Monday, January 11, 2010

KAATRINILE VARUM GEETHAM - MEERA



There is an eternal debate as to what raga is this song composed in! There is no ri1(chinna ri), so not sindhubhairavi. There is dha2 (periya 'dha'), so not natabhairavi. And recently Gowri Ramnarayan noted that 'people say it is in rathipathipriya'. But for the first line there is no trace of rathipathipriya either.

But, it is one humdinger of a tune. My choice is Natabhairavi since only once in the charanam does chatusruthi dhaivatha shows up.


Kaatrinile……. varum geetham
Kaatrinile…….

Kaatrinile varum geetham
Kaatrinile varum geetham
Kangal panithida pongum geetham
Kallum kaniyum geetham..

Kaatrinile varum geetham

Pattamarangal thalirkkum geetham
Pannoli konjidum geetham

Kaattu vilangum kette mayangum madhuramohana geetham
Nenjinile — Nenjinil inba kanalai ezhuppi
ninaivazhikkum geetham..

Kaatrinile varum geetham

Sunai vandudan solaikkuyilum
manam kuvindhidavum
Vaanavelidhanil thaara kanangal
thayangi nindridavum
Aah, en solven maayappillai
venkuzhal pozhi geetham

Kaatrinile varum geetham
Kaatrinile varum geetham..

Nila malarndha iravinil thendral ulaavidum nadhiyil
Nila malarndha iravinil thendral ulaavidum nadhiyil

Neela niarathu baalagan oruvan kuzhal oodhi nindraan
Kaalemellaam..
Kaalamellaam avan kaadhalai enni urugumo en ullam
Kaatrinile varum geetham
Kaatrinile varum geetham
Kaatriniley……..

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