Cala Kallaladu

Composition by Tyaagaraaja

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Title: Cala Kallaladu

Composer: Tyaagaraaja

Language: Telugu

Ragas: Arabhi

Talas: Adi

Sources:

karnatik.com
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Notation (HTML)
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Notation (PDF)
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Recording (MP3)
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Class recording (MP3)
thyagaraja-vaibhavam.blogspot.com
YouTube: Video

Lyrics

pallavi

cala kallaladu konna saukhyamemira

anupallavi

k lamu bonu mata nilucunu, kalyanarama nato

caraNam

tallitandri ne nunda takkina bhayamela yani palum ru ni venno basalu jesi ilalo sarivaralalo entento brocucundi peddalat balki meppinci tyagarajunito

Notation

From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)

Pallavi:
cAla kallal(A)Dukonna saukhyam(E)mirA

Anupallavi:
kAlamu pOnu mATa nilucunu
kalyANa rAma nAtO (cA)

CharaNam:
talli taNDri nEn(u)NDa takkina bhayam(E)larA(y)ani
palumAru nIv(e)ntO bAsalu cEsi
ilalO sari vAralalO entO brOcuc(u)NDi
peddalatO palki meppinci tyAgarAjunitO (cA)

Meaning Courtesy: https://thyagaraja-vaibhavam.blogspot.com/2008/04/thyagaraja-kriti-chala-kalla-
raga.html
Sahityam: cAla kallalu-ADukonna saukhyamu-EmirA
Meaning: O Lord! What (Emi) (EmirA) is the pleasure (saukhyamu) in speaking (ADukonna) much (cAla) lies (kallalu)
(kallalADukonna) with me?
cAla – much
kallalu – lies
ADukonna – in speaking
Saukhyamu – pleasure
EmirA – what is

Sahityam:kAlamu pOnu mATa nilucunu          kalyANa rAma nAtO (cA)
Meaning: O Auspicious (kalyANa) Lord SrI rAma!
Time (kAlamu) would pass (pOnu), but the (uttered) word (mATa) will stand (nilucunu);
what is the pleasure in speaking much lies with me (nAtO)?
kAlamu – Time
pOnu – would pass
mATa – word (uttered)
nilucunu – will stand
kalyANa – O Auspicious
rAma – sri Rama!

Sahityam: talli taNDri nEnu-uNDa takkina bhayamu-ElarA-ani
Sahityam: palumAru nIvu-entO bAsalu cEsi
Meaning: You (nIvu) having much (entO) (nIventO) assured (bAsalu cEsi) (literally spoken) many a times (palumAru) that (ani)
‘when I (nEnu) am there (uNDa) (nEnuNDa) as Your mother (talli) and father (taNDri), why (ElarA) be afraid (bhayamu)
(bhayamElarAyani) of the rest (takkina)?’
Talli taNDri – (your) mother and father
nEnu-uNDa - when I (nEnu) am there
takkina – the rest
bhayam-ElarA-yani - why (ElarA) be afraid (bhayamu), like that (ani)

palumAru – many a times
nIventO - You (nIvu) having much (entO)
bAsalu cEsi – have spoken (or assured me)

Sahityam:ilalO sari vAralalO entO brOcucu-uNDi
Meaning: … having been (uNDi) protecting (brOcucu) (brOcucuNDi) me much (entO) in the World (ilalO) and in the midst of my
peers (sari vAralalO), and
ilalO - in the World
sari vAralalO – in the midst of my peers
entO – much
brOcu-cuNDi – that you will protect (brOcucu) me

Sahityam: peddalatO palki meppinci tyAgarAjunitO (cA)
Meaning: … having spoken (palki) (about me) to great persons (peddalatO) (literally elders) and commending (meppinci) me,
(on the other hand) what is the pleasure in speaking much lies with this tyAgarAja (tyAgarAjunitO)?
peddalatO –elders
palki – having spoken about me
meppinci – commending me
tyAgarAjunitO – (what is the pleasure in speaking much lies) … with this tyAgarAja

Pallavi:
cAla kallal(A)Dukonna saukhyam(E)mirA

Sahityam: cAla kallalu-ADukonna saukhyamu-EmirA
Meaning: O Lord! What (Emi) (EmirA) is the pleasure (saukhyamu) in speaking (ADukonna) much (cAla) lies (kallalu)
(kallalADukonna) with me?
cAla – much
kallalu – lies
ADukonna – in speaking
Saukhyamu – pleasure
EmirA – what is

P;        ; mg       R – mg       R–R | S;          ; sn       D – S ; rm           ||
Chaa      - la -     - Kal-       - la laa          - du-      - Kon - na-

