Karubaru Seyuvaru

Lyrics

Notation

From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)

Pallavi:
kArubAru sEyuvAru galarE nIvale sAkEta nagarini

Anupallavi:
 UrivAru dESa janulu vara munul-
(u)ppongucunu bhAvukul(a)yyE (kAru)

Charanam:
nelaku mUDu vAnal(a)khila vidyala
nErpu kaligi dIrgh(A)yuvu kaligi
calamu garva rahitulugA lEdA
sAdhu tyAgarAja vinuta rAma (kAru)

Meaning Courtesy: http://thyagaraja-vaibhavam.blogspot.com/2007/10/thyagaraja-kriti-kaarubaaru-
raga.html

P Is there is anyone (galarE) who could govern (kArubAru sEyuvAru) (literally manage affairs) the town (nagaru)
(nagarini) of ayOdhyA (sAkEta) like You (nIvale)?

A Is there is anyone like You who could govern the town of ayOdhyA such that -
the people of the town (UrivAru), the citizens (janulu) of the country (dESa), and the blessed (vara) sages (munulu)
becoming (ayyE) exultingly (uppongucunu) (literally swelling with pride) (munuluppongucunu) fortunate
(bhAvukulu) (bhAvukulayyE)?

C Being bestowed (kaligi) with three (mUDu) spells of rain (vAnalu) every month (nelaku),
attaining (kaligi) proficiency (nErpu) in all (akhila) (vAnalakhila) arts and crafts (vidyala) and
attaining (kaligi) a long (dIrgha) life (Ayuvu) (dIrghAyuvu),
did they (people) not (lEdA) remain bereft of (rahitulugA) intrigue (calamu) and arrogance (garva)?
O Lord rAma praised (vinuta) by this pious (sAdhu) tyAgarAja!
is there anyone who could govern the town of ayOdhyA like You?

Pallavi:
Kaaru Baaru Seyuvaaru Galare Neevalle Saaketa Nagarini

Sahityam: kArubAru sEyuvAru galarE
Meaning: Is there is anyone (galarE) who could govern (kArubAru sEyuvAru) (literally manage affairs)

; ; R ; ; gs S ;     S; ;D     ND P; | ;; R;            ; gs S ;       S; ;D       N D dp D ||
- - Kaa - - ru -     Baa- -    - - ru - - - Kaa         - - ru         Baa- -       - - ru -

S R- R gr Rgs S ; srgr rSd N D dp D | S R- R gr              Rgs S ;    srgr rSd    N D dp D ||
- - Kaa- - ru -   Baa- -   - - ru -     - - Kaa              - - ru     Baa- -      - - ru -

S R- R gr Rgs S ; srgr rSd N D dp ; | ; ; - M M              S N DP mpdp pm G R M P D ||
- - Kaa- - ru -   Baa- -   - - ru -     - - Se -             - - yu- vaa- - - - - - - - -

S R- G R D S rmgr srgr rSd          N D dp ; | ; ; - M M      S N DP mpdp pm G R ; G R ||
- ru Kaa- - ru - Baa- -             - - ru -      - - Se -    - - yu- vaa- - - - - - - ru-

Sahityam: nIvale sAkEta nagarini
Meaning: … the town (nagaru) (nagarini) of ayOdhyA (sAkEta) like You (nIvale)?

G S- R R     M ; ; ; R M P M P D S S | Rgr R S S ; ; D nd D ; D                      S R rG r ||
- - Gala     re - - - Nee- - - - - valle Saa-- - - ke- - - ta - - - Na                gari ni - -

rG r - G R D S rmgr srgr rSd N D dp ; | ; ; - M M              S N DP mpdp pm G R ; G R ||
- -- Kaa- - ru -    Baa- -   - - ru -     - - Se -             - - yu- vaa- - - - - - - ru-

G S- R R M ; ; ; R M P M P D S S | Rgr R S S ; ; D nd D ; ; D                          S R ,g R ||
- - Gala re - - - Nee- - - - - valle Saa-- - - ke- - - ta - - - Na                     gari ni - -

Anupallavi:
Urivaaru Deshajaanulu Varamunullupponguchunu Bhaavakulayye

Sahityam: UrivAru dESa janulu vara munul-
Meaning: Is there is anyone like You who could govern the town of ayOdhyA such that -
the people of the town (UrivAru), the citizens (janulu) of the country (dESa), and the blessed (vara) sages (munulu)

;; ND      N D pdnd      PD P;         mpdp pmgr |      M ; P nd nd D S ; ; ; ; P D S S ; ||
-- U -     ri - vaa--    - - ru-       De- - - - - -    sha Jaa- - nu- - lu - - - - Va ramu nu -

;; ND      rssd nddp     pndd P ;      mpdp pmgr | M ; P nd nd D S ; ; ; ; P D S S ; ||
-- U -     ri - vaa--     - - ru-      De- - - - - - sha Jaa- - nu- - lu - - - - Va ramu nu -

;; ND      rssd N D      pndd P ;      mpdp pmgr |       M ; P nd nd D S ; ; ; ; P D S R ; ||
-- U -     ri - vaa--     - - ru-      De- - - - - -     sha Jaa- - nu- - lu - - - - Va ramu nu -

; gs N D   rssd N D      pndd P ;      mpdp pmgr |       M ; P nd nd D S ; ; ; ; P D S R gr ||
- - U -    ri - vaa--     - - ru-      De- - - - - -     sha Jaa- - nu- - lu - - - - Va ramu nu -

Sahityam: (u)ppongucunu bhAvukul(a)yyE (kAru)
Meaning: … becoming (ayyE) exultingly (uppongucunu) (literally swelling with pride) (munuluppongucunu)
fortunate (bhAvukulu) (bhAvukulayyE)?

