tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91028235118941413122011-04-21T12:47:56.389-07:00Mani Minihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14285379386050985300noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102823511894141312.post-89373291882844152152008-04-27T07:59:00.000-07:002008-04-27T23:08:14.551-07:00<p>Here are a set of childrens' poems in Tamil, composed and set to music by Shakti. These are available in CD form but are available here for your listening pleasure. You may download for personal use. Right click and "Save Target As" to download each track.</p><br /><p><br /><ul><br /><li><a href="http://www.greenibis.com/panmozhi/nila-nila-mp3/01 Track 1.mp3">Nila nila odi vaa</a> - an introduction and the title poem.</li><br /><li><a href="http://www.greenibis.com/panmozhi/nila-nila-mp3/02 Track 2.mp3">Meene meene</a> - a poem about the conversation between a child and a fish.</li><br /><li><a href="http://www.greenibis.com/panmozhi/nila-nila-mp3/03 Track 3.mp3">Oru kodam tanni</a> - introducing the child to flower names in Tamil in a lyrical poem</li><br /><li><a href="http://www.greenibis.com/panmozhi/nila-nila-mp3/04 Track 4.mp3">Kaakai kannuku mai</a> - birds song</li><br /><li><a href="http://www.greenibis.com/panmozhi/nila-nila-mp3/05 Track 5.mp3">Kaakai kuruvi</a> - the wonder and beauty of all life</li><br /><li><a href="http://www.greenibis.com/panmozhi/nila-nila-mp3/06 Track 6.mp3">Asaindu asaindu varugudu</a> - a tribute to the majestic elephant</li><br /><li><a href="http://www.greenibis.com/panmozhi/nila-nila-mp3/07 Track 7.mp3">Meaow meaow poonai</a> - a song for the cat</li><br /><li><a href="http://www.greenibis.com/panmozhi/nila-nila-mp3/08 Track 8.mp3">Tak-tak taka-tak kudirai</a> - celebrating the horse</li><br /><li><a href="http://www.greenibis.com/panmozhi/nila-nila-mp3/09 Track 9.mp3">Aadu adu pogudu</a> - why must the goat go without a song?</li><br /><li><a href="http://www.greenibis.com/panmozhi/nila-nila-mp3/10 Track 10.mp3">Aadumam Perichali Adumam</a> - Aadumam Perichali Adumam... goes a folk song for children, about a bandicoot (perichali). Embellished and extended here delightfully</li><br /><li><a href="http://www.greenibis.com/panmozhi/nila-nila-mp3/11 Track 11.mp3">Karadi malai mel</a> - "Karadi malai mel yeri" - one of my personal favourites in this CD... the popular "Bear went over the mountain" adapted and extended. Sung as a duet, with the lady singer asking questions about what the karadi did and answers sung by yours truly!</li><br /><li><a href="http://www.greenibis.com/panmozhi/nila-nila-mp3/12 Track 12.mp3">Paalai vanathil payanam</a> - a song about the camel, the ship of the desert</li><br /><li><a href="http://www.greenibis.com/panmozhi/nila-nila-mp3/13 Track 13.mp3">Kurangum Mudalaium</a> - the story of the monkey outwitting the crocodile, in song form</li><br /><li><a href="http://www.greenibis.com/panmozhi/nila-nila-mp3/14 Track 14.mp3">Muyalai pola</a> - rabbit song</li><br /><li><a href="http://www.greenibis.com/panmozhi/nila-nila-mp3/15 Track 15.mp3">Totho endral odi varum</a> - doggie song</li><br /><li><a href="http://www.greenibis.com/panmozhi/nila-nila-mp3/16 Track 16.mp3">Kazhudai pattu</a> - donkey song</li><br /><li><a href="http://www.greenibis.com/panmozhi/nila-nila-mp3/17 Track 17.mp3">Anile anile</a> - squirrel song</li><br /><li><a href="http://www.greenibis.com/panmozhi/nila-nila-mp3/18 Track 18.mp3">Taavi taavi tulliye</a> - song to the spotted deer</li><br /><li><a href="http://www.greenibis.com/panmozhi/nila-nila-mp3/19 Track 19.mp3">Gowri engal maadu</a> - a personalized song for "Gowri" the cow!