Mitri Bhagyame
Composition by Tyaagaraaja
About
Title: Mitri Bhagyame
Composer: Tyaagaraaja
Language: Telugu
Ragas: Kharaharapriya
Talas: Adi
Sources:
- karnatik.com
- Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Notation (HTML)
- Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Notation (PDF)
- Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Class recording (MP3)
- YouTube: Video 1
- YouTube: Video 2
Lyrics
pallavi
mitri bhagyame bhagyamu saumitri bhagyame bhagyamu
anupallavi
citra ratnamaya sesadalpamandu sitapatini yunici yucu sau
caraNam
baguga vinta ragamula nalapamu seyaga menu pulakarincaga tyagaraja nutudanu sri ramuni tatvarthamu pogadi jucu sau
Notation
From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)
Pallavi:
mitri bhAgyamE bhAgyamu manasA sau(mitri)
Anupallavi:
citra ratna-maya SEsha talpam(a)ndu
sItA patini unici(y)Ucu sau(mitri)
Charanam:
bAguga vinta rAgamulan(A)lApamu
sEyaga mEnu pulakarincaga
tyAgarAja nutuDagu SrI rAmuni
tatv(A)rthamunu pogaDi jucu sau(mitri)
Meaning: Courtesy Tyagaraja Vaibhavam: http://thyagaraja-vaibhavam.blogspot.com/2007/07/thyagaraja-
kriti-mitri-bhaagyamae-raga.html
Sahityam: mitri bhAgyamE bhAgyamu manasA sau(mitri)
Meaning: O My Mind (manasA)! The fortune (bhAgyamE) of lakshmaNa - son of mitrA – sumitrA (mitrA) (saumitri) is indeed the
real fortune (bhAgyamu).
mitri: friend
bhAgyamE: is indeed the fortune
bhAgyamu: fortune
manasA: by the mind
sau(mitri): Sumitra's son (refers to Lakshmana, brother of Rama)
Sahityam: citra ratna-maya SEsha talpam(a)ndu
Meaning: A O My Mind! The fortune of lakshmaNa, who saw the lord sitting on
the pretty (citra) gem-studded (ratna-maya) couch (talpamu) (talpamandu) of SEsha and gently rocking (Ucu) (uniciyUcu) it,
citra: wonderful
ratna-maya: gem-filled
SEsha: of the serpent king (Ananta, on whom Vishnu rests)
talpam(a)ndu: on the bed
Sahityam: sItA patini unici(y)Ucu sau(mitri)
Meaning: … Lakshmana, who has the privilege of seating (unici) the Lord SrI rAma – Consort (patini) of sItA – on (andu)
sItA: Sita (wife of Rama)
patini: as the wife
unici(y)Ucu: having made
sau(mitri): Sumitra's son (Lakshmana)
Sahityam: C: bAguga vinta rAgamulan(A)lApamu
Meaning: C The fortune of lakshmaNa,
who, while exposition (AlApamu) of exquisite (vinta) rAgAs (rAgamulanu) (rAgamulanAlApamu) is nicely (bAguga)
bAguga: beautifully
vinta: heard
rAgamulan: ragas (melodies)
AlApamu: exposition
Sahityam: sEyaga mEnu pulakarincaga
Meaning: such that he (lakshmaNa) experiences horripilation (mEnu pulakarincaga) (literally bodily horripilation),
sEyaga: while doing
mEnu: body
pulakarincaga: thrilled
Sahityam: tyAgarAja nutuDagu SrI rAmuni
Sahityam: tatv(A)rthamunu pogaDi jucu sau(mitri)
Meaning: performed (sEyaga) (by tyAgarAja), … appreciates (pogaDi jucu) (literally praise) the true purport (tatva arthamunu)
(tatvArthamunu) of SrI rAma (rAmuni) – praised (nutuDagu) by this tyAgarAja – is indeed the real fortune of Lakshmana.
