Balasubramanyam Padame
Composition by Tanjavur Shankara Iyer
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Title: Balasubramanyam Padame
Composer: Tanjavur Shankara Iyer
Language: Tamil
Ragas: Visnupriya
Talas: Adi
Sources:
- Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Notation (HTML)
- Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Notation (PDF)
- Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Class recording (MP3)
- Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Recording (MP3)
- YouTube: Video
Lyrics
pallavi
balasubramanyan padame tunai padum vedattil meypporulanavan
anupallavi
nila mayil udai murugan nammai nittam kattidum visnupriya marugan
charanam
parvati paramesvaran kumaran panniru kannudai arumukhan parp-pugalum palani andavan pamarargalum nambi vanangidum
Notation
From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)
Pallavi bAlasubramaNyan pAdamE tuNai pADum vEdattil meipporuLAnavan Anupallavi: nIla mayil uDai murugan nammai nittam kAttiDum viSNupriya marugan Charanam: pArvati paramEshvaran kumAran panniru kaNNuDai Arumukhan pArp-pugazhum pazhani ANDavan pAmarargaLum nambi vaNangiDum Meaning: (approx.) P: The feet (“pAdamE”) of Bala-subramanyan are my refuge (“tuNai”). He is the one revered as the essence (“mei-pporuL-Anavan”) of the vedas (“vEdattil”). A: He is Muruga (“murugan”) who rides on (“uDai”) the blue (“nIla”) peacock (“mayil”). He shows (“kAttiDum”) us (“nammai”) the way to salvation daily (“nittam”). He is the dear nephew of Vishnu (“viSNupriya marugan”) – also a reference to the raga name of Vishnupriya. C: He is the son (“kumAran”) of Parvati and Parameshwaran (Shiva). He has twelve (“panniru”) eyes (“kaNNuDai”) in his six faces (“Aru-mughan”). He is universally revered (“pArp-pugazhum”) and is the lord (“ANDavan”) that resides on the Palani (“pazhani”) mountain. Ordinary people (“pAmarargaLum”) place their trust (“nambi”) in him and pray to him (“vaNangiDum”). Pallavi bAlasubramaNyan pAdamE tuNai pADum vEdattil meipporuLAnavan P: The feet (“pAdamE”) of Bala-subramanyan are my refuge (“tuNai”). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 P; M -G PM SR | S–D ; N |S ; ; ; || bA la su - bra maN- yan pA - da mE- -- ;; ; ; ;; ;; | ;; ;; | ; ; ; ; || P; M -G PM SR | S–D ; N |S ; , g M || bA la su - bra maN- yan pA - da mE- tuNai P mp M -G PM sR - s | rs – D ; N | sr ns , g M || bA la su - bra maN- yan pA - da mE- tuNai pdns nd -P ; M SR | S–D ; N | sr ns , g M || bA la su - bra maN- yan pA - da mE- tuNai He is the one revered as the essence (“mei-pporuL-Anavan”) of the vedas (“vEdattil”). P; M – nd ; N ; S | ; ns- , r N | nr sn dp dm || pA- Dum vE- - da - ttil mei- pporu LA- - na-van- P; M -G PM SR | S–D ; N | sr ns , g M || bA la su - bra maN- yan pA - da mE- tuNai P; M – nd ; N ; S | ; ns- , r N | nr sn dp dm || pA- Dum vE- - da - ttil mei- pporu LA- - na-van- pdns nd -P ; M SR | S–D ; N | sr ns , g M || bA la su - bra maN- yan pA - da mE- tuNai P; M – dsnn D- N ; S | ; ns- , r N | nr sn dp dm || pA- Dum vE- - da - ttil mei- pporu LA- - na-van- P; M -G PM SR | S–D ; N | sr ns , pmM ; || bA la su - bra maN- yan pA - da mE- tu - - G; ; ; ; ; ;; | gmgm ,g R | ; ; S; || Nai - - - - - - ---- --- - - -- Anupallavi: nIla mayil uDai murugan nammai nittam kAttiDum viSNupriya marugan A: He is Muruga (“murugan”) who rides on (“uDai”) the blue (“nIla”) peacock (“mayil”). