Bhavageete
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Bhavageethe(literally 'emotion poetry') is a form of expressionist
poetry
and light music. Most of the poetry sung in this genre pertain to subjects like love, nature, philosophy etc, and the genre itself is not much different from Ghazal
s, though ghazals are bound to a peculiar metre. This genre is quite popular in many parts of India, notably in Karnataka
and Maharashtra
. This genre may be called by different names in other languages.
.
Notable modern Kannada poets whose works are composed to music include Kuvempu
, D.R. Bendre, Gopalakrishna Adiga
, K.S. Narasimhaswamy, Kuvempu
, G.S. Shivarudrappa, K. S. Nissar Ahmed
, N S Lakshminarayana Bhatta etc.
Notable Bhavageete performers include P. Kalinga Rao
, Mysore Ananthaswamy
, C. Aswath
, Balappa Hukkeri
, Shimoga Subbanna
, Ratnamala Prakash, Archana Udupa
, Raju Ananthaswami
, Ravi Murur, M D Pallavi Arun etc.
:भावगीत) draws from Marathi
language poetry
.
Notable composers/performers/singers include Hridayanath Mangeshkar
, Lata Mangeshkar
, Asha Bhosle
, Sudhir Phadke
, Arun Date, Suman Kalyanpur
, etc.
Poets include Suresh Bhat
(who made Marathi ghazal
s popular), Shanta Shelke
, etc.
Expressionism
Expressionism was a modernist movement, initially in poetry and painting, originating in Germany at the beginning of the 20th century. Its typical trait is to present the world solely from a subjective perspective, distorting it radically for emotional effect in order to evoke moods or ideas...
poetry
Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
and light music. Most of the poetry sung in this genre pertain to subjects like love, nature, philosophy etc, and the genre itself is not much different from Ghazal
Ghazal
The ghazal is a poetic form consisting of rhyming couplets and a refrain, with each line sharing the same meter. A ghazal may be understood as a poetic expression of both the pain of loss or separation and the beauty of love in spite of that pain. The form is ancient, originating in 6th century...
s, though ghazals are bound to a peculiar metre. This genre is quite popular in many parts of India, notably in Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
and Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
. This genre may be called by different names in other languages.
Kannada Bhavageete
Kannada Bhavageete draws from modern Kannada poetryKannada poetry
Kannada poetry is poetry written in the Kannada language spoken in Karnataka. Karnataka is the land that gave birth to eight Jnanapeeth award winners, the highest honour bestowed for Indian literature...
.
Notable modern Kannada poets whose works are composed to music include Kuvempu
Kuvempu
Kuppali Venkatappagowda Puttappa was a Kannada writer and poet, widely regarded as the greatest poet of 20th century Kannada literature. He is the first among eight recipients of Jnanpith Award for Kannada. Puttappa wrote all his literary works using the pen name Kuvempu...
, D.R. Bendre, Gopalakrishna Adiga
Gopalakrishna Adiga
Mogeri Gopalakrishna Adiga was one of the majors figures in modern Kannada poetry. He is known as the "pioneer of New style" poetry.-Early life:...
, K.S. Narasimhaswamy, Kuvempu
Kuvempu
Kuppali Venkatappagowda Puttappa was a Kannada writer and poet, widely regarded as the greatest poet of 20th century Kannada literature. He is the first among eight recipients of Jnanpith Award for Kannada. Puttappa wrote all his literary works using the pen name Kuvempu...
, G.S. Shivarudrappa, K. S. Nissar Ahmed
K. S. Nissar Ahmed
K.S. Nissar Ahmed is a prominent Indian poet and writer in Kannada language. His full name is Kokkare Hosahalli Shekar Nissar Ahmed. His father K.S. Haider was a sanitary inspector and a teacher before joining the Revenue Department in Bangalore...
, N S Lakshminarayana Bhatta etc.
Notable Bhavageete performers include P. Kalinga Rao
P. Kalinga Rao
Pandeshwara Kalinga Rao was a Bhavageete and Sugama Sangeetha singer and composer in the Kannada language who was known as the "Monarch of light music in Kannada" He popularised Kannada Bhavageete, a form of music which derives lyrics from popular poetry and devotional works...
, Mysore Ananthaswamy
Mysore Ananthaswamy
Mysore Ananthaswamy was a classical Indian vocalist; a singer of Kannada Sugama Sangeetha. He set many poems of well known Kannada poets to music and popularised them throughout Karnataka...
