Lyrics for Venkata Ramana

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Ananda Bhairavi
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Post by Ananda Bhairavi »

Can I please have the lyrics for Purandara Dasa's Venkata Ramana nee baro in Saveri? Thanks.

Lakshman
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Post by Lakshman »

Is this the song?

vEnkaTaramaNane bArO. rAgA: shankarAbharaNa. aTa tALA.

P: vEnkaTaramaNane bArO shESAcala vAsane bArO
A: pankaja nAbha parama pavitra shankara mitrane bArO
C1: muddu mukhada maguva ninage muddu koDuvenu bArO nirdayavEkO ninnoLage nAnu pondiddEnu bArO
2: mandhara giriyanettidAnanda mUrtiye bArO nanda akanda gOvinda mukunda indireya rasane bArO
3: kAmanayya karuNALo shyAmala varNane bArO kOmalAnga shrI puurandara viTTalane svAmi rAyane bArO

Ananda Bhairavi
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Post by Ananda Bhairavi »

Yes, it is. Thank you very much! I suppose being a dAsA kriti, it is sung in different rAgAs. Thanks again.

arasi
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Post by arasi »

In C1, should it be maguvE? Ramakriya would clear my doubt.

pvs
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Re: Lyrics for Venkata Ramana

Post by pvs »

Could someone kindly give the line by line or word by word meaning for this song please? It never stops ringing in your ears...

Sreeni Rajarao
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Re: Lyrics for Venkata Ramana

Post by Sreeni Rajarao »

I will start with some corrections.
C1: I wonder if it should be ondiddEnu bAro (instead of pondiddEnu bAro)
C2: It is probably nandanakanda (nanda's son) instead of nanda akanda
Also in C2: indireyarasane (indira's king) rather than indireya rasane
C3: Not sure about kAmanayya - I will have to look into this.

I will come back with the meaning in a little while (that is if Smt. Savithri or someone else don't do it before I come back!)

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Re: Lyrics for Venkata Ramana

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Srini avarige shubhodaya
In [c2] it is "indireyarasane"all right but it means,
the king of "indire" that is lakshmi.
In [c3] kAmanayya is "the father of cupid"
"kAmana" "ayya"
In [C1] it is "maguve"
Thank you

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Re: Lyrics for Venkata Ramana

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vEnkaTaramanane bArO >>vEnkaTa ramana, come
shESAcalavAsane bArO>> the resident of shESAchala,come[p]
pankajanAbha paramapavitra>> lotus navelled, absolutely pure,
sHankara mitrane bArO>>sHankara’s friend,come.[a.p.]
muddu mukhada maguve >> baby with a lovely face,
ninage muddu koDuvenu bArO>> I offer you my love,come.
nirdayavEkO ninnolage nAnu ondiddenu bArO>> why are you mercyless,I am one with you,come[c1]
mandara giriyanettidAnanda mUrtiye bArO>>lifter of the mandara hill,
personification of bliss,come
nandana kanda gOvinda mukunda>> nanda’s child,protector of cows,liberator,
indireyarasane bArO>>the lord of lakshmi,come.[c2]
kAmanayya karunALO shyamala varnane bArO>>the father of cupid,merciful,
dark hued,come.
kOmaLAnga sri puranadara vittalane>> soft structured sri purandara vittala
swami rAyane bArO>> the god,lord,come.[c3]

Sreeni Rajarao
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Re: Lyrics for Venkata Ramana

Post by Sreeni Rajarao »

Smt. Savithri avare,
Thank you! I am glad you are part of this forum!
Also, good catch on maguve - I had missed it during my quick glance.

Sreeni

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Re: Lyrics for Venkata Ramana

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Srini avare,
thanks for your encouragement.
I am trying my hand in telugu meanings also.
VandanegaLu

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