lyrics-meaning Tillana Bageshvari

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apsara
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Post by apsara »

Dear rasikas, could you help with the lyrics and the meaning of Tillana Bageshvari by Lalgudi Jayar., please.
Thanks in advance.

Lakshman
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Post by Lakshman »

dhImta taratAni. rAgA: bAgeshrI. Adi tALA.

P: dhImta taratAni dhIranA dru dru tAnana jhaNuta dhIm jhaNuta dhIm jhaNuta
A: nA dru dru tAni tOm dru dru tAni jhamta tanana dhIm tanadhIm tana dhirana
taLAngu dhittaLAngu dhIm tanana dhittaLAngu dhittit taLAngu dhIm tanana
dhittaLAngu dhIm dhIm dhIm taLAngu
C: I vELa nanu kAvamu naTana catura nI vADa mahAdEva shiva shAmbhava
nIvEgAni vErevaru lEru nA jIvAdhAra shankara gangAdhara
takiTajham ma dha ga ma dA dhimi takajham ri* ni sa* dhA takiTajham ma ri sa
tatam tadhim tajham taNam dhIm tananana nana dhIm ri sa ni sa ga ma
ri* sa* ni sa* ga* ma* ri* sa* ni* sa* ga ma ri sa ri* sa* ni sa* dhIm
tananana nana dhImtadhIm tananana nana dhImtadhIm tananana nana dhImta

rshankar
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Post by rshankar »

Let me attempt this. Hopefully, Shishya or someone else will correct me.

I vELa nanu kAvamu naTana catura nI vADa mahAdEva shiva shAmbhava 

nIvEgAni vErevaru lEru nA jIvAdhAra shankara gangAdhara

At this (i) time (vELa), I request you to protect (kAvamu) me (nannu) Oh Lord mahAdEva Siva SAmbhava, who is adept (catura) at dancing (naTana), for am I not yours (nI vADu)? Please know that other than you (nIvE gAni), I do not have (lEru) anyone (vErevaru) else in my corner. SankarA, bearer of the river gangA (gangAdharA), you are the very basis (AdhAra) of my (nA) existence/life (jIva).

apsara
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Post by apsara »

thank you so much!

rshankar
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Post by rshankar »

Apsara, you are welcome!

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