Cheeni Kum

Cheeni Kum Lyrics & Chords

Just love this song! Have heard the Tamil original by SPB and I think that’s fabulous too. Ilayaraja’s music is superb in this one and Shreya sounds magical as always! Here is my humble attempt at this song. Thanks a lot to Jo for sharing the Karaoke track!

Film: Cheeni Kum
Song: Cheeni Kum
Orig Singer: Shreya Ghoshal
Music: Ilayaraja

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Srini S (bye bye friends) Pro user said

wow superb smitha.i really luved ur rendition.one of
ma favs of my guru The Everlasting Supremo Raja n ba
luji has done a gr8 job in Tamil n ofcourse shreya i
n hindi.Great expressions by u.catchy tune.I rememb
er my stage show in 88 i sang dis song in tamil.u ha
ve taken me to ma school days.keep up the gudwork n
enjoy singing.Gudluck n thanks for singing such a b
eautiful song.Brilliant composition.Full stars.

srinivasan.s

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Rahul (getting back to routine) Pro user said

very good song, brilliant rendition Smitha!!!!……u have an effortless way of singing…….i absolutely loved it….ur voice was sounding very good in the lower registers, just like cheeni……but not Kum, bahut jyada Cheeni :)

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Srividya Kasturi Pro user said

beautiful rendition, Smitha…:)

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Vijay (away...) Iyer said

very nicely done Smitha….I expect a lot from your renditions :-) ….maybe that’s one of the reason I am not fully satisfied with this renditions. Start felt like you were reading lines and not fully feeling them. In the first “antra” you did a great job to bring all the right expressions but words at high notes were a little blurry. Need to work more on your high notes….You were exceptional on the low notes.

Keep up the good work !!

Cheers!

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Smitha Passanha said

Soumya – Thanks for listening! Glad u liked it.

Srini – Thank u so much for the kind words! It is a brilliant composition indeed. Would like to hear the Tamil version from u sometime :)

AJ – Thanks a lot! Your comments are always detailed and helps with understanding the shortcomings. Glad u liked this one!

Srividya – Thanks a lot!

Vijay – I am sorry I could not meet your expectations. Will try to do better. This song has really high notes and it was a challenge to sing them. I know there is scope for improvement. Will keep working on it. Thanks for listening and providing feedback!

- Smitha

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Murali Venkatraman said

One thing that is good about your voice is it is free from tremolo which could introduce uncertainty. There are very minor pitching issues (e.g. cheeni at 0:47, ).

“dard jaata hai” lines are very well rendered. You have a very good open throated voice which expands in the higher notes (clearly your training shows). that gives a nice non-falsetto singing. I really love that.

One thing that I find in your voice’s volume level is its amazing uniformity. While this is nice in one way, it is bad in another since volume modulation is essential in singing. I am sure you can easily do that. Usually the reverse is not easy.

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Harshan (away) Nambiar Pro user said

Smitha …excellent singing ……always liked your open throat singing….IMHO this could have been a little softer ….but other than this was a super effort.

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Sagar Sawarkar said

Smitha,
Gr8 rendition, good range, amazing control over notes :)

Keep Rocking…!!

Sagar Sawarkar

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Rashmi Nair Pro user said

Smitha, that was very pleasant. Great modulations.
Loved it!

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Prem j Hans said

Very Nice …Smitha this one is really with nice confident vocals…5/5

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Susheil Kumar said

That was really nice Smitha. enjoyed it !
-Susheil

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Joseph Thomas said

Hey Smitha, nicely sung!

About the recording, I felt that the vocals were jarring a bit (held mic too close?) during the high notes. That’s all.

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Tara Balakrishnan said

very nice rendition Smitha…

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Smitha Passanha said

Murali – Thanks for the nice encouraging words! I am glad u liked this. I need to work more on pitching issues for sure. Will surely try some song with more volume control.

Harshan, Sagar, Rashmi, Prem, Susheil, Tara – Thanks a lot!

Jo – Thanks for listening! Point noted….I will take care of the mic distance while singing high notes. Harshan has also mentioned this before. I need to pay more attention :-)

Awatts – Thanks! I think this is the first time I received a comment from u. Glad u liked it :-)

- Smitha

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Radhakrishnan Nair said

Smitha,
Very nice rendition.Enjoyed it.
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Ramya Harish said

Very nice rendition smitha. Good voice control and expressions. sum places where you sustained like dekh le sounded good but cud have been little crisp to synch wit rhythm.Thats a very very minor issue though…

Cheers:)
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Pravin Patade said

Chini kam? zoot bolti hai In fact bahot jaada ho gayi hai chini…. Very sweetly sung :) Flawless according to me.:) I especially liked your control in antaras…. :) keep it up!!!

