Hey guys!
I'm looking for the lyrics, word for word meaning (for dance choreo purposes), and general info on this song (krithi?) Vittuvidada Seethaiyee, adai Ravana....
I've been listening to MS's version (are there other renditions?). I'd like to know the composer, ragam, talam eduppu details, if possible. That would be awesome!
Thank you!
Lyrics for Vittuvidada Seethaiye
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ardhanariswar
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rshankar
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Lji - I tried to search for it here as well, but could not find the link!
Ardhanariswar: This beautiful song is a composition of Sri Arunacala Kavirayar - it features in his rAmanATakam - this is vibhIshaNa's impassioned entreaty to rAvaNa to release sItA - viTTu viDaDA sItaiyai, aDa rAvaNA, and goes on to say that she is like a fire, and not to self-destruct (koDum neRuppu ivaLAlE SAgAdE), or worse, cause the down-fall of his dynasty (kulanASam AgAdE). IIRC, the kavi's compositions were tuned by a couple of students of Sri MD's, and this one is in kEdAragauLai. If Lji posts the lyrics, I will be happy to translate.
Ardhanariswar: This beautiful song is a composition of Sri Arunacala Kavirayar - it features in his rAmanATakam - this is vibhIshaNa's impassioned entreaty to rAvaNa to release sItA - viTTu viDaDA sItaiyai, aDa rAvaNA, and goes on to say that she is like a fire, and not to self-destruct (koDum neRuppu ivaLAlE SAgAdE), or worse, cause the down-fall of his dynasty (kulanASam AgAdE). IIRC, the kavi's compositions were tuned by a couple of students of Sri MD's, and this one is in kEdAragauLai. If Lji posts the lyrics, I will be happy to translate.
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VK RAMAN
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MSS rendition here:
http://www.musicindiaonline.com/p/x/aJX ... As1NMvHdW/
http://www.musicindiaonline.com/p/x/aJX ... As1NMvHdW/
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Lakshman
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That is because of a slight difference in the spelling.
http://rasikas.org/forums/viewtopic.php? ... -kavi.html
http://rasikas.org/forums/viewtopic.php? ... -kavi.html
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smala
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viDu viDaDA. rAgA: asAvEri. Adi tALA.
P: viDu viDaDA sItaiyai viDu viDaDA rAvaNA viDu viDaDA summA viDu viDaDA
A: shuDu neruppivaLAlE aDiyODE vEgAdE svarUpattai teriyAmal narakattil mUzhgAdE
aDaDA sonnEn sonnEn naDuvilE sAgAdE AshaiyinAlE kula nAshamAi pOgAdE
C1: en seidAi ivaL nanjam enreNNAmal Ezhai eLimaiyAik-kuriyAdE
en tAi ivaL manam nondAL iruppAyO endan vArttai kEL muriyAdE
konja arakkar mAnkuTTi enrum rAman kuTTi singam enrum ariyAdE
kudikkirAi ungaLai vadaikka vandAnE avan kolla varum yAnai munnE kallu viTTeriyAdE
2: karttar mUvarukkum karttan Aghumindak-kAkutsan enru koNDADuvEn
kaiyAlE nI eivadellAm siraik-kATrirp-panju panjAi sADuvEn
pattinitanai ingE vaittup-pODA avan pakkattil tAnE koNDADuvEn pAraDA
illAviTTAl kUrAna nakhattAl un pattu talaigaLum kiLLip-pattu dikkilum pODuvEn
3: kaikkuLLE aDakki ikkaNamE nAn oru mikka urinjuvEn un talai mULai karum
kAkkaigaLukkum namanukkum unnai nalla virundAkkuvEn pAraDA ivvELai
mukkaNan varam peTrum akramam seidAvadu takkumO kEDallavO nALai mULai keTTup-
pOvAi sItai tanai viTTup-pODA dEvar mun koDutta varamellAm En keDukkirAi muTTALE
Meaning is posted here..........http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SriRangaSri/message/12456
Not meant to steal anyone's thunder.....
