Eti Janmamidi

Composition by Tyaagaraaja

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Title: Eti Janmamidi

Composer: Tyaagaraaja

Language: Telugu

Ragas: Varali

Talas: Capu

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

eti janmamidi ha o rama

anupallavi

eti janmamidi enduku galigeno entani sairintu ha o rama

caraNam

sati leni marakoti lavanyuni mati matiki juci mataladani tana

caraNam

sareku mutyalahara uramu palu garu momunu kannulara judani tana

caraNam

ingita merigina sangita loluni pongucu danivara gaugilincani tana

caraNam

sagara sayanuni tyagarajanutuni vegame judaka vegeni hrdayamu

Notation

From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)

Pallavi:
ETi janmam(i)di hA O rAma

Anupallavi
ETi janmam(i)di enduku 1kaligenu
entani sairintu hA O rAma (ETi)

caraNam 1
sAti lEni mAra kOTi lAvaNyuni
mATi mATiki jUci mATal(A)Dani tanak(ETi)

caraNam 2
sAreku mutyAla hAra(y)uramu pAlu
kAru mOmunu kannulAra jUDani tanak(ETi)

caraNam 3
ingitam(e)rigina sangIta lOluni
pongucu taniv(A)ra kaugilincani tanak(ETi)

caraNam 4
sAgara Sayanuni tyAgarAja nutuni
vEgamE jUDaka vEgenu hRdayamu (ETi)

Meaning: http://thyagaraja-vaibhavam.blogspot.com/2008/07/thyagaraja-kriti-eti-janmamidi-raga.html
P: O Lord Sri rAma! Alas (hA)! What kind of (ETi) life (janmamu) is this (idi) (janmamidi)?

A: What kind of (ETi) life (janmamu) is this (idi)? Why (enduku) did this birth take place (kaligEnu)? How much
(entani) shall I forbear (sairintu)? Alas (hA) O Lord rAma!
O Lord Sri rAma! Alas! What kind of life is this?

C1:
O Lord SrI rAma! Alas! What kind of life is this for me (tanaku) –
who couldn’t speak (mATalu ADani) (mATalADani) to the peerless (sATi lEni), million (kOTi) cupids (mAra) like
beautiful Lord (lAvaNyuni) by beholding (jUci) Him every now and then (mATi mATiki)?

C2:
O Lord SrI rAma! Alas! What kind of life is this for me (tanaku) –
who couldn’t always (sAreku) behold (jUDani), the chest (uramu) adorned with pearl (mutyAla) necklace (hAra)
(hArayuramu) and the most innocent (pAlu kAru) (literally milk oozing – baby-like) face (mOmunu), to the
satiation of (my) eyes (kannulAra)?

C3:
O Lord SrI rAma! Alas! What kind of life is this for me (tanaku) –

who couldn’t exultingly (pongucu) embrace (kaugilincani), the (Lord who is) enjoyer (lOluni) of music (sangIta)
(and) who knows (erigina) propriety (ingitamu) (ingitamerigina), to my satisfaction (tanivi Ara) (tanivAra)?

C4:
My heart (hRdayamu) is grieving (vEgenu) without beholding (jUDaka) quickly (vEgamE) the Lord - praised
(nutuni) by tyAtagarAja - reclining (Sayanuni) (on the couch of SEsha) in the Milk Ocean (sAgara).
O Lord SrI rAma! Alas! What kind of life is this?

Pallavi:
Eti Janmamidi Ha! O Raama!

Sahityam: ETi janmam(i)di hA O rAma
Meaning: O Lord Sri rAma! Alas (hA)! What kind of (ETi) life (janmamu) is this (idi) (janmamidi)?

