Ramakrishnan Murthy: Raga Dwijavanthi

Towards the end of Ramakrishnan Murthy's performance at the FEA-curated concert A SOUTHERN TURN, he sang a beautiful shlokam "Kasturi Tilakam" followed by a padam "Taruni Njaan Endu Cheivu" composed by Maharaja Swathi Thirunal.
Murthy was accompanied by his guru RK Shriramkumar on violin, Manoj Siva on mridangam and BS Purushotham on kanjira. Tanpuras were provided by Dattatraya Ghenend and Sudhir Kathavate.

[@Sailorayz]

Tharuni njan Endu Cheyvoo lyrics in English and translations Padam “Tharuni” Ragam - Dwijavanthi Thalam - Mishrachappu Swathithirunal krithi Pallavi Tharuni Njan Endu Cheyvoo Hantha Mamaka Dayithanenne Marannoo…? Tharuni - beautiful girl Njan - me Endu - what Cheyvoo - shall I do Hantha - Alas Mamaka - my Dayithan - lover Enne- me Maranno - forgot Translation: Oh Beautiful girl, what shall I do? As, alas, my lover, has forgotten me Anupallavi: Sarasijathine vellum aananam kanmathum Sarasa Vachanamrutham kelpathum ennu njan Sarasija - lotus Aanam - face Kanmathu - show Sarasa - soft Vachan - word Amritham - nectar Kelpathum - to hear Ennu- when Njan - me Translation: When shall I see his lotus-like face and hear his soft words again? Charanam - 1 Mandarsharan choriyum sayakangalku Madumozhi sanghya elle…. Swanthathil ulavakum gedamithaye… Matha samaja gamane njan aarodu chollendu Mandarsharan - kamadeva, cupid Choriyum - gives Sayakangalku - arrows Maumozhi - with beautiful face Samghya - count Elle - no Swanthathil - in the mind Ulavakam - to make Gedami - sadness Thaye - sakhi Matha - craze Samaja - elephant Gamane - walk Njan - me Aarodu - to whom Chollendu - can I tell Translation: Is there no count to the arrows the cupid is shooting at me, my sweet voiced firend? Oh the one with elephant-like graceful gait (elephant at the breeding season walks very seductively), whom can I tell all of this? Charanam - 2 Allal ethakhilavum sree padmanabhanodu Aripodu Nee Chennu Cholle Allitharshara samanakiyoru kanavan Allatharenikkavalambam kokilavani Allal -sad Ethaki - this Ilabum - all Padmanabha - Lord Vishnu’s form Aripodu - kindly Nee - you Chennu - to go Cholle - say Allitharshara - kama deva, cupid Samanakiyoru - same one Kanavan - lover Alla - without Enikka - mine Alltharenienikavalambham - without him who is my protector Kokilavani - cockoo bird voice Translation All the sadness I’m suffering, could you go to padmanabha and tell him about it? Except him, whose face is like the one of the God of Love, who else can be my protector, oh kockoo-like voiced girl ?

[@srinivasansridhar5037]

Thanks for sharing, this meaning adds magic to this song.

[@naganandakk1510]

Is this Malayalam?

[@MansionByBeach1]

@@naganandakk1510 yes

[@iamyouu]

कस्तूरीतिलकं ललाटपटले वक्षःस्थले कौस्तुभं नासाग्रे नवमौक्तिकं करतले वेणुं करे कङ्कणम् । सर्वाङ्गे हरिचन्दनं सुललितं कण्ठे च मुक्तावलिं गोपस्त्री परिवेष्टितो विजयते गोपाल चूडामणिः ॥ Kastuurii-Tilakam Lalaatta-Pattale Vakssah-Sthale Kaustubham Naasa-Agre Nava-Mauktikam Karatale Vennum Kare Kangkannam | Sarva-Angge Haricandanam Sulalitam Kanntthe Ca Muktaavalim Gopa-Strii Parivessttito Vijayate Gopaala Cuuddaamannih || Meaning: 1: Salutations to Gopala Who is adorned with the Sacred Marks of Kasturi (Musk) on His Forehead and Kaustubha Jewel on His Chest, 2: His Nose is decorated with a Shining Pearl, the Palms of His Hands are gently holding a Flute, the Hands themselves are beautifully decorated with Bracelets, 3: His Whole Body is Smeared with Sandal Paste, as if Playfully anointed, and His Neck is decorated with a Necklace of Pearls, 4: Surrounded by the Cowherd Woman, Gopala is Shining in their middle in Celebration like a Jewel on the Head.

[@saiganhar]

Thanks for the translation sir

[@hchitluri]

Once every few weeks my heart comes back to this masterpiece 🙏

[@SachiRSachidananda]

Brilliant rendition by RKM! So reminiscent of KVN. The percussion accompaniment by Manoj Siva on mridangam and BS Purushotham on kanjira is wonderful.

[@MyKarur]

Brilliant dwijawanthi reminds you od MD Ramanathan. Mature Mridangam playing!

