Lavanya Rama

Lyrics

Notation

From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)

Pallavi:
lAvaNya rAma kanulAra jUDavE ati (lAvaNya)

Anupallavi:
SrI vanitA citta kumuda SIta kara Sat(A)nanyaja (lAvaNya)

Charanam:
nI manasu nI sogasu nI dinusu vErE
tAmasa mata daivam(E)la tyAgarAja nuta divya (lAvaNya)

Meaning: (Courtesy: http://thyagaraja-vaibhavam.blogspot.com/2007/09/thyagaraja-kriti-laavanya-rama-
raga.html)
P: O Exceedingly (ati) charming (lAvaNya) rAma! Please look at me (jUDavE) gracefully (kanulAra) (literally
clearly).

A O Moon – the cooler (SIta kara) (who blossoms) the lily (kumuda) of the mind (citta) of Your wife (vanitA)
lakshmI (or sItA) (SrI)!
O Lord who is as charming as a hundred (Sata) cupids – unique born (ananyaja) (SatAnanyaja)! Please look at me
gracefully.

C Your (nI) mind (manasu), Your (nI) elegance (sogasu) and Your (nI) style (dinusu) (literally manner, kind) are
totally different (vErE);
why (Ela) should I seek the grace of Gods (daivamu) (daivamEla) of sects (mata) given to tAmasa worship? O Lord
praised (nuta) by this tyAgarAja!
O divinely (divya) charming rAma! Please look at me gracefully.

Pallavi:
Laavanya Rama ! Kanulaara Judare ! Ati

Sahityam: lAvaNya rAma kanulAra jUDavE ati (lAvaNya)
Meaning: O Exceedingly (ati) charming (lAvaNya) rAma! Please look at me (jUDavE) gracefully (kanulAra)
(literally clearly).

1. S ;   ; sn     PM        | R G - gr R       ; gr  ||
  Laa     van-    - ya       Ra - ma-- !        Kanu

rs N     S – rg   M–G | M;            ;;       ;;       ||
laa--    ra Ju-   - da  re !         --        --

2. S ;   ; sn     PM        | R G - gr R       ; gr  ||
  Laa     van-    - ya       Ra - ma-- !        Kanu

rs N     S – rg   M–G | M;            ;;       ,nN      ||
laa--    ra Ju-   - da  re !         --         A ti

3. S ;    , r- sn P M           | R G - gr R       ; gr  ||
  Laa         van- - ya          Ra - ma-- !        Kanu

rs N      S – rg    M–G | M;               pmgr    gmnn ||
laa--     ra Ju-    - da  re !            --       A- ti- -

4. S , r g r- sn P M            | R G - gr R       ; gr  ||
  Laa        van- - ya           Ra - ma-- !        Kanu

rs N      S – rg    M–G | M;               pmgr    gmnn ||
laa--     ra Ju-    - da  re !            --       A - ti- -

5. sn – sr     gr sn P M | nnp – m g r – sn pm gr ||
  Laa          -- van- - ya Ra - ma-- ! Ka- nu - - -

rr sn     S – rg    M–G | M;               pmgr    gmnn ||
laa--     ra Ju-    - da  re !            --       A - ti- -

6. sn S r g R- sn P M           | R G - gr R       ; gr  ||
  Laa        van- - ya           Ra - ma-- !        Kanu

rs N      S – rg    M–G | M;               ;;      ,gR       ||
laa--     ra Ju-    - da  re !            --       A - ti- -

Anupallavi:
Srivanithaa Chittha Kumuda Sheethakara! Shathanananyaja

Sahityam:SrI vanitA citta kumuda SIta kara Sat(A)nanyaja (lAvaNya)
Meaning: O Moon – the cooler (SIta kara) (who blossoms) the lily (kumuda) of the mind (citta) of Your wife
(vanitA) lakshmI (or sItA) (SrI)! O Lord who is as charming as a hundred (Sata) cupids – unique born (ananyaja)
(SatAnanyaja)!

1.; G     GG        G;          || rg M      G–gr             R – rs   || (sr Mgr || rs ns )
 Sri      vani      thaa          Chi--     ttha Ku-          mu da

NS        ;;        ; nsrg      ||
--        --        ---

2. rs N – G G G G ;             || rg M      G–gr             R–S      ||
  - - - Sri vani thaa             Chi--     ttha Ku-          mu da

S;        NP        M – G || g r R pmgr                gm nn ||
Shee      tha ka    ra! Sha tha-- nan--                nya- ja-

Please look at me gracefully.

sn – sr   gr sn P M             | nnp – m g r – sn pm gr ||
Laa       -- van- - ya           Ra - ma-- ! Ka- nu - - -

rr sn     S – rg    M–G | M;               pmgr    gmnn ||
laa--     ra Ju-    - da  re !            --       A - ti- -

S,r       g r- sn P M       | R G - gr R       ; gr  ||
Laa           van- - ya      Ra - ma-- !        Kanu

rs N      S – rg   M–G | M;             ;;     ,gR       ||
laa--     ra Ju-   - da  re !          --      A - ti- -

Charanam
Neemanasu ni Sogasuni Dinusu Vere; (rama) Tamasa Matha Deivamela Tyagaraajanutha Divya

Sahityam: nI manasu nI sogasu nI dinusu vErE
Meaning: Your (nI) mind (manasu), Your (nI) elegance (sogasu) and Your (nI) style (dinusu) (literally manner,
kind) are totally different (vErE);

1. N ;    ;S       NP       || M ;     ;R      G R ||
  Nee      ma      na su      ni       So      gasu

sr G      ; rm     gr S     || sn S    rg M    G M ||
ni --       Di-    nu-su      Ve--     re --   rama

2. N ;    ; gr     sn pm    || gm N ; sn       pmgr ||
  Nee       ma     na su      ni    So         gasu

sr G      ; rm     gr S     || sn S    rg M    G M ||
ni --       Di-    nu-su      Ve--     re --   rama

Sahityam: tAmasa mata daivam(E)la
Meaning: … why (Ela) should I seek the grace of Gods (daivamu) (daivamEla) of sects (mata) given to tAmasa
worship?

;G        GG       GG       || rg M      G–gr            R – rs   || (sr Mgr || rs ns )
 Ta       masa     Matha       Dei -     va me-          - la

NS        ;;       ; nsrg   ||
--        --       ---

rs N – G G G G G     || rg M             G – g r R – S ||
       Ta masa Matha    Dei -            va me- - la

Sahityam: tyAgarAja nuta divya (lAvaNya)
Meaning: O Lord praised (nuta) by this tyAgarAja!
O divinely (divya) charming rAma! Please look at me gracefully.

S;        NP       ; M || G - g r R – g m , nN || (also gr S possible)
Tya       garaa      ja nu tha- - Div- ya-

sn – sr   gr sn P M         | nnp – m g r – sn pm gr ||
Laa       -- van- - ya       Ra - ma-- ! Ka- nu - - -

rr sn     S – rg   M–G | M;             pmgr   gmnn ||
laa--     ra Ju-   - da  re !          --      A - ti- -

S,r       g r- sn P M       | R G - gr R       ; gr  ||
Laa           van- - ya      Ra - ma-- !        Kanu

rs N      S – rg   M–G | M;             ;;     ,gR       ||
laa--     ra Ju-   - da  re !          --      A - ti-