Malarinai Tunaiye

Composition by Paapanaasam Shivan

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Title: Malarinai Tunaiye

Composer: Paapanaasam Shivan

Language: Tamil

Ragas: Riti Govla

Talas: Rupaka

Sources:

karnatik.com
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)

Lyrics

pallavi

malarinai tunaiye mahadeva nin carana (malar)

anupallavi

alagilsakala ulagavagaiyum amararum anbarkulamum alarayanum murariyum purandaranum panindidum pa (malar)

caraNam

tirumalayanariyada tiruvadimudi kanavanru tiruvaruranbar poruttuvangondu tiruvididanil nadandor terivaiyidam panbenana cenravane nilotpala madu maruvandyakesane singadana nayaka bujangaparana vidi vidanga ramadasan ulangadal konda tiruvadi (malar)

Notation

From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)

Pallavi:
malariNai tuNaiyE mahAdEva nin charaNa

Anupallavi:
alagil sakala ulaga vaghaiyum amararum anbarkuzhAmum
alarayanu murAriyum purandaranum paNindiDum pada

Charanam:
tirumAlayan ariyAda tiruvaDimuDi kANavanru
tiruvArUranbar poruttuvam kondu tiruvIdi tanil naDandOr terivaiyiDam paNbanenana shenravanE
nIlOtpala mAdhu maruvam tyAgEshanE
singAdana nAyakA bhujangAbharaNA vIdi viDangA rAmadAsan uLam kAdal konDa tiruvaDi

Meaning: (Adapted from Rasikas.org: http://rasikas.org/forum_flux/topic7533-malarinai-tunaiye-ritigaula-
papanasam-sivan.html)
P: nin caraNa malariNai tuNaiyE- your (“nin”) flower (“malar”) like (“inai”) pair of feet (“caraNa”) is
my companion(“tuNaiyE”)
mahaadEva (malar)-Oh Lord Mahdeva
paNindiDum pa(da)malar-the flower like feet (“pa(da)malar”) bowed down to (“paNindiDum”) by

A: alagilsakala ulagavagaiyum - all the beings (“alagilsakala”) living (“vagaiyum”) on the earth
(“ulaga”)
amararum anbarkuzhaamum-the devas (“amararum”) and the devotees (“anbarkuzhaamum”)
alarayanum muraariyum purandaranum- Brahma (“alarayanum”), Vishnu (“muraariyum”) and Indra
(“purandaranum”)

C: tirumaalayanaRiyaada -not knowing (“aRiyaada”), Vishnu (“tirumaal”) and Brahma (“alayana”)-
kaaNavanRu- (set out )on that day to look for your
-tiruvaDimuDi -sacred feet (“tiruvaDi”) and your crown(head: “muDi”)

tiruvaarooranbar poruTTu- for the sake of (“poruTTu”) your devotee (“anbar”) in Tiruvarur
(Sundaramoorthy nayanar)
         {For more info on Sundaramoorthy Nayanar, see:
         http://www.shaivam.org/nachundh.html
         http://www.angelfire.com/musicals/kallidaihari/sundara_Script.htm and
         http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuntarar}
(u)vangonDu-willingly
cenRavanE-you went (“cenRa”)
tiruveedidanil naDand(u) - walking on the holy (“tiru”) streets(“veedi”)
Or terivaiyiDam paNbenana- to the place of Paravai naachiyaar (Nayanar’s wife)

neelOtpala maadhu maruvan tyaakEsanE- ThyAgEsa, the beloved (“maadhu maruvan”) of
neelOtpalAmbAL(goddess of Tiruvarur)

singaadana naayakaa- the lord (“naayakaa”) seated on the throne (“singaadana”)

bujangaabharaNaa veedi viDangaa-adorned (“abharaNaa”) with the snake (“bujanga”), oh veedi
vidanga (Tiruvarur is one of the sapta vidanga kshetrams)
tiruvaDi-the sacred feet
raamadaasan uLangaadal konDa - with which the heart (“uLan”) of Ramadaasa feel in love (“kaadal”)

Pallavi:
malariNai tuNaiyE mahAdEva nin charaNa

nin caraNa malariNai tuNaiyE- your (“nin”) flower (“malar”) like (“inai”) pair of feet (“caraNa”) is
my companion(“tuNaiyE”)

NN      SS       GR      || S ; ; ;        ;;      || ; ;   ;;      ;;       ||
malar   I Nai    tuNai      yE - - -       --         --    --      --

NN      SS       GR      || S ; ; ;        S sr    ||
malar   I Nai    tuNai      yE - - -       Pada

NN      SS       ng R    || S ; ; ;        S sr    ||
malar   I Nai    tuNai      yE - - -       Pada

