Manasuloni Marmamu

Lyrics

Notation

From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)

Pallavi:
manasu lOni marmamunu telusukO
mAna rakshaka marakat(A)nga nA (manasu)

Anupallavi:
ina kul(A)pta nIvE kAni
vEr(e)varu lEru Ananda hRdaya (manasu)

Charanam
munupu prEma-gala doravai sadA
canuvun(E)linadi goppa kAd(a)yya
kanikarambutOn(I) vELa nA
karamu paTTu tyAgarAja vinuta (manasu)

Meaning: http://thyagaraja-vaibhavam.blogspot.com/2007/06/thyagaraja-kriti-manasu-loni-marmamu.html

P: O Lord who vouchsafes (rakshaka) the honour (mAna) of the devotees! O Lord whose body (anga)
(literally limbs) is (are) of emerald hue (dark-green) (marakata) (marakatAnga)!
Deign to understand (telusukO) (literally know) the inner (lOni) yearning (marmamunu) (literally
secret) of my (nA) mind (manasu).

A O Benefactor (Apta) of Solar (ina) dynasty (kula) (kulApta)! There is none (lEru) else (vEru evaru)
(vErevaru) excepting (kAni) You (nIvE)! O Lord whose heart (hRdaya) is ever in the state of bliss
(Ananda)!
O Lord who vouchsafes the honour of the devotees! O Lord whose body is of emerald hue! deign to
understand the inner yearning of my mind.

C O Lord (ayya)! It is not (kAdu) (kAdayya) great (goppa) that You earlier (munupu) governed (Elinadi)
me always (sadA) kindly (canuvuna) (canuvunElinadi) as the affectionate (prEma-gala) Lord (doravai);
kindly (kanikarambutOnu) hold (paTTu) my (nA) hand (karamu) at this (I) (kanikarambutOnI) moment
(vELa);
O Lord praised (vinuta) by this tyAgarAja! O Lord who vouchsafes the honour of the devotees! O Lord
whose body is of emerald hue! deign to understand the inner yearning of my mind.

Meaning (from TK Govinda Rao’s book)

O one with Radiant hue of emerald! Pray be aware of the yearning of my mind. O protector of devotees
from shames and disgraces!
O benefactor of the solar race! You are the sole refuge and no one else.
O Ananda Hrudaya – one with heart brimming over with Bliss!
In the past, as my kindly Lord, you protected me with affection and compassion. But what avail is it if
you do not deign to clasp my hand and grace me when I need you most?

Pallavi:
Manasuloni Marmamulu Delusuko
Maanarakshaka! Marakataanga Naa

Deign to understand (telusukO) (literally know) the inner (lOni) yearning (marmamunu) (literally
secret) of my (nA) mind (manasu).

;;       ;m g ,s M        ; G      |M;     ; m n ,d N DN              ||
--       - Mana - su lo   - ni      Mar    - mamu - lu De lu su

nd D     ;m g ,s M        ; G      |M;     ; d n    S ss nn D         ||
ko --    - Mana - su lo   - ni      Mar    - mamu - lu De lu su

snnd     D- m g , s M ; G          |M;     ; d n    sg ss nn D        ||
ko --    - Mana - su lo - ni        Mar    - mamu - lu De lu su

O Lord who vouchsafes (rakshaka) the honour (mAna) of the devotees!
O Lord whose body (anga) (literally limbs) is (are) of emerald hue (dark-green) (marakata)
(marakatAnga)!

sn dsnn ,d- m g S- sn D N    |S;           ; mg ,mD ;N                ||
ko --   - Maa- na Ra- - ksha ka!           - Mara - ka taan - ga

snnd     D- m g S- ss nd N    |S;          ; mg ,mD ;N                ||
Naa- -   - Maa- na Ra- - ksha ka!          - Mara - ka taan - ga

gssn     nd -
Na - -   --

Anupallavi:
Inakulaapta! Nive Gaani Veravaruleru Ananda Hrudaya

A O Benefactor (Apta) of Solar (ina) dynasty (kula) (kulApta)!
There is none (lEru) else (vEru evaru) (vErevaru) excepting (kAni) You (nIvE)!