Thande thande paani se nahaana chahiye,
Gaana aaye ya na aaye gaana chahiye :)

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Smitha Passanha said

Thanks Radhakrishnan!

Ramya – Thanks for listening and for the pointers. These minor issues when pointed out make a big difference in the long run….so thanks a lot :)

Pravin – Thanks :-)

- Smitha

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Soumitra Sarkar said

you have already received very useful feeback….i liked your rendition a lot ….well done :) Keep singing :)

- Soumitra

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Smitha Passanha said

Thanks a lot Soumitra!

- Smitha

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Sindhuja Bhakthavatsalam (no longer active on muziboo- pl visit me at http://octaves.blogspot.com) said

Hi Smitha, that was a nice rendition, but mixing could have been better? Voice sounds a little muffled. Also found a few diction issues (like ‘mein’ in ‘tujhmein’, ‘khwaab’….
As Murali said, some voice modulation will go a long way….

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Krishnan N v said

Hi Smitha…

Very good rendition . Great expressions ….liked it quite a lot….

All the best…

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Smitha Passanha said

Sindhuja – Thanks for listening. I am still in the process of learning mixing so I am sure it can be better on that front. Will pay attention to voice modulation.

Thanks NVK Sir!

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Arun said

Very Good singing ……

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George Kuruvilla Pro user said

Nicely sung Smitha. I liked it. Expressions were nice too. Recording obviously could be better, but you’ll get there in due time.

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Dhiraj Barla said

Your rendition was very good Smitha, liked the expressions and your open throated singing at places, thought your voice a bit nasally at times, may be it has to do the way you mix. A very good effort though.

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Smitha Passanha said

Thanks Arun, George!

Dhiraj – I dont know the reason for sounding nasally :-) Will take care….I think its because of the high notes. Thanks for listening!

- Smitha

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Rajesh Raman said

Enjoyed it very Much. As others have said, recording & mixing can be better. Thats always a challenge for me as well… depends upon the Karaoke, track, singing volume levels etc…

I think, the best so far from you is Raat Akeli hei!

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Kumar Srinivasan Pro user said

Smitha,
Sorry for delay in getting here – was away on travel.
This is one of you best uploads I feel. Singing was bold and high and low notes were done well. Only area of improvement I can think of is voice modulations (volume modulation like Murali pointed out). Overall this was really well done. Keep it up.
-Kumar.

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Adithi said

First time here, Smitha! Loved your voice- sounded a bit like Ashaji….Would like to hear a regional number from you….maybe a Tamil song? :)

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Smitha Passanha said

Thanks Rajesh! Yeah mixing is a tough job….have to struggle :)

Thanks Kumar – Glad u liked it. Will work on the voice modulations.

Adithi – Thanks for visiting and listening! Glad u like my voice :-) I have never sung a Tamil song….will try sometime :)

- Smitha

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Meera Manohar Pro user said

Smitha,

Very crisp rendition, and since the above 33 comments have already touched on nasality, recording etc, here’s a break on that front :)

You have a very clear voice, which has the same uniformity throughout. Although the latter is an adv, I would suggest that you “feel” the song when you sing it, this way your voice will automatically have the voice modulation that will make it shine, will sound fuller if you know what I mean.

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Smitha Passanha said

Hey Meera, Thanks for listening! Point noted, will work on the voice modulation. I am glad I have so much feedback….its gonna help a lot!

Appreciate all the comments :-)

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Rakesh Baro said

Ye sahee tha Smitha….one of your bst uploads I guess……

I would give you 5/5 …Great Rendition………

Cheers

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Smitha Passanha said

Thanks Rakesh!

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Sitarah Anjum said

Lovely voice you’ve got Smitha and equally pleasant singing. For mixing apply compressor to your vocal.

Cheers :)

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Rajat Pawar said

great modulations smitha.enjoyed ur singing.

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Gowri Gopal said

wow… a crisp voice… confident singing… loved ur singing smitha… 5/5 from my side……

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Rajesh Gopinath Pro user said

Nice song choice Smitha.Enjoyed the song. Havent heard the orignal. Good performance . I liked it.
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