Sari Nigar Samamaana Deivam Yaar Ayyah?

[Chitram]

Heard this Aiyappan song in Raaga Anandha Bharavi. Would you have the lyrics and meaning?

[Lakshman]

Please post the audio link. Thanks.

[Chitram]

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/23647231/17-SAR ... AIRAVI.mp3

[Lakshman]

Here are the lyrics. Someone else can perhaps provide the meaning. Corrections welcome.

sari nigar samAna. rAgA: Anandabhairavi.

P: sari nigar samAnamAna deivam yArayyA
A: viri kaDal shUzh ulagilE unaiyanri
(madhyamakAla)
harihara sutanE parivuDan aruLE shabari malaiyil tigazhbavanE
C1: tiripura eritta shivaperumAnin alaikaDal tuyilbOr magizh maganE
puliyadan mEl amarndu bhuvi tanai kAttiDum kaliyuga varadanin padamalar paNindEn
2: mangaLa rAjakumAranE pampai nadi karai vAzhbavanE
padineTTu paDiyinil pADi varum bhaktarkk-aruL tarum ayyappanE
(madhyamakAla)
kArtikai tingaL mAlai aNindu ingu svAmiyE sharaNam sharaNam enru
kallum muLLum kaDandu un sannidAnam sharaN aDaindEn

[rshankar]

I will post the meaning with some minor corrections to the lyrics in a short while.

[rshankar]

pallavi
sari nigar samamAna deivam yArayyA
anupallavi
viri kaDal shUzh ulagilE unaiyanri

Who (yAr) is the God (deivam) that is (your) equal (samamAna) in comparison (sari nigar) other than (anri) you (unai) (yourself) in this world (ulagilE) that is surrounded (sUzh) by expansive (viri) oceans (kaDal)?

madhyamakAla sAhityam
harihara sutanE parivuDan aruLE shabari malaiyil tigazhbavanE

Oh son (sutanE) of vishNu (hari) and Siva (hara) who is resplendent (tigazhbavanE) atop the Sabari mount (malaiyil), please bless (aruLE) (us) with care (parivuDan)!

caraNam 1
tiripuram eritta shivaperumAnum alaikaDal tuyilbOn magizh maganE
puliyadan mEl amarndu bhuvi tanai kAttiDum kaliyuga varadanin padamalar paNindEn

Oh son (maganE) in whom the Lord who burnt (eritta) the three(tiripuram) cities of the demons, Siva, and (SivaperumAnum) the one who reclines (tuyilbOn) on the ocean (alaikaDal) delight in (magizh)! I have bowed down (paNindEn) at the feet (pada malar) of the generous (varadanin) [1] lord of kaliyuga, the one who sits (amarndu) atop (mEl) a tiger (puli adan) and protects (kAttiDum) this world (bhuvi tanai)?

caraNam 2
pandaLa rAjakumAranE pampai nadi karai vAzhbavanE
padineTTu paDiyinil pADi varum bhaktarkk-aruL tarum ayyappanE

Ayyappa, the prince (rAjakumAranE) of the pandaLa region [2], who resides (vazhbavanE) on the banks (karai) of the river (nadi) pampA (pambai), and grants (tarum) his grace (aruL) to his devotees (bhaktarkku) who sing (pADi) as they come (varum) to him across the 18 (padineTTu) steps (paDi) that lead up to you (who is equal to you)?

madhyamakAla sAhityam
kArtikai tingaL mAlai aNindu svAmiyE sharaNam sharaNam enru
kallum muLLum kaDandu un sannidhAnam sharaN aDaindEn/aDaindOm

Putting on (aNindu) a garland (mAlai) in the lunar month (tingaL) of kArtigai (Nov-Dec), and chanting (enru) 'svAmiyE SaraNam SaraNam', I/we have crossed/overcome (kaDandu) the stones (kallum) and thorns (muLLum) along the way, and have attained (aDaindEn/aDaindOm) the refuge (SaraN) of your (un) sactum sanctorum (sannidhAnam)

FOOTNOTES
[1] varadan literally means one who grants boons
[2] In Kerala

[Lakshman]

Thanks for the corrections rshankar.

[Chitram]

Thank you so much for the translation, Raviji.

[Chitram]

Thank you for the lyrics, Lakshmanji.