Yamuna Veruthey ( cover version) from Ore Kadal
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Covering a Malayalam number on Muziboo for the first time. My audioblog has quite a few in this language in the last 3 years since I started audioblogging.
Credit goes to Roshini for suggesting this song, taking the pains to send me the original and the an awesome k-track to back it with :) If not for you, I don’t think I would have listened to this song, and I ended up adoring it so much that I jumped my line of songs to do this one first LOL. This song goes out to you Rosh, and thanks for requesting this!!
The movie Ore Kadal ( a totally off beat film with brilliant performances by both Meera Jasmine and Mamootty, the former earning a Shantaram’s National Award & Kerala State Award) has music scored by Ouseppachan (earning a Kerala State award as well). Interesting tidbit about this album is that, all songs are in the raagam Subha Pantuvaraali, probably one of the most frequently used, to depict pathos/sadness/despair.
I know there are a lot of non-Malayalam speakers in Muziboo, who still take the interest and time to listen, so here is a short description of what the song is about to help make your listening experience better.
“Yamuna Veruthey” is about a woman who longs for her lover who has deserted her. She equates herself to Yamuna and her lover to Krishna also known as Nandalala (one of the many names Krishna is referred to by). So, there goes the general picture :) Add a lot of sadness and despair to the feel of the song and this is bound to be haunter. Don’t forget to listen to the original by Shweta Mohan, D/O singer Sujatha.
Song: Yamuna Veruthey
Movie: Ore Kadal
Music by :Ouseppachan
Original by: Shweta Mohan
Although I have native roots which lead to Kerala soil, I can probably speak or read Malayalam only in my dreams. So, here’s an anticipatory bail to the pronounciation part :-)
Appreciate those of you who are going to be patient in listening and moreso to those who are tolerant to the pronounciation and still keep listening :)) Pointers are welcome, since this is a language that I am still trying to get a hang of!
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February 15, 2009
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Rajesh Raman said
The ‘Soul’ of the song was very well conveyed. Liked your variations as well…
Keep Singing!
Regards
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Srividya Kasturi
said
Meera, liked it very much…Mood very well conveyed…
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Ramya Harish said
Meera, I have heard this once from Jo… Loved your version… loved your longing expressions… this song did create a gloomy mood… heard it before going to sleep… so it may come in my dream…
Cheers:)
Ramya
Krishnan N v said
Meera ….
Very good singing as usual…with very good emotions…Not too familiar with the original, though
All the best…
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Rashmi Nair
said
Valare Valare nannayi. Singing, expressions and modulations were excellent. Loved it!
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Harshan Nambiar
said
Meera ….Excellent rendition ….very very expressive ….didnt find any issues with your malayalam diction either. Very challenging song to attempt ….and you have done a fantastic job.
Full stars from me.
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Srinivasan S
said
ouseppachan is such a brilliant composer.I like his
songs very much.Dis is a very gud song of him n u h
ave sung it with great feel ma.Dis is a tough song
n u have done a brilliant job.Enjoyed throughout.
keep up the gudwork n enjoy singing.Full stars for u
.
srinivasan.s
Vishal Khaparde said
Even without the short description, I could relate to the song with your expressions ! Brilliant job by you on such a difficult song !
Keep singing….
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Tara Balakrishnan said
excellent Meera!
Rahul (on and off a bit)
said
Perfect….u r a very perfect singer…….this rendition is ur best according to me…….sounds so soothing that i slept after listening to this one……
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Smitha Passanha said
Beautiful Meera! The expressions were conveyed brilliantly.
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Arun said
Good expressions and perfect singing….
Roshini said
hey meera,
thanks so much for taking up the song request, totally enjoyed listening to your version….and hey its was real fun translating the lyrics for you.
god bless your voice :)
Best Regards,
Rosh
Ganesh Srinivasan said
Great singing Meera. Absolutely loved your expressions in the song.Thanks for sharing such a beautiful song and giving such details about the song.
Cheers,
Ganesh
Vijay (away...) Iyer
said
great expressions Meera. I am not familiar with the original version but absolutely enjoyed your version. Clarity on each word was perfect.
Cheers
-Vijay
Murali Venkatraman said
Expressions are good Meera. Somehow singing did not reach my heart. I felt the initial pallavi needed to be better grounded (hrudaya gaanam). It seemed like you warmed up int he middle of the song.
Or may be I am listening after a tiring day’s work and my judgment is marred.
Adithi said
Brilliant expressions, Meera! It is such a tough song and yet you have sung it with great ease.
Just a few observations:
- wondering if the effect would have been better if the shruthi were a tad lower.
- You may need to pay more attention to some sangathis(eg. very last “paadi”).
- You adherence to shruthi is just stunning!
Thanks for the treat!
Jenefa
said
Meera
Impressed with the expression!!
Regards
Jenefa
Joseph Thomas said
Good singing Meera. You have sung this song well and I don’t know if it is the language, but I felt that the longing of lover was not truly felt. I think perhaps it is because your voice in this song was too nasal and not so open throated.
