Nannu Brova Lalita
Composition by Shyaamaa Shaastree
About
Title: Nannu Brova Lalita
Composer: Shyaamaa Shaastree
Language: Tamil
Ragas: Lalita
Talas: Capu
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
nannu brova lalita vegame cala ninnu neranammiyunna vadugada bhakta kalpaka lata
anupallavi
ninnuvina evarunnaru ma gati janani ma janani ati vegame
caraNam
paraku seyakane vacci krpasalupa rada moravinava parasakti girvana vanditapada ni bhaktudanamma santatamu
caraNam
saroja bhava kamala natha sankara surendranuta carita purani vani indrani vandita rani ahibhusa nuni rani
caraNam
madatmulaina duratma janulanu kathalanu pogadi pogadi sada ne varala cutti tirigiti vetalanella dircci varamosagi
caraNam
sumeru madhya nilaye syamakrsnuni sodari kaumari uma minaksamma sankari o maharajni raksincutakidi samayamu
Notation
From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)
Pallavi:
nannu brOvu lalitA vEgamE cAla
ninnu nera nammi(y)unna-vADu gadA
bhakta kalpa latA
Anupallavi
ninnu vinA evar(u)nnAru gati jananI
ati vEgamE vacci (nannu)
caraNam 1
parAku sEyakanE vacci kRpa
salupa rAdA mora vinavA
parA SaktI gIrvANa vandita
padA nI bhaktuDan(a)mmA santatamu (nannu)
caraNam 2
sarOja bhava kamala nAbha Sankara
sur(E)ndra nuta caritA
purANI vANI indrANI vandita
rANI ahi bhUshaNuni rANI (nannu)
caraNam 3
mad(A)tmulaina durAtma 9janu(la)nu
kathalanu pogaDi
sadA nE vArala cuTTi tirigiti
vetalan(e)lla dIrci varam(o)sagi (nannu)
caraNam 4
sumEru madhya nilayE SyAma kRshNuni
sOdarI kaumArI
umA SrI mInAksh(a)mmA SankarI
O mahA rAjnI rakshincuTak(i)di samayamu (nannu)
Meaning: (Courtesy: Shyama Krishna Vaibhavam) :
http://syamakrishnavaibhavam.blogspot.com/2011/04/syama-sastry-kriti-nannu-brovu-raga.html
Sahityam: P: nannu brOvu lalitA vEgamE cAla
ninnu nera nammi-unna-vADu gadA bhakta kalpa latA
Meaning: O lalitA! Please protect (brOvu) me (nannu) very (cAla) quickly (vEgamE). Am I not the one (vADu
gadA) who has totally (nera) (literally much) trusted (nammi unna) (nammiyunna-vADu) You (ninnu), O Creeper
(latA) of wish yielding kalpa tree?
Sahityam: A: ninnu vinA evaru-unnAru gati jananI ati vEgamE vacci (nannu)
Meaning: O Mother (jananI)! Who (evaru) is there (unnAru) (evarunnAru) as my refuge (gati) other than (vinA)
You (ninnu)?
Please protect me coming (vacci) very (ati) quickly (vEgamE).
Sahityam: C1: parAku sEyakanE vacci kRpa salupa rAdA mora vinavA
parA SaktI gIrvANa vandita padA nI bhaktuDanu-ammA santatamu (nannu)
Meaning: Won’t (rAdA) You show (salupa) mercy (kRpa), coming (vacci) without remaining unconcerned (parAku
sEyakanE)? Won’t You listen (vinavA) to my plea (mora)?
O parA SaktI whose feet (padA) are worshipped (vandita) by celestials (gIrvANa)! O Mother (ammA)! I am Your
devotee (bhaktuDanu) (bhaktuDanammA).
Please protect me always (santatamu).
Sahityam: C2: sarOja bhava kamala nAbha Sankara surs-indra nuta caritA
purANI vANI indrANI vandita rANI ahi bhUshaNuni rANI (nannu)
Meaning: O Mother whose exploits (caritA) have been extolled (nuta) by brahmA – abiding (bhava) in lotus
(sarOja), vishNu – lotus (kamala) navelled (nAbha), Siva (Sankara) and indra – Lord (indra) of celestials (sura)
(surEndra)!
