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A Blaine Christmas tradition will be observed this Sunday, December 11, as the seven-member Winter Harp ensemble returns for their annual concert in the Performing Arts Center (PAC). Concertgoers will also be able to purchase $90 season tickets for next year's Pacific Arts Association (PAA) six-concert series, "in response to a lot of requests," said Sandy Wolf, former PAA head and coordinator of the summer Jazz Camp, "because people wanted advance season tickets available to buy as Christmas presents."
Patrons will also be able to purchase $250 scholarships for a child to attend next July's week-long Jazz Camp for Teens, and an ad-hoc committee raising funds for the Bob McDermott sculpture "the Vigil" that will adorn Blaine's new boardwalk will be selling memorial bricks and plaques at the concert as well.
"Winter Harp makes music the old-fashioned way, with harps, percussion and flute, the oldest instruments in western culture, plus a few others people may not know," said Bellingham harpist Jill Whitman, a founding member.
"The nyckelharpa is a predecessor of the violin but with many more strings and is played with keys," Whitman said, "and the droning organistrum sounds like a guitar but requires two people to play it."
Winter Harp's psaltery, an instrument normally played on one's shoulder much like an autoharp, is a floor model five feet tall, giving it a resonant bass range. It's one of the only such instruments in existence and was built from locally obtained cedar and spruce by Vancouver luthier Edward Turner.
In addition to a good share of traditional Christmas tunes, this year's program includes some music written by ensemble members as well as flamenco pieces. "Early Christmas Morning" is a humorous song about what to do with unwanted presents sung to the tune of "What Shall We do with the Drunken Sailor?" and closes the first half of the two-hour concert.
The second half includes a seasonal range from jigs to Gregorian chant to Flamenco to the haunting native-composed Huron carol. They follow with their signature piece, "Camel Caravan," and then close with "Silent Night" and "O Come, O Come Emmanuel." The group does not do encores, "although in one Alberta concert they began yelling for us to do one," Whitman said, "and we were touched, but still didn't come back out. The encore is what the audience does with the music and the feelings after we're done."
The Blaine appearance will be Winter Harp's ninth concert in their current tour, which began last month in Sechelt, B.C. and has taken them through British Columbia as well as Edmonton and Grand Prairie, Alberta. Their December 18 concert in Vancouver's large downtown St. Andrews-Wesley Church will be taped by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation for broadcast Christmas afternoon.
One of three harpists in the group, Whitman plays a large grand pedal harp. Winter Harp's director, Lori Pappajohn, plays a smaller Celtic harp, as does Whitman's 13-year-old daughter Emilie. Other group members include Vancouver poet Alan Woodland, Japanese flutist Kenichi Ueda from Toronto, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra percussionist Lauri Lyster and medieval instrument specialist Joaquin Ayala.
This is the fifth of the six PAA concerts in this season's series, which concludes with Blaine's Martin Kuuskmann and bass trombonist Dave Taylor's "Kuuskmann-Taylor Project" concert next February 18 in the PAC.
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"It's part of our mission," said Wolf, "to support the visual as well as the musical arts."
Bricks and plaques to support the work range in price from $50 to $1,000 and are tax-deductible through the PAA. About half of the $150,000 needed to put the statue on the boardwalk has already been raised, including a substantial in-kind donation of labor and skill by McDermott, who also sculpted the "Dirty Dan Harris" life-sized bronze in Bellingham's Fairhaven district.
"I hope this statue of a fisherman's close family waiting for him to return becomes as much a focal point for Blaine as Dirty Dan has for Fairhaven," McDermott said.
McDermott said he got the idea for this sculpture by looking at a lot of fishermen's memorials, "and it occurred to me that they never show those who are left behind, the mothers, wives and children." His sculpture shows two women, one the mother and another her daughter-in-law, standing side-by-side looking west, and a young boy in front of them. All await the return of one man, who is the older woman's son, the other's husband and the boy's father.
McDermott's process is to sculpt the heads and hands life-size, but the rest of the statue is done in a reduced scale model called a maquette. All of this will be on display Sunday. Blaine's Jan Hrutfiord is the model for both the mother of the fisherman and his wife, and Blaine student Andrew Dale, 11, is the model for the boy.
"From the back the two women will look like close friends gazing out at something together," McDermott said, "which I hope makes people want to walk around and look at their faces."
McDermott said that like the "Dirty Dan" sculpture, "the Vigil" will have heavy internal bracing to make it impervious to people who want to lean on it.
For more information on the concert contact Bob Boule at 360/332-1749 or Kimberly at Pacific Building Center in Blaine.


