Neranammiti (Varna)

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Notation

From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)

Pallavi:
neranammitinayya nityamugA ninnu nIraja nayana nirupama sundarAkAra

Anupallavi:
mAruni kanna shrInivAsa dEvA mAnamutO nannu kApADuTakidE samayamurA

caraNam:
sarasuDa ninnE satatamu koniyADucunnAnurA

Meanings: (approximate)
Pallavi: O Lord (“Aiyya”)! I have steadfastly (“nera”) believed (“nammithi”) and
prayed to you (“ninnu”) daily (“nityamugA”). O lotus-eyed (“niraja nayana”) one,
your form (“AkarA”) is of incomparable (“nir-upama”) beauty (“sundara”).
Anupallavi: You are the father (“kanna”) of Cupid (“Maaruni”). The goddess Sri lives
(“nivasa”) in you. Save me (kApADu”) with dignity (“mAnamutO”) – the time has
come (“samayamurA).
Charanam: oh epitome of beauty (“sarasuDa”). I keep thinking of you and celebrating
(“koniyADucunnArA”) you (“Ninne”) always (“satatamu”).

Pallavi:

neranammitinayya nityamugA ninnu
O Lord (“Aiyya”)! I have steadfastly (“nera”) believed (“nammithi”) and prayed to you
(“ninnu”) daily (“nityamugA”).

       1           2           3               4          5
,      , , ,     , , , ,      R , P,       G , , ,      G M R S       |
    - - - -     - - - -      ne ra         nam          mi - - -

S N R S        R   , , ,     G M R R S S N R S N , S                  |
ti - - -       -    - - -    nay - - - - - ya - - - - -

N , D–N        S R G , || , N D – D P M - D P           ||
Ni - - tya     - - - -    - mu- -    - - gA -

nIraja nayana nirupama sundarAkAra
O lotus-eyed (“niraja nayana”) one, your form (“AkarA”) is of incomparable (“nir-
upama”) beauty (“sundara”).

   1               2           3                4              5
M–G , M        R S N S      R G M P          , D–MD           P M-G M |
- - -          ni - nnu - - nI - - ra        - - ja -         - - - -

R S R -N      , S -R G      M – P M -D       NS N P           N M P–G |
na - - ya     - - na -      - - - ni         - - - ru-        - pa - ma

MD N S         R S N R      ||    SN P–N        D P MP             ||
- - - -        sun - - -         da - - rA      - - - -

Anupallavi:

mAruni kanna shrInivAsa dEvA
You are the father (“kanna”) of Cupid (“Maaruni”). The goddess Sri lives (“nivasa”)
in you.

    1         2                3                 4          5
G , ,- M R S N S           - S , DP          D , , ,     , , , ,        |
kA - ra - - - - -            mA ru -         ni - - -    -- - -

M D N S N N D P             M P D N  D D P M             DPD–M          |
Kan - - - - - -             na - - - - - - -             shrI ni

DP M–G         M D , , || M D D R         S N P M ||
- - - -        - vA - - sa - - -          dE - - -

mAnamutO nannu kApADuTak-idE samayamurA
Save me (kApADu”) with dignity (“mAnamutO”) – the time has come (“samayamurA).

    1              2          3               4             5
G M D N       S , , ,    - S N S ,       R gr S ,        R NS R         |
vA - - -      - - - -     mA - - -       na -   -        mu- - - -

R S R P        G , , , - G M R S          N S N–R         S R–N R       |
tO - - -      na - - -   nnu - - -        kA - - pA        - - Du –

S N P M       G M D N |S RN S             ,-N PM         ||
Ta - - -      ki - dE - sa - - ma         - - ya -

Muktayi Swaram:
     1          2        3           4         5
N D P M G M R S - R G M D          , N -P D M P M – G                     ||
mu - - - rA - - -
,M-RN       S R,-S  RG M–D        P M P–G MRS–N                           ||
PNSR        G M P M || D N S – P , N M P    ||

G MDN         S , , ,     - S NS–R         , R-S R        P G ,M          ||
R S N S       ,-R S N       P M -GM        M D–DN         NS–SR           ||
G , , -R      S N P ,       || , -R S R    NS PN          ||

M P -G M      R S N S - (nera nammithi)

Charanam:
sarasuDa ninnE satatamu koniyADucunnAnurA
oh epitome of beauty (“sarasuDa”). I keep thinking of you and celebrating
(“koniyADucunnArA”) you (“Ninne”) always (“satatamu”).

     1             2                3              4              5
, , , ,          , , ,    ,      S , S ,        S N R S               P , , ,    |
- - - -         - - -     -      sa ra          su - - -              Da

M P D N         D D P M          D P -M D       P – M P –G            , M R S        |
Ni - - -        nnE - - -        sa - - -       - ta - ta             - - mu

R -N , S        R G M D         || N S R N         S ,      ,    R        ||
- ko - -        ni - - yA          - - - -         Du -      -   chu

S   N P M       G M D N            S , S ,        S N R S             S N P ,            |
-   - nnA-      nu - rA -          sa ra          su - - -            Da - - -

M P D N         D D P M          D P -M D       P – M P –G            , M R S        |
Ni - - -        nnE - - -        sa - - -       - ta - ta             - - mu

R -N , S        R G M D         || N S R N         S ,      ,     ,       ||
- ko - -        ni - - yA          - - - -         Du -      -   -

 Chitta Swarams:
     1             2          3                     4               5
1. R , , ,        , , S ,    , , N ,              R , S ,          N ,    S ,    |
   P , , ,        , , M ,    P , N ,             D , P ,           M ,    P ,    |
   G , , ,        , , M , || R , S ,             , , R ,         ||
  , G , M        , D , N - (sarasuda)

2. D , N -P  D P -M P  M -G M N - D , N - P  M G M R               |
   S R G M D , N S    P D - P N D P -G M    D , N S |
   R - N S N P M G M || D , N S     R G MR     ||
  S N P M N D , N     - (sarasuda)

3. S R S - N   S S N P -N D P -D          P–P M–G M R G M |
  P–G M R       S R S–N S N P M           PN S R       G M R S|
 R G M–D       N S R – G || M R S – S     N P M - G ||
 M R S–R       G M D N - (sarasuda)

4. S , , - N   R SN P    , M N D          P G ,-M    R S R N   |
   S , , ,      , ,- N S R G M R          S R G M   D N S R    |
  S N , S      P N P -M    || , P M – G   M D , N   ||

  S–P , N   D N PD     M PM -G       M–R G M     D N S R |
 G G , M   R S -N R    , S N P-   G G , M    R S -R G    |
 M D N S   R - G M R || S N P – R  S N P M ||
 G M R - G G M D N - (sarasuda)