Aaye giridhara

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krishnaa
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Aaye giridhara

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Aaye giridhara » 11 Mar 2011 09:52

can we please discuss the above krithi of Maharaja Swathi Tirunal....
Would love to get a choreography-oriented discussion on the krithi...
here are the lyrics: (It may need a few corrections)

P: AyE girdhar dvArE mErE gOrI
C1: amjan adhar lalAT mahAbar nayan unInde cal AyE
rayan samay prabhu chal bal karikE kaun tiyA ku birmAyE
2: bin guN mAl virAjat hiya mem drDha gal baiyA sukh pAyE
brajA nArI ku bancan karkE kaisE prItam sukh pAyE
3: sOlA singAr kari phUlan kE hAr liyE vividh sugandh sE man bhAyE
baiThI thI mO man kE sAthI kumud sarOvar kumhAlayE
4: sukh kE kAran dukh kE nivAran madhuvan murali dhun gAyE
padmanAbh prabhu phaNi parashAyI kOTi mAyan tan chavi chAvE

rshankar
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Kirshnaa - post a translation - that should get the conversation going...

krishnaa
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Ravi,,, I did expect something from you!!!
Will put up the translation(mine) soon...

krishnaa
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From my understanding of the krithi, i can visualise a gopika speaking to her friend telling her that Sri krishna came to her house in the early morning. She describes him as he appears after having a loving night with his beloved.
I cannot understand whether this are the expressions of a khanDitA nAyikA... I dont see any traces of anger as such...
Here is my trial with the translation: - additions and corrections welcome.

P: AyE girdhar dvArE mErE gOrI
O my fair companion (gorI)! The one who lifted the mountain(giridhara) has come (Aye) to my (mere) doorstep (dvAre).

C1: anjan adhar lalAT mahAbar nayan unInde cale AyE
rain samay prabhu chal bal karikE kaun tiyA ku birmAyE
His lips (adhar) are adorned with coryllium (anjan) and his broad forehead (lalAT) is marked with AltA (mahAbar) [the red paint applied on the fingertips and toetips]. Dear friend, he arrived (cale Aye) here and his eyes(nayan) are still drowsy with sleep (unInde). Which(kaun) lady (tiyA) did my lord (prabhu) encapture (birmAye) by his tactful deeds (chal bal karike) during the night (rain) time (samaya)?

2: bin guN mAl virAjat hiya mem drDha gal baiyA sukh pAyE
brajA nArI ku bancan karkE kaisE prItam sukh pAyE
[i dont understand the first line....]
How(kaise) can my beloved(prItam) have happiness (sukh pAye) after discarding (bancan) the damsels of vraja (braja nArI)?
[maybe this is in context with Sri Krishna leaving to mathurA... but i cant make the situation then...]

3: sOlA singAr kari phUlan kE hAr liyE vividh sugandh sE man bhAyE
baiThI thI mO man kE sAthI kumud sarOvar kumhAlayE
Adorning myself with the sixteen types (solah) of adornments (singAr kari) and carrying with me (liye) a garland (hAr) of (ke) flowers (phUlan) and other varieties (vividh) of heart-pleasimg (man bhAye) scented items (sugandh), i sat (baiThI thI), O companion (sAthI) of my heart (man ke) until the kumud flowers in the pond (sarovar) wilted (kumhalAye). [i.e until the dawn came forth. the kumud flowers bloom at night when the moonlight touches the petals and wilts as the morning starts]

4: sukh kE kAran dukh kE nivAran madhuvan murali dhun gAyE
padmanAbh prabhu phaNi parashAyI kOTi mAyan tan chavi chAyE
My lord (prabhu) is the very reason (kAran) of any and every hapiness/joy (sukh ke) and he is the absolver(nivAran) of all distress (dukh ke). He plays(gAye) the sound (dhun) of the flute(muralI) in the madhuvan forest. He is the lotus naveled one (padmanAbha) who reclines (SAyI) on (par) the serpent (phaNi) and his form (chhavi) represents that of a crore(koTi) of cupids (mayan)

Hope this does open a discussion... :)

smala
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Very lovely, Krishnaa.

krishnaa
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Thanks alot SP!!! It required a whole lot.. .i must say!!!

Now waiting for the discussion to open... :)

krishnaa
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Why so much silence!!!! :(

krishnaa
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Sometimes... the rasikas go unexpectedly tooooooooo quiet!

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Dear Sir,

Please email me , if you have the notation in English for this song.
My email id is savithalk@yahoo.com

Thanks,
Savitha

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