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Karagöz (meaning blackeye in Turkish) and Hacivat (shortened in time from "Hacı İvaz" meaning "İvaz the Pilgrim", and also sometimes written as Hacivad) are the lead characters of the traditional Turkish shadow play, popularized during the Ottoman period. The central theme of the plays are the contrasting interaction between the two main characters. They are perfect foils of each other: Karagöz represents the illiterate but straightforward public, whereas Hacivat belongs to the educated class, speaking Ottoman Turkish and using a poetical and literary language. Although Karagöz has definitely been intended to be the more popular character with the Turkish peasantry, Hacivat is always the one with a level head. Though Karagöz always outdoes Hacivat's superior education with his "native wit," he is also very impulsive and his never-ending deluge of get-rich-quick schemes always results in failure. Hacivat continually attempts to "domesticate" Karagöz, but never makes progress. According to Turkish dramaturge Kırlı, Hacivat emphasizes the upper body with his refined manners and aloof disposition, while Karagöz is more representational of "the lower body with eating, cursing, defecation and the phallus."[1] Other characters in the plays are different ethnic characters living under Ottoman domain such as Armenians, Albanians, Greeks, Frenks, Arabs and Akarabs(Arabs with white skin, usually depicting the people of Aleppo), each with their unique, stereotypical traits. Karagöz-Hacivat plays are especially associated with Ramadan. Until the rise of radio and film, it was one of the most popular forms of entertainment in Turkey. It survives today mainly in a toned-down form intended for audiences of children.[1]
When the plays were first performed is unclear. Some believe that the first Karagöz-Hacivat play was performed for Sultan Selim I (reigned 1512–1520) in Egypt after his conquest of the country in 1517, but 17th century writer Evliya Çelebi stated that it had been performed in the Ottoman palace as early as the reign of Bayezid I (reigned 1389–1402). In the 16th century, Ottoman Grand Mufti Mehmet Ebussuud el-İmadi issued a celebrated opinion allowing the performance of Karagöz plays.[2]
According to one Turkish legend, the first performance of karagöz occurred when a lowly commoner visited the sultan. Rather than simply making a complaint, as most commoners did, he put on a short puppet show to tell a tale about the sultan's corrupt officials. The myth states that the sultan was delighted by the performance so much that he appointed the puppeteer as his Grand Vizier and punished the corrupt officials that had inspired the puppeteer's tale. Another story is that the two main characters, Karagöz and Hacivat (alternatively spelled as Hacivad) were actual people. These two legendarily clownish individuals were construction workers on a mosque in Bursa sometime in the mid-1300s. Their silly antics distracted the other workers, slowing down the construction, and the ruler at the time ordered their execution. They were so sorely missed that they were immortalized as the silly puppets that entertained the Ottoman Empire for centuries.[1]
Karagöz can be deceitful, lewd, and even violent.[1] Other characters in these plays are the drunkard Tuzsuz Deli Bekir with his wine bottle, the long-necked Uzun Efe, the opium addict Kanbur Tiryaki with his pipe, Altı Kariş Beberuhi (an eccentric dwarf), the half-wit Denyo, the spendthrift Civan, and Nigâr, a flirtatious woman. There may also be dancers and djinns, and various portrayals of non-Turks: an Arab who knows no Turkish (typically a beggar or sweet-seller), a black servant woman, a Circassian servant girl, an Albanian security guard, a Greek (usually a doctor), an Armenian (usually a footman or money-changer), a Jew (usually a goldsmith or scrap-dealer), a Laz (usually a boatman), or an Iranian (who recites poetry with an Azeri accent).[1]
Karagöz plays[edit]
Karagöz plays are structured in four parts:
- Mukaddime: Introduction. Hacivat sings a semai (different at each performance), recites a prayer, and indicates that he is looking for his friend Karagöz, whom he beckons to the scene with a speech that always ends "Yar bana bir eğlence" ("Oh, for some amusement"). Karagöz enters from the opposite side.
- Muhavere: dialogue between Karagöz and Hacivat
- Fasil: main plot
- Bitiş: Conclusion, always a short argument between Karagöz and Hacivat, always ending with Hacivat yelling at Karagöz that he has "ruined" whatever matter was at hand and has "brought the curtain down," and Karagöz replying "May my transgressions be forgiven."
Though Karagöz theatre requires a skilled puppeteer who is capable of controlling the puppets and using different voices, it only requires about four people for a performance that can include dozens of characters. An apprentice, called the sandıkkâr, assists the puppeteer—who is called either the Karagözcü, hayalî (meaning both "imaginary" and "image creator") or hayalbaz— by handing him the puppets in the correct order and setting up the before the show. A singer, or yardak, might sing a song in the prelude, but the yardak is never responsible for voicing a character. The yardak may be accompanied by a dairezen on a tambourine. The simple design of karagöz theatre makes it easy to transport; the puppets are all flat and the screen can be folded into a neat square, which is optimal for traveling karagöz artists. The screen and table behind it take up much less space than a stage so that a performance can be set up anywhere that is dark enough for shadows to be cast. A single hayalî impersonates every single character in the play by mimicking sounds, talking in different dialects, chanting or singing songs of the character in focus. He is normally assisted by an apprentice who sets up and tears down, and who hands him the puppets as needed. The latter task might also be performed by a sandıkkâr (from "sandık", "chest"). A yardak might sing songs, and a dairezen play the tambourine.[1]
The puppets themselves have jointed limbs and are made from the hide of a camel or a water buffalo. The hide is worked until it is semi-transparent; then it is colored, resulting in colorful projections. The lamp for projection is known as a şem'a (literally "candle"), but is typically an oil lamp. Images are projected onto a white muslin screen known as the ayna ("mirror"). Projections is from the rear, so the audience does not see the puppeteer. Puppets are typically 35–40 centimeters in height.[1]
Karagöz and Hacivat has also been adapted to other media. For example, the 2006 live action Turkish film "Hacivat Karagöz Neden Öldürüldü" (Who Killed Shadows) directed by Ezel Akay.[4]
See also[edit]
- Karagiozis, the Hellenized branch of the same shadow play tradition.
