Krithi-s / Keertana-s / Compositions on Kali

[parimalphadke]

Are there any Krithis/keertana-s/compositions on Kali which are used in the Margam of Bharatanatyam. I am aware Kali Kautvam is traditionaly performed , any other compositions ?

[Lakshman]

Here are three songs where the words kALi or mahiSAsura mardhini occur.

mAtE sarva jananI. rAgA: aThANA. rUpaka tALA. A.S.Vishalakshi Ammal.

P: mAtE sarva jananI jaganmAtE lOkanAthE
A: ati mAdhuryamAi kavi sAdhuryamAi aruL
C1: shashikAnta kalpiLaippOl kAnti vasini kAmEshvari mOdini vimala
aruNAjayini sarvEshvari kALi aSTa akSarattin shaktiyODum kUDa


kAncIpura nAyikE amba. rAgA: bhairavi. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai.

P: kAncIpura nAyikE amba kAmAkSi karuNAnidhE pAhi shrI
A: vAncitArtha phaladAyaki vArAhi vAmakuca vINA vAdya vinOdini
C1: lIlA kalpita jagatkAraNi pUraNi kAlAntarEkAla kAlAtmikE kALi
bAlA tripurE padma mAlAdharE gauri shUlAyudadharE sOma kalAdharE
2: pAshAnkusha panca puSpa bANESu cApE pAsha vimOcana pAda padma yugaLE
vAcAmagOcarE vishva mangaLarUpE vAma kucasthita varavINA hAriNi
3: shrI cakra yantra madhya nivAsini shrI panca dashAkSari shrI kAmakOTi
shrI shankarArdhAngi shrI nAda sOdari shrI candrashEkhara sadguru pUjitE


pAhi cAmuNDEshvari. rAgA: kanakAgadA. cApu tALA. C.Rangiah.

P: pAhi cAmuNDEshvari pAhimAm karuNAkarI
A: mahishAsura mardhinI mahAbalAdri vAsinI
C: mangaLa mangaLapardE angajAri manOhari
shrngAra shEkharI ranganAtha sukham kari


mahiSAsura mardhini ambA. rAgA: udayaravicandrikA. Adi tALA. K.Ramaraj.

P: mahishAsura mardhini ambA mahOnnata kAraNa avatAriNI
A: ahamkAra mamakAra shamanI ambA iha para sukha pradAyini ambA
(madhyamakAla)
C: mandasmita vadanI udayaravicandrikA rAga mOhini indu vidambana sundarI

[priyaram78]

Here is a lovely song on KAli.
Yathumagi nindrai , Kali

By
Mahakavi Subramanya Bharathi

Translated by
P.R.Ramachander

Ragam Poorvi Kalyani
Thalam

1.Yaadhumagi nindrai , Kali ,
Yengum nee nirainthai
Theethu nanmayellam , Kali,
Deiva leelai yandro

2.Bhoothamainthum aanai Kali ,
POrigal anaithum aanai,
Bodhamagi nindari Kali,
Poriyai vinji nindari

3.Inbamagi vittai , Kali,
Yen ulle pugundhai,
Pinbu ninnai yallal Kali,
Pirithu naanum undo

4.Anbu alithu vittai , Kali,
Aanmai thanthu vittai,
Thunbam neeki vittai ,
Thollai pokki vittai.

English Translation

1.Oh Kali , you stood as everything,
You were full everywhere,
Oh Kali ,all that which is good and bad,
Are plays of the God almighty.

2.Oh Kali, You became the five elements,
You became all the machines,
Oh Kali, you stood as the conscience,
And you stood above all the machines,

3.Oh Kali , you became the great pleasure,
And you entered inside me,
Oh Kali, after this , Oh Kali,
Can I stand without you.

4.Oh Kali, you may gave me love,
You gave me manliness,
Oh Kali, you removed all my sorrow,
And removed all my problems.

[Lakshman]

One more song on kALi.

kALikA dEvIm. rAgA: bhuvanagAndhAri. Adi tALA. Kollegal R.Subrahmanyam.

P: kALikA dEvIm karALa vadanAm smErAnanAm cintayAmyanisham
A: bAlArka samaprabhAm trinayanAm mahAmEgha prabhAm shyAmAm digambarAm
C: chinna shiradharAm ruNDamAlAlankrtAm ghOra damSTrAm pinOnnata payOdharAm
muktakEshikAm caturbhujAm shavarUpa mahAdEva hrdaya samsthitAm
(madhyamakAla)
krInkAraikAkSara priyAm dakSiNa kALikAm dashAkSarIm dAnava ripu
dAmOdara sOdarIm subrahmaNya jananIm mAhEshvarIm

You can hear the song here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVLTifCCfUE

[parimalphadke]

Thanks a ton Lakshman and Priyaram78