</li><br /><li><a href="http://www.greenibis.com/panmozhi/nila-nila-mp3/20 Track 20.mp3">Kaakai kaakai</a> - a tribute to the crow</li><br /><li><a href="http://www.greenibis.com/panmozhi/nila-nila-mp3/21 Track 21.mp3">Koondu kiliye</a> - conversation with a caged parrot</li><br /><li><a href="http://www.greenibis.com/panmozhi/nila-nila-mp3/23 Track 22.mp3">Maiyile maiyile</a> - about peacocks</li><br /><li><a href="http://www.greenibis.com/panmozhi/nila-nila-mp3/23 Track 23.mp3">Kuckoo kuckoo</a> - kuil pattu (version Shakti!)</li><br /><li><a href="http://www.greenibis.com/panmozhi/nila-nila-mp3/24 Track 24.mp3">Uyare uyare vanathil</a> - about the hawk (or is it the eagle??) - triggered by a Tamil phrase "Garuda sowkiyama?"</li><br /><li><a href="http://www.greenibis.com/panmozhi/nila-nila-mp3/25 Track 25.mp3">Vaathu vaathu vaathu</a> - the duck/goose song, adapted from a Tamil translation of "Goosey goosey gander"</li><br /><li><a href="http://www.greenibis.com/panmozhi/nila-nila-mp3/26 Track 26.mp3">Kokarako kozhi</a> - the rooster song</li><br /><li><a href="http://www.greenibis.com/panmozhi/nila-nila-mp3/27 Track 27.mp3">Oorile azagigal kollai ponalaam</a> - Owl song, using the story behind a Tamil saying about how the owl went and hid itself when it heard that the beauties of the town were being kidnapped :-)</li><br /><li><a href="http://www.greenibis.com/panmozhi/nila-nila-mp3/28 Track 28.mp3">Chittu kuruvi</a> - chirpy sparrow song</li><br /><li><a href="http://www.greenibis.com/panmozhi/nila-nila-mp3/29 Track 29.mp3">Maada puraave</a> - about the pigeon</li><br /><li><a href="http://www.greenibis.com/panmozhi/nila-nila-mp3/30 Track 30.mp3">Sengaal naaraai</a> - (red-legged) stork song</li><br /><li><a href="http://www.greenibis.com/panmozhi/nila-nila-mp3/31 Track 31.mp3">Erikalil kappal pola</a> - swan song (not quite!)</li><br /><li><a href="http://www.greenibis.com/panmozhi/nila-nila-mp3/32 Track 32.mp3">Kuppanum suppanum</a> - song about two village idiots Kuppan and Suppan buying a donkey</li><br /><li><a href="http://www.greenibis.com/panmozhi/nila-nila-mp3/33 Track 33.mp3">Adho paru andhaiyay</a> - another owl song, this owl not so vain, knowing its place is in the tamarind tree!</li><br /><li><a href="http://www.greenibis.com/panmozhi/nila-nila-mp3/34 Track 34.mp3">Tandavalathil dhada dhadavendru</a> - train song</li><br /><li><a href="http://www.greenibis.com/panmozhi/nila-nila-mp3/35 Track 35.mp3">Vaanathu mele vimanam</a> - plane song</li><br /><li><a href="http://www.greenibis.com/panmozhi/nila-nila-mp3/36 Track 36.mp3">Kaatin aatrangarai onril</a> - the story of the deer and tiger - how the tiger said to the deer drinking downstream from the river, why it was sullying the tiger's water...</li><br /><li><a href="http://www.greenibis.com/panmozhi/nila-nila-mp3/37 Track 37.mp3">Vaalu pochu kathi vandudu</a> - a flowing mix of multiple stories about a monkey losing its tail, eating a mango, stealing a cap, etc.</li><br /><li><a href="http://www.greenibis.com/panmozhi/nila-nila-mp3/38 Track 38.mp3">Nila nila odi vaa</a> - a few refrains from the title song</li><br /></ul><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9102823511894141312-8937329188284415215?l=manimini.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mani Minihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14285379386050985300noreply@blogger.com0