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November 19_RJ

While searching for lullaby songs for my son, i came across the meaning of this popular ‪#‎jagadOddhAraNa‬ song in the net. The information provided is copied from the net and i have also provided YouTube links to popular rendering of the song

The kriti is all about the mother that Yasode is. And, her innocence in taking her son as her son and not seeing beyond it. Who has got that kind of boon? Who has got this kind of 'bagya'? The great lord, the one who is the saver of the world, who has saved the world in all his 10 avatars, is playing with Yasoda. And, yasode is playing with him purely as her son.

Yasode is playing with the one whom even the vedas have not really found. He is the one who cannot be counted. He is the one who is bigger than everyone else. He is the one who is a gem amongst the children. But, Yasode is playing with him just as her son and no more than that.

Yasode is playing with the one who is bigger than the biggest things in the world. She is playing with the one who is unlimited and not really measurable. She is playing with the one who is smaller than the smallest of the atoms. She is playing with the one who is all of these but she is playing with him without really knowing who He is. She is playing with him as if he is just her son.

He is the best among men. He is the God of all the world. He is the Vittala of Pandarapura. He is the one who is being praised by Purandaradasa now. But, Yasode played with him without knowing who really He is. She played with him just as a son.

pallavi
jagadOddhAraNa ADisidaLe yashOde
(jagadO)
anupallavi
jagadOddhAraNa maganendu tiLiyuta suguNAnta ranganA AdisidaLe yashOde
(jagadO)
caraNam 1
nigamakE silukada agaNita mahimana magugaLa mANikyana ADisidaLa yashOde
(jagadO)
caraNam 2
aNOraNIyana mahatO mahImana apramEyana ADisidaLa yashOde
(jagadO)
caraNam 3
parama puruSana paravAsudEvana purandara vittalana ADisidaLu yashOde
(jagadO)

Meaning:

pallavi
jagadOddhAraNa ADisidaLe yashOde
(jagadO)

jagad : the world
uddharana : the one who saves it; ensures that it gets into the right path
adisidalu yasode = yasode played with him

caraNam 1
nigamakE silukada agaNita mahimana magugaLa mANikyana ADisidaLa yashOde
(jagadO)

nigamake = to the vedas, even for vedas
silukada = not caught by; not available for
aganita = who cannot be counted
mahimana = bigger than
magugala = among the children
manikyana = like a gem
adisidalu yasode = yasode played with him

caraNam 2
aNOraNIyana mahatO mahImana apramEyana ADisidaLa yashOde
(jagadO)

anoraniyana = smaller than the 'anu=atom' = smaller than the smallest of the atoms
mahato = big
mahimana = bigger than
aprameyana = unlimited; not measurable
adisidalu yasode = yasode played with him

caraNam 3
parama puruSana paravAsudEvana purandara vittalana ADisidaLu yashOde
(jagadO)

parama purusana = the best one among men
paravasudevana = who is the God of all the world
purandara vittalana = the vittala at pandarapura; who is being praised by this Purandaradasa
adisidalu yasode = yasode played with him

This "Purandara Vittala" as everyone knows, is Purandaradasa's Mudra. This is similar to Dikshithar's "Guruguha" and Shyama sastri's "Shyama krishna" and Thyagaraja's "Thyagaraja" type of mudras.

here is MSS singing - http://youtu.be/C8zfi5c6bYw
here is Veena S Balachander's rendition - http://youtu.be/us4Qgiv2_Xc
here is Bombay Jayshri singing - http://youtu.be/GGDZHXI_-XQ

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December 2_KV

There could be nothing else more tormenting for a devotee than to be away from his Lord.

Kanakadasa, a harijan at a time when caste-ism was at its peak, was never given permission to enter temples. He yearns for a view of his Lord. He composed this with the help of his guru Vyasathirtha.

Ragam: Yamuna Kalyani
Talam: Misra Chapu

krishNA nI bEgane bArO.

bEganE bArO mukhavannE tOrO.

kAlalandigE gejjE, neelada bAvuli; neelavarNane nATyavanADuta bArO

Udiyalli udigejje, beraLalli ungura; koraLalli haakida vaijayantiya maalE

KASi pItAmbara, kaiyalli koLalu
mayyOLa pUsida shreegandha gamagama

tAyigE bAyalli jagavannu thorida; jagadOddhAraka nanna uDupi ShrI krishNa
- - - -
Krishna! Come Quickly!
To Show your face come quickly

Anklets on the feet,
bangles a sapphire treat,
Blue-hued one, come&dance, my sweet
On your waist a waistband
on your finger a ring grand
And around your neck a garland

Yellow Kashi Silk draped around,
flute in hand, not a sound
Divine sandal scent the body abound

Universe in mouth, mother shown As protector of worlds known
Udupi Sri Krishna, my own!

Here's UnniKrishnan's soulful voice perfect for the mood of the song...
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KqbzIUriB6M

This beautiful instrumental is for Ramanan & Mahadevan Nadaswaram being one of their fav smile emoticon the song plays at about 9.00 ish...
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OfhRasyzC68

Finally, this post would be incomplete without mentioning this duo's version of the song... an astounding hit of the 90s... The Colonial Cousins' Krishna...
http://youtu.be/CJvK0dox0_M

P.S. I relate this song also to the pain of a mother missing her child frown emoticon

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February 6_DN

...bahut hui, samne aaja naa…. kahaan kahaan dhoonda tujhe.. thak gayi hai ab teri ma….
I was listening to this song and I can’t describe the sinking feeling that came over me while I absorbed the song.

