Rajesh Vaidhya - Thunbam Nergayil - Veena Art

RAJESH VAIDHYA. Album: Thendral Vol. 1. Awesome Veena! Thunbam Nergaiyil is a Tamil poem by Tamil Poet Sri Bharathi Dasan, set to Desh ’Ragam’ (melodic structure), Adi ’Thalam’ (rhythmic pattern). The poet looks at the suffering and unhappiness in the world and how the classical arts of music, poetry and dance can cure them all. Yazh (or Yaal) is a direct ancestor of modern day Veena or Lute. It was named so, because the tip of stem of this instrument was carved into the head of the animal Yali, a myth