Amba Vani

Composition by H.N. Muttayyah Bhaagavatar

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Title: Amba Vani

Composer: H.N. Muttayyah Bhaagavatar

Language: Telugu

Ragas: Kiravani

Talas: Adi

Sources:

karnatik.com
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Notation (HTML)
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Notation (PDF)
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Class recording (MP4)
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Class recording (MP3)
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Recording (MP3)
YouTube: Video

Lyrics

pallavi

amba vani nannadarincave

anupallavi

sambarari vairi sahodari kambu galesita kamalesvari

caraNam

paradevi ninnu bhajiyince bhaktulanu broce pankajasani vara vinapani vagvilasini harikesapura alankari rani

Notation

From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)

Pallavi:
ambA vANi nannAdarincavE

Anupallavi:
shambarAri vairi sahOdari kambu gaLEsita kamalEshavri

Charanam:
paradEvi ninnu bhajiyincE bhaktulanu brOcE pankajAsani
 vara vINApANi vAgvilAsini harikEshapura alankAri rANi

Meaning: (Courtesy: P.R.Ramachander
http://translationsofsomesongsofcarnticmusic.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/amba-vani.html)

Oh Mother (“vAni”) Saraswathi (“Vani”), please support me (“AdarincavE”)

Sister (“sahOdari”) of enemy (“vairi”) of Sambara,
Oh Goddess of lotus (“kamal-Eshavri”) who has a conch (“kambu”) like neck (“gaLEsita”)

Oh divine Goddess (“paradEvi”) if you (“ninnu”) are sung about (“bhajiyincE”),
oh Goddess who sits on a lotus (“pankaj-Asani”) ,
You protect (“brOcE”) your devotees (“bhaktulanu”),
Oh goddess who has the divine Veena in her hand (“vara vINA-pANi”),
Oh Goddess with pretty speech(“vAg-vilAsini”), Oh queen (“rANi”) who decorates (“alankAri”) Harikesapura
(“harikEshapura”)

Pallavi:
ambA vANi nannAdarincavE

Oh Mother (“vAni”) Saraswathi (“Vani”), please support me (“AdarincavE”)

;;        ;D        P , m ; dp          |G, r   ; - rg       |    M,p            ;D        ||
           Am       bA vA - Ni-          nan nu - A-              da – rin        ca –

P;        ;M        d-P- m ; dp         |G, r   ; - rg       |    M,p            ;D        ||
vE         Am       bA- vA - Ni-         nan nu - A-              da – rin        ca –

pd N      ;M        d-P- m ; dp         |G, r   ; - rg       |    M,p            ;D        ||
vE -       Am       bA- vA - Ni-         nan nu - A-              da – rin        ca –

pd ns     ,n- M     d-P- m ; dp         |G, r   ; - rg       |    M,p            ;D        ||
vE -       - Am     bA- vA - Ni-         nan nu - A-              da – rin        ca –

pd ns     R - sn    d-P- m ; dp    |G, r  ; - rg             |    M,p            ;D        ||
vE -      - Am      - bA- vA - Ni- nan nu - A-                    da – rin        ca –

pd ns     R - sn    d-P- m ; dp    |G, r  ; - gm |                     rs- rg            mp-dn ||
vE -      - Am      - bA- vA - Ni- nan nu - A-                         da – rin          - - ca –

sr gr     sr - sn   d-P- m ; dp    |G, r  ; - gm |                     rs- nn            dp-gm ||
vE -       - Am     - bA- vA - Ni- nan nu - A-                         da – rin          - - ca –

gr-sr     gr - sn   d-P- m ; dp    |G, r  ; - gm |                     rs- nn            dp-gm ||
vE -       - Am     - bA- vA - Ni- nan nu - A-                         da – rin          - - ca –

gr-sr     gr - sn   d-P- m ; dp    |G, r             ; ;       |       ; ;               S;         ||
vE -       - Am     - bA- vA - Ni- nan nu           - -                - -               - -

