Ka Va Va

Lyrics

Notation

From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)

Pallavi:
Kaa Vaa Vaa Kandha vaa vaa Yennai Kaa vaa Vela vaa (Muru-) ga
                                                    (Shanmu-) gha
                                Pazhanimalaiyuraiyum (Muru-) ga

Anupallavi:
Devaadi Devan Maghane Vaa
Para Devi Madiyil amarum guha (ne) vaa
Valli deivayaanai manavalaa (vaa)
Sharavana bhava parama dayalaa (shanmu-) gha

Charanam:
Aapathin Irulara Aruloli tharum appane (annane) ayya vaa
Papa thiral tharum thapam Aghala varum
Pazhani valar karunai mazhayee vaa
Thapatraya veyilara nizhal tharum vaantharuve yen
Kula guru vee vaa ..
Sri Padmanabhan marugha Rama dasan vanangum muthaiyaa

Meaning:
Oh Muruga/Shanmugha, who lives (“Urayum”) in Pazhani malai,
come (“Vaa”) to protect me. [“Kaa” = protect]

Come, O son of Shiva (“Devadi Devan Maghan”).
Come, O Guha, who sits on Parvati’s (“Para Devi”) lap (“Madiyil”).
Come, O husband (“manavalaa”) of Valli and Deivayanai.
O, Sharavana, the supreme kind being (“Parama Dayaalaa”).

You are one who bestows light (“arul Oli”) to remove (“ara”) the darkness (“Irul”) of danger
(“aapathin”)
You are the one who comes (“varum”) removes (“aghala”) longing [“Thapam”] and sin (“Papa”).
You, are the shower (“Mazhai”) of kindness (“Karunai”), who grew (“Valar”) up in Pazhani.
You are the one who gives (“tharum”) the shadow (“Nizhal”) to
  Protect/remove (“ara”) me from the sun-like rays (“Veyil”)
  created by intense (“traya”) longing (“Thapam”)
Come, oh Guru of our community (“Kulam”)
Oh son-in-law (“marugha”) of lord Vishnu (described as the one with lotus (“Padma”)
   in his navel (“nabhi”))
Oh, the one who is worshipped (“vanangum”) by Ramadasa (alias for the poet himself),
Oh gem of a person (“muthaiya”) ! (Come …)

Pallavi:

Kaa Vaa Vaa Kandha vaa vaa Yennai Kaa vaa Vela vaa (Muru-) ga
                                                    (Shanmu-) gha
                                Pazhanimalai Yuraiyu (Muru-) ga

1. ; G , G,       G;     ; G             | gP ,   pmG           | GR      RS            ||
  Kaa vaa         vaa      Kan             daa    vaa             vaa -   yen nai

;S      S;      ;R       GR               | S;     ;;                 |;;       SR               ||
 Kaa    va       ve      - la              vaa                                  Mu ru

2. ; G , G ,    G;       ; G              | mpd P , dpM             | GR       RS                ||
  Kaa vaa       vaa        Kan              daa   vaa                 vaa -    yen nai

;S      S;      ;R       GR               | S;     ;;                 |; rs ,rsr                 ||
 Kaa    va       ve      - la              vaa                           Shan - mu -

3. ; G , G ,    G;       ; G              | mpd pd N dpm            | GR       RS                ||
  Kaa vaa       vaa        Kan              daa      vaa              vaa -    yen nai

S R     NS      ;R       GR               | S;     ;;                 |; rs ,rsr                 ||
 Kaa     va      ve      - la              vaa                           Shan - mu -

4. ; G , G ,    G;       ; G              | mpd pd N dpm            | GR       RS                ||
  Kaa vaa       vaa        Kan              daa      vaa              vaa -    yen nai

rr s S n dn dpM          G;R              | S;     ; sn               | d pm       G rsr         ||
  Kaa     va    ve       - la              vaa        pa zha             ni malai- Yurai yu muru

[Oh Muruga/Shanmugha, who lives (“Urayum”) in Pazhani malai,
come (“Vaa”) to protect me. [“Kaa” = protect]

Anupallavi:

Devaadi Devan Maghane Vaa
Para Devi Madiyil amarum guha (ne) vaa
Valli deivayaanai manavalaa (vaa)
Sharavana bhava parama dayalaa (shanmu-) gha

P;      pm G    GR       S, r                    | G R         G M |P ;        ;;                ||
De      vaa     - di     De                       van Ma       gha ne vaa

[Come, O son of Shiva (“Devadi Devan Maghan”).]

