I have read somewhere that a wonderful painting of Sri Ramachandra was brought on foot by Sri Valajapete Venkataramana Bhagavathar for being presented to his Guru, Sri Thyagaraja Swami. Sri Thyagaraja went to the entrance of Thiruvayyaru to receive it and overcome by happiness at looking the painting, he sang this kriti. Therefore the words Nadachi vacchiteevo become significant and Sri BMK's rendering brings the scene before our eyes. What a wonderful soulful rendering! Thanks so much for Sri Srinivasa murthygaru for sharing this recording.
I heard many popular and renowned singers singing this song. But none equals this MBK's rendering of Mohana ragalaapana and the song. He simply elevates us every time we hear him. Thank you Sreenivasa Murthy Garu for your dedicated service to the cause of Carnatic music. Regards.
The Pronounciation of Sahithya brings us imagination that how sri Thyagaraja swamy was really felt while recieving the Rama Chandra. This waggeyakara really knows the Manodharma of other Vaggeyakaras Manodharma. This quality can be expected only from BMK sir.Thanks to sri srinivasa murthygaru.
Definitely we can have Mohana Roopa darshan of Sri Rama through Sri Bmk sir rendering.what a treasure we missed earlier is presented to this generation by magnanimity of Sri Srinivasa mooorthy garu.with gratitude🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Master class, simply superb, what a combo, BMK Sir, MSG Sir and TVG Sir, Thank you sir for uploading this 👋👋👋 59 yrs old rendition but does not appear remastered, hatz off
Deva bimbangal chamakkunna sangeetha swarna mekhangal. Bows my head to these great sons of Bharatha varsha. Blessed by god so that I could listen to this master piece. I am not a panditha in music. Music has no language , no barriers. Its god itself.
Once again it was proved that there is no singer equal to balamuralikrishna . No words to say about mohana raga such a pleasant raga thanks so much to sir srinivasa murthy
Sri Balamuralikrishna garu was always insisting that no one knew how tyagaraja sang. It was a matter of belief. But when we here Bmk sir's manasu loni marmamulu, samajavaragamama, nagumomu , and above all this, we are sure it can't be sweeter than this. No wonder even north indian musicans considered him as apara Thyagaraja!
Shri. Srinivasa murthy garu.... ur service to save the immortal works of Dr.BMK for posterity in u-tube and elsewhere is amazing. I think u have dedicated ur entire life for this mission. Hats off and thank u.
BMK is a performer par excellence.Mohana raga alapana is simply mesmerising.The voice is so pleasing.He amply justifies Nanu Palimpa kriti of the great saint Thyagaraja..Simply outstanding.
Thanks. Beautiful! I recollect the first time I heard this krti rendered by BMK. Fort High School, Bengaluru, Rāmanavamī concert sometime in the early-mid 1970s. Four things are still vivid in my memory: 1. It was as leisurely as this. There was no rush of any kind. Everyone just settled in, became almost totally still, except for the appreciative swaying or nodding and the occasional "ahahaha" or "bhaley bhaley" or "bhesh bhesh". Your mind could not wander even for a second! 2. The rendering was at once both sensuous and majestic. He extracted so much bhāva from just those two phrases 'nadachi vachchitivo' and 'nā prānanātha'. 3. Most others' renditions I had heard until then were awkward with stretching the 'nā prānanātha' over the whole second āvartanam. But he did the simple thing of repeating 'nadachi vachchithivo' in the 1st half of the 2nd āvartanam. It was genius because it extracted a lot more drama out of the lines. 4. And the svaraprastāra can only be described as dizzying flights of imagination full of joyous fun. His joy on stage was infectious ... the accompanists (I don't remember who they were) were also so into the music with him. The dramatic practice of his singing svara and asking each instrumentalist to express it on their instruments, and the exercise leading up to a crescendo that just made one want to jump, stomp one's feet, and whistle loudly. Or sit totally still and let it all wash over one. Or anything or everything between these two. The choices were available. :)
Balamurali is a legend of music. We can accept him as son of thyagaraj seamy. No one has such a Devine voice in this world.but some people of cheap mentality misunderstood his simplicity and strightforwordness. Our nation lost the God of music and Jim of bharathadha. Bharatharathna award could have given to him. It is ashamed our govt. Not to honour him...
