Amazing Aabheyri
I was just listening to the song Kannodu kaanbathellaam thalaivaa in the movie Jeans. It is an amazing composition of A.R.Rehman with notes swirling up and down like splashes of sea waves in a calm evening soothing our soul in the Raagam Aabheyri. This song took me to probe more movie compositions on this amazing Raagam. Starting from Sringaara veelaney dheevaa, a beautiful song in the movie Konjum Salangai of the past Geminiganesan movie era, we have numerous melodies till this day including Chinnanjiru vayadil enakor in the Kamala Haasan movie Meendum Kokila and Guruvaayoorappa in Balachandar’s Pudhu pudhu arthangal. But, one should not forget to mention Vaaraai neevaaraai in the movie Mandhirikumari of the past era. Raakamma Kaiyathattu in the Rajinikaanth movie Thalabadhi is very much Aabheyri though with little deviations here and there.
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Nagumomu Ganaleni is a great classical composition of Tyaagaraaja Swami and Bajare Maanasa by Mysore Vasudevaachaariaar is very popular. Ullam urugudhaiyaa is a devotional composition on Lord Subhramania popularized by the reverberating voice of T.M.Soundarajan in this Raagam.
Muthuswaami Dikshitar’s composition in the Raagam Karnataka Devagandhari, Panchaashad peeta roopini, is very popular and has the same ascending notes, aarohana and descending notes, avarohana as Aabheyri. Hence, these two raagas are considered one and the same. This Raagam has its counter part in Hindusthaani music too and called Bheemplaasi. Aabheyri is a derivative Raagam (Janya Raagam) that has its origin with the 22nd Raagam Karaharapriyaa in the Meylakarthaa mode of classification. This Raagam has different ascending and descending notes as illustrated with C as the start note on a Western Musical Keyboard.
Ascending notes
Descending notes
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Aabheyri is a Raagam that can pump energy into our system and the notes usually go in a swirling fashion between octaves. It simply thrills in higher octaves and shows a masculine character as we go up in the octave, though seems soft in lower octaves. Hence, it is a privilege; challenge and a practice in classical music concerts, where, every musician is expected to sustain substantially at the 5th higher octave note (panchamam) during the exposition of this Raagam instead of just hitting the note.
No doubt…. Aabheyri is an amazing Raagam. Kannodu kaanbathellaam thalaivaa………kangalukku sondhamillai…. I am listening to it again.
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Author: Prof. Ramanan – (c) IsaiArangam Contact: ramanan@isai-arangam.com |
Hi Murali, Lovely Article……Congrats! may I add more Raaja Sir Songs in Abheri – Muthamizhae Muthamizhae, En Paatu En Paatu, Poongaaviyam Pesum Oviyam, Kuyile Kavikuyile, Ennai Thottu Alli Konda, Kaalidasan Kannadasan, Poove Poochoodava, Megam Karukkudhu, Poonguyil Rendum Onnoda Onna, Sindhu Nadhi Karai Oram, Un Manasula Paatu Thaan & Velli Kolusu Mani are some I can remember……
I personally think, Todays Aabheri is a big corruption… I mean classical Aabheri as recorded in history, and as practiced as recently in the earlier part of the 20th century! There are two distinctly very different D1 Aabheris. Anyways, agree with the fact that the raga we recognize as Aabheri today is wonderful and charming, but we shuld def keep them seperately.
@Prashan: This article was written by Prof Ramanan. Naathan En Jeevane I can add aswell on Ilayarajas list.
Amazing guys something different….Wow
im the fan of “raaga”from starting to til now
nice article…now a days isai-arangam is releasing very professional articles it is really very helpful to all Thanks! to our executive manager harey :good:
nic,
I’m spreading about “RAAGA” to my friends by reading you articles weekly
Amazing site guys u are always giving something different guys i never miss this site
Prof: Ramanan “Raaga” payanam men melum thodara en manam marndha valzthukal
Thank U so much all of U
Prof.Ramanan
i hope prof.ramanan has complete knowledge about it that’s y he can able to do this much… :good:
Thanks for giving us a nice chance to watch the song kanodu kanbadu elam:)i jst luv to hear Aabheyri Raagam.
Thank U all Again for ur support and response
Prof.Ramanan
wow. it sounds so GOOD!!
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pretty gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood
this is wonderbarrrr
Very talented article!i never read any article like this,and a very nice example also…
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you are very talented
simply sooooooooo good
i love this raaga. i knew nothing about this raaga except that kannodu song from jeans and ullamurugudhaiya song are composed based on this.need to know more on such ragas as a musician . thanks sir and all the best :good:
Well written mate, congrats!