கவியரசு கண்ணதாசன்

கண்ணதாசன் தமிழ் திரையுலகத்தின் கண் போன்றவர். அழியா புகழ் பெற்ற அவர் மிக சிறந்த பாடல்களை எழுதியிருக்கிறார். அவரது பாடல்களும் அவரது நினைவுகளும் எத்தனை நூற்றாண்டுகள் ஆனாலும் நிலைத்து நிற்க்கும். “எந்த நிலையிலும் எனக்கு மரணம் இல்லை” என்று அவரே பாடிவிட்டார்.



அவர் எழுதிய பல்லாயிரக்கணக்கான பாடல்களில் எனக்கு மிகவும் பிடித்த சில வரிகளை இங்கே தொகுத்து வழங்குகிறேன்



கண் போன போக்கிலே கால் போகலாமா? கால் போன போக்கிலே மனம் போகலாமா? மனம் போன போக்கிலே மனிதன் போகலாமா? மனிதன் போன பாதையை மறந்து போகலாமா?



கேட்டுக்கொள்வது காதலின் இனிமை. கேட்டால் தருவது காதலி கடமை. இன்பம் என்பது இருவரின் உரிமை. யார் கேட்டாலும் இளமைக்கு பெருமை.



வந்தவரெல்லாம் தங்கிவிட்டால் இந்த மண்ணில் நமக்கே இடம் ஏது.



நான் பிறந்த காரணத்தை நானே அறியும் முன்னே நீயும் வந்து ஏன் பிறந்தாய் செல்வ மகனே.



சென்றவனை கேட்டால் வந்து விடு என்பான் வந்தவனை கேட்டால் சென்றுவிடு என்பான்.



அண்ணார்ந்து பார்கின்ற மாளிகை கட்டி அதன் அருகினில் ஓலை குடிசை கட்டி பொன்னான உலகென்று பெயருமிட்டால் இந்த பூமி சிரிக்கும் அந்த சாமி சிரிக்கும்.



வாழ்க்கை என்றால் ஆயிரம் இருக்கும் வாசல் தோறும் வேதனை இருக்கும். வந்த துன்பம் எதுவென்றாலும் வாடி நின்றால் ஓடுவதில்லை. உனக்கும் கீழே உள்ளவர் கோடி நினைத்துப்பார்த்து நிம்மதி நாடு.

EVERGREEN HINDI SONGS

I am very fond of film songs and during my childhood days I have heard a number of Hindi Songs. For a long time I was listening to these Hindi Songs without understanding the meaning (which still continues to some extent). My father, sister, brothers are all great fans of hindi music. My father likes all the music directors and he has a particular fascination for O.P.Nayyar songs.

There are quite a few songs which are very soothing to the mind and these songs will remain to be fresh even after another century. I have listed my top 100 hindi songs. The following is the list of Evergreen Hindi Songs which have been smashing hits and have remained as Top Class Songs for several decades:

1. Lakhon hai yehan dil wale aur pyaar nahi miltha (by Mahendra Kapoor)
2. Bade Sooni Sooni hai Zindagi ye zindagi
3. Pyaar chahiye muje jeene ke liye
4. Roopse niklaana karo roopki raani
5. Esu modupe jaathe hai
6. Kullam kulla pyar karenge hum dono
7. Mene thaere liye hi saat rangke sapne suni
8. woh shyaam kuch ajeeb thee
9. Mera jootha hai japani ye badloom englishtani sarpe laal topi russi phir bhi dhil hai hindustaani
10. Hai Chandka roshan chehra zulfonka rang chunehara
11. Dafli wale dafli baja
12. Mere angneme thumaara kya kaam hai
13. Chahoonga mein tujhe chand savere (Dosti 1964)

14. Acha to hum chaltein hai phir kab miloge
15. kya khoob lagthi ho badi sundar dikthi ho (Feroz Khan & Hemamalini)
16. Hum tum ek kamre mein bandh ho aur chabi kho jaye
17. Mujhe kuch kehna hai mujebi kuch kehna hai pehle thum pehle thum
18. Na maangun sona chandi
19. Likhe jo khat tujhe wo theri yaad mein
20. Ekhu ghar banavoonga there ghar ke samne
21. Dhil ke jharonke mein thujko bitakhar
22. choudvin ka chand ho
23. Teri pyari pyari soorath ko kisiki nazar na lage chashme baddoor
24. abhi na javo chodhkar ye din abhi baraa nahin
25. Ehesaan thera hoga muj par
26. yeh mera prem patru padukhar ke thum naaraazna hona