At Gayana samaja in the year 1977 that was 9th music conference of samaja Bmk gave concert on 29-10-1977 after a gap many years the place where I was expecting his concert. it was great day in my life that I can't forget even today. That day it was M.chandrasheker on violin and uks on mridangam.That day Mohana was main raga presentation of Ragam, kruti & swaravinyasam for Nanu palimapa was out standing . There was clap for every phase of swaravinyasam .the way he utilised his accompaniments was amazing. it was great experience. ofcourse this one is also great one with famous trio
Yes, I agree. While BMK never seems to have insisted on this or that accompanist for any given concert, there were some who were so sympatico/sympatica with his manodharma that they played with utmost sensitivity. With these people, he visibly enjoyed their music as one expert with another. I found such rapport between him and UKS, TVG, MSG, and Annavarapu. This is only in my experience. There might well have been many others. With these, you could see how much fun he had and what a ride he created for us all. He used to really let himself go! In the 1970s concert I alluded to earlier on this page, (then) Master Praveen accompanied him. Praveen was a young lad, teenager. He was like a kitten just rearing to jump and play and roll with things. I have never seen BMK in greater joy! He challenged the youngster with such joy and totally revelled in his percussion-playing. Śrī Murthy, with your postings here, you are helping me recall so many wonderful moments in my life. Thank you! :)
Our KARNATAKA Classical Music is PURE DIVINITY. Mohana Raga in BMK's Voice is the Pure flow of Honey in its sweetest form. What a great experience to listen to him today in all his glory!
Thou still unravish'd bride of quietness, Thou foster-child of silence and slow time, Sylvan historian, who canst thus express A flowery tale more sweetly than our rhyme: What leaf-fring'd legend haunts about thy shape Of deities or mortals, or of both, In Tempe or the dales of Arcady? What men or gods are these? What maidens loth? What mad pursuit? What struggle to escape? What pipes and timbrels? What wild ecstasy? Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard Are sweeter; therefore, ye soft pipes, play on; Not to the sensual ear, but, more endear'd, Pipe to the spirit ditties of no tone: Fair youth, beneath the trees, thou canst not leave Thy song, nor ever can those trees be bare; Bold Lover, never, never canst thou kiss, Though winning near the goal yet, do not grieve; She cannot fade, though thou hast not thy bliss, For ever wilt thou love, and she be fair! Ah, happy, happy boughs! that cannot shed Your leaves, nor ever bid the Spring adieu; And, happy melodist, unwearied, For ever piping songs for ever new; More happy love! more happy, happy love! For ever warm and still to be enjoy'd, For ever panting, and for ever young; All breathing human passion far above, That leaves a heart high-sorrowful and cloy'd, A burning forehead, and a parching tongue. Who are these coming to the sacrifice? To what green altar, O mysterious priest, Lead'st thou that heifer lowing at the skies, And all her silken flanks with garlands drest? What little town by river or sea shore, Or mountain-built with peaceful citadel, Is emptied of this folk, this pious morn? And, little town, thy streets for evermore Will silent be; and not a soul to tell Why thou art desolate, can e'er return. O Attic shape! Fair attitude! with brede Of marble men and maidens overwrought, With forest branches and the trodden weed; Thou, silent form, dost tease us out of thought As doth eternity: Cold Pastoral! When old age shall this generation waste, Thou shalt remain, in midst of other woe Than ours, a friend to man, to whom thou say'st, "Beauty is truth, truth beauty,-that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know."
Lovely. But I can't understand why while remastering they won't remove all the unwanted stuff related to adjusting shruti. Is it that the audio guys don't understand the music per se?
C V Madhukar Sorry, I don’t have it. But, there is a brief rendition of pallavi in a movie. Please check track 89 of this album th-cam.com/video/m_DaIXbVyuM/w-d-xo.html
Master's voice flows like river ganga.. Akaram.. Is excellent
No one can sing like him
A cursed gandharva who born on this planet.. Ultimate
In old records we can feel the true sweetness of MBK
మధురమైన మోహన రాగాన్ని ఆ బాలమురళి గారే పాడాలి. ఆ గమకాలు వింటుంటే మనసు తా దా త్మయం చెందుతోంది. శ్రీనివాసమూర్తి గారు మీకు ధన్యవాదమలు
The more I listen to this 'samMohana' rendition, the more I get drawn into this abyss of bliss .. another of his many ways to moksham here and now 🙂
An excellent rendition. Old records gives us the real sweetness of the voice of MBK. Thank you sir for uploading this master piece
It is his birth gift by lord Krishna 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Wondering the mindset and musical maturity of 40 odd people who have thumbed down this rendition.
