lyrics for nIdAn metchikkola vendum - OVK

[smala]

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[Lakshman]

nI tAn. rAgA: shrIranjani. Adi tALA.

P: nI tAn meccik-koLLa vENDum engaL nIla nira mEni
mAdhavan sheivadu nimiSam pOvadu yugamAi Agudu
A: kAdArak-kuzhalUdi kanrODu viLaiyADi kaN munnE vandu ninru
ATTamum ADi EdEdO jAlangaL sheivadum ODi ODi ezhiluru mangaiyar
manaidorum pughundu kaLavADiDum enadAruyir maghanai
C: sheyyum duSTattanattirkku ellaiyE illai tEDip-piDikka enrAL shaktiyum illai
kaiyum kaLavumAkka kAlamum vallai kAlam tavarAdu kOL sholla vandu ninra
mAdarkku viDai sholla nEramum illai kaTTa eNNik-kayiTrait-tEDiyum kANOm
kaikkAna kayirellAm aLavAgak-kANOm maTTamena uralODu kaTTit-tONum AnAl
maDamaDavenum oli shevi pugha vandAl maruda maram iraNDaik-kANavE kANOm

[rshankar]

S-P - If interested, here is the meaning - I had translated this some time ago and found this in my notes. In this composition, Sri OVK describes a weary yaSOdA who has 'had it' with krishNa, his antics and the complaints she hears about his behavior, snapping at some poor hapless damsel who dares to speak up in his defence....

pallavi
nI tAn meccik-koLLa vENDum engaL nIla nira mEni
mAdhavan sheivadu nimiSam pOvadu yugamAi Agudu

You (nI) are the only person (tAn) who can (vENDum) appreciate (meccikoLLa) this prankster of ours (engaL), the blue (nIla nira)-complexioned (mEni) mAdhavan, whose antics (Seivadu) are such that even a minute (nimisham) moves (pOvadu) as slowly as an eon (yugamAi Agudu)!

anupallavi
kAdArak-kuzhalUdi kanrODu viLaiyADi kaN munnE vandu ninru
ATTamum ADi EdEdO jAlangaL sheivadum ODi ODi ezhiluru mangaiyar
manaidorum pugundu kaLavADiDum enadAruyir maganai (nI tAn meccik-koLLa...)

In the anupallavi, yaSOdA describes the antics that cause time to sloooooow down so much for her: (You are the only person who can appreciate) my (enadu) precious (Aruyir) son (magani) who plays (Udi) on his flute (kuzhal) to our ears (kAdu) content (Ara), plays (viLaiyADi) with the calves (kanrODu), stands (ninru) in front (munnE) of me/my eyes (kaN) and behaves like one possessed (ATTamum ADi), and creates (Seivadum) some sort of (EdEdO) artful illusion (jAlangaL), and then, runs away (ODi ODi) and enters (pugundu) the houses (manaidorum/manaitanil) of these beautiful/graceful (ezhiluru) [1] women (mangaiyar) and steals (kaLavADiDum) butter from them.

caraNam
sheyyum duSTattanattirkku ellaiyE illai tEDip-piDikka enrAL shaktiyum illai
kaiyum kaLavumAkka kAlamum vallai kAlam tavarAdu kOzh sholla vandu ninra
mAdarkku viDai sholla nEramum illai kaTTa eNNik-kayiTrait-tEDiyum kANOm
kaikkAna kayirellAm aLavAgak-kANOm maTTamena uralODu kaTTit-tONum AnAl
maDamaDavenum oli shevi puga vandAl maruda maram iraNDaik-kANavE kANOm (nI tAn meccik-koLLa...)

