Dayaleni Bratukemi

Composition by Tyaagaraaja

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Title: Dayaleni Bratukemi

Composer: Tyaagaraaja

Language: Telugu

Ragas: Nayaki

Talas: Jhampa

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

dayaleni bratukemi dasaratha rama ni

anupallavi

vayasu nuraina ni vasudha nelina gani

caraNam

rajadhiraja ratiraja sata lavanya puja japamula vela ponduga neduta rajilla lokantaranga marmamu delipi rajiseyani tyagaraja sannuta nidu

Notation

From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)

Pallavi:
daya lEni bratuk(E)mi          daSaratha rAma nI

Anupallavi:
vayasu nUr(ai)na(y)I vasudhan(E)lina kAni (daya)

Charanam:
rAj(A)dhirAja rati rAja Sata lAvaNya               pUja japamula vELa pondugAn(e)duTa
rAjilli lOk(A)ntaranga marmamu telipi              rAji sEyani tyAgarAja sannuta nIdu (daya)

Meaning Courtesy: http://thyagaraja-vaibhavam.blogspot.com/2007/09/thyagaraja-kriti-daya-leni-raga-
naayaki.html
Sahityam: daya lEni bratuk(E)mi daSaratha rAma nI
Meaning: O Lord SrI rAma, son of King daSaratha! What for (Emi) such a livelihood (bratuku) (bratukEmi) without (lEni) Your
(nI) grace (daya)?

Sahityam: vayasu nUr(ai)na(y)I
Meaning: Even (aina) if one is lives a hundred (nUru) years (vayasu) (literally old),

Sahityam: vasudhan(E)lina kAni (daya)
Meaning: And (kAni) even if one rules (Elina) this (I) (nUrainayI) whole World (vasudhanu) (vasudhanElina) …
[O Lord SrI rAma son of King daSaratha! what for such a livelihood without Your grace?]

Sahityam: rAj(A)dhirAja rati rAja Sata lAvaNya
Meaning: O Overlord (adhirAja) of Kings (rAja) (rAjAdhirAja)! O Lord whose beauty (lAvaNya) is like that of a hundred (Sata)
cupids – Lord (rAja) of rati – (wife of cupid)!

Sahityam: pUja japamula vELa pondugAn(e)duTa
Meaning: … during (vELa) worship (pUja) and prayer (japamula), if you don’t appear (pondugAnu) before (eduTa) me
(pondugAneduTa), and

Sahityam: rAjilli lOk(A)ntaranga marmamu telipi
Meaning: … shining (rAjilli) befittingly, and not explaining (telipi) (literally informing) the inner (antaranga) secrets (marmamu)
of the World (lOka) (lOkAntaranga)?

Sahityam: rAji sEyani tyAgarAja sannuta nIdu (daya)
Meaning:… not satisfying (rAji sEyani) me … O Lord well-praised (sannuta) by this tyAgarAja!... what for such a livelihood,
without Your (nIdu) grace…

Pallavi:
daya lEni bratuk(E)mi         daSaratha rAma nI

Sahityam: daya lEni bratuk(E)mi daSaratha rAma nI
Meaning: O Lord SrI rAma, son of King daSaratha! What for (Emi) such a livelihood (bratuku) (bratukEmi) without (lEni) Your
(nI) grace (daya)?

     1      2        3          4         5       6         7       |    1        | 1           2        ||
; ; RM P ; ; ; P, m M- D , P , D ; DN D ; P ; ; pm M ; pDp | P ; mpdp | pmR rgrg R ; ; ,s ||
-- Daya le - - - ni - - Bra - tu ke - - - - - - mi?- Daa- sha –ra- - thi Raa- - - - - - - - - ma ! - - -

    1      2         3          4         5         6         7      |    1       | 1              2    ||
S ; RM P ; ; dn- dp mPm– D , P , D; pdnd D ; P ; ; pm M ; pDp | D N dpmp | DN dp mr rgrg R; ||
Nee -Daya le - - - ni - - Bra - tu ke - - - - - - mi?- Daa- sha –ra- - thi Raa- - - - - - - - - - - - ma ! -

    1       2         3          4         5       6           7      |     1      | 1               2     ||
S ; RM P ; ; ; dp mPm– D , P , rsD pdnd D ; P ; ; pm M ; pDp | S P pd N | dp mr rgrg R; ; ; ||
Nee -Daya le - - - ni - - Bra - tu ke - - - - - - mi?- Daa- sha –ra- - thi Raa- - - - - - - - - - - ma ! -

