Ivan Yaro

Composition by Kavi Kunjara Bhaarati
About

Title: Ivan Yaro
Composer: Kavi Kunjara Bhaarati
Language: Tamil
Ragas: Kambhoji
Talas: Capu
Sources:
karnatik.com
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Notation (HTML)
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Notation (PDF)
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Class recording (MP3)
YouTube: Video 1
rasikas.org
YouTube: Video 2
Lyrics

pallavi

ivan yaro sakhiye ariyene sakhi yadonrum teriyene sakhiye (ivan)
anupallavi

tiviloli mani kaustubhamum anindu kondu teril eriye singara bhavani varan (ivan)
caraNam

padattil oru mangai pakkattil oru mangai sittaulabam punda tirumarbil oru mangai edukkay anindano ivan tan emperumano sadittu nan seyda tava payanay vandano (ivan)
Notation

From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)
Pallavi:
Ivan yArO ariyEn sakhiyE yAdonrum teriyEne

Anupallavi:
tiviloLi maNi kaustubhamum aNindu koNDu tEril EriyE singAra bhavani vArAn

Charanam 1:
pAdattil oru mangai pakkattil oru mangai shIttaulabam pUNDa tirumArbil oru mangai
EdukkAi aNindAnO ivan tAn emperumAnO sAdittu nAn sheida tava payanAi vandAnO

Charanam 2:
virinda kamalam kATTi vizhi shen kamalam kATTip-porundu bhuvana mUnrum pUtta kamalam kATTik-
karandingu varugirAn karuNai tandaruLgirAn tirundavennedirAga tiru sEvai tarugirAn

Charanam 3:
jyOti muDiyilanga sorNak-kuzhai tulanga tEgu kiNkiNi mEkhalai iDaiyirk-kulungap-
pItAmbarattaip-pOrttip-pEr tirunAmam sAttik-kAdal azhagar pOlE kATSi tandaruL mUrti

Meaning: (Adapted from https://periscope-narada.blogspot.com/2013/10/a-padam-by-kavi-kunjara-barati-
ivan-yaro.html )
This is one of the 37 songs from the azhagar kuRavanji. This song depicts Princess Mohanavalli and Lord Vishnu.
It is a padam, “a rhapsody for revelry in music and dance recitals”, and a product of ca. 18th century. The rulers in South India
encouraged its growth. Padams in general are light, lively, and pleasing. They are usually love songs elaborating an emotion
associated with a visit of the nayaka (hero) with nayaki (heroine) or the absence of it and the resulting despair. In this particular
padam, the nayaki is asking her friend about the identity of the nayaka that seems to appear in front of her.

The heroine (of the musical daru :"azhagar Kuravanchi" , Princess Mohanavalli ) here is in love with Lord Vishnu. She watches
the procession of the Lord azhagar. She is always thinking about Him while awake as well as when asleep. When she is awake and
in the company of her female friend, her Lord seems to appear in front of her. She could not believe it. Hence she is asking her
friend about the identity of the image that appears to her. She sees the Lord wearing sparkling jewels and riding a chariot. She also
recognizes a lady at his foot (a likely reference to bhudEvi), known as nilamagaL in Thamizh), another by his side (identified as
nILA devi, known as nappinnai in Thamizh VaishNavite liturgy), and one (sridEvi, also known as alaimagaL or Lakshmi) in his
chest which is adorned with a holy tuLasi garland. She thanks her good fortune and revels in seeing Him.

Sahityam: Ivan yArO ariyEn sakhiyE yAdonrum teriyEne
Meaning: Who (Ivan) is this (yArO) person, O friend (sakhiyE)! He does not look familiar (ariyEnE). I don’t know anything
(yAdonrum teriyEnE) about him, my friend (sakhiyE)!

Sahityam: tiviloLi maNi kaustubhamum aNindu koNDu tEril EriyE singAra bhavani vArAn
Meaning: He is bearing (anindu) on him (tivil) a shining (oli) kaustubha (kaushtubhamum) gem (Mani) … He comes (vArAn) in
a glamorous procession (tEril EriyE) riding a chariot (singAra bhavani).

