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**Big A** · 12-29-2005, 08:00 AM

Paripaadal is a collection of songs which have been composed by various poets.

The number of Paripaadals must have been large. But quite a lot has been lost.

What we have today is a meagre number - just a mere twenty-two songs.

They have been sung by a total of thirteen poets.

The songs are unique in the sense that they have been sung. Not recited like the other works.

Each song has been composed by one set of poets; but the tunes to the songs have been set by a dfifferent set of poets/musicians. Ten poet/musicians have set the tunes.

The songs have been dedicated to:

Thirumaal - 6
Murugan - 8
The River Vaigai - 8

The places which receive mention are Madurai, ThirupparanggunRam, Vaigai River, and Thirumaaliruncholai.

These songs reveal a lot of factual details about the Age and the environment which were prevailing at the time.

They also differ from other Sanggam poetry in an important sense, i.e., they have been dedicated to gods and they are Theological in nature.

I dont know whether there are exhaustive descriptions about each piece of Sanggam Literature in the Web. I know that the text versions are available. But what about the descritions? Commentaries? Meanings? Analysis? Research?

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Big A Join Date Oct 2005 Age 50 Posts 4,148 Administrator	Paripaadal is a collection of songs which have been composed by various poets. The number of Paripaadals must have been large. But quite a lot has been lost. What we have today is a meagre number - just a mere twenty-two songs. They have been sung by a total of thirteen poets. The songs are unique in the sense that they have been sung. Not recited like the other works. Each song has been composed by one set of poets; but the tunes to the songs have been set by a dfifferent set of poets/musicians. Ten poet/musicians have set the tunes. The songs have been dedicated to: Thirumaal - 6 Murugan - 8 The River Vaigai - 8 The places which receive mention are Madurai, ThirupparanggunRam, Vaigai River, and Thirumaaliruncholai. These songs reveal a lot of factual details about the Age and the environment which were prevailing at the time. They also differ from other Sanggam poetry in an important sense, i.e., they have been dedicated to gods and they are Theological in nature. I dont know whether there are exhaustive descriptions about each piece of Sanggam Literature in the Web. I know that the text versions are available. But what about the descritions? Commentaries? Meanings? Analysis? Research?
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