She continues: (You are the only person who can appreciate) for there are no (illai) bounds/limits (ellaiyE) to the mischief (dushTanattirku) he perpetrates (Seiyyum), and if one wants to (enrAl) look for (tEDi) and capture (piDikka) him, one does not have (illai) the energy (Saktiyum) to keep up with him. The time (kAlamum) to catch him red-handed (kaiyum kaLavumAkka) [2] has not come yet (vallai), and I do not have (illai) the time (nEramum) to answer (viDai Solla) the women (mAdarkku) who come to me (vandu ninra) without fail (kAlam tavarAmal) [3], to tattle (kOzh Solla) on him. When I am at the end of my rope and decide (eNNi) to tie (kaTTa) him up, I can't find (kANOm) a rope despite searching (tEDiyum) for it; and all (ellAm) the strings (kayiru) that I am able to lay my hands on (kaikkAna) are not long enough (aLavAga kANOm) [4]. And finally, when I find the right rope and decide (tOnum) to tie (kaTTiDa) him to the grindstone (uralODu) because it is (ena) of the right size (maTTam), and do it, then/but (AnAl) when a sound (oli) that goes (ena) 'maDa maDa' enters (puga vandAl) our ears (Sevi), we will find that the two (iRaNDu) marudam [5] trees (maram) in the backyard are no longer visible (kANavE kANOm).

FOOTNOTES
[1] ezhiluru - ezhilE uruvam Ana - (women) who are the very form (uru) of beauty/grace (ezhil)
[2] kaiyum kaLavumAga means caught with the stolen property (kaLavu) in the hands (kaiyum) of the thief
[3] kAlam tavarAmal - unfailingly, without missing (tavarAmal) the time/opportunity (kAlam)
[4] aLavAga kANOm - will not be (kANOm) of the correct measure/length (aLavAga)
[5] maruda maram is the Lagerstroemia speciosa tree - I do not think I have ever seen it, but the blossoms are pretty

[smala]

Ravi, this is a treat - the lyrics and the translation. The adorable, exasperating Krishna, the child. His mischievous yet winsome ways are etched in this delightful song.

[priyaram78]

Isnt there any book available where meanings of carnatic songs are given so that we can enjoy carnatic songs more ?

[rshankar]

Ravi, this is a treat - the lyrics and the translation. The adorable, exasperating Krishna, the child. His mischievous yet winsome ways are etched in this delightful song.

S-P - Thanks!!

For me, this composition is an example of Sri OVK's genius where he captures yaSOdA's exasperation with a strong under-current of (maternal) love - a set of seemingly oxy-moronish sentiments that we parents are very familiar with...

[keerthi]

[5] maruda maram is the Lagerstroemia speciosa tree - I do not think I have ever seen it, but the blossoms are pretty

rshankar,

I thought Marudam was the arjuna tree (Terminalia arjuna), which is used in medicines like the triphalA.. Also tiru-idai-marudUr is madhya-arjunaM.

Where did you find the reference to marudam being lagerstromia, which I have a faint feeling may be not indigenous to India.

[rshankar]

From a wikipedia page that referenced the landscape in sangam times.

[smala]

Apparently marutha maram is a rare tree in TN to be found even today.

http://wikimapia.org/3256646/marutha-maram

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Saptarishiswar temple is located in South India in a small village called Thiruthalayur. The village located en route to Pulivalam to Musri is in Thurayur taluk of Tiruchy district in Tamil Nadu..........A tree present behind the temple called Marutha Maram in native language exists. There are multiple knots on the tree and 7 prominent ones which are believed to be the rishis in the tree.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saptharishiswarar

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Holistic online says :

Name: Arjuna Myrobalan
Biological Name: Terminalia arjuna, Pentaptera glabra, Pentaptera angustifolia
Combretaceae Family

Other Names: Arjun, Arjuna, Arjuna Myrobalan,

Arjuna-sadra, Attumarutu, Billimatti, Holematti, Kahu, Kukubha, Maochettu, Maruthu, Nirmaruthu, Rektarjuna, sadado,Sajadan, Sanmadat, Shardul, Tella-madoi, Tormatti, Vellai maruda-maram, Vella- marda, Yermaddi

Description: Important Ayurvedic herb from India.

Medicinal applications etc.. here : http://www.holisticonline.com/Herbal-Me ... s/h126.htm