Sahityam: pAdattil oru mangai pakkattil oru mangai shIttaulabam koNDa tirumArbil oru mangai
Meaning:
He has a maiden (oru mangai) by his foot (pAdattil) {Note: a reference to the river Ganges flowing from Vishnu’s feet. Another
interpretation is that this maiden is BhUdEvi ).
He has another maiden (oru mangai) by his side (pakkattil) {Note: A reference to nILA devi, known as nappinnai in Thamizh
VaishNavite liturgy}

He has a third maiden in his chest (tirumArbil) which sports a cool tuLasi garland (shItta tulabam konDA ) {Note: Reference to
Goddess Lakshmi, SriDevi, who sports in the chest of the Lord}

Sahityam: EdukkAi aNindAnO ivan tAn emperumAnO sAdittu nAn sheida tava payanAi vandAnO
Meaning: Why (EdukkAi) is he wearing all these (aNindAnO) ?
          Is he (ivan tAn) my Lord (emperumAnO)?
          Did he come (vandAnO) just to reward (sAdittu) my (nAn sheida) penance (tava payanAi)?

Pallavi:
Ivan yArO ariyEn sakhiyE yAdonrum teriyEne
Sahityam: Ivan yArO ariyEn sakhiyE yAdonrum teriyEne
Meaning: Who (Ivan) is this (yArO) person, O friend (sakhiyE)! He does not look familiar (ariyEnE). I don’t know anything
(yAdonrum teriyEnE) about him, my friend (sakhiyE)!

; , p D | snP D ; || S ; ;             | ; ;        P ds || dP, ; | dpmg mgrs ||
    I van yA- - -    rO - -              - -        a ri-   yEn -   sa-khi- yE - -

R ; D | ; dp ppmg || r G r S              | sn P D ; || S ; ;                 | ; ;       ; ; ||
 - - yA - don rum- - te- ri-                yE -- - -   ne - -                   - -      - -

; , p D | S ; srG || rS, ; ;            | ; ;           P ds      || dP, ;   | dpmg     mgrs ||
    I van yA- - -    rO - -             - -             a ri-       yEn -      sa-khi- yE - -

R ; D | ; dp ppmg || r G r S,r | sn P D ;                        || S ; ;     | ; ;       ; ; ||
 - - yA - don rum- - te- ri-    yE -- - -                           ne - -      - -       - -

; , p D | srgm rG, rs || ; ; ;              | ; ;          P ds || dP, ;          | dpmg mgrs ||
    I van yA- - - rO - - - -                   --          a ri-  yEn -             sa-khi- yE - -

R ; D | ; dp ppmg || r G r S,r | sn P D ;                        || S ; ;     | srgm pdpd ||
 - - yA - don rum- - te- ri-    yE -- - -                           ne - -      - -  - -

mG- p D | srgm rG, rs || ; ; ;                  | ; ;           pdrs    || nd D P | dpmg     mgrs ||
    I van yA- - - rO - - - -                       --           a ri-      - - yEn - sa-khi- yE - -

R ; D | ; dp ppmg || r G r S,r | sn P D ;                        || S ; ;     | srgm pdpd ||
 - - yA - don rum- - te- ri-    yE -- - -                           ne - -      - -  - -

mG- p D | rsnp D ; || S ; ;               | ; ;           ; ;      || ; ; ; | ; ;         ; ; ||
   I van yA- - -      rO - -                - -           - -         - - -   - -          - -

Anupallavi:
tiviloLi maNi kaustubhamum aNindu koNDu tEril EriyE singAra bhavani vArAn

Sahityam: tiviloLi maNi kaustubhamum aNindu koNDu tEril EriyE singAra bhavani vArAn
Meaning: He is bearing (anindu) on him (tivil) a shining (oli) kaustubha (kaushtubhamum) gem (Mani) … He comes (vArAn) in
a glamorous procession (tEril EriyE) riding a chariot (singAra bhavani).

