Janato (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaishnava_Jana_To)

Written in the 15th century by the poet Narsinh Mehta in the Gujarati language. The bhajan was included in Mahatma Gandhi’s daily prayer

Vaishnava Janato

Vidya Sankaranarayanan (https://www.facebook.com/vidya.sankaranarayanan) is an extraordinarily talented Bharatanatyam dancer who trained under the legendary Thanjavur Kittappa Pillai (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K._P._Kittappa_Pillai). She is, in the rich tradition of T Balasaraswathy, a gifted vocalist as well. 

She also happens to be my cousin so this is a family production of S Chidambaram's classic "Kanda naal mudhalaai" in Raga Madhuvanti. 

It's a trip hop version featuring violin, cello, keyboard and programming by me. The chords used are primarily variations of Gm, D and A 

Lyrics Translation

My love overflows my dear since seeing you, holding a spear (vEl) in your hand (kai), oh compassionate son of Shiva.

The people will come and sing (paaDum) songs (paNNisai) for you, Kandan (a name for Murugan) my child (baalan), to bring you happiness (sugam).

My heart has not forgotten (marakavillai) your blue (neela) peacock (mayil). I have not forgotten this love (nEsam) mixed with affection (paasam). Oh this sharp-eyed festive (kOla) prince (kumar) has been in the temple (kOvil) of my mind (mana). Showing a small smile (kurunagai), he placed (sooti) a fragrant flower (narumalar) of love within us. 

(source: http://www.karnatik.com/c1437.shtml)


Kanda Naal Mudhalaai

An adaptation of Vidyasagar's Aaro Viral Meetti from the movie Pranayavarnangal (1997)

After some consideration towards potentially atrocious pronunciation, I decided to Uditnarayanify and sing it anyway. 

The guitar is a Yamaha classical nylon string guitar. 

Aaro Viral Meetti

A Bromance Waltz adaptation of the Tamil film classic. 

Flutes, vocals - @indian_music_fan
Strings, vocals, arrangement - @krishashok

Lyrics
Pon ondru kanden peN angu illai 
ennendru naan sollalaaguma 
(I only saw Gold, I didn’t see a girl
How do I explain what I saw?)
ennendru naan sollavenduma 
(Is it necessary that I explain?)
poo ondru kanden mugam kanavillai 
(I saw a flower, but I didn’t see any face)
yen endru naan sollalaguma 
(How do I say why is that?)
yen endru nana solla venduma 
(Is it necessary for me to say why?)

nadamaadum megam navanaagareegam 
alangara kinnam alai pola minnum 
(She is a walking cloud, very modern
She glows like a new flower vase, she glitters like waves)

nada maadum selvam panivana deivam 
pazhangala chinnam uyiraaga minunm 
(She is a walking treasure, a humble God
She is a sign of traditions, she is soulful)

thulli varum velli nila (2)
(She is like the bright moon)

thuvandhu vizhum kodi idayaaL (2)
(She is very delicate)

vinnodu vilayadum penn andha penn alavo 
(She is the girl who plays with the sky)
sendrEn (I went) hmhmhm 
kandEn (I saw) humhum 
vandhEn (I came)

naan partha pennai nee pArka villai 
nee partha pennai naan pArka villai 
(You haven’t seen the girl that I saw for you
I haven’t seen the girl that you saw for me)

un parvai polay en paarvai illai 
nana kanda katchi nee kaana villai 
(My viewing wasn’t anything like yours
You have no idea what I saw)

en vizhiyil nee irundhaai 
(You were there in my eyes)
un vadivil naan irundhane 
(I was there in your form)

nee indri naan illai 
naan indri nee illaiye
(I don’t exist without you 
You don’t exist without me)

Pon Ondru Kanden

Now available on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5s4K799M4AgKPr2NkfCK3x
and Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/in/album/nilavinte-neelabhasma-feat-cv-bharadwaj-single/1628903101

An adaptation of the Malayalam song from Agnidevan (1995) originally sung by MG Sreekumar. 

Vocals: @bharadwaj-cv
Piano, violin, cello & bass: Krish Ashok

You can hear the original here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d14ROIPH2Mw

Nilavinte Neelabhasma

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lMW4-jO3Wk
Arnab Goswami is a man of depth. He unleashes rationality and factuality by assembling 5-6 experts every day night and interrupting them at every step. Subramaniam Swamy is a professional Dream Stealer whose task is to infiltrate the subconscious realm of Arnab's own kingdom and interrupt the interruptor, name-call the name-caller and implant the idea that it is possible to reduce prime time news to even more unimaginable depths of ridiculousness

To capture the essence of his genius, we have adapted Hans Zimmer's Time from Inception. 

The source material is largely from this - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FykqCkDDrW0

Interrupception

KAtturumBu#piano version

Anatidaephobia.

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Mozzarellasura Linguini Stotram

Based on an idea generated by a cricket match victory, beer and lunch (in that precise sequence) by @onejubb, Visesh and me

Words entirely from the menu of the excellent Tuscana restaurant (http://www.tuscana.in/pdf/tuscananewmenu.pdf - Note:PDF download)

Lyrics

Ai Funghi Linguini Foccacia Capellini Pizza Fettucine Lasagna Penne
Spinaci Bolognese Pesto Minestrone Cannelloni Porfirio Asparagi

Ravioli Spaghetti Alfredo Pescatore Fresco Pomodoro Tagliatelle
Tiramisu Arabiatta Farfalle Stagioni Calzone Gamberi Pepperoncini

Ai Frutti di Mare Quattro Formaggio Risotto con Pollo Paesana Roma
Napolitana Fagioli alla Checca Gorgonzola Gnocchi Carbonara


Mozzarellasura Linguini Stotram

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