I have read somewhere that a wonderful painting of Sri Ramachandra was brought on foot by Sri Valajapete Venkataramana Bhagavathar for being presented to his Guru, Sri Thyagaraja Swami. Sri Thyagaraja went to the entrance of Thiruvayyaru to receive it and overcome by happiness at looking the painting, he sang this kriti. Therefore the words Nadachi vacchiteevo become significant and Sri BMK's rendering brings the scene before our eyes. What a wonderful soulful rendering! Thanks so much for Sri Srinivasa murthygaru for sharing this recording.
>>and Sri BMK's rendering brings the scene before our eyes.
My mother used to say “Balamurali Nanu Palimpa paadithe, Ramudu Nadachi Vacchesthaadu”! So much of Raga and Bhava…..
Thank you Srinivasamurthy sir..
I heard many popular and renowned singers singing this song. But none equals this MBK's rendering of Mohana ragalaapana and the song. He simply elevates us every time we hear him. Thank you Sreenivasa Murthy Garu for your dedicated service to the cause of Carnatic music. Regards.
Thank you Murthy gāru.
Beautiful very very melodious. MBK sir the master of Carnatic music never be forgotten.
Superb accompaniments..
The three krishnas together have created a magical world. 🙏🏻
Excellent reminder of Him - a supreme Culture to see the Purpose of Life.
The Pronounciation of Sahithya brings us imagination that how sri Thyagaraja swamy was really felt while recieving the Rama Chandra. This waggeyakara really knows the Manodharma of other Vaggeyakaras Manodharma. This quality can be expected only from BMK sir.Thanks to sri srinivasa murthygaru.
Definitely we can have Mohana Roopa darshan of Sri Rama through Sri Bmk sir rendering.what a treasure we missed earlier is presented to this generation by magnanimity of Sri Srinivasa mooorthy garu.with gratitude🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Another great concert from Sangeeta kalanidhi Dr Balamurali Krishna, he will take you to Mandara ❤
As the title suggests Ninu palimpa is indeed the Evergreen Mohana
Master class, simply superb, what a combo, BMK Sir, MSG Sir and TVG Sir, Thank you sir for uploading this 👋👋👋 59 yrs old rendition but does not appear remastered, hatz off
Deva bimbangal chamakkunna sangeetha swarna mekhangal.
Bows my head to these great sons of Bharatha varsha.
Blessed by god so that I could listen to this master piece.
I am not a panditha in music.
Music has no language , no barriers.
Its god itself.
Yella is the perfect match in Mridangam to Dr. B.M.K , Sir.
Again, divine bliss. Wonderful to see a TH-cam page comments with such love and sharing. So beautiful. 🙏🏾
He is a legend his soul rest in peace.he is unparalleled
Very nice music from Balamurali krishna posted by you
Masterly treatment of Mohana
Sri Rama with seethamate r in front of me by the rendition of. BMK. No words to express.simply mokshanda
Srinivasa moorthy garu, we are indebted
Once again it was proved that there is no singer equal to balamuralikrishna . No words to say about mohana raga such a pleasant raga thanks so much to sir srinivasa murthy
Outstanding rendition by BMK..Superb.
It's real heaven.
Vintage music. Wonderful Mohanam and Dr Balamurali at his best 🙏 Great accompanying artistes..
रागेषु मोहनं सम्मोहयति सहृदयान्, अत्र महानुभावस्य श्री बालमुरलिकृष्णस्य सुमधुरस्वरेण श्रुत्वा पुलकिता वयम्। धन्यवादा: श्रीनिवास मूर्तिमहाशय !
साधु साधु
Thanks you very much for uploading this wonderful music of Shri BMK Sir! Unmatched!
Thanks a lot Sir ...golden opportunity for our young generation
Very Excellent
Sri Balamuralikrishna garu was always insisting that no one knew how tyagaraja sang. It was a matter of belief. But when we here Bmk sir's manasu loni marmamulu, samajavaragamama, nagumomu , and above all this, we are sure it can't be sweeter than this. No wonder even north indian musicans considered him as apara Thyagaraja!
So well said!
i am also little bit sure it may be sweeter only of life renderings if we compare both..ITs painful but Thyagarajas life in human perspective..
Shri. Srinivasa murthy garu.... ur service to save the immortal works of Dr.BMK for posterity in u-tube and elsewhere is amazing. I think u have dedicated ur entire life for this mission. Hats off and thank u.