pmpdPd pm G     GR       S, r                    | G R         G M | P , nd dpP           ;      ||
De     vaa      - di     De                       van Ma       gha ne vaa

pmpdPd pm G     GR       S, r                    | G R         G M |P ;        ndpm              ||
De     vaa      - di     De                       van Ma       gha ne vaa      Pa – ra-

P ,d    N–DN D,dN                                | S -DN S            |S;      ; ;               ||
De      vi Ma di yil Ama                           rum Gu ha (ne)      vaa      --

[Come, O Guha, who sits on Parvati’s (“Para Devi”) lap (“Madiyil”).]

dn S ; n dpm G ; R       S, r                    | G R         G M |P ;        ndpm              ||
De       vaa    - di     De                       van Ma       gha ne vaa      Pa – ra-

P ,d    N–DN D,dN                                | S -DN S            |S;      RR                ||

De       vi Ma di yil Ama                        rum Gu ha (ne)          vaa        Va lli

G;       pmG      ;rS      , s rg               | S;        S;         |;;         P dm               ||
Dei      va ya     nai       mana-                 va       la                     vaa

[Come, O husband (“manavalaa”) of Valli and Deivayanai.]

P D      N S      N D    D N                    |D P        pm G       | GR ,sR                       ||
Sha ra   va na    bha va Pa ra                   ma Da      ya - -       laa- shan mu

[O, Sharavana, the supreme kind being (“Parama Dayaalaa”).]

Charanam

Aapa thirulara Aruloli tharum appane (annane) ayya vaa
Papa thiral tharum thapa maghala varum
Pazhani valar karunai mazhayee vaa
Thapatraya veyilara nizhal tharum vaantharuve yen Kula guru vee vaa ..
Sri Padmanabhan marugha Rama dasan vanangum muthaiyaa viraivodu

P;       pm G     GR       RS                 | SR       GR               | R S              S ;           ||
Aa       pa -     thiru    lara                 A ru     lo li              tha rum          a–

R g rs S , S       ;       R g rs S ,         | S ,d        N;            | S;               ;;            ||
ppa ne     an              nna ne-               ay         ya              vaa              --

[You are one who bestows light (“arul Oli”) to remove (“ara”) the darkness (“Irul”) of danger
(“aapathin”)]

G;       GM       PD      PM                  | P ,d        N–D           |    ND            PM            ||
Pa       pa -     Thi ral tha rum               tha -       pa Ma              gha la        va rum

[You are the one who comes (“varum”) removes (“aghala”) longing [“Thapam”] and sin (“Papa”). ]

GM     PM         G;       GR                 | S–S         R G               | ; R          S ;            ||
Pa zha ni va      lar      ka ru                nai Ma      zha yee                vaa       --

[You, are the shower (“Mazhai”) of kindness (“Karunai”), who grew (“Valar”) up in Pazhani.]

a); P    pm G     GR-      SR                 | GR-         ,gM               | PP           P;            ||
Tha      pa -     traya    veyil                a ra         Ni zhal            tharum       Vaan

[You are the one who gives (“tharum”) the shadow (“Nizhal”) to
  Protect/remove (“ara”) me from the sun-like rays (“Veyil”)
  created by intense (“traya”) longing (“Thapam”)]

P dn     dp P ;    P dm    ,pD                | DN          sn dn             | S;           ;;            ||
tharu    ve       yen --   Ku la                guru         vee -              vaa ..

[Come, oh heavenly being (“vaantharu”), O Guru of our community (“Kulam”)]

b) G ;   GM       PM -     ,pD                | ND -          DN         | DP             P;      ||
Tha      pa -     traya    veyil                a ra           ni zhal     tharum         Vaan

PP       dp P ;   P dm     ,pD                | DN            sn dn          | S;         ;;      ||
tharu    ve       yen --   Ku la                guru           vee -           vaa .. -

;G ;     G;       M–G R                     | S - S rg        rs S           | ; P dm     D       ||
 Shri    Pad      ma na -                    bhan Ma ru       gha                Ra - -   ma

[Oh son-in-law (“marugha”) of lord Vishnu (described as the one with lotus (“Padma”)
  in his navel (“nabhi”))]

D N - S dn sn D                     P– gm     | pd n      S n dp P       |       gG;      ,rS      ||
da - san- Va nan-                  gum Mu       thai -    - - yaa                Vi rai    vodu

[Oh , the one who is worshipped (“vanangum”) by Ramadasa (alias for the poet himself),
Oh gem of a person (“muthaiya”) ! (Come …)]