hello all,
i was wondering if anyone could tell me the meaning of this song in todi by papanasam sivan.
here are the lyrics (courtesy: karnatik.org)
pallavi
kunRam kuDi koNDa vElavaa
kunramaadu maruvu param
(kunRam)
anupallavi
manRam kulaviya naTanashikaa
maNi pudalvanE mayilmisai varum tirupparam
(kunRam)
caraNam
unRan pugazh kanavilum oru kaNamum
maRandirundu aRiyEnE
unRan karuNai siRidum varavilaiyE
enRan tuyarsiRidum ozhiyavilai
iRaivanE arumaRai oLi migu tirupparam
(kunRam)
thank you all in advance,
ramakrishnan
kunram kudi konda velavaa - todi
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rmdeer2000
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rshankar
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pallavi
Oh Lord, who has made (koNDa) a home (kuDi) atop mighty (param) mountains (kunRam), caressed/embraced (maruvu) by the gypsy woman (kunRa mAdu), vaLLI.
anupallavi
The son (pudalvanE) of that pre-eminent (SikhAmaNi) dancer (naTana) who lit up (kulaviya) the auditorium (manRam), you are the Lord who comes (varum) riding atop (miSai) a peacock, and resides in tirupparankunRam!
caraNam
I am not aware (ariyEnE) of having forgotten (maRandirundu) your (undan/unRan) fame/glory (pugazh) for even one (oru) second (kaNamum), even in my dreams (kanavilum). However, I do not feel even a small portion (siRidum) of your (unRan/undan) compassion (karuNai) come my way (varavilaiyE)! My (enRan/endan) distress (tuyar) has not ceased (ozhiyavillaiyE) for even a bit (siRidum)! Oh Lord (iRaianE) who resides in tiruppanarankunRam brilliantly (migu) lit (oli) by the vEdAs (arumaRai) [1].
FOOTNOTE
[1] arumaRai is the way the vEdAs are described in ancient tamizh texts - the 'formless sacred texts' - probably because of the fact that these were oral traditions, and not written down until much later. Being lit/illuminated by the vEdas may refer to the fact that muruga is also considered to be the essence of the vEdAs.
Oh Lord, who has made (koNDa) a home (kuDi) atop mighty (param) mountains (kunRam), caressed/embraced (maruvu) by the gypsy woman (kunRa mAdu), vaLLI.
anupallavi
The son (pudalvanE) of that pre-eminent (SikhAmaNi) dancer (naTana) who lit up (kulaviya) the auditorium (manRam), you are the Lord who comes (varum) riding atop (miSai) a peacock, and resides in tirupparankunRam!
caraNam
I am not aware (ariyEnE) of having forgotten (maRandirundu) your (undan/unRan) fame/glory (pugazh) for even one (oru) second (kaNamum), even in my dreams (kanavilum). However, I do not feel even a small portion (siRidum) of your (unRan/undan) compassion (karuNai) come my way (varavilaiyE)! My (enRan/endan) distress (tuyar) has not ceased (ozhiyavillaiyE) for even a bit (siRidum)! Oh Lord (iRaianE) who resides in tiruppanarankunRam brilliantly (migu) lit (oli) by the vEdAs (arumaRai) [1].
FOOTNOTE
[1] arumaRai is the way the vEdAs are described in ancient tamizh texts - the 'formless sacred texts' - probably because of the fact that these were oral traditions, and not written down until much later. Being lit/illuminated by the vEdas may refer to the fact that muruga is also considered to be the essence of the vEdAs.
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arasi
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rmdeer,
Though Ravi has corrected the words in his translation, please correct them in your request too. Sometimes, those who search for the sAhityam alone might not read the meaning which comes after to get the words right.
Corrections to the text:
p: kunRam (not kunRan)
ap: pudalvanE!
c: unRan, oLi
Though Ravi has corrected the words in his translation, please correct them in your request too. Sometimes, those who search for the sAhityam alone might not read the meaning which comes after to get the words right.
Corrections to the text:
p: kunRam (not kunRan)
ap: pudalvanE!
c: unRan, oLi
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VK RAMAN
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http://www.acidplanet.com/artist.asp?PID=1199395&T=2704 - here is a rendition