Anupallavi:
shambarAri vairi sahOdari kambu gaLEsita kamalEshavri

Sister (“sahOdari”) of enemy (“vairi”) of Sambara,
Oh Goddess of lotus (“kamal-Eshavri”) who has a conch (“kambu”) like neck (“gaLEsita”)

; ;       ;P         ,D–s nd–N |S,-s                   ; ; |            ; ;              ; ;        ||
           sham     - ba rA - - ri vai ri            - - -               --               - -

r s n d pm - P , D – s n d – N | S , - s                ; ; |           ; ;              ; ;        ||
          sham - ba rA - - ri vai ri                -    - -            --               - -

r s n d pm - P , D – s n d – N | S , - s                ; R |            srgr            R,g- G ||
          sham - ba rA - - ri vai ri                -    - sa            hO- - -         - - da

grR       , s- sn d-D – s n d – N | S , - s ; R |                        srgr            R,g - G ||
ri - -   - - sham - ba rA - - ri vai ri - - sa                           hO- - -         - - da

grR       , s- dP, , -D – s n d – N | S , - s ; ns |                      R- s r        mg - G ||
ri - -   - - sham - ba rA - - ri vai ri - - sa                            - hO- - -     - - da

g r rs    sn- P   D –r s n d – N | S , - s              ; ns |            R- s r        mg - G ||
ri - -   - - sham ba rA - - - ri vai ri -               - sa              - hO- - -     - - da

g r rs    sn- P   D –r s n d – N | nS - R               ; sr |           G- r g     M - G ||
ri - -   - - sham ba rA - - - ri vai ri -                - sa             - hO- - - - - da

grR       ;-G    R–R           G – rs | gr- rs           S ;       |     ; ;           ; ;     ||
ri - -   - - kam bu ga         - LE- si- ta-            - -              - -           - -

grR       ;-G    R–R           G – rs | gr- rs          S -, g |              R- sn            D -N ||
ri - -   - - kam bu ga         - La- si- tE-            -    ka               ma lE-           - shva

S;       ;-G     R–R           G – rs | gr- rs          S -, g |              R- sn            D -dn ||
ri - -   - - kam bu ga         - La- si- tE-            -    ka               ma lE-           - shva

SR         ;-G   R–R           G – rs | gr- sn          dp -mg           | rs- rg            mp -dn      ||
ri - -   - - kam bu ga         - La- si- tE-            -   ka            ma lE-             - shva

sr gm     gr - G R – R         G – rs | gr- sn          dp -mg           | rs- rg            mp -dn      ||
ri - -   - - kam bu ga         - La- si- tE-            -   ka            ma lE-             - shva

sr gm     gr - sn d-P- G ; D  | mgG , r ; - gm |                 rs- nn              dp-gm ||
ri -      - Am - bA- vA - Ni- nan nu     - A-                     da – rin            - - ca –

gr-sr     gr - sn    d-P- G ; D         | P- mgG        R ; |     ; ;                S;      ||
vE -       - Am      - bA- vA - -        Ni- nan        nu -      - -                - -

Charanam:
paradEvi ninnu bhajiyincE bhaktulanu brOcE pankajAsani
 vara vINApANi vAgvilAsini harikEshapura alankAri rANi

Oh divine Goddess (“paradEvi”) if you (“ninnu”) are sung about (“bhajiyincE”),
oh Goddess who sits on a lotus (“pankaj-Asani”) ,
You protect (“brOcE”) your devotees (“bhaktulanu”),
Oh goddess who has the divine Veena in her hand (“vara vINA-pANi”),
Oh Goddess with pretty speech(“vAg-vilAsini”), Oh queen (“rANi”) who decorates (“alankAri”) Harikesapura
(“harikEshapura”)

; ;       ;R        G,m         ; rg    |M, m         ; ; |      ; ;           ; ;           ||
           pa       ra dE      - vi-     nin- nu       - -        - -          - -

