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Jalajaksi

Composition by Manambuchavadi Venkatasubbaiyer

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Title: Jalajaksi

Composer: Manambuchavadi Venkatasubbaiyer

Language: Telugu

Ragas: Hamsadvani

Talas: Adi

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Lyrics

pallavi

jalajaksi ninnedabasi cala marulu konnadira

anupallavi

celia nela ravademira celuvudaina sri venkatesa

charanam

ni sati doranegana

Notation

From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)

Pallavi:    Jalajakshi ninnedabasi chala marulu konnadira
Anupallavi: Chelia nela ravademira cheluvudaina Sree Vendatesa
Charanam: Nee sati doranegana

Meanings: (Done by Dr. Aruna Turaga, CA)
Pallavi: She, who has eyes like the water lilies (“jalajakshi”), is exceedingly (“chala”)
distressed (“marulu konnadi”) because of her separation from you (“ninnu edabasi”).

Anupallavi: O venkatesa! You are her soul mate ("cheluvudaina"). Why are you not
coming (“ravademira”) to claim your beloved (“chelia nela”)?

Charanam: I have not seen (“ne gaana”) any other lord (“dora”) who can be compared
to you (“nee saati”).

Pallavi:
Jalajakshi ninnedabasi chala marulu konnadira

She, who has eyes like the water lilies (“jalajakshi”), … because of her separation
from you (“ninnu edabasi”).

G ,      R ,              S     ,   , ,          N S      R    G       R    R      S        N
Ja -     la -             ja    -    - -        kshi -    -    -       ni   -      -        -

S R      S      S         N     P   N      S     R   P ,       N       ,     S     ,        R
nne -    -      -         -     -   da      -    -   ba -      -       -     si     -       -

… is exceedingly (“chala”) distressed (“marulu konnadi”)

G R      S       N        S     R   P N          S   R    G    P       G    N      P        ,
Cha -    -      la        -     -   ma -         -   -    ru   -       -    -      lu       -

S N       S     R         -     S N        P     P   G    -    R       ,    S ,         R
ko -     -      -         -     nna -      -     -   di   -    -       -    ra -        -

Anupallavi:
Chelia nela ravademira cheluvudaina Sree Venkatesa

Why are you not coming (“ravademira”) to claim your beloved (“chelia nela”)?

P G        R          S             N        S    R          ,         G        ,          R R             S        S       N        P
Che -      -         li             -        -    ya          -        ne       -         - -              la       -       -        -

N S        R         G              ,-       S G R                     G        P          ,- N            S        ,       ,        ,
Ra -       -         -               -       va de -                   -        -           - mi           ra        -      -            -

O venkatesa! You are her soul mate ("cheluvudaina").

R S        N         P              N        S    R          G         S R                 G      P        G R S N
Che -      -         lu             -        -    vu          -        dai -               -      -        na - - -

R R        -         S              N        P       P G               -        R         S       N        P        N       S        R
sree -     -         ven            -        -       ka te             -        sa        -       -        -        -       -        -

Mukthayi Swaram:

G     , R            G              R        S R             ,         N        S          R      G        R        R       S        N
R     ,- N           G              R        N S             R         P        N          S      R        G        ,       ,-       P

G     R    S         R              ,-       G       P       N         R G                 P      N        S        R        G P
P     N    S         R              ,-       G       P       N         R G                 P      N        S        ,       ,- R

R     S    N P                 ,-        N       G       R        S        N         ,-       P       N         S       R        G
P     ,    N S                 ,-        R       G       R        P        N         S        R       G         R       N        R

G     P    G         R         S     N        S          R        S        N         P        G       R        G      P      N
G     R    ,-        S         N     P        R          S        ,-       N         P        G       ,-       R      S      R
                                                                                                                    (Ja)
Charanam:
Nee sati doranegana

I have not seen (“ne gaana”) any other lord (“dora”) who can be compared to you
(“nee saati”).

N , ,            ,         ,   ,-    S ,                      R   ,        S         N            P   P G               R
Nee - -         -          -    -    sa -                     -   -        ti        -            -   do -              -

G      ,   ,- G            R   S R ,                          R   S         N         S           R   G         ,    P
ra    -    - -             -   - ne -                         -   -         -         ga          -   -         -    na

Chittai Swaras:
(1)
N , ,- P ,                     ,- G ,                             , R            ,        ,           S     , N ,
P , ,- R                       , ,- N                ,            ,- S            ,        R          ,-    G , P
                                                                                                              (Nee)
(2)

N    , P G                 R    S   R   ,   G    R   S    N   P   ,-    R N
,-   G R N                 P    N   S   R   ,-   R   G    N   S   R      G P
                                                                       (Nee)
(3)
N P          G         R   N    G R     N   P    N   P S      N   R S G
R P          G         N   P    S N     R   N    G   R N      R   N P G

P    N       S         R   G    G   P   N   S    R   R    G   P   N     S   N
G    R       S         N   P    R   S   N   P    G   R    N   S   R     G   P
                                                                             (Nee)
(4)
S ,      ,         ,       ,   ,-   N   R   S    N   P    G   R   S     R   G
P ,      ,         ,       ,   ,-   S   N   P    G   R    S   R   G     P   N

S    R       ,-        N   R    N   P   G   P    R   ,-   G   P   G     R   S
R    N        ,-       G   R    P   G   N   R    G    P   N   S   ,     ,   ,

N    P       G         P   ,   ,-   R   G   P    N   ,- G     P   N S R
P    N       S         R   ,   G    N   S   N    G    R R     N   , P N

G    R ,-              N   S R P        G   , R      S    N   P   N     S   R
S    , ,-              P   , ,- N       P   G R      S    N   S   R     G   P
                                                                             (Nee)

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