Kapali BN : Thank you. Glad to know that you're enjoying in listening to these gems.
BMK is a performer par excellence.Mohana raga alapana is simply mesmerising.The voice is so pleasing.He amply justifies Nanu Palimpa kriti of the great saint Thyagaraja..Simply outstanding.
Divine. Blessed indeed to listen to BMK with MSG and TVG.
A divine combination of three greats of Carnatic music. What a melody!!
Dr. M.B.K is ever green & greatest in C.C Music. 🙏
Thanks.
Beautiful!
I recollect the first time I heard this krti rendered by BMK. Fort High School, Bengaluru, Rāmanavamī concert sometime in the early-mid 1970s.
Four things are still vivid in my memory:
1. It was as leisurely as this. There was no rush of any kind. Everyone just settled in, became almost totally still, except for the appreciative swaying or nodding and the occasional "ahahaha" or "bhaley bhaley" or "bhesh bhesh". Your mind could not wander even for a second!
2. The rendering was at once both sensuous and majestic. He extracted so much bhāva from just those two phrases 'nadachi vachchitivo' and 'nā prānanātha'.
3. Most others' renditions I had heard until then were awkward with stretching the 'nā prānanātha' over the whole second āvartanam. But he did the simple thing of repeating 'nadachi vachchithivo' in the 1st half of the 2nd āvartanam. It was genius because it extracted a lot more drama out of the lines.
4. And the svaraprastāra can only be described as dizzying flights of imagination full of joyous fun. His joy on stage was infectious ... the accompanists (I don't remember who they were) were also so into the music with him. The dramatic practice of his singing svara and asking each instrumentalist to express it on their instruments, and the exercise leading up to a crescendo that just made one want to jump, stomp one's feet, and whistle loudly. Or sit totally still and let it all wash over one. Or anything or everything between these two. The choices were available. :)
Chandra Shekhar Balachandran
Sir,
Thanks for sharing your reminiscences.. Reading your description is as enjoyable as listening to muraLigAnam.
Bravo!
These are pleasant memories relived thanks to your work.
Sairam, Thanks for the musical good Samaritans : pervasiveness of DIVINITY. ...
Vivid descriptions. It's like reliving the scene. Especially browsing through the comment while BMK music is playing.
Superb enchanting
Very lucky to hear this
very very excellent . Today we miss you mama .you sung all songs are in our heart..
I thank you Srinivasa Murthy sir for such an extraordinarily collection and presentation of the same to the public. Please continue without fail.
Balamurali is a legend of music. We can accept him as son of thyagaraj seamy. No one has such a Devine voice in this world.but some people of cheap mentality misunderstood his simplicity and strightforwordness. Our nation lost the God of music and Jim of bharathadha. Bharatharathna award could have given to him. It is ashamed our govt. Not to honour him...
Thanks for sharing . This is one of those "unforgettables" from the great legend. This has BMK stamp. This song has to be heard from only BMK.
+prasanna kumar : Thanks for sharing your reflections.
At Gayana samaja in the year 1977 that was 9th music conference of samaja Bmk gave concert on 29-10-1977 after a gap many years the place where I was expecting his concert.
it was great day in my life that I can't forget even today.
That day it was M.chandrasheker on violin and uks on mridangam.That day Mohana was main raga presentation of Ragam, kruti & swaravinyasam for Nanu palimapa was out standing . There was clap for every phase of swaravinyasam .the way he utilised his accompaniments was amazing. it was great experience. ofcourse this one is also great one with famous trio
Balu Krishna you are blessed to be present there.I wish I could have.
Remastering done 👍👍.
Crystal clear... 🙏.
no words to say about balamuralikrishna he is god of music and mohana is top raga
Beautiful
infinite thanks for giving the music world the priceless ratnas of bmk
Thanks for sharing this excellent masterpiece.
No words, just pleasure
Memoriable work done by Murthy sir by trying to give new life to yesterday's recordings using today's technology.
Raghugk Gk oFC
The rendition that mirrors Tyagaraja's emotion so emphatically!
*Very* true. Also empathically! Ultimately, that is the beauty of BMK's rendition of Tyāgarāja's krtis.
Yes, I agree. While BMK never seems to have insisted on this or that accompanist for any given concert, there were some who were so sympatico/sympatica with his manodharma that they played with utmost sensitivity. With these people, he visibly enjoyed their music as one expert with another. I found such rapport between him and UKS, TVG, MSG, and Annavarapu. This is only in my experience. There might well have been many others. With these, you could see how much fun he had and what a ride he created for us all. He used to really let himself go!