; ;       ;R        G,m         ; rg    |M, m         ; P |      D N            ; D          ||
           pa       ra dE      - vi-     nin- nu       - bha     ji yin        - ca

P,m      ;R         G,m         ; rg    |M, m         ; P |      D N            ; D          ||
Ni ja    - pa       ra dE      - vi-     nin- nu      - bha      ji yin        - ca

P,m      ;R         G mp       pm- rg | M , m         ; P |      D N            ; D          ||
Ni ja    - pa       ra dE      - - vi- nin- nu         - bha     ji yin        - ca

P,m      ;D         , P –mg    G R      | S g- r      sn- N |     S- rg         M- G         ||
Ni ja    - bha       ktu la-   - nu       brO-cE      - - pan     ka jA-        - sa

M;        ;-D        , P –mg G R | S g- r             sn- N |     S- rg         M- M         ||
Ni        - bha      ktu la- - nu  brO-cE             - - pan     ka jA-        - sa

P ;       ;-P       D ,-p       ; –mgR | S g- r       sn- r n | S- rg             M- M       ||
Ni        - bha     ktu la-     - nu     brO-cE        - - pan ka jA-             - sa

P;        ;-P        D ,–s       nd–N |S,-s             ; ; |     ; ;             ; ;        ||
Ni -      - va       ra - vI     - - NA pA- Ni          - -        - -            --

r s n d pm - P       D ,–s nd–N |S,-s                   ; G | ,R-r                ; G        ||
-      - - - va       ra - vI - - NA pA- Ni             - vAg - vi lA             - si

gr r s n d - P D - r s n d – N | S , - s                ; G | R – sr                 mg- R ||
ni     - - - va ra vI - - - NA pA- Ni                    - vAg vi lA                  - - si

gr r s n d - P       D -rs       n d – D | nS- r        ; sr | G – r g               M - G ||
ni    - - - va       ra vI -      - - NA pA- Ni          - vAg vi lA                  - - si

gr r s n d - P       D -rs       n d – D | nS- r        ; sr | G – r g               M - G ||
ni    - - - va       ra vI -      - - NA pA- Ni          - vAg vi lA                  - - si

grR      ;-G         R–R        G – rs | gr- rs         S ,-g |       R sn            D N         ||
ni - -   - ha        ri kE      - sha pu-ra-            - - a        lan kA-          - ri

S,s    ;-G             R–R         G – rs | gr- rs          S ,-g |      R sn            D -D         ||
rA- Ni - ha            ri kE       - sha pu-ra-             - - a       lan kA-         -   ri

nS- r  ;-G             R–R         G – rs | gr- rs          S ,-g |      R sn            D -D         ||
rA- Ni - ha            ri kE       - sha pu-ra-             - - a       lan kA-         -   ri

nS- r  ;-G             R–R         G – rs | gr- sn          dp -mg     | rs- rg          mp -dn            ||
rA- Ni - ha            ri kE       - sha pu-ra-             - - a        lan- kA-        - - ri-

sr gm gr - G           R–R         G – rs | gr- sn          dp -mg     | rs- rg          mp -dn ||
rA- Ni -- ha           ri kE       - sha pu- ra-            - - a-       lan- kA-         - - ri-

sr gm    gr - sn d-P- G ; D    | mgG , r ; - gm |                    rs- nn         dp-gm ||
rA- Ni - - - Am - bA- vA - Ni- nan nu     - A-                        da – rin       - - ca –

gr-sr      gr - sn     d- pm- G ; D | P- mgG                R ; |     ; ;           S;           ||
--vE -      - Am       - bA- vA - -   Ni- nan                nu -     - -           - -

;;       ; D ,P-m                  ; mp    | mgG , r ; - rg |        M–P            ; dm ||
          Am bA- vA            -     Ni-     nan nu   - A-           da – rin       - - ca –

P;   ; ;             ; ;            ; ;    | ; ;     ; ;       |      ; ;         ; ;            ||
 -   - -              - -          - -        - -     - -             - -         - -