Alankar(Decor) -271 Poem by Indira Renganathan

You're My Father(Kriti)

Kriti is a format of musical composition typical to Carnatic music.
Kritis form the mental backbone of any typical Carnatic music concert and
is the longer format of Carnatic song. 'Kriti' also means Creation.
Structure
Conventional Kritis typically contain three parts
Pallavi, the equivalent of a refrain in Western music
Anupallavi, the second verse, which is sometimes optional
Charanam, the final (and longest) verse that wraps up the song
The charanam usually borrows patterns from the anupallavi.
The charanam's last line usually contains the composer's signature, or mudra,
with which the composer leaves their mark.

Variations
Some Kritis have a verse between the anupallavi and the charanam,
called the chittaswara. This verse consists only of notes, and has no words.
Some other krithis, are intentionally composed
without an annupallavi, where the verse after the pallavi is called
the samashti charanam. Still others have some more sahitya at
the end of the charanam, set in madhyamakala
(few lines within a song that are sung faster than the rest of it) .

There are kritis that have no annupallavi but many short charanams.
Many composers have composed kritis. The form offers performers
the scope for raga alapana, niraval, and swaram.

Adi Tala (or Adi Talam) is one of the most popular talas or rhythms used
in Carnatic (South Indian Classical) music. In Sanskrit it literally means
'primary rhythm'.
It is an 8 beat pattern, where this pattern repeats over and over for the duration of the
composition.
Akshara - Fundamental units that make up a tala. A tala can be expressed in terms of the
number of Aksharas. Normally Adi tala would be considered to have 8 Aksharas.

In Carnatic music Swara is a Sanskrit word that connotes a note in the successive
steps of the octave. More comprehensively, it is the ancient Indian concept about the
complete dimension of musical pitch. A Swara is the selected pitches from which the
musician constructs the scales, melodies, and ragas.
The other important and unique feature is the prosody (lyrics) ,
known as Sahitya. The greatness of Carnatic music is further heightened through
masterly compositions by great composers covering a whole range of subjects from
philosophy to romance in various languages.

Keeravani is a ragam in Carnatic music
(musical scale of South Indian classical music) . It is the 21st Melakarta ragam in the
72 melakarta ragam system of Carnatic music. This ragam is a popular scale in western music
as well. The Western equivalent is the Harmonic minor scale.


Raga: Keeravaani Tala: Adi

Pallavi

You're my father, you're my mother
Oh my darling Krishna, you're all everywhere (You're)

Anupallavi
You are everywhere oh my lovely Krishna
Why then here alone I can't see you(You're)

Charanam
When I say 'please come', you'll not come Krihna
Having come too you'll stand concealed
I hear your Bansuri, where're you Krishna
I hear your Gita, where're you Krishna
Cows're calling you, where're you Krishna
The whole lot is longing to see you Krishna
Darling Krishna, what if you come what if you bless us Krishna
Come come Krishna come fast Krishna come come Krishna come fast Krishna
Come come Krishna come fast Krishna come come Krishna come fast Krishna(You're)
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The translated and transliterated Tamil version of the above English song
The Tamil song is also composed by me.

Raga: Keeravaani Tala: Adi
Pallavi
Enthai neeye en thaai neeye
Enadhaasai kannaa yaavum engum neeye (Enthai)

Anupallavi
Engum niraindha enadhaasai Kannaa
Ingu mattum yeno unai naan kaanen (Enthai)

Charanam
Va va endraal nee vaaradhiruppaai
Vandhaalum yeno maraindhe nirpaai
Kuzhalosai ketkudhe Kannaa nee engey
Geethaiyum olikkudhe Kannaa nee engey
Aavinam azhaikkuthe kannaa nee engey
Aththanaiyum unnai kaana yengithaan thavikkudhe
Anbu kanna vandhalenna vandharul seidhaalenna
Va va Kannaa vegamaaga vega vegamaaga va va Kanna
Va va Kannaa vegamaaga vege vegamaaga va va Kanna (Enthai)