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Can any one give the lyrics of Geetha gopala - composition of Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar of Mysore ?

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• From: Lakshman (@ kit-nas3-33.120.porchlight.ca) on: Sun Aug 24 18:55:39 EDT 2003
  
  Could you please provide information on this composer? I have only heard of Jayachanaraja Odeyar. Are these two related in any way? Is gIta gOpAla one of his compositions? What raga is it in? Thanks.
  
  
• From: meena (@ user-1121cng.dsl.mindspring.com) on: Sun Aug 24 19:51:57 EDT 2003
  
  Lji,
  
  Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar (1673-1704) emerges as the next celebrated ruler. Besides further expanding the kingdom and strengthening the forts, he introduced modern administration with a lot of reforms in his vastly expanded kingdom. He appointed staff for specific jobs, fixed wages for different works, built several canals to provide water for irrigation, introduced weights and measures and also postal system, imposed taxes to improve revenue, constructed storehouses to store produces, and set up 18 departments (Chavadis) in the administration. During his 31 years of reign, Mysore saw peak of its glory. Kannada literature flourished under him, the Maharaja himself making significant contribution.
  
  Dodda Devaraja`s son was Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar.
  
  
  Composers during Wodeyar Dynasty (1638 – 1947 A.D.) were:
  1.Ranadheera Kanteerava Narasaraja Wodeyar.
  2. Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar.
  3. Kanteerava Narasaraja Wodeyar II.
  4. Krishnaraja Wodeyar I.
  5. Krishnaraja Wodeyar II.
  6. Krishnaraja Wodeyar III (Mummadi).
  7. Chamaraja Wodeyar IX.
  8. Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar.
  9. Jaya Chamaraja Wodeyar
  
  
  
• From: Lakshman (@ kit-nas1-33.42.porchlight.ca) on: Mon Aug 25 07:31:00 EDT 2003
  
  Thanks Meena for the information.
  
  
• From: raja chandra (@ ppp-50.blr.eth.net) on: Mon Dec 29 12:33:50
  
  He is credited with composing a poetical work called GITA GOPALAN modelled on Gita Govinda of Jayadeva. Each part conatins a series of songs in seven sections ( saptapadis). Each section of the first part conatins seven group of songs all in tripadi metre; each section of the second part also embodies the same number of groups of songs which are however, in the panchapadi, tripadi and ekapdi metres, thier number varying. The songs on the whole seem to be modelled and improved upon those of the earlier works. delivered in a colloquial diction the songs in the gita gopalan have a fascination of their own; they are soul stirring and universal in their appeal.
  
  
• From: raja chandra (@ ppp-50.blr.eth.net) on: Mon Dec 29 12:34:03
  
  He is credited with composing a poetical work called GITA GOPALAN modelled on Gita Govinda of Jayadeva. Each part conatins a series of songs in seven sections ( saptapadis). Each section of the first part conatins seven group of songs all in tripadi metre; each section of the second part also embodies the same number of groups of songs which are however, in the panchapadi, tripadi and ekapdi metres, thier number varying. The songs on the whole seem to be modelled and improved upon those of the earlier works. delivered in a colloquial diction the songs in the gita gopalan have a fascination of their own; they are soul stirring and universal in their appeal.
  
  
• From: Harsha Ramamurthy (@ 202.54.13.34) on: Fri Jan 2 06:41:12 EST 2004
  
  I remember reading somewhere that this work was published by the Mysore University in the 70s.
  
  
• From: s (@ 61.11.78.144) on: Fri Jan 2 12:57:04 EST 2004
  
  Hi,
  
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• From: Raja chandra (@ ppp-82.blr.eth.net) on: Mon Jan 26 13:05:13
  
  Information given by meena (@ user-1121cng.dsl.mindspring.com is not entirely accurate.
  
  All the names listed are the names of successive rulers under Wodeyar dynasty leaving out few during the usurption of the throne by the muslims.
  But it would be wholly inaccurate to term all of them as composers. Jaya chamaraja Wodeyar is undoubtedly a well known composers of the Dynasty having composed around 96 kirtanas and even MSS sang his composition at US.
  
  Krishnaraja Wodeay III did compose many Javalis.
  His son Chamaraja Wodeyar and his son Krishnaraja wodeyar IV were great patrons of Music, which probably unparalled in modern times.
  
  
  
• From: balaji (@ 61.11.85.127) on: Mon Feb 9 06:12:15 EST 2004
  
  
  I strongly recommend everyone to visit the following site :
  
  http://www.ecse.rpi.edu/Homepages/shivkuma/personal/music/index.html
  
  This site has more than 200+ downloadable Carnatic Krithis and Varnams Audio Archive
  all arranged in alphabetic order in multiple formats with notations and meanings.
  
  
  
• From: balaji (@ 61.11.85.127) on: Mon Feb 9 06:13:00 EST 2004
  
  
  I strongly recommend everyone to visit the following site :
  
  http://www.ecse.rpi.edu/Homepages/shivkuma/personal/music/index.html
  
  This site has more than 200+ downloadable Carnatic Krithis and Varnams Audio Archive
  all arranged in alphabetic order in multiple formats with notations and meanings.
  
  
  

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