Mahaaganapathim-Morning Raaga-Bombay Jayashree
Mahaaganapathim-Morning Raa... Lyrics & Chords
My 2nd cover of a classical based number from Morning Raaga after Maathey This is one of the most popular invocations on Swami Ganesha set in the raagam Naattai, a very pleasing and chirpy raagam, almost considered a standard in many if not all classical concerts.
The one by Bombay Jayashree in the movie is a little short… so I rearranged the track a little, and added my own stuff to it. And, for the first time- have done harmonies in a totally classical composition and introduced a mild western influence here and there.
So, Classical purists—please excuse :)
Krithi: Mahaaganapathim
Raagam: Naattai
Thaalam: Adi
Original composer: Sri Muthuswami Dikshithar
Movie: Morning Raaga
Lead, Backing vocals, Harmonies and Mix by: Meera Manohar
There’s also a short explanation of the lyrics that I found somewhere. Makes an interesting read:
Pallavi:
Mahaganapathim Manasa Smaraami
Vashista Vaamadevaadhi Vandhitha
Anupallavi/Charanam:
Mahadevasutham Guruguhanutham
Maarakoti Prakaasham Shaantham
Madhyamakala Sahithyam:
Mahakaavya Naatakadhi priyam
Mooshika vaahana modhaka priyam
Swaram:
P P M G M R S
R S N S P M G M
P , D N *S *R *G *M
*M *R *S N *S N P M
*S N P M G M
N P M R G M R R S
*R , *S *S , N P , M G , M N S G M
Pallavi:
Dikshithar starts off with a very small pallavi singing “I medidate and recite(‘Smaraami’) with my whole heart(‘Manasa’) on the supreme Lord Ganapathy, he who is worshipped by(‘Vandhitha’) sage Vashista, Vaamadeva and others(‘aadhi’)”. Very simple but extremely open-ended for improvisation and I have heard so many different versions of the pallavi alone which once again is because of the flexibility characteristic of all dikshithar krithis. The entire scale and important phrases of the raga are brilliantly captured in the opening lines itself. Moving on to the samaashti charanam now
Anupallavi/Charanam:
Dikshithar continues describing Lord Ganesha as “He is the son(‘sutham’) of Lord Mahadeva, adored(‘nutham’) by Guruguha. He shines(‘Prakaasham’) like crores(‘koti’) of cupids(‘maara’) put together. He is the peaceful one(‘Shaantham’) and loves(‘priyam’) literary epics(‘Mahakaavya’) and other arts like Drama(‘Naataka’). He uses a mouse(‘mooshika’) as his vehicle(‘vaahana’) and loves modhakam(a popular sweet).” Not much to explain in the charanam except for the beautiful inclusion of the raga mudhra ingeniously incorporated in the word ‘Naataka’ referring to drama. On the whole, a simple composition.(With all due respect to Lord Ganesha), maybe Dikshithar composed this while he was asleep or something :). The characteristic ‘Sa Ri3’ phrase embellishes this composition.
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Divya Dharshini - away !!! said
Wow,
Meera sis Awesome singing….
Itz Apt to Ur Voice….
Excellent enjoyed ur singing !!
cheerz !!
With Lots Of Love,
Ur Divya:)
Latha Ganti
said
Splendid work Meera !! Though a hard core Indian classical music fan, I love this version very much ! Good blend !!inspiring blend of Western and classical !!liked your Improvizations too :-)
Guruguha’ is the signature of the carnatic composer Sri Muttusvami Dikshitar …The obvious meaning is Dikshitar’s guru who is guha or shanmukha.Another esoteric meaning is guru means gross or heavy and guha means hidden and subtle or light….
beautiful upload Meera ! All the best .
Srividya Kasturi
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Harmonies blended perfectly!! Adu chittaswaram dane? U added something in addition to that??
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Shreedhar Ganapathy
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Wow – Meera, this was refreshing – your carnatic rendition is just superb and would love to hear more – everything from gamakams to shruti, raagam, layam – is all encompassingly excellent. Impressive performance.
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Swati Prasad (unable to be frequent) said
FABULOUSS!!! no more words!! :)
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Raj kumar Anjan said
Authenticity of your voice, with all its aboriginal glory makes this a totally delectable cover… Does your recording and mixing need a special mention from a novice like me?? You, yet again proved your mastery at harmonies and great of you to induct your ideas, imparting a western touch to this classical song… Awesome Meera!!! Thanks for sharing this… To favs…
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Thinkal govind kumar
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Awesome !