- Wayang
- ^ a b c d e f g h Ersin Alok, "Karagöz-Hacivat: The Turkish Shadow Play", Skylife - Şubat (Turkish Airlines inflight magazine), February 1996, p. 66–69.
- ^ Schneider, Irene (2001). "Ebussuud". In Michael Stolleis (ed.). Juristen: ein biographisches Lexikon; von der Antike bis zum 20. Jahrhundert (in German) (2nd edition ed.). München: Beck. p. 193. ISBN 3-406-45957-9.
- ^ Emin Senyer, Parts of Turkish Shadow Theatre Karagoz, karagoz.net. Accessed online 22 October 2007.
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0485510/
Kudret, Cevdet. 2004. Karagöz. İstanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayınları. 119., Sanat, 2111. ISBN 975-08-0862-2


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Rakendu Kiranangal - Avalude Raavukal - Saroj
Lyrics & Chords
First time I heard this song from my sister in law…
She used to sing this song all the time…
was afraid if I could do justice to the song…
but anyway decided to give it a go…
thanks to all my friends who encouraged and supported me sincerely… :)
Looking forward to your valuable comments and feedback…
Film: Avalude raavukal
Lyricist: Bichu Thirumala
Music: A.T.Ummar
Singer: S.Janaki
Cover and Mixing: Saroj
Translation courtsey: Giri
The song speaks about a simple girl who was forced by poverty to turn out to be a fallen woman and how her dreams got shattered by destiny….so I was told…. :)
and those who like the translation for this song:
The rays of the full moon- never did they glean
The blossoms of the night – never did they blink
Festooned with flowers are the cupid's carnivals
Desert did they become the mind and the body
Bereft of sleep are they always
Her Nights
On that unsupported day
At a moment that she never even noticed
Quiet came the Time and on that wailing flower's heart
Shot its playful arrow – and
Turned her out to be the horripilation
For the frenzied dance on the night's bosom!
That destitute, unknown to anyone,
Mused on someone silently
Quiet came the Time and proposed as offering
That idol of adoration – and
Stood she that day as unable she was
To worship with savoured flowers!
Manoj Bondre said
There is similar song in hindi as well …donot know which came first…u have sung this wonderfully well( if i remember the hindi song correctly)…enjoyed this tough one from you keep it up!!
Latha Ganti said
Beautiful rendition Saroj ji ,enjoyed it with beautiful translation ! Thanks much to Giri anna :)
manoj ji it is the same tune – Pal Bhar Mein Ye Kya Ho Gaya from swami movie !
Giri∂hαrαη. u. r. said
Wonderful singing Sarojedathi.
Very strenuous song and you have rendered it very nicely. Excellent feel.
(And Manoj ji, Hindi version came later after the Malayalam song)
Kind regards,
Uma Vijay said
Hi Saroj, wonderful song. It has touched my heart…. you had sung it so well….and the meaning of the song helps to appreciate even better….love it, very neat & precise….
lots of love,
Raja said
Kyaa Baat, Kyaa Baat, Kyaa Baat!!
Very strenuous song and you have rendered it very nicely. Excellent feel.
Hi Saroj di,
never listened to the original but your singing and girish ji's translation was very nice…I enjoyed your rendition…keep singing and sharing…Goes to Fav!
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Jose George said
Saroj mam, excellent song selection & very good cover! it was very nolstalgic!
you really brought the mood & emotion of this song back to our minds :)
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Muhammed.nana. Muftah.el.khair. said
salam Saroj sister…long time u didn't upload any song maybe inspiration where lost:-) love you sister ji i'am so happy to hear from you in a beautiful way from your song.this song me never heard it but like the way u've sung it good feel n expression…keep up n keep sharing like this w'll know how your doing…goes to my fav song…hug
Krishnan N v ( nvk ) said
Very nice rendition as always….Lovedit…
Giri ji…It was the Hindi song in the movie "Swami" which came first in 1977. This song in Avalude raavukal came later in 1978. In fact there was a big issue in the media (in those days) about the copyright violation on the song being lifted from Hindi and Rajesh Roshan , the original composer had even gone to the court…Dont know what happened to the case ultimately…
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Prashant Joshi said
lovely singing Saroj. A touching song….your translation made me understand the lyrics :).
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Gautam Parekh said
Saroj Ji….I am not familiar with song but i liked your voice, feeling & mood in this song….Very good singing-Wonderful rendition….To favorite….Keep singing & sharing….
Giri Ji….Thanks for translation for this song….
God bless….Regards….
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Muzaffar Naqvi said
Listening a song not knowing about it leaves me clueless especially if it is a non-hindi song. I read your translation before clicking the play button, I realized right away it must be Giri Bhai….Lol….I enjoyed the controversy and had to check and listen the one in hindi….I had never heard that before either. The rest I would write the same as Gautam already wrote above. Gautam tum bhi kam nazar shanaas nahi….kiya achha hai khoob samajhte ho.
