Evvare Ramayya

Composition by Tyaagaraaja

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Title: Evvare Ramayya

Composer: Tyaagaraaja

Language: Telugu

Ragas: Gangayabhusani

Talas: Desadi

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

evvare ramayya ni sari

anupallavi

ravvaku davuleka sujanulanu rajiga raksincu var-

caraNam

pagavaniki sodarudani encaka bhakti nerigi lanka patta mosagaga nagadhara sura bhusura pujita vara naga sayana tyagaraja vinuta sari

Notation

From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)

Pallavi
Evvare ! Ramayya ! Nee Sari

Anupallavi
Ravvaku Daavuleka Sujalunu Raajiga Rakshinche

Charanam
Pagavaaniki Sodharudani Yenchaka Bhakti Nerigi Lankaa Patta(na) Mosagaga
Nagadhara ! Sura Bhusura Pujithavara!
Naagashayana! Tyagaraja Vinuta! Sari

Meaning: (From TK Govinda Rao’s book)
Raama! Who is there (“evvare”) to excel (“sari”) you (“nee”) ? Justifying your fame (“ravvaku
Daavuleka”) in properly (“rajiga”) protecting (“rakshinche”) the righteous (“sujalunu”). Who can excel
you?
Ignoring that (“yenchaka”) Vibheeshana was the brother (“sodharudani”) of your detestable foe
(“pagavaari”) Raavana, you recognized (“nerigi”) his devotion(“bhakthi”) and offered him
(“mosagaga”) the kingdom (“pattana”) of Lanka. Holder of the Govardhana Hill (“naga-dhara”)!
Worshipped (“poojithavara”) by Devas (“sura”) and Bhusuras! O Recliner (“shayana”) on the famous
serpent (“naaga”) couch!

Pallavi
Evvare ! Ramayya ! Nee Sari

Raama! Who is there (“evvare”) to excel (“sari”) you (“nee”) ?

;;      ;G       ; pmM R ;        |S;     ;;       ;;       ; ; ||
--      - Ev     - va-- re !       --     --       --       --

;;      ;G       ; pmM R ;        |S-S S;          ;S      ; ; ||
--      - Ev     - va-- re !       - Raa mai       - yya ! - -

;S      R , -g ; pmM R ;          |S-S S;          ;S      ; , n ||
- Sa    ri Ev - va-- re !          - Raa mai       - yya ! - Nee

,-s R ; G        ; pmM R ;        |S-S S;          ;S      ; , m ||
  Sa ri - Ev     - va-- re !       - Raa mai       - yya ! - - Nee

g - m P , m -M , g- pmM R ;       |S-S S;          ;S      ; , m ||
- Sa ri - - Ev - - va-- re !       - Raa mai       - yya ! - - Nee

g - m np , m -M , g- pmM R ;      |S-S S;          ;S      ; , m ||
- Sa ri - - Ev- - va-- re !        - Raa mai       - yya ! - - Nee

g - m pd N -dpmm , g- pmM R ; | S - S S ; ; S               ; , n ||
- Sa ri - - Ev- - - - va-- re ! - Raa mai - yya !           - - Nee

, - s R ; - G ; - pmM R ; | S - S            S;      ;S      ; , n ||
- Sa ri - Ev- - va-- re ! - Raa              mai     - yya ! - - Nee

, - s R ; - G ; - pmM R ; | ; ;              S;      ;;       ; ; ||
- Sa ri - Ev- - va-- re ! - -                --      --       --

Anupallavi
Ravvaku Daavuleka Sujalunu Raajiga Rakshinche

Justifying your fame (“ravvaku Daavuleka”) in properly (“rajiga”) protecting (“rakshinche”) the
righteous (“sujalunu”). Who can excel you?

