Ye dhavanura nila kada neeku

Ye dhavanura nila kada neeku

By
Sage Thyagaraja

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

Raga Kalyani
Thala Aadhi

Pallavi

Ye dhavanura nila kada neeku
Yenchi jjota naka padavu

Anupallavi

Sita Gauri Vageeswari yanu
Sthri roopamulandha Govinda.

Charanam

Bhoo kamalarka nila nabhamanthu,
Loka kodulantha,
Sri Garudaku Thyagaraja kararchitha,
Shiva Madhava Brahmadula yanthaa.

English translation

Pallavi

Where are you , I am not able to find out,
In spite of search, where do you live?

Anupallavi

Oh Govinda, are you with feminine forms like,
Site , Parvathi and Saraswathi

Charanam

Are you the invisible one who lives in
Earth , Sun, water, air and ether or are you,
One of Lord Vishnu, Lord Shiva and Lord Brahma,
Who are worshipped by Thyagaraja like Garuda.