Satheesh Kumar nair said
Sarojechee, is that you ?, You not only rocked, but hilled or even mountained, I would say !!!!!!!!!! Such a difficult song and you did it like lifting a flower, pushpam…not withstanding the minutest pitch or rhythm issues, cud have easily managed while mixing if u wanted…All the same this one is among your best ones !!!Special congrats to Giri sir, I wonder if he is related to John keats !!! what a wonderful command of language !
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Hamsapriya said
Saroj Chechi
Not familiar with both versions but enjoyed the vc & singing along with the beautiful translation by Giri Ji
Superb & sweet rendition chechi
Very well done
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Dj Wazif said
Hey Saroj… this was a beautiful listen …. lovely melody and a soothing number…. you sang it beautifully…. enjoyed it here…. keep sharing like that.
Wish you Gr8 Luck!
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Jaishree said
Saroj Chechiye!! Excellent song seletion and great singing!! How did you manage the scale?? Enjoyed it very much!!
Rajesh Pandya ( kuchh naya har bar ) said
"Ab to tum bin raha nahin jaye" was the hindi version. Nice to hear. Beautiful singing.
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Jivan Kohli (will be away for long--other commitment's..--busy on a learning mode---) said
Excellent start to a Beautiful Song,Veryyyyyyyy Soulful……Since,I am Much Known to this Melody,I can Relate to it,As it is One of lata'ji version Song too…Here is the link Saroj'ji…
Lot of feel you have put in,In this Rendition……Perfect notes at All the places……Superb Saroj'ji……Excellent Translation by Giri-Bhai….
Anand Sawkar said
Beautiful rendition Saroj ji ,Enjoyed it with beautiful translation !
Srikumaran Menon said
Awesome singing….your voice is very special in this rendition. You have imparted great feel to the song……loved and enjoyed it…Saroj….
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Jaya Ganapathy said
Ente raavukal nidraaviheenangal aakkiyirikkukayaanu! Ethrayo varshangalaaii njaan sramikkunna onnaanu Saroj valare nissaarammaaii cheythirikkunnathu! Valare manoharamaaii paadiyittundu Saroj! Ennum eppozhum kettaalum puthuma maraatha oru paattaanu Saroj paadi saabhallyam ananjirikkunnathu!! Iniuym inganulla paattukal paadumaaraakatte ennaasamsikkunnu, Saroj!!!
Jaya Ganapathy said
Profile Photo, beautiful!
Always my Fav: Flower!!
God Bless you!!!
Sampathkumar said
Hai …… Hai……very nice saroj
Surendran Menon said
Brilliant……superb!!!! Sincerely appreciate your "never give up attitude". You definitely inspire us….You have sung this song really well with the apt feel….have also observed that your renditions are getting better with every song post….wonderful!! Keep it up!!! Let me join Satheesh to scream "you rocked"……am sure you will continue to rock too….
Hats off to Giri for the fantastic translation……great effort indeed!!
saroj ji…loved it the way u rendered…not familiar with the song…awesome feel…and great expessions…thanks giriji for translation….goes to fav
Sheba said
Sarojchechi…enikku valare ishtamulla paattu…
And u have sailed through the high notes so effortlessly….
Liked a lottt.
Biju Ramachandran said
saroj chechi,
just now i wrote about sarmi ,when i heard her song…
u r no different…u r the brand ambassador of muziboo….
no one can beat yur this choice….
brilliant singing with apt feel…
no one can beat giri in lyric dept…
Sohag Mia (back in action) said
Very impressive singing Saroj ji!
I'm not familiar with most of Tamil songs but enjoyed this song in your voice!
Thumbs up for wonderful mixing!
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Chandrasekharan Nair(always with music) said
Saroj very well rendered this famous song in Avalude Ravukal and Krishnanji said is correct. the music Director A. T Ummar of this film was asked to copy the song from Swamy "Pal Bhar" sung by Lathaji and this was an issue then in the Film World for copying the song.Very nice singing by Saroj, enjoyed a lot
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Krishnan N v ( nvk ) said
Giri ji….It was only after Satheesh's comment on your translation did I actually notice the way in which you have done that. … It is indeed awesome… great job Sir…….
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Giri∂hαrαη. u. r. said
OMG….!! Thank you all for your nice comments about my translation of the song.
It is always a pleasure for me to do translations (than to attempt anything original).
In the midst of passionate singers here like you all with wonderful voices and zestful singing talents, whom I admire the most, I think I would do better justice in translations here in Muziboo than singing!
Thank you Sarojedathi for getting me this new string of Kudos!!
Kind regards,
Harshan Nambiar said
Saroj echi….wonderful and expressive singing….one of your best malayalam covers for sure. Giri etta's has translated this lyrics superbly…agree with Satheesh:-)
However chechi….I wasnt allowed to watch this movie in theatre as it was an adult movie…LOL
Beautiful singing with great flow…loved it very much !
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Nirmala Kp said
saroj ,assalayi padi .valare ishtapettu .
