Meaning of Okapari Kokapari

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tribute
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Post by tribute »

I need the complete meaning of "Okapari Kokapari". Word-by-word meaning is appreciated.

Here are the lyrics:

okapari kokapari oiyaaramai
mokamuna kaLalella molicinaTluNDE
(oka)

caraNam 1

jagadEkapati mEna jallina kaTpoora dooLi
jigigoni naDuvanga cindagaanu
mogi candramugi uramuna nilipEgaana
pogaru vennela deega pOsinaTliNDE
(oka)

caraNam 2

meRaya shree venkaTEsu mEna singaaramugaanu
sarasaina sommulu dhariyimcagaa
meruputoTi alamElu mangayu daanu
merupu mEghamukooDi merasinaTluNDE
(oka)

Amateur
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Post by Amateur »

tribute wrote:I need the complete meaning of "Okapari Kokapari". Word-by-word meaning is appreciated.

Here are the lyrics:

okapari kokapari oiyaaramai
mokamuna kaLalella molicinaTluNDE
(oka)

caraNam 1

jagadEkapati mEna jallina kaTpoora dooLi
jigigoni naDuvanga cindagaanu
mogi candramugi uramuna nilipEgaana
pogaru vennela deega pOsinaTliNDE
(oka)

caraNam 2

meRaya shree venkaTEsu mEna singaaramugaanu
sarasaina sommulu dhariyimcagaa
meruputoTi alamElu mangayu daanu
merupu mEghamukooDi merasinaTluNDE
(oka)

here is one (though not word for word )
http://www.sangeetasudha.org/

srikant1987
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Post by srikant1987 »

Can anyone give a word for word meaning? :|

Rigapada
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Post by Rigapada »

The lyrics with some minor corrections are as below. These lyrics are as per a book published by TTD.

okapari kokapari, Kharaharapriya, V - 17-485.,
by PedaTirumalacharya.

P: okapari kokapari koyyAramai
mokamuna kaLalella molachinaTluMDe
C1: jagadEka pati mEna jallina karpUra dhULi
jigi koni naluvaMka ciMda gAnu
mogi caMdramukhi nuramuna nilipegAna
pogaru vennela digabOsi naTluMDe
C2 pori merugu cekkula pUsina taTTu puNugu
karagi iru desala kAragAnu
kari gamana vibhuDu ganuka mOha madamu
torigi sAmaja siri toliki naTluMDe
C3 meraya SriivEMkaTESu mEna siMgAramugAnu
taracaina sommulu dhariyiMcagA
merugu bODi alamElu maMgayu tAnu
merupu mEghamu gUDi merasinaTluMDe

Shall try to give word for word meaning shortly.

--Rigapada

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