Request: nadamADi lyrics and meaning

[HariKrishna]

This is sung by T.M. Krishna on his December Season 2009 CD. It is in rAgam kAmbhoji. The composer listed is Paapavinaasa Mudaliyaar. The first words sounds like, "nadamADi thirintha" but when I google this I get only references to a similar-named song by a different composer, and no lyrics. Any help appreciated.

[Pratyaksham Bala]

.
Here it is. Corrections are welcome.

P:
naDamADit tirinda umakku iDadukAl udavAmal
muDamAnadEn enDRu sholluvIraiyA.
A:
tiDamEvum tillainagar maruvu pErAnanda
shaDai virittADinavA dEva shiR sabai aRiya
C1:
tirunIRaic cumandIrO, neruppAna mEnidanil
shIdattinAl migunda vAdaguNamO
orumaiyuDan mArkaNDarkku udaviyAy marali vizha
udaikka shuLikkERiyuNDa guNamO
paravaitan teruvAshaRpaDi iDaRiTRO, endan
pAvamO, en shivanE, mUvarkkum mudalvan enDRu

C2:
dhananjeya mahipanuDan shamaril aDipaTTu vizha
shandilE muDi pishaki nondaduvO?
inam purium tArukA vanamengum tirindadil
muLLERuNDadO shollum - muRindaduvO
kanakasabhaitanil naTanam kaNDOrkaL adishayikka
kaNNeNDRuNDadO shollum
viNNavarkkum mudalvan enDRu

C3:
bhakti sheyyum periyOrkaL pApanAshamAgum
paramapadam iduvenDRu tUkki ninDRaduvO
shakti shivakAmavalli tanpAdam nOgumenDRE
taraiyil aDivaikka tayangi ninDRaduvO
satyalOka adipati tALattiRkERpa naTam
tAngiyE oru kAlait tUkki ninDRaduvO
.

[smala]

Would like a translation, please.

[Pratyaksham Bala]

Check this for the meaning of two caraNam, given by Dr. Sethuraman Subramanian:-
http://archives.chennaionline.com/music ... song29.asp

[Gladfan]

Can someone kindly provide the meaning for this song? Thanks.

[rshankar]

Can someone kindly provide the meaning for this song? Thanks.

Gladfan, here you go:

This absolutely beautiful composition is structured as a series of questions to lord Siva (almost as a nindA stuti, but steeped in concern), asking him why he keeps his left foot raised all the time. Is it because it hurts, or does he not plant it on the ground in order to spare pArvati, who occupies the left half of his body, from bearing his weight?

pallavi
naDamADit tirinda umakku iDadukAl udavAmal
muDamAnadEn enDRu sholluvIraiyA
My Lord (ayyA) who roams around (tirinda) dancing (naDamADi), pray tell (solluvIr) why (yEn/En enDru) your (umadu) left (iDadu) foot/leg (kAl) has become (Anadu) crippled (muDam) and useless (udavAmal).

anupallavi
diDamEvum tillainagar maruvu pErAnanda
shaDai virittADinavA dEvA ciRsabhai aRiya (naDamADi…)
Oh lord (dEvA) who danced (AdinavA) with abandon/supreme bliss (pErAnanda), with your matted locks (SaDai) left undone (virittu) in the city (nagar) of cidambaram (tillai) with manifest (mEvum) vigor/vitality (diDam), (pray tell…) so that the entire audience in this hall of wisdom/sacred dancing hall (citsabhai/ciRsabhai) is able to comprehend (aRiya).

caraNam 1
tirunIRaic cumandIrO, neruppAna mEnitanil
shItattinAl migunda vAdaguNamO
orumaiyuDan mArkaNDarkku udaviyAy marali vizha
udaikka shuLikkERiyuNDa guNamO
paravaitan teruvAshaRpaDi iDaRiTRO, endan
pAvamO, en shivanE, mUvarkkum mudalvan enDRu (naDamADi...)
(Did your leg become crippled and useless because) you carried (SumandIrO) sacred ashes/vibhUti (tirunIrai)? Or, is it because of excessive (migunda) windy humor (vAtaguNamO) in your body caused by the play of the cold (SitattinAl) [1] on your fiery hot (neruppAna) body (mEnitanil)? Or, did your sprain it (SuLukkEriyuNDa guNamO) when you, out of concern/in unity (orumaiyuDan) went to help (udaviyAy) mArkaNDan (mArkaNDarukku) and kicked (udaikka) yama (marali) to the ground (vizha – to fall)? Or, did the doorstep (teruvASarppADi) hit your foot (iDaRiTRO) when you went as a messenger to the lady, paravai nAcchiyAr's house [2]? Or, is it my (endan) fault/sin (pAvamO), my (en) Lord (SivanE), the one who is supreme/first (mudalvan enDru) among the trinity (mUvarkkum) (pray tell…)?

