Lyrics- natabhairavi tillana

[rasikapriya21]

Namaste,

I was hoping that someone could provide the meaning of the following sahityam, taken from the natabhairavi tillana :

Ye vasuthalo bharatashastra munu prabala parachutake Kalakshetra-munu
ve vekame purnikatho sthapinchi palinchu Rukminidevi -------------------- x2
Ni vanti karuna shilura yevaru leranuchu madhilo nathalachi
ye vagalanaina naa vedhathirchi manamu kapaduthu vani vacchithini

Thank you so much for the kind help
rasikapriya21

[rshankar]

Meena,
Isn't this Tiger's, dedicated to RDA?

[rasikapriya21]

Hi Ravi,

you are correct, this tillana in praise of Rukmini Devi is by Tiger's brother.
rasikapriya21

[rajeshnat]

This tillAna is not just dedicated to Rukmini Arundale , but also kalakshetrA. Tiger's brother veena krishnamAchari composed the same.

[meena]

Natabhairavi thillana-Composed by Veena Krishnamachari, younger brother of Tiger Varadhachariar, the lyrics (in Telugu) in this thillana were in praise of Rukmini Devi and Kalakshetra. Choreographed by Rukmini Devi, one of the first performance of this thillana was by guru Sarada Hoffman, during mid-1940's.

[meena]

rasikaspriya
do u have the audio clip?

[rasikapriya21]

Dear Meena,

I do not have an audio clip, but I know people who do. I will ask them if they can send it to Lakshman.
regards
rasikapriya21

[meena]

rasikaspriya

Oh great! thanku very much.

[shishya]

here are some corrections and meanins:


I vasudhalO= in this world
bharataSAstramunu = the bharata SAstra
prabala parachutakE = for the sole purpose of strengthening (or to make it prevalant)
kaLAkshEtramunu = the kaLAkshetra
vEvEgamE = with
pUnikatO = with perseverence
sthApinci = establish
pAlincu= oversee
Rukminidevi =addressing Smt Rukminidevi Arundale
nIvanTi = like you
karuNaSIlurAlevaru (karuNaSIlurAlu = one who is very mecriful ) + (evaru) = anybody
lEranucu = none
madilOna = in mind
talaci = having thought
E = any
vagalanaina = ways
nA= my
veta = misery
dIrci = end
mAnamu = prestige
kApADuduvani = thinking that you will guard
vaccitini = I came

[rasikapriya21]

Shishya: thank you so much for the translation. However, I am not sure about the general meaning of this passage:

nIvanTi = like you
karuNaSIlurAlevaru (karuNaSIlurAlu = one who is very mecriful ) + (evaru) = anybody
lEranucu = none
madilOna = in mind
talaci = having thought

In dance it is rendered as if the meaning was:

None knows how merciful and great you are, but I always cherish the tought of you in my heart/mind.

karunasiluralu= compassionate + great
evaru leranucu=none knows

Could this be?

rasikapriya21

[NaSa]

Dear rasikas, could somebody indulge me with notation of this thillana?
i also in doubt about the author - is it Veenai KRishnamachari or his elder brother, Tiger Varadachari?

[sree_nilakanta]

Would you or anyone have the full notation for the Thillana?

[Lakshman]

I just have the lyrics-no notations.


udara dhIm tadara dhIm (t). rAgA: naTabhairavi. Adi tALA. Composer: Vinai Krishnamachariar.

P: udara dhIm tadara dhIm tatara tanadhIm tenArE tarenAre
A: shrI jEhatajham trila dhinnatajham dhInuta taddhimi dhimi tAhatajham
tAkiTa tarikiTa dhimi takkiTa taka tatikiTa kiTataka takadhina
taddhit taLAngu takajham taddhit taLAngu takajham taddhit taLAngu takajham
C: I vasudhalO bharata shAstramunu prabala paracuTake kalAkSEtramulu
vE vEgamE pUnikatO sthApinci pAlincu rukmiNI dEvinI nIvaNTi
paNDitAruNya shIlurAlevaru lEdanucu madilOna dalaci
E vagalanaina nA veta dIrci mAnamu kApADuduvani vaccitni
sA sA ni dha dha ni dha dha pa pa ga ma pA pA dha ni dhA ga ma dha ni
sA ni dha pa ma ga ma dhA pa ma ga ri sa ni sA
ri ga ri ma ga ri sa ri ga ma pa ma pA
ma ga ri ga ma pa dha ma ma pa dha ni ma pa dha ni pa dha ni dha
ni sa ni dha pa dha ni ni sA dha ni dha ga ri ga ma gA ri sA
ga ri sA sA ni ga ri sa ni dha sA ni dha pa ma ga ma pa dha ni
shrI jEhatajham trila dhinnatajham dhInuta taddhimi dhimi tAhatajham tAkiTa
tarikiTa dhimi takkiTa taka tatikiTa kiTataka takadhina
taddhit taLAngu takajham taddhit taLAngu takajham taddhit taLAngu takajham