, C. Aswath
C. Aswath
C. Aswath was an Indian music composer and exponent of Bhavageete in the Kannada language. He was also a singer, and had sung many of his own compositions. He was credited with singing Bhavageete songs and making sure that they reached the common man. He died on 29 December 2009 on his 70th...
, Balappa Hukkeri
Balappa Hukkeri
Balappa Hukkeri was a singer of folk songs and Bhavageetes in Kannada language and a freedom fighter in his early years. He is mainly credited for popularizing Sugama Sangeetha in North Karnataka, just like P. Kalinga Rao who popularized the art form in South Karnataka...
, Shimoga Subbanna
Shimoga Subbanna
Shimoga Subbanna is a Sugama Sangeetha singer and playback singer in the Kannada language. He received a national award for singing for the song Kaadu Kudure Odi Banditta in the film Kaadu Kudure. He is the first Kannadiga to win National Award for playback singing...
, Ratnamala Prakash, Archana Udupa
Archana Udupa
Archana Udupa is famous female singer of Kannada and also Hindi. She sings devotional, classical and film songs. She is graded artist of All India Radio and Doordarshan. She has won Zee TV TVS Sa Re Ga Ma Pa contest of singing in 1999. Archana Udupa is the first person of south Indian origin to...
, Raju Ananthaswami
Raju Ananthaswami
Raju Ananthaswamy was a Kannada composer, singer and music director. He worked on Sugama Sangeetha for more than 15 years. He was the son of vocalist Mysore Ananthaswamy. He died in 2009, at the age of 39.-Career:...
, Ravi Murur, M D Pallavi Arun etc.
Popular Bhavageetes in Kannada
- Tanuvu ninnadu, manavu ninnadu - KuvempuKuvempuKuppali Venkatappagowda Puttappa was a Kannada writer and poet, widely regarded as the greatest poet of 20th century Kannada literature. He is the first among eight recipients of Jnanpith Award for Kannada. Puttappa wrote all his literary works using the pen name Kuvempu...
- Anandamaya ee jagahrudaya - KuvempuKuvempuKuppali Venkatappagowda Puttappa was a Kannada writer and poet, widely regarded as the greatest poet of 20th century Kannada literature. He is the first among eight recipients of Jnanpith Award for Kannada. Puttappa wrote all his literary works using the pen name Kuvempu...
- Oh nanna chetana - KuvempuKuvempuKuppali Venkatappagowda Puttappa was a Kannada writer and poet, widely regarded as the greatest poet of 20th century Kannada literature. He is the first among eight recipients of Jnanpith Award for Kannada. Puttappa wrote all his literary works using the pen name Kuvempu...
- Ealladaru Iru - KuvempuKuvempuKuppali Venkatappagowda Puttappa was a Kannada writer and poet, widely regarded as the greatest poet of 20th century Kannada literature. He is the first among eight recipients of Jnanpith Award for Kannada. Puttappa wrote all his literary works using the pen name Kuvempu...
- Baa Chakori - KuvempuKuvempuKuppali Venkatappagowda Puttappa was a Kannada writer and poet, widely regarded as the greatest poet of 20th century Kannada literature. He is the first among eight recipients of Jnanpith Award for Kannada. Puttappa wrote all his literary works using the pen name Kuvempu...
- Yaava Mohana Murali Kareyitu - Gopalakrishna AdigaGopalakrishna AdigaMogeri Gopalakrishna Adiga was one of the majors figures in modern Kannada poetry. He is known as the "pioneer of New style" poetry.-Early life:...
- Ede tumbi haadidenu andu naanu - G.S. Shivarudrappa
- Ondu munjaavinali - Chennaveera Kanavi
- Ee dinantha samayadali - K. S. Nissar AhmedK. S. Nissar AhmedK.S. Nissar Ahmed is a prominent Indian poet and writer in Kannada language. His full name is Kokkare Hosahalli Shekar Nissar Ahmed. His father K.S. Haider was a sanitary inspector and a teacher before joining the Revenue Department in Bangalore...
- Jogada siri belakinalli - K. S. Nissar AhmedK. S. Nissar AhmedK.S. Nissar Ahmed is a prominent Indian poet and writer in Kannada language. His full name is Kokkare Hosahalli Shekar Nissar Ahmed. His father K.S. Haider was a sanitary inspector and a teacher before joining the Revenue Department in Bangalore...
