“Ashai Mugam” ft. Vidya Vandana

This is a remake of a Classical Carnatic song, featuring the wonderful sister duo Vidya and Vandana. Be sure to check out their new Facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/VidyaVandanaIyer

To preemptively address any arguments about pronunciation, there are different dialects of Tamil, in which the lyrics can either be pronounced “Ashai Mugam” or “Asai Mugam”.

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September 2, 2011 54 Comments

54 comments on ““Ashai Mugam” ft. Vidya Vandana”

Sneha on September 2, 2011 at 6:54 pm said:

Beautiful!

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Vinothkumar on September 2, 2011 at 9:51 pm said:

i love ittttttttttt, great tucker keep going……………………..

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prakash on September 3, 2011 at 2:24 pm said:

Mesmerizing, ,,,,,,When ur releasing the CD?, it is surely going to be a HIT

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Jayapal Chandran on September 4, 2011 at 8:46 am said:

Excellente, like other songs. Very nice voice.
BUT I AM REALLY SAD TO HEAR A SANSKRIT WORD IN TAMIL.
The point is the word aasai would be so sweet from their voice instead of the sanskrit version ashai… I dont know what the sisters thought about this word and if they could give a feedback compromising the people’s thought like me then that could be nice.

I am not saying they should not use but the word aasai is sweet and slippery than the word ashai.

Is there any special mention for the word sh for singers?

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- PB on September 4, 2011 at 2:33 pm said:
  
  Tucker, your undertsanding of music is really impressive! You are a true scholar!
  
  Vidya and Vandana are amazing ! That voice!
  
  p.s: Nevermind the pronunciation nazis! This track couln’t have been better…
  
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- PB on September 4, 2011 at 2:38 pm said:
  
  Dude, chill !
  
  p.s: Three amazing talented kids get together and work so hard to create these beautiful sounds… and all you can think of is…?
  
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- Afsal Khan on October 20, 2011 at 1:39 pm said:
  
  ashai or aasai.. they have sung it simply superb!! in fact they have given life to a forgotten song of Bharathi.. Hats off to them!! Music has no language!!
  
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- Ananth on October 26, 2011 at 11:25 pm said:
  
  I agree with Jayapal regarding the sweetness of the word Aasai. Plus, I don’t believe that in any tamil dialect its called “Aashai”. A simple google search would show this. I think you should remove this statement from the description, unless you are absolutely sure its true. (I personally would like to see you quote a reference, just to shut up people like me)
  
  I believe that Vid & Van have a very sweet voice, but this song is all “Shankar Tucker”. The rendition is very sweet, but does not have the depth of other carnatic songs. But the music….. WOW. Way to go Shankar.
  
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sarath.k.m on September 5, 2011 at 10:58 am said:

i do not agree with the comment above given.even though i am living in kerala my mother toungue is also tamil and i love to sing also.i love this is song because of only one reason that their voice refresh my mind and this kind of slang like iyer’s tamil used by the girls makes this song so special…

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- Ananth on November 3, 2011 at 9:20 am said:
  
  On second thoughts, I agree with Sarath and retract my comment regarding Vid & Van. Their voice is amazingly melodious. A few repetitions and I actually forgot the original version of this song. It kinda sticks to your memory. Its phenomenal if you listen to it at night when everything else is silent.
  
  On the word “Aashai”, I probably would agree with Sarath that its more of an iyer slag, in which case its fine. I’m not sure of it though
  
  Either way, keep up the great work
  
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Gokul on September 6, 2011 at 3:33 am said:

Song is sooo nice..
Vidya and Vandana voice r amazing..

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Aravind on September 8, 2011 at 1:37 am said:

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am impressed a lot….Great Music tucker Congrats….This song makes me to feel better when i am depressed..Thanx a lot…

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Lakshmi on September 8, 2011 at 9:04 pm said:

Amazing song. Have listened to this already 10 times and loved it every single time. Great Work Shankar Tucker.

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Vidhya Ganesh on September 12, 2011 at 5:15 am said:

great work Tucker!! ever since i stumbled upon ‘nee ninaindhal’ on Fb, i’ve been coming back to shruti box….also read abt u in Metro plus, U r one musical genius. ur passion for music is amazing. Vidhya & Vandana create magic to ur music!!