tyAgarAja: Tyagaraja (the composer, also a name for Lord Shiva, here referring to the saint-composer)
nutuDagu: praised
SrI rAmuni: Lord Rama
tatv(A)rthamunu: the true meaning
pogaDi: praising
jucu: saw
sau(mitri): Sumitra's son (Lakshmana)
[NOTE: The renditions of Nedanuri Krishnamurthi, Hyderabad Brothers and Ram Kaushik start
with the anupallavi]
Anupallavi:
citra ratna-maya SEsha talpam(a)ndu
sItA patini unici(y)Ucu sau(mitri)
Sahityam: citra ratna-maya SEsha talpam(a)ndu
Meaning: A O My Mind! The fortune of lakshmaNa, who saw the lord sitting on
the pretty (citra) gem-studded (ratna-maya) couch (talpamu) (talpamandu) of SEsha and gently rocking (Ucu) (uniciyUcu) it,
citra: wonderful
ratna-maya: gem-filled
SEsha: of the serpent king (Ananta, on whom Vishnu rests)
talpam(a)ndu: on the bed
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
;,p , m - pd N – dn S , n | S ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ||
Ci tra ra- - tna- ma - ya
;,p , m - pd N – dn S S | N G R-S ; gr snN D ||
Ci tra ra- - tna- maya SE - sha tal pa- m(a)ndu
nP- p , m - pd N – dn S S | pdns rmgr – S ; gr snN D ||
Ci tra ra- - tna- maya SE - -- sha tal pa- m(a)ndu
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
psn- n d m - pd N – dn S S | pdns rm gr – S ; gr snN D ||
Ci tra - - ra- - tna- maya SE - -- sha tal pa- m(a)n du
Sahityam: sItA patini unici(y)Ucu sau(mitri)
Meaning: … Lakshmana, who has the privilege of seating (unici) the Lord SrI rAma – Consort (patini) of sItA – on (andu)
sItA: Sita (wife of Rama)
patini: as the wife
unici(y)Ucu: having made
sau(mitri): Sumitra's son (Lakshmana)
dN – n S – gr rn S ; sr | G – pm gr S | ; ; ; ; ||
sI- tA - pa- ti- ni - uni ci (y)U- - - cu
psn- n d m - pd N – dn S S | pdns rm gr – S ; gr snN D ||
Ci tra - - ra- - tna- maya SE - -- sha tal pa- m(a)n du
dN – n S – gr rn sn ; sr | G – pm gr S | ; ; pdns ||
sI- tA - pa- ti- ni - uni ci (y)U- - - cu sau- - (mitri)
Pallavi:
mitri bhAgyamE bhAgyamu manasA sau(mitri)
Sahityam: mitri bhAgyamE bhAgyamu manasA sau(mitri)
Meaning: O My Mind (manasA)! The fortune (bhAgyamE) of lakshmaNa - son of mitrA – sumitrA (mitrA) (saumitri) is indeed the
real fortune (bhAgyamu).
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
rns- n ,d–P ; mp dnD pmmg | ; , - r P – mgG R; ; ; ||
mi tri bhA gya- mE - - - - - - bhA - gya-- mu - -
; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; | ; ; ,rN S ; ; ; ||
Mana sA
psn- n d m - pd N – dn S S | pdns rmgr – S ; gr snN D ||
Ci tra - - ra- - tna- maya SE - -- sha tal pa- m(a)n du
dN – n S – gr rn S ; sr | G – pm gr S | ; ; pdns ||
sI- tA - pa- ti- ni - uni ci (y)U- - - cu sau- - (mitri)
grs- n ,d–P ; mp dnD pmmg | ; , - r P – mgG R; , gR ||
mi tri bhA gya- mE - - - - - - bhA - gya-- mu Mana
S; ; ; ggrs rgmp | dnsr gmgr sndn pdns ||
sA - - ---- ---- --- --- --- sau- - (mitri)
grs- n ,d–P ; mp dnD pmmg | ; , - r P – mgG R; , gR ||
mi tri bhA gya- mE - - - - - - bhA - gya-- mu Mana
S; ; ; ggrs rgmp | dnsr gmgr sndn pdns ||
sA - - ---- ---- --- --- --- sau- - (mitri)
grs- n ,d–P ; sp psN ndP | mm G ; , r P – mgG R; ||
mi tri bhA gya- - - mE - - - - - - bhA - gya-- mu
;; , gR S ; ; ; | ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ||
Mana sa
Charanam:
bAguga vinta rAgamulan(A)lApamu
sEyaga mEnu pulakarincaga
tyAgarAja nutuDagu SrI rAmuni
tatv(A)rthamunu pogaDi jucu sau(mitri)
Sahityam: C: bAguga vinta rAgamulan(A)lApamu
