athimaDam kakka - 497 - 422

 

Song 497 – 422 – athimaDam kakka - thAlam explanation

chanDam :

thana-thanan (2 + 3) thath-thath (2 + 2) thath-thana (2 + 2) thath-tham (2 + 2)

thALam :

= 5 + 4 + 4 + 4

+ 5 + 4 + 4 + 4

Guruji reduced one aksharam from the first chanDam in each line.

= 5 (- 1) + 4 + 4 + 4

+ 5 (- 1) + 4 + 4 + 4

= 8 x 4

= 32 aksharam in viLamba kAlam

= 8 x 2

= 16 aksharam in maDhyama kAlam

= [4 (l-4) + 2 (O) + 2 (O)] x 2

= chathusra thriputai – 2 kaLai

thongal :

thana-thAna = 5 aksharam

= 5 + 11  Guruji added 11 aksharams to the thongal

= 16 aksharam in viLamba kAlam

= 8 aksharam in maDhyama kAlam

= 2 x Drutham – 2 kaLai

To practice the song with thALam :

Please contact me by email (drbaluiyer@gmail.com),

if you need help re. the way to put the thALam for this song.