Om Kaara Naadhanu from Shankarabharanam - cover by Hari

Ritika Prasad said

Simply Superb!!
Prasad

Leo Away said

very nice Hari Bro …… enjoyed my listening ….

Regards,
Leo

Saroj Nair said

excellent performance Hari….

‘Sing like there’s nobody listening,
And live like it’s heaven on earth.’
-William W. Purkey

Srikumaran Menon said

Exemplary rendition Hari………it was a treat ……
Cheers!!!

Sheba said

Outstanding perfomance…Hari.

Muzaffar Naqvi said

Wow….so typical and probably true original South-Indian style with minimum of background instruments allowing singer to focus on his singing. Quite complex and classical based melody you have done a very decent job here. Enjoyed the sargam. A pleasant experience listening to you Hari. Wonderful.

Sarada Bhagavatula said

Very well done, Hari ji. Enjoyed it all through :) What a wonderful song !!! I wish to cover this too. Excellent sangathis, just very minor pronunciation issues….other than that it is superb :) For eg: It is naada (omkaara naadam) not naadha.
Sarada Bhagavatula

Krishnan N v said

Very well sung ….Liked your honest attempt…lovely voice and modulations … Sounded almost like SPB….I do know how tough it is…especially a duet like this, singing alone is not easy… Just felt little more clarity/perfection needed on certain sangatis and swarams…Otherwise a nice cover…
To my favs undoubtedly…

N V K
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Vishak Subramoney said

awesome effort. u sounded great. Telugu pronunciation can be improved (u sounded very Tamizh ish). consult some of ur Telugu friends or some Muzibians who are good at this.

overall awesome!

Latha Ganti said

Posted a comment yeaster day !Don’t know what happend !!
Hari – well – Done !
Diction issues were there for sure!
I wish . you should have send your song for ‘diction checking’ to someone before uploading.!
would love to share the meaning of this classic ! Its like a heartbeat for every telugu person!

Om kAra nAda = the celestial sound called Om
anusandhAnamou = that applies / harnesses
gaanamE = the song
SankarAbharaNamu = the rAga called SankarAbharaNamu (the jewel of Shiva
Sankara = Shiva’s
gaLa = throat/neck
nigaLamu = embraced
Sreehari = Lord Srimannarayana’s
pada kamalamu = lotus feet
rAga ratna = the gem of rAga
mAlika = garland
taraLamu = shining

SArada veeNA rAga = the song of Goddess Saraswati’s instrument
chandrikA = the moonlight
pulakita = made ecstatic
SArada rAtramu = the night of Sarad Ritu (the season that follows rainy season, known
for its moonlit nights)
nArada = the muni nArada
neerada = the cloud
mahatee ninAda = the sound coming from the instrument called mahati
gamakita = filled with the nuances of notes (gamakas)
SrAvaNa geetamu = the song of SrAvaNa month (Aani maasam that’s characterized by
rains)
rasikulaku = to the connoisseurs
anurAgamai = dear / close to heart
rasa gangalO = in the great river of “rasa” (emotion or sentiment)
tAnamai = bathed
pallavinchu = that blossoms
sAma vEda mantramu = the verse of the fourth veda called saama veda

advaita siddhiki = to attain the state of advaita
amaratva labdhiki = to gain the immortality
gAname sOpAnamu = only music is the staricase (path)
satva sAdhanaku = to achieve the satva guna (best one of the 3 gunas – satva, rajas,
tamas)
satya sOdhanaku = to seek the truth
sangeetamE prANamu = music alone is the life
tyAgarAja hrudayamai = as heart and intent of saint tyagaraja
rAgarAja nilayamai = as the abode to the king of music
muktini osagu = granting the liberation
bhakti yOga mArgamu = the path of devotion
mrutiyalEni = that has no death / that never perishes
sudhAlApa swargamu = the heaven where song (alapana) is the ambrosia

Sargam part is wonderful!! its flawless !singing in Alien language is always a tough task ! commendable job Hari ! Loved your cover !

Anbu Mohamed said

Haribhaskar……Some songs go across language barriers and stays in our heart for ever. This album songs is one such. As others pointed out, except for the diction, it is a flawless, professional presentation….You pulled out the swaram part at the end brilliantly !! Don’t know if you have classical background though !!

One of your best renditions !! Goes to favs !!

Regards
Anbu J. Mohamed

Anbu Mohamed said

BTW,

Hats off to Latha….for the translation…Helped to enjoy and feel the song much better than I’ve been hearing till now….

Regards
Anbu J. Mohamed

Vasudevan Subramaniam said

what a great song and it is indeed a tough one and u have done it really well. loved it all the way . keep rocking. vasu

Hemanth Kumar said

Simply spectacular mate :-) ! You have sung this extreme toughie with such elegance!! Kudos!!!

