Genda Phool (Delhi-6) - Cover
Genda Phool (Delhi-6) - Cover Lyrics & Chords
I have started experimenting with my new recording gear and this is first song I picked. This is a favorite of my dear friend Sumita and so I sang it for her :-)
I like this song for the simplicity and the raw feel to it. I think ARR has done a brilliant job of making a folk song so appealing! When I first heard the song, I understood all of it except for the comparison of Sasural to “Genda Phool”. When I looked it up, I found this on the web :-)
“Genda Phool (Marigold) is a complex flower because its actually an inflorescence, which, by definition, is a complicated arrangement of flowers on a branch. So in the song, the girl compares her Sasural to this flower, because of all the complex relationships she shares with her Saans (Mum-in-law), Devar (Bro-in-law) and Nanand (Sis-in-law). And she says, in spite of all the troubles, she loves being there for the love of her husband.”
Here is my attempt at this song. Thanks a lot, George, for all the mixing tips!
Song: Genda Phool
Film: Delhi-6
Music – A R Rahman
Lyrics – Prasoon Joshi
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December 22, 2009
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Dr. daniel Paul said
Awesome work.
(( anil Aryanad )) said
very nice song yaaar,keep it up.
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Harry Chops
said
Smitha,
Amazing rendition in your sweet voice, apt for this song. Full points. Liked it and added to my favs
BTW, your new recording gears rock.
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Kuhoo (www.reverbnation.com/kuhoogupta) Gupta said
mast song ! thumbs up :D
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Meera Manohar
said
Smitha,
Nice pick and well done!!!
Liked it!
Cheers,
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Smitha Passanha said
Thanks for the quick comments everyone! Glad u all liked it.
Daniel, Harry – Thanks for adding it to ur fav list!
- Smitha
Do listen to:
Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas
Aaiye Meherbaan
Kuch Khaas Hai
Rahul Vyas (away for a while. will be back...) said
Awesome singing. Perfect.
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Arun said
Wow my fav song….
Very well sung….smitha… goes to my fav.
cheers,
Arun
Lubna Khan said
Lovely song …. Sweet voice ;))
Shaniruh
said
Nice pick & Awesome singing …well done.
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Shampak Chakravorty said
Jhakkas…………. Smitha…… Thubs up from me…. Voice came very well…. :)
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Aman ....plz listen my song in my blog better quality http://saazhotumawaazhomain.blogspot.com/ Deep said
waaah smitha this is my favt song …you done great job ….ek saas ka gana tha jo mujhe bahut pasand tha uske word the "sasu ne kholiya ek sandook usame nikali ik bandook sasu dar gayi re bahur to yo kyo layi se mane marna aayi se :):): just kiding.:) nice singing ….keep it up
shaj
Rahul (getting back to routine)
said
Smit’s,
Kya Aawaz hai yaar……Amazing….the expressions were top notch. Lovely rustic feeling to this song, sheer ARR magic……
So did u do the Abhishek Bacchan’s dance moves too while singing this one? Looks like u did……:)
Liked it and fav’ted…Whats else?….lol
Regards,
Rahul
Srividya Kasturi
said
Fine modulations and expressions,Smitha! Liked it!
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Tara Balakrishnan said
loved the clarity and mixing! awesome rendition Smitha! enjoyed !!
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Bcuber said
amamzing vocals! Great work!
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George Kuruvilla
said
Smitha,
I am glad you posted what Genda Phool means and its implication in this song. I have a new found appreciation now :) You’ve sung really well!! I hope the quality of this mix encourages you to experiment more.
-George
Do listen to my uploads
Sojan Chacko said
Hi Smitha,
It was superb, You have sung very well. keep it up.
Smitha Passanha said
Rahul, Arun, Shaniruh, Shampak, Vidya, Bcuber, Sojan – Thanks for all the nice words! Glad u liked my attempt!
Aman – Thanks! The saans song was funny :-)
Lubna, Tara, Rahul/AJ – Thanks for adding it to your favorites!
George – I am glad my explanation helped :-) And yes, I am excited to experiment more with mixing! Thanks again!
- Smitha
Do listen to:
Genda Phool
Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas
Aaiye Meherbaan
Anup said
Apogee rocks….eeshwara enne thalli kollaleee….very very nicely done Smitha….enjoyed it…
Pravin Patade said
Hi Smitha,
It was a pleasant break from routine songs to sing a folk song like this and boy, what an amazing singing. Goes to my fav directly :)
Thande thande paani se nahaana chahiye,
Gaana aaye ya na aaye gaana chahiye :)
Ajay Chandran said
great effort… enjoyed it very much Smitha. :)
Harshan (away) Nambiar
said
Smitha ….unfortunately not a big fan of this song….but I enjoyed this cover:-) LIKED it.
