Nivada Ne Gana

Lyrics

Notation

From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)

Pallavi:
nIvADa nE gAna nikhila lOka nidAna
nimisham(O)rva kalanA

Anupallavi:
dEv(A)di dEva bhU-dEva vara paksha
rAjIv(A)ksha sAdhu jana jIvana sanAtana (nI)

caraNam:
satyambu nityambu samaramuna Sauryambu
atyanta rUpambu amita balamu
nity(O)tsavambu kala nIku nija dAsuD(a)ni
1tathyambu palku SrI tyAgarAj(A)rcita (nI)

Meaning Courtesy: http://thyagaraja-vaibhavam.blogspot.com/2008/10/thyagaraja-kriti-neevaada-ne-
gaana-raga.html
In the kRti ‘nIvADa nE gAna’ – rAga sAranga (tALa jhampa), SrI tyAgarAja wants affirmation of the Lord that he
is His true devotee.

P: O Original Cause (nidAna) of entire (nikhila) worlds (lOka)! Can (kalanA) I bear (Orva) even for a moment
(nimishamu) (nimishamOrva) (literally minute) (the thought of) myself (nE) not being (gAna) Yours (nIvADa)?

A: O Ancient Lord (Adi dEva) of even celestials (dEva) (dEvAdi)! O Lord who is on the side (paksha) of blessed
(vara) brAhmaNas (bhU-dEva)! O Lotus (rAjIva) Eyed (aksha) (rAjIvAksha)!
O Livelihood (jIvana) of the pious (sAdhu jana)! O Eternal One (sanAtana)!
O Original Cause of entire worlds! Can I bear even for a moment (the thought of) myself not being Yours?

C: O Lord (SrI) worshipped (arcita) by this tyAgarAja (tyAgarAjArcita)! Please utter (palku) ‘tathAstu’ (tathyambu)
(literally true) that (ani) ‘I am true (nija) servant (dAsuDu) (dAsuDani) to You (nIku) (dAsuDani) having attributes
(kala) of –
eternal (nityambu) adherence to truth (satyambu), valour (Sauryambu) in the battle (samaramuna), exceedingly
(atyanta) beautiful form (rUpambu), limitless (amita) might (balamu), and (causing) unceasing (nitya) (literally
ever) joy (utsavambu) (nityOtsavambu) (to the devotees).
O Original Cause of entire worlds! Can I bear even for a moment (the thought of) myself not being Yours?

Pallavi:
Neevadane Gaana Nikhila Lokanidaana
Nimishamorvaga Kalanaa

Sahityam: nIvADa nE gAna nikhila lOka nidAna
Meaning: O Original Cause (nidAna) of entire (nikhila) worlds (lOka)! I cannot think of myself (nE) not being
(gAna) Yours (nIvADa).

;P       P;P       || pPm    P ; P ||
Nee      va-da       ne- -   Gaa-na

P, n     dpP ; P || pmR      gm P P ||
Nee      va- - da ne- -      Gaa- na

P, n     dp P P,d || pmR gm P P ||
Nee      va- - da ne- - Gaa- na

dnS      sn D P,d || pmR gm P P ||
Nee      va- - da ne- - Gaa- na

dnrs     sn nd P,d || pmR gm P P ||
Nee      va- - da ne- - Gaa- na

S ;      sn nd P,d || pmR gm P P ||
Nee      va- - da ne- - Gaa- na

S ;      sn nd      P,d || pmR        gm P P ||
Nee      va- - - - - da- ne- -        Gaa- na

P P      nd dp P || pd pm rg M R ||
Nikhi    la- Lo-- ka- ni- daa- - na

Sahityam: nimisham(O)rva kalanA
Meaning: Can (kalanA) I bear (Orva) even for a moment (nimishamu) (nimishamOrva) (literally minute) (the
thought of) myself (nE) not being (gAna) Yours (nIvADa)?

