Translations of Krithitis of Annamayya-The Prapithamaha of Carnatic Music

Translations  of Krithitis of Annamayya-The Prapithamaha  of Carnatic  Music

By

P.R.Ramachander

Tallpaka Annamacharya   lived between 1408   to 1503 and is supposed  to have composed 32000  krithis mostly  in Telugu   and few in Sanskrit and out of them 12000   are  now available to us  .When we know  that Purandara dasa  , the pithamaha of Carnatic music lived   between 1484    to 1564, without any hesitation   we should call  Annamacharya    as  the Prapitha Maha (Great grand father ) of Carnatic music. Most of his songs are  in praise  of Lord Venkidachalapathy   of Thirupathi  . It was   always my dream to get at least a few  of his great krithis   translated in to english ,Some how  I was not  able to do it   and was feeling very bad  about it.

   God decided  to help me  .  IN the middle of may   one  Ms Shaila Chandra   contacted me   and said that   one of her   great talents   was translation .She told me she was  from Hyderabad    and I requested   her to help me   to translate  Annammayya Songs  .She agreed   and translations are  daily  pouring from her  .Within these  25  days she has translated  26 songs   and they are available to you  for reading(Some of them you can hear being sung also)

  She also runs a  very intellectual   blog called  http://thoughtsaladforyou.blogspot.in/.

   May we all  bless her   for the commendable  job of translating the works of  our Prapithamaha

1.Tandanana Ahi

http://translationsofsomesongsofcarnticmusic.blogspot.com/2018/05/tandanana-ahi-by-annamayya.html

Hear it   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WjvSU0Zvb0

2.Entha mAthramuna

http://translationsofsomesongsofcarnticmusic.blogspot.com/2018/05/entha-mathramuna-annamayya-keerthana.html

Hear the song   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3zHPfVISG8

3. SiruthanavvulavAdu

http://translationsofsomesongsofcarnticmusic.blogspot.com/2018/05/siruthanavvulavadu.html

Hear the song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh2mwX62Qz0

4. Srirasthu , Shubhamasthu

http://translationsofsomesongsofcarnticmusic.blogspot.com/2018/05/srirasthu-shubhamasthu.html

5. ATHADE PARABRAHMAM

http://translationsofsomesongsofcarnticmusic.blogspot.com/2018/05/athade-parabrahmam-annamayya.html

hear this song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwWARD_RLPg

6, ANTARAMGAMELLA SRIHARIKI

http://translationsofsomesongsofcarnticmusic.blogspot.com/2018/05/antaramgamella-srihariki-annamayya.html

7. MARDA MARDA

http://translationsofsomesongsofcarnticmusic.blogspot.com/2018/05/marda-marda-annamayya.html

hear this song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTCzaU_N-EI

8. MELUKO-

http://translationsofsomesongsofcarnticmusic.blogspot.com/2018/05/meluko-annamayya.html

hear this song  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGeECTTDbH0

9. ALARULU KURIYAGA

http://translationsofsomesongsofcarnticmusic.blogspot.com/2018/05/alarulu-kuriyaga-annamayya.html

Hear this song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4Hkw5vjz8s

10. INNI CHADUVANELA

http://translationsofsomesongsofcarnticmusic.blogspot.com/2018/05/inni-chaduvanela-by-annamayya.html

Hear this song  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEQdphny_Tw

12. KARUNANIDHIM

http://translationsofsomesongsofcarnticmusic.blogspot.com/2018/05/karunanidhim-of-annamayya.html

13. BHAAVAYAAMI

http://translationsofsomesongsofcarnticmusic.blogspot.com/2018/05/bhaavayaami-by-annamayya.html

Hear this song  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vkop9RFf_gI

14. KIM KARISHYAAMI

http://translationsofsomesongsofcarnticmusic.blogspot.com/2018/06/kim-karishyaami-by-annamayya.html

15. CHOODARAMMA SATHULAARA

http://translationsofsomesongsofcarnticmusic.blogspot.com/2018/06/choodaramma-sathulaara-by-annamayya.html

Hear the song  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsxIjzlWnF8

16. CHINNI SHISHUVU 

http://translationsofsomesongsofcarnticmusic.blogspot.com/2018/06/chinni-shishuvu-by-annamayya.html

Hear this song  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlPt--ll_lY

17. TVAMEVA SHARANAM

http://translationsofsomesongsofcarnticmusic.blogspot.com/2018/06/tvameva-sharanam-by-annamayya.html

Hear this song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8aTXhfubtI

18.SARVAJNATVAMU

. http://translationsofsomesongsofcarnticmusic.blogspot.com/2018/06/sarvajnatvamu-by-annamayya.html

19. KALASHAAPURAMU KAADA

http://translationsofsomesongsofcarnticmusic.blogspot.com/2018/06/kalashaapuramu-kaada-annamayya-krithi.html

20. INKANELA  VERAPU

http://translationsofsomesongsofcarnticmusic.blogspot.com/2018/06/inkanela-verapu-annamayya.html

21. KALADINTHE MAATA

http://translationsofsomesongsofcarnticmusic.blogspot.com/2018/06/kaladinthe-maata-annamayya.html

22. DOLAAYAAM CHALA

http://translationsofsomesongsofcarnticmusic.blogspot.com/2018/06/dolaayaam-chala-annamayya.html

Hear the song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRa0O3FkBIM

23. VEENA VAAYIMCHENE

http://translationsofsomesongsofcarnticmusic.blogspot.com/2018/06/veena-vaayimchene-annamayya.html

24. PEGULA JANDYAALU VESI

http://translationsofsomesongsofcarnticmusic.blogspot.com/2018/06/pegula-jandyaalu-vesi-annamayya.html

25. VANDE VAASUDEVAM

http://translationsofsomesongsofcarnticmusic.blogspot.com/2018/06/vande-vaasudevam-annamayya.html

Hear   this song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmOommTcQhY

26. EVVAREVVADIVAADO EE JEEVUDU

http://translationsofsomesongsofcarnticmusic.blogspot.com/2018/06/evvarevvadivaado-ee-jeevudu-annamayya.html

Hear   the song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhqxozcJ2Ns