Tribute To M.S. Subbalakshmi Amma Poem by Umasree Raghunath

The air danced as she sang
The waters flowed to her tunes
The earth cherished her notes
Finally Mother Nature won over her
The divinity transformed to reality
As the chorus of her voice sprang
The gods came down to listen the eternity
Of the beauty of the melodies she sang
Divine melodies of the legend
Left behind an era of a new trend
Seven decades of ruling the art
With dedication and all her heart
If sun rises in east, the birds fly in the sky
The water brooks into the sea
So does her music became a part of nature
Becoming a part of every day life
Music is just not an art
But it is the reflection of every thought
Only few can bring it from heart
And she is the master in her own art
If Music is a way of life
Then MS is an Institution by herself
If Music is an art
Then MS is a University of thought
She is not an old grandmother who passed away
From the music world she can never part away
The traditional serenity of the legend
May not be henceforth found
But for sure her voice will ring bells
With the divinity she left behind the music wells
There is no sun set for the strings she played
Nor an end to the legendary she left behind

Kausalya supraja rama purva sandhya pravathatey! !
Uthistha Narasadula, Subbalakshmi trilokya mangalmam pradey! !
Lord Venkateswara would have been waiting
To see the sweetheart who made his glory glorified….