Jalajakshi varnam was composed by Manambuchavadi Venkata Subbaiyer in the ragam Hamsadhwani and set to Aadi talam. Hamsadhwani is a janyam of Kalyani (66th melakarta). The swara-sthanas of the ragam and sample phrases can be seen in a separate post.
The lyrics of the song are in Telugu, below is an anglicised version:
pallavi: jalajakshi ninneda baasi chaala marulu konnadiraa
anupallavi: cheliyanela ravademira cheluvudaina shree venkatesha
charanam: nee sati dora ne kana
charanam: nee sati dora ne kana
This is a popular song that has bene rendered by many musicians. Some examples:
Jalajakshi
Pallavi:G , R , S , , , | n S R G R R S n |
S R S S n p N S| R p , n , S, R ||
G R S n S R p n | S R G P G N P , |
S' N S R' , S' N P | P G , R , S , R ||
See the section on notations to understand the notation above. The music sheet with tab for this varnam is downloadable here - Jalajakshi Varnam tab
As explained in the earlier post on hamsadhwani the notes R2, G3, and N3 can be played with gamakam. There are multiple ways to play these swaras. The video below shows these different ways, and is followed by a note-by-note demonstration of how to play the pallavi. The notes G3 and P can be played in an inter-linked way as shown in the very end of the video.
Varnams are played either in 2nd or 3rd speed. The video below shows the full pallavi played at 2nd speed with the metronome set to 70 b.p.m.
End note:
Songs in Carnatic have multiple sections - pallavi, anupallavi, charanam, muktayi swaram, chittai swaram etc. Usually these sections occur in the following order:
- pallavi - first verse of of the song
- anupallavi - second verse of the song
- muktayi swaram - pre-composed swaras in the ragam
- charanam - verse that repeats multiple times
- chittai swaram - pre-composed swaras in the ragam
All sections of the song:
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