Sada Yenna hrudhyadalli

Sada Yenna Hrudayadalli

By: Vijaya Vittala Dasa

Translated by: P.R.Ramachander

Raga Kaanada or Behag
Thala Aadi

Pallavi

Sadaa yenna hrudayadalli vasa mado, Sri Hari

Anupallavi

Naadamurthi ninna paada modhadhinda bhajisuve

Charanam

1.Jnaana vembo nava rathnada mantapada madhyadalli,
Gaana lolana kullirisi dhyaanadinda bhajisuve.

2.Bhakthi rasavembo maanikyada harivaaNadi
Mukthanaga beku endu muthina aarathi yetthuve.

3.Ninna naanu biduvanalla , yenna neenu bidalu salla
Pannaga shayana , Vijaya vithala , Ninna bhkthara kelo solla.

English translation

Pallavi

Always live in my heart, Oh God Hari.

Anupallavi

Oh Lord of music, with enthusiasm,
I would sing about your feet.

Charanam

1. In the stage built by nine gems called Wisdom,
I would make you sit in the middle,
And sing about you by meditation.

2. In a plate of gems called the feeling of devotion,
I would worship you with a lamp of pearls,
So that I can become free.

3. I would not leave you and it is not right that you leave me,
Oh God who sleeps on serpent, Oh Vijaya Vittala
Please hear these words of your devotees.

Kalavathi , Kamalasana yuvathi

Kalavathi , Kamalasana yuvathi

By

Muthu Swami Deekshithar

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

Raga Kalavathi
Thala AAdhi

Pallavi

Kalavathi, Kamalasana yuvathi,
Kalyanam kalayathu Saraswathi

Anupallavi

Balabala manthrartha roopini , bharathi mathruka sareerini,
Malali vidharini , Vagvani , Madhukara Veni Veenapani

Charanam

Sharad Jyothsna , Shubra kara, Sasi Vadana , Kasmeera vihara,
Paraa , Sharadha, Parangusa Dhara , Varadha abhaya pasa pusthaka karaa,
Surarchitha padambhuja Shobhana ,swetha pankajasana, Suradhana,
Purari Guru Guha hrudaya Ranjani, murari snusha, Niranjani.

English translation

Pallavi

Oh Goddess of learning,
Who is a young woman seated on a lotus,
Oh Saraswathi, please shower good things.

Anupallavi
Oh Goddess who is of the form of the meaning of Balabala Mantras,
Oh Bharathi, Oh Goddess with the form of the mother,
Oh Goddess who destroys malice, Oh Go Goddess of voice and words,
Oh Goddess whose braid appears as if covered by bees.

Charanam

Oh Goddess who is shining like the autumn moon,
Oh Goddess who does good, Oh Goddess with moon like face,
Oh Goddess who lives in Kashmir, who is beyond every thing,
Oh Sharada who holds divine goad,
Who shows sign of protection and boon by her hands
And holds book and noose in her other hands,
Oh Goddess whose feet is worshipped by devas,
Oh shining one who sits on a white lotus,
Oh Goddess who entertains the heart of Guru Guha,
Oh Goddess who is the daughter in law of Vishnu
Oh Goddess who is unstained.

Narayana they namo namo

Narayana they namo namo

By

Annamacharya

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

(The last three missing stanzas were brought to my attention by Sri Chakravarthi Madhusudana and my thanks are to him.)

Raga Madhyamavathi/Behag/Nata
Thala Aadhi

Pallavi

Narayana they namo namo
Narada Sannutha namo namo

Charamam

1.Mura hara , bhava hara Mukunda Madhava,
Garuda Gamana Pankaja nabha,
Parama purusha bhava bhanda vimochana ,
Nara mruga sareera namo namo

2.Jaladhi sayana ravi chandra vilochana ,
Jalaruha BHavanutha charana yugaa,
Bali bandhana , Gopi jana vallabha,
Nalino dharathe namo nama.

3.Adhi deva , sakala aagama poojitha,
Yadava kula Mohana roopa,
Vedothara Sri Venkata Nayka,
Nadha priyathe namo namo.