P: viDu viDaDA sItaiyai viDu viDaDA rAvaNA viDu viDaDA summA viDu viDaDA
A: shuDu neruppivaLAlE aDiyODE vEgAdE svarUpattai teriyAmal narakattil mUzhgAdE
aDaDA sonnEn sonnEn naDuvilE sAgAdE AshaiyinAlE kula nAshamAi pOgAdE
C1: en seidAi ivaL nanjam enreNNAmal Ezhai eLimaiyAik-kuriyAdE
en tAi ivaL manam nondAL iruppAyO endan vArttai kEL muriyAdE
konja arakkar mAnkuTTi enrum rAman kuTTi singam enrum ariyAdE
kudikkirAi ungaLai vadaikka vandAnE avan kolla varum yAnai munnE kallu viTTeriyAdE
2: karttar mUvarukkum karttan Aghumindak-kAkutsan enru koNDADuvEn
kaiyAlE nI eivadellAm siraik-kATrirp-panju panjAi sADuvEn
pattinitanai ingE vaittup-pODA avan pakkattil tAnE koNDADuvEn pAraDA
illAviTTAl kUrAna nakhattAl un pattu talaigaLum kiLLip-pattu dikkilum pODuvEn
3: kaikkuLLE aDakki ikkaNamE nAn oru mikka urinjuvEn un talai mULai karum
kAkkaigaLukkum namanukkum unnai nalla virundAkkuvEn pAraDA ivvELai
mukkaNan varam peTrum akramam seidAvadu takkumO kEDallavO nALai mULai keTTup-
pOvAi sItai tanai viTTup-pODA dEvar mun koDutta varamellAm En keDukkirAi muTTALE
Meaning is posted here..........http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SriRangaSri/message/12456
Not meant to steal anyone's thunder.....
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ardhanariswar
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rshankar
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Ardhanarishwar, here you go: BTW, viDu viDaDA will mean the same as viTTu viDaDA
pallavi
viTTu viDaDA sItaiyai viTTu viDaDA rAvaNA
viTTu viDaDA summA viTTu viDaDA
Oh (aDa) rAvaNA, please release (viTTu viDaDA) sItA (sItaiyai), without any complications (summA)!
anupallavi
SuDu nerupp(u)ivaLAlE aDiyODE vEgAdE
svarUpattai teriyAmal narakattil mUzhgAdE
aDaDA sonnEn sonnEn naDuvilE sAgAdE
ASaiyinAlE kula nASamAi pOgAdE
Be careful to not get scalded/cooked (vEgAdE) in-toto (aDiyODe) because of your association with her (ivaLAlE), for she is a scorching (SuDu) fire (neruppu)! Without knowing (teriyAmal) her true (sva) form (rUpattai), do not drown (mUzhgAdE) yourself in hell (narakattil). Having explained this several times (sonnEn sonnEn), I hope you will not be an idiot (aDaDA), and will prevent yourself from dying (SAgAdE), caught up in the midst (naDuvilE) of all this, and not let your your entire dynasty (kula) be destroyed (nASamAi pOgAdE) at the altar of your lust (ASaiyinAlE).
caraNam 1
en seidAi ivaL nanjam enreNNAmal Ezhai eLimaiyAik-kuriyAdE
en tAi ivaL manam nondAL iruppAyO endan vArttai kEL muriyAdE
konja arakkar mAnkuTTi enrum rAman kuTTi singam enrum ariyAdE
kudikkirAi
ungaLai vadaikka vandAnE avan kolla varum yAnai munnE kallu viTTeriyAdE
What (en) have you done (SeidAi)? Without understanding (eNNAmal) that this lady (ivaL) is like (enru) poison (nanjam), do not make the mistake of assuming (kuriyAdE) her to be a poor (Ezhai) simpleton (eLimaiyAi). Do not be dismissive (muriyAdE), please listen (kEL) to my (endan) words (vArttai) of wisdom - if this lady (ivaL), my (en) mother’s (tAi), heart is hurt/becomes weary (nondAl), do you think you will still be alive (iruppAyO)? You are raring and prancing about (kudikkirAi) without realizing (ariyAdE) that (enrum) rAma (rAman) is a lion (Singam) cub (kuTTi) who will swat all these contemptuous/mean/’little’ (konja) demons (arakkar) as if they were mere fawns (mAnkuTTi). The one who has arrived (vandAnE) to destroy (vadaikka) you (ungaLai), he (avan) is like an elephant (yAnai) that is out (varum) for a kill (kolla) - do not fling (viTTeriyAdE) stones (kallu) at (munnE) it/him!
