Brothu poyyenu

Brothu poyyenu

By

Saint Thyagaraja

Translated  by

P.R.Ramachander

Ragam Thodi

Thalam Chapu

Pallavi

Brothu poyyena Sri Ramuni,

Bhooni bhajimbhave Manasaa

Pallavi

The time has been wasted, Oh mind,

With concentration sing about Rama

Anupallavi

Niddhura  cheytha konnalu-Vishaya,

Budhula chetha konnallu-Oh Manasa

Anupallavi

Some time was lost due to sleeping 

And Oh mind , some time  ,

Was lost  in  material pleasures.

Charanam

1.Prodhuna lesi, trithapamulanu narula pogadipogadi konnalu;Patti,

Yedhu  reethi ghannathavula   bhujiyinchi  yemi theliyaga konnalu,

Mudhuka thosu bhava sagaramuna munigi thelusu  konnalu,

Padhu malina  pamara janulatho verri paluladusu konnalu  , Oh Manasa.

1.Some time is lost in praising the men subject to three  types of sufferings  , after getting up in the morning,

Some time  is spent  like  the street cows eating somewhere in  very many  places ,

Some time is spent  in dipping  and raising in the beautiful looking  ocean of birth,

And some time is spent in talking foolish matters   with very bad people.

2.Mudhamuna dhana thanaya aagaramulu  choosi, madhamu  chetha konnalu,Andhu,

Chedhariyantha sokarnava gathudai  jaali chenthudayu  konnalu,

Yedhuti   pacha choosi  thalalekatha ilanu  thiruguda konnalu,

Mudhi Madhi thappina  vrudha thanmuche , mundhuvenaka theliyagaye konnalu.

2.Some time is wated in seeing our wealth sons   and food  and puffing up with pride,

If some thing happens to them , entering in the ocean of sorrow, some time is wasted in worrying,

Some time is wasted by seeing the prosperity in front and  becoming very greatly jealous,

And some time is wasted  in old age with mature brain , without knowing past and the future.

3.Yagadhi karmamulanu seyavalanenu alasada chetha  konnalu, Andhu,

Raga  lobha mulatho naparadhamula chesi, rajasamuna konnalu,

Bhaguga  nama keerthanamulu seyude, bhaghya manasu  konnalu,

Thyagaraja nuthudaina Sri Ramuni   thathwamu theliyaka   kOnnalu.

3.Some time  is wasted worrying that   we sjould do Yaga and other rituals,

Some time is wasted  by  pride doing mistakes committed due to passion and miserliness,

Some time is spent thinking  in that mind that singing of names of God is the only luck,

And some time is spent in understanding   the principle  of Rama who is praised by Thyagaraja.