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--- On Sun, 11/1/09, patevis3 <vishal1...@hotmail.com> wrote:
From: patevis3 <vishal1...@hotmail.com>
Subject: [arr] Re: A R Rahman's Spiritual Cannon
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, November 1, 2009, 8:08 AM
I didn't know Alaipayudhe Kanna is a religious song... can
someone point me to the translation?
Thanks,
Vishal
--- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, Srinivasa Krishnan <srinivaasakrishnan
v...@...> wrote:
>
> Alaipayudhe Kanna..
>
>
> --
> Regards,
> V SRINIVASA KRISHNAN
>
> On Sat, Oct 31, 2009 at 4:19 PM, Din, D, Nesh <dinesh.theboss@ ...>wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > The Theme from Baba too can be considered a Spiritual song... :)
> >
> >
> > --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com <arrahmanfans% 40yahoogroups. com>,
> > "in2mindstation" <in2mindstation@ > wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > * Thaayum Neeye Thandhaiyum Neeya - BABA
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com <arrahmanfans% 40yahoogroups. com>,
> > "patevis3" <vishal1278@ > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > http://vishal12. wordpress. com/2009/ 10/29/a-r- rahmans-spiritua
> > > > l-canon/
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > A R Rahman has experimented, quite successfully, with myriad musical
> > genres. But when it comes to spiritual songs, he likes to leave them
> > untainted by not adding a lots of bells and whistles and rely heavily on the
> > core melody itself.
> > > >
> > > > I don't think any other music director (in Bollywood, if not in India)
> > has given us more "spiritual" songs than the maestro. I like to call them
> > spiritual songs, as opposed to religious or devotional, because although
> > majority of these songs have either Islamic or Hindu flavor, I find them
> > universally appealing and elevating. Here's a list of my favorites from this
> > genre:
> > > >
> > > > * Khwaja Mere Khwaja – Jodha Akbar
> > > >
> > > > This song was dedicated to the Hidalwali (Saint of India) Khwaja
> > Ghareeb-un-Nawaz, and was rendered by A R Rahman himself. He one mentioned
> > in an interview that this song is very close to his heart, and you can feel
> > his sincerity in the way he has sung this beautiful song. The soul stirring
> > instrumental (Oboe) version of this song gives me goosebumps every time I
> > hear it.
> > > >
> > > > [Trivia: The lyrics of this song were not written by Javed Akhar - who
> > wrote all other songs of this movie - but by someone named Kashif.]
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > * Arziyan – Delhi 6
> > > >
> > > > Backed by harmonium, tabla and continual gentle claps, this mesmerizing
> > qawwali is like an ode to the Islamic culture of Old Delhi. Javed Ali, along
> > with Kailash Kher, does full justice to Prasoon Joshi's meaningful lyrics
> > and A R Rahman's magical tune.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > * Piya Haji Ali – Fiza
> > > >
> > > > This was the first Sufi-style qawwali that A R Rahman composed for a
> > movie. For Khuda ke vali (God's friend) Haji Ali, to be specific. Shaukat
> > Ali's beautiful lyrics give a glimpse of how Islam, the monotheist religion,
> > has blended with the local cultures in India: Yahaan hindu muslim sikh isaai
> > faiz paate hai.
> > > >
> > > > [Trivia: This song was performed by Ghulam Mustafa brothers, Srinivas
> > and A R Rahman. Can you identify which lines are sung by Srinivas?]
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Apart from the obvious Sufi semblance, muqaddar/taqdeer/ kismat is
> > another connecting link between the aforementioned songs: Arziyan (Marammat
> > muqaddar ki kar do maula), Khwaja Mere Khwaja (Bekasoor ki taqdeer, tune hai
> > saNwaari) and Piya Haji Ali (Bigadi kismat aap ke dar par saNwarti hai).
> > > >
> > > > * Al Maddath Maula – Mangal Pandey: The Rising
> > > >
> > > > Unlike the three songs mentioned above, this one has a high tempo, an
> > adrenaline rush and a dark tone of impending calamity. Murtuza, Qadir and
> > Kailash Kher sing this song with a fervor, with intermittent devout
> > spine-tingling calls to maula by A R Rahman.
> > > >
> > > > [Trivia: Murtaza and Qadir are the same Ghulam Mustafa brothers from
> > Piya Haji Ali. They also accompanied A R Rahman in Tere Bina from Guru, and
> > rendered 'Doston se joothi-moothi' in Chupke Se song from Saathiya.]
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > * O Paalanhaare – Lagaan
> > > >
> > > > There are actually two versions of this song. One sung by Lata
> > Mangeshkar and Udit Narayan, and the other with an additional female singer.
> > It's the latter version that was used in the movie (to distinguish the lines
> > picturized on Gauri and Bhuvan's mother). But I prefer the former one, with
> > Lata's aging yet divine voice accompanied by mellifluous flute and subtle
> > sounds of temple bells. Here's the version that was used in the movie.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > * Noor-Un-Ala- Noor – Meenaxi
> > > >
> > > > Written by the great painter and inept director, M F Hussain, this
> > addictive qawwali raised a controversy because some Muslims got offended (I
> > think the song uses a phrase from Quran to praise the beauty of a mere
> > mortal: Meenaxi). And guess who are the singers of this qawwali? Murtaza and
> > Qadir again!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > * Man Mohana – Jodha Akbar
> > > >
> > > > As I wrote in my review of Jodha Akbar's music, add Mira's pangs of
> > separation (from Krishna) to Radha's passion (for him) and you get the
> > recipe for this devotional song. The way Bela Shende has rendered this
> > bhajan - her unflattering voice and command over the highs and lows of the
> > song leaves you wondering why she doesn't get more offers as a singer.
> > (Isn't Kangna Re from Paheli is her only other song?)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > * Ek Tu Hi Bharosa – Pukar
> > > >
> > > > Lata and A R Rahman joined hands only four times, and the result is
> > always breathtaking. The tune of this song was originally composed for a
> > concert in Malaysia and later used for this movie.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > * Zikr – Bose: The Forgotten Hero
> > > >
> > > > This song is something else! I can't really describe the elevated sense
> > of euphoria that it evokes. One shouldn't merely listen to this song, one
> > should experience it. Since I am not a religious person, I attribute the
> > effect of the song to the music (as opposed to its meaning).
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > * Ishwar Allah – 1947 Earth
> > > >
> > > > The secular message of this melancholic number is in the form of a
> > series of questions to the almighty. It's played in the background when the
> > end-credits roll, and I think that was a perfect way to end this movie – a
> > story of savagery and violence narrated by a Parsi girl.
> > > >
> > > > ------
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > >
> > > > Vishal
> > > > http://vishal12. wordpress. com/
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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