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 nS , S S nd P d-n N |,sN S; | ; ; ; ; || nI- - la ma yil - - - uDai muru gan - - - - nS , S S nd P d-n N | SN S; | ; ; ; ; || nI- - la ma yil - - - uDai muru gan - - - - nsR S S ndP ; d-n N | SN S; | ; ; pdns || nI- - la ma yil - - - uDai muru gan - - - -- nsR S rs ndP ; d-n N | S S nsnd | pdns ns ; || nI- - la ma yil - - - uDai muru gan - - - -- nsR S rs ndP ; d-n N | S N nrS | ; ; ; ; || nI- - la ma yil - - - uDai muru gan - - - -- nsR S rs ndP ; d-n N | S N S; | ; ; N S || nI- - la ma yil - - - uDai muru gan - - nammai He shows (“kAttiDum”) us (“nammai”) the way to salvation daily (“nittam”). He is the dear nephew of Vishnu (“viSNupriya marugan”) – also a reference to the raga name of Vishnupriya. G; M- R ; S N – rs | nd P ppmm | G M pdns || Ni ttam kA - tti Dum vi- SNu-- pri-ya- maru gan - - nsR S rs ndP ; d-n N | S N S; | ; ; N S || nI- - la ma yil - - - uDai muru gan - - nammai G; M- R ; S N – gm | pd mp , gppmM | R S G M || Ni ttam kA - tti Dum vi- SNu-- pri-ya- maru gan - - pdns nd -P ; M SR | S–D ; N |S; ; ; || bA la su - bra maN- yan pA - da mE- - - nsR S rs ndP ; d-n N | S N S; | ; ; N S || nI- - la ma yil - - - uDai muru gan - - nammai G; M- R ; S N – gm | pd mp , gppmM | R ns G M || Ni ttam kA - tti Dum vi- SNu-- pri-ya- maru gan - - pdns nd -P ; M SR | S–D ; N |S; ; ; || bA la su - bra maN- yan pA - da mE- - - Charanam: pArvati paramEshvaran kumAran panniru kaNNuDai Arumukhan pArp-pugazhum pazhani ANDavan pAmarargaLum nambi vaNangiDum C: He is the son (“kumAran”) of Parvati and Parameshwaran (Shiva). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 P; DP ; gp mm – G | ; M R,s |Sr–g ; M || pAr va ti - pa- ra- mE - shva ran - ku- mA - ran P; DP ; gp mm – G | ; pmM R , s | S r – g ; M || pAr va ti - pa- ra- mE - shva ran - ku- mA - ran pdns nd P ; gp mm – G | ; pmM R S | S r – g ; M || pAr va ti - pa- ra- mE - shva ran - ku- mA - ran pdns nd P ; gp mm – G | ; pmM sRs | S r – g ; M || pAr va ti - pa- ra- mE - shva ran - ku- mA - ran He has twelve (“panniru”) eyes (“kaNNuDai”) in his six faces (“Aru-mughan”). GM pdmp gpmm RS | ;S r Gm | P ; ; ; || Pan- ni-ru- kaN- - NuDai A- - - rumu ghan- - - pdns nd P ; gp mm – G | ; pmM sRs | S r – g ; M || pAr va ti - pa- ra- mE - shva ran - ku- mA - ran GM pdmp gpmm RS | ;S r Gm | pdpd P ; || Pan- ni-ru- kaN- - NuDai A- - - rumu ghan- - - He is universally revered (“pArp-pugazhum”) and is the lord (“ANDavan”) that resides on the Palani (“pazhani”) mountain. NS SS ndpd ,nN |S ; ; S | ; S S; || pArp- puga zhum-- pazha ni - - AN - Da van nsR S rs ndpd ,nN |S ; ; N | S- S S; || pArp- puga zhum-- pazha ni - - AN - Da van nsrn N rs ndpd , n N | nsnn S- S | ; - sp pdns || pArp- puga zhum-- pazha ni - - AN - Da van Ordinary people (“pAmarargaLum”) place their trust (“nambi”) in him and pray to him (“vaNangiDum”). G; mm-R ; S , nr S | nddp ; ; pm | gm pd , n S || pA- ma- ra - num nam- bi - - - - va- Nan- - - giDum nsrn N rs ndpd , n N | nsnn S- S | ; - sp pdns || pArp- puga zhum-- pazha ni - - AN - Da van G; mm-R ; S ; gm | pd mp ; gp | mm rs , g M || pA- ma- ra - num nam- bi - - - - va- Nan- - - giDum pdns nd -P ; M SR | S–D ; N | sr ns , g M || bA la su - bra maN- yan pA - da mE- tuNai P; M – dsnn D- N ; S | ; ns- , r N | nr sn dp dm || pA- Dum vE- - da - ttil mei- pporu LA- - na-van- P; M -G PM SR | S–D ; N | sr ns , pmM ; || bA la su - bra maN- yan pA - da mE- tu - - G; ; ; ; ; ;; | gmgm ,g R | ; ; S; || Nai - - - - - - ---- --- - - --