   1       2       3         4               5          6          7 |       1          |    1      2     ||
S ; RM pmP ; ; P ; ; ; ; ; ; ;              ;;;;       ;;;;       ;;;; |    ;;;;        |   ;;;;   ;;;;    ||
Nee -Daya le - - - ni - - - - - -           ----       ----       ----      ----            ----   ----

Anupallavi:
vayasu nUr(ai)na(y)I vasudhan(E)lina kAni (daya)

Sahityam: vayasu nUr(ai)na(y)I
Meaning: Even (aina) if one is lives a hundred (nUru) years (vayasu) (literally old),

    1        2        3        4        5       6      7    |      1    |   1           2     ||
; ; DP SN R ;         S;;; ;;;; ;;;; ;;;;             ;;;; ;;;;             ;;;;   ;;;;
 - - Vaya su- - -     ---- ---- ---- ----             ---- ----             ----   ----

    1      2             3         4       5       6          7     |   1       | 1                     2     ||
S ; DP SN R ;           S ; R ; ; ; rgrg S R S ; S ; DP SS dpsn RS rpmr ; ; srgr ;                    R; S ; ||
Yi- Vaya su- Noo       - - rai - - - - - na - - - Yi- Vaya su- Noo-- - - rai --   ----                - - na -

Sahityam: vasudhan(E)lina kAni (daya)
Meaning: And (kAni) even if one rules (Elina) this (I) (nUrainayI) whole World (vasudhanu) (vasudhanElina) …
[O Lord SrI rAma son of King daSaratha! what for such a livelihood without Your grace?]

    1      2             3         4       5       6                  7      |    1    | 1           2       ||
S ; DP SN R ;           S ; R ; ; ; rgrg S R S ; S ; NS             N R S, r | N S P ; | RM pdnn dpmr SR || R S
Yi- Vaya su- Noo       - - rai - - - - - na - - - Yi- Va-           su- dha- ne- - -     li - na- - - - - Gaa- ni -

Sahityam: daya lEni bratuk(E)mi daSaratha rAma nI
Meaning: O Lord SrI rAma, son of King daSaratha! What for (Emi) such a livelihood (bratuku) (bratukEmi) without (lEni) Your
(nI) grace (daya)?

    1       2         3          4         5       6           7      |    1       | 1              2     ||
RS RM P ; ; ; dp mPm– D , P , rsD pdnd D ; P ; ; pm M ; pDp | S P pd N | dp mr rgrg R; ; ; ||
Ni -Daya le - - - ni - - Bra - tu ke - - - - - - mi?- Daa- sha –ra- - thi Raa- - - - - - - - - - - ma ! -

   1       2       3         4               5          6          7 |       1          |    1      2     ||
S ; RM pmP ; ; P ; ; ; ; ; ; ;              ;;;;       ;;;;       ;;;; |    ;;;;        |   ;;;;   ;;;;    ||
Nee -Daya le - - - ni - - - - - -           ----       ----       ----      ----            ----   ----

Charanam:
rAj(A)dhirAja rati rAja Sata lAvaNya                pUja japamula vELa pondugAn(e)duTa
rAjilli lOk(A)ntaranga marmamu telipi               rAji sEyani tyAgarAja sannuta nIdu (daya)

Sahityam: rAj(A)dhirAja rati rAja Sata lAvaNya
Meaning: O Overlord (adhirAja) of Kings (rAja) (rAjAdhirAja)! O Lord whose beauty (lAvaNya) is like that of a hundred (Sata)
cupids – Lord (rAja) of rati – (wife of cupid)!
[You are as beautiful (“laavanya”) as a hundred (“shata”) Manmathas (“ratiraaja”)! ]

    1        2          3           4          5       6       7     |    1     | 1            2       ||
;;P;       P;;;       DP pmpd pmR- rgrg R ; ; S S ; ; rp rgrg R ; | S; N S | R ; pmR rgrg R , s ||
- - Raa    jaa- - -   dhi-raa--- - - - ja!- - Ra- - Ti –raa- ja – Sha- ta- Laa- - - van- - - - - - - -

    1     2             3              4           5              6        7     |    1    | 1              2       ||
 S;P; P;;;            DP mp Dnd pmR- rgrg R ; ; S               S ; ; rp rgrg R ; | S; N S | R ; dpmr rgrg s R s ||
ya! Raa jaa- - -      dhi-raa--- - - - - - ja!- - Ra- - -       Ti –raa- ja – Sha- ta- Laa   - - van- - - - - - - -

Sahityam: pUja japamula vELa pondugAn(e)duTa
Meaning: … during (vELa) worship (pUja) and prayer (japamula), if you don’t appear (pondugAnu) before (eduTa) me
(pondugAneduTa), and