27. akele akele kahaan jha rahe ho
28. bahut shukriya badi mehrubaani
29. madhuban mein radhika naachere
30. aankhon hi aankhon mein ishaara hogaya
31. Dheeruse jaana katiyan me ho katumal
32. wada karle saajna therebina mena rahu
33. jo wada kiya woh nibhaana padega
34. chalte chalte mere yeh geeth yaadrakhuna
35. yeh dosti hum nahin chodenge (sholay)
36. Jaaneja doondhutha phir yehan
37. Piyathoo abtho aajah (Caravan)

38. Yeh jawaani hai diwani hut mere raani rukh javo raani
39. pal pal dhil ke paas thum rehathi ho
40. Pyaar manga hai thumise naa inkaar karo
41. Rukh Jaana nahin
42. Raahi manva dhuk ki chinta kyoon (Dosti 1964)
43. Dheko meina dheka hai ek sapna (Love Story)
44. Jhil mil sitaaronka aangan hoga rim jim tharastha saavan hoga
45. Dekhaana hai re sochaana (Bombay to Goa)
46. Zindagi ka safar hai ye kaisa safar
47. Thaere ghar ke saamne ek ghar banavoonga
48. chal mere bhai thera haath jhodthaahun
49. Thoo chupi hai kahaan mein thadapthaa yehaan
50. aajare aajare oh mere dhilbur aaja
51. khabi khabi mere dhil mein kayal aatha hai
52. sau saal pehle mujhe thumse pyaar thaa
53. wada karlo saajna there bina mena rahun mere bina thoona rahe
54. saagar kinare dil ye pukaare thoojho nahi tho meraa koyi nahi hai
55. yeh kya huwa kaise huwa kab huwa kyoon huwa
56. Baharon phoor barasao mera mehboob ayaa hai

57. meri mehboob thuje meri mohaabat ki kasam
58. bindiya chamke gi choodi khankegi
59. jai jai shiv shankar (aap ki kasam 1974)
60. zindagi ek safar hai suhaana yehaan kal kya ho kisne jaana
61. teri galiyon mein hum aaye
62. mere desh ki dharti
63. deewanose yeh math poocho
64. kya dekti ho soorat thumhari
65. chadti jawani mere chal mastaani
66. kitna pyara wada hein himmatwali aankon ka
67. abki sajan saawan mein
68. jaane kahan gaye woh din
69. Ye bhai zara dhekke chalo
70. aap ki kare mein koyi rehtha hai

71. Oh meri soni
72. chura liya hai thumne jo dilko
73. wahan koun he thera musaafir jaayega kahaan
74. hum bane tum bane ek dujhe ke liye
75. papa kehte hain badaa naam karega
76. aaj mousam bada beimaan hai
77. aawaz mein na doonga
78. mei naa bhooloonga
79. kya huwa tera wada
80. akiyonki jaronkonse
81. rang barse bheege chunaruvaali (evergreen holi song)
82. yeh raath bheegi bheegi yeh mast
83. chahe koi mujhe junglee kahe
84. ramaiya vastavaiya
85. pyar huwa ekraar huwa hai

86. gaatha rahe mera dhil thoo hi meri manzil
87. tere mere sapne abh ek rang hai
88. mere sapnoki raani khab aayegi thu
89. khora khaagaztha yeh man mera
90. baaghon mein bahaar ayi hotonpe pukaar ayi
91. ek dho theen char panch che saath aat nou das gyaara bhaara thera (Madhuri Magic)
92. dost dost naa raha
93. Mehbooba mehbooba (sholay hit by R.D.Burman)
94. main pal do pal ka shayar hoon
95. hawa mein udtha jaye mera laal dupatta
96. kisi ki muskurahaton pe ho nisar
97. yaad aarahi hai
98. chal chal chal mere haati oh mere saati
99. khaike paan banaraswala
100. teri tasveeruko seene se laga rakha hai

SPB LIVE IN CONCERT - DUBAI

My favourite singer Dr.S.P.Balasubrahmanyam gave a live concert in Dubai on Friday, 8th April 2011 in the Indian High School.

