Lyrics/Translation of rAma rAma pAhi rAma

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HariKrishna
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Lyrics/Translation of rAma rAma pAhi rAma

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rAma rAma pAhi rAma (rAga: rEvagupti, tALa: rUpakam)
artist: Bombay S. Jayashri
CD: Rama
composer: Swaathi Thirunaal

I checked the Swaathi Thirunaal site - there are two songs by this name. I think it's the second one (http://www.swathithirunal.in/htmlfile/253.htm) that Jayashri is singing based on the translation. Am I correct?

Unfortunately, I need the l yrics and this site only has them in what appears to be Tamil or Malayalam script which I cannot read.

Also, the CD jacket says this is in rAga: rEvagupti but neither of the songs are listed as being of that rAgam on the website. Can anyone confirm that this is in fact rEvagupti which Jayashri has sung it in? Or is it a mistake?

Lakshman
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Re: Lyrics/Translation of rAma rAma pAhi rAma

Post by Lakshman »

Here are the two songs that start with rAma rAma pAhi:


rAma rAma pAhi rAma. rAgA: bhUpALa. rUpaka tALA.

P: rAma rAma pAhi rAma
A: kAma kAmanIyakAnga hEmAmbara mukha vihasitasOma sOma vinuta nrpa lalAma mahita kAntisIma
C1: sEvaka jana sama varada sItAvara sukha karada rAvalOka ghana racada ramya kEsha varada bhUvalayAdhipa karada bhUpakamajitat-virada bhAva sakalagata hara dayAvilAsa rucira rada
2: kAnana viracita caraNa kanja tAmratara caraNa sUnahAra shubha karaNa sUrya kulAbharaNa
dAnava kula madaharaNa dIna dIna jana sharaNa mauni kalpita smaraNa mAnanIya mahitaraNa
3: pAlita kaushikasavana padmanAbha mrddavana shailavairi krtanavana shAnta sAgaravana
nIla gAtra guNa bhavana nItihIna ghana pavana sAla bhEda krtajavana sarOjAkSa bhrutabhuvana



rAma rAma pAhi vArivAha. rAgA: dEvagAndhAri. rUpaka tALA.

P: rAma rAma pAhi vArivAha shyAma
A: bhUmi bhara kadana hara hE bOdhAkara rAghava
C1: madana vinuta vara kArmuka vidaLana vishrta bhUrida bhArgava garva shamana sadayAnandita lOka
2: kanaka hariNa rUpa samAgata mArIca vibhanjana daityahara rAvaNa ghana vAtAnupamEya
3: sUrya tanaya pavanAtmaja shObhita pArshva jagannuta vIrya nilaya padmanAbha vEda vEdya santatam

PALLOORKAR
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Re: Lyrics/Translation of rAma rAma pAhi rAma

Post by PALLOORKAR »

Dear HariKrishna,
The raga of the song rAma rAma pAhi ( the first one given by Lakshmanji)is given as bhUpALam in books edited by Dr.V S Sharma,Chidambara Vaadhyaar,Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer etc. Prince Ramavarma has sung it in this raga(that is with sAdhAraNa gAndhAram) in a radio program. But, many sing it in rEvagupti(with andhara gAndharam).

HariKrishna
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Re: Lyrics/Translation of rAma rAma pAhi rAma

Post by HariKrishna »

Thanks! Has anyone a translation? The first one given by Lakshman is the one I'm looking for.

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