4.Sri Vathsalanchana, peethambaradhara,
Devaki nandana dhayanidhe,
Govathsapalana govardhanadhara,
Gopa Priya they namo nama

5.Kousalyathmaja kamitha phaladha,
Karunasagara kanthimaya,
Dasaratha nandana Dhanuja kulanthaka,
Kusalava janaka they namo nama

6.Tharapathihara Thapanakulothbhava,
Thapasa muni gana vandhyapaada,
Mareechanthaka , maruthi sevitha,
Varidhi bhandana namo nama.

English Translation

Pallavi

My salutations and Salutations to Narayana,
My salutations and salutations to one worshipped by Narada.

Charanam

1. Salutations to him with a body of beast and man,
Who killed Mura, Who is the Mukunda Madhava,
Who destroyed the sorrow arising out of birth,
Who rides on Garuda , Who has lotus on his belly,
Who is the divine male and who frees us from ties of birth.

2.Salutations and salutations to him who carries a lotus,
Who sleeps on water , who has sun and moon as eyes,
Whose feet are worshipped by Brahma sitting on a lotus,
Who subdued Maha Bali and the Lord of all Gopis.

3.Salutations and salutations to him who likes music,
Who is primeval God , Who is worshipped by all Vedas,
Who is the pretty one of the clan of Yadavas,
And who is the one who saved Vedas and is Lord of Venkata.

4.Salutations and salutations to one who is loved by Gopa boys,
Who wears the Sri Vathsa , who dresses himself in yello silk,
Who is the son of Devaki and a treasure of mercy,
Who looks after the gopa boys and who lifted Govardhana mountain.

5.Salutations and salutations to the father of Kusa and Lava,
Who is the son of Kousalya who fulfills our desires,
Who is the ocean of mercy and is filled with dazzling light,
Who is the son of Dasaratha, and the exterminator of pedigree of Rakshasas.

6.Salutations and salutations to him who forded the ocean,
Who beats the moon in beauty, who was born in the clan of Sun,
Whose feet is worshipped by the hoards of great sages,
Who killed Maricha and who is served by Hanuman.

Koovi Azhaithal

Koovi Azhaithal


By

Poet Vali

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

Ragam Valachi
Thala Aadhi

Pallavi

Koovi azhaithal kural koduppar Kumaran,
Para kunram yeri nindra Kumara endru.

Anupallavi

Poo vidazh malarndu arul purivaan,
Punniyam cheydhorkku Kann yethiril therivan.

Charanam

Deviyar iruvar meviya guhanai ,
THingalai anindha Shankaran maganai,
Pavalar yavarum padiya vendanai,
Pon mayil yeridum shanumuga nathanai.

English translation

Pallavi

If you longingly call Lord Subrahmanya as,
The young man who stood on the divine mountain,
He would give reply to  what you want.

Anupallavi

He would open his flower like eyes and bless us,
And for those who do blessed deeds,
He would come in front of their eyes.

Charanam

The God whom two goddesses loved,
The God who is the son of God who was adorned by the moon,
The king who was sung about by all great poets,
The Lord Shanmuga who rides on the golden peacock.

Inba kana ondru kanden

Inba kana ondru kanden

By

K.S.Krishnamurthi

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

Raga Ragamalika
Thala Aadhi

Pallavi (Sudha Dhanyasi)

Inba kana ondru kanden pangi ,
Ullam magizhvu konden yen pangi

Anupallavi

Ten pazhaniyooran , cheval kodi kkaran ,
Yen uyirukku aadaharam, iravil yennai anaya,

Charanam

1.Panniru thol azhagum , Paranda vizhi yazhagum , (charukesi)
Minnoli vel azhagum , meni azhagum,
Kadal kannal mozhi azhagum , kalittu nadai azhagum ,
POn mayil thennazhagum , punnagayil azhagum.

2.Thendral malar manathai vari iraithu engum (Malaya marutham)
Thingal adinthathen deham chilirthathu,
Angu andhi ppodhu natam adikkalitta podu
Arumukan vandu yennai anaindhu sukithadaippol.

3.Munnar naan kandariyaa moha ilarchi (Shiva Ranjini)
Pala moondathu en ullathil mutrum enai maranden,
Unnai kai viden endru oru uruthi mozhiyum thanthaan,
Uppi vitteen, naan ini thappidam yedum undo.