It was really a great pleasure and rare honour to listen to this great singer live in concert. I have gone for many of his concerts in Chennai and this is my first experience of listening to him live in Dubai. I feel very privileged and blessed to have heard him live so many times in my life.

He sings with the same ease and comfort that he had 30 years ago. What an amazing performer and it is very hard to believe that he is going to turn 65 in another 2 months. At this age he sings so well and with ease because of God's blessings and gift.

The programme started at 8 p.m. and ended abruptly at 10.30 p.m. They were supposed to start the programme at 7 p.m. but delayed it by one hour. There was also some dance performance at the beginning and in the middle which was of no interest to any of the people who came for the concert. The organizer Mr.Denzil also took the centre stage for 40 minutes to distribute trophies and momentoes.

Ananthu started with the great Yesudas hit "Amma Endrazhaikkatha uyirillaye". He sang very well. He is a very good singer and has done the Vijay Hit recently "Puli Urumuthu" in Vettaikkaran.

SPB then came up to sing the evergreen favourite of all Indians "Shankaraa" from Shankarabaranam. God has really gifted him with a wonderful voice and at the age of 64 he is still able to sing the song with so much ease and perfection.

SPB and his sister S.P.Shailaja sang the next song "Andhi Mazhai Pozhigirathu" from Raja Parvai.

This being a multi-lingual evening the next song was sung by Nikhil and Mrs.Meenakshi in Malayalam.

SPB then came up with his super hit Hindi Song "Mere Rangme Rangne wali".

The Hindi hit song was followed by a Kannada Song by SPB and S.P.Shailaja "Jothiyalle" which is the kannada version of the hit tamil song "vizhiyile oru vizhiyil mouna mozhi pesum annam".


Ananthu and Mrs.Meenakshi sang the next song "Kangal Irandaal un kangal irandaal" which is composed by James Vasanthan (I think this song is inspired by the Balamurali hit "Chinna Kannan Azhaikiraan).

SPB and Ranjani then sang on Malayalam song.

The Orchestra of Suresh (very good tabla player) did a very good job.

SPB looked at Suresh and said "ore tension a irukku". He then sang the tamil hit "mannil intha kaathal andri yaarum vaazhthal koodumo". After singing this song he said they did some gimmicks to record the song and he has not sung the song without taking breath. He said even while singing in the stage he took breath in between and it is not possible to sing such a long charanam without taking breath in between.

SPB then sang a song in "Thulu" language.

Nikhil then performed the famous Hindi song "Masakkali masakkali".

SPB and S.P.Shailaja then performed the "Saagara Sangammam" song in Telugu. The tamil version in Salangai Oli is "Vetham anuthinam oru naadam". This is the climax song in the film and it is a very difficult song but for the great SPB it was child's play.

SPB then produced a Kannada Hit.

Ananthu came back to enthrall the audience with the Yesudas hit from His Highness Abdulla in Malayalam. Ananthu is assisting Shri.M.S.Viswanathan and is a very versatile and accomplished singer. I have heard him perform in Chennai in few concerts and he sings very well.

SPB & Mrs.Meenakshi then performed the Ilayaraja hit "Innum ennai enna seyya pogiraai anbe anbe" from Singaravelan. What a terrific composition by the great Raja.

SPB and Ranjani then did a melody of the great R.D.Burman in Hindi "Aaja mere jaanam".

Nikhil and Ananthu presented a Malayalam hit followed by a super hit in Telugu presented by SPB and S.P.Shailaja. The tamil version of this song is "madura marikozhundu vaasam".

SPB then gave the A.R.Rahman hit "Balle lakka" from the Rajini superhit film "Sivaji". This too is a very difficult song and can be performed only by the great genius SPB.

Nikhil and Ananthu then performed a Hindi song.

SPB came back on stage for the last time to sing his evergreen, ever popular song from Kaadal Oviyam "Sangeetha jaathi mullai kaana villai".

Though it was not a well organised event, it was indeed a pleasure to listen to the great SPB. I thoroughly enjoyed the evening listening to this living legend.