I can see that you are not Telugu. You can refine diction parts down the road.

Enjoyed thoroughly.

Thanks & regards,

Hemanth

Radhika Nair (away) said

Kudos for the pick and the rendition. Some more sharpening of the alaap,the diction and some of the sangathis will take this even further. This was an enjoyable take of the classic.
Radhika

Nirmala said

hai hari,what a song ,fentastic singing .my fav raga ,sankarabharanam .good sangathys and raga bhavam .swaras too good .liked a lot .

Thinkal govind kumar said

Hari……
This song is very much connected with my humble career in music !
So many years back, just one week after when this great film “Sankarabharanam” was released in Andhra, Karnaatka & Tamil Nadu, through one of my close friends, I got hold of the cassette from Hyderabad, learnt this very song & presented it for the very first time in Kerala in connection with the Jubilee celebrations of Govt. Ayurvedha College, Thiruvananthapuram(the film had not yet been released in Kerala) along with Lata Kailas (mother of cine actress Priyamani), who rendered the little portion originally sung by S.Janaki Amma and we got a thunderous ovation after this rendition ! From that instance onwards, “Omkara Nadaanu” used to be the first song in every programme of ours for years & my humble self used to be fondly called as “Sankara Sasthrikal” by many of those who had heard my humble rendition of this song !
Please excuse me for this long & prosaic reminiscent write-up !
Great rendition of this divine song by your good self in style with apt expressions quite in line with the original which I LIKED !
Hats off !
Thank you for sharing this very special one !
GOD Bless !
Loving Best Wishes,
Thinkal Govind Kumar.

Hamsapriya said

Hari
This song has got to be in the list of all Music Lovers

Loved your voice & rendition so much
I felt that the swaram was a little different from the original in some places
I may be wrong bcoz I have no classical background at all

Enjoyed it
very well done
HamsaPriya

Bijayashree ( listening & enjoying all your tracks) Samal said

Dear Hari
My all time favorite. You did really good in maintaining the sanity of the song. No comments:)
best,
Shree

Priya Sukumaran said

Powerful rendition, Hari! So excited to see this notification over the weekend, couldnt wait to listen. Such a great attempt,loved the passion that came through .I dont know the language so I cannot comment on diction issues.The glides could have been more refined IMO, but its easier said than done.Enjoyed the rendition through and through and KUDOS!To my favs!

Vinay Chowdry said

Waah !!! Hats off anna :) Pronunciation could hve been better agree with vishak anna :) Singing was fantablous anna !!!
Regards,
Vinay
Hasili fisili

Sivakumar said

I really enjoyed with your voice
regards
Shiva

Ajay m nair said

Amazing!!!…. what a song pick…. congrats for that alone…… and a big congrats for ur singing…. v.v.close to the original…. top class…. i have not heard better cover of this song before…. it was just suuuperb…. keep it up

“The above comments are made upon my v.little knowledge…. the recipient plz forgive if iam wrong”

Kartika V said

Ahaaaaa realy beautiful…………

Nivedan(away) said

Hi Hari,

:) Sorry Nanba…save the best for the last soluvaanga….

Just tuning in will have to go few runs before I come back.Pinnnnitinggaaaaaa!Awesome Awesome…just love it!. Loved that 2:30 low register simply a beauty!! What a treat to one’s soul. Loved the swara rendition segments too. Enna solla…top singers have said so…Hats off nanba…Awesome.

Warm Regards
Nivedan

Asok kumar Bhaskaran said

sung beautifully except for diction compared to original song. all the best
asok

Meera Manohar said

Hari bhaskar— nice pick, and neat one. You sounded a little conscious of the prononciation but maybe I am not the best person to talk about it :) Most of your sangathis were very well done— not an easy job I am sure!

Hope you get to cover more classicals in the coming days….

Cheers,
Meera

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Uthra said

Hari: Nice voice and singing. Enjoyed it. Please sing more SPB songs. Suits your voice.

Raja.j Mohamed said

Hari sir…HATS OFF:)_…gREAT PICK sIR……Amazing performance……Enjoy and like more this your classical number….Beautiful:))
Music are my breath:)

Raja Mani said

Hari, Not an easy song and your rendition goes to my favorites for your sincere effort and your love towards this song. You’ve sung the Sangathis are well and you pulled off the swarams in the end.

Chandrasekar Ramaswamy said

Hi Hari,

First time in your page (though I already listened to and liked Alolangili Thoppile).

Amazing song selection and beautiful, majestic rendition. An absolute favorite.

I don’t know anything about classical music, but this sounded so perfect.

Privilege to be here.

Regards,
Chandra

Poornima R said

hi hari,

very nice singing. Started listening to your songs from now on… Good song selection and superb rendition. Its not an easy song to sing. Your singing was effortless. Enjoyed a lot.

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