SS       S - rg mp || pd pm pd pm rg ||
Nimi     sha mor- - va-ga- Ka-la- - -

GM       ; RS      || rsns   rg mp dn    ||
naa-     - - -        ---    ------

Anupallavi:
Devaadi Deva! Bhudeva! Varapaksha! Rajeevaksha! Saadhujana Jeevana! Sanaatana!

Sahityam: dEv(A)di dEva bhU-dEva vara paksha
Meaning: O Ancient Lord (Adi dEva) of even celestials (dEva) (dEvAdi)! O Lord who is on the side (paksha) of
blessed (vara) brAhmaNas (bhU-dEva)!

;S       S; S      || S ;    S S ; ||
 De      vaa-di      De-     va! Bhu-

; sn     g r r s S || sn D N dpP ; ||
- de-    va!- Va ra pa- - ksha! Raa- -

Sahityam: rAjIv(A)ksha sAdhu jana jIvana sanAtana (nI)
Meaning: O Lotus (rAjIva) Eyed (aksha) (rAjIvAksha)!
         O Livelihood (jIvana) of the pious (sAdhu jana)! O Eternal One (sanAtana)!

;P       D N S || sn D P - D N || S ; N D P || nd pm ; P P ||
jee      va - ksha! Saa-- dhu ja- na Jee vana! Sa naa- - - tana!

P P      D N S || sn D P - dn S || sgrs nr sn ds || nd pm               ;PP          ||
Ra jee   va - ksha! Saa-- dhu ja- na Jee va-na! Sa naa- -               - tana!

P P      D N S || sn D P - dn S || grsn rs nd ds || nd pm ; P P                      ||
Ra jee   va - ksha! Saa-- dhu ja- na Jee va-na! Sa naa- - - tana!

P P      D N S || sn D P - dn S || pdns             rg mp pd || nd pm ; P P          ||
Ra jee   va - ksha! Saa-- dhu ja- na Jee            va-na! Sa naa- - - tana!

P P      D N S || sn D P - nd pm || rmgr S S pm || nd pm sn gr sn ||
Ra jee   va - ksha! Saa-- dhu ja- na Jee va-na! Sa naa- - - ta- na!- -

Sahityam: nIvADa nE gAna nikhila lOka nidAna
Meaning: O Original Cause (nidAna) of entire (nikhila) worlds (lOka)! I cannot think of myself (nE) not being
(gAna) Yours (nIvADa).

dn Srs   Nsn Dnd P,d || pmR           gm P P ||
Nee      va- - - - - da- ne- -        Gaa- na

P P      nd dp P || pd pm rg M R ||
Nikhi    la- Lo-- ka- ni- daa- - na

Sahityam: nimisham(O)rva kalanA
Meaning: Can (kalanA) I bear (Orva) even for a moment (nimishamu) (nimishamOrva) (literally minute) (the
thought of) myself (nE) not being (gAna) Yours (nIvADa)?

SS       S - rg mp || pd pm pd pm rg ||
Nimi     sha mor- - va-ga- Ka-la- - -

GM       ; RS      || rsns   rg mp dn    ||
naa-     - - -        ---    ------

Charanams:
Satyambu Nityambu Samaramuna Sauryambu
Atyanta Rupambu Amita Balamu
Nityotsavambugala Neeku Nijadaasudani
Tathyambu Balku Sri Tyaagaraajaarchita!

Sahityam: satyambu nityambu samaramuna Sauryambu
Meaning: O Lord! You have great attributes: eternal (nityambu) adherence to truth (satyambu), you have valour
(Sauryambu) in the battle (samaramuna)

;P ,P, P           || pPg    M ; P || ; P , P , P        || pmR    g m P P ||
 Sa tyam bu          Ni--    tyam bu    Sa tyam bu          Ni--   tyam-- bu

;P ,P, P           || pmR    g m P P || ; p p , d P P || pd pm rg M R ||
- Sa tyam bu          Ni--   tyam-- bu Sama -ra mu na Sau--- ryam- bu

