Kanugonu Saukhyamu

Composition by Tyaagaraaja

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Title: Kanugonu Saukhyamu

Composer: Tyaagaraaja

Language: Telugu

Ragas: Nayaki

Talas: Adi

Sources:

karnatik.com
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Notation (HTML)
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Notation (PDF)
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Class recording (MP3)
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Recording (MP3)
YouTube: Video

Lyrics

pallavi

kanugonu saukhyamu kamalajukaina galguna

anupallavi

danuja vairiyagu ramuni daya galgina natani vina

caraNam

tanuvokaco manasokaco tagina vesamokaco nidi janula necuvariki jayamaune tyagaraju

Notation

From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)

Pallavi:
kanugonu saukhyamu kamalajuk(ai)na kalgunA

Anupallavi:
danuja vairiyagu rAmuni daya kalgina(y)atani vinA (kanu)

Charanam:
tanuv(o)kacO manas(o)kacO
tagina vEsham(o)kacOn(i)Di
janulan(E)cu vAriki
jayamaunE tyAgarAju (kanu)

Meaning Courtesy: Thyagaraja Vaibhavam: http://thyagaraja-vaibhavam.blogspot.com/2007/09/thyagaraja-
kriti-kanugonu-raga-naayaki.html

P: Is the comfort (saukhyamu) perceived (kanugonu) (by me), attainable (kalgunA) even by (aina)
brahmA – born of Lotus (kamalaja) (kamalajukaina)?

A: Excepting (vinA) for that (those) person (persons) (atani) who has (have) attained (kalgina)
(kalginayatani) the grace (daya) of SrI rAma, who is the enemy (vairi) (vairiyagu) of demons (danuja),
is the comfort perceived, attainable even by brahmA – born of Lotus?

C Is success possible (jayamaunE) for those (vAriki) –
whose body (tanuvu) is somewhere (okacO) (tanuvokacO) and the mind (manasu) is somewhere else
(okacO) (manasokacO), and
who deceive (Ecu) the people (janulanu) (janulanEcu) by donning (iDi) appropriate (tagina) garb
(vEshamu) elsewhere (okacO) (vEshamokacOniDi)?
is the comfort perceived by this tyAgarAja (tyAgarAju), attainable even by brahmA – born of Lotus?

Pallavi:
kanugonu saukhyamu kamalajuk(ai)na kalgunA

P: Is the comfort (saukhyamu) perceived (kanugonu) (by me), attainable (kalgunA)
… even by (aina) brahmA – born of Lotus (kamalaja) (kamalajukaina)?

   1   2          3       1       2       3      1     2           3       1        2     3
; rm , p D       D; |     ;;     DN     D-D | P – pm , d P         D ; | N dpmr    R G R R ||
  Kanu gonu      sau       --    - -    - khya mu kama laju       k(ai) - na - -   kal - gu

S- rm , p D  D; |         ;;     DN      D-D | P – pm , d P   D ; | N dpmr         R G R R ||
nA-Kanu gonu sau          --     - -    - khya mu kama laju k(ai) - na - -         kal - gu

S- rm , p D  rsD |        rs D   D N D-D | P – pm , d P   rsD | N dpmr                          R G R R ||
nA-Kanu gonu sau          --     - - - khya mu kama laju k(ai) - na - -                         kal - gu

S- rm , p D  dpmr |         mpd-p dNd ;-D | P – pm , d P                         rsD | N dpmr   R G R R ||
nA-Kanu gonu sau            --    - - - khya mu kama laju                        k(ai) - na - - kal - gu

S- rm , p D       dpM |     ;;    ;;         D; | P;               ; ;         ;; |; ;    ; ;     ; ; ||
nA-Kanu gonu      sau       --      - -      khya mu               - -         -- - -     - -     --

Anupallavi:
danuja vairiyagu rAmuni daya kalgina(y)atani vinA (kanu)

… SrI rAma, who is the enemy (vairi) (vairiyagu) of demons (danuja),

   1     2      3             1   2   3                      1           2       3
; pd   ,p -S ; N          || R R ; ; ; ;                  || ; ;         ;;          ;;   ||
  Danu ja vai - ri           yagu - - - -                    --          - -         --

; pd   ,p -S ; S          || R R ; ;          ; ;         || ; R  RG R-,r                 ||
  Danu ja vai - ri           yagu - -          --            - rA  - - - mu

S- pd  ,p -S ; S          || R R R ;         G- r- r      ||
niDanu ja vai - ri           yagu rA          - - mu

S- pd   ,p -S ; S         || R R srgr rgr-r               ||
ni Danu ja vai - ri          yagu rA-- --- mu

S- pd   ,p -S ; S         || R R R ; gR-r                 ||
ni Danu ja vai - ri          yagu rA-- -- mu

S- pd   ,p -S ; S         || R R srgr rgr-r               ||
ni Danu ja vai - ri          yagu rA-- -- mu

S- pd   ,p -S ; S         || R rp mr R ,gr-r              ||
ni Danu ja vai - ri          yagu rA-- -- mu

Excepting (vinA) for that (those) person (persons) (atani) who has (have) attained (kalgina)
(kalginayatani) the grace (daya) of that Sri Rama (who defeated the demons)…
... is the comfort perceived, attainable even by brahmA – born of Lotus?

