yeah thanks fr pointing this out! hey can u guys suggest some good tamil songs fr me to listen to....some trademark ones...i knw there are countless no of them....but just a few!
Thanks in advance. Anish. On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 3:58 PM, rameshksm <[email protected]> wrote: > > > You are right about it being a musical pattern...but it is not unique to > ARR nor to any one music director... > > It is simply the result of "time" or "thaalam" that you are noticing such > three-line patterns. > > To put it Mathematically, if the time for a particular song goes > 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8, the lyricist may write to fit to 1-2 3-4 5-6-7-8 (which > give you the three-line pattern you notice, all with in the first full time) > or the lyricist may see fit to write to 1-2-3-4 5-6-7-8 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8, > where the three-line pattern is now spread over twice the time. > > For the first type, Kadhal Rojavae is an excellent example. > Kadhal Rojavae is 1-2 Engae Nee-engae is 3-4 > Kanneer Vazhiyuthadi Kannae is 5-6-7-8 > > For the second type, Ilayaraja's excellent composition for Nilavae Vaa from > Mouna Raagam. > Nilaavae Vaa Selladhae Vaa is 1-2-3-4 > EnnaLum Un ponvaanam naan is 5-6-7-8 > Enai Needhan Pirindhaalum Ninaivaalae Anaithaenae is 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8. > > Note that 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8 are just the times and do not correspond to any > specific note. I am not formally trained in music, but I can decipher > patterns and this is what I noted, so experts please correct any errors and > omissions I may have made. > > Ramesh > > > --- In [email protected] <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, > Amith Chandhran <amithchandh...@...> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > While randomly listening to some AR songs, all of a sudden I discovered > > something. I am calling it 'The 3 Lines Pattern'. > > > > (I personally feel its a musical pattern. Because you find it in almost > all > > the languages.) > > > > Let me cite some random examples in different languages. > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > *Example 1: Language Tamil* > > > > kaadhal roajaavae, > > engae? nee engae? > > kanneer vazhiyudhadi kannae! > > > > >