;; G     |G;       ; gm      || P M ; | ; D      ,N,       ||
--E       ti -     - Jan-       - ma- - mi      - di -

S; ;    | ;;       ;;        || ; ; ;   | ;;    ;;         ||
Ha! - -   --       --          - - -       --   --

;; G     |G;       ; gm      || P M ; | ; dm       , dN ||
--E       ti -     - Jan-       - ma- - mi      - di -

S; ;    | ;;       ,S,       || sn D P | pm R G ;          ||
Ha! - -   --       -O           Ra - - - - - - -

grsn- G | G ;      ; gm      || P , dn dpM | ; dm         , dN           ||
ma -- E ti -       - Jan-       - - - ma- - mi -         - di -

SN S | ;;          S;        || sn D P | pm R G ;          ||
Ha! - - --         O-           Ra - - - - - - -

grsn- G | G ;      ; gm      || P , dn dpM | ; dm         , dN           ||
ma -- E ti -       - Jan-       - - - ma- - mi -         - di -

S , n srsr | N S   gr sn     || dn sr sn | d sn d pm g - r ||
Ha! - -      --    O            Ra - - - - - - - - - - ma

grsn- G | G ;      ; gm      || P , dn dpM | ; dm         , dN           ||
-- -- E ti -       - Jan-       - - - ma- - mi -         - di -

S , n srsr | N S   gr sn     || dn sr sn | d sn d pm g - r ||
Ha! - -      --    O            Ra - - - - - - - - - - ma

grsn- dp | G ;     R - rr || S , rg rs S | ; D        , N , ||
-- -- E ti -       - Jan-    - - - ma- - mi -        - di -

SNS | ;;           gr sn     || dn sr sn | d sn d pm g - r ||
Ha! - - --         O            Ra - - - - - - - - - - ma

grsn- G | G ;      ; gm      || P dn dnsn dp| M ; dm             , dN         ||
-- -- E ti -       - Jan-       - - - - - - ma- - mi -          - di -

SnGr | ;;          rs - ns   || r - sr - n S | ; ;         ;;     ||
Ha! - - --         ---         ----- -- ----

Anupallavi:
Eti Janmamidi Enduku Galigeno?
Entani Sairintu Ne! O Rama!

Sahityam:ETi janmam(i)di enduku 1kaligenu
Sahityam:entani sairintu hA O rAma (ETi)

Meaning: What kind of (ETi) life (janmamu) is this (idi)? Why (enduku) did this birth take place (kaligEnu)? How
much (entani) shall I forbear (sairintu)? Alas (hA) O Lord rAma!
O Lord Sri rAma! Alas! What kind of life is this?

;; G | G;            ; G || ; G ; | r G r     R R || S ; ; | ; ;   ;;       || ; ; ; | ; ;    ; ; ||
   E   ti -          - Jan - ma mi- -        di   ---        --    --          - - - --       --

;; G | G;            ; G || ; G ; | r G r    R R || S ; sn | g -rR S ;      || dsn dpm | D N S ; ||
   E   ti -          - Jan - ma mi- -        di     - - En- - du- ku-          Ga-- li-- ge - no?

;; G | G;            ; G || ; G ; | r G r    R R || S ; sn | g -rR S ;      || dsn dpm| D N S , r ||
   E   ti -          - Jan - ma mi- -        di     - - En- - du- ku-          Ga-- li-- ge - no?

grsn- G | G ; ; gg || gPm G ; | r G r            ns rg || rsS ; sn | g -rR S ; || dsn dpm | D N S ; ||
 --- E     ti - - Jan - --- ma mi- -             di - -- - - - En- - du- ku- Ga-- li-- ge - no? - -

;; G |G;             G M || P dn dpM ; | ; D , N , || S ; ;        |;;      ; ; ||
   En ta-            ni -   Sai- - - - - - rin - tu- ne - -         --      --

sn G G | G ;         G M || P dn dpM ; | ; D , N , || S N S        | ; ; g r sn || dn sr sn | d sn d pm g - r ||
 - -- En ta-         ni -   Sai- - - - - - rin - tu- ne - -          - - O - - Ra - -         - - - - - - - - ma

grsn
- - - - (eti)

Charanam:
1. Satileni Maara Kotilaavanyuni
Maati Maatiki Juchi Matalaadani Tana (keti..)

4. Saagara Shayanuni Tyaagaraajanutuni
Vegame Judaka Vegeni Hrudayamu (Eti..)

Sahityam:sAti lEni mAra kOTi lAvaNyuni
Sahityam:mATi mATiki jUci mATal(A)Dani tanak(ETi)

Meaning: O Lord SrI rAma! Alas! What kind of life is this for me (tanaku) –
who couldn’t speak (mATalu ADani) (mATalADani) to the peerless (sATi lEni), million (kOTi) cupids (mAra) like
beautiful Lord (lAvaNyuni) by beholding (jUci) Him every now and then (mATi mATiki)?

