Rama Nipai Tanaku

Composition by Tyaagaraaja

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Title: Rama Nipai Tanaku

Composer: Tyaagaraaja

Language: Telugu

Ragas: Kedara

Talas: Adi

Sources:

karnatik.com
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Notation (HTML)
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Notation (PDF)
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Recording (MP3)
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Detailed lesson (MP3)

Lyrics

pallavi

rama nipai tanaku prema bodu sita

anupallavi

tamarasa nayana nidemo maya gani

caraNam

manasu nipadamulane jera kanulu ni rupamune kora vinu ni paruleka norura tanapai idi ni karunara

caraNam

janani janakaptulanyulu dhana kanaka guru velpulu dinamu nive anumatalu anagha nnivi bhusanamulu

caraNam

bhoganubhavamulandu baguga buddhi niyandu tyagarajuni hrdayamandu vagisanandamandu

Notation

From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)

Pallavi:
Raamaa ! Nipai Tanaku Prema Podu Seethaa

Anupallavi:
Taamarasadala Nayana ! Ni Demo Maaya Gaani

Charanam
Bhogaala Anubhavamulandu Baguga Buddhi Niyandu
Tygarajuni Hrudayamandu Vagishaa Anandamandu

Meaning (from TK Govinda Rao’s book)
O SITARAMA! My mind ("tanaku") is always obsessed ("prema podu") with you!

O Lotus-petal ("thaamarasa-dala") eyed ("nayanaa")!
What ("emo") spell ("maaya") have you ("nee") cast on me, that O SITARAMA, my mind is always....

Even when I enjoy ("anubhavamulandu") worldly pleasures ("bhogalanu"),
my mind ("buddhi") is merged in you ("baguga neeyandu").
No wonder, this THYAGARAJA's heart ("hrudaya") is brimming over with your Transcendental
("vageesha") Bliss ("anandamandu").

Pallavi:
Raamaa ! Nipai Tanaku Prema Podu Seethaa

O SITARAMA! My mind ("tanaku") is always obsessed ("prema podu") with you!

 1       2        3       4          5     6          7      8
;P      ,S,      R;     G,r       | sRs S ;       |   snrs sn N          ||
Raa     maa !    Ni     - --        - - - pai -       Ta- na- ku - -

;P      ,S,      R;     gmpm      | m G r sRs | snrs sn N                ||
Raa     maa !    Ni     - --        pai - ---   Ta- na- ku - -

;P      ,S,      s m gm P , m     | G , r sRs | snrs sn N                ||
Raa     maa !    Ni    - --         pai -  ---  Ta- na- ku - -

;P      ,S,      s m gm p n s n   | pmgr     sRs | snrs sn N             ||
Raa     maa !    Ni    - --         pai -    ---   Ta- na- ku - -

;P      ,S,      s m gm p r s n   | pmgr     sRs | snrs sn N             ||
Raa     maa !    Ni    - --         pai -    ---   Ta- na- ku - -

gmpn P,m         G,r     sRs      | S;    ;gm     | pm- p m g r - g r    ||
Pre- - - ma --   Po--    - --       du-   -O-       - - See- - - thaa-

sn- P   ,S,      s m gm p r s n   | pmgr     sRs | snrs sn N             ||
- - Raa maa !    Ni    - --         pai -    ---   Ta- na- ku - -

gmpn P,m              G,r      sRs      | S;    ;s n     | pm- p m g r - g r        ||
Pre- - - ma --        Po--     - --       du-   -O-        - - See- - - thaa-

sn- P   ,S,           s m gm p r s n    | pmgr    sRs | snrs sn N                   ||
- - Raa maa !         Ni    - --          pai -   ---   Ta- na- ku - -

gmpn P,m              G,r      sRs      | S;    ;g r     | sn-pm gr-gr              ||
Pre- - - ma --        Po--     - --       du-   -O-        - - See- - - thaa-

Anupallavi:
Taamarasadala Nayana ! Ni Demo Maaya Gaani

O Lotus-petal ("thaamarasa-dala") eyed ("nayanaa")!
What ("emo") spell ("maaya") have you ("nee") cast on me, that O SITARAMA, my mind is always....

 1         2        3            4         5     6         7    8
;P       m- m g r s R s          S;     |; gm ,P,        |S N S;           ||
Taa      - ma- - ra- -          sa- -    - da- - la-      Naya na !

P,m      G, r          sRs       S;     |; gm ,P,        |S N S;           ||
Taa      ma- -         ra- -    sa- -    - da- - la-      Naya na !

np M     G, r          sRs       S;     |; gm ,P,        |S N S;           ||
Taa      ma- -         ra- -    sa- -    - da- - la-      Naya na !

gmpn P,m               G, r      sRs |; gm ,P,           |S N S;           ||
Taa  ma- -             ra- -    sa- - - da- - la-         Naya na !

pnS      mggr          sRs S;           | srsn P,m       | p n p m g r g r || s n
Ni- -    De- - -       mo-- Maa-          ya- - - Gaa-     ni - - - - - - -   --

Charanam
Bhogaala Anubhavamulandu Baguga Buddhi Niyandu
Tyagarajuni Hrudayamandu Vagishaa Anandamandu

Even when I enjoy ("anubhavamulandu") worldly pleasures ("bhogalanu"),
my mind ("buddhi") is merged in you ("baguga neeyandu").

 1   2             3           4           5      6     7      8
;G m-Gr            sRs         S S      | ;P    S-sn |N S ,S,              ||
Bho - gaa-         -- -        la nu      - bha va mu- - lan - du

;G m-P m              mGr       S S     | ;P    S-sn |N S ,S,              ||
Bho - gaa-            -- -     la nu      - bha va mu- - lan - du

; G m - pnP m           mGr      S S | ;P    S-sn |N S ,S,                 ||
 Bho - gaa- -           - --    la nu  - bha va mu- - lan - du

;P      , S,     S;     S;              | mggr sRs | ;S           , S,     ||
Ba        gu     ga     Bu                ddhi - - Ni- - yan      - du -

No wonder, this THYAGARAJA's heart ("hrudaya") is brimming over with your Transcendental
("vageesha") Bliss ("anandamandu").

;P       m- m g r s R s         SS      |; g m ,P,       |S N     S;       ||

Tya     - ga - - ra - -      juni    -Hruda - ya-       man-    du-

P,m     G, r         sRs     SS     |; gm ,P,          |S N     S;       ||
Tya     ga - -      ra - -   juni    -Hruda - ya-       man-    du-

gmpn P,m             G, r    sRs |; gm ,P,             |S N     S;       ||
Tya-- ga - -        ra - -   juni -Hruda - ya-          man-    du-

pnS     mggr         sRs S;         | srsn P,m         | p n p m g r g r || s n
Va- -   gi- - - -   shaa-- A- -       nan- - - da- -    man- - - du- - - - -