Meaning: C The fortune of lakshmaNa,
who, while exposition (AlApamu) of exquisite (vinta) rAgAs (rAgamulanu) (rAgamulanAlApamu) is nicely (bAguga)
bAguga: beautifully
vinta: heard
rAgamulan: ragas (melodies)
AlApamu: exposition
;,d s-n D P ; Dnd pmmg | ; , rp G R ; ; ; ; ||
bA -guga vin ta -- rA- - - -ga- mula
;,d s-n D P ; Dnd pmmg | ; , rp G R ; gr n- S , ||
bA -guga vin ta -- rA- - - -ga- mula n(A) - lA
Sahityam: sEyaga mEnu pulakarincaga
Meaning: such that he (lakshmaNa) experiences horripilation (mEnu pulakarincaga) (literally bodily horripilation),
sEyaga: while doing
mEnu: body
pulakarincaga: thrilled
rgM P; P P pnD , m | P , - p D N rsnd P P ||
pa-mu sE yaga mE- - - nu pu la ka rin- - caga
; , pd p-dsnd , P ; Dnd pmmg | ; , rp G R gs- gr n- S , ||
bA - gu-ga vin ta -- rA- - - -ga- mula n(A) - lA
rgM P; P P pnD , m | P , - p D N rsnd p-nd p ||
pa-mu sE yaga mE- - - nu pu la ka rin- - - ca-ga
dm , pd p-dsnd , P ; Dnd pmmg | ; , rp G R gs- gr n- S , ||
bA - gu-ga vin ta -- rA- - - - ga- mula n(A) - lA
rgM p ds nd P P pnD , m | P , - p D N rsnd P P ||
pa-mu sE -- yaga mE- - - nu pu la ka rin- - ca-ga
Sahityam: tyAgarAja nutuDagu SrI rAmuni
Sahityam: tatv(A)rthamunu pogaDi jucu sau(mitri)
Meaning: performed (sEyaga) (by tyAgarAja), … appreciates (pogaDi jucu) (literally praise) the true purport (tatva arthamunu)
(tatvArthamunu) of SrI rAma (rAmuni) – praised (nutuDagu) by this tyAgarAja – is indeed the real fortune of Lakshmana.
tyAgarAja: Tyagaraja (the composer, also a name for Lord Shiva, here referring to the saint-composer)
nutuDagu: praised
SrI rAmuni: Lord Rama
tatv(A)rthamunu: the true meaning
pogaDi: praising
jucu: saw
sau(mitri): Sumitra's son (Lakshmana)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
;,p , m – pd N -dn S rs | gmgr S; ; sn rs - N ||
tyA ga rA- - ja- nutu Da-gu- SrI rA- - mu
D,p , m – pd N -dn S rs | gmgr S; sN–r s- n D ||
ni tyA ga rA- - ja- nutu Da-gu- SrI rA- - mu ni
; ,p , m – pd N -dn S rs | gmgr S; ns Rgr s - n D ||
tyA ga rA- - ja- nutu Da-gu- SrI rA- - mu ni
; ,p , m – pd N -dn S rs | gmgr S; sn rs ,-n D ||
tyA ga rA- - ja- nutu Da-gu- SrI rA- - mu ni
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
pdN dnS gr – rn s N- s | R G pmgr S ; ; ; ||
ta - - tv(A)- rtha- mu- nu - po ga Di ju- - - cu - - -
psn- n dm – pd N -dn S rs | gmgr S; ns Rgr s - n D ||
tyA ga -- rA- - ja- nu tu Da-gu- SrI rA- - mu ni
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
pdN dnS gr – rn s N- s | R G pmgr S ; pdns ||
ta - - tv(A)- rtha- mu- nu - po ga Di ju- - - cu - sau- - (mitri)
grs- n ,d–P ; mp dnD pmmg | ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ||
mi tri bhA gya- mE - - - - - - - - -- - -
psn- n dm – pd N -dn S rs | gmgr S; ns rmgg rs - n D ||
tyA ga -- rA- - ja- nu tu Da-gu- SrI rA- - - mu ni
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
pdN dnS gr – rn s N - s | R G pmgr S ; pdns ||
ta - - tv(A)- rtha- mu- nu - po ga Di ju- - - cu - sau- - (mitri)
rns- n ,d–P ; mp dnD pmmg | ; , - r P – mgG R; , gR ||
mi tri bhA gya- mE - - - - - - bhA - gya-- mu Mana
S; ; ; ggrs rgmp | dnsr gmgr sndn pdns ||
sA - - ---- ---- --- --- --- sau- - (mitri)
grs- n ,d–P ; sp psN ndP | mm G ; , r P – mgG R; ||
mi tri bhA gya- - - - mE - - - - - - bhA - gya-- mu
;; , gR S ; ; ; | ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ||
Mana sa
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