[@sivaramanv.s.6043]

Though different in voice, style is identical to the GENIUS M.D.RAMANATHAN. We miss musicians sing in lower octave but I am impressed with him as he sings sometimes like MDR & KVN yet another genius. Beautiful my dear boy, well done.

[@srirams2000]

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[@srirams2000]

watch this please

[@vydehikrishnamoorthy486]

sriram s dhushyanth d

[@ramsundaram4615]

He is a melodious master. Devotional rendering

[@deeparekha.s.vveeravalli5551]

Intelligent man!! Way of innovative ideas in his raaga is obviously great

[@ganeshmani9444]

Oh. Great way of singing ! What a pleasure to listen to such a way of singing ! Excellent ! So pleased to find a talented youngster shining in the horizon of classical music !!!

[@rameshtadela1450]

Such a great rendering sir ❤ Dwijawanti

[@raghavadamodar1998]

Kasturi tilakam lalata phalake vakshasthale kaustubham Nasagre navamauktikam karatale venum kare kankanam | Sarvange haricandanam kalayan kantheca muktavali Gopastree pariveshtito vijayate gopala cudaamanih || O Sri Krishna ! The Kasturi (Musk) Tilak, a red ritual mark decorates your forehead and the Kaustubha jewel ornaments your chest. The Nava mouktika, a pearl ornament on your nose, your fingertips graced by a flute, while your wrist is ornamented with a bracelet. O Sri Hari! Your entire body is bedecked with fragrant sandalwood paste, your neck has a beautiful garland. You gave Mukti (salvation) to the Gopis (lady-cowherds) who followed you. Victory be to that Lord who proved to be the choodamani (crest jewel - singular ornament of all ornaments) for even a commoner like a cowherd.

[@samarthaskashyapa5081]

RKM has a voice of KVN , wonderful rendering of dwajawanti 🙏🏼

[@nrameshchennai]

Superb rendition by Ramakrishnamurthy. A replica of KVN . A music beyond his age to give us the purest of pure carnatic music. Its a wonder how he could be so finely replicate KVN being not even a desiple of KVN Hats off to him . It is a peaceful melodious carnatic treat to be listening to RKM. GOD bless him with abondance of fine voice and Gyanam.

[@pruthvirajmanikonda3754]

Reincarnation of KVN ❤️❤️❤️

[@neeleshshah]

Nicely sung Ramakrishnan Murthy. You got a fantastic guru accompanying you in RK Shriram Kumar. So beautiful.

[@chadgamingsanatan]

Gifted with wonderful , expressive and attractive voice .presented very nicely with clarity in words

[@shruthilayam7890]

Romba sowkyama irukku!! have been listening to lot of fast singings these days. Thank you for uploading!!

[@MyKarur]

Hats off RKM. Did not realize that Dwijavanthi has so much subtlety!

[@sukhithaarun8695]

My favourite raga and padam in dvijavanthi.heart touching singing by murthy sir

[@g.shreeniwas26]

very beautiffuly sung. keep listening to this many times and will keep doing so

[@shubhanarayanpurusha3801]

Excellent singer and beautiful choice

[@harikrishnarhk]

Wonderful dwijayavanthi ragam presentation 🙏

[@drbabu13]

Brilliant ! What a gift to the world of music !

[@thirurajagopal1063]

Excellent Dwajavanthi. Very sweet . All artists did an excellent job 👍👍👍

[@karthiksarma9146]

In tears brought KVN live!!!!

[@RaagaMadhuram]

Wonderfully sung.. I have crossed probably 100 times listening to it...Dvijavanti brought out in a mesmerizing way...

[@subramaniansankaranarayana7894]

Beautiful song sung by Richard moorthy and thujavanthi Ragam is fine. I am always hearing his performances in KZbin. I am expecting the day to hear his performance in person. Well done all performances.god bless him

[@umaviswanathan3842]

Richard (moorthy) ? thujavanthi?

[@anuradhavasudevan2602]

Very pleasant singing. Soothing , ears are blessed to here this music. 🙏🙏🎊🎊

[@vaidhyasubramaniansrinivas3894]

Carnatic music in all its richness. never knew him to be soooooo good

[@krrahulraghavan9495]

Legend K V Narayanswamy Had Sung This Kriti Amazingly 🙏🙏

[@KariPavankumar-rn9rp]

So nice to do with your guru rk sriram kumar

[@ranganayakiraghavan1183]

Great rendition.RKM adds beauty to Dwajavanthi

[@aarthy09]

Sheer magic. Mesmerizing

[@ARUNKUMAR-pz5mq]

Beautifully sang our language .devine singing

[@saraswatis9805]

Brilliant rendition

[@ramaramaramahari866]

Ram wonderful soothing voice 🙏

[@archanakalidasan4443]

Aaha!

[@ARUNKUMAR-pz5mq]

Beautiful sir.my favourite padam

[@boneyboneybali9270]

wao he is awesome nd so gud lukng

[@mohangeetha2323]

Simply Divine rendition.

