ശരണമേശുമഹേശ്വര

Śaraṇamēśumahēśwarā

CMSI Ref. Number MA-MAL-02-DCS-023
Title Śaraṇamēśumahēśwarā
ശരണമേശുമഹേശ്വര
Language Malayalam
Author of text Thomas Kandathil, C.M.I.
Composer of melody Thomas Kandathil, C.M.I.
Performer(s) Joseph Palackal, Molly Madathiparambil and Chorus

Source of text -Christian Bhajans


Lyrics text



Date of composition of text/melody
Category
Performance space
Performance context
Typesetting by Sherin Joseph
Style
Transliteration
Recordings DCS-023 Christian Bhajan by Fr. Joseph J. Palackal, CMI (1979)
Comments

The story of this chant is part of the history of Dharmaram College and my personal story. In the 1970s, Dharmaram College organized an annual light and sound Christmas show for the public. Part of the west wing of the College was redone into a mini theater with about seating for over 50 people. Each year, talented students from the theology faculty got together to create a script. Technically talented students created several scenes connected to the Christmas story. Recorded music matched with the scenes and the script. The show lasted for about thirty minutes. Teachers and students of all religious backgrounds from public and private schools looked forward to the Dharmaram Crib show every year in December. In those days, the name Dharmaram was familiar to the young people in Bengaluru because of the Christmas show. ..... Read More

By
Dr. Joseph J. Palackal,CMI New York
4 April 2021


Print   Email