Rama Ika

Composition by PaTNam Subramanya Aiyyar

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Title: Rama Ika

Composer: PaTNam Subramanya Aiyyar

Language: Telugu

Ragas: Sahana

Talas: Rupaka

Sources:

karnatik.com
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Notation (HTML)
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Notation (PDF)
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Class recording (MP3)
YouTube: Video

Lyrics

pallavi

rama ika nannu brova rada daya leda sri

anupallavi

tamasambu jesite ika talanu palarunu vedanu

caraNam

aru satruvulanu batti hatamu jesi purvarjita ghora papamulanu bogotti ne jesinatti neramulanu manninci nive kava valenu gani verevarunnaru sri venkatesvara dayakara

Notation

From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)

Pallavi:
rAma ika nannu brOvarAdA daya lEdA

Anupallavi:
tAmasambu jEsitE ika tALanu parula vEDanu

Charanam:
Aru Satruvulanu baTTi hatamu jEsi
poorvArjita ghOra pApamulanu pOgoTTi nE jEsinaTTi
nEramulanu manninchi neeve kAvavalenu gAni
vErevarunnArurA Sri venkaTESwara dayAkara

Meaning: (Courtesy: http://www.sangeetasudha.org/othercomposers2/s39.html
Oh Sri Rama, why don't you protect (brOva-rAdA) me (nannu) yet (ika)? Why are you merciless (daya lEdA)?

I can't bear (ika tALanu) delay anymore (tAmasambu jEsitE). I even don't beg (vEDanu) others (parula) .

You alone should come to my rescue, destroying (baTTi hatamu jEsi – literally catch and destroy) all six (Aru)
enemies (Satruvulanu - desire, anger, greed, lust , jealousy and arrogance) .
You annihilate my horrible sins (poorvArjita ghOra pApamulanu pOgoTTi), pardoning my wicked deeds
(nEramulanu manninchi).
Oh all merciful (dayAkara) Rama (Venkateswara) – ( neeve kAvavalenu gAni), who else is there for me
(vErevarunnArurA)?

Pallavi:
rAma ika nannu brOvarAdA daya lEdA ||

Sahityam: rAma ika nannu brOvarAdA daya lEdA
Meaning: Oh Sri Rama, why don't you protect (brOva-rAdA) me (nannu) yet (ika)? Why are you merciless
(daya lEdA)?

;R       R;       RG       || M ; P – pm G M           ||
 rA      ma       i ka        nan- nu brO- - va

R gr    S;        nsnd     || N ;    S;      ; rs      ||
rA --   dA        da-ya-      lE -   dA      - Sri

ns- R    R;       rg mp    || rgmp mp – gm G M         ||
 rA      ma       i ka        nan- nu brO- - va

R gr    S;        nsnd     || N ;    S;      pmgm ||
rA --   dA        da-ya-      lE -   dA      Sri - - -

rs- R   R;        rg mp    || nddp M – gm G M          ||
   rA   ma        i ka        nan- nu brO- - va

R gr    S;        nsnd     || N ;    S;      pmgm ||
rA --   dA        da-ya-      lE -   dA      Sri - - -

rs- R   R;        rg mp    || rgmp nd – pm dn S        ||
   rA   ma        i ka        nan- nu brO- - va

ns Rgr S ;        nsnd     || nsnd pm-pm gm rs ||
rA --  dA         da-ya-      lE - dA    Sri - - -

ns- R   R;        R G      || M,pD,p      M – pmG ; M ||
  rA    ma        i ka        nan- -      nu brO- - va

rm gr   S;        rs nd    || N ;    S;      ; rs      ||
rA --   dA        da-ya-      lE -   dA      - Sri

ns- R   R;        R R      || N ;      D – pm ; M ||
  rA    ma        i ka        nan-     nu brO- - va

R gr    S;        ss nd    || N ;    S;      ; ;       ||
rA --   dA        da-ya-      lE -   dA      - -

Anupallavi:
tAmasambu jEsitE ika tALanu parula vEDanu ||

Sahityam: tAmasambu jEsitE ika
Meaning: Please do not delay anymore (tAmasambu jEsitE).

;N DP     ;M               || D ;    N S R S           ||
 tA masam - bu                jE-    si tE i ka

Sahityam: tALanu parula vEDanu ||
Meaning: I can't bear (ika tALanu). I even don't beg (vEDanu) others (parula) .