;;       ; - pd   , n S DN          |;S      ;;      ;;       ; ; ||
--       - Ra-    -vva ku Daa-       - vu-   --      --       ---

rs nd    pm - pd , n S D N | S ;             ;G      ,gM      mg R ||
--       - - Ra- -vva ku Daa- vu-            - le-   -ka Su   ja- nu

s- s S ; - pd , n S    DN           |S;      ;G      ,gM      mg R ||
- la nu - Ra- -vva ku Daa-           vu-     - le-   -ka Su   ja- lu

s- s S ; - , s , n S        sn D    | pd N ; - P     , d pm    P ; ||
- la nu - Raa - ji ga       Ra- -     kshin- - che   --- -     Vaa

; P      ;, s , n S         sn D    | pd N ; - P     , d pm    P ; ||
- ru      - Raa - ji ga     Ra- -     kshin- - che   --- -     Vaa

;P       ; - pd , n S       snd n | , S ,    ;G      ,gM      mg R ||
- ru     - Ra- -vva ku      Daa-     -vu-    - le-   -ka Su   ja- lu

s- s S ; , s , n S          sn D    | pd N ; - P     , d pm    P ,m     ||
- la nu - Raa - ji ga       Ra- -     kshin- - che   --- -     Vaa

gmpd     n S- s , n S       sn D | pd N ; - pd       n- d pm P ; ||
ru - -    - - Raa - ji ga    Ra- - kshin- - che      --- -   Vaa

gmpd     n S- s , n S       rsnd ; | pd N ; - pd     n- d pm P ; ||
ru - -    - - Raa - ji ga   Ra- - kshin- - che       --- -   Vaa

gmpd     n s- G
ru - -    - - Ev vare …

Charanam
Pagavaaniki Sodharudani Yenchaka Bhakti Nerigi Lankaa Patta(na) Mosagaga
Nagadhara ! Sura Bhusura Pujithavara!
Naagashayana! Tyagaraja Vinuta! Sari

Ignoring that (“yenchaka”) Vibheeshana was the brother (“sodharudani”) of your detestable foe
(“pagavaari”) Raavana, you recognized (“nerigi”) his devotion(“bhakthi”) and offered him
(“mosagaga”) the kingdom (“pattana”) of Lanka.

;;       ;pm      ,-P,      ; pp | M - R     ; s r ,gM        M gmP ||
--       -Paga    - vaa     - ni- ki So      - dharu - dani   Yen- - -

,pP     ;pm      , - pmP , ; pp | mm - R      ; s r ,gM             M gmP ||
- chaka - Paga     - vaa - ni- ki - So        - dharu - dani        Yen- - -

,pP     ; , g m p - pd    N dn | sn dp mm - , m          gm - dp p m gm ||
- chaka - Bha- - kti Ne- ri - gi- - - Lan- kaa- Pa       -tta Mo- sa - ga-

R,s       ; - p m , - pmP , ; gp | mg - R ; s r ,gM              M gmP ||
ga - -   - Paga - vaa - ni- ki - So - dharu - dani              Yen- - -

,pP     ; , m g m - pd N -dn | sn dp mm - , m            gm - dp p m gm ||
- chaka - Bha- - kti Ne- ri - gi- - - Lan- kaa- Pa       -tta Mo- sa - ga-

Holder of the Govardhana Hill (“naga-dhara”)! Worshipped (“poojithavara”) by Devas (“sura”) and
Bhusuras!

R,s      ; pd   , n S DN         |; S   ;;         ;;          ;;    ||
ga - -   - Naga - dhara ! Sura    - Bhu - -        --          --

rs nd    pm - pd , n S    ;D |NS      ; s pm , R ,             S - S ||
su- -    ra- Naga dhara ! - Su ra Bhu - su ra- Pu-             - ji

dNs     S - pd , n S       ;D    |NS     ; sM ,R,            S-S           ||
tha- va ra! Naga dhara ! - Su    ra Bhu - su ra- Pu-         - ji

O Recliner (“shayana”) on the famous serpent (“naaga”) couch!

s S s    S -s , s S       dsnd | pd N ; - P        , d pm      P ;        ||
tha- va ra! Naa ga sha    ya-na! Tya-ga - ra       - ja- -     Vi

PP       ; - pd , n S      ;D |NS      ; sM ,R,                S - S ||
nu ta    - Naga dhara !    - Su ra Bhu - su ra- Pu-             - ji

dNs       S - s , s sn     dsnd | pd N ; - pd      n- d pm P ,m ||
nu ta!   - Naa ga sha     ya-na! Tya-ga - ra       - ja- - Vi

gmpd ns - S , s S         sn D | pd N ; - pd       n- d pm P ,m ||
nu ta! - Naa ga sha       ya-na! Tya-ga - ra       - ja- - Vi

gmpd ns - G
nu - - ta!- Ev vare …