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Honoring Dr. Sirghazhi Govindarajan

Topic started by NOV (@ 202.184.134.10) on Thu Feb 5 04:33:27 EST 1998.
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• From: Ramki (@ pm062-22.spindler.wmich.edu) on: Mon May 17 15:03:02 EDT 1999
  
  aditya here goes the lyrics
  
  vinaayaganae vinai theerpavanae
  meLa mugathonae jnana mudhalvanae
  
  vinaayaganae
  
  gunanidhiye guruvae charanam
  kuraigal maraiya ithuve tharunam
  
  vianaayaganae
  
  umapadhiye ulagam endrai
  oru sutrinile valamum vandhaai
  ganamaamadhiyaal kaniyai vendrai
  vadivel avanin karuthil nindrai
  
  
• From: bb (@ franck.crhc.uiuc.edu) on: Mon May 17 15:14:40 EDT 1999
  
  kadhirvElavanin karuthil nindrai..
  
  
• From: Ravi (@ gluttony.cs.umass.edu) on: Mon May 17 16:45:03 EDT 1999
  
  meLA illai vEzha. I think vEzha means yaanai.
  The last but one line is gana naadhanE maanganiyai venRAi.
  
  
• From: Vimal (@ 129.219.38.215) on: Mon May 17 18:31:12 EDT 1999
  
  Hi all,
  is the best singer TFM has ever had. Infact not only TFM but the entire TM.
  
  HAve you heard these songs by TFM: Since I'm a Vaishnavite by birth, my parents always believed in my practising anything that is Vaishnavaite.
  This that I used to have contained songs on Lord Vishnu, rendered by SG. Simply Magical.
  
  1. Oppilladha Perumal... ( On Lord Uppiliyappa in Kumbakonam).
  
  2. Geethai Sonna Kannan.. ( On Lord Parthasarathy in Triplicane)
  
  3. Kanna Puram Sendren .. ( On Lord Narayana in Kanna Puram)
  
  4. KAveri Soolpozhil.. ( On Lord Ranganatha in Sri Rangam)
  
  5. Narayana ennum .. ( On Lord Balaji in the great Thirupati).
  
  Friends, each song is a Masterpiece, an epitome of Bhakti. Ofcourse, the lyrics and music were just too good. I just wonder why there aren't many of these kinds of non-filmy albums these days.
  
  Back to the songs, you won't believe the confidence or the Gambeeram he sings with. Also, the emotions he packs them with...
  
  My grandma used to cry whenever she listened to these songs. In the song Kannapuram Sendren, he chants the Mantra, "Om Namo Narayana" , rather sings. Man!! Its like, I'm not a very religious guy, but even I myself get pullarichified.
  
  Ofcourse he sings all these for movey is an entirely different issue. But all these songs speak about the greatness, the genius of the singer that is SG.
  
  We all miss him.
  
  Also I've listened to one of his songs on Amman:
  
  Chinnanjiru Pen Pole...
  
  The best of his songs according to me:
  
  "Om ennum Pranava uruvadayndhai.."
  its on Lord Ganesha. The ease he deals it with is just mind blowing to comprehend. Loaded with Tonnes of Gamakkam, I bet it should be a very difficult song to render, even by the present day greats.
  
  Can anyone help me with the name of the raga the above mentioned song is based on? I'm just not getting it now..
  
  
  
  
  
• From: vimal (@ 129.219.38.215) on: Mon May 17 18:34:11 EDT 1999
  
  Typo:
  In the third line read "TFM" as "SG"
  
  Please read "This I used to have" as "This cassette that I used to have"
  
  
• From: chandy (@ 209.125.83.228) on: Tue May 18 15:53:49 EDT 1999
  
  corrected lyrics of Vinaayagane :
  
  vinaayaganae vinai theerpavanae
  VEZHA mugathonae jnana mudhalvanae
  
  vinaayaganae
  
  gunanidhiye guruvae charanam
  kuraigal AGATRA ithuve tharunam
  
  vinaayaganae
  
  umapadhiye ulagam endrai
  oru sutrinile valamum vandhaai
  GANA-NAADHANE MAANKANIYAI vendrai
  KADHIRVELAVAN-IN karuthil nindrai
  
  
  
• From: aditya (@ proxyf.emirates.net.ae) on: Thu May 20 03:40:47 EDT 1999
  
  thanks a lot for Ramki and Chandy for the lyrics of Vinayagane Vinay Theerpavane
  
  
• From: aditya (@ proxyf.emirates.net.ae) on: Thu May 20 03:41:42 EDT 1999
  
  thanks a lot for Ramki and Chandy for the lyrics of Vinayagane Vinay Theerpavane
  
  
• From: bb (@ compq1.crhc.uiuc.edu) on: Sun May 23 01:53:20 EDT 1999
  
  it is a pity that siva chidambaram is not utilized properly in TFM and is forced to sing numbers like "Odakkaara maarimuththu".. he has inherited his father's voice, and should be used more. he can give the variety the current MDs are searching for, and can be a good alternative to using singers like udit narayan:))
  
