Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Kanda Naal Mudhalai..

Swarasthaanam completed 2 years this February. And, I vanished off the face of the blogging world for 9 long months!!

Well, as many of you might already know, my son Ayush came along in June of last year. He's almost 9 months, a happy-go-lucky child with a long tail that needs to be constantly tucked in!! As for life, it's filled with a pair of tiny feet which makes every passing minute memorable & absolutely adorable which I never thought possible...

Last year was pretty good, *eventful* is the right word I guess. Got to meet Anup Menon in June although wish he had stayed for a longer time!! New years was good, spent a little differently-- hitting the pillow before midnight for a change. And finally met up with Murali Venkatraman aka MS of dhool forum -- after nearly a year and a half of being in touch via phone and IM's. We thought of recording something in those 5 days that he stayed with us, but then, Ayush was too intent on pulling his glasses every conceivable chance the kid got-- so one might say it didn't exactly work out as expected ;-)

Finally, here is a song after a long break. Thanks Jo for mixing the song.


Kanda naal mudhalai | Music Codes



Song: Kanda naal mudhalaai
Movie: Kanda naal mudhal
Originally rendered by: Subhiksha & Pooja

Music by: Yuvan shankar Raja
Mixed by: Jo


I picked this song as a comeback one since I am reminded of Ayush everytime I hear this. So, welcome Ayush into this beautiful wonderful world (a little late in welcoming, but nonetheless :)

43 comments:

What is Curry? said...

It is awesome to hear your voice after such a long time. Ayush looks like a periya vaalu :)

Vidyu said...

Hey Meera,
good to see u back! and great to hear u :-) very nicely done! seems like the break has done u good :-)
Ayush looks adorable!

Mad Max said...

welcome back meera...never heard this song before...great job...and the lil one sure looks excited...

.:: ROSH ::. said...

great to see you back here and such a beautiful song for a comeback. Ayush is really cute!

Ganesh said...
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Ganesh said...

Meera

Welcome back, good song choice.
And Ayush looks really cute and adorable.

Narayanan Venkitu said...

Wow - What a song for a darling Ayush ! Not sure if you'd have sung such a beautiful song for your darling Hubby....( Just kidding )...but we all do so many wonderful things for our children.!!

Wonderful comeback Meera, loved it...though I felt it would have been even better without the karaoke. Your voice is wonderful!

Jo has done a great job mixing - Especially around 3.00 mark.

I missed Murali. Couldn't make it..I feel bad about it even today whenever I think about it.

Again - Thanks Meera for a wonderful song...Thanks Ayush for making your mom sing a delightful song !

Ramya said...

hey MEERA,

simply superb!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! rombho nalla irundhadhu....... keep rocking..........

Jo said...

Welakkam baaak Meera! :-) Now you gotta post more!!

Awatts said...

Soooper paatu....for lovely Ayush! Well sung...

Nanda said...

Wow....
I was waiting for your voice to listen... for a looooong time...

Its Great and fabulous deliver for Chutti Ayush!!!!

I have No Words to say....

We Need more from you... and NO MORE breaks Please....

Suresh Sankaralingam said...

It was great to hear ur song after a long break... Keep the momentum going... Fantastic performance !!

Anonymous said...

While the song is what is expected from you - super, it is ayush's pic which is captivating. The photo looks familiar perhaps it was taken by me!!!!!!!

Love,
Appa

Ramyaa Narayanan said...

hey meera nice song strong comeback... looking fwd for more beautiful songs

Anonymous said...

Hey meera, Kalakittae po.. Super. The blog was even awesome. "Kola kumaran mana kovilil niraindhu vittaan"...rendering was so good.. perfect and flawless.. continue to give more though ayush takes up your time.. and again why is manu there.. to give u these spaces :-)

Anonymous said...

Amazing rendition. Keep them coming...:)

Jeevan said...

Sweet surprise continues at your every song, wonderfully singed here. Adorable... :) my wishes to Ayush, hope he inspires u to sing more songs to keep the beautiful presentations.

Prabhu Ananthanarayanan said...

Hello Meera akka,

Song was good and your rendition was so smooth and clear..I liked it a lot.My mom also listening to it agian and agian...But at one place it seems that either recording or your voice got stuck up..Otherwise its superb

Prabhu

Dhiraj said...

Left a comment before too, dont know what happenned to it. Welcome back Meera as always you were wonderful in this song. Ayush is cute and his eyes are very captivating :-).

Anamika-The Nameless said...

A great rendering. But I still feel the life in the original singing is missing in your version. It doesnt feel like you have given YOUR best.

Thanks for the song anyways.

sdpal said...

Nice song meera..
Never heard, but catchy even the first time..
Nice to hear your voice online (with ayush's schedule)

Waiting for more songs..

Jenni said...

Wonderful choice of song, nicely sung too. Keep singing :)

Aravind G said...

Welcome back and well sung!!