- Kaanada kadalige - G.S. Shivarudrappa
- Neenillade Nanagenide - M.N.Vyasa Rao
- Rayaru bandaru mavana manege - K. S. NarasimhaswamyK. S. NarasimhaswamyDr. K. S. Narasimhaswamy was a prominent poet in Kannada language. His most popular collection of poems Mysooru Mallige has seen more than twenty reprints and sought as an ideal gift at a wedding to the newly married couple in Karnataka...
- Hacchevu Kannadadha Deepa - D.S.Karki
- Deepavu ninnade gaaliyu ninnade - K. S. NarasimhaswamyK. S. NarasimhaswamyDr. K. S. Narasimhaswamy was a prominent poet in Kannada language. His most popular collection of poems Mysooru Mallige has seen more than twenty reprints and sought as an ideal gift at a wedding to the newly married couple in Karnataka...
- Amma ninna Edeyaladalli - B.R.Laxman Rao
- Amma naanu devaraane - H. S. Venkateshamurthy
- Karunaalu baa belake - B. M. Shreekantayya
- Sanjeyaa raagake - Subbaraya Chakkodi
- Baa illi sambhavisu - KuvempuKuvempuKuppali Venkatappagowda Puttappa was a Kannada writer and poet, widely regarded as the greatest poet of 20th century Kannada literature. He is the first among eight recipients of Jnanpith Award for Kannada. Puttappa wrote all his literary works using the pen name Kuvempu...
- kaanada kadalige - G.S.Shivarudrappa
- Ello hudukide illada devara - G.S.Shivarudrappa
- Naakutanti - aavu eevina - Da ra Bendre
- Ilidu baa taayi - [ Da Ra Bendre ]
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Marathi Bhavageet
Marathi Bhavageet (DevanagariDevanagari
Devanagari |deva]]" and "nāgarī" ), also called Nagari , is an abugida alphabet of India and Nepal...
:भावगीत) draws from Marathi
Marathi language
Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most...
language poetry
Marathi poetry
-Earliest Prominent Marathi Poetry:The two poets, Namadev and Dnyaneshwar , wrote the earliest significant poetry in Marathi. They were respectively born in 1270 and 1275 CE in Maharashtra, India, and both wrote religious poetry. A little over 400 verses in the so-called “abhang” form are...
.
Notable composers/performers/singers include Hridayanath Mangeshkar
Hridayanath Mangeshkar
Hridaynath Mangeshkar is a composer/singer from India known for his eclectic compositions and a well-respected body of work. He is the younger brother of Indian music icons Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle...
, Lata Mangeshkar
Lata Mangeshkar
Lata Mangeshkar is a singer from India. She is one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India. Mangeshkar's career started in 1942 and has spanned over six and a half decades. She has recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and has sung songs in over thirty-six regional...
, Asha Bhosle
Asha Bhosle
Asha Bhosle is an Indian singer. She is one of the best-known and most highly-regarded Hindi playback singers in India, although she has a wider repertoire. Bhosle's career started in 1943 and has spanned over six decades. She has done playback singing for over a thousand Bollywood movies...
, Sudhir Phadke
Sudhir Phadke
Sudhir Phadke was an accomplished Marathi singer-composer from India. He was regarded as an icon of the Marathi film industry and Marathi Sugam Sangeet for five decades...
, Arun Date, Suman Kalyanpur
Suman Kalyanpur
Suman Kalyānpur is a female singer from India.Suman Kalyanpur aka Suman Hemadey was born on January 28, 1937 in Dhaka, Bangladesh, , her maiden name being Hemmady. In 1943, her family moved to Mumbai , where she received her musical training. She married Ramanand S...
, etc.
Poets include Suresh Bhat
Suresh Bhat
Suresh Bhat was a noted Marathi poet from the state of Maharashtra, India. He was known as Ghazal Samrat for his exposition of the ghazal form of poetry and its adaptation to the Marathi language.-Life:...
(who made Marathi ghazal
Ghazal
The ghazal is a poetic form consisting of rhyming couplets and a refrain, with each line sharing the same meter. A ghazal may be understood as a poetic expression of both the pain of loss or separation and the beauty of love in spite of that pain. The form is ancient, originating in 6th century...
s popular), Shanta Shelke
Shanta Shelke
Shanta Janardan Shelke was a gifted Marathi poetess and writer. Apart from this she has been a journalist, a professor, composer, story writer, translator, written child literature, presided over literature gatherings and more.Some of her compositions became immortal as either stand-alone poetic...
, etc.