; , mG | P D        ; ; || S , S , | ; ;            ; ;          || ; ; ; | ; ;     ; ;   ||
    Tivil o Li        --   ma Ni

; , mG | P D        ; ; || ds S ; | ; ;             sr Gmg || rs R ; | rgmg , – rs ; S             || s D r S | ssnd D ; ||
    Tivil o Li        --   ma Ni    - -             kau - - - - - - stubha-mum a                      Nin-du- ko- - NDu

,nd- mG | P D         ; ; || dS S , | ; ;              sr Gmg || rs R ; | rgmg , – rs ; S || s D r S | grsn ,d nd ||
    Tivil o Li         --    ma Ni    - -              kau - - - - - - stubha-mum a         Nin-du- ko- - -- NDu

nP- mG | P D         ; ; || dS S , | ; ;            sr Gmg || rs R ; | rgmg , – rs ; S           || s D r S | grsn ,d nd         ||
   Tivil o Li         --    ma Ni    - -            kau - - - - - - stubha-mum a                   Nin-du- ko- - NDu

nP- , D | G ;     R ; || S r n D | M P D D || G R – sn | s – n D ; P || Pdm – mg | G – P D S ||
     tE ril       E -    ri- yE- sin -  - -   - - gA -       ra - bha Va-- ni- - vA rAn-

; ;-D |G ;        R ; || S r n D | M P D D || G R – sn | s – n D ; P || Pdm – mg | G – P D S ||
    tE ril         E -    ri- yE- sin -  - -   - - gA -       ra - bha Va-- ni- - vA rAn-

; ;-D |G ;        R ; || S r n D | M P D D || G R – sn | s – n D ; P || Pdm – mg | G – P drrs ||
    tE ril         E -    ri- yE- sin -  - -   - - gA -       ra - bha Va-- ni- - vA rAn-

Sahityam: Ivan yArO ariyEn sakhiyE yAdonrum teriyEne
Meaning: Who (Ivan) is this (yArO) person, O friend (sakhiyE)! He does not look familiar (ariyEnE). I don’t know anything
(yAdonrum teriyEnE) about him, my friend (sakhiyE)!

N*p- p D | srgm         rG, rs || ; ; ;        | ; ;       pdrs || nd D P | dpmg     mgrs ||
     I van yA-          - - rO - - - -            --       a ri-   - - yEn - sa-khi- yE - -

R ; D | ; dp ppmg || r G r S,r | sn P D ;                     || S ; ;    | srgm pdpd ||
 - - yA - don rum- - te- ri-    yE -- - -                        ne - -     - -  - -

mG- p D | rsnp D ; || S ; ;               | ; ;         ; ;     || ; ; ; | ; ;      ; ; ||
   I van yA- - -      rO - -                - -         - -        - - -   - -       - -

Charanam 1:
pAdattil oru mangai pakkattil oru mangai shIttaulabam pUNDa tirumArbil oru mangai
EdukkAi aNindAnO ivan tAn emperumAnO sAdittu nAn sheida tava payanAi vandAnO

Sahityam: pAdattil oru mangai pakkattil oru mangai shIttaulabam koNDa tirumArbil oru mangai
Meaning:
He has a maiden (oru mangai) by his foot (pAdattil) {Note: a reference to the river Ganges flowing from Vishnu’s feet. Another
interpretation is that this maiden is BhUdEvi ).
He has another maiden (oru mangai) by his side (pakkattil) {Note: A reference to nILA devi, known as nappinnai in Thamizh
VaishNavite liturgy}
He has a third maiden in his chest (tirumArbil) which sports a cool tuLasi garland (shItta tulabam konDA ) {Note: Reference to
Goddess Lakshmi, SriDevi, who sports in the chest of the Lord}

;;   ds | dNd      D ; || N , D , | nddp               D ; || ; dndn | ; ;        ;;     || D P ; | ; ;     ; ;      ||
     pA da- -      ttil   o ru      man-               gai--