In the 1970s concert I alluded to earlier on this page, (then) Master Praveen accompanied him. Praveen was a young lad, teenager. He was like a kitten just rearing to jump and play and roll with things. I have never seen BMK in greater joy! He challenged the youngster with such joy and totally revelled in his percussion-playing.
Śrī Murthy, with your postings here, you are helping me recall so many wonderful moments in my life. Thank you! :)
Good
y
It's a Treasure hunt with the melodious voice and instruments
Blessed to hear in this birth.
If there is something called music, it is this , it is this, it is this !
Our KARNATAKA Classical Music is PURE DIVINITY. Mohana Raga in BMK's Voice is the Pure flow of Honey in its sweetest form. What a great experience to listen to him today in all his glory!
Great job Sir,
thank you for your great service.
There will never be another Balamuraliji and MSG!
Yes exactly.. He is the abhinava thyagarajar
A singer nonpareil.
Heard melodies are sweet but those unheard are sweeter. Mangalampalli varu takes us from live to eternity.
Thou still unravish'd bride of quietness,
Thou foster-child of silence and slow time,
Sylvan historian, who canst thus express
A flowery tale more sweetly than our rhyme:
What leaf-fring'd legend haunts about thy shape
Of deities or mortals, or of both,
In Tempe or the dales of Arcady?
What men or gods are these? What maidens loth?
What mad pursuit? What struggle to escape?
What pipes and timbrels? What wild ecstasy?
Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard
Are sweeter; therefore, ye soft pipes, play on;
Not to the sensual ear, but, more endear'd,
Pipe to the spirit ditties of no tone:
Fair youth, beneath the trees, thou canst not leave
Thy song, nor ever can those trees be bare;
Bold Lover, never, never canst thou kiss,
Though winning near the goal yet, do not grieve;
She cannot fade, though thou hast not thy bliss,
For ever wilt thou love, and she be fair!
Ah, happy, happy boughs! that cannot shed
Your leaves, nor ever bid the Spring adieu;
And, happy melodist, unwearied,
For ever piping songs for ever new;
More happy love! more happy, happy love!
For ever warm and still to be enjoy'd,
For ever panting, and for ever young;
All breathing human passion far above,
That leaves a heart high-sorrowful and cloy'd,
A burning forehead, and a parching tongue.
Who are these coming to the sacrifice?
To what green altar, O mysterious priest,
Lead'st thou that heifer lowing at the skies,
And all her silken flanks with garlands drest?
What little town by river or sea shore,
Or mountain-built with peaceful citadel,
Is emptied of this folk, this pious morn?
And, little town, thy streets for evermore
Will silent be; and not a soul to tell
Why thou art desolate, can e'er return.
O Attic shape! Fair attitude! with brede
Of marble men and maidens overwrought,
With forest branches and the trodden weed;
Thou, silent form, dost tease us out of thought
As doth eternity: Cold Pastoral!
When old age shall this generation waste,
Thou shalt remain, in midst of other woe
Than ours, a friend to man, to whom thou say'st,
"Beauty is truth, truth beauty,-that is all
Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know."
Thank you so much
Chala chala bavundi madam
Marvelous
Excellence
Divine
Fine mohana ragam
Lovely. But I can't understand why while remastering they won't remove all the unwanted stuff related to adjusting shruti. Is it that the audio guys don't understand the music per se?
Excellent.
Excellent!excellent!!!excellent!!!
Great rendition.
Kudos.
No one can sing alapana and swarakalpana for a single song nearly an hour
Those interested may hear a matured BMK sir with Ronu Majumdar jugalbandi of this krithi...
Send me link sir
Srinivasa Murthy garu - Is there any recording of Dr. Balamuralikrishna singing Chakkani Raja Margamu? Have been trying to find this but no luck.
C V Madhukar
Sorry, I don’t have it. But, there is a brief rendition of pallavi in a movie. Please check track 89 of this album th-cam.com/video/m_DaIXbVyuM/w-d-xo.html
Excellant.
We need sahityam of kriti please
vijayalakshmi manikonda
thyagaraja-vaibhavam.blogspot.com/2008/01/thyagaraja-kriti-nanu-paalimpa-raga.html
nabhuto nabhavisyati
rasigan
True Gems-National, no, world Treasure but guess even how many Indians know about them ?😂🤣
You guys show clearly why Joshiji was such a genius 😂