Arul Seyya Vendum
Composition by KOTeeshwara Aiyyar
About
Title: Arul Seyya Vendum
Composer: KOTeeshwara Aiyyar
Language: Tamil
Ragas: Rasikapriya
Talas: unknown
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
arul seyya vendum ayya(ni) arase murugayya (ni)
anupallavi
marul urave ennai mayakkidum mayaval irul arave jnana suriyan ena vandor sol (arul)
caraNam
nilaiya kayam ilaiye idanai nilai enru ennuvadena mayam enrunaiye ninaindu nan uyya nesa kavi kunjaradasa rasikapriya (arul seyya)
Notation
From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)
Pallavi
aruL shei vENumayyA murugayyA nI
Anupallavi
maruL uravE ennai mayakkiDum mAyaval iruL aravE jnAna sUriyan ena vandOr shol
Charanam
nilaiyA kAyam ilaiyE idanai nilai enru eNNuvadena mAyam
enrunaiyE ninaindu nAn uyya nEsha kavi kunjaradAsa rasikapriya
Meaning: {Courtesy: R Shankar, Rasikas.org}
P: My Lord (“arasE”), murugA (“murugayyA”) you (“nI”) have to shower (“seyya vENDum”) your
grace (“aruL”) (“on me”)!
A: Please appear/come (“vandu”) like (“ena”) the sun (“sUriyan”) of knowledge (“jnAna”) (“and bless
me, Oh murugA”) with a (“Or”) word (“sol”) [1] that will dispel (“aravE”) the deep darkness
(“valliruL”) of illusion (“mAya”) intoxicating (“mayakkiDum”) and entangling (“uravE”) me in a web
of desire (“maruL”).
C: This body (“kAyam”) is not (“ilayE”) eternal (“nilaiya”), so what is this (“enna”) illusion
(“mAyam”) that makes us believe (“eNNuvadu”) that it (“idanai”) is permanent (“nilaiyenRu”)? Oh
one who is dear (“priya”) to the fan (“rasika”), the loving (“nEsa”) servant (“dAsa”), of the poet
(“kavi”) kunjara (“bhArati”) [2], (“you have to bless me, Oh murugA”), so that I (“nAn”) can achieve
excellence (“uyya”) in life by accepting/thinking of you alone (“unnaiyE”) as the eternal one
(“nilaiyenRu”)!
FOOTNOTES
[1] the word (“sol”) I think is the praNava – Om
[2] The composer, Sri Koteeswara Iyer was brought up by his maternal grand-father, who was Kavi
Kunjara Bharati – Sri KI called himself ‘kavi kunjara dAsan’ – his mudra
Pallavi
aruL shei vENumayyA murugayyA nI
P: My Lord (“arasE”), murugA (“murugayyA”) you (“nI”) have to shower (“seyya vENDum”) your
grace (“aruL”) (“on me”)!
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
;pd ,p P P, m G–M | P ; ; ; | ; ; ; ; ||
aruL sheiya vEN- dum ay yA - - - - - - -
;pd ,p P P, m G–M | P ; ; ; | ; ; dp dp ||
aruL sheiya vEN- dum ay yA - - - - - ay yA
D- p d ,p P P, m G–M | P ; ; ; | ; dp dp D ||
aruL sheiya vEN- dum ay yA - - - - ay yA nI
;-pd ,p P dpP , m gr – , m | P ; ; ; | ; dp dp D ||
aruL sheiya vEN- dum ay yA - - - - muru gay-yA
;-pd ,p P Mp m gr – , m | P ; ; nr | sn - d n dp - pm ||
aruL sheiya vEN- dum ay yA - - ara sE- muru gay-yA
P- pd , p P Mp m gr – , m | P dd P- nr | sn - d d pm - gr ||
aruL sheiya vEN- dum ay yA - - ara sE- muru gay-yA
gm - p d , n rsS dP -p mg – , m | P ; ;- nr | sn - n d pm - gr ||
aruL sheiya vEN- dum ay yA - - ara sE- muru gay-yA
gm - p d , n rsS dP -p mg – , m | P dd P -pm | dd - pm dd - pd ||
aruL sheiya vEN- dum ay yA - - ara sE- muru gay-yA
dm - p d , n rsS dP -p mg – , gr | SR S -sr | gm - pd ns - nd ||
aruL sheiya vEN- dum ay yA - - ara sE- muru gay-yA
pm - p d , p P dpP , m G – , gr | SR S -sr | gm - pd ns - nd ||
- nI aruL sheiya vEN- dum ay yA - - ara sE- muru gay-yA
pm - p d ,p D dpP , m G – , gr | gMm- PD | ; ; P ; ||
- nI aruL sheiya vEN- dum ay yA - - - - - - -
; ; DM P ; ; ; | ; ; ; ; | ; ; ; ; ||
Ay- ya
Anupallavi
maruL uravE ennai mayakkiDum mAyaval iruL aravE jnAna sUriyan ena vandOr shol
maruL uravE ennai mayakkiDum mAya-val iruL:
… that will dispel (“aravE”) the deep darkness (“valliruL”) of illusion (“mAya”) intoxicating
(“mayakkiDum”) and entangling (“uravE”) me in a web of desire (“maruL”).