Shivani Zenith. said
janaki ji is my fav singer… :) rendering her songs is not an easy task…
saroj ji… loved ur take… start was just awesome!! attacking voice… always pleasure listening u :) kudos!!
god bless…
Ramesh Tadi said
Saroj di… beautiful composition pick and wonderful rendition with great feel and expression…
looks like a tough one but you swam through this with beautiful rendition… loved it all through… to my fav's
Ramesh Tadi
Hema Shamal said
Saroj ji-So beautiful singing!I'm familiar with Hindi song and my favorite song too,thanks for introducing this lovely song.Enjoyed it very much in your sweet and lovely voice.
Adwait Ranade said
Wow, beautifully sung Saroj ji! The opening aalaap made me sit tight and listen the full song so well rendered. I know the Hindi version and Giriji's lovely translation added to the enjoyment multifolds. Great upload!
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Raja Mohamed.j. said
First time listen this song….ver well sung by you sister Saroj….good attempt and very good mixing…Totaly nice:)
Music are my breath:)
Sunil Sankaraadi said
Saroj chechi again with another superhit song.Super song selection and outstanding voice modulation…Excellent chechi…
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Khawer Khilji said
Saroj ji-That was a beautiful rendition. I used to listen a lot its hindi cover. Very expressive singing. Liked it very much. Please sing more often.
Thinkal govind kumar said
Really rocking & soulful rendition in your ever-green voice well-supported by Giri's perfect, poetic & meaningful translation !
LOVED this a lot !
One of your outstanding uploads !
GOD Bless !
Loving Best Wishes,
Thinkal Govind Kumar.
Raj said
ur voice suits the song well, chaechi……nice rendition :-)
Theagaraj Dhanapalan said
wooooooooooooow….sister….amazing start….loved that aalap….you very well managed and well sung high scale song….loved it sister….
Great work….
Kameshwaran Sevugan (yippee..finally back to india) said
Dear Chechi,
Beautiful song selection. It suited your voice well. I have heard this film name somewhere in my college days, as my friends used to talk about this film. Though I donno what is the actual story of the film. First time hearing this song in your sharp and beautiful voice :)…But I felt the scale was too high for you, would have reduced a scale. Nevertheless you sang flawlessly in this original scale it self…I appreciate your efforts Chechi!…Really feeling proud of you:)…Tc and this strong straightly goes to my all time favorites:)
Also special thanks to Giri ji for the beautiful translation of the song :)
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Vishnu Unnikrishnan said
Hi Chechi,
Excellent Selection of song! Suits your voice well and awesome rendition!
Please keep singing! God bless :)
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Chechi wonderful singing …. nice mixing too …. chechiyude singing kooduthal better aayi varunund …. keep going on
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Deep Dobhal said
Unknown song Saroj Ji ! Violin at start was great…Then ur aalaap ! awesome…ur translation made this more interesting and effective listening…You hv sharp and clear voice which gives instant effect, clicks with all feel…maintained the mood from beginin till the end…It was truly peaceful listen…
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Vimala chandrasekharan (busy) said
hi Saroj,
I'm late here. Was away.
Beautiful and effortless singing of this nice song.
Loved it.
Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter – John Keats
Vins said
Saroj Chechi,
Compliments from the depth of ma heart!!!!
I didn't know how i missed this update of yours….
sorry for being this late, most of my frnds Notifications are in my Spam Folders,dunno why :(…
really did make me go to the gramophone era…i still remember listening the same from my fathers HMV player….with the hiss and noise and all….
Saroja chechi…u have really sung this sooooo sweetly and with utmost feel…!!!
God Bless!!
>>mushy<<- said
sorry for being late saroj ji …. little busy with work load…. u have sung fantastic…. i have heard a hindi song in same composition…. liked it very much …
take care
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Indu said
My Amma/mom said she would not let me see the film even if I were 21. The posters sure must have left an impression because I recall them even now:)).
Back to….Saroj – the intro with a brief storyline, the translation (Giri.ji) and your singing with the right emotions – everything made this very special.
oh… I still haven't seen the film!
Sudha Kumar (back to listen to all of you..) said
Awesome singing of a beautiful song, Saroj Chechi… Wonderful modulations, and the high notes you just cruised through – can you share the secret for hitting high notes better? Love this tune, heard the Hindi one too, wonder why this song has such a Salilda feel too.
I think this was easily one of your best. :-)
To favs, and sorry for being late.
P.S> Thanks to Giri for the translation too…
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Swati Prasad said
fabulous singing chechi……… your voice is suiting this song so much…… loved this song
Swati Prasad
Anbu Mohamed said
Saroj Chechi……
Sweet and expressive singing !! Though not heard of this song, loved your rendition very much….Seems to a little too high pitch all along the song, still you managed well !!
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Ajay m nair said
wah wah!!! chechi…. suuuuperb…. its a v.tough song as far as pitch is concerned…. u have done a gr8 job…. liked it v.v.much from u….
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Sushanth Shankar said
A very good choice of song chechi… I have heard from my parents tht this used to be a happenin song in those days… :) Janaki amma has sung it really beautifully… So have you… A very good and honest attempt… :)
All the very best!
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Nidheesh M.g. said
Hi Saroj,
നല്ല പാട്ട്…. നന്നായി പാടിയിട്ടുണ്ട്……
I Love Music….
So I am Here….
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Aniladithyan999 said
Kalakkeenduttooo…. Jaanaki Jaane Kettathil Ninnum Othiri Othiri maatam…Paatil….