;;   ps | dNd      D ; || N , D , | pdnd               D N || ; P – P | D P            DS      || S , S r | rs N d        n D , ||
     pA da- -      ttil   o ru      man-               gai--    - pa kka-              ttil-      o ru- man- -            gai –

nP,- gm | pdn- n , D , || pM pM | pdnd                 D N || ; P – P | D P            DS      || S , S r | rs N d        n D , ||
    pA - - - da- - ttil o ru      man-                 gai--    - pa kka-              ttil-      o ru- man- -            gai –

nP,- nd | P ;      P ;     || P , P , | Pnd         M G || G M -p d | dPd S S || S d- S r | rs N d n D ,                       ||
    shI- ta -      tu -       la bam pU-            NDa-    - - ti ru mA- - rbil o - ru- man- - gai - -

nP,- nd | P ;      P ;     || P , pnd | M G          G M || ; ; -p d | dPd S S || S d- R s | rs N d n D ,                         ||
    shI- ta -      tu -       la bam kon-            NDa-    - - ti ru mA- - rbil o - ru- man- - gai - -

Sahityam: EdukkAi aNindAnO ivan tAn emperumAnO sAdittu nAn sheida tava payanAi vandAnO
Meaning: Why (EdukkAi) is he wearing all these (aNindAnO) ?
          Is he (ivan tAn) my Lord (emperumAnO)?
          Did he come (vandAnO) just to reward (sAdittu) my (nAn sheida) penance (tava payanAi)?

; , mG | P ;       ; pd || ds S ; | S ;             ; ; || ; ; ; | ; ;          ; ; ||
    Edu kkAi         a-    Nin dA   nO-             - - - -- - -                 - -

; , mG | P ; ; pd || ds S ,r | mgrs R ; || ; , r G | rs ; ,                     ; S || S d D r | ND nD -n          ||
    Edu kkAi    a-   Nin dA    nO- - - - ivan tAn                               - em pe- ru - mA- nO

P, -mG | P ; P D || ds S R | mgrs R ; || ; , r G | rs ; ,                        D- D || S d srs | ND nD -n             ||
    Edu kkAi a -    Nin dA   nO- - - - ivan tAn                                  - em    pe- ru - mA- nO

P, -mG | P ; P D || ds S ; |                sr Gmg rs R || ; , r G | rs ; ,        D- S || S d srs | ND nD -n                ||
    Edu kkAi a -    Nin dA                  nO- - - -         ivan tAn             - em     pe- ru - mA- nO

P; -D |G ;        R ;     || S r n D | D P P D || ; ; – d s | , – n D P ; || P ; dm | mg G - P ds ||
    sA di         ttu        nAn - - shei- da-    - - tava        paya nAi   van-     dA - nO -

; ; -D |G ;       R ;     || S r n D | D P P D || ; ; – d r | s – n D P ; || mp Dnd P | M G - P ds ||
     sA di        ttu        nAn - - shei- da-     - - tava       paya nAi   van-   - dA - nO -

; ; - D | mgR gr S        || nD D p | M P P D || ; gr – d r | s – n D P ; || mp Dnd dp | pmM mgG ||
     sA di    ttu           nAn - -   shei- da-  - - tava        paya nAi   van-    - dA - nO -

pdS- D | mgR gr S         || S r n D | D P P D || ; ; – d r | s – n D P ; || mp Dnd dp | pmM mgG ||
    sA di    ttu            nAn - -    shei- da-   - - tava       paya nAi van-      - dA - nO -

Sahityam: Ivan yArO ariyEn sakhiyE yAdonrum teriyEne
Meaning: Who (Ivan) is this (yArO) person, O friend (sakhiyE)! He does not look familiar (ariyEnE). I don’t know anything
(yAdonrum teriyEnE) about him, my friend (sakhiyE)!

pdssnp- p D | srgm         rG, rs || ; ; ;        | ; ;          pdrs    || nd D P | dpmg     mgrs ||
        I van yA-         - - rO - - - -             --          a ri-      - - yEn - sa-khi- yE - -

R ; D | ; dp ppmg || r G r S,r | sn P D ;                   || S ; ;          | srgm pdpd ||
 - - yA - don rum- - te- ri-    yE -- - -                      ne - -           - -  - -

mG- p D | rsnp D ; || mgrG – rs | ; ;                      ; ;     || ; ; ;    | ; ;      ; ;   ||
   I van yA- - -      rO - - -     - -                    - -        - - -      - -      - -