The Saint was born <br />In the family known <br />For their inborn aesthetic <br />In the field of music. <br /> <br />Does any mother fish <br />Teach her kid, born fresh, <br />How to swim or float? <br />No, she only guides it <br /> <br />Likewise, his mother did <br />In acting as his guide. <br />Thus he learnt every basic <br />Step in the art of music. <br /> <br />Seeing his musical talent, <br />One day, his father went <br />And at the King’s Court <br />*Chief musician he met. <br /> <br />(*Sonti Venkataramanayya) <br /> <br />At the age of sixteen <br />He mastered one by one <br />All the musical lessons <br />Taught by this musician. <br /> <br />From the age of seventeen, <br />Though young, he was keen <br />To compose Telugu music, <br />In a style called “carnatic.” <br /> <br />His first song in Raga Desikatodi <br />Came as a surprise to everybody, <br />And prominently in his house <br />He inscribed it on the walls. <br /> <br />Thus began his musical career <br />Dictated by a divine order. <br />Songs in thousands, he composed, <br />The most popular ones in the world.<br /><br />Rajaram Ramachandran<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/03-thyagaraja-the-saint-s-early-life/
