Bangalore,
11th March 2007,
Dear Diary,
Today is a big day for me. I am going to sing at the “Thiruvaiyaru in Bangalore” at the Seva Sadan, in Malleswaram, Bangalore. This will also be the first time I am singing with accompaniments. Unfortunately, I had very high fever from yesterday evening. My heart is beating very fast and I could not sleep all night. I was so weak that I couldn’t even stand and I didn’t now how I was going to sing.
I was going to be accompanied by a violin and mridhangam. I was going to sing two songs – Brochevarevare in raga Sri Rangini, Mamavaragurama in Saranga. I was supposed to do Aalaparna for Brochevarevare. I was also supposed to put swaras for Brochevarevare.
When I was practising I realised I was breathing too fast because I had fever. I had a music class this morning for perfection. I wish I sing well today as I have practised a lot.
It was 12 noon. I had rasam rice and got ready for going to the place where I had to sing. My father dropped me at the spot where I had to sing. I had to wait a while before I could sing. Before I was to sing I had severe fever. I had to sit under the fan to avoid myself from fainting. Soon it was my turn to sing.
In Carnatic Music, the artists do not practise or rehearse before hand. It is truly an extempore performance. I came to know an aunty (I don’t know the name) was playing the violin and Hemant uncle, the mridhangam maestro Sri Shreemushnam Rajarao’s son was to play the mridhangam. What an opportunity and feeling!
I got on the stage, told the people who were listening what I was going to sing and began with the Aalaparna for Brochevarevare. It began well. Soon I completed the song and went into Swaras. God willing, I could remember the swaras and they all synchronized with the thalams. It ended well with the claps from the audience. I saw my Guru Shashikiran uncle, helping me with the thalams when I was doing the swarams. I am sure that he felt very proud of me and I could see the smile on his face when I completed. Then I sang the fast piece, Mamavaragurama. I felt very happy and proud of myself when I completed singing. My father was recording and I could see my mother sitting on the first row and crying after I finished. They must have been really happy and proud of me.
I was grasping for breath when I sang but still it went well. In spite of my fever I sang very well. I think it was only due to God’s Grace and Thyagaraja’s blessings that I could sing.
Yours truly,
Aadith.
11th March 2007,
Dear Diary,
Today is a big day for me. I am going to sing at the “Thiruvaiyaru in Bangalore” at the Seva Sadan, in Malleswaram, Bangalore. This will also be the first time I am singing with accompaniments. Unfortunately, I had very high fever from yesterday evening. My heart is beating very fast and I could not sleep all night. I was so weak that I couldn’t even stand and I didn’t now how I was going to sing.
I was going to be accompanied by a violin and mridhangam. I was going to sing two songs – Brochevarevare in raga Sri Rangini, Mamavaragurama in Saranga. I was supposed to do Aalaparna for Brochevarevare. I was also supposed to put swaras for Brochevarevare.
When I was practising I realised I was breathing too fast because I had fever. I had a music class this morning for perfection. I wish I sing well today as I have practised a lot.
It was 12 noon. I had rasam rice and got ready for going to the place where I had to sing. My father dropped me at the spot where I had to sing. I had to wait a while before I could sing. Before I was to sing I had severe fever. I had to sit under the fan to avoid myself from fainting. Soon it was my turn to sing.
In Carnatic Music, the artists do not practise or rehearse before hand. It is truly an extempore performance. I came to know an aunty (I don’t know the name) was playing the violin and Hemant uncle, the mridhangam maestro Sri Shreemushnam Rajarao’s son was to play the mridhangam. What an opportunity and feeling!
I got on the stage, told the people who were listening what I was going to sing and began with the Aalaparna for Brochevarevare. It began well. Soon I completed the song and went into Swaras. God willing, I could remember the swaras and they all synchronized with the thalams. It ended well with the claps from the audience. I saw my Guru Shashikiran uncle, helping me with the thalams when I was doing the swarams. I am sure that he felt very proud of me and I could see the smile on his face when I completed. Then I sang the fast piece, Mamavaragurama. I felt very happy and proud of myself when I completed singing. My father was recording and I could see my mother sitting on the first row and crying after I finished. They must have been really happy and proud of me.
I was grasping for breath when I sang but still it went well. In spite of my fever I sang very well. I think it was only due to God’s Grace and Thyagaraja’s blessings that I could sing.
Yours truly,
Aadith.
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