Can we call the orderly arrangement of sound as music?
It appears so.
If yes, what is the role of language in it?
How to know what is the orderly arrangement of sound?
What is the place of music in life?
What is the answer for all these questions?
In short how should music be?
This is the reply of an acknowledged master to all these doubts. That too he gives it in the form of music. The
song is in Telugu, a South Indian language. Here is its English translation, followed by a few
words in the nature of explanation for each line of the song.
With joyful accompaniment, amidst discerning gathering,
Here, the sweetness of music and its inherent nature to captivate the hearts of the audience is pointed out.
Who is the valorous one that can enthrall you?
What is valour, if it is not the capacity to captivate an expert?
In words eternally true, and with purity of notes – Rama!
Expertise in the grammar of sounds is Swara Sudham. Command over the seven musical notes, and the importance of the
message conveyed through the song, are stressed here.
Embellished with Alliteration, Peaceful gait, and True Devotion;
And with the correct mix of emotions as in grape juice
Components of good music are listed. Poetic words,
heart rending gait, presenting the essence like in a drink of grape juice, laced with apt emotions – all these combine to make up good music.
Is it in me to render such a Soulful song, your Thyagaraja – Sri Rama!
To render such a song it seems is even beyond him, the master. No wonder he seeks His blessings in his attempt, in this song of his in the Ragam ‘Srinanjani’ set to ‘Adhi Thalam’. (Ragam is a distinct melody form, and Thalam is a specific time measure)
The implication is any amount of technique will blossom into art only when the soul is put into its performance. That is only when one’s heart is immersed in the message of song it becomes music, says Thyagaraja. Is there one better qualified than Thyagaraja to define music?
Note:
Thyagaraja is hailed as one of the Trinities of Carnatic Music (A South Indian classical music, a beautiful and complete system of music evolved over thousands of years)
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