NN      SS       Rpm gr || gr S ; ;        ns gr   ||
malar   I Nai    tu- - Nai yE - - -        Pada

NN      SS       Rpm gr || Rgr S ;         ;;      ||
malar   I Nai    tu- - Nai yE - - -        --

NP      SN       Rpm gr || gr S ; ;        ns gr   ||
malar   I Nai    tu- - Nai yE - - -        Pada

pn P    SN       Rpm gr || gr S ; ;        ns gr   ||
malar   I Nai    tu- - Nai yE - - -        Pa da

pn P    SN       Rpm gr || gr S ; ;        ; ;     ||
malar   I Nai    tu- - Nai yE - - -        - -

mahaadEva (malar)-Oh Lord Mahdeva

sn sg , r- R     GM      || ; ;   ;;       ;;      ||
ma-hA- - - dE    - va        --   --       --

sn N    SS       Rpm gr || Rgr S ;         ;;      ||
malar   I Nai    tu- - Nai yE - - -        --

sn s pm G r- R G M       || gmP M- G R S           ||
ma-hA- - - dE - va          nin- - - cha ra Na

sn N    SS       Rpm gr || Rgr S ;         ;;      ||
malar   I Nai    tu- - Nai yE - - -        --

sn s pm G r- R G M       || gm nn pm- G R S ||
ma-hA- - - dE - va          nin- - - - cha ra Na

sn N    SS       Rpm gr || grS ; ;         ;;      ||
malar   I Nai    tu- - Nai yE - - -        --

ns gg M - gm n n S        || ns nd mg- np m-gr s ||
ma hA- - - dE - - va         nin- - - - cha - ra- Na

sn N    SS        Rpm gr || G ; ; ;           G;       ||
malar   I Nai     tu- - Nai yE - - -          --

pmgr    , g Rgr S ;       || ; ;    ;;        ;;       ||
----    ----- --             --     --        --

Anupallavi:
alagil sakala ulaga vaghaiyum amararum anbarkuzhAmum
alarayanu murAriyum purandaranum paNindiDum pada

alagilsakala ulagavagaiyum - all the beings (“alagilsakala”) living (“vagaiyum”) on the earth (“ulaga”)

; dn    ,d- M MM          ||   ;;     ;;      ; ; ||
  ala   - gil sa ka la         --     --      --

; dn    ,d- M MM          || ; - m dp , m - G R S ||
  ala   - gil sa ka la       - u la- - ga va ghaiyum

; dn    ,d- M MM          || g m P,d p M,p - g , r S ||
  ala   - gil sa ka la       u - la- ga - va ghaiyum

amararum anbarkuzhaamum-the devas (“amararum”) and the devotees (“anbarkuzhaamum”)

; ns    ,g R- NS          || G G M ,g         M;       ||
 ama    - ra rum an -        bar ku zhA-      mum

alarayanum muraariyum purandaranum-
  Brahma (“alarayanum”), Vishnu (“muraariyum”) and Indra (“purandaranum”)

;g m ,n N         S-N     || N G    grS       S;       ||
(m)a la - ra ya   nu mu      rA-    ri- -     yum

;g m ,n N         S-N     || N G    gr S       ; sg    ||
(m)a la - ra ya   nu mu      rA-    ri- yum    - --

;n p    ,n N      S-S     || S pm gr S         ; sd    ||
(m)a la - ra ya   nu mu      rA- - ri- yum     - pu

paNindiDum pa(da)malar-the flower like feet (“pa(da)malar”) bowed down to (“paNindiDum”) by

D,n      r s- n d , M- m || mg pm G R     , s R ||
ran--    - - da ra - num pa Nin- - diDum - pada

sn P    SN        Rpm gr || Rgr S ;           ;;       ||
malar   I Nai     tu- - Nai yE - - -          --

ns gg M - gm n n S        || ns nd mg- np m-gr s ||
ma hA- - - dE - - va         nin- - - - cha - ra- Na

sn N    SS        Rpm gr || G ; ; ;           G;       ||
malar   I Nai     tu- - Nai yE - - -          --

pmgr     , g Rgr S ;      || ; ;    ;;       ;;      ||
----     ----- --            --     --       --

Charanam:
tirumAlayan ariyAda tiruvaDimuDi kANavanru
tiruvArUranbar poruttuvam kondu tiruvIdi tanil naDandOr terivaiyiDam paNbanenana shenravanE
nIlOtpala mAdhu maruvam tyAgEshanE
singAdana nAyakA bhujangAbharaNA vIdi viDangA rAmadAsan uLam kAdal konDa tiruvaDi

tirumaalayanaRiyaada -not knowing (“aRiyaada”), Vishnu (“tirumaal”) and Brahma (“alayana”)-

