Sitamma Mayamma

Composition by Tyaagaraaja

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Title: Sitamma Mayamma

Composer: Tyaagaraaja

Language: Telugu

Ragas: Vasanta

Talas: Rupaka

Sources:

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

Lyrics

pallavi

sitamma mayamma sri ramudu ma tandri

anupallavi

vatatmaja saumitri vainateya ripu mardana dhata bharatadulu sodraulu maku o manasa

caraNam

paramesa vasistha parasara narada saunaka suka surapati gautama lambodara guha sanakadulu dharaija bhagavata-gresaru levvaro varellaru vara tyagarajuniki parama bandhavulu manasa

Notation

From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)

Pallavi:
Seethamma Maayamma Sri Raamudu Maa Tandri

Anupallavi:
Vaataatmaja Saumitri Vainateya Ripumardhana
Dhaata Bharataadulu Sodharulu Maaku
O Manasa!

Charanam:
Paramesha Vashishta Paraashara Naaradha Saunaka Suka
Surapati Gautama Lambodhara Guha Sanakaadulu
Dhara Nija Bhaagavataa Gresarulevvaro Varellanu
Vara Tyagarajuniki Parama Baandhavulu Manasa!

MEANING:
O Mind (“manasa”)! Seetha Devi is my mother (“amma”). Sri Rama is my father (“tandri”). Anjaneya
(“vaatatmaja”), Lakshmana (“Saumitri”), Garuda (“vainateya”), Satrugna (“ripumardhana”),
Jambavaan (“dhaata”), Bharata and others are my (“maaku”) brothers (“sodharulu”). Paramasiva
(“parameesha”), Vashista, Paraashara, Naarada, Saunaka, Suka, Indra (“surapati”), Gautama,
Ganesha (“Lambodhara”), Subramanya (“guha”), Sanaka and all (“varellanu”) the true
BHAAGAVATAs on earth (“gresarulu”) are my intimate relatives (“bandhavulu”).

Pallavi:
Seethamma Maayamma Sri Raamudu Maa Tandri

[O Mind (“manasa”)! Seetha Devi is my mother (“amma”). Sri Rama is my father (“tandri”).]

S;      ; M    ;M       || mM , ; mg  R rs         ||
See     - tham - ma       Maa- - yam- - ma-

S;      ; M    ;M       || gm D M - mg R rs        ||
See     - tham - ma       Maa- - yam- - ma-

S;      ; M    ;M       || gm dn sn- dm M M        ||
See     - tham - ma       Maa- - yam- - ma-

;S      S;      SS      || D ;   M – gm g – rs n ||
Sri     Raa     mudu      Maa    ku Tan- - dri—

sn gr   sn M ; M        || gm dn Srs nd M M        ||
See     - - tham - ma     Maa- - yam- - ma-

; sn    snsr    sn sr || sndn    dm – gm g – rs n ||
 Sri    Raa     mu-du- Maa       -ku Tan- - dri—

; sn    sngr    sn dr || sndn    dm – gm g – rs n ||
 Sri    Raa     mu-du- Maa       -ku Tan- - dri—

Anupallavi:

Vaataatmaja Saumitri Vainateya Ripumardhana
Dhaata Bharataadulu Sodharulu Maaku
O Manasa!

[Anjaneya (“vaatatmaja”), Lakshmana (“Saumitri”), Garuda (“vainateya”), Satrugna
(“ripumardhana”)…]

; dr     snD       mg M      || ; D    ,N,     S;       ||
 Vaa     taat-     ma- ja        Sau    mi     tri

; dr     snD       mg M      || D ;    DN      S;       ||
 Vaa     taat-     ma- ja      Sau     mi-     tri

; dr     snD       mg M      || ; D    snsr    rsS      ||
 Vaa     taat-     ma- ja      Sau      mi-    tri

; dr     Srs nd    mg M      || ; D    snsr    rsS      ||
 Vaa     taat- -   ma- ja      Sau      mi-    tri

;S       S sn      gr sn     || D R sn D       dm gm ||
Vai      na te-    - - ya-     Ri pu mar--     dha-na-

dm- dr Srs nd      mg M      || D ;    snsr    rsS      ||
 Vaa   taat- -     ma- ja      Sau      mi-    tri

;S       S sn      gr sn     || D R sn D       mg M ||
Vai      na te-    - - ya-     Ri pu mar--     dha-na-

[Jambavaan (“dhaata”), Bharata and others are my (“maaku”) brothers (“sodharulu”). O Mind!…]

;M    M;           mg M || D ,n        SS      S ,n     ||
 Dhaa ta -         Bha-ra  taa-        dulu    So

D N      D – sn D M          || gm dn sn – dm gr sn ||
dharu    lu Maa - ku            O -- -- - - Ma- na-sa!-

Charanam:
Paramesha Vashishta Paraashara Naaradha Saunaka Suka
Surapati Gautama Lambodhara Guha Sanakaadulu
Dhara Nija Bhaagavataa Gresarulevvaro Varellanu
Vara Tyagarajuniki Parama Baandhavulu Manasa!

[Paramasiva (“parameesha”), Vashista, Paraashara, Naarada, Saunaka, Suka…]

; mm     ,M,       M – M || M ;        mg – dm G ;      ||
  Para   - me-     sha Va shi-         shta- Pa- raa-

; gm   DN          SS        || D N    DM      mg –gr ||
 shara Naa-        radha        Sau-   naka    Su- ka-

sn- mm , M ,       M – M || gm dn s n dm – G ;          ||
   Para - me-      sha Va shi- shta- Pa- raa-

; gm   DN          SS        || D N    DM      M mgR ||
 shara Naa-        radha        Sau-   naka    Su- ka-

[Indra (“surapati”), Gautama, Ganesha (“Lambodhara”), Subramanya (“guha”)]

; sm    ,gR     S;        || S S    S;       S;       ||
 Sura   -pati   Gau         tama    Lam      bo

SS      DN      DM        || mg dm gr- R S ;          ||
dhara   Guha    Sana         kaa- - - - - du lu -

[Sanaka and all (“varellanu”) the true (“nija”) BHAAGAVATAs on earth (“gresarulu”) …]

; dn   ,dM      mg M || dg M D N             S;       ||
 Dhara - Nija   Bhaa-- ga -va taa -          Gre-

,s S     SS     sn rs     || sndm dn S       SS       ||
 saru   levva   ro- - -     Va- - - rel- -   la nu

[… are my (“tyagarajuniki”) intimate (“parama”) relatives (“bandhavulu”).]

;ss     snsr    sr sn     || sn D   mm- gm dn ss ||
Vara    Tya--   - - ga-     ra- -   ju- ni- - - ki

DN      D – sn D M        || gm dn sn dm gr sn        ||
Para    ma Baan – dha       vu- lu- Ma- na- sa!- --