Jaanakiyammedeyum, madhuriyammedeyum Paatukal Nalla Cherchayundu Ketto… Iniyum Pratheekshikkunnu…
Pinne Hi Pichukalil Onnude Nokkanam kettoo… Athaayathu…madhanolsavangalkku, romanchamayaval maari, Charanam Last….Aval Vannu… Athellam….
Susan said
hello, its a mindblowing translation….hats off:):)
Bijoy Chellan (away for a while) said
Dear Saroj Chechi…wonderful singing of this toughie and my most favored Janakai Amma song, the nicer thing is you have a unique and nice voice, i was amazed by the opening which is the sweetest part of the song…see nobody here has dared to attend this song which itself is testimony to your confidence and capability…my wife who was beside me listening to this beauty of a song was more vocal than me in appreciating your effort…
Kind regards…
Shankar said
Awesome rendition of a real tough one chechi….
The initial aalaap and the start of the song were top-class and what followed is really outstanding!!!
Great one chechi…. Listening to some of your old ones…. Yet to listen to the uploads of friends, will do that soon….
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What's the difference between intelligence and imagination, and which is more useful in alleviating the human condition?
The difference between imagination and knowledge can be sharply defined. The difference between imagination and intelligence does not appear to be as easily delineated. One might say imagination is a subgroup of intelligence, but doesn't imagination often encompass the seemingly illogical? Or it might be said imagination is the catalyst for intellectual innovation, but isn't the imagined an interpolation of logical musing?
Albert Einstein said "Imagination is more important than knowledge." But what about intelligence and imagination?
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Dec 27 2013: Even Dog is Intelligent, but it is only Humanly possible to image and create ideas
As Albert Einstein Said
"Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand."
ele nonDec 27 2013: I personally think that the phrase '' dog is intelligent'' is not quite as correct.
On the one hand, dogs can be intelligent because they have got mind; although people can not make a clear comparison between the dog and the human being.
A dog can be intelligent as said before, if he is smarter compared to other dogs. It can not be described alternatively, because people should not compare an intelligent dog with an intelligent human.
Nevertheless,people tend to create ideas and imagine, when having a high level of intelligence.
(Intelligence + Emotion= Imagination)
Dec 28 2013: I appreciate your logic of Intelligence + Emotion= Imagination, but what i meant was that every being has some level of IQ which was helpful for survival during evolution. But imagination is something only human can have as per complex emotional IQ. Other life forms might be able to imagine that to May Be, as we don't have technology or evidence to prove that.....
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Whatcom County Executive Pete Kremen has pledged to include funding for shellfish protection in his 2005 budget proposal to county council, money the local shellfish district advisory committee says is critical to maintaining the harbor's tentative rebirth as an oyster producing area.
committee has been writing plans for 10 years," said
Drayton Harbor Shellfish Protection District Advisory Committee
(DHSPDAC) president Geoff Menzies. "We have a recovery
plan adopted by county council in 1998, in 2000 and they
haven't been implemented. It's the county's
responsibility to see that they are."
Menzies said that the committee had been relying on grant funding and volunteer labor to accomplish plan goals, from heightened water monitoring to public education and checking the Blaine sewer system for leaks. "We've done a lot of work to implement the plan," Menzies said, "But relying on grant funding is not a reliable long-term solution."
When Menzies, Whatcom Conservation District manager George Boggs, and consultant Christine Woodward met with Kremen and a handful of county department heads last week they were looking for $380,000 to fund positions that would take charge of implementing specific goals in the shellfish recovery plan. Menzies said Kremen had committed his administration to earmark $150,000 to $200,000 next year for shellfish, but Kremen was not available to confirm that amount. "The specifics have not yet been defined but this will likely be used to fund a shellfish coordinator position, additional resources towards hobby farm livestock management and enforcement of the Critical Areas Ordinance, water quality monitoring and some funding for special projects," Menzies said.
A shellfish coordinator, an administrative support position that existed as part of the county's water resources division, has not been filled since Amy Stillings, the last to hold the job, left last year. "Part of the reason was we were waiting to be sure we had the funding for it," said county water resources division manager Bruce Roll. "Council will have to provide that policy, whether they want to fund it."
Menzies said they also saw the need for a position in the county health department dedicated to developing an operations and maintenance program for on-site septic systems, as recommended in the shellfish recovery plan the county adopted. "It's been adopted but the health department has never done it," Menzies said. "Right now we have a regressive, complaint-driven approach to on-site septic systems."
Similarly, Menzies said, funding was needed for someone to work with hobby farmers in the Drayton Harbor watershed on ways to keep animal waste out of the creeks. "Right now it's completely complaint driven and, like on-site septics, it's not working," he said. Boggs said the problem of bacterial contamination in local waters could only be resolved by tackling the intertwined elements that contributed to it – failing septics, commercial farms, hobby farms, sewer systems - with coordinated initiative. "All these little pieces contribute to the waste problem," he said. "In talking with the county it became apparent the county was not covering its part of the program."
Boggs and Menzies both said recent meetings and follow up discussions with Kremen and Roll had given them a degree of optimism that the county was prepared to pick up the slack and start looking at ways to cover the gaps state and federal funds left in the cost of protecting natural resources for the future.