LOVED the idea & rendition !
Hats off !
GOD Bless !
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Rahul Soman said
Hi Meera,
A different cover. Its really nice to hear that you took a lot of effort to ready the track. Also you have add your own touches in the harmonies. Your voice added a soft touch to it, where as I am used to hearing mahaganapathim with much vigor. Thanks for sharing.
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Vishak Subramoney said
Beautifully sung Meera. really wonderful take on a classic. enjoyed it.
Saroj Nair said
Excellent singing Meera
Padmaraj Payyur said
Hi meera,
Excellent Singing.
I really liked the song.
Regards
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Theagaraj Dhanapalan said
Meera
Awesome!! Good Idea And rendered very well, So pleasant to listen. Great mixing too. Rammiyamana kural.
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Tara Balakrishnan said
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Radhakrishnan Nair said
Meera,
AWESOME rendition,liked your idea of adding a Western touch to this classic… to my fav.
regards
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Sushane Shankar said
Super!
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Loved it Meera (Nattai is one of my favourites)! I felt that the instrumentation stole away from your voice though, especially during the harmony bits- would have loved to hear them a little more. Wouldnt hurt to turn down the instrumentation, especially since it’s mostly repetitive (loop based?).
Havent been on Muziboo for a while – and this was a nice welcome. Keep rocking!
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Mythri Raveesh said
Nicely done Meera!! How about some thodi next?
Tha Kathir thanks friends said
Very nice singing and great to listen.
Keep it up dear Meera.
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Satyajit Sahu said
I am a huge fan of Morning Raga myself – sometime back, I was maintaining a blog of dissecting one song at a time, and wrote about few other songs from the movie (http://www.onesongreview.com/tag/morning-raga/) – this is, I believe, in the same scale as Alaap Jam, a track I totally dig.
You have done a fantastic job with layering of vocals, the variations (completely made your own) – this is infectious!
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Aisoo (away) said
:-o Wonderful work Meera!!
I don’t think I’m savvy enough about the technicalities to actually list down what I found enticing about this rendition, but loved it absolutely! To my faves! :)
Unnikrishnan Kb said
Bliss!!!!!!!!!! I loved it , to my favs…. My 1 yr nephew also enjoyed it. Thanks Meera.
Best!!!
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Sushanth Shankar said
Hi Meera! :)
Can’t agree more with Unni’s comment! Simply blissful a performance this! Loved it in your voice! Harmonies were done very well too!
All the very best!
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Kumaran.k.k. ( trying to come back ) said
meera….
i am hearing this in this morning only….
awesome :) great control of voice, superb…
so, pleasant with western style…
nicee
Suresh r (slowly slowly slowly....on the track) said
Hi Meera……….
Great effort………….I can tell you three things in a short way………….1st one , i wud like to congratulate you for adding your own flavours in this traditional song……2nd one , amazing blending of Harmonies……….3rd one , A to Z perfection while rendering the song…………….Just superb…………………
A small suggestion……You cud have added “Swami” at the end, when the word “Dikshithar” alone was used for lot of times in the description of Pallavi & Charanam….Coz , he deserves it………
All the very best & goes to my favurites…
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Srini S (bye bye friends)
said
Inda madri paattellam neenga mattum dhan paada mudiyum.Good singing meera.Enjoyed this western mahaganapathim.Keep it up.
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Adithi said
Very nice Meera! The initial aalaap reminded me of Nandini Srikar’s alaap in the same movie. Enjoyed the harmonies very much. Swarams and madhyama kaala aalaaps were well-executed! Some sangathis could be better(Eg. mahagana"pathim")
Very refreshing! To favs! :)
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Priyanka said
Wonder wonder wonderful…. No less than the original !!! WOWWW
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wow great singing….excellent….once listen to my song “Naalone pongenu Narmada”….
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Kameswara Sharma(a music lover)**kamesh** said
Awesome singing………really great….it sounds just like as professional singing……really really really great!
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Murali Venkatraman said
While Dikshitar krithis are a musician’s delight, there is nothing much to revel for a lyricist or a person who appreciates imaginative poetry, since they appear to be just various different names lifted off from a sahasranaam or ashtaarchana and phrased up perfectly in synch with the syllabic count that he conceived musically.