caraNam 2
karttar mUvarukkum karttan Agumindak-kAkutsan enru koNDADuvEn
kaiyAlE nI eivadellAm siraik-kATrirp-panju panjAi sADuvEn
pattinitanai ingE vaittup-pODA avan pakkattil tAnE koNDADuvEn pAraDA
illAviTTAl kUrAna nakhattAl un pattu talaigaLum kiLLip-pattu dikkilum pODuvEn
I will celebrate (koNDADuvEn) this (inda) descendant of the solar dynasty (kAkusthan/kAkutsan) [1] as (enru) THE god (karttan Agum) among the three (mUvarukkum) gods (kartar). I will jump (SADuvEn) on every missile that you throw (kaiyAlE eivadallAm) [2] and destroy them like wisps of cotton (panju panjAi) wafting in a breeze (kATril) in a prison (siRai). Now, leave (vaittu) his wife (pattini tanai) alone here (ingE) and go (pODA) to him (avan pakkattil) for forgiveness. If you do so, you will see (pAraDA) that I will (tAnE) celebrate (koNDADuvEn) you as well. However, if you do not (illAviTTAl), I will personally pinch/cut (kiLLi) off your ten (pattu) heads (talaigaLum) with my sharp (kUrAna) nails (nakh(g)attAl) and cast them (pODuvEn) in ten (pattu) different directions (dikkilum)!
caraNam 3
kaikkuLLE aDakki ikkaNamE nAn oru mikka urinjuvEn un talai mULai karum
kAkkaigaLukkum namanukkum unnai nalla virundAkkuvEn pAraDA ivvELai
mukkaNNan varam peTrum akramam seivadu takkumO kEDallavO nALai mULai keTTup-pOvAi sItai tanai viTTup-pODA dEvar mun koDutta varamellAm En keDukkirAi muTTALE
Look here (pAraDA)! I (nAn) will subdue (kaikuLLe ADakki) [3] you this (ik) very instant (kaNamE) and suck (urinjuvEn) out your brains (talai mULai) in one go (orumikka) and make (AkkuvEn) a great (nalla) feast (virundu) out of you (unnai) for the black (karum) crows (kAkkaigaLukkum) and the Lord of death, yamA (namanukkum). Is it fit (takkumO) to perpetrate (seivadu) atrocities (akramam) at this (iv) time (vELai), especially after having received (peTrum) a boon (varam) from the three-eyed (mukkaNNan) Siva? Isn’t it harmful/wrong (kEDallavO)? You are certain to realize that you’ve made a mistake (mULai keTTu pOvAi) tomorrow (nALai), but it will be too late. So, please leave (viTTu) sItA (sItai tanai) be, and go (pODA) to him. Oh foolish man (muTTALE) why (En) are you hell-bent on destroying (keDukkirAi) all the good from the boons (varamellAm) given (koDutta) to you by the gods (dEvar) earlier (mun)?
FOOTNOTES
[1] rAma is referred to kAkutstha as he is the descendant of king kakutstha of the Solar dynasty
[2] kaiyAlE eivadellAm - thrown by hand (kaiyAlE)
[3] kaikuLLE aDakki - subdue (aDakki) in(side) (kuLLE) my hand (kai)
pallavi
viTTu viDaDA sItaiyai viTTu viDaDA rAvaNA
viTTu viDaDA summA viTTu viDaDA
Oh (aDa) rAvaNA, please release (viTTu viDaDA) sItA (sItaiyai), without any complications (summA)!
anupallavi
SuDu nerupp(u)ivaLAlE aDiyODE vEgAdE
svarUpattai teriyAmal narakattil mUzhgAdE
aDaDA sonnEn sonnEn naDuvilE sAgAdE
ASaiyinAlE kula nASamAi pOgAdE
Be careful to not get scalded/cooked (vEgAdE) in-toto (aDiyODe) because of your association with her (ivaLAlE), for she is a scorching (SuDu) fire (neruppu)! Without knowing (teriyAmal) her true (sva) form (rUpattai), do not drown (mUzhgAdE) yourself in hell (narakattil). Having explained this several times (sonnEn sonnEn), I hope you will not be an idiot (aDaDA), and will prevent yourself from dying (SAgAdE), caught up in the midst (naDuvilE) of all this, and not let your your entire dynasty (kula) be destroyed (nASamAi pOgAdE) at the altar of your lust (ASaiyinAlE).
caraNam 1
en seidAi ivaL nanjam enreNNAmal Ezhai eLimaiyAik-kuriyAdE
en tAi ivaL manam nondAL iruppAyO endan vArttai kEL muriyAdE
konja arakkar mAnkuTTi enrum rAman kuTTi singam enrum ariyAdE
kudikkirAi
ungaLai vadaikka vandAnE avan kolla varum yAnai munnE kallu viTTeriyAdE
What (en) have you done (SeidAi)? Without understanding (eNNAmal) that this lady (ivaL) is like (enru) poison (nanjam), do not make the mistake of assuming (kuriyAdE) her to be a poor (Ezhai) simpleton (eLimaiyAi). Do not be dismissive (muriyAdE), please listen (kEL) to my (endan) words (vArttai) of wisdom - if this lady (ivaL), my (en) mother’s (tAi), heart is hurt/becomes weary (nondAl), do you think you will still be alive (iruppAyO)? You are raring and prancing about (kudikkirAi) without realizing (ariyAdE) that (enrum) rAma (rAman) is a lion (Singam) cub (kuTTi) who will swat all these contemptuous/mean/’little’ (konja) demons (arakkar) as if they were mere fawns (mAnkuTTi). The one who has arrived (vandAnE) to destroy (vadaikka) you (ungaLai), he (avan) is like an elephant (yAnai) that is out (varum) for a kill (kolla) - do not fling (viTTeriyAdE) stones (kallu) at (munnE) it/him!