Roll agreed there was stiff competition for county funds, and Drayton Harbor was one of a growing list of marine problem areas with mounting public pressure to find solutions. "It's important as we look at all these programs to see where truly in the big picture are the priorities," he said. With more groups focusing on specific areas and growing ranks of dedicated volunteers working on projects to improve water quality, "it's very difficult for us to keep up with the requests," Roll said.
Menzies agreed funding from the county's general fund was a stop-gap measure to keep shellfish recovery efforts moving ahead while a long-term source of funding, possibly through a tax levy, was established. Boggs also suggested impact fees for construction of homes that might have livestock and septic systems and therefore need more help in managing the contamination they generate. "They need to be paying for the services they require," he said.
Part of the task of getting an assessment to protect water quality would be to set up a fair levy system, so that property owners who needed the most help managing pollutants paid the most, and part would be convincing voters and council members that everyone needed cleaner water.
"If we're using creeks and rivers and streams and bays to play and paddle in, we don't want them laden with potentially harmful bacteria," he said. "And we certainly don't want it in our food."


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Artbeads.com - a nice collection of beads and jewelry findings - with free shipping!
Bug and Animal fabric for sewing, decorating, quilting
Etsy.com - buy and sell handmade items from almost 30,000 artisans.
Country Home Magazine offers some lovely and unusual project to make.
Craft supplies (many items come in multiples of 12, so be careful how you order!) and many free projects with excellent instructions.
Crafting a Greener World - "the home for eco-friendly crafts"
Instructables.com is a fascinating website with instructions for everything from yo-yo quilts to "water bottle rafts!" You must sign up,
but it's free.
Like to knit? Want to learn how? Here are several knitting sites to intrigue you!:
Digibabe has compiled a collection of links to errata in books and magazines.
Knitting Pattern Central free knitting pattern directory
Knitting Videos - from casting on to advanced knitting techniques, this site offers free videos to show you how!
Wiseneedle offers unusual patterns, yarn reviews, and more
Yarndex - yarn to buy, knitted items to buy, articles, free patterns, and more
Yarn - great bargains, but you must buy a minimum of $40 and pay a flat shipping rate o $12.95 per order.
Made in New Hampshire - What talent!!
Printables - All kinds of charts and calendars for crafts, menu-planning, household planning and more.
Ultimate Guide to Crafting with kids - Lots of great projects and free patterns (a few of the links aren't working, but many do).
Womenfolk : Creativity through quilting past and present - an interesting site where you can explore the history of quilt designs and some interesting quilting links.
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C. W. Gortner
St. Martin's Griffin
The era of the Tudors was one of danger, intrigue, conspiracy, and, above all, spies.
Summer 1553: A time of danger and deceit. Brendan Prescott, an orphan, is reared in the household of the powerful Dudley family. Brought to court, Prescott finds himself sent on an illicit mission to the king's brilliant but enigmatic sister, Princess Elizabeth. But Brendan is soon compelled to work as a double agent by Elizabeth's protector, William Cecil, who promises in exchange to help him unravel the secret of his own mysterious past.
A dark plot swirls around Elizabeth's quest to unravel the truth about the ominous disappearance of her seriously ill brother, King Edward VI. With only a bold stable boy and an audacious lady-in-waiting at his side, Brendan plunges into a ruthless gambit of half-truths, lies, and murder. Filled with the intrigue and pageantry of Tudor England, The Tudor Secret is the first book in The Elizabeth I Spymaster Chronicles.
Praise for C. W. Gortner
"Even Tudor fans who know all the key players and historical backdrop will be captivated by Gortner's storytelling and his engaging hero. He juxtaposes his naïve and loyal hero with the cruel Robert Dudley, enhancing the plot and grabbing reader interest as much as the quick pace and lush historical references. The novel is both entertaining and thoughtful."—RT Book Review
"An exciting, vividly rendered story of intrigue and espionage."—Booklist
"Dazzling cast of characters . . . at its heart, the brilliant and enigmatic Elizabeth. Never have spy and counterspy been more challenged, villains more duplicitous, and life for those in power—or hoping to be—more dangerous. . . . Fast-moving tale of espionage and suspense . . . The velvet peril of Tudor England comes alive in this haunting look at Elizabeth I's secret spy."—Margaret George, author of The Autobiography of Henry VIII
"A brilliantly executed plot and three-dimensional characters . . . this is historical fiction, and very well done at that; very highly recommended."—Historical Novels Review, editors' choice
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Evergreen Garden Club hosts its annual plant and yard sale. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. 5400 Valhalla Drive, Carmichael. Free. (916) 482-1990.
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The annual Focus on Fiber Arts Open Show will showcase beading, crochet, felting, hooking, knitting and more works using fiber. Show entry days noon- 5 p.m. Thursday-Friday; 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesdays; 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays. Gala reception 5:30-8:30 p.m. next Saturday; Second Saturday reception 5:30-8:30 p.m. June 8. Sacramento Fine Arts Center, 5330-B Gibbons Drive, Carmichael. Free. (916) 971-3713.
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The Flying Needles Quilters Guild will host its annual quilt show. The show will feature hundreds of traditional, contemporary and handmade quilts and quilted accessories. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. next Saturday; 10 a.m.-3 p.m. June 2. Woodland Fairgrounds, 1250 E. Gum Ave., Woodland. $6 per day. (530) 304-4757.
