gambEra nadayodu vandan - Oothukkad song-word by word meanin

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hariharan
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Post by hariharan »

I wish to know the word by word meaning for this popular tamil song, sung during Kalyana Utsavams in a Bhajan padhati. The lyrics are as under.

Raga : Aanandha Bhairavi: Composer-Oothukkad V'subbayyar
Tala : Adi
Pallavi:
gambEra nadaiyOdu vandhAn thiru
kalyANa mandapathE ninRAn
karamalar valathinai udhavan thAnga
kArigaiyar manamellAm kAdhalil Enga
thirai kadal soozh puvi sei thavamOnga
thEdi vandha koottamellAm vazhivittu nEnga [ gambEra]

Anupallavi:
vambavizh malar soodum mangaiyargal onRAi
vAi thirandhu gouri kalyANamE pAda
ambalavANar pangil uRaibavaL azhutham
thiruthamAga vaibOgamE paada

CharaNam [madhyama kaalam]
AnandhamAga thumburuvum nAradharum
angaiyil cAmaram thannAlE pOda
angirundha veeNaiyai akrooran eduthu
Aanandha bharavi rAgathai pAda
gAnamum gAndhAramum izhumenRu
kalam koNda balarAman kai kAttipAda
kai niRaiya pooveduthu gandharuvar pOda
kArigaiyar ovvonRAi kalandhisaiyum pAda [ gambEra]

Can I get an audio link also for this song. Thanks in advance.

rshankar
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Post by rshankar »

Where have you transcribed this song from? Can you please repost the lyrics with in the format that we use in the forum? I will take a crack at it, once the words are clear.

a , A, i, I, u, U, e, E, o, O, ai, M, H

k, kh, g, gh, G

c, ch, j, jh, jn

t, th, d, dh, n

p, ph, b, bh, m

T, Th, D, Dh, N

y, r, l, v, zh, sh, S, s, h, L, R
Last edited by rshankar on 11 Jan 2009, 02:37, edited 1 time in total.

hariharan
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Post by hariharan »

Thank you rshankarji. I re-post the lyrics as you have wanted, still am not so sure if my transcription is fully correct. Please correct the lyrics for mistakes in the language. Once again thanks for your efforts.

Pallavi:
gambIra nadaiyOdu vantAn tiru
kalyANa mandapate ninDRAn - rAja gambIra...

karamalar valatinai uddhavan tAnga
kArikaiyar manamellAm kAtalil yEnga
tirai kadal sUzh puvi sai tavamOnga
tEdi vanta kUTTamellam vazhiviTTu nInga [ gambIra]


Anupallavi:
vampavizh malar sUDum mangaiyargal onDRai
vAi tirandu Gouri kalyAName pAda
ambalavANar pangil uraibavaL azhutam-
tirutamAga vaibOgame pAda

CharaNam [madhyama kaalam]
AnandamAga tumburuvum nAradarum
angaiyil cAmaram tanAle pOda
angirunda vINayai akrUran eduttu
Ananda bhairavi rAgatai pAda
gAnamum gAndharamum izhumenDRu
kalam koNda balarAman kai kAtti pAda
kai niRaiya pUveduttu gandaruvar pOda
kArigaiyar ovvonDRai kalandisaiyum pAda [ gambIra]

Can some one please post an audio link, if any available for this song.

Is the Pallavi lines No. 3 to 6 are to be sung in the madhyama kalam only? Please guide.

Radhekrishna

bkishore
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Re: gambEra nadayodu vandan - Oothukkad song-word by word me

Post by bkishore »

audio for the song is highly appreciated


Lakshman
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Re: gambEra nadayodu vandan - Oothukkad song-word by word me

Post by Lakshman »

gambhIra naDaiyODu vandAn. rAgA: Anandabhairavi. Adi.

P: gambhIra naDaiyODu vandAn tiru kalyANa maNTapattE ninrAn
kara malar valattinai uttavan tAnga kArikaiyar manamellAm kAdalil Enga
tirai kaDal shUzh bhuvi shei tavam Ongat-tEDi vanda kUTTamellAm vazhiviTTu nInga
A: vamba vIzh malar shUDum mangaiyargaL onrAi vAi tirandu gauri kalyANamE pADa
ambalavANar pangil uraibavaL azhuttam tiruttamAgha vaibhOgamE pADa
(madhyamakAla)
C: AnandamAgha tumburuvum nAradarum angaiyil cAmaram tannAlE pODa
angirunda vINaiyai akrUran eDuttu Anandabhairavi rAgattaip-pADa
gAnamum gAndhAram izhumenru kalam koNDa balarAman kaikATTip-pADa
kai niraiya pUveDuttu karuttavar pODa kArikaiyar ovvonrAi kaland-ishaiyuDan pADa

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