Sindhuja Bhakthavatsalam said...

Whoa!!! Your best as far as I have heard... wonderful!!!
Please post more!
How about singing some pure carnatic? Would love to hear! :)

Sindhuja Bhakthavatsalam said...

I want to add that I particularly enjoyed the line "naRu malar sootti vittAn" beautiful!
Cool mixing by Jo too!!
And oh my, Ayush's eyes are so full of life! :)

Sam said...

Hi Meera...long time...how are you...the song is nice....some phase issues when the voice is doubled...but sounds good.

anil bs said...

meera

very nice feel..
rombho nalla irundhadhu...

anil bs

Pradip Somasundaran said...

Very good comeback Meera...And Ayush is really cute....

TC Ratnapuri said...

Nice effortless emotional rendition. Enjoyed it well. Great job by Jo as usual.

Barani said...

Hi Meera,

Chance illa. supera Paadi irukke. Sangathi ellam super..Kalakitte..

Its so refereshing to hear your voice after such a long long time. This song suits you so much.. MP3 anuppu.

innum neraya post pannu.

Ayush is super cute :), Looks like one super Natkhat kuttis. Enjoyy...

Murali Venkatraman said...

"vENdinEn unai vENdinEn..
kaNNanai sila nEram kadanaaga thaa ..yashodha."

were the lines I wrote about a gopika seeking to borrow baby Krishna from Yashodha with the selfish intention of handling the bubbly bundle of joy. That is exactly what I did to Meera when I saw Ayush. His big eyes and incessant smile endeared me to him in the 5 days - the longest I have ever been in a friend's place in USA - and of course with this beautiful baby around thoughts for musical exercises just did not seem to flash in our minds. In fact, I, who usually engages in long music discussions with friends spanning day and night ending up with a sore throat the next day making it impossible to talk for a week to come, barely made a musical conversation with Meera for more than 10 minutes. And I certainly do/did not complain ! Ayush decks my desktop and my colleagues who wander around take an unmistakable peep and inquire about this effervescent baby and am I happy to tell them about him ?! And I certainly enjoyed all the cutting humor of Mano !

And for the song..enna solradhu un rendition i paththi. I have earlier said that there are some songs tailor made for you and this is certainly one. A voice with a flow and tonality that is intoxicating with the only irritant being the "dongu-dakku" orchestration (compare this with the un-infringing orchestration of Rehman's alaipaayudhe) of the insipid yuvan Shankar. Your voice takes the cake and I would have loved it even more had you done it with just a harmonious drone (shruthi) in the background highlighting the beauty of of your vocals. appo kaNNai moodiNdu anubavikkara sugam vandhu irukkum. Only that is missing.

Survivor said...

Wonderful, as usual !!! And our little vaalu looks great with his lively eyes...as usual, again :-)

nourish-n-cherish said...

Ahha....excellent Meera! I am listening to it over and over again. Ayush looks like a typical vaalu - lovely pic, lovely voice...

Keep up the good work!

Pratheep CM said...

Wonderful rendition and a good choice - listening for the first time in your blog.


Just wanted to let you know my sincere thanks for listening to the song in my blog. I have updated with a newer version of the song. It would be great, if you could drop by and listen to this recording.

Regards,
Pratheep

Ramya said...

Hi meera, lovely voice u have got.. and great rendition too.. tis s one of my favorite song..
do visit my blog too when time permits,.ur son is sema thuru.. i also have 7 month old son..with a long tail;)
Cheers:)
ramya

Jothi said...

Beautiful singing. Very nicely done :)

Arun G S said...

Superb!!! I loved the song a lot. After hearing you guys in blogging world, I think I would prefer listening your songs than singing :-)
Excellent work.
With Love,
Arun.

കിഷോർ‍:Kishor said...

Hi Meera..

Great song and rendition. Really enjoyed it. Looks like its set in dharmavathi/madhuvanthi.

Oliver said...

Hi Meera,

Honest comments. Lovely voice. You have the talent for voice modulation.

Voice strength is lacking in the pallavi, better in the first charanam and much better in the second charanam.

Bhrigas - Could've been much better. My heart missed a beat every time you missed the right bhriga (Esp. the last sangathi of Kanda NaaL. I wish I could sing it to tell you exactly and I'm bad at identifying swarams).

I'm sure it must've been difficult because of the fast pace of the song. Not too difficult for you.

If possible, please rerecord the song and post it.

Cheers...and keep up the great work...you inspire me to sing :-)

The Kid said...

my favorite song :)

I am very happy to see it done so well. :)

Rajesh Raman said...

Hi Meera, The song made my day...Excellent rendition..Keep singing.

Anonymous said...

lovely baby and lucky baby - he gets to hear real sweet lullabies every day!
Was he born on June 28th?

Unknown said...

I really like this song!! Very nicely sung too!!
Would u mind sharin' this karaoke with me ? :-) My id is (k.shanthi7@gmail.com)