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Madhava Mamava...

Ragam: Nilambari
Thalam: Adi
Composer: Narayana Tirtar
Sung by: Vidya Chandra Sekhar and Gopal Venkatraman

Background: Krishna didn’t just steal butter, sometimes he asked for it. Although the gopis always wished for him to come and sample their butter, they were still sometimes cross when he did show up unexpectedly, especially when he broke pots and made messes!

We present this song the way it would have been danced centuries ago, by a solo artist playing multiple roles, mixing stories with prayers as she opens her heart in love and devotion for the Lord. Our director Champaka’s teacher, Sudha Chandra Sekhar of Hindu Temple Rhythms composed the choreography, and it’s paired with music from a live orchestra recording by Sekhar’s Vidyanjali orchestra group in Michigan. The lead female singer is Sudha Aunty’s oldest daughter, Vidya, and the male singer is Vidyanjali Orchestra’s song composer and lyricist, Gopal Venkatraman.

The Story: This is a day in the life of a cowherding maiden – how she would care for her cows, milk them, turn the milk into yogurt, churn the yogurt into butter, and finally carry the butter in a clay pot on her head to the market to sell. Krishna asks for the butter, and, when she will not give it, he breaks her butter pot with a stone, making quite the mess. Krishna’s naughty and charming ways add excitement, frustration, love and joy to her daily activities in the just the way she longs for.

The song ends with a description of Krishna’s beauty – his lotus eyes, his neck decorated with auspicious lines like a conchshell, his lips red like bimba fruit, his delicate nose adorned with pearls, and his glowing moon-like face.