Radhakrishnan Nair said
Meera,
Excellent rendition, loved the expressions.
Keep it up!
RK
Meera Manohar
said
Thanks all for the comments, tips and suggestions. Truly appreciate it.
Murali & Jo: Will take your comment seriously and work harder the next time I do Malayalam. It not being my mother tongue is not helping in the diction I suppose :D
Adithi: this is trifle lower than the original, the original was a tad too high for me :)) Thanks for the note on the ending sangathis. Will sure keep that in mind for my future renditions.
Cheers,
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Dhiraj Barla said
Meera,
Explanation helped a lot in getting the exact mood of the song. Very well sung by you, it doesn’t sound like you are struggling with pronunciation. Felt little nasally at times, may be it’s the mixing. But i loved your expressions.
Arun Nair said
Meera, It took some time for me to reach here. But yeah, as they say Better late than never.
As usual, you have sung it very nice. Liked it very much. But I felt the same Jo had pointed out. But I love your singing :)
Arun
George Kuruvilla
said
Meera,
I thought you sang this very well, but maybe not to your own potential. The expressions (the feeling of pain especially) would have been portrayed better if you sang certain parts of this song open throated. The start could have been better. You did sound a little nasaly. Could be eq settings. For the most part diction/accent was not a problem.
So in short, this is very good, but the above pointers will give it the extra shine!
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Meera Manohar
said
Thanks Dhiraj, Arun and George.
Dhiraj: Nasality has crept in here and there. Will remix and see if that works.
George: For the nasality, will try to remix and see if that gets taken care of. Open throated has always been a challenge for me. I tried it in urugudhae, but didn’t try it too much in this. Guess I will have to work on that part constantly.
Cheers,
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Vaishali said
Very well sung, Meera……not familiar with the original song or with the language….but i felt the expressions were really good!
Kumar Srinivasan
said
Meera,
Very good rendition. Appreciate your diction.
You have rendered this with very good feel. I liked the way you modulated your voice in certain lines like ‘oru novu paattin….’. Keep up the good work.
-Kumar.
Arvind R said
Very good singing Meera. Can’t flaw the technique or the modulations etc., they are all very good. I think you have most of the aspects covered.
What I am about to say should be taken in the right sense please … what is lacking is singing from below your throat. Somehow you need to bellow it up from below rather than from the throat if I can put it that way. It sounds thin from the throat and expressions do not get the right spacious sound.
It is easy to resign and say “that’s my voice, take it or leave it” … if it was as simple as that I would not comment this. I sincerely feel that you need to open up somehow and make your lungs feel heard. It will be awesome then and your technique and modulations will blow up 10 fold. I would give this priority if I were you.
Thanks for putting up with a long comment….hey … in my case I believe it is the opposite….I need to improve technique and modulations!.
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Aahaa… shubhapanthuvarali…. lovely Meera. “Viraham” truely brought out. Beautiful song and beautiful rendition. Precision much appreciated!! :)
Nv Mani said
Very good attempt with good expressions.
More practice can improve performance still better.
Please keep singing.
All the best.
Maneesha C m said
well sung meera…. your voice terrific… the softness of the song well maintained…. please take a lil care on the pronounciation part esp words like “yadhavam” " vadhuvam" nandalala"…
Cheerz
Maneesha…
Vaidyanathan Pn said
Very neat and sober music without the cacophony of the BGM Please post more songs— vaidyanathanRajeev Onv(away on a long break) said
Meera, You have sung this in an excellent manner. Didnt feel the diction issues significant. Your adherance to shruthi is to be appreciated.
Five to you!
rajeev.onv
Susmitha Manoj said
well ,it’s nice but to be frank iam sorry tosay this;NOBODY ELSE OTHER THAN SWETHA CAN SING THIS SONG BEAUTIFULLY!!!!!!!!!!
Mythri Raveesh said
Personally, i thought this performance deserves a standing ovation!!
Meera Manohar
said
Thank you all! And special hanks to those who have rated this and added it your favs.
Cheers,
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Kiran Vikram said
Hi Meera…just amazing…i am new in this…i heard your song first….it’s really good…good feeling too. Where did you get this karaoke (malayalam karaoke)?
keep singing….
Kiran
Mythri Raveesh said
Hearing this again Meera!! Beautifully haunting!
Uthra said
Meera: Thanks for pointing me to this one. Now, I have this urge to attempt this even though I know that I have some barriers to cross – language, expressions (not my cup of tea) :)
Regarding your singing, I liked the way you brought out the expressions for this song. Nandalala… aha… was nice. I have to agree about the open throated singing suggestion though I am not sure if that would have help maintain the feel. In any case, I enjoyed listening to this one.
Meera Manohar
said
Thanks Kiran!
Uthra: Glad you could enjoy it despite this being not a very good rendition singing wise…This was at a point when I wasn’t that much of an open throated singer. I have learnt a thing or two in the last 2 years that I have been on Muziboo :P
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