Mal Maruga
Composition by Paapanaasam Shivan
About
Title: Mal Maruga
Composer: Paapanaasam Shivan
Language: Tamil
Ragas: Vasanta
Talas: Adi
Sources:
- karnatik.com 1
- Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Notation (HTML)
- Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Notation (PDF)
- Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Detailed lesson (MP3)
- Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Recording (MP3)
- karnatik.com 2
Lyrics
pallavi
mal maruga sanmukha muruga guha
anupallavi
nan marai sara omkara svarupa mamayil vahane svami pratapa
caraNam
vel malai nathan gauri bala veru tunai kanen vandenai alay val deyvanai manala dayala vanangum ramadasan talaiyani tala
Notation
From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)
Pallavi:
mAl marugA SaNmukhA murugA guhA
Anupallavi:
nAn marai sAra OmkAra svarUpA mAmayil vAhanE svAmi pratApA
CaraNam:
veLLi malai nAthan gaurI bAlA vEru tuNai kANEn vandenai ALAi
vaLLi deivAnai maNALA dayALA vaNangum rAmadAsan talaiyaNi tALA
Meaning: (approximate – please report any errors)
Oh nephew (“maruga”) of Vishnu (“Maal”), Six-faced (“Shanmukha”) Muruga, Guha!
He is the form(“svarUpa”) of Omkaara that includes all of creation (“nAn marai sAra”).
He is the lord (“svAmi”) that rides (“vAhanE”) on a peacock (“mAmayil”) and is brave (“pratApa”)
He is the lord (“nAthan”) of the mountain (“mallai), Velli mallai.
He is the son (“bAlA”) of Gauri, i.e. Parvathi.
I don’t seek (“kANEn”) any other (“vEru”) shelter or company (“tuNai”). Please come (“vandu”) and
protect (“ALAi”) me (“ennai”).
He is the husband (“maNALA”) of Valli and Deivayani. He is a kind one (“dayALA”).
Ramadasan gives his obeisances (“vaNangum”) to this lord.
Pallavi:
mAl marugA SaNmukhA murugA guhA
Oh nephew (“nephew”) of Vishnu (“Maal”), Six-faced (“Shanmukha”) Muruga, Guha!
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;,m ,mM dndm , d N | S ; ;; ;; ;; ||
mAl - maru gA - - SaN mu khA -- -- --
; ,- m , m M dndm , d N | S ; ; s n dndm gmg – r ||
mAl - maru gA - - SaN mu khA - muru gA - - gu-- hA
sns- m , m M dndm , d N | S ; ; s n dndm gmg – r ||
mAl - maru gA - - SaN mu khA - muru gA - - gu-- hA
sS- m , m M dndm , d N | sngr sn-d r sndm gmg – r ||
mAl - maru gA - - SaN mu khA - -muru gA - - gu-- hA
s S- m , m M dndm , d N | sngr sn-d r sndm mdmM, – r ||
mAl - maru gA - - SaN mu khA - -muru gA - - gu-- hA
s S- m , m , M , dnd m- d gr | S; ;; ;; ;; ||
mAl - ma-ru - gA - - SaN mu khA -- -- --
Anupallavi:
nAn marai sAra OmkAra svarUpA mAmayil vAhanE svAmi pratApA
He is the form(“svarUpa”) of Omkaara that includes all of creation (“nAn marai sAra”).
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
; ,-n , mD S ,s ; R | S; SS snrs sn-ds ||
nAn marai sA- ra - Om kA ra sva rU-- pA --
nD-n , mD S ,s ; sm | mgR SS nsrSn; dnsNd; ||
nAn marai sA- ra - Om kA ra sva rU-- pA --
mdn- n , mD S ,s ; sm | mgR SS nsrSn; snD ||
nAn marai sA- ra - Om kA ra sva rU-- pA --
He is the lord (“svAmi”) that rides (“vAhanE”) on a peacock (“mAmayil”) and is brave (“pratApa”)
;, -s g-r S nr Sn dm D | ; mn ,d- M mgdm G; ||
mA -mayil vA- - ha- nE svA mi pra tA - - pA
;, -s g-r S nrsS;n dm D | ; mn ,d- M mgdm G; ||
mA -mayil vA- - ha- nE svA mi pra tA - - pA
;, -s g-r S nrsS;n dm D | r sn- s nd- nd m-snd mgdm ||
mA -mayil vA- - ha- nE svA- mi - - pra - tA - pA- - -
grs- m , m M dndm , d N | sngr sn-d r sndm mdmM, – r ||
mAl - maru gA - - SaN mu khA - -muru gA - - gu-- hA
s S- m , m , M , dnd m- d gr | S; ;; ;; ;; ||
mAl - ma-ru - gA - - SaN mu khA -- -- --
Charanams:
veLLi malai nAthan gaurI bAlA vEru tuNai kANEn vandenai ALAi
vaLLi deivAnai maNALA dayALA vaNangum rAmadAsan talaiyaNi tALA
He is the lord (“nAthan”) of the mountain (“malai), Velli mallai.
He is the son (“bAlA”) of Gauri, i.e. Parvathi.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
; ,-m , m M,g rsS-M ;M | ;; ;; ;; ;; ||
veL Li ma- lai- nA - than
; ,-m , m M,g rsS-M ;M | ; mn ,dM mgdm G; ||
veL Li ma- lai- nA - than gau- rI - bA- - lA-
; ,-m , m M,g rsS-M ;M | mdns , ndM mg Mdm G ; ||
veL Li ma- lai- nA - than gau- rI - bA- - lA-
I don’t seek (“kANEn”) any other (“vEru”) shelter or company (“tuNai”). Please come (“vandu”) and
protect (“ALAi”) me (“ennai”).
; ,-m ,gR S , –sg , rsS; | ;,m , m M mdns , ndM ||
vE -ru tu Nai kA- Nen- van denai A - - Laai- -
He is the husband (“maNALA”) of Valli and Deivayani. He is a kind one (“dayALA”).
; ,-n , m-D S ,s ; R | S; S; ;; ;; ||
vaL Li dei vA-nai - ma NA- LA -- --
; ,-n , m-D S ,s ; R | S; S- S snrs sn-ds ||
vaL Li dei vA-nai - ma NA- LA da yA- - LA - -
nD-n , m- D S , s ; sm | mgR S-S nsrSn; dnsNd; ||
vaL Li dei vA-nai - ma NA- LA da yA- - LA - -
Ramadasan gives his obeisances (“vaNangum”) to this lord.
;, -s gr- S ; N dm D | ; mn ,d- M mgdm G; ||
va Nangum rA - ma dA-san -talai ya Ni tA- - - LA
;, -s gr nrsS;n N dm D | ; mn ,d- M mgdm G; ||
va Nangum rA - ma dA-san -talai ya Ni tA- - - LA
;,-s gr nrsS;n N dm D | r sn- s nd- nd m-snd mgdm ||
va Nangum rA - ma dA-san ta - lai -- ya - - Ni - tA- -
grs- m , m M dndm , d N | sngr sn-d r sndm mdmM, – r ||
LA- mAl maru gA - - SaN mu khA - -muru gA - - gu-- hA
s S- m , m M , dnd m- d N | S , -m , m M , dnd m- d N ||
mAl - ma-ru - gA - - SaN mu khA mAl -maru - gA - - SaN mu
S ,- m , m M , dnd m- d R | ; rs S; ;; ;; ||
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