Meaning for Oh Raghuveera - Desh raga - Ramadasu kirtana

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HarishankarK
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Meaning for Oh Raghuveera - Desh raga - Ramadasu kirtana

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O raghuvIrA. rAgA: kalyANi. Adi tALA.

P: O raghuvIrA ani nE pilacina O hOyana rAdA
A: sAreku marivE sAriyanyamu jEradu nAmadi ErA dhIrA
C1: nITajikki kari mATiki vEsAri nATakadhAri nI pATalu pADaga
mETi makaritala mITi gAcina daya Etiki nApai nETiki rAdO
2: munnu sabhanu nA pannata vEDucu ninnu keSNAyani ennaga draupadi
kennO valuvalicci mannana brOcina vennuDa nA moraviNTi vO lEdA
3: paNTunaitinani uNTE parAkuna nuNTivi telisi mukkaNTi vinuta nA
jaNTa bAyakavEnu veNTa rammani vEDu koNTi bhadragiri rAmadAsa pOSaka

Hi, I would appreciate if someone could post the meaning for the entire song lyrics given above. Or at least the pallavi, anupallavi and last charanam that Bombay Jayashree has sung in her cassette. Is this Telugu? Sounds very different from other Telugu songs.
Thanks very much.

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Re: Meaning for Oh Raghuveera - Desh raga - Ramadasu kirtana

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Yes.It is telugu.
Will post translation soon.

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Here are the lyrics as I have it.

I have not heard Ms jayashree ji's rendition.

P: O raghuvIrA ani nEbilicina OhOyana rAdA rAma
sAreku vEsAri nA madi yanyamu cEradu yErA dhIrA
C1: nITajikki karimATiki vEsari nATakadhAra nI pATalu pADaga
mETi makaritala mITi gAcudaya yEtiki nApai nETikirAdO
2: munnu sabhanu nApannata vEDucu ninnu kriShNAyani ennaga draupadi
kennO valuvaliDi mannana brOcina vennuDa nA moraviNTi vO lEdO
3: baNTunaitinani uNTE parAkuna nuNTivi mukkaNTi vinuta nAma
jaNTa bAyakanu venuveNTa nunDumani vEDiti bhadraAcalavAsA

HarishankarK
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Re: Meaning for Oh Raghuveera - Desh raga - Ramadasu kirtana

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Could you also please provide the meaning? Thanks

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Re: Meaning for Oh Raghuveera - Desh raga - Ramadasu kirtana

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Savitri - here is Ms.Jayashree's rendition: https://Listenonrepeat.com/watch?v=p4C7M7cVAsI

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VK RAMAn jI

Thank you very much for the link.

Exhilarating experience,

Thank you once again.

Regards.

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Re: Meaning for Oh Raghuveera - Desh raga - Ramadasu kirtana

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When I invite you, Oh the brave[warrior] of raghu[clan]

why are you not saying OhO [in response] rAmA,

again and again,getting vexed, my mind is not getting close to anything else

Oh you!the brave[p]

when the troubled elephant got struck and entangled in the water,

and sang your praise,Oh the excellent drama player,you flicked away the

great crocodile.Why is it that the mercy showered then, is not in hand now

for me[c1]

earlier in the assembly,when the distressed draupadi begged, chose to call you
krishnA, you gave her countless raiments,protected her in grace, stood as a support.Did you hear my plaints or not?[c2]

You were unaware of my intention to be your servant.your name is venerated by the three eyed [shiva]
requesting you, not to seperate the pair,[of myself and you]to be at my back[as a support]Oh the resident of BhadrAcala[c3]

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I went to Golconda fort 2 weeks back and saw the dark loft in the fort where Ramadasu was incarcerated for 11-12 years. He carved in the stone wall of the fort rough images of Rama, Lakshmana, Sita and Hanuman and sang his songs. A great experience for me.

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Re: Meaning for Oh Raghuveera - Desh raga - Ramadasu kirtana

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The bhAva of the keertana remains same.

Only some words are sung differently in the audio.

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Thank you very much.

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