AaNDavan Picchai

AaNDavan Picchai - (1889-1990) A contemporary composer, she had no formal education but was able to compose in Tamil, Telugu, and Sanskrit. It is said that her talents were suddenly given to her by the Lord. Her compositions include padams, compositions and writings on Madurai, "He kamakshi" in yadukula kambhOji, as well as other kritis. Descendents of Andavan Pitchai include Preeti Vinayak Shah, her granddaughter, a Bharatanatyam artist and Carnatic vocalist.

Compositions of AaNDavan Picchai

kal mari aaDiya 
raagam: kuntala varaaLi 

kal mari aaDiya 
raagam: kuntala varaaLi 
28 harikaambhOji janya
Aa: S M1 P D2 N2 D2 S
Av: S N2 D2 P M1 S

taaLam: aadi 
Composer: AaNDavan Picchai
Language: Tamil

pallavi

kAl mAri ADiya kanakasabhEshA unmEl kAdal koNDEn ayyanE ghana tuyyanE

anupallavi

mAn mazhuvEndiyE mangai naTam puriyum Ananda tANDavanE naTarAjanE

caraNam 1

pAdam varundum enru pANDiyan vENDiDa vEdam mAlum kANA vimala malarppadam
nI dayavuDan tUkki nirtanamADiDa mAdhava muni patanjali puli pAdar kUDa

caraNam 2

shakti shivakAmi nittiyam unnuDan ADa bhaktiyuDan nandi tALamarkkaLam pODa
mukti aLitta pEyammaiyuDan pugazh pADa taddhimi tOm tOm enru tAL malar tUkkiyE