O Ancient One (purANI)! O Queen who has been worshipped (vandita) by sarasvati (vANI) and wife of indra
(indrANI)! O Queen Consort (rANI) of Siva – who sports (bhUshaNuni) snake (ahi)!
Please protect me very quickly.
Sahityam: C3: mads-Atmulaina durAtma janulu-anu kathalanu pogaDi
sadA nE vArala cuTTi tirigiti vetalanu-ella dIrci varamu-osagi (nannu)
Meaning: Praising (pogaDi) the stories (kathalanu) told (anu) by arrogant (mada Atmulaina) (madAtmulaina) and
evil minded (durAtma) people (janulu) (janulanu), I (nE) have always (sadA) been roaming (tirigiti) around (cuTTi)
them (vArala).
Please protect me very quickly relieving (dIrci) all (ella) my grief (vetalu) (vetalellanu) and granting (osagi) me
boons (varamu) (varamosagi).
Sahityam: C4: sumEru madhya nilayE
Meaning: O Mother resident (nilayE) in the centre (madhya) of sumEru!
Sahityam: SyAma kRshNuni sOdarI kaumArI
Meaning: O Sister (sOdarI) of vishNu – SyAma kRshNa (kRshNuni)! O kaumArI!
Sahityam: umA SrI mInAkshi-ammA SankarI
Meaning: O umA! O Mother (ammA) mInAkshi (mInAkshammA)! O SankarI!
Sahityam: O mahA rAjnI rakshincuTaku-idi samayamu (nannu)
Meaning: O Great (mahA) Ruler (rAjnI) of the Universe! This (idi) is opportune moment (samayamu) for
protecting (rakshincuTaku) (rakshincuTakidi) me.
Please protect me very quickly.
Pallavi:
nannu brOvu lalitA vEgamE cAla
ninnu nera nammi(y)unna-vADu gadA
bhakta kalpa latA
Sahityam: P: nannu brOvu lalitA vEgamE cAla
ninnu nera nammi-unna-vADu gadA bhakta kalpa latA
Meaning: O lalitA! Please protect (brOvu) me (nannu) very (cAla) quickly (vEgamE). Am I not the one (vADu
gadA) who has totally (nera) (literally much) trusted (nammi unna) (nammiyunna-vADu) You (ninnu), O Creeper
(latA) of wish yielding kalpa tree?
; ; ; | ; ; M ; || mg- M ; | mD , D ; || S d- N , | S ; ; ; || ; ; ; | ; ; dS, ||
Nan-- - - nu - brO vu la - li - tA- - - - -- - - vE-
S - sn D | d M , S mg || mg M ; | mD , D ; || S d- N , | S ; ; ; || ; ; ; | ; ; dS, ||
ga mE - - - - - Nan-- - - nu - brO vu la - li - tA- - - - - - - vE-
S - sn D | dM, M , m || dg -M ; | mD , D ; || S d- N , | sndm gmdn || S ; ; | ; ; dS, ||
ga mE - -- Nan-- - - - nu - brO vu la - li - tA- - - - - - - - - - vE-
S - sn D | d M , md G || ; M ; | mD , D ; || S d- N , | sndm gmdn || sr - grsn | dmdn - S ; ||
ga mE - -- Nan-- - - nu - brO vu la - li - tA- - - - - - - - - - - - vE-
S - sn D | d M , md G || ; M ; | mD , D ; || S d- N , | sndm gmdn || sr -rgmd |ns – sr gmD ||
ga mE - -- Nan-- - nu - brO vu la - li - tA- - - - - - - - - - - vE- - - -
sn d-ndm | gmdn S ; ||
ga - - - - mE - - cA
rg - rs S | S ; sn G || R - S ; | D N dn S || sn D –d m | ; mg mg – M ||dm - mgmd | mgR S – S ||
-- la - - nin- nu - - ne ra nam- mi- (y)un - na- vA- - - - - -- Du - ga - - dA bha
; ;S | D N dnS ||
- kta kal - pa
sn D – dm | M ; md G || ; -M ; | mD , D ; || S d- N , | sndm gmdn || S rgmd | ns – sr gmD ||
la- ti - kA - Nan-- - nu - brO vu la - li - tA- - - - - - - - - - vE- - - -
sn d-ndm | gmdn S ; ||
ga - - - - mE - - cA
rg - rs S | N S sn D || dn S ; | D N dn S || sn D – d m | M ; D M || g D - mgr | S ; - S ; ||
- - la - - nin- nu - ne ra nam- mi- (y)un - na- vA- - - - Du - ga - dA bha -
; - S ,n | D N dnS ||
- kta kal - pa
sn D – dm | M ; - md G || ; - M ; | mD , D ; || S d- N , | snR N S || ; ; ; | ; ; ; ; ||
la- - - - tA - Nan-- - nu brO vu la - li - tA- - - - - - - -
Anupallavi
ninnu vinA evar(u)nnAru gati jananI
ati vEgamE vacci (nannu)
Sahityam: A: ninnu vinA evaru-unnAru gati jananI ati vEgamE vacci (nannu)
Meaning: O Mother (jananI)! Who (evaru) is there (unnAru) (evarunnAru) as my refuge (gati) other than (vinA)
You (ninnu)?
