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A Journey - Aimless & Endless

 
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Sai Saravanan



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PostPosted: Mon Dec 07, 2009 6:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dear Mr.Ram,
As you have exclaimed "innum enna enna vidayilla puthirgalai...", the answer seems to be only known to "Paraaparamey"!! His music is verily an ocean, unknown of its depth and the hidden secrets that it contains. He is an ocean himself!
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 3:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dear Ram

A straight 'sixer' after a long 'Agnyathavaasam' !!
A great writing !

The title of your article says 'Journey', and I am reading it as your Journey of continuous writing ! Meaning it is your next innings.

Pl continue this innings - a short break for drinks is allowed in between, but definitely not long silences.

All the best
Dad.

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PostPosted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 4:09 pm    Post subject: Articles Reply with quote

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Dear Mr Ram,
As said by your dad , let it be a long innings of class.

While concurring on its 'Endless' pursuit, I cannot reconcile to its being 'Aimless'. Instead, it could be

'Aims -undisclosed and End -unknown'.

Attempts can never be aimless- isn't it?

At best they are free of shackles in defining the Aim.

Please plunge us into the ocean of bliss.

I see a temptation for another book, though with some other Editor.

Please consider the prospect for another style of Publication.

Warm regards Prof.K.Raman MADURAI.
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 6:31 am    Post subject: Articles Reply with quote

Dear Mr. Ram,
Thank you for your explaining the conceptual base of the series 'to be'. I never meant to misunderstand the spirit of your mission. All I intended was to indicate the mission as an integral element in the very title. Nothing more. All said and done, the author is the best judge of personal emotions and faith. 'Outsiders' cannot grasp the spirit until the whole piece is gone through. If I had hastily made a suggestion, please drop it as from an enthusistic novice; but please go ahead with your analysis. My congratulations in advance.
Warm regards Prof.K.Raman Madurai.
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N Y MURALI



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PostPosted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 7:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dear Ram,
Welcome to the technical zone. Well I had been in this sort of quest for the truth of his music for more than 3 decades. And my experience is very unique. Every time I feel I am close to finding a formula new facts gets revealed and the journey seem endless.

My best wishes to you.

Mean time I want to share my experience about his ability to give a unique flavor for a particular raga. My perception is that baring specific occasion which requires a classical style He never kept the raga in mind. This fact is very hard to reconcile for the pundits who feel it is not possible to create a melody without a raga to start with. People will start their endless journey in to the great ocean of MSV'S unique light music only when they reconcile this fact. Once they start their journey then it would be like an experience never felt so far. I am now at some point in the deep ocean looking terrified (bhayam kalandha aanandham). But the journey continues.

After hearing the song 'Mahrajan Ulagai Aaalalaam' for many years only about a month back I realised a new fact. Most of us agree this song to be the raga 'Karaharapriya'. The fundamental tone or shruthi of the raga is panchama shruthi and not madyama shruthi. But decode this song in terms of note when you will notice that almost in all phrases of pallavi, charnam and interludes you will find the landings at ma1, da2 and only at one occasion touches pa.

Play this in 'C' natural scale you will have to use the fundamental harmony by using the chords 'F' major and not 'C' minor. This is very unique. Try other 'KARHARAPRIYA' songs like 'I will sing for you' or 'Maadavi Pon mayilal'. You will notice the diffference.

This shows that he can even shake the very foundation of accepted practice of a raga bhavam. The reason is he ignores theory and express the situation in a musical way by visually sensing the emotions in the situation. This aspect which very unique to music composition and cannot be explained in writing or verbal explanation. This has be to felt.

You also compared him to 'Beethovon' and called him 'South Indian Beethovan'. But where is the 'other Indian Beethovon'?

In my opinion 'Beethovan' is more blessed. He did not face the 'Commerciality' restriction in his composition. Whereas in MSV''s case each of his songs unfortunately had to be approved by Directors/Actors. etc who new nothing about the uniqueness of his music.

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N Y MURALI
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 3:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

அன்பு ராம்,


உனது பயணம் முடிவில்லாததாகட்டும் ! நம்
மனது எம்.எஸ்.வி இசையோடு ஒன்றட்டும் !

வார்த்தைக்கு, உன் எழுத்தைப் பாராட்ட வறுமை வறுமை!
நீர்த்த என் கண்கள் சொன்ன மொழியோ ’அருமை அருமை’!!

’நோக்கம் இல்லா’ உன் மனது நோக்குடன் தான் இயங்குகிறது! அதை
தாக்கும் இசை எம்.எஸ்.வினுடையாதாய் இருக்க மட்டும இசைகிறது!


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PostPosted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 5:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dear sampat

Veryl good Kavithai !
Worth giving to MSV for tuning it !

Ramki
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 5:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dear Sampat,

Very good kavithai !
Worth giving to MSV for tuning and singing !

