meaning of the following verse in thillana raga behaag

kzivraj · Post by **kzivraj** » 05 Oct 2009, 21:16

Hi everyone,

Could anyone please provide me with the meaning of the following verse-

Neeru pada pankaja mulanu nela lammividuvita mulanu vandane
Neeru pada pankaja mulanu nela lammividuvita mulanu vandane
Niradamugha nanmu krovamipuru thanjapuribraha keshuniraane

Neeru pada pankaja mulanu nela lammividuvita mulanu vandane
Niradamugha nanmu krovamipuru thanjapuribraha keshuniraane

This is a part of the thillana in raga behaag (Dheem ta na na dheere na dheem ta dheere na)

Many thanks in advance

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 06 Oct 2009, 01:33

Lji - please help with the caraNa sAhityam. This is in telugu and the first part should read 'nIdu pada pankajamulanu....'

kzivraj · Post by **kzivraj** » 06 Oct 2009, 14:45

Thank you for correcting the first line of the verse. Also, many thanks for letting me know that the language is Telegu. I look forward to knowing the meaning of this verse.

Many thanks once again

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 06 Oct 2009, 18:03

Who is the composer of this tillAnA?

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 06 Oct 2009, 18:33

Here is the text of the tillAnA.

dhIm tanana dhIranA. rAgA: behAg. cApu tALA. Composer: Ponniah Pillai (TQ)

P: dhIm tanana dhIrana dhImta dhiranA dhiranA nAdhru tOm dhru tAni
A: dhImta dhIm udana tAni tanam sa* ma* ga*ri*sa*ni* tataNa taka jhoNuta
sa ma ga pa ma dha pa ni dha sa ni dha ni sa dhittaLAngu kiTataka tadingiNatOm
taLangu kiTataka tadingiNatOm kiTataka tadingiNatOm
C: nIdu pada pankajamulanu nera nammiti duritamulanu vadali
niratamuga nannu brOvumipuDu tanjapuri brhadIshuni rANi
(sholkaTTu svara)
tAm tari kiTataka tAm kiTataka tAm dhimi kiTataka tajjhoNu taka taddhimi taka
tajhom jhom tajhom tadhimi taka takaNata takajhoNu takadhimi takundari kiTataka
dhittaLAngu tadikiNatOM taLAngu tadingiNatOm taLAngu tadingiNatOm

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 06 Oct 2009, 19:10

Thanks, Lji!

kzivraj, here is my attempt:

caraNasAhityam
nIdu pada pankajamulanu nera nammiti duritamulanu vadali
niratamuga nannu brOvum(u)ipuDu tanjapuri brhadIshuni rANi

I have believed (nammiti) completely/totally (nera) in your (nIdu) lotus-like (pankajamulanu) feet (pada), after giving up (vadali) all my sins (duritamulanu). Please protect (brovumu) me (nannu) continually/always (niratamuga) starting now (ipuDu), Oh queen/consort (rANi) of brahadISvara (brahadISuni) of tanjAvUr (tanjapuri)!

kzivraj · Post by **kzivraj** » 07 Oct 2009, 13:59

Many thanks to both of you Lakshman and rshankar for helping me with this particular verse. I'm so glad to be a part of this forum as it allows me to clarify all my questions on different lyrics and meanings of dance songs.

Thank you both once again.

Best wishes,