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Enjoy a day of tasting food and learning where it is locally grown and prepared at the Grow, Cook, Savor event. There will be cooking demonstrations with master chefs, craft-beer tasting, food-themed exhibits and more. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tsakopoulos Library Galleria, Central Library, 828 I St., Sacramento. $25. (916) 768-6077.
Maple Rock Gardens hosts Bloomtastic, a celebration of gardening. Enjoy self-guided walking tours of garden-themed rooms and the railroad. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Maple Rock Gardens, 100 Clark Tunnel Road, Newcastle. $10 general; free for children ages 13 and younger. (Tickets available at High Hand Nursery, 3750 Taylor Road, Loomis, (916) 652-2065).
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Learn how worms can break down kitchen waste to make worm compost, what types of worms are needed, and how to set up a worm bin in a workshop, with the El Dorado County Master Gardeners. 9 a.m.-noon. Veterans' Memorial Building, 130 Placerville Drive, Placerville. Free. (530) 621-5512.
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Cane Vinegar Chicken with Pearl Onions, Orange & Spinach Reviews
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Made this last night with rice wine vinegar (no cane vinegar here in the New England boondocks) and it was wonderful! Whole family loved it. I brought the leftovers for lunch today and am still in love with the dish. We are adding this to the regular rotation.
We really enjoyed this dish. We also never had Cane Vinegar so I used 3/4 cup of Rice Wine Vinegar and 1/4 cup of Sherry Cooking Wine and it worked really well with the flavours. The trick is to make enough to reheat it again on the stovetop the next day for seconds. I decided to add a little more liquid to it (1/4cup of OJ and 1/4 of veggie stock) - served over rice it was awesome!
Couldn't find cane vinegar (tried 4 different places), so I used rice vinegar. My husband and his parents loved this! Will enter the meal rotation


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Remember the talk over whether to name Maryland's basketball court for Gary Williams? The plan had plenty of support but still needed to be debated. Former coach Lefty Driesell questioned whether the court naming was a good idea.
You may recall that the Board of Regents discussed the proposal privately. And then Chancellor William E. (Brit) Kirwan made the final decision.
A year later, we may be in a comparable situation. The regents on Monday plan to discuss Maryland's proposed move from the Atlantic Coast Conference to the Big Ten. It's likely to be a lively debate.
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But some people -- including powerful proponents of moving forward with the Big Ten plan -- believe the decision will again be Kirwan's own.
My sense is that Maryland hopes very much to obtain the regents' endorsement even if the vote amounts to a non-binding show of support.
This issue of authority -- and we'll see how much of an issue it turns out to be -- amounts to a debate within a debate.


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Q&A: Can I take anything for foliculitis during pregnancy?
I had a bad case of foliculitus last summer and now it is back. All over my back, chest, shoulders and upper arms. I'm 15 weeks pregnant and the thought of having to live with this until the baby is born makes me cry. I itch all the time and I don't even want my husband to see me naked. I know I can't take tetracycline which is what my dermatoligist gave me last time but is there anything else I can do or take to clear this up?
The progesterone in the pregnancy is ganging up on you to make this happen. Another trip to your dermatologist is in order. He or she will call your OB, and locate an antibiotic or antibiotic cream they can both agree on. Perhaps they'll try a more natural apprach with oatmeal soaks, etc. There are a lot of antibiotics that are safe to use in pregnancy.


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You increase your physical activity and watch what you eat right to lose a few pounds. You generally stretch out when you need to relieve your aching muscles. What do you do when you wish to treat a problem naturally? Read on to learn how you can benefit.
Make sure you give time for acupuncture to work. It can sometimes take several sessions before you to receive any type of acupuncture. One session may not enough.
Eat a light meal ahead of your appointment. If you're full, results can be thrown off. But you should also never go in on an empty stomach. You may end up getting dizzy or nauseous if you go hungry.
Know what acupuncture is about before going to the appointment you have scheduled. Understand that there will be used. It is just a part of the process.If this makes you nervous, face your fears! Talk to friends and family who have successfully performed the treatment with great results.
Laser acupuncture is an alternative for people who truly fear needles but want to try acupuncture.This is a revolutionary new acupuncture therapy that makes use of lasers to the body's pressure on specific body points without actually using needles. It is pain and a lot of people have found it to be effective.
Be selective when choosing an appointment time you choose for your acupuncture sessions. Don't make an appointment too near a time that you will be doing strenuous activity. Don't pack your schedule sessions between two stressful activities. This may make it very hard for you to relax.
You go online and research blueprints when you are planning a building project. If you decide to make a new meal, you'll probably follow a recipe. Right now, you are interested in acupuncture, which lead you to this article. Hopefully, this article has given you the knowledge that you need about acupuncture.


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The federal government is putting the brakes on a plan to allow passengers to carry knives onto planes.
The TSA said last month it would start allowing small; folding knives and other items like souvenir baseball bats and golf clubs on planes.
The changes were set to take effect this week, but the head of the TSA said after meeting with a panel of aviation experts, he's decided to keep the ban in effect -- at least for now.
He didn't say when he might re-consider the issue.
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