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Binu on September 19, 2011 at 9:20 pm said:

I’d like to purchase this. When will it be available on iTunes?

Rgds
Binu

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Hari on September 23, 2011 at 3:00 am said:

WOW.. Just brilliant.. it left me speechless.. Cheers to Tucker, Vandana & Vidya..

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Shreedhar on September 24, 2011 at 2:42 am said:

Watte combination of Voice, ambience & Music? Anugraha is bestowed on ur team. Keep us informed on such songs. Guys, you need to be more on social media. I see many of you have protected your tweets. Please do engage with people. Create a separate id for this purpose. Would love to see ur tweets. Cheers!

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upendranath on September 24, 2011 at 3:00 am said:

nice Endeavor

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ramaswamy on September 24, 2011 at 3:28 am said:

I NEED THE MEANING …………………..

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- Hari on September 27, 2011 at 1:54 am said:
  
  Forgotten Face – Aasai Mugam Marandhu
  
  Apparently Bharathi had written this song when he lost his mother’s photograph (the only photograph and memory he had of her).
  
  ஆசைமுகம் மறந்து போச்சே – இதை யாரிடம் சொல்வேனடி தோழி?
  I have forgotten that lovely face, whom shall I share this grief with ?
  நேசம் மறக்கவில்லை நெஞ்சம் – எனில் நினைவு முகம் மறக்கலாமோ?
  The heart has still not forgotten the love, alas how can I forget that memorable face?
  
  தேனை மறந்திருக்கும் வண்டும் – ஒளிச் சிறப்பை மறந்துவிட்ட பூவும்
  வானை மறந்திருக்கும் பயிறும் – இந்த வையம் முழுதுமில்லை தோழி
  One cannot find in this whole world :
  Bees that have forgotten honey
  Flowers that forgotten the splendor of light
  Crops that have forgotten the sky
  
  கண்ணன் முகம் மறந்துபோனால் – இந்த கண்களிருந்து பயனுண்டோ?
  If I forget the face of krishna, then what is the use of my eyes? (Krishna is a placeholder for his mother here).
  வண்ணப் படமுமில்லை கண்டாய் – இனி வாழும் வழியென்னடி தோழி?
  I no longer have your photograph, now what is left in life,tell me my dear friend ?
  
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  - Ananth on November 3, 2011 at 9:22 am said:
    
    Thanks Hari for the wonderful translation, for those who cannot understand tamil or those who know only spoken tamil.
    
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  - Saranya on November 4, 2011 at 11:45 am said:
    
    thanku so much.. great job
    
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  - bjigya on November 30, 2011 at 4:05 pm said:
    
    Many thanks Hari for the meaning!
    
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Vedha on September 27, 2011 at 10:15 am said:

Great music. Great stuff from you Shankar Tucker and music is really fresh. All the best and well done.

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Akshay on September 28, 2011 at 8:23 pm said:

I am speechless.
I just do not have words to express my feeling of happiness.
Truly exceptional.

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Nanda Dev on September 29, 2011 at 10:17 pm said:

Thank you Shankar Tucker, Vandana and Vidya Iyer for the Divine Song… Truly refreshing…

Thank you Hari / Bala for providing the background and translation of this beautiful song…

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Shivaangee on September 30, 2011 at 4:39 pm said:

Why can this not be bought??
I want to buy it.

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midhun on October 2, 2011 at 6:35 am said:

please do the song “nila kaikirathu” with rohan…
by best wishes..
bless u..

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Virajith on October 11, 2011 at 12:33 am said:

Man, The music and the voices create a perfect and soulful listening !!!

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Grace on October 13, 2011 at 9:46 pm said:

Jaypal Chandran: Please don’t bother everyone with your shallow thinking. The song is beautiful. Both Sanskrit and Tamil are wonderful ancient languages and the subtle combination in this song is mesmerizing. Nitpickers like you are not eligible to appreciate such spellbinding songs or music.

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Karthi on October 15, 2011 at 9:35 am said:

Why is this bharathiyar and music combination simply impeccable?

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Sharan on October 15, 2011 at 7:54 pm said:

Simply Superb. Though the pronunciation of Ashai is a little bit different, the overall quality of the song makes one forget the existence of it.