; gg      , M , , g M || mg- mdP ; gr S S            ||
  tiru   - mAl ayan a- ri - - - yA - da

; gg      , M , G M || G - d d      pm- gr S S       ||
  tiru   - mAl ayan a- ri -          - - yA - da

kaaNavanRu- (set out )on that day to look for your
-tiruvaDimuDi -sacred feet (“tiruvaDi”) and your crown(head: “muDi”)

; nn     ,gR     N S || SG       G- M      ;M        ||
  tiru   - vaDi muDi kA         Na van     - ru

; nd      , M , mg M || G - d d     pm- mggr S S ||
  tiru   - mAl a- yan a- ri -       - - yA - - da

; nn     ,gR     N S || SG       G- M      ;M        ||
  tiru   - vaDi muDi kA         Na van     - ru

tiruvaarooranbar poruTTu- for the sake of (“poruTTu”) your devotee (“anbar”) in Tiruvarur
(Sundaramoorthy nayanar)
 (u)vangonDu-willingly

; gm     ,nD     N ; || dn rs    s n nd      M;      ||
  tiru   - vA-   rU- ran--       bar po-     ru- -

gM ,     P - mg pm-gr || Rgr        S;       ;;      ||
ttu--    vam kon- - - - - du--      --       --

; nd      , M , mg M || G - d d     pm- mggr S S ||
  tiru   - mAl a- yan a- ri -        - - yA - - da

; nn     ,gR     N S || SG       G- M      ;M        ||
  tiru   - vaDi muDi kA          Na an      - ru

; gm     ,nnd    N ; || dn rs    s n nd      M;      ||
  tiru   - vA-   rU- ran--       bar po-     ru- -

gM ,     P - mg pm-gr || Rgr        S;       ;;      ||
ttu--    vam kon- - - - - du--      --       --

tiruveedidanil naDand(u) - walking on the holy (“tiru”) streets(“veedi”)
Or terivaiyiDam paNbenana- to the place of Paravai naachiyaar (Nayanar’s wife)
cenRavanE-you went (“cenRa”)

; nd     , M , M - M || M ,p       G R       G;       ||
  tiru   - vI - di ta nil - -      na Dan   dOr

; gm     , n D sndm      || ; n n , s N      S;       ||
  teri    vaiyi Dam- -      - paN- - bane    na

;;       ;;       ;;     ||
--       --       --

; nd     , M , M - M || M gmpm p- g R              G ; ||
  tiru   - vI - di ta nil - - - - - na Dan         dOr

; gm     , n D sndm      || ; n n , s N      Rgr      ||
  teri    vaiyi Dam- -      - paN- - bane    na

… cenRavanE-you went (“cenRa”) …

neelOtpala maadhu maruvan tyaakEsanE- ThyAgEsa, the beloved (“maadhu maruvan”) of
neelOtpalAmbAL(goddess of Tiruvarur)

S-n s     ,gR     G;     || G ;     pmgrS; , s N      ||
- shen   - rava   nE -      nI-     lO - - -t -pala

D,n      r s n- d M M || mg P mgG rs S S     ||
mA -     - - dhu ma ruvam tyA- gE- - - shanE

singaadana naayakaa- the lord (“naayakaa”) seated on the throne (“singaadana”)
bujangaabharaNaa veedi viDangaa-adorned (“abharaNaa”) with the snake (“bujanga”),

nn dd mm – gM, g G - n || S G g g M ; ;               ||
sin-gA- dana nA yakA bhu jangA bharaNA - -

;;       ;;       ;;     ||
--       --       --

oh veedi vidanga (Tiruvarur is one of the sapta vidanga kshetrams)

nn dd mm - G g G - n || S G g g M gm n - n ||
sin-gA- dana nA yakA bhu jangA bharaNA vI- di vi

tiruvaDi-the sacred feet; raamadaasan uLankaadal konDa - with which the heart (“uLam”) of
Ramadaasa feel in love (“kaadal”)

S   S n dn- r    s N-d            || M - gm pm - mG, r       nsgr      ||
DangA rA - madA- - san u             Lam kA dal kon Da      tiruvaDi

sn P     SN       Rpm gr || Rgr S ;          ;;       ||
malar    I Nai    tu- - Nai yE - - -         --

ns gg M - gm n n S       || ns nd mg- np m-gr s ||
ma hA- - - dE - - va        nin- - - - cha - ra- Na

sn N     SS       Rpm gr || G ; ; ;          G;       ||
malar    I Nai    tu- - Nai yE - - -         --