South India

Flowers And Ashes, Hymns To Shiva

Ocora

Based on the raga and pan, these short hymns to Shiva, performed by the oduvar cantors, are sung at daily rituals and for calendar feasts in temples of Tamil Nadu.

• Puliyarkon
• Pidi-adan-uru umai
• Vandu ar kulal
• Karu urra nal
• Mankaiyarkkaraci
• Per ayiram paravi
• Vedattil ulladu niru
• Arral adal
• Perumbularkalai mulki
• Ullam ulki ugandu
• Immai vanavar
• Pitta! Piraisudi!
• Maluval valan endi
• Kar ur punal eyti
• Madar madappidiyum
• Alamtan ugandu
• Tan enai mun
• Paninaindu uttun
• Vananga talai vaittu
• Em panda valvinai noy
• Sivasiva engilar
• Tandatu un tannai
• Annamay visumbu
• Sirum tiruvum poliya
• Unnai oliya
• Nanattin tiruvuruvai
• Kalanidat tanugade
• Arpuda teyvam
• Kulal oli yal oli
• Tiruvadiyum tandaiyum
• Ariru tadando!
• Edu pilai seytalum
• Tullu mada vel kai