  
• From: Velaiyaththavan (@ 129.252.22.112) on: Sun May 23 02:13:55 EDT 1999
  
  It seems the 13 th warrior has not conquered this thread yet :-)
  
  
• From: Balaji Pratap Sirkali (@ balajip.dorm.rutgers.edu) on: Thu Feb 24 01:28:20 EST 2000
  
  Answering Mr. Vimal's question:
  
  "Om ennum Pranava uruvadayndhai.." is in the Raga Gowla.
  
  
• From: Jayakumar (@ 202.54.35.112) on: Wed Jan 10 14:08:02 EST 2001
  
  The corrections on lyrics of vinayagane:
  
  'Kuraigal KaLaya' and not Agatra.
  
  'Gana Naathaney Maanganiyay Undaai' and not vendrai.
  
  Iam proud of the great fans of the ever great maestro with the Goldenvoice Dr.Sirkali. Do you know that his name was rejected twice from the panel for Padmashri and Sangeet natak akademi just being pronounced as the singer for the masses !
  
  Do you know that the letter for recognition of this great singer for Top ranking grade arrived from the ALL INDIA RADIO three days after his demise! Such things happen to deserving, simple, unassuming, humble, talented musicians in INDIA. The greatest honour which such singer can get without any factual promotion or communal bias is the applause and sabash from the masses, which Iam sure Sirkali enjoyed throughout his career.
  
  Dr.SivaChidambaram is not only a singer. He is a Transplant Physician at Govt.General Hospital,Chennai, apart from being a good Classical vocalist. His Devotional cassetes on Lord Muruga and Ayyappa are hot cakes. He is also not too fussy about the numbers and quantities like others. He concentrates on quality and all his albums are received with a hue and cry.
  AR.Rahman was decent enough to try a folk 'Odakkara Marimuthu' and a pop 'Anjaathe Jeeva' in Jodi. News reveal that he has sung for recent films with Adityan, Sirpi - Mr.Naradhar, Deva - Manu Neethi, Engalukkum kalam varum, Rajarajeswari, Sangeetharajan - Idhu Mudivathillai. It is very unfortunate that guys like Ilayaraja who dominated a 20 long years in the industry with only few voices like SPB,KJJ,PS,SJ,Chitra, Swarnalatha,etc did not use such powerful voices like Sirkalis, despite their ability. With present day music directors like AR Rahman who insist on fair chances to all singers of India and the world, with two title card insertions for playback artistes (after G.Ramanathan days) Sivachidambaram is sure to get his due. He is busy as a doctor, carnatic and devotional musician travelling worldover frequently and not to miss out, the Chairman of the great Kapaleeswarar temple of Mylapore,Chennai. We pray he gets the time to sing more for films.
  
  
• From: N.Chari (@ 203.197.137.254) on: Sun Jan 14 09:56:47 EST 2001
  
  There is no singer to replace the GREAT Sirkazhi.
  Todays technology can create falsetto singers. There is only one Sirkazhi who rang the bell in his voice. NOBODY CAN SING LIKE HIM. I CHALLENGE THE CURRENT DAY SINGERS! LET THEM 'TRY' TO REPRODUCE SAMPOORNA MAHABARATHAM SONG -Kalai pozhuthey which we use to listen in Radio Ceylon those days or for that matter Sivasankari from JAGATALAPRADABAN, in the SAME SRUTHI AND PERFECTION!
  
  
• From: D.Natarajan (@ 203.197.137.28) on: Fri Jan 19 08:11:46 EST 2001
  
  The one and the only replacement for the greatest of all great vocalist of TFM is his son Sivasidambaram. He looks, sings and moves with his fans like his great father. No other singer sons have acquired this quality. I pray him more success in TFM. His Manu neethi film song is a super hit duet. Song is a bit sexy lyriced. For the Current day youngsters I feel Sivasidambaram is THE BEST OF THE STAR SONS. I went to one of his concerts in the music season and he was literally called 'MGR Padagar' with the way he treated his fans and seniors in the crowd. Iam sure many would have appreciated this. Long Live Sivasidambaram.
  