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
;pd ,p D N ; ; ; | ; ; S ; | ; ; ; ; ||
maruL u ra vE - - - - - - - - - - -
;pd ,p D snN ,s S | ;ns ,nS | nS, N D ||
maruL u ra vE- - ennai maya kkiDum mA- - ya
;pd ,p D snN S S | ;ns ,nS | nS, ; sd ||
maruL u ra vE- - ennai maya kkiDum mA- - - ya
;pd ,p D snN s-n S | ;ns ,rS | nS, ; pd ||
maruL u ra vE- - - ennai maya kkiDum mA- - - ya
;pd ,p D snN s-n S | ;ns , r S | nsrs SR ||
maruL u ra vE- - - ennai maya kkiDum mA- ya -
;pd ,p D N ; s- s S | ;ns , r S | nsrs R - G ||
maruL u ra vE- - - ennai maya kkiDum mA- ya -val
iruL aravE jnAna sUriyan ena vandOr shol:
… Please appear/come (“vandu”) like (“ena”) the sun (“sUriyan”) of knowledge (“jnAna”) (“and bless
me, Oh murugA”) with a (“Or”) word (“sol”) [1]
;gm ,gG gr-S r – s - sn | ; - pn , p M | pm nn pm – nn ||
I ruL a ra vE jnA - na sU - riyan - e na van-dOr- - - shol-
pm - p d , p D n P- p pm – , dP | pD, P; | ; ; P ; ||
- - aruL sheiya vEN- dum ay yA - - - - - - -
;pd ,p D N ; s- n s-n | S- n s , r S | nsrs R-G ||
maruL u ra vE- - - ennai maya kkiDum mA- ya -val
;gm ,gG rg-S r – s -sn | ; - pn , pM | pm nn pm – gr ||
I ruL a ra vE jnA - na sU - riyan - e na van-dOr- - - shol-
pm - p d , n rsS nP -p mg – , gr | SR S -sr | gm - pm pm - pd ||
- - aruL sheiya vEN- dum ay yA - - ara sE- muru gay-yA
pm - p d ,p D npP , m G – , pm | pD, P; | ; ; P ; ||
- nI aruL sheiya vEN- dum ay yA - - - - - - -
Charanam
nilaiyA kAyam ilaiyE idanai nilai enru eNNuvadena mAyam
enrunaiyE ninaindu nAn uyya nEsha kavi kunjaradAsa rasikapriya
nilaiyA kAyam ilaiyE: This body (“kAyam”) is not (“ilayE”) eternal (“nilaiya”),
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
; pm ,G, ; R ,S, | ; sn ,D | ; ns r s R ||
Nilai yA - - kA -yam ilai yE i- da-nai
; pm , ggr gg- sr ,S, | ; sn ,D | ; ns r s R ||
Nilai yA - - - kA -yam ilai yE i- da-nai
idanai nilai enru eNNuvadena mAyam:
... so what is this (“enna”) illusion (“mAyam”) that makes us believe (“eNNuvadu”) that it (“idanai”) is
permanent (“nilaiyenRu”)?
;rs ,R, pdp-m pm- gr | G , p ; M| pd M ;P ||
Nilai en ren Nu- - - va de en na mA - - yam
; pm , gr gmp mm gG , - s R S | ; sn ,D | ; ns rsR ||
Nilai yA - - - - - kA -yam ilai yE i- da-nai
;rs ,R, pdp-m pm- gr | G P ; M| pmpd - M-P ||
Nilai en ren Nu- - - va de en na mA - - yam
Enru-unaiyE ninaindu nAn uyya:
(“you have to bless me, Oh murugA”), so that I (“nAn”) can achieve excellence (“uyya”) in life by
accepting/thinking of you alone (“unnaiyE”) as the eternal one (“nilaiyenRu”)!
;pd ,p D N –N S -S | ; ; ; ; | ; ; ; ; ||
Ni la en - ru nai - yE -- - - - - --
;pd ,p D N –N S -S | ;ns ,r-S | S; ,n D ||
Ni la en - ru nai - yE ninai ndu nAn uy -- ya
;pd ,p D sn –N S -S | ;ns ,r-S | S; ,n pd ||
Ni la en - ru nai - yE ninai ndu nAn uy -- ya
;pd ,p D sn –N S -S | ;ns , r - S | nsrs SR ||
Ni la en - ru nai - yE ninai ndu nAn uy ya -
nEsha kavi kunjaradAsa rasikapriya:
Oh one who is dear (“priya”) to the fan (“rasika”), the loving (“nEsa”) servant (“dAsa”), of the poet
(“kavi”) kunjara (“bhArati”) [2],
;gm ,g G R -S r – s S | ; - ns , d P | pm nn pm – gr ||
nE- sha ka vi kun - ja ra- - dA sa ra si- ka- - - pri
G gm ,g G R -S r – s S | ; - ns , d P | pm nn pm – gr ||
ya nE- sha ka vi kun - ja ra- - dA sa ra si- ka- - - pri
gm - p d , n rsS nP -p mg – , gr | SR S - rr | sn - d d pm - gr ||
- - aruL sheiya vEN- dum ay yA - - ara sE- muru gay-yA
gm - p d , n rsS nP -p mg – , gr | SR S -sr | gm - pd ns - nd ||
- - aruL sheiya vEN- dum ay yA - - ara sE- muru gay-yA
pm - p d ,p D npP , m G – , pm | pD, P; | ; ; P ; ||
- nI aruL sheiya vEN- dum ay yA - - - - - - -