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KAALANGALIL AVAL VASANTHAM ( PAAVA MANNIPPU )

 
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S.Balaji



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PostPosted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 8:43 pm    Post subject: KAALANGALIL AVAL VASANTHAM ( PAAVA MANNIPPU ) Reply with quote

When the bud is ready,it stands up tall on slender stalk,
splits to show a line of petalbetween the two halves of its green skin,
as a nun's wimple shows barely nose, eyes, and chin.
Soon petals pulse, push back the prickly pod,Flounce out,
sway in morning breeze,dance in the sun,
a flamenco extravaganza,while the pod partners
bow low,fall back to watch in amazement.


Listening to Kaalangalil aval vasantham early in the morning while jogging or a brisk walk gives a vibrant feeling always ! a sense of freshness runs through the whole system & one will feel as if you are in an Ozone atmosphere

The beginning year of the glorious 1960s saw the making of Paava mannippu, part of the famous Paa series , the Bhimsingh domain ….

Though Nadigar Thilagam is the main hero, Gemini Ganesan was given equal footage & a song….needless to cite, it was a romantic number ….GG admiring his lover Savithri & sings in his customary casual manner……GG looks absolutely handsome …..

Picturised in the once upon a time water flowing Sathanoor dam , very close to the temple town Thiruvannamalai was a favourite outdoor spot for tamil cinema makers which gradually gave way to Brindavan gardens…

This song has a superb Mouth organ & double bass work……Listen to the prelude for Mouth organ ….& also during the interludes ….Double bass guitar is at its brilliant best well complemented by Mouth organ & flute…..Another noteworthy aspect is the tabla rhythm …running like a Rajdhani …..

Application of Mouth organ with a double bass shows incredible sense of imaginative work by the duo….this small instrument ( probably the smallest instrument ) is virtually extinct now …..

The gorgeous humming of PBS as he takes on the charanam is a fine bit of improvisation…..Such subtle changes are real surprise packages offered by the duo

The pallavi is repeated but with a delicate variation….the first one is backed by guitar counter while the second will be through beautiful violin….

காலங்களில் அவள் வசந்த்தம்
கலைகளிலே அவள் ஓவியம்
மாதங்களில் அவள் மார்கழி
மலர்களிலே அவள் மல்லிகை

பறவைகளில் அவள் மணிப்புறா
பாடல்களில் அவள் தாலாட்டு
கனிகளிலே அவள் மாங்கனி
காற்றினிலே அவள் தென்றல்

பால் போல் சிரிப்பத்தில் பிள்ளை
அவள் பனிபோல் அணைப்பதில் கன்னி
கண்போல் வளர்ப்பதில் அன்னை
அவள் கவிஞன் ஆக்கினாள் என்னை



Kavignar at his overwhelming best penning arguably one of the very best of lyrics in tamil cinema till date. The song also high level of decorum & demureness in describing the class of his lover… He even takes a leaf out of Bhagavat Geetha for மாதங்களில் அவள் மார்கழி

The whole song is class embodied but the words….
கண்போல் வளர்ப்பதில் அன்னை
அவள் கவிஞன் ஆக்கினாள் என்னை
is the most captivating to me…..why me ? even Nadigayar Thilagam Savithri seemed to acknowledge these words as she nods in admiration…..

I understand this song was the gateway for PBS to join the Gemini Ganesan league . It must have been a major risk for MSV-TKR to experiment with PBS as A.M.Raja was considered a hot favourite for GG ….The fabulous success of this song gave enough confidence to MSV …. What followed was a string of wonderful solos, duets for the PBS-Gemini combination in the early 60s …. The pair worked out so well that PBS was stamped as a GG specialist ….. The silken voice of PBS also suited Muthuraman well….As TMS dominated both Makkal Thilagam and Nadigar Thilagam and in the 70s, GG movies became a rarety …..the emergence of Jesudas and SPB gradually put an end to the celebrated run of P.B.Srinivas……

Songs like Kalangalil aval vasantham are absolutely PBS’s province….The MSV-TKR-GG-PBS songs are evergreen & eternal part of the glorious 60s…….

Paava Mannippu , another musical feast by the MSV-TKR era is an audio delight to the connoisseurs of music……a spate of songs which richly deserved the highest recognition…..
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Meenakshi



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PostPosted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 1:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

ஒரு அருமையான பாடலை தேர்ந்தெடுத்து அற்புதமாக எழுதி இருக்கிறீர்கள். பி.பி.எஸ். பாடல் என்றாலே பல பேர் நினைவுக்கு வரும் முதல் பாடல் இதுதான். நீங்கள் சொல்வது போல் பி.பி.எஸ். அவர்களின் குரல் ஜெமினி அவர்களுக்கு மிகவும் பொருத்தமாக இருக்கும். முத்துராமன் அவர்களுக்கும் இவருடைய குரல் பொருத்தமாக இருக்கும். 'மௌனமே பார்வையால்', 'இந்த மன்றத்தில் ஓடி வரும்' இந்தப் பாடல்கள் எல்லாம் பி.பி.எஸ். அவர்கள் முத்துராமனுக்காக பாடிய அருமையான பாடல்கள்.
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s ramaswamy



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PostPosted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 9:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi Balaji,

As was expected from you an excellent write-up on the cult song "Kaalangalil Aval Vasantham". PBS himself has said in so many forums that this song changed the course of his career to superstardom! From this song he became the singing voice of Kaadal Mannan Gemini Ganesan.

However, my personal favourite of PBS solos set to tunes by VR is "Ilamai Koluvirukkum", from "Hello Mister Jamindar". The prelude and interludes of this song simply raises goose-bumps.

The lyrics ..."Anaithu valarpavalum thai allava, anaippil andanguvadum avalallava, kavignar paaduvathum, kalaignar theduvathum, ilagyar naaduvathum pennallava, pen iyarkayin seethana parisallava"... among my favourite lines of the great KD.

You have rightly mentioned about the fantastic mouth organ usage by VR. They had used it deliciously in "Pirakkum Podhum Azhugindran" by Chandra Babu in "Kavalai Illatha Manithan".

They also used the shehnai, bulbulthara, sarangi and some other north Indian instruments to telling effect in many of their compositions. What about their usage of Nadaswaram, the king of all instruments, in songs such as "Oli Mayamana Ethirkaalam" in "Pachai Vilakku"! Simply great!
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