Music In Poetry.

Poetry is the best form of literature.Music is the finest feature of art.The combination of poetry and music will certainly bring out an amazing quality of art.

The architecture of poetry is  one of excellence. The rhythm,assonance, alliteration are used to achieve musical effect.Metaphor, simile, create a resonance. Irony,ambiguity and symbolism are stylistic elements in poetry.

Poetry is an ancient literary form, predating litercy.The ancient Vedas were in poetic form, to aid memorization and transmission.Vedas of verses-Rig veda, Vedas of chants – Sama veda, Vedas of prayers-Yajur veda, vedas of fire priests -atharvana veda, are all poems ,which are still in vogue.

Poetry is a winged form of expression . It mixes  truth and imagination, rhythm and music verse and resonance, rhyme and music.

Poetry ,when read aloud , poses a similarity to vocal music. The ups and downs, the timbre and texture,the tempo and meter,the dynamics and cadence , bring forth an ecstasy ,that cannot be expressed but only can be felt. The Indian classical music has its origin in the Vedas. The poems set to particular ragas  were sung in full throated ease.The songs of Tyagaraja, Muthuswami Dikshitar, and Syama sastri  are exhilarated  poesy. which enthrall us. The melody lies in the versification. The lucidity lies in the cadence. The rapturous delight exists in the rendition.

The Carnatic classical music is an evolution of music in poetry. It effortlessly moves between music and poetry, adopting the systems in perfect harmony.It is a beautiful invocation. It is inspirational. It is embedded in fantasy, It is an exposition of piety.

The notation  add charm to the presentation. The structured format reveals an extolling impact. .The flexibility of the music and the intonation during performance  propagate a skilled degree of fastidiousness.

The wings of poesy lift us to a state of intoxication, to a terrain of bliss and leads to a ceremonial escapade from the dull world.