Lyrics & Meaning of paiyyadA of Kshetrayya

[HariKrishna]

paiyyada (rAga: nadanAmakriyA, tALa: tripuTa)
This is a recitals on M.S. Subbulakshmi's Radio Recitals CD
Also, I might not have the translation right - I'm not sure if it is paiyyada or paiyyadA

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It is "payyeda"

[PALLOORKAR]

payyAda -nAthanAmakRiya –tisra triputa/misra cAppu -kshEtrayya
Pallavi: ayyayyO vegatAye
Anu pallavi: payyAda paijErukoni – pavvaLimciyunDE sAmiki
Charanam:
1) veladinA mOmurevva vEyuka kanugona
kalayaninDu sanja cIkaDikammitE
kaligi nI muddu mOmu –kAnarAkayunDunani
telisi pRoddumDagAne dIpamutemmanE sAmiki || ayyayyO||
2) nanajONi vinimamma –nApai cAla pREmacE
tana damtamunanAyadharamu nokki
monasi mATADina – mOvi viDuva valenani
anuvuna cEseiga lADucunna sAmiki ||ayyayyO||
3) madirAkshi vinimamma – mA muvva gOpAluDu
nidurimcina kaigili – vadalunani
padari Sayya mIdi duppaTi komgulu nAlugu
mudamutO gaTTigA muTigonumanu sAmiki ||ayyayyO||
corrections are welcome

[smala]

Interesting. Is ayyayyo used here same as in Tamil for consternation?

Smt. Savitri, waiting for your translation.

[rshankar]

Interesting. Is ayyayyo used here same as in Tamil for consternation?

Yes....

[Enna_Solven]

S-P, this is what I have. I am not sure about the spelling. Some of them don't match what MSS sings. The imagination in this song is out of this world! 8)

payyeda paimIda jEri pavvaLinci yuNDE sAmiki
ayyayyO vekatAye
Bitterness prevails now, all over, Alas! With my lord who used to rest on the garment of my bosom…. (Bitterness)

veladi nA mOmu reppa vEyaka kanugona
kalaya niNDu sannja cIkaTi gammitE
kaliki nI muddu mOmu gAna rAka yuNTunani
telipi prodduNDagAnE dIpamu demmanE sAmiki
When he comes to me and stares at my face; O friend, Without beating the eyelids just even for once, If darkness encompassed waning twilight, That it would not be helping to see my “sweet face” With one; who calls for a lamp while the sun shines….. (Bitterness)

nana bONi vinu mamma nApai cAla premacE
tana dantamuna nA yadharamu nokki
monasi mATADina mOvi viDuva valenani
yanuvunace saiga lADutsunna sAmiki
Listen my dear, with his abundant love Having pressed hard his front teeth on my lower lip That if he attempted to speak, he would have to release my lip, With one, who goes on making signs with his palm…… (Bitterness)

madirAkSi vinu mamma mA muvvagOpAluDu
nidurincina kaugali vadalunani
badari saya mIdi duppaTi kongulu nAlugu
mudamutO gaTTigA muDigonu manu sAmiki
Listen O fair one, to what Muvvagopala asked; Lest embrace would slip ‘way when sleep over-took In haste the four corners of blanket be held tightly with pleasure With such a lord of mine……. (Bitterness) §

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A couple of corrections:
The word in the pallavi is."vegaTAye"
"vegaTu" is"nauseous"
In the second line of c1 the word"sannja" is "sanja" [evening]
In the third line of c2 the word "badari" and "saya" are "bedari" and "Shayya"
"bedari" is "scared" and "Shayya" is "bed"

[Enna_Solven]

Thanks. Interesting: similar sounding words in Tamil. tegaTTu in Tamil is cloying, padaRi is scared/agitated.

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The girl is not feeling bitter.She is only lamenting that Lord Muvvagopala
has lost interest in her.

[smala]

E-S thanks - Now your version Smt. Savitri hope it will catch the flavor of the ayyayyo...

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shyama-priya ji,
Ayyayyo is used in kannada in the same manner as in tamil and telugu.
Ayyayyo,shyama-priya ji,enna solven? check your e-mail.

[smala]

Thanks, Smt. Savitri, received. E-S - thanks again for the translation, are all Kshetrayya's compositions on the lovelorn theme?

[rshankar]

Yes, S-P, he is part of the trinity of composers of padams (also called erotic love poetry by the people who make a literary career out of studying these). Sri annamAcArya, who wrote many songs describing very explicitly the love between his Lord of the seven hills and the young (taruNi, to use his own words) alamElumangA, is the temple poet of this trio. Sri sArangapANi whose coarse compositions are set in a courtesan's boudoir for the most part was at the other end of the spectrum. Sri kshEtrayyA falls in between, with very subtle and refined poetry describing carnal love between Lord muvvagOpAlA and a mortal courtesan. AFAIK, both Sri kshEtrayyA and Sri sArangapANi penned compositions in only this genre, unlike Sri annamAcArya, whose compositions spanned the gamut - from the intensely religious to the overtly carnal.

[Enna_Solven]

Ayyayyo,shyama-priya ji,enna solven? check your e-mail.

Sorry, didn't get your email. See if you get the pm I just sent you.

[smala]

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[smala]

ES-:) that was Smt Savitri sayingg Ayyayyo what can I say (Enna solven) - on my request for her own translation - since she considers this xxx-rated she asked me to check my email

Coming to Kshetrayya, I'm not sure it is very subtle or very refined. As explicit as Jayadeva I'd say seeing C2. But some others discussed on rasikas, don't recall composer, have been more graphic, anatomy and stark lust descriptors although when it is at the Divine level - the expressions of an amorous nature are sublime, an absorbing ultimate love, than merely "carnal". Some padams are just banal and coarse with neither subtlety or finesse.

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Enna-Solven,
check mail.

[Enna_Solven]

Thanks aaaaabbbbb,S-P.

S-P, I think those discussions might have been regarding compositions by vaideeshwarankOyil subbarAma aiyyar, (http://www.karnatik.com/co1056.shtml). Also that one Behag composition by Patnam was roundly trashed by many.

I thnk Kshetrayya's padams are intimate and not vulgar (based on the translations of the few songs that I have). Jayadeva was more explicit but couched his expressions in exquisite language. We seem to be more conservative than 12th and 16th centuries. (a sweeping statement?)

[tapasya]

Thank you for general translation but I was wondering if anyone could post word for word translation/meaning if they have it for this padam please? It would be very helpful while setting a padam to know which word corresponds to which meaning/translation. Thank you

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[tapasya]

Thanks aaaaabbbbb for sending me the general meaning of the padam. If you could send me the word to word translation, that would be great but thank you for taking the time to send me the translation and your efforts.

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[tapasya]

Thank you so much aaaaabbbbb for translating the padam word for word. It is a great help to me. You are a star! Really appreciate it.

[parvathiakhilesh]

Namaste,

Would like to request someone to send me the word to word meaning of the padam. Would be every grateful to receive the word to word meaning of the Kshetrayya madam "Tamara Saksha" also,

Regards,

Parvathi Akhilesh

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