All the best
Ramki
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 6:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

அவரும் நோக்கினார், நாமும் நோக்கினோம். நம் நோக்கம் நோக்கியாவை நோக்கியது. அவரது நோக்கம் நோக்கமில்லா நோக்கத்தினை அலசி ஆய்ந்தது. ராம், மெல்லிசை மன்னரின் இசையை அலசிக் கொண்டே இருப்பாராம், நம் நண்பர்கள் அதை ரசித்துக் கொண்டே இருப்பராம். இந்த இன்பத்திலும் ஒரு சோகம் உண்டு, ராம் அளவிற்கு நம்மால் அலச முடியவில்லையே என்ற ஒரு அடி மனதில் ஏக்கம் இருந்து கொண்டே இருக்கும், அதை மெல்லிசை மன்னரின் படைப்பு என்ற அம்பு தாக்கி அழித்து, நம்மையும் ராம் அவர்களை நோக்கி அழைத்துச் செல்லும்.

நிச்சயமாக மெலடியில் ஒரு சோகம் உண்டு, இன்பத்தில் துன்பம் உண்டு துன்பம் என்றால் சோகம் ... இதுதான் கவியரசரின் வார்த்தைகளில் வெளிப்பட்டது, இன்பத்தில் துன்பம், துன்பத்தில் இன்பம், இறைவன் வகுத்த நியதி ... இங்கே இறைவன் என்றால் மெல்லிசை மன்னர் என்று கொள்க.

இந்த அடிப்படையில் மெல்லிசை மன்னரின் படைப்புகளிலேயே உச்ச இடத்தில் இருக்கும் பாடல் ...
தேடித் தேடிக் காத்திருந்தேன் ... படம் பெண் என்றால் பெண்...
இந்தப் பாடலைப் பற்றி எழுதும் போதே நெஞ்சம் நெகிழ்கிறது, மெய் சிலிர்க்கிறது. முதலிரவு என்ற துன்பம் கலந்த இன்ப வேளையைப் பற்றி சிலாகித்து படைக்கப் பட்டுள்ள பாடல்... அந்தக் காட்சியில் அப் பாடல் துவங்கும் முன், சரோஜாதேவி தட்டில் பாலும் பழமும் எடுத்து வருவார். வாசலிலிருந்து கட்டில் வரை அவருடைய நடைக்கு மெல்லிசை மன்னர் அமைத்துள்ள பின்னணி இசையுடன் தான் அப்பாடலைக் கேட்க வேண்டும். அந்த லீட் அப்பாடலின் அத்தனை உணர்வுகளையும் வெளிப்படுத்தி விடும். பாடல் போனஸ்.. சுசீலாவின் குரலும் ஷெனாயின் இசையும் ஒரு சேர இணைந்து அங்கே குரலும் குழலும் ஒன்றை ஒன்று ஆலிங்கனம் செய்து இசையிலேயே அப்பாடலின் முழு சூழலையும் கொண்டு வந்து விடும்.
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இதற்கெல்லாம் மெல்லிசை மன்னரை விட்டால் வேறு யார் இருக்கிறார்கள்.

ராகவேந்திரன்
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 8:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

பலே ராகவேந்திரன் சார்! பலே!

சம்பத்
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 8:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dear Sampath,
Thank you and again, it's mm in each of us who is composing.

Ram has sent a SPAM ... Specially Pronounced Affectionate Message ... to 'undisclosed ' (here all of us) receipients ... to open the inbox (from their minds) and send them to outbox (here in this forum). This SPAM spreads virus very fast ... this virus transforms into mania ... MSV MANIA ... AND WE ARE HAPPILY WELCOMING THIS VIRUS TO ATTACK ALL OF US ... AND WE DO NOT WANT TO GET RID OF THIS VIRUS ...
AND DO YOU KNOW WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF THIS VIRUS ?

V - VISWANATHAN
I - INFINITY IN CREATION
R - RESOLVE
U - ULTIMATE IN CREATIVITY
S - SIMPLICITY

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PostPosted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 10:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dear Ram,
Thank you for your kind words.
I have already uploaded the song with prelude bgm in soundboard and given the link in our own forum, which is reproduced below:
http://www.msvtimes.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=9936&highlight=#9936

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PostPosted: Fri Dec 11, 2009 2:48 pm    Post subject: Resp. Reply with quote

Great stuff Ram !!! Keep going !!! Interesting stuff !!!!

"Aimless" is the best place to be in for getting deeper into a completely instinct driven composer. MSV himself looks at a particular piece of lyric without an aim, though the aim otherwise is to set it to a tune, his looking at it is completely devoid of any pre-determined constructs or say, a scale, or a technique, is the crux of the process. By removing himself from the equation he ends up allowing the lyric to tell its tale, on how it would like to be presented as a tune. He is certainly not overpowering the lyric with his tune ideas !!! This state of the psyche is the secret to all his "spot" improvisations and unimaginable musical constructs placed atop ordinary poetic meters.
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