Request Thillana - ragam surya

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rohinidevi
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Request Thillana - ragam surya

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Does anyone have the lyrics with meaning of Dr. Rukmini Ramani's Thillana set to raga surya?
Thanks a lot!

Lakshman
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tAm tAm tAm (tillAnA). rAgA: sUryA. Adi tALA. Rukmini Ramani.

P: tAm tAm tAm takadhimi taka dhIm dhIm tajhaNu takiTa
taka taLAngu jhaNu taLAngu tOm tOm tAkruTatOm dhikruTatOm takadhimitaka
A: tOm tOm tOm taka tillAnA takum takum takum jhaNu takatika
tAm tAm tadhIm dhImta nom nom tatakadhimi jhaNutaka dhimikiTa tadingiNatOm
(muktAyi svara sAhitya)
sA sa mA tOmta dhImta ma dha ni sa tomta dhImta tomta namta dhImta kiTataka
sa ma ga mA takiTa tillAnA jhaNuta takiTa dhittillAnA jhaNuka dhimita tAtom
C: kOTi sUrya prakAshA nija bhakta kOTi jana hrdaya nivAsa shivakumari
tEDi vandEn aruLai nADi vandEn unnaip-pADi vandEn shivanE IDilA padam tArAi
(muktAyi svara)
takutiku ena naTamADiya pAdanE mukhamalar tanil naghai tigazhum nAthanE
tAm tAmta oru pAdam taka dhImta tanai tAmta dhImta tom tanamta enru ADum

rohinidevi
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Thank you! Do you know the meaning of the caranam portion?

rshankar
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Re: Request Thillana - ragam surya

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Here you go:
caraNam
kOTi sUrya prakAshA nija bhakta kOTi jana hrdaya nivAsa shivakumari
tEDi vandEn aruLai nADi vandEn unnaip-pADi vandEn shivanE IDilA padam tArAi

Oh lord who is as replendent (prakASA) as countless (kOTi = crores) suns (sUrya), and resides (nivAsA) in the hearts (hRdaya) of countless (kOTi jana) true (nija) devotees (bhakta)! I, Sivakumari [1] have come (vandEn) in search (tEDi) of you, anticipating (nADi) your blessings (aruLai), and singing (pADi) your praises (unnai). Oh Lord Siva (SivanE), please grant me (tArAi) (the protection) of your peerless/matchless (IDilA) feet (padam).

muktAyi svara sAhityam
takutiku ena naTamADiya pAdanE mukhamalar tanil naghai tigazhum nAthanE
tAm tAmta oru pAdam taka dhImta tanai tAmta dhImta tom tanamta enru ADum

One with feet (pAdanE) that danced (naTamADiya) to sorkaTTu that go (ena) 'taku dhiku', Oh lord (nAthanE) on (tanil) whose flower-like face (mukhamalar) a smile (nagai) glimmers (tigazhum), with one (oru) foot (pAdam tanai) that dances (ADum) to sorkaTTu that go (enRu) "tAm tAm ta" and "tAm ta dhIm ta tOm ta nam ta".

[1] Smt. Rukmini Ramani, the composer, uses the mudra, SivakumAri/Sivakumari - as she is the daughter (kumAri/kumari) of Papanasam Sri Sivan

rohinidevi
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Wonderful! Thanks for the reply!

Tharma1602
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Re: Request Thillana - ragam surya

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Is it possible if anyone can share the notation of this thillana?
Thanks

Lakshman
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It has been sent

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