Nanu Palimpa
Composition by Tyaagaraaja
About
Title: Nanu Palimpa
Composer: Tyaagaraaja
Language: Telugu
Ragas: Mohana
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
nanu palimpa nadaci vaccitivo na prananatha
anupallavi
vanaja nayana momunu jucuta jivanamani nenaru na manasu marmamu telisi
caraNam
surapati nila maninibha tanuvuto nuramuna mutyapu sarula cayamuto karamuna sara kodanda kantito dharani tanayato tyagarajarcita
Notation
From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)
Pallavi:
nanu pAlimpa naDaci vaccitivO
nA prANa nAtha
anupallavi
vanaja nayana mOmunu jUcuTa
jIvanam(a)ni nenaruna manasu marmamu telisi (nanu)
caraNam
sura pati nIla maNi nibha tanuvutO
uramuna mutyapu sarula cayamutO
karamuna Sara kOdaNDa kAntitO
dharaNi tanayatO tyAgarAj(A)rcita (nanu)
Meaning Courtesy: Thyagaraja Vaibhavam: http://thyagaraja-
vaibhavam.blogspot.com/2008/01/thyagaraja-kriti-nanu-paalimpa-raga.html
Sahityam: P: nanu pAlimpa naDaci vaccitivO
Meaning: Did You come (vaccitivO) by foot (naDaci) in order to protect (pAlimpa) me (nanu)?
Sahityam: nA prANa nAtha
Meaning: O Lord (nAtha) of my Life (prANa) (literally life-breath)!
Sahityam: A: vanaja nayana mOmunu jUcuTa
Meaning: ... beholding (jUcuTa) Your face (mOmunu) with Lotus (vanaja) Eyes (nayana)
Sahityam: jIvanamu-ani nenaruna manasu marmamu telisi (nanu)
Meaning: Knowing (telisi) the secret (marmamu) of my mind (manasu) that (ani) ...
... is my livelihood (jIvanamu) (jIvanamani),...
O Lord of my Life! did You kindly (nenaruna) come by foot in order to protect me?
Sahityam: C: sura pati nIla maNi nibha tanuvutO
Meaning: With a body (tanuvutO) resembling (nibha) sapphire – indra – Lord (pati) celestials (pati) nIla maNi,
Sahityam: uramuna mutyapu sarula cayamutO
Meaning:... with rows (sarula cayamutO) of pearls (mutyapu) on the chest (uramuna),
Sahityam: karamuna Sara kOdaNDa kAntitO
Meaning: ... with the splendour (kAntitO) of bow kOdaNDa and arrows (Sara) in Your hands (karamuna), and
Sahityam: dharaNi tanayatO tyAgarAja-arcita (nanu)
Meaning: ... with sItA – daughter (tanaya) (tanayatO) of Earth (dharaNi),
O Lord worshipped (arcita) by this tyAgarAja (tyAgarAjArcita)!
O Lord of my Life! did You come by foot in order to protect me?
Pallavi:
nanu pAlimpa naDaci vaccitivO
nA prANa nAtha
Sahityam: P: nanu pAlimpa naDaci vaccitivO
Meaning: Did You come (vaccitivO) by foot (naDaci) in order to protect (pAlimpa) me (nanu)?
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; ; G,d P–G ;R RS- S ; ; ; - drss D | DP;- D SR–G; G;-G; ; ; - Rgr ||
Na nu - pA - - lim- - - - - - pa - - - - - na Daci va- cci ti - - vO
R;-G,d P – G ; R RS- S ; ; ; - drss D | DP;- D SR–;G G;-G; ; ; - Rgr ||
Na nu - pA - - lim- - - - - - pa - - - - - na Daci - va cci ti - - vO
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R ; - gP-p dp – G ; R sgrp- gRs ; ; - drss D | D P ; - D S R – G ; pg pg - DP G P G R ||
Na nu - pA - - lim- - - - - - pa - - - - - na Daci - va cci - - ti vO- - -
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SR – gp Pds dp – G ; R sgrp gr-sr grsd- drss D | D P ; - D S R – G ; pg pg - PD S ;- dsdp ||
Na- nu - - pA - - lim- - - - - - pa - - - - - na Daci - va cci - - ti - - vO –
Sahityam: nA prANa nAtha
Meaning: O Lord (nAtha) of my Life (prANa) (literally life-breath)!
