Durmarga Caradhamulanu

Composition by Tyaagaraaja

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Title: Durmarga Caradhamulanu

Composer: Tyaagaraaja

Language: Telugu

Ragas: Ranjani

Talas: Rupaka

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): Detailed lesson (MP3)

Lyrics

pallavi

durmarga caradhamulanu dora nivana jalara (durmarga)

anupallavi

dharmatmaka dhana dhanya daivamu nivai undaga (durmarga)

caraNam

paluku botini sabhalona patita mavanavula kosagu khalula neccata bogada srikara tyagaraja vinuta (durmarga)

Notation

From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)

Pallavi
Durmaaga Charaadhamulanu Dora Neevana Jaalaraa

Anupallavi
Dharmaatmaka! Dhana Dhaanyamu Daivamu Neevai Yundaga

Charanam
Paluku Botini Sabhalona Patita Maanavula Kosage
Khalula Necchata Bogadani Srikara! Tyagaraaja Vinuta!

Meaning: (From TK Govinda Rao’s book)
I cannot bring myself around to flatter wicked and base men as “you are the Lord”
O Embodiment of righteousness! Knowing that you are the Dispenser of all wealth and grains,
symbolizing food, (I cannot bring myself ….)
O Lord, worshipped by Tyagaraja, who never praises those base ones who insult Sarasvati -- Goddess of
Learning -- by dedicating their literacy works in the court of unworthy men! Bestower of wealth! I
cannot bring myself…

[Word-by-word meaning: Ramesh Panchagnula]

Pallavi
Durmaaga Charaadhamulanu Dora Neevana Jaalaraa

Durmaaga Chara: evil ways
Adamulanu: worst of the lot
Dora: You are the lord
Neevu: you
Anajaalara: cannot say

1. ; s r , G ,  M M || G S          ;r g ,sS         ||
    Du ru - maa ga Cha- raa -       - dhamu - lanu

;nd    ,S,       SS      || sn D     S- S   R;       ||
- Dora - Nee     vana      Jaa- -    - la   raa-

2. ; s r , G ,  mdM mg || G S ; r g , s S            ||
    Du ru - maa ga -- Cha- raa - - dhamu - lanu

;nd    ,S,       SS      || srsn D S- S     R;       ||
- Dora - Nee     vana      Jaa- - - la      raa-

3. ; s r , G ,   mnD dm || , g S ; r g , s S         ||
    Du r - maa   ga -- Cha- raa - - dhamu - lanu

;nd    ,S,       SS      || srsn D S- S     R;       ||
- Dora - Nee     vana      Jaa- - - la      raa-

4. ; s r , G ,   M M || gmdm dm - G mg g S ||
    Du r - maa   ga Cha- raa - - - - - dha mu - lanu

; r g ,S,        SS      || g s n d S- S   R;      ||
- Dora - Nee     vana      Jaa- - - la     raa-

5. ; s r , G ,   M M || gmds ; - N d m G ||
    Du r - maa   ga Cha- raa - - - - - dha mu la nu

sr G S;          SS      || g s n d S- S   R;      ||
Do-ra Nee        vana      Jaa- - - la     raa-

6. ; s r , G ,   M M || gmds rg - N d m D ||
    Du r - maa   ga Cha- raa - - - - - dha mu la nu

gssn    nddm     GS      || srG srG S- S R ;       ||
Do-ra   Nee      vana      Jaa- -   - la raa-

;s r   ,G,    mdM mg || G S ; r g , s S            ||
  Du ru - maa ga -- Cha- raa - - dhamu - lanu

;nd    ,S,       SS      || sn D    S- S   R;      ||
- Dora - Nee     vana      Jaa- -   - la   raa-

Anupallavi
Dharmaatmaka! Dhana Dhaanyamu Daivamu Neevai Yundaga

Dharmaatmaka!: The very soul of Dharma(righteousness)
Dhana: wealth
Daanya: grain
Daivamu: god
Neevai Undaga: You are there (You are symbolic of all the above)

1. ; D , S ,     SS     || ; ;      ;;     ;;      ||
    Dha rmaa     tmaka! - -         --     --

2. ; sn d S ,    SS     || ; nd , S ,  SS          ||
    Dha rmaa     tmaka!    -Dhana Dhaa nyamu

3. ; sn d S ,    SS     || ; nd , S ,  SR          ||
    Dha rmaa     tmaka!    -Dhana Dhaa nyamu

4. ; sn d S ,    SS     || ; nd , S ,  RG          ||
    Dha rmaa     tmaka!    -Dhana Dhaa nyamu

sr G    SS       ss nd   || md gs nd - md m - g S ||
Dai-    vamu     Nee--      vai -- - - Yun- - daga

5. ; sn d S ,    SS     || ; nd , S ,  RG          ||
    Dha rmaa     tmaka!    -Dhana Dhaa nyamu

sr gm   ,-g S    ss nd   || md gs nd - md m - g S ||

Dai-    - vamu Nee--      vai --     - - Yun- - daga

Charanam
Paluku Botini Sabhalona Patita Maanavula Kosage
Khalula Necchata Bogadani Srikara! Tyagaraaja Vinuta!

Paluku Botini: Literary work,(also Goddess Saraswathi)
Sabhalona: In the court
Patita maanavulaku: misguided people
Osage: dedicated
Khalulanu: wicked people
Ecchata: nowhere (never)
Bogadani: wouldn’t praise
Srikara Thyagaraja vinuta: extolled by Thyagaraja

;dd     , d -D ; D || mdm- g S- R , g S             ||
 Palu    ku Bo - ti ni - - Sa bha lo - - na

;dd     , d -md gs nd || mdm- g S- R , g S          ||
 Palu    ku Bo - ti - ni - - Sa bha lo - - na

;dd     , d -md gs nd || mdM G S R,g , s            ||
 Palu    ku Bo - ti - ni - - Sa bha lo - - na

; sn , d- S ; R || G M D M         D;      ||
  Pati ta Maa na vu la Kosa        ge -

;dn     , d -D ; md || ndM G S R,g , s              ||
 Palu    ku Bo - ti - ni - - Sa bha lo - - na

; sn , d- S ; R || G M D M gsnd            ||
  Pati ta Maa na vu la Kosa ge -

;s n d S,     SS      || ; ;       ;;      ;;       ||
 Khalu la Ne cchata
         (che cchata)

;s n d S,       SS       || ; s s , n D    S;       ||
 Khalu la Ne    cchata      - Boga dana    Sri

;s n d S,       SS       || ; s s , n D    S R      ||
 Khalu la Ne    cchata      - Boga dana    Sri ka

G- sr G S ssnd           || md gs nd - md m- g S ||
ra! Tya - ga raa---        ja - - - - - Van - di ta!