MS' rendition was Mahathma Gandhi's favorite - need I say more? Hers is more sombre, but, as always, every word is perfectly pronounced, the comprehension and bhakthi in her voice is unforgettable. MS' tune is very different from the popular tune.
Without MS popularizing this song, Silapadhigaram would just be a two line story for us about Kannagi burning madhurai however, through this song, we learn the actual lines from ancient literature, created centuries ago. The most unforgettable line in this song is definitely the last one - "narayana ennaa naavenna naave". MS has performed a great service to Tamizh, by setting stanzas from an ancient epic to contemporary, easy to enunciate tunes. Set to a ragamalika, this song is actually from Ilango Adigal's Silapadhikaram. Other close contenders are her Brochevarevarura, her annamacharya renditions, her pancharathna keerthanas etc. Ranga Puravihara is a slow kirthana, set to an unusual raaga (popular hindustani one though), MS adds appeal to this song.
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She learnt how to sing every swara perfectly by playing the veena when she sang. According to MS, the veena was her greatest teacher. She has served as a guru for countless aspiring vocalists you can learn a song just by listening to her cassette. Her shruthi, neraval etc., everything is flawless. MS's carnatic classics can never be forgotten. The lyrics (by Kalki?) along with MS' voice makes us yearn for - "nandhakumaran vindhai purindha andha naalum vandhidadho?"Ĩ) Ranga puravihara- brindavana saranga (and other carnatic classics) Sindhu Bhairavi is one of the greatest raagams for devotional songs, this song aptly proves this. Please correct me!ĩ) brindavanathil kannan valarndha - Meera I may have incorrectly stated the names of some composers.
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Please feel free to post comments and add to this list. Here is a list of my favorite MS renditions (ranked in my preference). As quoted in a popular newspaper "the sun may have set but the brilliance still lingers" in this age of the Kali yuga, songs of devotion are sufficient to attain salvation), MS' golden voice can never be forgotten. Even though her soul may have passed on from this world to heaven (most definitely - afterall, didnt Purandaradas sing "keerthana maathradhi kali yuga dhalli mukthi yaneeva. Her divinely melodious voice combined with her true bhakthi and innate goodness of soul has captured the hearts of millions of listeners.Ī native of Madurai, Tamilnadu, MS' songs are played today in homes across the world - from singapore, to london, to chicago. MS Subbulakshmi is most definitely one of the greatest carnatic vocalists of this century.