Although I am not a great fan of Manisharma’s aviyal mix of some foetal arpeggios against a classical gem, your version was enjoyable for the new harmonies particularly.
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Excellent Meeraaa
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Rajeev Onv(away on a long break) said
Meera, Morning Ragas is a very innovative album-liked the way they have blended the different cultures of music. Your cover is as good as the original-Congrats!
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Kitcha Swamy said
Super Meera. Never knew there was a remix to Mahaganapadhim :)
Very casual but solid performance. You do have voice culture like bombay jayashree. Very clear voice.
Me too clicking the fav :)
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Revathi Vasanth (away) said
Beautifully sung Meera…
does your vocals need a bit of volume…gambeeram of nattai was not felt coz your vocals were immersed inside the instrumental track
Liked it,
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Raisudeen ------------> (....busy.but try to active..:d.) said
HI Meera,
wawww….Fentastic ……Amazing….Great Singing…Keep it up Meera…Directly Goes Fav & Liked…
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Meera,
You are always professional,innovative, creative and standout from all others in Muziboo. You are extremely talented in singing and enviable ! Carry on with your work and give us the pleasure to enjoy your muzic…
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Meera Manohar
said
Thanks all :) Pats, pointers, likes and fav’s much much appreciated!!
Cheers,
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Jaishree said
Very nice Meera. Havent heard the original, but this is good for me :)
Sudha Kumar (recovering and getting back to listening..)
said
Awesome re-mix version of Mahaganapatim, Meera. I liked your singing and the swarams a lot, even if there were some bg distractions in between.
Again, Ma’am – impressive breath control!
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Devan S said
Are Wah……Just like an original one.You’ve done it beauuuuuuuutifully Meera.It was apt for ur voice.Loved the way you’ve presented, with the style of the harmonies, which need a special mentioning.Anyways loved it by all means, as a perfect lover of music.
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Harshan (away) Nambiar
said
Meera ….sorry for the late arrival, for some reason I was under the impression that I have commented for this song. Stupendous rendition!!!….have heard it multiple times today….loved each and every note which were touched with precision….and also the way you breezed through the swarams….no words to describe. One of the best uploads on Muziboo ….I have heard …goes to my favs.
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Ramesh Tadi said
Meera… just Awesome… very well suited to u with the great blend of east n west (ern)…. just mind blowing… great stuff…
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Sarada Bhagavatula
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Awesome, Meera! Enjoyed this song.
Waiting now for your third upload and best song from this movie, my favorite, “Thaaye Yashoda” :)
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Krishnan N v said
Brilliant……Loved it all the way…
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NOOOOOOOO WORDSSSSSS,Excellent
Chondryma Chakrobortti (inactive) said
Flawless singing Meera…. Straight-way goes to fav…. :)
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Rashmi Nair
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Awesome rendition, Meera. Loved it.
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Umadevi said
Great one, Meera! Excelent!
Uthra said
Meera: First of all, amazing breath control. (Initial alaap and swarams). Harmonies… amazed at how beautifully you have added it to this classical! Haven’t listened to the original so unable to appreciate the rearrangement.
Anup said
super Meera….nicely donee…
Deepesh A k(indefinitely on and off) said
fantastic….so when are u doing thaaye yeshodha :D ???
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Hamsapriya
said
Amazing singing Meera
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Prem j Hans said
Loved it soooooo much :)
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Biju Ramachandran
said
wow!tough one …and yu nailed it.
class singing…to fav
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Meera Manohar
said
Thank you all for the feedback :)
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Kumar Srinivasan
said
Excellent cover Meera. Adding harmonies is interesting, dont think I have heard that done in a pure classical song before. Kudos for the pick and execution.
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Rajesh Gopinath
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Meera ji : Zabardast… Loved it :) Can it be any better ? WOW….
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Lavanya S ishwaran said
Meera…. everytime u sing u outdo urself!!… :)
Awesome seems such a small word for such a splendid, brilliant rendition!!!!! :)
Meera Manohar
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Kumar, Rajesh & Lavanya- thanks so much for your f/b :)
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Dr. priya Rajan said
This is my Meera excellent song selection and singing dear. Hugs !!!
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Sangeeta Sutar ... said
awesome singing!! goes to my favs:)
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