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Smitha Passanha said
Harry, Anup, Pravin, Ajay, Harshan – Thanks a lot for listening!
- Smitha
Do listen to:
Genda Phool
Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas
Aaiye Meherbaan
Srinivas Panda said
Nice song and u sang it well smitha !!
Listen to some of my latest composition
Nachibaku asiche ame
E Jibana
Tum mile to meri
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Max Vala said
hi samith , BHOTT KHUB!!! LAZAWAB!!! KAFI CLEAR AAWAZ HAI AAP KI,BAHOT PAKKA SUR LAGAY GANAY MAY AAPNAY.SINGING MAY AAP KO KAMYABI MILTI RAHAY…………
MAX VALA
Smitha Passanha said
Srinivas, Max, Lavanya – Thanks for listening guys!
- Smitha
Do listen to:
Genda Phool
Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas
Aaiye Meherbaan
Srini S (bye bye friends)
said
This i will not say one of your best,b’coz
each and every rendition of yours is the best
in my opinion,but i will say this is very
different from you other posts.Good job and
all the best.
srinivasan.s
Usha R said
Smitha This is my favorite song. I like Cine songs too. Beautiful rendition and we have no regrets at all in giving you full marks and love to add to my list.You are a superior singer with quality. Keep singing a lot. I am your fan now and will listen all your Hindi songs.
Thank you very much.
Usha R said
Smitha This is my favorite song. I like Cine songs too. Beautiful rendition and we have no regrets at all in giving you full marks and love to add to my list.You are a superior singer with quality. Keep singing a lot. I am your fan now and will listen all your Hindi songs.
Thank you very much.
Ramya Harish said
Superb rendition!! Liked it a lot!! Mixing was great!!! Thanks for the writeup! I never thought abt the meaning till i read it:)
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Vishak Subramoney said
u have a nice voice. good feel as well. Very well done!!
Janhavee said
Smitha,
Nice Pick! of song and you have done a great job here :-) Thanks for the throwing light on the meaning and complexity of “Ghenda Phool”
Cheers
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Vivek Chauhan said
Kya baat hai! Lajawaab singing! Keep singing and sharing……………
Vivek
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Radhika Nair (away) said
Smitha – really liked the way you got into the song. Lovely take.
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Saqib Javed said
waow smitha lovely randition like ur effort …. ur expressions n voice as like orgnl singer expressions feelings all r fantastic
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Rakesh Baro said
:) badhiyaaa smitha loved it ….kept smiing through the song….lyrics bhee badhiya hai….A bigggggggggggggggggggg thumbsupppppppppppppp…abhee bhee muskura raha hoon……
Cheers
Rakesh
Smitha Passanha said
Srini, Usha, Ramya, Vishak, Janhavee, Vivek, Sarada, Radhika, Saqib, Rakesh – Thanks one and all for all the encouragement! I have more courage now to try different numbers :-)
- Smitha
Do listen to:
Genda Phool
Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas
Aaiye Meherbaan
Krishnan N v said
That was a very good one Smitha…Loved it…
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Arvind R said
Smitha, a good offbeat one that you have presented very well. Kudos!.
A lot of folk songs are hypnotic as they are meant to take away the drugery of rural life and offer something soothing to the nerves to keep going. In this vain ARR has done a very good job of the tune and the beat … to me the background rhythm signified the drugery of rural life and the vocal was the comforting element to overcome that menial lifestyle. The net result is that the beat absorbs the energy from the voice and transforms its monotonous tone to an appealing one that has hypnotic quailties.
You have sung well but I did note that your vocal dropped in energy and volume in places like 0:35 – 0:40. The vocal is the leader in this song so you cannot afford to do that is my humble opinion. Every word should sustain its energy and volume in this song IMHO. Your vocal volume was absolutely fine to start with but dropped here and there which is not the appropriate style for this song.
Loved it overall … was meditative and a timely wake-up call for all the ‘Chakras’ in us!!.
~With a rhythm is born a song. From a pulsing heart is born music!.
~ Arvind ~
Unnikrishnan Kb said
Nice smitha…
Best!!!
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Smitha Passanha said
NVK Sir, Arvind, Unnikrishnan – Thanks a lot for all the feedback. Appreciate it.
