After watching the clip, I have related the song to some
elements we have been studying in class.
When trying to explain to the girl, Gauri, that she is
jealous, he sings, in free rhythm, something sort of improvised as if it is
something like an alapana. Here, he kind of introduces the melodic
material.
When the song starts, after he tells her he likes her, we
hear the acoustics start to establish a beat, kind of like a mridarigam does. I think here is when we can call it the
beginning of the kriti. The pallavi, ‘O
Lassie, its true. It’s only you that I love.’ Then, Gauri starts the annupallavi.
Whatever the form may be, we can hear the tala and raga
recurring.
Also interesting to note, in the clip you can see how the
British is taking control of the Indian village in order to ‘help’ it, as was
noted in Music in South India.
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