Hamsadhawani – An amateur’s search for Something More about his favorite Film Song – 3

We come back to our origin – Film Songs in Hamsadhwani.

Jai Maata – Meghe Dhaka Tara -A wonderful chota khyal from Meghe Dhaka Tara in Rag Hamsadhwani –   Pt. A. Kanan              http://youtu.be/2Gmv-auw1rI

laagi lagan pati sakhi sang…. from the movie “Meghe Dhaka Tara”….in the voice of pandit A.Kanan……..originally taken from carnatic classical music by Ustad aamir khan saheb….

Shri Illayaraja seems to have used this Raag quite profusely. Here is one of the lists of such songs:

Poomudithu Pottu En Poorusaanthan Enakumattumthaan P. Jayachandran, Sunandha 4:34

Ther Kondu Enakul Oruvan P.Susheela 4:23

Nilavu Vandhadhu Endrum Anbudan Mano, S. Janaki 5:06

Mayile Mayile Kadavul Amaitha Medai Jensy, S.P.Balasubramaniyam 4:33

Malarkale Kilake Pogum Rail Malaysia Vasudevan, S. Janaki 3:50

Sri Ranga Ranga Mahanathi S.P.Balasubramaniyam, Shobhana (mahaanathi), Uma Ramanan 4:50

Sevvaaname Pon Meghame Nallothore Kudumbam B.S.Sasirekha, Kalyani Menon, P. Jayachandran, TL. Maharajan 4:47

EnnaPaatu Oru Naal Oru Kanavu Sonu Nigam 4:59

Iru Vizhiyin Siva K.S. Chitra, S.P.Balasubramaniyam 4:26

Kaalam Maaralaam Vaazhkai S.P.Balasubramaniyam, Vani Jayaram 4:23

Vaa Vaa Vaa Kannaa Velaikaran K.S. Chitra, Mano 5:52

“http://www.malayalasangeetham.info/”>http://www.malayalasangeetham.info notes that as of 3.30 AM MST, 30^th December,2011, they have found 56 songs in Raag Hamsadhwani.

Mr. Sripathy Ramesh has an excellent post, supported ny equally interesting comments @ http://rameshonmusic.blogspot.com/2006/07/hamsadhwani.html

In order to render some sort of completeness, a couple of video clips  are also added here:

Ragangale Mohangale – Tharattu (1981) KJ Yesudas, S Janaki

Raag Hamsadhwani certainly seems to be far more than an amateur like me can handle at this forum.

Hamsadhawani – An amateur’s search for ‘Something More’ about his favorite film song

I do not remember how I came to know that the song that I inherently liked –  Jaa Tum se Nahin Bolun Kanhaiyaa – Manna Dey and Lata Mangeshkar, Shaliendra, Salil Chaudhary  (Is it because each of the apparently known ingredients of the creation also happen to be my inherent favorites, that I liked this song? – I really do not know. But like I do.)- is based on a variant of classical Raag [Taraanaa in Raag Hansdhwani].

A few days back, I wondered what more can we find out about this song or Raag! And , hence this post……..

First and foremost, let us listen to the melody:

Parivar – Ja Tose Nahin Boloon

This is really a very good example of Hamsadhwani.  The basic theme of this piece was “borrowed” from “Vatapi Ganapathim”, which is a traditional Carnatic piece from Dixitar [comment @ http://chandrakantha.com/raga_raag/film_song_raga/hamsadhwani.shtml]

Next, in the list to listen is the basis of this song – as I know – the Taraanaa in Hamsadhwani. And what a coincidence – the two pieces that I had landed upon were rendered by Ustaad Amir Khan Saa’b and Begum Parveen Sultana, again my favorites when it come my pleasures of listening Indian Classical Music.

Here they are:

“Ustad Amir Khan tarana Raag Hamsadwani – awesome.flv”         

Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan – pays homage to the great Ustad Amir Khan by playing his famous tarana in Raag Hansadhwani. This video was filmed during the closing moments of a shibir hosted by the SPK Academy of Music.  Raag Hansadhwani  

http://youtu.be/KyNsixJkZs0

Raga Hamsadhwani – Tarana  –  Parveen Sultana    – Taken from: Sadabahar  Hamsadhwani  Music Today – Living Media India Ltd, Jan 2006    
http://music.ovi.com/in/r/Product/r/r/5303634

Here is an alternative version  too:

Before we take a deeper plunge in the classical terrain, let us visit what we can find in ‘Other Film Songs’ variety.

And I have a surprise on my hand:

Visit to site http://chandrakantha.com/raga_raag/film_song_raga/hamsadhwani.shtml  shows another great favourite of mine – O Chaand Jahaan Woh Jaaye – Lata and Asha, Rajendra Krishna, C. Ramchandra composed in Raag Hamsadhwani in Tal Kaherva:

This site also quotes one more non-filmy Meera Bhajan, rendered by Lata, which is compsed by Hridyanaath Mangeshkar

Karam Ki Gati Nyari        http://youtu.be/wnGhZHhsDwg

We would continue this as series of posts……

Best film songs based on classical ragas | Songs Of Yore

Best film songs based on classical ragas | Songs Of Yore.

One of the very well researched works.

More intersting is very orginal selction of subjects.

On personal note, good many of songs selected for any particular post has my personal favorites too.

I have located the Audio CD ‘Alaap – Classical Legends in Hindi Films [CDF 124064], in which Sa Re Ga Ma have released hindi film songs rendered by the classical singers. The two songs by Shobha Gurtu – ‘बंधन बांधो ‘ from पाकीझा and ‘सैयां रूठ गये’ from मैं तुलसी तेरे आंगन की – are indeed the real collectors’ gems, as these are not available elasehwere.

Plagiarism or Creative Plagiarism or ‘Inspired’ Creation

Almost all music directors of ‘golden era’ of Hindi Film Music have been, to a varying degree, accused of plagiarizing! Whether, by design or by chance, their either ‘best’ or very popular compositions are being claimed to be [so called] ‘plagiarized’.

The factual truths have always been in the hotly debated grey zone of “Plagiarism or Creative Plagiarism or ‘Inspired’ Creation”.

Many articles have been written on the subject in the past, quite a few of them have been to enlighten the subject quite effectively, both in terms of the typical tendencies of the respective music director or exact classification of the specific composition into one of the three tags.

I will add to the great debate, after having listened to the posting   ‘Songs_in_Raag_Bhairavi_with_Lata_ji_and_Shankar_Jaikishen’  on Youtube.

This video has assembled first the original tune – by legendary Arab chanteuse Aasmahan [1018-1944], which was so creatively adapted to ‘Ghar Aaya mera pardesi’ of Awara (1951), but set to our classic Bhairavi. The video clip then adds more Bhairavi gems of the duo – ‘Kisi ne apana – Patita (1953), ‘Main Piya Teri – Basant Bahar (1956), title song of ‘Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai’ (1960), Khushiyon Ke Chand muskarayere – Mayur Pankh (1954).

If this be Plagiarism or Creative Plagiarism or ‘Inspired’ Creation, who cares!