Narsi

Kurai Onrum Illai Marai Moorthy Kanna @ Emozions

Original MS Version - The gold standard for this song

Language : Tamil

Region / country : India

Music genre : Classical

Links to the music

By Sooryagayathri What a feeling to hear such a soul stirring rendition from such a young and lovely girl

48 artistes performing together Done remotely - 48 of them synchronized! - and aptly during Covid shutdown. Loved this...

Bombay Jayashri Feels as if MS had landed back on earth with a different - but equally divine - voice. Loved the way she emphasises some of the phonetics, words like Malayappa and Varatha and Kalliley

By Ranjani Mahesh on Veena Lovely performance, lovely expressions, this YT link should have gotten a hundredfold more Likes!

Zing Zones

Portions that make me go Wow!

2m 33s 2m 36s

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Three seconds of bliss

3m 15s 3m 19s

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Wonderful. She makes it seem effortless, but it is tough to get it to this pitch (and back) so smoothly ...try singing it, you will know :)

Why do I like this music?

Theme/lyrics


Platinum+

Rajaji's wonderful mind on display. "I have no grievances" - a lovely submission to God

Emozions


Platinum+

If you are a devout person, you will feel even more closer to god. If you are not devout (like me), you might start thinking of becoming one after listening to this song

Appreciation

MS

You bettered the lives of millions through your voice

Rajaji

What a man. ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._Rajagopalachari ) A freedom fighter, country's governor general, a prolific writer of literature and here, a wonderful lyricist. Namaste!

What a feeling!

Spiritual

Thankful

Divine

Acceptance

Accepting what we are and what we have and making the best out of it is a wonderful way to live life

Lyrics

In Tamil

In English -

Video with lyrics in English - Soulful rendition with lyrics in English

Lyrics translated into English - Excellent effort, will be useful for those who do not understand Tamil but would like to understand this wonderful song by a wonderful person

Thoughts & notes

If I wish I can complain a lot about my life but after listening to this song, I don't wish to!

There's so much one has to celebrate about one's life, whoever you are!

Song in ragamalika - shivaranjani, kaapi and sindhu bhairavi...love playing it on my guitar...

Memories

This song remind me of my dad, someone who led an incredibly simple life, wanted almost nothing, and complained almost about nothing (except my mom's constant pestering for all things trivial:) ).

I am glad that I have somewhat taken after him when it comes to lifestyle.

He was 86 when he passed away, and until his death, he took no prescription medicines, he did everything on his own, and almost never bothered me for anything.

No wonder he liked Rajaji, whom he kept calling Rasasi as that was apparently how some harccore Tamil supporters called him.

Connexions

Thinking of this and that...

Oli padaitha kanninai - Wow, never thought I'd ever hear this. Vintage MS singing a memorable Bharathi song. Wow!

Alaipayuthey - by Shobana - Don't know why, but every time I finish humming or whistling or singing kurai onrum illai, I end up doing the same for this song. Lovely. passionate rendition by Shobhana btw

Enna thavam seithanai - Nithyasree - And this is another song that follows on my lips post my abasvaram rendering of kurai onrum illai...a pleasure any day to listen to the memorable voice of Nithyasree