Spring songs

Submitted by jkmrao on Mon, 2011-03-21 17:44 My Gallery

Today is vernal equinox. The long winter is over at last. Let us celebrate the arrival of spring. Try to remember the songs of spring. Please list your favourite songs of spring having the word vasanta or its equivalent in any language. If possible, give the urls for the songs (youtube or other links). Here is one from the movie stree - basant hai aayaa rangeela ( http://www.hummaa.com/music/album/Stree/9563 ). One of my all time favourites is from this movie (O nirday preetam). Let us enjoy!

Regards! - mOhana

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ammuchandhini

Mon, 2011-03-21 21:04

The songs starting having. d word vasanta....infact starting with vasantham...are...vasantham paadi vara(oru thalai raagham), vasandha kaala nadigalile(aboorva raagam)...vasanda kaala kolangal...(sung by janaki...)...these r d songs which i remember as of now....in hindi rang de basanti song is too good...shall share some more songs when i remember them...

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jayamohan

Mon, 2011-03-21 22:07

"Vasantha mullai pole vandhu" in Charukesi ragam is one of my favorites!
Both 'Vasantha Kumari' and 'Vasantha Kokilam' are my favorite singers!

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Vinci

Mon, 2011-03-21 23:41

Rani, Vasantha kaala nadigalile is from movie "Moonru mudichu" and Vasantha kaala kolangal from movie, "Thyagam, starred by Sivaji and Lakshmi.

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vijaysowmya

Mon, 2011-03-21 23:42

Please try to hear the collection of songs by KJYesudas titled Vasantha Geethangal...excellent songs ..the famous Maamangam song comes in this collection.You can listen to it in musicindiaonline..vasantha kaala Nadigalile is from Moondru Mudichu ..

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rajamma_2

Wed, 2011-03-23 03:31

"OO oo ooho nirdhayee preetham, pranaya jagaakke hridhaya churaakke chup huvee kyoon thum" what a song and the touching lyrics song by Lataji with so much bhaav.... this is my favourite also. I equaly admire Lataji's one more song "Kuch dhil ne kahaa kuch bee naheen, kuch dil ne sunaaa kuch bee nahee'' both the lyrics and the the way Lataji has rendered it are amazing.
Regarding Vasantham, how can anyone forget " kaalangalil aval vasantham " !
rajamma

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julien

Wed, 2011-03-23 04:34

1. vasanthame arukil vaa... en nenjamme....
2. va va vasthame sugam tharum sugathame.
3. vanna malare.. vaigai nathiye...
4. vasantha kalangal esainthu padunkall.. manmatha
sorry idont know the film name...
A.Julien

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subashini

Wed, 2011-03-23 06:13

"vasandhaththil oor naal, manavari orum" song by p.suseela, and "vasandha kaalam varumo, nilai maarumoo"written by karunanidhi, film "marakka mudiyuma? song by suseela are some of my favorite songs.

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sudhabalakrishnan

Wed, 2011-03-23 06:17

I can remember the kannada film song sung by Dr,. Rajkumar " Vasantha kala bandhaga maavu chigurale beku, kogile hadale beku, kankana koodi bnadhaga madhuve agale beku mangala vadhya molagale beku " I can't remember the movie, I think regarding this padma prakash and Anirudh can give the complete information.

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jkmrao

Wed, 2011-03-23 07:56

Now that sudhA ma'am has mentioned about mango leaves, here are two kannaDa poems on mango trees and leaves.

మావిన కొనె మావిన ననె mAvina kone mAvina nane
మావిన పూ మావినెళెయ మిడి మావినకాయ్ mAvina pU mAvineLeya miDi mAvina kAy
మావిన పణ్ణెందె జనం mAvina paNNeMde janaM
భావిసె సర్వాంగ సౌందరం మావెల్లం bhAvise sarvAMga sauMdaraM mAvellaM
- ఇమ్మడి నాగవర్మ, కావ్యావలోకనం, 487. nAgavrama II, kAvyAvalOkanaM, 487

The branch ends of mango trees, mango buds and flowers, unripe and ripe mangoes, mango fruits - people consider everything related to mango beautiful!

గిళియ హసుగూసు మావిన giLiya hasugUsu mAvina
పెళెగొంబిన తళిర తొట్ట లొళ గళుతిరె కం- peLegoMchina taLira toTTa loLa gaLutire kaM-
డళినివహమళ్కరుం జో- DaLinivahamaLkaruM jO-
గుళమం పాడిదువు తూగిదుదు గంధవహం guLamaM pADiduvu tUgidudu gaMdhavahaM
- నేమిచంద్ర, లీలావతి (9, 101) nEmichaMdra, lIlAvati (9, 101)

On hearing the baby parrot lying in the tender mango leaf cradle cry, the bees began to sing a lullaby while the tender breeze began to swing it to and fro.

