Makelara Vicaramu

Lyrics

Notation

From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)

Pallavi:
Maakelara Vicharamu Maruganna Sri Ramachandra

Anupallavi
Saaketa Raajakumaaraa Sadbhaktha Mandaara Srikaraa

Charanam
Jatagurchi Naataka Suthramunu
Jagamella Mechaga Karamuna Nidi
Gathi Thappaka Dinchevu Summi
Natha Tyagaraaja Girisha Vinutha

Meaning: (From TK Govinda Rao’s book)
O Ramachandra! What (“maa”) should (“elaraa”) we worry (“vicharamu”) about! Father of Cupid
(“maruganna”)! Prince (“kumara”) of the King (“raja”) of Ayodhya (“saaketa”)! O Mandaara
(Kalpaka) tree of devotees (“sadbhakta”)! All the world is a stage (“naataka”) wherein you hold the
strings (“suthramunu”) with which you control and direct the activities and destinies (“jagamella
mechaga”) of all with unerring (“thappaka”) dexterity (“gathi”). We are puppets in your hands
marveling at your display. O the one worshipped by Siva!

Pallavi

Maakelara Vicharamu Maruganna Sri Ramachandra

; ;       ; M    ; G     ; M       | G ;     ; G   | R S       ; R ||
           Maa     ke      la        raa      Vi    chaa -       ra

G ;       ;M     ; D     ; M       | G ;     ; G   | gr S      ; R ||
mu        Maa      ke      la        raa      Vi    chaa -       ra

G ;       ;M     ; D     ; S       | ssnn dm - mg | gg rs       ; R ||
mu        Maa      ke      la        raa    Vi     chaa ra       mu

G ;       ;M     ; D     ; S       | rgmg rs - nd | mg rs       ; R ||
mu        Maa      ke      la        raa       Vi chaa ra        mu

G ;       ;M     M ,d ; S          | D;    ; S      | ; S       ss n d ||
mu         Ma    ru gan na           Sri     Ra      - ma       chan --

sn n d    ;M     ; D     ; S       | rgmg rs - nd | mg rs       ; R ||
dra       Maa      ke      la        raa       Vi chaa ra        mu

G ;       ;M     M ,d ; S          | nd D ; S       | ; S       ss n d ||
mu        Ma     ru gan na           Sri    Ra       - ma       chan --

rs sn     nd -
dra       --

Anupallavi

Saaketa Raajakumaaraa Sadbhaktha Mandaara Srikaraa

; ;      ; S      ; N    ; D     | S ;        ; rg    | ; mg     R m g ||
           Saa      ke     ta      Raa          ja        ku     maa --

gr S     ; S      ; N    ; D       | M ,d    ; S       | ; N      ; D    ||
raa -     Sad      bha    ktha       Man daa   ra          Sri      ka

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Charanam

Jatagurchi Naataka Suthramunu
Jagamella Mechaga Karamuna Nidi
Gathi Thappaka Dinchevu Summi
Natha Tyagaraaja Girisha Vinutha

; ;      ; M      M M ; M          | G ;      ; mg    | M-D        ; S ||
          Ja      ta gur chi        Naa        ta-      ka Su       thra

nDm      ;-M      M M ; M          | dmmg G - mg | M - D           ; S ||
munu       Ja     ta gur chi        Naa    ta-    ka Su             thra

nDm      ;-D      N nd D - M | mg gr S - mg | M - M                D -N            ||
munu       Ja     ga mel - la Me -cha- ga Ka- ra mu                na Ni

nd D     ; S      S, n   ; D       | S ;      ; rg    | G- mg R - mg ||
di        Ga      thi Tha ppa        ka       - Din     che vu - Su

gr S     ;    S   S , n ; D        | M ,d      ; D     | S , n ; D            ||
mmi          Na   tha Tyaa ga        raa ja     Gi       ri sha Vi

rs sn nd
nu tha ---