  
• From: Kulpritsingh IAS (@ 203.199.236.198) on: Tue Jan 23 14:40:51 EST 2001
  
  I just listened to Sirkazhis son sing at AVM Rajeswari Kalyana mandapam for Dr. Lalitha Kamesawarans felicitations. I was thrilled. There is no doubt that Dr. Siva Chidambaram is THE befitting son of the great maestro, the illustrious son of the illustrious father. His voice, expression, mastery in carnatic music were all amazing. For a medical doctor in service to do such a music is a real great thing. He should get the proper recognition in films, classical music sabha seasons etc.
  
  
• From: Balaji P. Sirkali (@ 208.244.154.100) on: Tue Jan 30 11:04:24 EST 2001
  
  Hi,
  I am the webmaster of the Sirkali Home Page (a page you've given a link to from your website). This is to inform you that the web address has changed from
  http://www.icdc.com/~sirkali
  
  to
  
  http://www.sirkali.org
  
  I would appreciate it if you could change the link as soon as possible.
  
  Thank You very much,
  
  Balaji Pratap Sirkali
  http://www.sirkali.org
  balaji_p_sirkali@hotmail.com
  
  
• From: Kulpritsingh IAS (@ 203.199.236.218) on: Mon Feb 5 14:45:07 EST 2001
  
  Congradulations Balaji Pratap Sirkali for your excellent dedication.
  
  There is no doubt that dedication runs in your family as evidenced by the services of your grand father, uncle and now yourself.
  
  Sikali is no doubt the greatest singer of Tamilnadu!
  
  
• From: Raja (@ 210.214.9.87) on: Fri Mar 2 00:01:55 EST 2001
  
  Padmashri, Dr. Isaimani, Isaiperarignar, Dr.Sirkali S. Govindarajan, A great soul who richly deserves all the titles and many more posthumously.
  
  We are lucky that he has left Sirkali Sivasidambaram to follow the rich legacy.
  
  I visited the web site and it is great.
  
  
• From: Periyar Pithan (@ 38.32.76.219) on: Sun Mar 4 04:57:50 EST 2001
  
  I recently had a chance to listen to a few Dr. Siva's songs in Manu Neethi and Engalukkum kalam Varum - by Deva , I think. Hope it is to foretell the future of Dr. SGS in TFM.
  
  
• From: Ravi (@ 53.122.79.10) on: Thu May 17 04:39:45 EDT 2001
  
  Can some one help me locate a audio recording (commercial / otherwise) of Tamil music drama 'Sampoorna Ramayanam' by 'Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nadaga Manram' which was in AIR some years back. It was with S.Govindarajan in the role as RAMA.
  
  
  
• From: s.venkat (@ 203.197.98.2) on: Sun Sep 30 12:42:28 EDT 2001
  
  i would like to know whether the song
  "kannapuram sendren" by Dr Sirkali is available
  on the web in audio(any format)
  
  thanks
  venkat
  
  
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• From: yogesh (@ 61.1.80.105) on: Mon Dec 8 05:20:34 EST 2003
  
  wants to hear a song 'oh ho littile girl how happy i would be ,if some imericale to win your love for me
  
  
• From: Prabhu (@ 203.195.190.196) on: Tue Apr 6 00:33:27 EDT 2004
  
  Can someone get the lyrics of Samarasam ulaavum idame song? If possible pls. send it to prabhuram40@coolgoose.com. Thanks.
  
  
• From: Rebecca (@ 24.61.237.58) on: Fri Sep 17 11:37:47 EDT 2004
  
  feedback@sirkali.org
  
  
  
  Hi
  
  I have never seen Dr. Sirkali Govindarajan. I never listen to his songs. You know I always mime a tune which I don’t know where I found this. But I like it very very much. Last year I visited India. It was my seventeen. When I visited a Church with my parents, I heard a song where it comes from a pavement shop. It’s exactly the song I miming. When I asked the shop owner, he said it’s Dr. Sirkali Govindarajan song. I am really surprised. Because I never heard this song and I never know about Dr. Sirkali Govindarajan.
  
  I later came to know my mom listen to this song when she was pregnant. There was a hindu family next to our house in USA. Even if mother doesn’t understand the language, she liked that song. I don’t know why.
  
  Then I asked a Asian family near to my house, [I think they are Indians] They told about Dr. Sirkali Govindarajan.
  
  I tried to get that song but I didn’t. Nobody no about that. Asian family have written a lyrics of that song . But they don’t have that song.
  
  Could you please send me the song if you have. I have written some lines below.
  It may be a .MP3 or .wmv. Whichever format is ok.
  
  Please help me to get this song. I really really like that. I will be really really greatful if you find this song.
  
  Song Lyrics........
  
  Bala Murugan Vilayadal
  En Padal ellam avan Padal
  Mulumaiyana alahil ellam Murugavelin Muhachayal
  
  Regards
  Rebecca
  
  

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