Impressive work Shankar and the Iyer Sisters. Let us know when we can buy this song!!

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Dpacino on October 16, 2011 at 12:16 am said:

I dont understand a single word of it, but I loved the music. Absolutely brilliant voices!

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Raj on October 16, 2011 at 8:33 am said:

Excellent work. May I request other Bharathi songs especially Nallathor Veenai and/or Terrtha Karaiyinile. Both were recorded for the Tamil Movie Varumaiyin Niram Sigappu.

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sugatha on October 17, 2011 at 3:32 am said:

gr8 work Tucker………its 2 gud……Vidya n Vandana’s voice is so refreshin!!!!!!
Love u guys 4 dis song………

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rashmiraghuram on October 17, 2011 at 3:45 am said:

its really heart touching vidya n vandana

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Afsal Khan on October 20, 2011 at 1:35 pm said:

Simply Superb!! i am sure you would reach great great heights!! aasai or ahsaii.. it really doesn’t matter when you guys sing this song so sweetly!! from today i will be checking out all your songs!!!

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Anoop on October 27, 2011 at 10:20 am said:

Thanks for the wonderful music
keep up the good work

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Liby on November 2, 2011 at 2:53 am said:

WOW!!! really its so refreshing.. i am very much impressed with this music. its really superb. keep going to give such nice songs….

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mani on November 2, 2011 at 6:10 pm said:

Great work

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dhara on November 4, 2011 at 10:45 pm said:

i am not tamil girl neither i understood a single word of this..but when i heard this song for the first time i thought i should learn to sing this song..and now i am able to sing this after doing lots of practice…awesome song and very well sung by two sister..hats off..

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Manoj Vasa on November 5, 2011 at 6:09 am said:

Hey thanx for the masterpiece.

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poorni on November 15, 2011 at 9:59 am said:

wonderful rendition by iyer sisters. I too feel that aasai wud sound better than ashai. nevertheless, iyer sis’ voice is buetiful.
Tucker if U r planning for another tamil track please try ” Kaatrinile varum geetham” Originally sung by the great M.S. Subbulakshmi in the movie Meera. i’m sure iyer sisters would sound fantabulous.

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Samsudeen on November 16, 2011 at 12:31 pm said:

Simply awesome ..starting my day by listening to your classical music. thanks a ton team.

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Karthik Vasishta on December 2, 2011 at 4:52 am said:

hey,
Wonderful songs by you tucker. i didnt understand even a single word but the music composition rendition whatever you’ve done is awesome i cant describe it any more from this language… one thing is sure, listening to manmohini morey, ashai mugam and nee nenaindal, i jus cried, tears slipped off my eyes without knowing…… such a feeling in those songs!!!!! hats off to you buddy…..
and aditya rao, vandana-vidya iyer, rohan and your team are beatiful bunch of talents ready to be launched…….. keep going…. bring out some more songs and talents
once again hats off
jai hind

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Jeysaeni on December 2, 2011 at 12:38 pm said:

Beautifull songg
:D <33333 lovee itt soo muchh
:D <33333 :D

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Rashi on December 5, 2011 at 6:13 am said:

Brilliant Music! Enchanting! Beautiful voices.. Vidya and Vandana!

We need more music like this!!

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Balaji on December 8, 2011 at 7:25 am said:

Fantastic ! Please try with aaromale song which was composed by A.r. Rehman.

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Sathish on December 30, 2011 at 3:27 am said:

Very Nice

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Nareendran Selva Raj on January 4, 2012 at 6:45 am said:

whatever u guys have done so far … was just amazing .. and a small request .. pls do a remake of kandha sasthi kavacam .. i know the original version is long but i thought u guys will sound wonderful doing that song … anyway hats off .. happy new year and may god bless u guys with more SONG!!! of course …

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ann on February 1, 2012 at 7:04 am said:

great ! can somebody please give me the LYRICS ???? plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

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Subramanian Vasudevan on February 9, 2012 at 10:33 pm said:

For those who want to download this song please use the link: http://vibedeck.com/theshrutibox/ashai-mugam . I found it its youtube page.

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rajendra on November 21, 2012 at 3:09 am said:

Very nice voice an song of cute girl….

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jamila on February 1, 2013 at 6:55 am said:

very good ma chae allah vidya and vandana

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