Regards! - mOhana

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chandy

Wed, 2011-03-23 08:35

Kannada song : Maamaravello, Kogileello, eni sneha sambandha sung by SPB is one of my favourite. Evergreen film song in kannanda

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anirudh

Wed, 2011-03-23 10:58

nice topic sir.
sudha, its from movie "guri" ...dr.rajkumar sings for his sister (tara) in the movie.
chandy ma'm, thats our favorite too :).

another one is "vasantha baredanu olavina ole" movie:besuge, by vanijayaram & spb.
and more wellknown which used to sing in school...."vasantha banda...ruthugala raaja taabanda" i think its written by b.m.srikantayya and in air mostly sung by h.r.leelavathi/h.k.narayana (sir, pls correct me if i am wrong).
some how i feel "madhuram madhuram akhilam madhuram" (i like both ms aswell as vanijayaram versions) is apt for this season....as it makes us to feel everything is new and beautiful in nature.

rajammaji, thanks for giving one of the old wonderful melody of lata mangeshkarji, i had not heard of it, just got ot check in youtube....its equivalent (as per story) "priyatamaa karuneya toreyaa" by vanijayaram in kannada.

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anirudh

Wed, 2011-03-23 11:03

sir....nice old-kannada poems, but looks like you wrote them in telugu script :).
there are many bhaave geethes in kannada, let me try to get the links

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anirudh

Wed, 2011-03-23 11:10

oh... how come all my comments are comming in "small case/letters"? hmm... looks like i need to check my new ie settings

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jkmrao

Wed, 2011-03-23 11:25

Sorry aniruddha, my mind was somewhere else, perhaps. Here they are in kannaDa script.

ಮಾವಿನ ಕೊನೆ ಮಾವಿನ ನನೆ
ಮಾವಿನ ಪೂ ಮಾವಿನೆಳೆಯ ಮಿಡಿ ಮಾವಿನ ಕಾಯ್
ಮಾವಿನ ಪಣ್ಣೆಂದೆ ಜನಂ
ಭಾವಿಸೆ ಸರ್ವಾಂಗ ಸೌಂದರಂ ಮಾವೆಲ್ಲಂ
- ಇಮ್ಮಡಿ ನಾಗವರ್ಮ ಈಈ, ಕಾವ್ಯಾವಲೋಕನಂ, ೪೮೭

ಗಿಳಿಯ ಹಸುಗೂಸು ಮಾವಿನ
ಪೆಳೆಗೊಂಚಿನ ತಳಿರ ತೊಟ್ಟ ಲೊಳ ಗಳುತಿರೆ ಕಂ-
ಡಳಿನಿವಹಮಳ್ಕರುಂ ಜೋ-
ಗುಳಮಂ ಪಾಡಿದುವು ತೂಗಿದುದು ಗಂಧವಹಂ
- ನೇಮಿಚಂದ್ರ, ಲೀಲಾವತಿ (೯, ೧೦೧)

Regards! - mOhana

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jkmrao

Wed, 2011-03-23 13:56

A note to the musically inclined -
In most of the songs and poetry, the season of spring, vasanta, is associated with koels singing in panchama svara (the pa note). But do you know, in karNATaka music system, in vasanta rAga, there is no pa note whereas in the hiMdustAnI basant, there is pa. By the way, there are very few film songs in vasanta rAga (andi mazhai is one). For classical music fans, the tyAgarAja kIrtana sItamma mA yamma is in vasanta rAga.

Regards! - mOhana

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jkmrao

Wed, 2011-03-23 18:19

Yes I too like the madhurAshTakam by vANI jayarAm. I have several versions of this ashTakam and I feel this is the best. I have an mp3 of this. Another interesting feature of this is before each stanza, SPB will hum a svara, starting from sa and ending in sa, eight in all. The song may be heard here - http://www.raaga.com/player4/?id=168763&mode=100&rand=0.13665983700650908
Actually all songs in the movie (malayamAruta - http://www.raaga.com/channels/kannada/moviedetail.asp?mid=K0000480 ) are quite good, yEsudAs singing quite a few melodious songs.

Regards! - mOhana

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ammuchandhini

Wed, 2011-03-23 19:25

As soon as i saw ur comment jkm sir i heard d madhuram song sung by vani jayaram and spb....lovely to hear at 7am in d morning...thank u very much for d link sir...