[@Sowmya-Mohan]

beautiful!! you make the raaga come so alive.

[@ramanujamn7635]

Simply splendid, we forget this world and fly high in sky, marvellous feeling

[@kavyabhat6455]

Sowmya Mohan . Excatly !!!

[@puttipaddu1715]

Ramanujam N yes exactly

[@krrahulraghavan9495]

Maharaja Swati Tirunal Kriti🔥🔥🙏🙏

[@MyKarur]

Perfect kalapramanam!

[@srikanthsss6815]

Kasturi tilakam lalaat patle vaksh: sthale kaustubham | Nasagre varmauktikam kartale venu: kare kankanam || Sarvange Hari chandanam sulalitam kanthe ch muktavali | Gopastreepariveshtito vijayte Gopal chudamani: ||

[@MrKanthikumar]

This is a carbon copy rendering of the great KVN's take on this Swathi Thirunal kriti. I wish Patri accompanied him just as Trichur 'Chittazhi' Narendran brilliantly did with KVN.

[@srinivasansridhar5037]

7:00 the magic!

[@surendranc3160]

Perfect! How can I fault this?

[@rajuyagneshwaran9802]

What a way to sing wow

[@rahulkr6323]

Brilliant Man .I Came Here After Listening KVN .

[@carnaticmusicbydr.rukmanis46]

Super.

[@carnaticmusicbydr.rukmanis46]

Reminds me of K.V.N.

[@krishnachaithanyabhajanman2748]

Abishekraguram

[@ramaramaramahari866]

Ram a medicine for agitated mind and body and 😭👏🙏

[@nambixy]

Awesomeness!

[@grnatarajanandco1265]

ANOTHER K.V.N. In the making

[@carnaticmusicbydr.rukmanis46]

Very moving

[@rajpanicker322]

Super rendition

[@sabitapanigrahi1197]

He's so handsome

[@puttipaddu1715]

Super rendition 👌

[@ajithbharathvaajlr8364]

Wow ! Just wow

[@vijikannan5702]

Loved it

[@ramaramaramahari866]

Ram 🙏

[@jayamathur7741]

Excellent

[@arunakumaras.rkarkala7288]

super Anna simply fantastic

[@shubhanarayannarayananands7006]

Excellent🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@thyaahoo1]

Amazing

[@bhaskerROCKZZZ]

just divine.

[@STQTalks]

Class!

[@nilgiri98]

superb as ever

[@sridharn1]

Excellent Ram

[@BakthiSaagaram]

👏👏Brilliant singing...very melodious..

[@bhagyavathi4214]

❤️❤️

[@dhagetita6924]

Wow

[@puttipaddu1715]

nice rendition

[@subramaniansankaranarayana7894]

In may comment last week wrongly noted as Richard moor they instead of ramakrishnamoorthy for which excuse me

[@chemzard]

Excellent rendering of Dwijawanti, no doubt. One minor quibble - I wish someone had taken the time to work on the phrasing of the malayalam poetry with RKM. The splitting after "mamaka" in Pallavi makes little sense to the lyrics (mamaka dayithan = my male lover). Same with the speedy luge over "allal, ith akhilavum" in charanam was just not pleasant. The same padam, rendered by S. Chitra really helps one appreciate the lyricism of this padam.

[@rjayakrishnan8243]

I agree with the "mamaka" part, but we can't blame RKM for this. I have heard all the great stalwarts splitting the line right there, for repeating the first part before going to the rest of the line. Check out KVN, Semmangudi, etc for instance. As for "allal-ith-akhilavum", the poetry does have it as one word "allalithakhilavum" and there is no need to split the sub-words. Chitra does split away the word "allal" (sorrow/hardship) which is also nice, but that is not how the stalwarts like KVN and others have sung it. Also, for the record, RKM's first guru, who probably influenced him most too, is Smt. Padma Kutty, a Malayalee. He probably learned this padam from her anyway.

[@v.g.harischandrannairharis5626]

No doubt, he is very promising. All the very best

[@adityasridhar3787]

pallavi taruNijnyAn endu ceyyu hanta mAmakadayinennE marannO anupallavi sarasi jagattine vellum Ananam kANmadum sarasa vacanAmrtam kEbadumennujnyAn caranam 1 IvaNNam varumennayyO nidraiyil pOlum Edum ninaccavaLallE I vasumatiyadil vAzhum mAninimAri lEvamO mama shirasi vidhi likhitam caranam 2 mAntAr saharan shoriyum sAyakangalkku madhu mozhi sankhya illE svAnadattiluLvAgum khEtamitayE matta sAmajagamanE njyAn ArODu collENDu caranam 3 allalitakilavum shrI padmanAbhanODu anboDu cennucollE allittAr shara samanAgiyoru kaNavan allAdArenik-kavalambam kOkilavANi

[@arunakumaras.rkarkala7288]

super Anna simply fantastic