Sita Kalyanam Sonnets as Songs
Posted on 21 Jan 2024; 12:30 PM IST. Last Updated 21 Jan 2024; 12:30 PM IST.Summary: In this article the author attempts to provide intuitions into how Sita Kalyanam Sonnets can be sung as songs.
Ramayan is the epic story of Lord Ram, who ruled ancient India called Bharat as an Emperor. Many Kings ruled India before and after Lord Ram, but none were remembered as Lord Ram, because Lord Ram was not only a great warrior, but epitomized all Dharma.
The original version of Ramayan written by rishi Valmiki is in 6 kandas or parts. Each part by itself constitutes a very lengthy story, which is fit for a 3 hour movie.
The first kanda (or part) is called “Bala Kanda”, which describes the story of Lord Ram from childhood to adulthood, and ends with the marriage ceremony of Lord Ram. The first part of Ramayan is also referred to as “Sita Kalyanam”.
The original story of Ramayan was written as Sanskrit slokas or verses. Ramayan was translated into all Indian languages, both as poetry and prose. The most notable translation was in Avadhi (ancient Hindi), by saint Tulasidas. Many eminent authors translated Ramayan into English, but the author (of this article) did not find any English poetry (sonnets) on Ramayan.
Much of the beauty of Ramayan persists in the verses, poems, songs, which are sung from ancient times to this day.
The author (of this article) made an attempt to describe “Sita Kalyanam” as English Sonnets, and the lyrics may be found at this link. An AI reader did a phenomenal job in reading the sonnets (poems) in native English accent.
English Sonnets are poems, and in general, it may not be possible to sing a sonnet; although all sonnets could be recited, only a few could be sung as songs. It is not an easy task to figure out, how a sonnet could be sung.
The author (of this article) attempts to provide a few intuitions on how the “Sita Kalyanam” sonnets could be sung.
Warning: The voice in the audio files has a heavy tone weight, so it should be heard on low volume, especially when headphones are used.
Birth of Lord Ram
Transformation of Lord Ram
Journey to Mithila
Garden of Mithila
Marriage of Lord Ram
Wedding Ceremony of Ram and Sita
Siya goes to Ayodhya