Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Pushpanjali

Sloka on Ganesha

Vakra Tunda Mahaakaaya
Surya koti sama prabha
Nirvignam kurme devah
Sarva Kaaryeshu sarvada
With a crooked part (trunk), big-bodied
Your brightness is equal to a million suns
O Lord, remove obstacles we face
For every one of our actions, always

Alarippu – Tisram (3 beats)

Alarippu – Misram (7 beats)

Ganapati Kavuthuvam

Raagam: Nattai Taalam: Chaturasra Eka
Composer: Gangaimuthu Nattuvanaar
Language: Tamil

Dhit Dhit Tai; Tam Dhit Dhit Tai (2 x)
Tat T T Tat. T T Tam ; Tat Tat ( 2 x)
[ kuta kita kina Tonga daku Tam Tonga
Tan Guku Tan Guku Tan Guku Dhim Tam ] (2 x)
kuta kita kina Tonga Daku Tam Tonga
Ta Tan gi Tan gi kitataka dhi, ku, tam Ta Ta
[ Tirikita Tonga kukum Taari Dhik Kita Kita Taka dhiki Tonga ] (2x)

[ Hari Tiru maruganai Vigna Vinaayaka

Natesa Kavuthuvam

Raagam: Nattai Taalam: Chaturasra Eka
Composer: Gangaimuthu Nattuvanaar
Language: Tamil

Dheem Dheem Thaka dhimi thaka Dhimitha Dhimitha kita
Thirikita thaam Thirikita thai Thari thari kitathaka
Thath dheem, Thaka dheem, Thath Thath dheem, thaam
Tadavana – In the forest ; Munijana – sages
Sakala – all ; Sura asura – all devas and asuras
Sannutha – refuge ; Paadam   – feet;      Kinkini – bells
Jhum jhum – sound      (Taalam – up & TTddt)
Jhana jhana jhana jhana   ( mridangam – up & TTddt)
Noopura -bells   ; Layagathi: Tempo/time measurements
Ghana Ghana Ghana Ghana – ( TTddt x 2)

Vidhi – Brahma ; Hari – VishNu

Subrahmanya Kavuthuvam

Raagam: Nattai Taalam: Chaturasra Eka
Composer: Gangaimuthu Nattuvanaar
Language: Tamil

(Jhennakitta kirrakitta takkudu dhikkudu tarikitatam,) X 3
(Takkudu dhikkudu takatari kitataka takuntaari kina jegga) X 2
Vinaiyara vel vaangum perumaaL
Troubles removing Spear holding God
Adiyinai tozhum maname
your feet to be worshipped (tozhum) by my mind (maname)
(Jega jega tomkitu nankitu) X 2
tomkita kitataki

Thillana

Raga: Chandrakauns Tala: Adi
Composer: Guru T.R. Devanathan

Pallavi:
Dheem, tha Dheem,, tha tha dheem thanatha dhira/na,,, nadruthaani tomdrutaanu thara//

Anupallavi:
Thath tha dheem tha dheemtha thaani drudru thaani/
Dheem tha dheem tha dheemtha thaani drudru thaani//
Thath dith dhalaanguthom, Thakadiku kitathaka tarikitatom
dith dhalaanguthom, Thakadiku kitathaka tarikitatom

Jatiswaram – Kalyani

Thillana

Thillana
Raga: Dhanaasri Tala: Adi
Lyric: Swati Tirunal
Music: by Lalgudi Jayaraman

Pallavi: Geeta dwani (dhuni) ku taka deem Natri kita (krta) tom Naacha rahi gori tAdhittai tai tattai tirataka
Charanams
1. Baaj paayal kahum jhannana jhannana – 2
Baaj paayal kahum
Jhannana Jhannana Jhannana Nanana Tom – 2
Jhannana Jhannana Nanana Thanana
2. tAna gAvE takata tai ta tai
taitta taitta tana tadhAm dhImna kiTa taka dhIm
dhImna kiTa taka dhIm dhImna kiTa takadhIm hata tOm hata tOm hata