   1         2          3           4          5             6       7 |        1   | 1            2      ||
S; P;      P;;;       DP pm D pmR- rgrg R ; ; ,s         S ; ; rp rgrg R ; | S; N S | R ; pmR rgrg s R s ||
Ya! Pu     ja - - -   Ja- pa- - mu- - la- - Ve---        la –Pon du- - gaa - - Ne- - - du - - - - - - - -

Sahityam: rAjilli lOk(A)ntaranga marmamu telipi
Meaning: … shining (rAjilli) befittingly, and not explaining (telipi) (literally informing) the inner (antaranga) secrets (marmamu)
of the World (lOka) (lOkAntaranga)?
[Look at me with affection (“rajjilli”). You must enlighten (“delipi”) me on the mystery (“marmamu”) of life and creation
(“lokaantaranga”). ]

   1       2             3            4          5      6      7   |     1   | 1          2       ||
S; P ;  D; N ;        DP pmpd Pdn dpmr R,g R ; S; ; R rM, P ; | ; ; D ; | P ; D ; pdnd ; D ; ||
Ta Ra- jjil- --       li- Lo--- - - - ka- - - - - - - nta ran ga-Mar - - ma- mu- De- li - - - - -

Sahityam: rAji sEyani tyAgarAja sannuta nIdu (daya)
Meaning:… not satisfying (rAji sEyani) me … O Lord well-praised (sannuta) by this tyAgarAja!... what for such a livelihood,
without Your (nIdu) grace…
[Satisfy my nagging mind so that it remains calm (“raaji seyaani”) and tranquil. What is the use of a life where the mind is subject
to eternal conflict?]

    1      2            3         4          5         6        7 |       1   | 1             2         ||
P; DP SN R ;          S;;;       ;;;;       ;;;;      ;;;;     ;;;;      ;;;;   ;;;;         ;;;;
Pi Raa ji- Se-        ya- -      ----       ----      ----     ----      ----   ----         ----

    1    2             3           4       5       6        7    |    1     |    1     2     ||
S ; DP SN R ;         S ; R ; ; ; rgrg R ; ; ,s S ; DP SS dpsn | RS rpmr | ; ; srgr ; R; S ; ||
Pi Raa ji- Se-        ya- ni - - - - - - Tyaa- - Ga- Raa ji- Se-   ya- ni -   - Tyaa- - - -

    1    2             3           4       5       6               7      |   1         |     1         2         ||
S ; DP SN R ;         S ; R ; ; ; rgrg S R S ; S ; NS            N R S, r | NS P;       | RM Pdn      dpmr rgrg ||
ga Raa ji- Se-        ya- ni - - - - - - Tyaa- - Ga raa-         - - ja - - - di          Vi - nu-    ta! - - - -

Sahityam: daya lEni bratuk(E)mi daSaratha rAma nI
Meaning: O Lord SrI rAma, son of King daSaratha! What for (Emi) such a livelihood (bratuku) (bratukEmi) without (lEni) Your
(nI) grace (daya)?

   1       2               3          4          5      6           7     |    1       | 1              2     ||
RS RM P ; ; ;         dp mPm– D , P , rsD pdnd D ; P ; ; pm M ; pDp | S P pd N | dp mr rgrg R; ; ; ||
Nee Daya le - - -     ni - - Bra - tu ke - - - - - - mi?- Daa- sha –ra- - thi Raa- - - - - - - - - - - ma ! -

   1       2       3         4               5          6       7 |        1        |    1            2      ||
S ; RM pmP ; ; P ; ; ; ; ; ; ;              ;;;;       ;;;;    ;;;; |     ;;;;      |   ;;;;         ;;;;     ||
Nee -Daya le - - - ni - - - - - -           ----       ----    ----       ----          ----         ----

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Meaning: (From TK Govinda Rao’s Book)
Pallavi: What is one’s life (“bratuku”) worth (“emi”) if he is devoid (“leni”) of your grace (“daya”)? Raama!

Anupallavi: Whether (“aina”) one lives (“vayasu”) the full span of a hundred years (“nooru”) and even (“gaani”) weilds
sovereignity (“nelina”) over the entire world(“vasudha”)?

Charanam: O Son of Dasharatha! King of Kings(“raajadhiraaja”) ! You are as beautiful (“laavanya”) as a hundred (“shata”)
Manmathas (“ratiraaja”)! Whenever (“vela”) I worship (“puja, japamula”), you must condescend to appear (“ponduga Neduta”)
before me, and look at me with affection (“rajjilli”). You must enlighten (“delipi”) me on the mystery (“marmamu”) of life and
creation (“lokaantaranga”) and satisfy my nagging mind so that it remains calm (“raaji seyaani”) and tranquil. What is the use of
a life where the mind is subject to eternal conflict?