caraNam 2
karttar mUvarukkum karttan Agumindak-kAkutsan enru koNDADuvEn
kaiyAlE nI eivadellAm siraik-kATrirp-panju panjAi sADuvEn
pattinitanai ingE vaittup-pODA avan pakkattil tAnE koNDADuvEn pAraDA
illAviTTAl kUrAna nakhattAl un pattu talaigaLum kiLLip-pattu dikkilum pODuvEn
I will celebrate (koNDADuvEn) this (inda) descendant of the solar dynasty (kAkusthan/kAkutsan) [1] as (enru) THE god (karttan Agum) among the three (mUvarukkum) gods (kartar). I will jump (SADuvEn) on every missile that you throw (kaiyAlE eivadallAm) [2] and destroy them like wisps of cotton (panju panjAi) wafting in a breeze (kATril) in a prison (siRai). Now, leave (vaittu) his wife (pattini tanai) alone here (ingE) and go (pODA) to him (avan pakkattil) for forgiveness. If you do so, you will see (pAraDA) that I will (tAnE) celebrate (koNDADuvEn) you as well. However, if you do not (illAviTTAl), I will personally pinch/cut (kiLLi) off your ten (pattu) heads (talaigaLum) with my sharp (kUrAna) nails (nakh(g)attAl) and cast them (pODuvEn) in ten (pattu) different directions (dikkilum)!
caraNam 3
kaikkuLLE aDakki ikkaNamE nAn oru mikka urinjuvEn un talai mULai karum
kAkkaigaLukkum namanukkum unnai nalla virundAkkuvEn pAraDA ivvELai
mukkaNNan varam peTrum akramam seivadu takkumO kEDallavO nALai mULai keTTup-pOvAi sItai tanai viTTup-pODA dEvar mun koDutta varamellAm En keDukkirAi muTTALE
Look here (pAraDA)! I (nAn) will subdue (kaikuLLe ADakki) [3] you this (ik) very instant (kaNamE) and suck (urinjuvEn) out your brains (talai mULai) in one go (orumikka) and make (AkkuvEn) a great (nalla) feast (virundu) out of you (unnai) for the black (karum) crows (kAkkaigaLukkum) and the Lord of death, yamA (namanukkum). Is it fit (takkumO) to perpetrate (seivadu) atrocities (akramam) at this (iv) time (vELai), especially after having received (peTrum) a boon (varam) from the three-eyed (mukkaNNan) Siva? Isn’t it harmful/wrong (kEDallavO)? You are certain to realize that you’ve made a mistake (mULai keTTu pOvAi) tomorrow (nALai), but it will be too late. So, please leave (viTTu) sItA (sItai tanai) be, and go (pODA) to him. Oh foolish man (muTTALE) why (En) are you hell-bent on destroying (keDukkirAi) all the good from the boons (varamellAm) given (koDutta) to you by the gods (dEvar) earlier (mun)?
FOOTNOTES
[1] rAma is referred to kAkutstha as he is the descendant of king kakutstha of the Solar dynasty
[2] kaiyAlE eivadellAm - thrown by hand (kaiyAlE)
[3] kaikuLLE aDakki - subdue (aDakki) in(side) (kuLLE) my hand (kai)
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ardhanariswar
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rshankar
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You are welcome! It was a pleasure...ardhanariswar wrote:Thanks rshankar!
Please share it if you find one...ardhanariswar wrote: I'm gonna try to hunt down a rendition of the entire song
Punarvasu - thanks!
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arasi
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Ravi,
When they see the zeal and skill you have in translations for dance, the youth will not shun bharata nATyam but will make a beeline to enroll themselves in classes (see another topic about youth shunning CM!)
As I said, too late for me now:) Hope the budding dancer in your family gets to see this and knows Papa's power and love for dance
When they see the zeal and skill you have in translations for dance, the youth will not shun bharata nATyam but will make a beeline to enroll themselves in classes (see another topic about youth shunning CM!)
As I said, too late for me now:) Hope the budding dancer in your family gets to see this and knows Papa's power and love for dance