Need Lyrics/ Meaning of Navasandhi Kauthuvam - Yama

libran1310 · Post by **libran1310** » 21 Oct 2009, 02:46

I would like the lyrics and meaning of the Navasandhi Kauthuvam on Lord Yama. I believe the music is by K P Kitappa and the kauthuvam is in Ragam Deshakshi, Talam Chatusra Ekam.

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 21 Oct 2009, 02:53

I can translate if the lyrics are posted.

I do not think that Sri Kittappa Pillai was the one who composed the music - it was his ancestors who composed the navasandhi kauttuvams (lyrics, music and choreography) IIRC. He taught it to his disciples, Smt. Sudharani Raghupathy and Smt. Vyjayantimala Bali. Both of them have produced DVDs of the same.

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 21 Oct 2009, 03:39

Here is the text:

rAgA: dEshAkSi. C/Eka tALA.

tA tei teinta tattA tajjhoNu takajhoNu takajhoNu dhimi dhimi
takajhoNu dhimi dhim tAm dakSiNa patiyum sandhi kAla dutAdi
sainya daNDAyudan dakSaNa mahiSA rOgaNa shyAmaLA
dEvI sahita ArppADan pakSa dharma guNa sarva jIva sam-
mAra karta simhAsanan meccu lalita vAdyandi tAm dhitaka
sA rI gA mA pA dhA sA dEsAkSi daNDapAda naTam sUci pAshamAm
bhrngi tALam tatti dhittAta dhImtattA aNDinOrk-auruLum kaushikam paNNAm
yamadisha kavuttuvam takku tikku takkiTTa dongiTa kiTatakaDan
tangi kiTataka dhikki tAm tatta tAm tatta

not sure if it is dakSaNa or takSaNa, dAti or tAdi or dAdi, rOgaNa or rOhaNa, ArpADan or ArpATan, vAdyanti or vAtyanti or vAtyandi or vAdyandi.