P rm      P- mg      rr – mg      R–R | S;          ; sn       D – S ; rm           ||
Chaa      - la -     - Kal-       - la laa          - du-      - Kon - na-

rm pd     , p mg R – mg           R – R | rsS ; ; sn           D–S ; R              ||
Chaa      - la - - Kal-           - la laa - du-               - Kon - na-

rm pd     sn d d     pp - mg R – R | rsS ; ; sn                D–S ; R              ||
Chaa      - la -     - Kal-   - la laa - du-                   - Kon - na-

rm pd     sn d d     pp – mp mg r r | sr ss ; sn               D–S ; R              ||
Chaa      - la -     - Kal-   - la laa - du-                   - Kon - na-

rr mm     pp dd       ss – r r mg      R | r sn d dp –pmM   , g – rm rm P                     ||
Chaa      - la -     -    Kal-   -     la laa - - du-     - - - Kon - na-

DP        ; pmM , g- rs        RR         | ddpm g r – s s               , s - rm rm pd ||
Sau-      - khya - me-         - mi       - raa! - - - - - --            -- -- -----

P;        ; pmG      R – mg       R–R | S;          ; sn       D – S ; rm           ||
Chaa      - la -     - Kal-       - la laa          - du-      - Kon - na-

SR        ; pmM , g- rs        RR         | S;       ;;        ;;        ;;         ||
Sau-      - khya - me-         - mi       - raa! - - - - -     --        -- --

Anupallavi:
kAlamu pOnu mATa nilucunu                kalyANa rAma nAtO (cA)
Sahityam:kAlamu pOnu mATa nilucunu          kalyANa rAma nAtO (cA)
Meaning: O Auspicious (kalyANa) Lord SrI rAma!
Time (kAlamu) would pass (pOnu), but the (uttered) word (mATa) will stand (nilucunu);
what is the pleasure in speaking much lies with me (nAtO)?
kAlamu – Time
pOnu – would pass
mATa – word (uttered)
nilucunu – will stand

D;        ;D        P – pd d d p m | P – D P D                SS         S S        ||
Kaa-      - la      - mu - Po- - -  nu Maa- ta                Ni lu     chu nu

dp mp     dp – pd sd – pd d d p m | P – D P D                 SS         S S        ||
Kaa-      - - la- - - mu Po- - -    nu Maa- ta                Ni lu     chu nu

dp mp     dp – R mg – R R d d            | pd– dd pm pd sd sd S S                   ||
Kaa-      - - la- - - mu Po- - -           nu Maa- - - ta Ni lu chu nu

rsnd ;    ; – pmgr ; R rsS ;             | S – ss rr mm pp dd ss rr                 ||
Kaa-      - - la- - - mu Po- - -           nu Maa- - - ta Ni lu chu nu

mg rr     ss- dd pp mg rr ss             | S – ss rr mm pp dd ss rr                 ||
Kaa-      - - la- - - mu Po- - -           nu Maa- - - ta Ni lu chu nu

kalyANa – O Auspicious
rAma – sri Rama!

s R – r s s – ds D – P         mg R , m | mp ; ; ;            ;;         ; ; ||
Kal- - - - yaa- - na           raa- - - - ma! - - -           --         --

s R – r s s – ds D – P mg R    | rm P ; ;                     mpD        mpdr ||
Kal- - - - yaa- - na raa- - - - ma! - - -                     Naa--      to - - -

Chitta Swaram:
S,d      dp – pp   m- m g r           r - sr d      |S ,s          r mp d                p – rm p   d – m p d ||
srmg     r– sr   s n dd – p           d ssr         |ds–pd         s–rm p                d -sr–d    s s r m ||

Sahityam: cAla kallalu-ADukonna saukhyamu-EmirA
Meaning: O Lord! What (Emi) (EmirA) is the pleasure (saukhyamu) in speaking (ADukonna) much (cAla) lies (kallalu)
(kallalADukonna) with me?

P;        ; pmG     R – mg        R–R | S;          ; sn      D – S ; rm            ||
Chaa      - la -    - Kal-        - la laa          - du-     - Kon - na-

SR        ; pmM , g- rs        RR        | S;       ;;        ;;         ;;         ||
Sau-      - khya - me-         - mi      - raa! - - - - -     --         -- --

CharaNam:
talli taNDri nEn(u)NDa takkina bhayam(E)larA(y)ani
palumAru nIv(e)ntO bAsalu cEsi
ilalO sari vAralalO entO brOcuc(u)NDi
peddalatO palki meppinci tyAgarAjunitO (cA)

Sahityam: talli taNDri nEnu-uNDa takkina bhayamu-ElarA-ani
Sahityam: palumAru nIvu-entO bAsalu cEsi
Meaning: You (nIvu) having much (entO) (nIventO) assured (bAsalu cEsi) (literally spoken) many a times (palumAru) that (ani)
‘when I (nEnu) am there (uNDa) (nEnuNDa) as Your mother (talli) and father (taNDri), why (ElarA) be afraid (bhayamu)
(bhayamElarAyani) of the rest (takkina)?’
Talli taNDri – (your) mother and father
nEnu-uNDa - when I (nEnu) am there

P;        P–P ;;               mpdn DP | ; dnD                 P;        pmM ,g          rs rm ||
Tal       li Tan - -           dri- - - - - - Ne-              --        nun - -         da - - -

DP        P–P ;;               mp d r | sn – dr        , rsn     dpmg               r s rm ||
Tal       li Tan - -           dri- - - - - - Ne-        --      nun - -            da - - -