N ; n s D nd P             || dp M mg M rg gr          ||
tA- La-nu pa-ru               la- nu vE- - Da- -

S- mn D P     ;M           || D ;    N S R S           ||
nu tA- ma sam - bu            jE-    si tE i ka

rs N s n D   nd P          || pm dp ndpm gm rs         ||
tA- La-nu    pa-ru            la- nu vE- - Da- -

ns–rn D P     ;M           || D ;    N S ns rg         ||
nu tA- ma sam - bu            jE-    si tE i ka

Mpm G Gmg R Rgr S || r s n s ndpm gm rs                ||
tA- - La-- nu pa- ru la- nu vE- - Da- -

ns–rn D P     ;M             || D ;      N S ns rg                ||
nu tA- ma sam - bu              jE-      si tE i ka

Mpm G Gmg R Rgr S || r s n s ndpm gm rs                           ||
tA- - La-- nu pa- ru la- nu vE- - Da- nu-

Sahityam: rAma ika nannu brOvarAdA daya lEdA
Meaning: Oh Sri Rama, why don't you protect (brOva-rAdA) me (nannu) yet (ika)? Why are you merciless
(daya lEdA)?

ns- R       R;     rg mp     || rgmp nd – pm dn S                 ||
   rA       ma      i ka        nan- nu brO- - va

ns Rgr S ;         nsnd      || nsnd pm-pm gm rs ||
rA --  dA          da-ya-       lE - dA    Sri - - -

ns- R   R;         R G       || M,pD,p        M – pmG ; M ||
  rA    ma         i ka         nan- -        nu brO- - va

R gr        S;     ss nd     || N ;      S;         ; ;           ||
rA --       dA     da-ya-       lE -     dA         - -

Charanam:
Aru Satruvulanu baTTi hatamu jEsi
poorvArjita ghOra pApamulanu pOgoTTi nE jEsinaTTi
nEramulanu manninchi neeve kAvavalenu gAni
vErevarunnArurA Sri venkaTESwara dayAkara ||

Sahityam: Aru Satruvulanu baTTi hatamu jEsi
Meaning: You alone should come to my rescue, destroying (baTTi hatamu jEsi – literally catch and destroy) all six
(Aru) enemies (Satruvulanu - desire, anger, greed, lust , jealousy and arrogance) .

;P    P P     ;P             || pm gm     R – gm      P P              ||
A ru Sa - tru                 vu- la-     nu ba-          - Tti

;N D P        ;P             || pm gm     R – gm      P P              ||
A ru Sa - tru                 vu- la-     nu ba-          - Tti

Sahityam: poorvArjita ghOra pApamulanu pOgoTTi nE jEsinaTTi
Meaning: You annihilate my horrible sins (poorvArjita ghOra pApamulanu pOgoTTi),

; rg , m – p d N D           || Pdp M     mg M        RS               ||
 Hata mu jE- - si               poo -r    vA - -r     ji ta

rsN         S–ns dpM         || dn S      S – ns      R–R              ||
ghO-        ra pA- - - pa       mu-la     nu pO-      - -

; R     G - M,pD,p        M || gmpm gm – rg g r S                      ||
 Go     TTi nE - -        -    jE- - - si- na- - - TTi

Sahityam: nEramulanu manninchi neeve kAvavalenu gAni
Meaning: ... pardoning my wicked deeds (nEramulanu manninchi).

S;       PM        DD       || N ;    nsR       S;     ||
nE       ramu      lanu       man-    nin- -   chi

snsr     sr- ns D D         || nd pm M – dn S S        ||
nee-    ve- kA- - va           va-le- nu gA- - ni

Sahityam: vErevarunnArurA Sri venkaTESwara dayAkara ||
Meaning: Oh all merciful (dayAkara) Rama (Venkateswara) – ( neeve kAvavalenu gAni), who else is there for me
(vErevarunnArurA)?

R gm     gm R       g r S || sn s d pm dn S – S        ||
vE- -    re- va-    - - ru   nnA- - ru- Sri-  -

dn sr    sr – ns D D || pmdp ndpm gm rs ||
ven--    ka TE- - Sha va- ra- da-yA- ka- ra

Sahityam: rAma ika nannu brOvarAdA daya lEdA
Meaning: Oh Sri Rama, why don't you protect (brOva-rAdA) me (nannu) yet (ika)? Why are you merciless
(daya lEdA)?

ns- R    R;        rg mp    || rgmp nd – pm dn S       ||
   rA    ma         i ka       nan- nu brO- - va

ns Rgr S ;         nsnd     || nsnd pm-pm gm rs ||
rA --  dA          da-ya-      lE - dA    Sri - - -

ns- R   R;         R G      || M,pD,p      M – pmG ; M ||
  rA    ma         i ka        nan- -      nu brO- - va

R gr    S;         ss nd    || N ;    S;       ; ;     ||
rA --   dA         da-ya-      lE -   dA       - -