kamAs ..

K A M A S AND K A M A J


Let us start with a Tamil Film Song in the film VARUSHAM PATHINARU It is " palamudir sOlai unakkAgatAn (varusham 16)"





The song, at least the beginning part of it, is based on Raag kamas. This raag kamas
according to puritans has a vakra Gathi, as the arohanam transcends from sa, goes to
madhyamam to get back to gandharam, again to madhyamam, and thereafter ascends to
nishadam. But in the avarohanam, the decending is in the order. This raaga therefore is
called a Vakra gathi Raaga.


One more film song. This is by Sri Unnikrishnan. A.R.Rahman has composed the song.


Please click below if you are not getting the screen.
Courtesy: Suryathesun. youtube.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=NovCNFS1O1M

This relates to: 28 harikAmbhOji janya
Aa: S M1 G3 M1 P D2 N2 S
Av: S N2 D2 P M1 G3 R2 S

"idathu paadham thooki aadum natarajan adi paniveyai" by Ms.Sudha Raghunathan followed by B.V.Raman and B.V.Lakshman SREE SWAMINATHAYA NAMASTHE in Raag KAMAS.
. You can listen them here.
http://www.musicindiaonline.com/p/x/UJb2I1rx3f.7H9wESIJjWWRM/?done_detect

You would like to listen to the doyen of Carnatic Classical Music Chembai singing in his own inimitable style . Please click at the top right corner and enjoy the whole kirthana. An erudite scholar in Classical Music, his rendition is unparalleled.

Whenever you listen to vaishnava janatho please remember that the approved version is Raag Kamas.
You have the prayer song VAISHNAVA JANATHO by LATHA MANGESHKAR

वैष्णव जन तो तेने कहिये जे पीड पराई जाणे रे, पर दु:खे उपकार करे तोये मन अभिमान न आणे रे, सकल लोकमां सहुने वंदे निंदा न करे केनी रे, वाच काछ मन निश्चल राखे धन धन जननी तेनी रे, समदृष्टि ने तृष्णा त्यागी, परस्त्री जेने मात रे, जिह्वा थकी असत्य न बोले, परधन नव झाले हाथ रे, मोह माया व्यापे नहि जेने, दृढ़ वैराग्य जेना मनमां रे, रामनाम सुताली लागी, सकल तीरथ तेना तनमां रे, वणलॊभी ने कपटरहित जे, काम क्रोध निवार्या रे,भणे नरसैयॊ तेनु दरसन करतां, कुण एकोतेर तार्या रे













When I started talking of KAMAS, everyone will be yearning to listen to only BROCHEVA
EVARURA . I have heard the song even fifty years ago, but probably the song attained its
pinnacles of popularity only after possibly S.P.Balasbramanian sang the same in the film
SANKARABARANAM.

pLEASE LISTEN BUT DO COME BACK, AS WE ARE PROCEEDING TO ANALYSE THIS
RAAG WITH KAMAJ, A HINDUSTHANI CLASSICAL, WHICH IS PROXIMATE TO THIS
RAAG KAMAS.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=oXmopjCsD_k

Sankarabaranam SP.Balasubramaniam

Proximate to Raag Kamas in Classical music, is khamaj of Hindusthani Classical MUSIC.
courtesy; www.indiapicks.com

1:-Ek Pyar Ka Nagma hai FILM:-Shor



=>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZgJz2G7T2E

2:-Lata – O Sajana Film:-Parakh [1960]



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZThnHy4bOW0&feature=related

3:Diye Jalte Hain FILM: Namak Haram

=>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBMV6BS_Cyk

4:-Sainya badi baimaan FILM:-Guide

=>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u33bbai-KKE

5:-Ek Chatur naar FILM:-Padosan

=>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtEEYuITSLE

One may click below for more details:
http://www.hamaraforums.com/index.php?showtopic=39627


This song which is heard in late 1960s , I can never forget.
I was amazed when my mother told me that this is based on khamaj.

Nazar lagi raja tore bungle par - Kaala Pani






Kamas and khamaj are both songs of Love. Sadness emerging from desperate love is equally well illustrated in this Raag. No doubt, therefore, that both these Raagas are favorites of music directors old and new.