- Smitha
Do listen to:
Genda Phool
Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas
Aaiye Meherbaan
Dinesh Jangir said
nice to hear you………
Sudha Kumar (listening..)
said
Very nice, Smitha! Enjoyed it a lot,
Big Thumbs up!
-Sudha
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said
very nice smitha… one of your best renditions :)
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Deblina M (away) said
Smitha … very sweetly sung …. loved it :)
Prabija Praful said
special …….nice singing……
Nandita said
Superb Smitha. Nice expressions and your voice sounded really good in this range. Chalo abhi aur experimentation karo with the new gear.
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Sushane Shankar said
wowwwowowowowwwwwwww…… u sound sooo convincing…. superrr!!
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Very cool Smitha….I really liked the crispiness in your voice….great job with mixing too
Pradip somasundaran said
Umm….seems i am very late here. Was away from everything for a while. Smitha, loved it all the way. This is one of my fav’s from the movie and was wondering if some one would ever cover it :)
Meri Awaz Suno
Dr. priya Rajan said
Sorry smita did listen to your song but did not leave a comment. when am into music i forget the world…. for what we come to relax. your voice did make me feel light. thumbs up always
God Bless you with more songs.
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Smitha Passanha said
Dinesh, Sudha, Nithya, Deblina, Prabija, Nandita, Sushane, Satish, Pradip Sir, Priya – Thank you so much for all the encouragement. Really happy you all liked my attempt!
- Smitha
Do listen to:
Genda Phool
Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas
Aaiye Meherbaan
αнмε∂ Khan said
Woww!! Nice song selection and u sung so beutifully with nice modulation & expressions:)
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Eshan Sharma said
http://www.muziboo.com/eshanishere/music/genda-phool-remix-eshan-experimental-music-
sung by me….
ya its Genda Phool sung by a male singer :)
Shailender (trying to be regular)
said
Smitha,
Wow……lovely singing……the rawness and rusticness of ur voice in this song was simply amazing…….brilliant stuff….
Shailender
…… listen to Jaane Kahan Gaye Woh Din
Smitha Passanha said
Ahmed, Eshan, Shailender – Thanks for taking time to listen to my attempt!
- Smitha
Do listen to:
Genda Phool
Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas
Aaiye Meherbaan
Palani Bhakatavatsalam said
Great choice of song ….really suited well on your voice.
Simple and Cute.
Happy Singing!
Vasanth Jayaraman said
suits ur voice so well !!!! well sung cheers !!!
Smitha Passanha said
Thanks Palani and Vasanth!
- Smitha
Do listen to:
Rasiyaa
Genda Phool
Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas
Aaiye Meherbaan
Summit Gupta said
Woow….beauty….amazing voice and very well sung……man you need to be in bollywood for real….
Rekha swaminathan (on and off...) said
Nice one Smitha…
In the middle, your volume suddenely dipped in two places….was it deliberate?
Otherwise, I liked it…it was like a softer version of the original…
cheers
rekha
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Jane Mathew said
brilliant smitha…goes to favs….
Smitha Passanha said
Summit – Thanks a lot!
Rekha – No it was not deliberate. I will watch out for these things in future. Thanks for listening!
Jane – Thanks for fav’ting it!
- Smitha
Do listen to:
Pudhu Vellai Mazhai (Roja) with Vishak Subramoney
Rasiyaa
Genda Phool
Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas
Ritesh Wadhwani said
Lolz! how have u modulated ur Voice here……Superb Smitha it Sounds so Original yaar….and i must admit i have been listening to the whole Song for the first time…….Superb Smitha just loved it :)
Soumitra Sarkar said
Nicely done Smitha. TU :)
- Soumitra
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Sabir Rafi said
nicely sung smitha very nice
Smitha Passanha said
Ritesh, Soumitra, Mohammad – Thanks for listening guys!
- Smitha
Do listen to:
Pudhu Vellai Mazhai (Roja) with Vishak Subramoney
Rasiyaa
Genda Phool
Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas
Sai Prasad said
Nice singing and superb voice.
Abhijit Ray said
Smitha you were superb – you got the exact husky, rustic touch to your voice for this one. Terrific!
Sanjay Vincent said
hi Smitha……wonderful……r u a professional singer!!! what a control on SUR!!!! amaizing presentation! u r welcome to hear my songs…might like!!!
Smitha Passanha said
Thanks a lot !
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Sangeeta Sutar ... said
very beutiful song and great singing.
Thanks for the meaning of the song too:)
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