caraNam 2
dhananjeya mahipanuDan shamaril aDipaTTu vizha
shandilE muDi pishagi nondaduvO?
inam purium dArukA vanamengum tirindadil
muLLERuNDadO shollum - muRindaduvO
kanakasabhaitanil naTanam kaNDOrgaL adishayikka
kaNNeNDRuNDadO shollum
viNNavarkkum mudalvan enDRu
Did you hurt (nondaduvO) your foot when a knot (muDi) was dislocated (piSagi) in a joint (SandilE) when you took a beating (aDipaTTu) in a battle (Samaril) with (uDan) arjuna (dhananjeya mahipan), and fell down (vizha) [3]? Or, tell (Sollum) me, did a thorn (muLLu) pierce your foot (ERuNDadO) when you had to roam (tirindadil) all over (engum) the dAruka forest (vanam) in your attempt to investigate (puriyum) the clan (inam) of dIkshitas there [4]? Or, did it get twisted/broken (muRindaduvO) when those that watched (kaNDOrgaL) your dancing (naTanam) in (tanil) the golden (kanaka) hall (sabhai) in wonder (adiSaiyikka) cast evil eyes (kaNNeNDRuNDadO)? Oh lord (mudalvan) of even the gods (viNNavarkkum), (pray tell..) that (eNDRu)…

caraNam 3
bhakti sheyyum periyOrgaL pApanAshamAgum
paramapadam iduvenDRu tUkki ninDRaduvO
shakti shivakAmavalli tanpAdam nOgumenDRE
taraiyil aDivaikka tayangi ninDRaduvO
satyalOka adhipati tALattiRkERpa naTam
tAngiyE oru kAlait tUkki ninDRaduvO
Did your foot stay (ninDRaduvO) raised (tUkki) to show that (eNDRu) this (idu) is the Supreme (parama) foot (padam) that destroys (nASamAgum) the sins (pApa) [5] of devout/pious (bhakti Seyyum) and great men (periyOrgaL)? Or, did your (left) foot hesitate (tayangi ninDRaduvO) to plant itself (aDivaikka) on the floor (taraiyil) because of the possibility to hurt (nOgumenDRE) the foot (tanpAdam) of your consort, Sakti, the beautiful SivakAmavalli [6]? Or, oh lord (adhipati) of the SatyalOka, did it stay (ninDRaduvO) raised (tUkki) as part of your steps/dance (naTam tAngiyE) in time with/appropriate for (ERpa) the rhythm (tALattiRku)?

[1] Cold here refers to the waters of the gangA
[2] Refers to the three times Siva went as a messenger to paravai nAcciyAr – a dancing girl that sundaramUrti nAyanAr fell in love with – Siva serves as the messenger between them and brokers their wedding; later on, when paravai nAcciyAr refuses to meet sundarar because he had married another woman, sangili nAcciyAr, Siva, once again goes to paravai nAcciyAr's house, not once, but twice to bring about a reconciliation
[3] Refers to the story when arjuna finds himself in competition with another 'hunter' (Siva) in pursuit of a wild boar
[4] Refers to the story of how lord Siva came to cidambaram/dArukA vanam
[5] A beautiful insertion of the composer's mudra (pApanASa)
[6] pArvati occupies the left half of Siva's body (and his left leg is the one that is traditionally held aloft)

[ravichitrapu]

There is a youtube audio of this song by Bangalore Thayi - on the site -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4V89lKnm9k
an old HMV recording!!!

[sridhar_ranga]

Great work as always, Ravi. Do you think 'satyalOka adhipati' in C3 could mean Lord Brahma (Siva dancing to Brahma's drum beats)?

[rshankar]

Thanks Sridhar, and you are correct - it is brahmA's tALam...

[smala]

Enjoyed the translation and the lovely performance by this dancer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZK4Q_jv ... re=related

[Gladfan]

Thank you so much. This is a brilliant song, both lyrically and musically. It's a shame it isn't performed very often.

A quick question - is the composer pApaviNAsa mudaliar or papanAsa mudaliar? And what else did he compose, other than Mukhatthai Kaati?