DP        P–P ;;               mp d s | r d s – p d s – m p    d–mp m gr rm                               ||
Tal       li Tan - -           dri- - - - - - - Ne - - nun - - - - - - - da - - -

takkina – the rest
bhayam-ElarA-yani - why (ElarA) be afraid (bhayamu), like that (ani)

palumAru – many a times
nIventO - You (nIvu) having much (entO)
bAsalu cEsi – have spoken (or assured me)

P;        ; mg       RR        sr pm |gr–R                     S – sn D S           R;          ||
Ta-       - kki-     - na      Bha- ya- - - me                 la raa - ya          ni

rm rm     P – mp  D – mp dr s s | D ;  P – mpdp                          mg R ; S               ||
Pa lu-    - maa- - - ru- - - - - Che - - ya - - -                        no - - - - -

sn D      ; sd       RR        rmpd         | ppmg R ;         S;        S;         ||
Baa- -    - sa-      - lu      Che- -         ---- ---         --        si

Sahityam:ilalO sari vAralalO entO brOcucu-uNDi
Meaning: … having been (uNDi) protecting (brOcucu) (brOcucuNDi) me much (entO) in the World (ilalO) and in the midst of my
peers (sari vAralalO), and
ilalO - in the World
sari vAralalO – in the midst of my peers

DD        D;         P;        ;;           | ;;     ;;        ;;        pm pm ||
I la      lo -       --        --             --     --        --        -- --

pdS       D;         P;        ; pm         | pdsd P ;         ppmg rs rm ||
I la-     lo -       --         - Sa-         ri- - - vaa-     ra- la - lo- - -

pd rsS    D;         P;        ; pm         | pdsd pdpp        mpmg rs rm ||
I la-     lo -       --         - Sa-         ri- - - vaa-     ra- la - lo- - -

pd rsS    D;         P;        ; pd         | sr sn dd pp      mpmg rs rm ||
I la-     lo -       --        - Sa-          ri- vaa- - - -   ra- la - lo- - -

entO – much
brOcu-cuNDi – that you will protect (brOcucu) me

pmgr ; ; R           ;R        rm P         | P mp D ; mp dr             S;         ||
En- - - - En         - to      Bro-          chi chu- - - nti - - -      Pe

Sahityam: peddalatO palki meppinci tyAgarAjunitO (cA)
Meaning: … having spoken (palki) (about me) to great persons (peddalatO) (literally elders) and commending (meppinci) me,
(on the other hand) what is the pleasure in speaking much lies with this tyAgarAja (tyAgarAjunitO)?
peddalatO –elders
palki – having spoken about me
meppinci – commending me
tyAgarAjunitO – (what is the pleasure in speaking much lies) … with this tyAgarAja

sn D R S             RS        srm g | R S    ; ;              snD        DR        ||
dda- la to -         - -       Ba-l- - ka che - -              se- -      - ti

S;        ;;         ;;        ;;         |;;        ;;        ;;         S;        ||
vi        --         --        --         --         --        --         Ped

sn D R S             RS        srm g | R S    ; ;              snD        DR        ||
dda- la to -         - -       Ba-l- - ka che - -              se- -      - ti

s R – r s s – ds D – P mp mm | , g – rm                        P;         mpD       mpdr ||
Tyaa- - - - - - - - - ga- raa - - - - ja-                      - -        vi- -     nu - - ta

Chitta Swaram:
S,d      dp – pp   m- m g r            r - sr d      |S ,s           r mp d              p – rm p     d – m p d ||
srmg     r– sr   s n dd – p            d ssr         |ds–pd          s–rm p              d -sr–d      s s r m ||

Sahityam: cAla kallalu-ADukonna saukhyamu-EmirA
Meaning: O Lord! What (Emi) (EmirA) is the pleasure (saukhyamu) in speaking (ADukonna) much (cAla) lies (kallalu)
(kallalADukonna) with me?

P;        dp pmG R – mg             R–R | S;         ; sn      D – S ; rm           ||
Chaa      - - la - - Kal-           - la laa         - du-     - Kon - na-

SR        ; pmM , g- rs        RR         | S;       ;;        ;;         ;;        ||
Sau-      - khya - me-         - mi       - raa! - - - - -     --         -- --

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MEANING: (From TK Govinda Rao’s book)
O damsels with (“konna”) charming (“chaala”) teeth (“kallaladu”)! Come along to worship Sri Ranganaatha. He was worshipped
by Sri Rama Himself. He is the Abode of all divine charms and attributes. With pearl studded rings and pendants sporting
lustrously at His ears and a golden shawl daintily covering His bosom this juvenile Charmer of The Universe is its Transcendent
Source.
He has a beautiful face rivaling moon’s. He has mellifluent speech. He is the Bestower of happiness to all. He is ravishingly
beautiful. He is the Subject and Object of all Vedas and Scriptures. He is the prop of the Universe. He is worshipped by
Tyagaraaja. Young damsels! Come let us feast our eyes on His ravishing beauty.