Garudadhvani Tillana lyrics and meaning

[jaykays]

Hi can anyone help with the lyrics and meanings of of Garudadhwani tillana by Dr. Balamurlikrishna and made famous by Prince Rama Varma.

[Lakshman]

moved to Sahitya ID thread.

[Lakshman]

nAdru dru. rAgA: garuDadhvani. Adi tALA. Composer: Balamuralikrishna.

1: nAdru dru tOm dru nA dru dru tOm dru dru nA dru dru tOm dru dru tOmna
na dru dru tOm nana dru dru tOm nana pA ga ri sa ri ga ma pa dha ni
2: tajham jham tajhaNu tajham jham tajhaNu pa dha ni sA pa dha ni sA* dha ni sA* dha ni
3: tAhakujham tattAhaku jham tat-tittAhaku jham tadhimi kiNa nA dru tOm
sa* dha ni sa* nA dru tOm dha pa dha ni sa* dha pa ri* sa* dha pa ri sa dha pa ri sa dha pa ri*
4: drukkuTatA drukkuTa taka dhI drukkuTa takiTa tOm nananana nananana
drukkuTatA drukkuTa taka dhI drukkuTa takiTa tOm nananana nanananana
kiTakiTa tA takiTa kiTa tA kiTataka tOm dhinA kiTataka tAm dhinA kiTataka tAm dhi
5: tajjarita jarita Damaruga dhvanija ityAdyakSara shrSTi kArakam muraLI svara laya
sammELanam bhavatIyAnanda tANDavam shambhO svayambhO abhivAdayE aham bhO vibhO
dru dru tOmna nAdru dru tOm dru nAdru dru tOm dru dru nAdru dru tOm dru dru tOmna na
dru dru tOmnana dru dru tOm nana pA ga ri sa ri ga ma pa dha ni

[jaykays]

thank you very much for your reply...i love this site...

[classicallover]

Some observations / doubts :

C3 : should it be " tanakujham " instead of tahakujham ? ; also tittaanaku for tittaahaku ?

C5 : ' tajjarita & jarita ' should be " tajjharita & jharita " resply. ? Damaruga --> Damaruka definitely. What is bhavatiiyaananda ? Not clear.

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bhavadeeyaananda ?

[jaykays]

what about the meanings?...has anybody danced for this composition?

[Lakshman]

Thanks for the corrections Savitri & Classicallover.

[classicallover]

It can be bhavadiiya , if that was what was intended, provided all the other words are given in their true compounded forms as below :

tajjharita jharita Damarukadhvanija ityaadyakSarashrSTikArakam muraLiisvaralayasammELanam bhavadiiya aanandataaNDavam shambhO svayambhO abhivaadayE aham bhO vibhO

[jaykays]

uhmmm meaning please I am waiiitiiing plzzzz

[rshankar]

My attempt:
abhivAdayE - salutations (to)
bhavadIya Ananda tANDavam - your (bhavadIya) Ananda tANDavam
muraLI svara laya sammELanam - (occuring with the perfect) union/confluence (sammELanam) of the notes (svara) of the flute (muraLI) and rhythm (laya)
tajjharita jharita ityAdiakshara srishTi kArakam - (the one who is) the reason for the creation of (srishTi kArakam) all these (tajjharita and jharita) and more (ityAdi) letters (akshara)
Damarukadhvanija - that arose/were born from (ja) the sounds (dhvani) of the Damaru (Damaruka)
SambhO - Oh creator of auspiciousness
svayambO - who came into being on his own
vibhO - Oh omnipresent one
aham bhO - I exist

The composer is paying obesiance to to the lord who is supposed to have given birth to all forms of sound and speech as they arose from the beats of the drum (Damaru) he held in one of his hands, as he was dancing the Ananda tANDavam in abandon

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Beautiful.
Thank you, rshankarji.

[jaykays]

Thank you for the meanings...you have been a great help

[rshankar]

You are welcome!
Smt. Savitri - nyou.