Telugu Dance Varnams

Classical Dance forms & related music
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Srividyaram
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Post by Srividyaram »

Is anybody aware of telugu lyrics based varnams for dance? If yes, can you please post the lyrics and the audio if possible.

Lakshman
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Post by Lakshman »

There are many varNAs composed by the Tanjavur Quartette that are specially meant for dance.

Srividyaram
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Post by Srividyaram »

Thank you Lakshman Sir.

rshankar
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Post by rshankar »

Srividya,

manavi cEkOnarA (of the TQ) is one. Another is rUpamu jUci, a tana varNam that was modified by Sri Tiger Varadacariar for Smt. RDA. There are so many more beautiful ones.

Umesh
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Post by Umesh »

Other popular traditional padavarnams in Telugu include my personal favorite- Sami ninne kori (ashtaragamalika, rupakam), and Sami ni rammanave (khamas), E mayaladira (swarajati in huseni, rupakam), and E maguva (dhanyasi, adi). Sri BMK has written Telugu varnams in shanmukhapriya and gambheera nattai... perhaps others?

Sripada
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Does any one have lyrics and meaning for E mayaladira Varnam.

Lakshman
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It was discussed here:
ttp://rasikas.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=871-meaning-and-lyricse-mayaladira.html

Sripada
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thanks Lakshman I am not able to get to that link...

is it removed..

Lakshman
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suneethaprakash
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Does anyone have audio/video/lyrics/meaning anything for Sami ninne kori (ashtaragamalika, rupakam) varnam pl...
tks

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sAmi ninnE kOri (pv). rAgamAlikA. rUpaka tALA. Ponniah Pillai.

(rAgA: tODi)
P: sAmi ninnE kOri nAnurA
(rAgA: shankarAbharaNa)
sadA nIvu nannElu kOrA
(rAgA: kAmavardhani)
A: prEma mIraga tanjapuri vAsA
(rAgA: aThANA)
birAna nannElukOrA
(muktAyi svara sAhityam – rAgA: aThANA)
sArasa guNa vanitA paravashamai gAravamuga manasAra gAcinanu
(rAgA: kAmavardhani)
sadayA aramara salupaga padarA adarA mrdamulu priyamunci kaugalincu mari nokki rasamu jilukara
(rAgA: shankarAbharaNa)
viraha sAgaramuna tagilitari jEragayunnAnu ika
(rAgA: tODi)
kalayarA saraguNa rAsa rasarA parAkipuDEra
(svaram – rAgA: bhairavi)
nIvE gatiyana nammi marulu konnadi nenaru nanu
(svaram – rAgA: kalyANi)
ninu gAcinadI karuNAkaruDA krpa dalaci mipuDu (sAtilEni)

C1: sATilEni kalyANi nEnurA
(svaram)
nI karunu tADani satirA pati nanusarincinadi (sATilEni)
(svaram – rAgA: vasantA)
2: jAlamu sAyaka lErA
(svaram)
sOmuDudigOLidamuga merasenu malayaju viserenu samayamura (jAlamu)
(rAgA: mukhAri)
3: mATi mATiki nI kIrtini nE viNTi (mATiki)
(svaram)
vAni karamu nA yaramuna painI salupa vetanu sahimpavacamaTEyani migula paluku cunnadira

Video of this dance is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqKZeCJDHSM and here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RhjtpbuxLY

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Some corrections::

(muktAyi svara sAhityam – rAgA aThANA)
*sarasa* guNa *vanita* paravashamai gAravamuga manasAra gAcinanu
(rAgA kAmavardhani)
sadayA aramara *salupaka* padarA *adharAmrtamulu* priyamunci kaugalincu mari nokki rasamu jilukara
(rAgA shankarAbharaNa)
viraha sAgaramuna *tagilidari* jEragayunnAnu ika
(rAgA tODi)
kalayarA *saraguna* rAsa rasarA parAkipuDEra
(svaram – rAgA bhairavi)
nIvE *gatiyeni* nammi marulu konnadi nenaru nanu
(svaram – rAgA kalyANi)
ninu gAcinadI karuNAkaruDA krpa dalaci ipuDu (sAtilEni)

C1 sATilEni kalyANi nEnurA
(svaram)
nI karunu tADani{?} satirA pati nanusarincinadi (sATilEni)
(svaram – rAgA vasantA)
2 jAlamu *sEyaka* lErA
(svaram)
sOmuDidigOLidamuga merasenu malayaju *visarenu* samayamura (jAlamu)
(rAgA mukhAri)
3 mATi mATiki nI kIrtini nE viNTi (mATiki)
(svaram)
vAni karamu nA *yuramuna* painI salupa vetanu *sahimpavashamaTE*yani migula *palku* cunnadira

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The first svaram ::nIkarunu tADani may be

nishkaruNuDu Atani satirA.

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One more correction.

It is sOmuDu idigO nijamuga merasenu.

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Post by Lakshman »

Thanks Savitri for the corrections.

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