Charanam 1
;; S   | sn dn dpP ;            || Pdn dpmg , | G mp dp D || ; ; dm | dn srsn dpM ; || dM dN | S R rs S ||
- - Sa   ti - - - le- - -          - - - ni- - - Maa- - - - ra - - Ko- ti- - - - laa- - van- - - yu- ni- -

;; dr      | sn dn dpP ;        || P dSn dpmg , | G mp dp D || ; ; dm | dn srsn dpM ; || dM dN | S R rs S ||
- - Sa       ti - - - le- - -      - - - ni- - - Maa- - - - ra - - Ko- ti- - - - laa- - van- - - yu- ni- -

;; G | G;         G;        || G , G ,| r G r   R;       || rs S - dr | sndn dpP     || Pdn dpmg | G , r rr S ||
  Maa ti -        Maa-         ti - ki- Ju- -   chi-       - - - Ma ta- - laa--         da- - - - - ne - - - -

;; G | G;         GM        || pmg G r | S sr G rs S ; || rs S - snR | sndn dpP || Pdn dpmg | G , r rr S ||
  Maa ti -        Maa-         ti - ki- Ju- - chi-     - - - Ma--      ta- - laa-- da- - - - - ne - - - -

;; G | G;         GM        || pmg G r | S sr G rs S ;   || rs S - snR | sndn dpP || Pdn dpmg | G ; dpmg ||
  Maa ti -        Maa-         ti - ki- Ju- - chi-        - - - Ma-- ta- - laa-- da- ne - - Ta- na---

grsn
 - - - (keti..)

caraNam 4
Sahityam:sAgara Sayanuni tyAgarAja nutuni
Sahityam:vEgamE jUDaka vEgenu hRdayamu (ETi)

Meaning: My heart (hRdayamu) is grieving (vEgenu) without beholding (jUDaka) quickly (vEgamE) the Lord -
praised (nutuni) by tyAtagarAja - reclining (Sayanuni) (on the couch of SEsha) in the Milk Ocean (sAgara).
O Lord SrI rAma! Alas! What kind of life is this?

Charanam 4
;; S    | sn dn   dpP ;     || Pdn dpmg , | G mp dp D || ; ; dm | dn srsn dpM ; || dM dN | S R rs S ||
- - Saa ga-- -    ra- - -     Sha--ya---- - nu- - - - ni - - Tyaa-ga-- - - raa- -  ja- nu- tu- ni- -

; ; d r | sn dn   dpP ; || P dSn dpmg , | G mp dp D || ; ; dm | dn srsn dpM ; || dM dN | S R rs S ||
- - Saa ga-- -    ra- - -  Sha--ya---- - nu- - - - ni - - Tyaa- ga-- - - raa- -  ja- nu- tu- ni- -

;; G | G;         G;        || G , G ,| r G r R ;        || rs S - S | sndn dpP      || Pdn dpmg | G , r rr S ||
- - Ve ga-        me-         Ju - - da- - - ka -           - - - Ve- ge-- ni - -      Hru- da--- ya- - mu--

;; G | G;         GM        || pmg G r | S sr G rs S ;   || rs S - snR | sndn dpP || Pdn dpmg | G , r rr S ||
- - Ve ga-        me-         Ju - -     da- - - ka -        - - - Ve- ge-- ni - - Hru- da--- ya- - mu--

;; G | G;         GM        || pmg G r | S sr G rs S ;   || rs S - dr | sndn dpP     || Pdn dpmg | G ; dpmg ||
- - Ve ga-        me-         Ju - -     da- - - ka -        - - - Ve- ge-- ni - -     Hru- da--- ya- - mu--

grsn
 - - - (Eti..)

MEANING: (TK Govinda Rao Book)
O Rama! WHat life is this ? WHy did this fall into my lot, wherein I am not able to meet and converse
frequently with Hari as beautiful as a crore Cupids and wherin I cannot set eyes on His bosom decked
with pearl necklaces gamboling daintily.
WHat a destiny that denies me the privilege of embracing to my heart's content this wise and Omniscient
Lord who is such a profound Lover of music? Not being able to see this Lord, who reclines on Adisesha
on the waves of the Milk-ocean and who is worshipped by Tyagaraja-my mind is in turmoil.