Kaana Vendamo by Padmashri Awardee Sangita Kalanidhi Smt Aruna Sairam @ Isha Yoga Center 2013

Aruna Sairam continues with 'Kana Vendamo' composed by Papanasam Sivan where the devotee asks a rhetorical question 'Should I not see, before I lose my eyes, should I not see the tower as high the sky. Instead of wandering aimlessly in the world, should I not see Lord of Chidambaram be praised by the world? Instead of taking a birth painful to the mind, lying in the womb in the abdomen, should I not see the divine dance of the Lord? Should I not see the Lord before the soul, before the soul leaves the body with holes leaving only the cage made of bones?'

Raga: Sri Ranjani
Tala: Rupakam – 6 beats
Composer: Papanasam Sivan (1890 - 1973)
nguage: Tamil

*Artists*
Vocal: Aruna Sairam
Violin: Padma Shankar
Mridangam: J. Vaidyanathan
Ghatam: S. Karthick
Tabla: Chandrajit
Flute: Vishnu
Sitar: Kishore


*Kaana Vendamo Lyrics*
Kana vendamo iru kannirukkum pode vinnuyar gopuram
Vinil ulagai shutri shutri vandal medini potrum cidambara devanaik-
Vaiyattinile karuppaiyul kidandullam naiyap-piravamal aiyan tiru natam
Ottai shadalam odunga vetrelumbuk-kuttil irunduyir ottam pidikkumun

*About Aruna Sairam*
Aruna Sairam (Padma Shri) is a Carnatic vocalist, composer, collaborator, humanitarian, and speaker. In addition to her performances in India, Aruna has taken Carnatic music to the global arena, at prestigious venues including the Royal Albert Hall and Carnegie Hall. Currently Vice Chairperson of the Sangeet Natak Akademi, Delhi, she was appointed in 2008 by the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu as Advisor to the Department of Culture. Aruna works towards the musical education of underprivileged students, through the Nadayogam Trust, which she founded in 2011. Aruna is grateful for the training she received under her mother Rajalakshmi Sethuraman and the legendary T. Brinda, and the mentorship from several masters throughout her musical journey. Her music erased geographic borders when she was the first to incorporate Abhang, a Western Indian musical form, into a traditional, South Indian concert.

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