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You're My Father(Kriti) Kriti is a format of musical composition typical to Carnatic music. Kritis form the mental backbone of any typical Carnatic music concert and is the longer format of Carnatic song. 'Kriti' also means Creation. Structure Conventional Kritis typically contain three parts Pallavi, the equivalent of a refrain in Western music Anupallavi, the second verse, which is sometimes optional Charanam, the final (and longest) verse that wraps up the song The charanam usually borrows patterns from the anupallavi. The charanam's last line usually contains the composer's signature, or mudra, with which the composer leaves their mark. Variations Some Kritis have a verse between the anupallavi and the charanam, called the chittaswara. This verse consists only of notes, and has no words. Some other krithis, are intentionally composed without an annupallavi, where the verse after the pallavi is called the samashti charanam. Still others have some more sahitya at the end of the charanam, set in madhyamakala (few lines within a song that are sung faster than the rest of it) . There are kritis that have no annupallavi but many short charanams. Many composers have composed kritis. The form offers performers the scope for raga alapana, niraval, and swaram. Adi Tala (or Adi Talam) is one of the most popular talas or rhythms used in Carnatic (South Indian Classical) music. In Sanskrit it literally means 'primary rhythm'. It is an 8 beat pattern, where this pattern repeats over and over for the duration of the composition. Akshara - Fundamental units that make up a tala. A tala can be expressed in terms of the number of Aksharas. Normally Adi tala would be considered to have 8 Aksharas. In Carnatic music Swara is a Sanskrit word that connotes a note in the successive steps of the octave. More comprehensively, it is the ancient Indian concept about the complete dimension of musical pitch. A Swara is the selected pitches from which the musician constructs the scales, melodies, and ragas. The other important and unique feature is the prosody (lyrics) , known as Sahitya. The greatness of Carnatic music is further heightened through masterly compositions by great composers covering a whole range of subjects from philosophy to romance in various languages. Keeravani is a ragam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music) . It is the 21st Melakarta ragam in the 72 melakarta ragam system of Carnatic music. This ragam is a popular scale in western music as well. The Western equivalent is the Harmonic minor scale. Raga: Keeravaani Tala: Adi Pallavi You're my father, you're my mother Oh my darling Krishna, you're all everywhere (You're) Anupallavi You are everywhere oh my lovely Krishna Why then here alone I can't see you(You're) Charanam When I say 'please come', you'll not come Krihna Having come too you'll stand concealed I hear your Bansuri, where're you Krishna I hear your Gita, where're you Krishna Cows're calling you, where're you Krishna The whole lot is longing to see you Krishna Darling Krishna, what if you come what if you bless us Krishna Come come Krishna come fast Krishna come come Krishna come fast Krishna Come come Krishna come fast Krishna come come Krishna come fast Krishna(You're) ------------------- The translated and transliterated Tamil version of the above English song The Tamil song is also composed by me. Raga: Keeravaani Tala: Adi Pallavi Enthai neeye en thaai neeye Enadhaasai kannaa yaavum engum neeye (Enthai) Anupallavi Engum niraindha enadhaasai Kannaa Ingu mattum yeno unai naan kaanen (Enthai) Charanam Va va endraal nee vaaradhiruppaai Vandhaalum yeno maraindhe nirpaai Kuzhalosai ketkudhe Kannaa nee engey Geethaiyum olikkudhe Kannaa nee engey Aavinam azhaikkuthe kannaa nee engey Aththanaiyum unnai kaana yengithaan thavikkudhe Anbu kanna vandhalenna vandharul seidhaalenna Va va Kannaa vegamaaga vega vegamaaga va va Kanna Va va Kannaa vegamaaga vege vegamaaga va va Kanna (Enthai)