4.Anbudan pesi yennai anaithu pidithu vittaan,(Saranga)
Adharam kaniya mutham amudham ena koduthaan,
THunbam pirappu , irappu sokam illadu ozhithaan,
Pogayil idhan payan cholladi nee arindal.

English translation
Pallavi

I saw a sweet dream my friend,
My friend, my heart became very happy.

Anupallavi

I saw the God of south Pazhani,
The God having cock in his flag,
And the one who is the basis of my life,
Embracing me at night.

Charanam

1. The prettiness of his twelve shoulders, beauty of his broad eyes,
The beauty of his lightning like Vel, The beauty of his body.
Prettiness of the love language of his eyes, the prettiness of his playful walk,
The prettiness of his golden peacock and the prettiness of his smile.

2. When the breeze threw the scent of the flower everywhere,
And when my body trembled on being hit by the moon,
And when the dusk laid its foundation,
The six faced one embraced me and enjoyed.

3. In my mind passionate thoughts that I have never seen before,
Were lit and then I completely forgot myself,
And he promised me that he would never ever leave me,
And is there any chance for me to escape.

4. He talked with love and held me with a hug,
And gave me his nectar like kisses till my lips hurt,
He removed sorrow of birth and death from me,
When you go away friend, tell me the use of this if you know.

Bega baro

Bega baro

By

Vadhiraja Theertha

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

Raga Ananda Bhairavi
Tala aadi

Pallavi

Bega baro , Bega baro , neela megha varna,
Bega baro, Bega baro, Velapurada chenna

Charanam

1.Indira Ramana Govinda , bega baro,
Nandana kanda Mukunda , bega baro

2.Dhiri udhara gambheera , bega baro,
Hara alankara raghu veera, bega baro,

3.Ranga uthunga nrusinga bega baro,
Gangeya padedha Panduranga , bega baro

4.Sidha samrudha aniruddha bega baro,
Hattaneridha presidha , bega baro

5.Havya vijaya sahaya , bega baro,
Uragadrivasa haya vadana , bega baro

English translation

Pallavi

Come quickly, Come quickly, Oh God of the colour of blue cloud,
Come quickly, Come quickly, Oh dear one from Vela pura

Charanam

1. Come quickly Govinda who makes Lakshmi happy,
Come quickly Mukunda, the son of Nanda

2. Come quickly the majestic one who lifted the mountain,
Come quickly the great Rama who was decorated in green.

3. Come quickly The Narasimha who was energized by war,
Come quickly Pandu Ranga who did not touch Ganges

4. Come quickly the powerful Anirudha who has plenty,
Come quickly the famous one who threw *****

5. Come quickly the one who helped Arjuna
Come quickly the horse faced one who lived on snake mountain*
**** Meaning not clear * reference not clear

Ini namakkoru

Ini namakkoru

By

Koteeswara Iyer

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

(This is song eulogizing saint Thyagaraja. Koteeswara iYer uses Kunjara dasa as identification)

Raga Bilahari
Tala Aadhi

Pallavi

Ini namakku oru kavalayum illai,
Endrum inbame maname

Anupallavi

Punitha Thyagaraja Swami nam kanavil kakshi thandhadal.

Charanam

1.Gandharva gana lola Ghana sheela Thyagaraja,
Sundarar sevai kanda nam sukrithame.

2.Raga kavi raja Maharajan vagadagave vandu kandadarul tanthathaye balan

3. Pavala kunjaradasa navalan nam Thyagraja ,
Kavalan arulum petrome, shevalan kodiyon arulal.

English translation

Pallavi

Oh mind, now we do not have any worries,
It is now only joy forever.

Anupallavi

This is due to holy sage Thyagaraja appearing in our dream

Charanam

1. It is our good luck that we were able to serve the pretty,
Thyagraja, who sings like Gandharwa and is a musician by habit.

2.The king of poets and Raja composed songs,
And the result is he saw the grace and gave it to us.

3. With the grace of the God with a cock in his flag,
We got the grace of the great poet Thyagaraja says poet Kunjaradasa