S- N    R -N ; D          || P rs D ,n       dpmr R,g ||
ni da   ya kal - gi         na(y)a ta--      ni vi nA

rs- pd   ,p -S ; S        || R rp mr R ,gr-r              ||
-- Danu ja vai - ri          yagu rA-- -- mu

S- N    R -N ; D          || P rs dN -dp      mr R; ,g ||
ni da   ya kal - gi         na(y)a ta-- ni    vi nA

rs- pd  ,p -S ; S         || R R srgr rgr-r               ||
-- Danu ja vai - ri          yagu rA-- -- mu

S- N    R - N ; dp        || D rs dN -dp       mr R; ,g                  ||
ni da   ya kal - gi         na(y)a ta-- ni     vi nA

S- rm , p D  dpmr |          mpd-p dNd ;-D | P – pm , d P                  rsD | N dpmr   R G R R ||
nA-Kanu gonu sau             --    - - - khya mu kama laju                 k(ai) - na - - kal - gu

S- rm , p D        dpM |     ;;   ;;         D; | P;               ; ;   ;; |; ;    ; ;    ; ; ||
nA-Kanu gonu       sau       --     - -      khya mu               - -   -- - -     - -    --

Charanam:
tanuv(o)kacO manas(o)kacO tagina vEsham(o)kacOn(i)Di
janulan(E)cu vAriki jayamaunE tyAgarAju (kanu)

.. whose body (tanuvu) is somewhere (okacO) (tanuvokacO) and the mind (manasu) is somewhere else
(okacO) (manasokacO),

   1    2          3      1      2         3
; pp   ,p P        P ; | mpdp mr- R g R-r ||
  Tanu v(o)ka      cO    ma-na- s(o)- ka - - cO

S- p p , p P       pmP | rmR Mpm          dpmr    Rgr ||
  Tanu v(o)ka      cO    ma- na-          s(o)-   ka -

rs- p p , p P  P ; | rmR Mpm            dpmr Rgr ||
cO Tanu v(o)ka cO     ma- na-            s(o)- ka -

… by donning (iDi) appropriate (tagina) garb (vEshamu) elsewhere (okacO) (vEshamokacOniDi)?

rs – n r , s – D   N D | ; r m , -P ,        pm P ||
cO tagi na vE      - sha - m(o)ka cO        n(i)- Di

; -pp ,p P         P ; | mp dp mr- R g R-r ||
  Tanu v(o)ka      cO    ma- na- s(o)- ka - - cO

S–nr ,s–D           N D | ; r m , -P d     N- D ||
  tagi na vE       - sha - m(o)ka cO       - n(i)

… for those (vAriki) – who deceive (Ecu) the people (janulanu) (janulanEcu)…

P – p d , p - P S sn       || R S ; R g-r S            ||
Di janu - la n(E) - -         - cu – vA - ri ki

; –pd ,p -P SS             || R R R ; G r- r           ||
   janu - la n(E) - -        - cu – vA - - ri

S- p d , p - P S S         || R R srgr rgr- r           ||
ki janu - la n(E) - -         - cu vA - - ri

S- p d , p - P S S         || R rp mr R      rgr- r          ||
ki janu - la n(E) - -         - cu vA       - - ri

S- p d , p - P S S         || R rp mr-rg      r- r S          ||
ki janu - la n(E) - -         - cu vA        - ri ki

Is success possible (jayamaunE) … is the comfort perceived by this tyAgarAja (tyAgarAju), attainable
even by brahmA – born of Lotus?

      (sd dn)
N R N ;       dpD          || rs D ,n - dpmr R,g r-r ||
Ja ya mau - nE - -            tyA- - ga-rA- - - - ju

S- p d , p - P S- S        || R rp mr-rg    r- r S   ||
   janu - la n(E) - -         - cu vA      - ri ki

N R , dN       d-dp ,      || rs D ,n - dpmr R,g r-r ||
Ja ya mau -    - nE -         tyA- - ga-rA- - - - ju

S- rm , p D       rsD | rs D pdnd N-D | P – pm , d P  rsD | N dpmr                 R G R R ||
  -Kanu gonu     sau    --   - - - khya mu kama laju k(ai) - na - -                kal - gu

S- rm , p D       dpmr |     mpd-p dNd ;-D | P – pm , d P          D ; | N dpmr   RG       R R ||
nA-Kanu gonu      sau        --    - - - khya mu kama laju         k(ai) - na - - kal      - gu

S- rm , p D       dpM |      ;;   ;;       D; | P;        ; ;   ;; |; ;      ; ;      ; ; ||
nA-Kanu gonu      sau        --     - -    khya mu        - -   -- - -       - -      --