Sahityam: atyanta rUpambu amita balamu
Meaning: (Lord’s great attributes)… exceedingly (atyanta) beautiful form (rUpambu), limitless (amita) might
(balamu)

S-S      R S S || pm M P ; P || ; pp , d P G || M P ; ; ;                    ||
- A      tyan- ta Ru- - pam bu   Ami - ta Ba la - mu - - -

Sahityam: nity(O)tsavambu kala nIku nija dAsuD(a)ni
Meaning: … and (causing) unceasing (nitya) (literally ever) joy (utsavambu) (nityOtsavambu) (to the devotees).
   Please affirm that ‘I am true (nija) servant (dAsuDu) (dAsuDani) to You (nIku) (dAsuDani)’

;S       S ; S || S ;        S S S || ; sn g r S S || sn D         D P P ||
Nit      yo- tsa vam         bu ga la  Nee- ku- Nija daa--         su da-- ni

;S       S ; S || S ;        S S S || ; S   g r S S || sn D        dnsnDP P ||
Nit      yo- tsa vam         bu ga la  Nee- ku- Nija daa--         su - - da ni

;S       S ; S || S ;        S S S || ; sn g r S S || sn D         N D      P ||
Nit      yo- tsa vam         bu ga la  Nee- ku- Nija daa--         su da- ni

Sahityam: 1tathyambu palku SrI tyAgarAj(A)rcita (nI)
 O Lord (SrI) worshipped (arcita) by this tyAgarAja (tyAgarAjArcita)! Please utter (palku) ‘tathAstu’ (tathyambu)
(literally true) that (ani) ‘I am true (nija) servant (dAsuDu) (dAsuDani) to You (nIku) (dAsuDani)

;P       DN     S || sn D P - D N || S ;        ;;;      || ; ;    ;;;       ||
Ta       thyam- bu Bal- ku Sri - - -            ---         --     ---

;P       DN     S || sn D P - D N || S ;       N D P || nd pp , g P P ||
Ta       thyam- bu Bal- ku Sri - Tyaa          ga raa- jaa - - - - rchi ta!

;P       DN     S || sn D P - DN || sgrs nr sn ds || nd pm               ;PP          ||
Ta       thyam- bu Bal- ku Sri - Tyaa ga- raa- - - jaa - - -             -rchi ta!

;P       DN     S || sn D P - dnsr       || grsn rs nd ds || nd pm ; P P              ||
Ta       thyam- bu Bal- ku Sri -           Tyaa ga- raa- - - jaa - - - -rchi ta!

;P       DN     S || sn D P - dn sr       || pdns R rg mp || nd pm ; P P          ||
Ta       thyam- bu Bal- ku Sri -           Tyaa   ga raa- - - jaa - - - -rchi ta!

;P       DN     S || sn D P - md pm || rmgr S rg m p || nd pm sn gr sn ||
Ta       thyam- bu Bal- ku Sri -    Tyaa    ga raa- - - jaa - - - rchi- ta!- - -

Sahityam: nIvADa nE gAna nikhila lOka nidAna
Meaning: O Original Cause (nidAna) of entire (nikhila) worlds (lOka)! I cannot think of myself (nE) not being
(gAna) Yours (nIvADa).

dn Srs   Nsn Dnd P,d || pmR           gm P P ||
Nee      va- - - - - da- ne- -        Gaa- na

P P      nd dp P || pd pm rg M R ||
Nikhi    la- Lo-- ka- ni- daa- - na

Sahityam: nimisham(O)rva kalanA
Meaning: Can (kalanA) I bear (Orva) even for a moment (nimishamu) (nimishamOrva) (literally minute) (the
thought of) myself (nE) not being (gAna) Yours (nIvADa)?

SS       S - rg mp || pd pm pd pm rg ||
Nimi     sha mor- - va-ga- Ka-la- - -

GM       ; RS      || rsns   rg mp dn    ||
naa-     - - -        ---    ------