Reciting Sanskrit w/ European symphony.

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Huseng
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Reciting Sanskrit w/ European symphony.

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This is an interesting new take on recitation of Sanskrit using a modern European symphony. It sounds like an Italian love song.

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It certainly appeals to my ear.


gangeya-champeya-tadid-vinindi-
rochi-pravaha-snapitatma-vrinde
bandhuka-bandhu-dhyuti-divya-vaso,
vrinde namaste charanaravindam


samasta-vaikuntha-shiromanau shri
krishnasya vrindavana-dhanya-dhamni
dattadhikare vrishabhanu-putrya
vrinde namaste charanaravindam


tvad-agyaya palava-pushpa-bhringa
mrigadibhir madhava-keli-kunja
madhv-adibhir bhanti vibhushyamana
vrinde namaste charanaravindam


tvadiya-dutyena nikunja-yunor
atyutkayo keli-vilasa-siddhi
tvat-saubhagam kena niruchyatam tad
vrinde namaste charanaravindam


rasabhilaso vasatish ca vrinda
vane tvadishanghri-saroja-seva
labhya ca pumsam kripaya tavaiva
vrinde namaste charanaravindam

tvam kirtyase satvata-tantra-vidbhir
lilabhidhana kila krishna-shakti
tavaiva murtis tulasi nri-loke
vrinde namaste charanaravindam


bhaktya vihina aparadha-lakshai
kshiptashcha kamadi-taranga-madhye
kripa-mayi tvam sharanam prapanna
vrinde namaste charanaravindam

vrindashtakam ya shrinuyat pathed va
vrindavanadhisha-padabja-bhringa
sa prapya vrindavana-nitya-vasam
tat-prema-sevam labhate kritartha
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Re: Reciting Sanskrit w/ European symphony.

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Beautiful.
Is it from the Baghavad Giita?
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Vaisnava prayers from the Gaudiya tradition.
"These mantras, written by the 17th century guru Visvanath Chakravarti Thakur, praise one of Krishna's dearmost servants, Tulasi. Tulasi, or Vrinda, was originally a young cowherd girl in Krishna's home village, a responsible young devotee who always made sure the atmosphere and conditions were just right for Krishna's pastimes. So dear is Vrinda to Krishna that He asked her to appear as a Tulasi, a beautiful plant, so that His devotees throughout the world could include her sweet leaves on every offering. Krishna's village, Vrindavan, 'the forest of Vrinda,' is named in her Honour." From symphony of the soul website.
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The pronunciation sounds so unlike normal sanskrit, it has a thick latin/spanish accent superimposed on a thick Bengali accent.
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bharadwaja wrote:The pronunciation sounds so unlike normal sanskrit, it has a thick latin/spanish accent superimposed on a thick Bengali accent.
When choirs learn anything is a foreign language, they rely on whoever they can find with some knowledge of the language - sometimes not very much knowledge, but they do (usually!) try to get it right.
Another thing which can change pronunciation is that singers like very 'open' vocal sounds, because that makes the voices sound good and project clearly to the audience. Latin and Italian are lovely to sing for that reason, English is not so good and German is really bad (sorry, Ayu!). I don't know about Sanskrit, but it wouldn't surprise me if some of the latin/spanish/italian sound that you hear are due to that habit.

As for the track itself - yes, it's attractive but it's musically pretty simple. If anyone here likes those kinds of sounds but with a bit more complexity, try Karl Jenkins' Adiemus:
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