The Music and Musical Instruments of Southern India and the Deccan c9.102

c9.102

As will be noticed from the following example, kruthis have a curious mixture of pathos and hilarity, and the words are always in accordance with the emotions expressed by the music. The peculiarly plaintive effect imparted to these melodies by the employment of grace embracing intervals less than semitones, and its special charm so readily shown upon the vina—the usual companion to these hymns—no notation can be found capable of expressing—