;;       ; dd     ,mD ; N          | nd D ; - nd    ,n S     ;N       ||
--       - I na    ku laa - pta!     Ni- - - ve-     - - Gaa - -

S;       ; dd     ,mD ; N          | nd D ; - nd    ,n S     ;N       ||
ni -     - I na    ku laa - pta!     Ni- - - ve-     - - Gaa - -

dnsn     dn- nd , m D ; N          | nd D ; - ns    nd-md mg S        ||
ni -     - - I na ku laa - pta!      Ni- - - ve-    - - Gaa - -

Mg m ; nd         ,mD ; N          | nd D ; - nd    ,n S     ;N       ||
ni - - - I na      ku laa - pta!     Ni- - - ve-     - - Gaa - ni

O Lord whose heart (hRdaya) is ever in the state of bliss (Ananda)!

S,m      ; - gm , g S     ;N       |N ;    ; - dn S - N      s n D ||
Ve- -    - rava - ru le   - ru      Aa -   - nan- - da       Hru-da

snnd     D- m g , s M ; G          |M;      ; d n    sg ss nn D      ||
ya --    - Mana - su lo - ni        Mar     - mamu - lu De lu su

O Lord who vouchsafes the honour of the devotees! O Lord whose body is of emerald hue! deign to
understand the inner yearning of my mind.

sn dsnn ,d- m g S- sn D N    |S;            ; mg ,mD ;N              ||
ko --   - Maa- na Ra- - ksha ka!            - Mara - ka taan - ga

snnd     D- m g S- ss nd N    |S;           ; mg ,mD ;N              ||
Naa- -   - Maa- na Ra- - ksha ka!           - Mara - ka taan - ga

gssn     nd -
Na - -   --

Charanam

Munupu Premagala Doravai Sadaa
Chanuvu Nelinadi Goppagaa Dayaa
Kanikarammuto Nivela Naa
Karamu Battu Tyaagaraaja Vinuta!

O Lord (ayya)! It is not (kAdu) (kAdayya) great (goppa) that You earlier (munupu) governed (Elinadi)
me always (sadA) kindly (canuvuna) (canuvunElinadi) as the affectionate (prEma-gala) Lord (doravai);

;;       ;mm ,mM ;M                | G , g ; - mg   MD       ;N      ||
- -      - Munu -pu Pre - ma         ga la - Do-    ra vai   - Sa

nd D     ; m g , s sn D N          |S,s     ;-N     S g -s nd N     ||
daa- -   - Chanu - vu Ne- - li      na di   - Go    ppa-gaa - - Day

kindly (kanikarambutOnu) hold (paTTu) my (nA) hand (karamu) at this (I) (kanikarambutOnI) moment
(vELa);

S;       ; nd     ,mD ; N          | nd D ; - nd    ,n S     ;N      ||
yaa      - Kani   - ka ram - mu      to- - - Ni-    - - ve   - la

S;       ; nd     ,mD ; N          | nd D ; - nd    ,n S     ;N      ||
Naa      - Kani   - ka ram - mu      to- - - Ni-    - - ve   - la

dnsn     dn- nd , m D ; N          | nd D ; - ns    nd-md mg sg      ||
Naa      - - Kani - ka ram - mu      to- - - Ni-    - - ve - - la-

Mg m     ; nd     ,mD ; N          | nd D ; - nd    ,n S     ;N      ||
Naa -    - Kani   - ka ram - mu      to- - - Ni-    - - ve   - la

S,m      ; - gm , g S ; N          | N , n ; - dn S - N      s n D ||
Naa -    - Kara -mu Ba - ttu        Tyaaga - raa- - ja       Vi- nu

snnd     D- m g , s M ; G          |M;      ; d n    sg ss nn D      ||
ta! --   - Mana - su lo - ni        Mar     - mamu - lu De lu su

O Lord who vouchsafes the honour of the devotees! O Lord whose body is of emerald hue! deign to
understand the inner yearning of my mind.

sn dsnn ,d- m g S- sn D N    |S;          ; mg ,mD ;N              ||
ko --   - Maa- na Ra- - ksha ka!          - Mara - ka taan - ga

snnd     D- m g S- ss nd N    |S;         ; mg ,mD ;N              ||
Naa- -   - Maa- na Ra- - ksha ka!         - Mara - ka taan - ga

gssn     nd -
Na - -   --

O Lord praised (vinuta) by this tyAgarAja! O Lord who vouchsafes the honour of the devotees! O Lord
whose body is of emerald hue! deign to understand the inner yearning of my mind.