For the benefit of those who don’t understand hindi, it is a mother singing to her son as though they are playing hide and seek. Only she is alive and he is dead. She searches for him, calling out that dusk is falling and her eyes are growing dim with age…
The son responds by describing this paradise he is in…and how he is perfectly happy there and the only thing he is missing is her… its a content response to her sad cry of despair…

Hats off to Prasoon Joshi… the lyrics give you goosebumps… and your eyes well up….
I usually can’t stand Lata Mangeshkar but her voice suits this song – the quiver – an aging mother seeking a son….
AR Rahman has outdone himself… both, with the composition as well his voice…. 

the tempo rises in the end (@5.00) and if you listen to it loud or with little earphones so that it is the only thing on your mind, your hair stands on end….
Beautiful, touching, creative.. I could go on. But you need to hear and appreciate it yourself. It grows on you. Go hear the song. It’s beautiful. The lyrics, the music, the voices, the emotion behind it. Everything.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aDkMDoWvNY

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February 3_DK

Today in #MusicwithCoffeee I present a song that has done the rounds of Facebook for a few years now. Moms the world over will connect with the song. So, without much ado, I present The Mom song.

http://youtu.be/Nem0bkErGVY

Song: The Mom Song
Artist: Anita Renfroe

Lyrics

Lyrics→Anita Renfroe→The Mom Song lyrics


ANITA RENFROE – THE MOM SONG LYRICS
Post my meaning
Get up now
Get up now
Get up out of bed
Wash your face
Brush your teeth
Comb your sleepy head
Here's your clothes
And your shoes
Hear the words I said
Get up now
Get up and make your bed
Are you hot?
Are you cold?
Are you wearing that?
Where's your books and your lunch and your homework at?
Grab your coat and your gloves and your scarf and hat
Don't forget you gotta feed the cat
Eat your breakfast
The experts tell us it's the most important meal of all
Take your vitamins so you will grow up one day to be big and tall
Please remember the orthodon'tist will be seeing you at three today?
Don't forget your piano lesson is this afternoon
So you must play
Don't shovel
Chew slowly
But hurry
The bus is here
Be careful
Come back here
Did you wash behind your ears?
Play outside
Don't play rough
Would you just play fair?
Be polite
Make a friend
Don't forget to share
Work it out
Wait your turn
Never take a dare
Get along
Don't make me come down there
Clean your room
Fold your clothes
Put your stuff away
Make your bed
Do it now
Do we have all day?
Were you born in a barn?
Would you like some hay
Can you even hear a word I say?
Answer the phone
Get Off the phone
Don't sit so close
Turn it down
No texting at the table
No more computer time tonight
Your ipod's my ipod if you don't listen up
Where you going and with whom and what time do you think you're coming home?
Saying thank you, please, excuse me
Makes you welcome everywhere you roam
You'll appreciate my wisdom
Someday when you're older and you're grown
Can't wait 'til you have a couple little children of your own
You'll thank me for the counsel I gave you so willingly
But right now
I thank you not to roll your eyes at me
Close your mouth when you chew
Would appreciate
Take a bite
Maybe two
Of the stuff you hate
Use your fork
Do not you burp
Or I'll set you straight
Eat the food I put upon your plate
Get an A, Get the door
Don't get smart with me
Get a Grip
Get in here I'll count to 3
Get a job
Get a life
Get a Phd
Get a dose of...
I don't care who started it
You're grounded until your 36
Get your story straight
And tell the truth for once for heaven's sake
And if all your friends jumped off a cliff
Would you jump too?
If I've said it once, I've said at least a thousand times before that
You're too old to act this way
It must be your father's dna
Look at me when I am talking
Stand up straight when you walk
A place for everything
And everything must be in place
Stop crying or I'll give you something real to cry about
Oh!
Brush your teeth
Wash your face
Get your pjs on
Get in bed
Get a hug
Say a prayer with Mom
Don't forget
I love you
"Kiss"
And tomorrow we will do this all again because a mom's work never ends
You don't need the reason why
Because
Because
Because
Because
I said so
I said so
I said so
I said so
I'm the Mom
The mom
The mom
The mom
The mom
Ta-da

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January 29_SV 

The word Mother stirs a special memory in all of us – the smell of fresh food being made, the wave of her upper garment over your face when she is running around, the sweet smell of her when she hugs you tight, the warmth of her heart when she helps you mend yours, the coolness of her touch on a hot tired day, the tears on her face when she waves goodbye and so much more.
A mother is a song that will lull you into your deepest slumber, will sail you through the roughest seas and wake you to a bright beautiful new morning.
Today, the chosen number is a lullaby where a mother sings to her child and she lulls her to sleep. 
Enjoy this lullaby by Chitra :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mzh5CmmXfis
The below link has all the lullabies sung by Bombay Jayasree for the Vatsalyam audio CD. If you would like to the same song that Chitra has sung above, scroll to 19:29 minutes. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qwi6OAwzKsw