R ; - G R G ; Rgr  R; S;               S;S;          | srgr rSn      nd D S ; N D S R M ; ; ; || G R
- - Llu - - - ppon- - gu -             chu nu -        Bhaa- - -     vu- - ka - lai - - - yye- - - - -

G R - G R D S rmgr srgr rSd N D dp ; | ; ; - M M              S N DP mpdp pm G R ; G R ||
- -- Kaa- - ru -   Baa- -   - - ru -     - - Se -             - - yu- vaa- - - - - - - ru-

G S- R R M ; ; ; R M P M P D S S | Rgr R S S ; ; D nd D ; ; D                          S R ,g R ||
- - Gala re - - - Nee- - - - - valle Saa-- - - ke- - - ta - - - Na                     gari ni - -

Charanam:
Nelaku Mudu Vaa-Nalakhila Vidyala
Nerpukaligi Dheeghaayuvu Kaligi
Chalamu Garva Rahitulugaa Leda?
Sadhu Tyaagaraaja Vinuta! Raama!

Sahityam:nelaku mUDu vAnal(a)khila vidyala
Meaning: Being bestowed (kaligi) with three (mUDu) spells of rain (vAnalu) every month (nelaku), .. in all (akhila)
(vAnalakhila) arts and crafts (vidyala) …

; ; P D P ; M Pdp       MPP;          pmG R M | ; ; R - M          ;PND NDrsN              D-DP;          ||
- -Nela ku MU- -        - - du -      Vaa-- - -  - - Na lA         - khila- Vi- - - -      - dyala -

; dm P D P ; M Pdp       MPP;         mPm G R | M ; ; R M -P N D N D r s N                 D-DP;          ||
- -- Nela ku Mu- -       - - du -     Vaa-- - -  - - - Na la khila- Vi- - - -              - dyala -

Sahityam:nErpu kaligi dIrgh(A)yuvu kaligi
Meaning: … attaining (kaligi) proficiency (nErpu) in all (akhila) (vAnalakhila) arts and crafts (vidyala) and
attaining (kaligi) a long (dIrgha) life (Ayuvu) (dIrghAyuvu)

; ; ; - M P D P ; M D pm G            R ; R ; | GS ; -R M P N D          N D rssd      N D dp ;           ||
- - - Ne - rpu ka li - gi - -         - - Dheer - - ghaa - yuvu -        Ka - li- -    - - gi -

Sahityam:calamu garva rahitulugA lEdA
Meaning: … did they (people) not (lEdA) remain bereft of (rahitulugA) intrigue (calamu) and arrogance (garva)?

; ; - N D N D pdnd P D P ;          mpdp pmgr | M ; P nd             nd D S ; ; ; dPd ds S ; ; ||
- - Chala mu- Ga--- - r va-         Ra - - - - - - hi tu - -         lu - - gaa - - - Le- - -- da?- -

; ; - N D N D pdnd P D P ;          mpdp pmgr | M ; P nd             nd D S ; ; ; P D S rg R ; ||
- - Chala mu- Ga--- - r va-         Ra - - - - - - hi tu - -         lu - - gaa - - - Le- - --- da?- -

; ; - N D rssd ND pndd P ;          mpdp pmgr |       M ; P nd       nd D S ; ; ; P D S rg rs R ||
- - Chala mu- Ga--- - r va-         Ra - - - - - -    hi tu - -      lu - - gaa - - - Le- - --- da?- -

Sahityam:sAdhu tyAgarAja vinuta rAma (kAru)
Meaning: O Lord rAma praised (vinuta) by this pious (sAdhu) tyAgarAja!
is there anyone who could govern the town of ayOdhyA like You?

; ; - G R G ; Rgr  R; S;              srgr S R       | S ; Srn       nd D S ; N D S R M ; ; ; || G R
- - Sa - dhu Tyaa- - - ga-            raa-- - -        ja - Vi--     nu- - ta! Raa- - - ma!- -   --

G R -G R D S rmgr srgr rSd N D dp ; | ; ; - M M S N DP mpdp pm G R ; G R ||
- -- Kaa- - ru - Baa- -    - - ru -    - - Se - - - yu- vaa- - - - - - - ru-

G S- R R M ; ; ; R M P M P D S S | Rgr R S S ; ; D nd D ; ; D                          S R ,g R ||
- - Gala re - - - Nee- - - - - valle Saa-- - - ke- - - ta - - - Na                     gari ni - -

Meaning: (From TK Govinda Rao’s Book)
Raama! Who else could have wielded the scepter with such efficiency like you to the satisfaction and
delight of every structure of society, rural, urban and sylvan over the sprawling area of your kingdom!
Under your benign rule, righteousness in all walks of life was so meticulously maintained that triple
legendary rains every month became a fact. The subjects lived the full span of mortal life excelling in
arts and crafts, free from intrigues, jealousy and rancour.