Please protect me coming (vacci) very (ati) quickly (vEgamE).
;; ; |; ; S S || S snD | D ; dnsn ||
ninnu vi nA- nA - e- va-
D – DM | ; ; Mdm G || ; M ; | M D D ; || S d N , | S ; ; ; ||
- r(u) - -- nnA- - - ru - ga - ti - Ja- na nI - - -
; sndm | gmdn S S || S Srs nd | D ; dn Srs ||
ninnu vi nA- - - nA - e- va-
nd – DM | ; ; Mdm G || ; M ; | M D D ; || sn d N , | S ; ; ; ||
- r(u) - - - nnA- - - ru - ga - ti - Ja- na nI - - -
,r sndm | gmdn S S || S Srs nd | D ; dn Srs ||
ninnu vi nA- - - nA - e- va-
nd – DM | ; ; Mdm G || ; M ; | M D D ; || sn d N , | S ; ; ; ||
- r(u) - - - nnA- - - ru - ga - ti - Ja- na nI - - -
; S S | N S - snD || DM ; | ; ; mgR || R- rs S | ; ; ; ; ||
A ti vE- ga- - mE va - - cci
; SS | NS ; sn || D - DM | ; ; mgR || R- rs S | ; ; ; ; ||
A ti vE- - ga- - mE va - - cci
; SS | NS sn D || ; - DM | ; ; G , g || R- rs S | ; ; ; ; ||
A ti vE- ga- - - mE va - - cci
; SS | NS sn D || ; - DM | ; ; G , g ||
A ti vE- ga- - - mE va -
R- rs S | ; ; S mg || mg M ; | mD , D ; || S d- N , | S ; ; ; ||
- cci - - - Nan-- - - nu - brO vu la - li - tA- --
; SS | NS sn D || ; - DM | ; ; G , g ||
A ti vE- ga- - - mE va
R- rs S | ; ; S mg || mg M ; | mD , D ; || S d- N , | sndm gmdn || S rgmd | ns – sr gmD ||
- cci - - - Nan-- - - nu - brO vu la - li - tA- - - - - -- - - - - - vE- - - -
sn d-ndm | gmdn S ; ||
ga - - - - mE - - cA
rg - rs S | N S sn G || R S ; | D N dn S || sn D – d m | M ; D M || g D - mgr | S ; - S ; ||
- - la - - nin- nu - ne ra nam- mi- (y)un - na- vA- - - - Du - ga - dA bha -
; -S; |D N dnS ||
- kta kal - pa
sn D – dm | M ; - md G || ; - M ; | mD , D ; || S d- N , | S ; ; ; || ; ; ; | ; ; ; ; ||
la- - ti- kA - Nan-- - nu brO vu la - li - tA- - - - - - - -
caraNam 4
sumEru madhya nilayE SyAma kRshNuni
sOdarI kaumArI
umA SrI mInAksh(a)mmA SankarI
O mahA rAjnI rakshincuTak(i)di samayamu (nannu)
Sahityam: C4: sumEru madhya nilayE
Meaning: O Mother resident (nilayE) in the centre (madhya) of sumEru!