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grsr-G , p ;-DSS Srs Dsd Pdp ggdp | P- G ; R G dd P – D gr S- srs-d sd-pd p – gdp ||
nA - - prA-Na nA - - - - --- - tha- - - - - - - - -- - - ---- ---
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grsr– gp Pds dp – G ; R sgrp gr-sr grsd- drss D | D P ; - D S R – G ; pg pg - PD S ;- dsdp ||
Na- nu - - pA - - lim- - - - - - pa - - - - - na Daci - va cci - - ti - - vO –
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grsr-G , p ;-DSS Srs Dsd Pdp ggdp | G ; R ; GDP–D gr S- srs-d sd-pd p – gdp ||
nA - - prA-Na nA - - - - --- tha- - - - - - - - - -- - - ---- ---
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grsr– gp Pds dp – G ; R sgrp gr-sr grsd- drss D | D P ; - D S R – G ; srgp – ds Rgr rsS ;- dsdp ||
Na- nu - - pA - - lim- - - - - - pa - - - - - na Daci - va cci - - ti - - - vO –
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
grsr-gp-gdpp G – pdS-S S dsrs Dpdsd Pgpdp ggdp | ; G ; R gd D P – D gr S- srs-d sd-pd p – gdp ||
nA - - prA-Na nA - - - - - - - - - - tha- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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grsr- G , s dp – G ; R ; ; gr -sr gp- gRs ; | ;; ;; ;;;; ;;;; ; ; ; ; ||
Na nu - pA - - - - lim- - - - pa - - -- - --- ---- ----
anupallavi
vanaja nayana mOmunu jUcuTa
jIvanam(a)ni nenaruna manasu marmamu telisi (nanu)
Sahityam: A: vanaja nayana mOmunu jUcuTa
Meaning: ... beholding (jUcuTa) Your face (mOmunu) with Lotus (vanaja) Eyes (nayana)
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;; G,g ; P,d ; S ; S ; ; S ; ; | ; ; S , r G-rs S ; S,d – rssd D P D ; ||
Va na ja Na - ya na mO - - mu-nu - jU-- - cu- - - - - Ta
; P- P dppg ; P , d ; S ; S ; ; S ; ; | ; ; S , r G-rs S ; S,d – rssd D P- Pds ||
Va na ja Na - ya na mO - - mu-nu - jU-- - cu- - - - - Ta
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DP- Pds dpG ; P - D ; S; S; D- sr srG ; | ; R sR-g P- gr S ; sdsd – Srg rs D P- Pds drss ||
Va- na ja Na - ya na - mO - - - - mu-nu - jU-- - cu- - - - Ta - - - - -
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DP- Pds dpG ; P - D ; S ; rssd ; ; sr srG ; | ; R sR-g P- gr S ; sdsd – Srg rs D P- Pds drss ||
Va- na ja Na - ya na - mO - - - - mu-nu - jU-- - cu- - - - - - Ta - - -
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DP- Pds dpG ; P - D ; S ; rssd ; ; sr srG ; | ; R sR-g P- gr S ; sdsd – Srg rs D P- D ; ||
Va- na ja Na - ya na - mO - - - - mu-nu - jU-- - cu- - - - - - Ta -
Sahityam: jIvanamu-ani nenaruna manasu marmamu telisi (nanu)
Meaning: Knowing (telisi) the secret (marmamu) of my mind (manasu) that (ani) ...
... is my livelihood (jIvanamu) (jIvanamani),...
O Lord of my Life! did You kindly (nenaruna) come by foot in order to protect me?
