Lyrics and meaning for Ramabhirama Dharbar krithi

Place to go if you want to ask someone identify raga, tala, composer etc or ask for sāhitya (lyrics) or notations or translations.
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HarishankarK
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Request someone to please provide the Lyrics and meaning for Ramabhirama Dharbar krithi. Sugandha Kalamegham has rendered this melodius song in Marga series cassette and i wish to learn the meaning and practice this song.

Best
Harish::)

Lakshman
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Vimala Bulusu
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Post by Vimala Bulusu »

in the above reference, the following corrections may be considered as per TTD publication of ‘tyAgarAja kIrtanalu’
In pallavi
samAjaripu – sAmajaripu
in caraNam-2
mammu rakSimpavu - saMrakSiMcavu
incaraNam-3
nI dAri vErayinadi dhAta vralEmO – nIku dAri vErEyani dhAtavrAtEmO
in caraNam-4
pAnpu gAvinciti nandu – pAnpunu gAviMciti naMdu
in caraNam-5
dikku nIvani – dikku nIvEyani
yekku takkuvalandu – ekkuva takkuvalaMdu
enasEdu guNamEmO – enasE guNamEmO
brOvavalE –brOvavale gAka
rAkEndu mukha tyAgarAja varada shrI – rAkEMdumukha tyAgarAja rakShaka SrI

Rigapada
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I am giving below the version given in the book by Dr Nukala Cina Satyanarayana, "Tyagaraja Saraswata Sarvaswamu", Page 401. The differences with the version given by Smt Vimala are minor.

rAmAbhi rAma, Darbar, miSraCapu

P: rAmAbhi rAma ramaNiiyanAma
sAmaja-ripubhiima! sAkEtadhAma!

C1: vanaja lOcana niivu valasi yalasiti, nii
manasuna dayalEdu mallADi phalamEmi | rA |

C2: manasuna celi niikE marulu konnadi gAni
canuvuna ceyi baTTi saMrakshiMcavu | rA |

C3: kOri kOri ninnu goluvaga niiku
dAri vErEyani dhAta vratEmO | rA |

C4: kamaniiya magu pAnpu gAviMciti naMdu
rami-yiMpakane nannu racca jEsEvu | rA |

C5: dikku niivani nEnu dina dinamunu namma
ekku takkuvalaMdu enasE guNamEmo | rA |

C6: niikE daya buTTi niivu brOvavale
rAkEMdu mukha Srii tyAgarAja rakshaka Srii | rA |

Gist as per Sri C Ramanujachari in his book " The Spiritual Heritage of Tyagaraja ":

kAnta sakti or nAyakA-nAyikA (Madhura) bhAva (Love Divine)

P-C1: rAmAbhi rAma! I have been restless to get at you; but you have not been compassionate to me at heart. What is the use of all this trouble?

C2: The maid of my mind is in deep love with you, but you do not respond by taking her by the hand.

C3: While I have been serving you lovingly, your ways have been quite different. I don't know what my destiny is.

C4: I have provided for you a comfortable bed (in my heart) but you, without accepting it and thereby making me happy, are giving me trouble.

C5: While I have reposed implicit faith in you, deeming as my sole refuge, you have been scanning me closely to find out my excesses and shortcomings. What is the merit in doing so?

C6: You of your own accord should feel compassion for me and protect me.

--Rigapada

HarishankarK
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Post by HarishankarK »

How Wonderful


Many thanks !!

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