; ; ; | ; ; S – M || ; M ; | M D D ; || snd-dN | S ; ; ; ||
Su mE - ru ma - dhya ni – la yE
; ; ; | ; ; S – M || ; M ; | M D D ; || snd-dN | S ; ; ; ||
Su mE - ru ma - dhya ni – la yE
; sndm | grsn- S , m || ; M ; | M D D ; || snd-dN | S ; ; ; ||
Su mE - ru ma - dhya ni – la yE
,r-sndm | grsn- S , m || ; M ; | M D D ; || snd-dN | S ; ; ; ||
Su mE - ru ma - dhya ni – la yE
Sahityam: SyAma kRshNuni sOdarI kaumArI
Meaning: O Sister (sOdarI) of vishNu – SyAma kRshNa (kRshNuni)! O kaumArI!
;; ; | ; ; S ; || ; S ,n | D N dnS || snd- dM | M ; M ,d ||
SyA ma kR- - - - shNu ni- sO - --
dmG , M , | MD ; ; || snd-dN | N R NS || ; ; ; | ; ; ; ; ||
da - - rI kau- - - mA- - - rI
,r-sndm | grsn- S , m || ; M ; | M D D ; || snd-dN | S ; ; ; ||
Su mE - ru ma - dhya ni – la yE
;; ; | ; ; S ; || ; S ,n | dnS dnS || snd- dM | M ; M ,d ||
SyA ma kR- - - - shNu ni- sO - --
dmG , M , | MD ; ; || snd-dN | N S ; ; ||
da - - rI kau- - - mA- - - rI
Sahityam: umA SrI mInAkshi-ammA SankarI
Meaning: O umA! O Mother (ammA) mInAkshi (mInAkshammA)! O SankarI!
; ; ; | ; ; S M || ; M ; | ; ; M D || ; D N | N ; N ng ||
U mA SrI -- mI - nA- - - kshi-
R S ; | ; ; S M || ; M ; | ; ; M D || ; D N | N ; S rg ||
(a)mmA - - U mA SrI -- mI - nA- - - kshi-
R S ; | snD D N ||
(a)mmA San- ka-
Sahityam: O mahA rAjnI rakshincuTaku-idi samayamu (nannu)
Meaning: O Great (mahA) Ruler (rAjnI) of the Universe! This (idi) is opportune moment (samayamu) for
protecting (rakshincuTaku) (rakshincuTakidi) me.
Please protect me very quickly.
S ; ; | ; ; N G || R S ; | snD D N || S ; ; | sr sn S- sn ||
rI - - - - O - mahA rA- - - gnI - - ra - - - kshim
D – DM | mgmg M dm || mmdmgr | S ; ; ; ||
- pa - sa - - ma - - ya -- i - - de - - -
; ; ; | ; ; S M || ; M ; | ; ; M D || ; D N | ; ; N G ||
- - - - - U mA SrI -- mI - nA- - - kshi-
R S ; | snD D N ||
(a)mmA San- ka-
S ; ; | ; ; N G || R S ; | snD D N || S ; ; | sr sn S- sn ||
rI - - - - O - mahA rA- - - gnI - - ra - - - kshim
D – DM | mgmg M dm ||
- pa - sa - - ma - -
mmdmgr | S ; S mg || mg M ; | mD , D ; || rsnd , - N , | sndm gmdn || S rgmd | ns – sr gmD ||
ya -- i - - de - Nan-- - - nu - brO vu la - li - tA- - - - - -- - - - - - vE- - - -
sn d-ndm | gmdn S ; ||
ga - - - - mE - - cA
rg - rs S | N S sn G || R S ; | D N dn S || sn D – d m | M ; D M || g D - mgr | S ; - S ; ||
- - la - - nin- nu - ne ra nam- mi- (y)un - na- vA- - - - Du - ga - dA bha -
; -S; |D N dnS ||
- kta kal - pa
sn D – dm | M ; - md G || ; - M ; | mD , D ; || rsnd , - N , | snR ; ; || ; S ; | ; ; ; ; ||
la- - ti- kA - Nan-- - nu brO vu la - li - tA- - - - - - - -