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d S-d G-G ;G G ; gdpp G GR GP gpD | ; ; pD- r S – sd DP pgpg D P GP G R ||
jI - va- na - m(a) ni - ne- - na- ru- na-- ma- na - su- ma- rma—mu- teli si -
SR- p G-g ;G G ; gdpp G GR GP gpD | ; ; pD- r S – sd DP pgpg D P GP G R ||
jI - va- na - m(a) ni - ne- - na- ru- na-- ma- na - su- ma- rma—mu- teli si -
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SR- dppg , g ; G G ; gdpp G GR GP gpsd | pdS- pD- r S – sd DP pgpg D P GP G R ||
jI - va- - na - m(a) ni - ne- - na- ru- na-- - - ma- na - su- ma- rma—mu- teli si -
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
SR- dppg , g ; G G ; gdpp G GR GP gpsd | pdS- pD- r S – sd DP pgpg D P gpds dp- gp ||
jI - va- - na - m(a) ni - ne- - na- ru- na-- - - ma- na - su- ma- rma—mu- te-li - - si-
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grsr– gp Pds dp – G ; R sgrp gr-sr grsd- drss D | D P ; - D S R – G ; srgp – ds Rgr rsS ;- dsdp ||
Na- nu - - pA - - lim- - - - - - pa - - - - - na Daci - va cci - - ti - - - vO –
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
grsr-gp-gdpp G – pdS-S S dsrs Dpdsd Pgpdp ggdp | ; G ; R gd D P – D gr S- srs-d sd-pd p – gdp ||
nA - - prA-Na nA - - - - - - - - - - tha- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
grsr- G , s dp – G ; R ; ; gr -sr gp- gRs ; | ;; ;; ;;;; ;;;; ; ; ; ; ||
Na nu - pA - - - - lim- - - - pa - - -- - --- ---- ----
caraNam
sura pati nIla maNi nibha tanuvutO
uramuna mutyapu sarula cayamutO
karamuna Sara kOdaNDa kAntitO
dharaNi tanayatO tyAgarAj(A)rcita (nanu)
Sahityam: C: sura pati nIla maNi nibha tanuvutO
Meaning: With a body (tanuvutO) resembling (nibha) sapphire – indra – Lord (pati) celestials (pati) nIla maNi,
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
; ; D , p ; D , Pg P; ; ; pgdp G ,r | R ; sR- g P – gR sD S R S,r G – G G ,r ||
Su ra pa ti - nI - - - - - - la - - - ma-Ni - ni- bha ta - nu- - vu tO –
Sahityam: uramuna mutyapu sarula cayamutO
Meaning:... with rows (sarula cayamutO) of pearls (mutyapu) on the chest (uramuna),
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
;; ;-G P D S; pd S D P pgdp gRs | ; ; rG rs D S R ; G ; ,d -pd ,p- gR, S ||
U ra muna mu- - - tya- - pu- sa- ru - la ca- ya— mu- - tO - -
Sahityam: karamuna Sara kOdaNDa kAntitO
Meaning: ... with the splendour (kAntitO) of bow kOdaNDa and arrows (Sara) in Your hands (karamuna), and
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
; ; P dppg ; P D ; S; S; ; ds ; ; | ; ;SR G-rs S ; S , d rssd D P Pds ||
Ka ra - - mu na Sa ra - kO - - - daN - Da - - kAn- - - - ti- - tO -
DP- P dppg ; P D ; S; S; ; Sgr srG | GR - s R-g P-gRs S Dsd-ggrs D P D ; ||
Ka ra - - mu na Sa ra - kO - - - - - daN - Da - - kAn- - - - ti- - tO -
Sahityam: dharaNi tanayatO tyAgarAja-arcita (nanu)
Meaning: ... with sItA – daughter (tanaya) (tanayatO) of Earth (dharaNi),
O Lord worshipped (arcita) by this tyAgarAja (tyAgarAjArcita)!
O Lord of my Life! did You come by foot in order to protect me?
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; ; dG-g ; G ; G dppg ; G R G P gpD | ; ; pD – r S – sd D P G G DP G P G R ||
- - dha ra - Ni- ta na - - ya - tO- - - - - - tyA- - - ga- rA- j(A) - -r ci- ta -
SR- dG-g ; G ; pg dppg ; G R G P gpsd | pdS- pD – r S – sd D P G G DP gpds dp-gp ||
- - dha ra - Ni- ta- na - - ya - tO- - - - - - - tyA- - - ga- rA- j(A) - -r ci- - - ta -
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grsr– gp Pds dp – G ; R sgrp gr-sr grsd- drss D | D P ; - D S R – G ; srgp – ds rg pgrs- dsdp ||
Na- nu - - pA - - lim- - - - - - pa - - - - - na Daci - va cci - - ti - - - vO –
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
grsr-gp-gdpp G – pdS-S S dsrs Dpdsd Pgpdp ggdp | G ; ; R gd D P – D gr S- srs-d sd-pd p – gdp ||
nA - - prA-Na nA - - - - - - - - - - tha- - - - - - - - - -- - - ---- ---
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
grsr- G , s dp – G ; R ; ; gr -sr gp- gRs ; | ;; ;; ;;;; ;;;; ; ; ; ; ||
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