Vaiyyattu Val

Lyrics

Notation

From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)

Paasuram (Stanza)
vaiyaththu vaazhveergaaL! naamum nampaavaikkuc *
ceyyum kirisaigaL kELeerO * paaRkadaluL
paiyath thuyinRa paraman adi paadi *
neyyuNNOm paaluNNOm naatkaalE neeraadi *
maiyittezhudhOm malarittu naam mudiyOm *
ceyyaadhana ceyyOm theekkuRaLai cenROdhOm *
aiyamum piccaiyum aandhanaiyum kai kaatti *
uyyumaaReNNi ugandhElOr embaavaay.

Meaning Courtesy: https://ramanuja.org/sv/alvars/andal/tiruppavai/verse2.html
{Additional sites: http://www.asayana.com/religion/18-2/ and http://www.ibiblio.org/sripedia/ebooks/tpv/ }

Context: Andal's thirty songs contain the cardinal principles of Vaishnava dharma during the month of Marghazhi.
Vaishnavas sing these songs to bring peace, prosperity and Divine Grace. Andal assumes the guise of a cowherd girl in
these 30 verses. Andal appears intent upon performing a particular religious vow to marry the Lord, thereby obtain His
everlasting company, and inviting all her girl-friends to join her. Towards the end we learn that she did not actually
perform a religious rite; but is simply praying to be granted the service of the Lord for eternity. She yearns for
everlasting happiness and service of the Lord.

In this second verse Sri Andal enumerates the dos and don’ts for the month long Nonbu ( intense worship) that she is
setting out to do with an invitation to everyone to join in. We will sing the praise of the feet of the Lord who is sleeping
gently on the serpent in the middle of the wide ocean. We will wake up early and bathe, we will not adorn ourselves
with eyeliner (kajal) and flowers, we will not eat Ghee and milk, we will not do inappropriate deeds, will not speak evil
and and harmful words, we will do charity and righteous deeds. Think noble thoughts and work to attain salvation and
unification with the Lord.

vaiyaththu                     of the world
vaazhveergaaL                  O people
naamum                         we
nam paavaikku                  for our vow, our rite

vaiyaththu         vaazhvIrkaaL! naamum nampaavaikkuc *
In this world (those) born to live , We (for) our vow

ceyyum                         will do
kirisaigaL                     deeds (austerities)
kELeerO                         listen
paal kadaluL                   on the milk ocean

ceyyum             kiricaikaL      kELIrO *        paaR kataluL
…will do (the following) deeds      Listen . (On the) milk ocean

paiya                          gently
thuyinRa                        sleeps
paraman                         supreme person
adi                             feet
paadi                          will sing

paiyath thuyinRa          paraman              ati     paati *
(in) meditative sleep (is) The Lord (in praise of His) feet (we) sing

ney                            clarified butter (ghee)
uNNOm                          we will not eat
paal                           milk
uNNOm                          we will not eat
naatkaalE                       in the early hours of every morning
neeraadi                       we will (wake up and) take our baths

neyy uNNOm           paal    uNNOm        naatkaalE        nIraati *
Ghee (we) won't eat , milk (we) won't eat early morning (we will) bathe

mai                            collyrium (black eye makeup)
ittu ezhudhOm                  we will not adorn (our eyes) with
malar                          flowers
ittu naam mudiyOm              we will not wear in our hair

maiyitt ezhuthOm malarittu naam mutiyOm *
Mai (we) won't use , flowers we won't tie on our hair ,

ceyyaadhana                    what one shouldn't do
ceyyOm                         we will not do
thee kuRaLai(yai)              bad untruths, gossip
cenRu OdhOm                    we will not go around spreading

ceyyaathana        ceyyOm thIkkuRaLai                 cenROthOm *
Things not to do (we) won't do , evil untrue stories (we) won't recite/spread.

aiyamum                        alms to those who don't ask (but need or deserve)
piccaiyum                      and alms (bhiksha) to those who ask
aandhanaiyum                   liberally
kai kaatti                     we will give

aiyamum           piccaiyum        aan^thanaiyum kai kaatti *
to deserving people , to poor people , to ascetics (we) will donate

uyyum                         of sustaining ourselves
aaRu                          way
eNNi                          contemplating
ugandhu                       happily
ElOr embaavaay              Come Girls, lets do the penance of paavai nOmbu

uyyumaaRu            eNNi          ukan^thu
Our salvation (we will) think of (and) feel happy.
El                    Or empaavaay
Come (Let us do) (the penance of) paavai nOmbu

Pallavi
vaiyaththu vaazhveergaaL! naamum nampaavaikkuc *
ceyyum kirisaigaL kELeerO * paaRkadaluL
paiyath thuyinRa paraman adi paadi *
neyyuNNOm paaluNNOm naatkaalE neeraadi *
maiyittezhudhOm malarittu naam mudiyOm *
ceyyaadhana ceyyOm theekkuRaLai cenROdhOm *

aiyamum piccaiyum aandhanaiyum kai kaatti *
uyyumaaReNNi ugandhElOr embaavaay.

Sahityam: vaiyaththu vaazhveergaaL! naamum nampaavaikkuc *
Meaning: In this world (those) born to live , We (for) our vow
vaiyaththu                   of the world
vaazhveergaaL                O people
naamum                       we
nam paavaikku                for our vow, our rite

   1      2         3         4         5          6         7           8
;; ;R    S ; S ; N S snP nsrs R ; | ; ; ; R ; P ; M | R G pm M S R rs S ||
     Vai yaththu vaazh--- veer-- gaaL! - - -naa – mum- nam paa- - - - - vai kku-

Sahityam: ceyyum kirisaigaL kELeerO * paaRkadaluL
Meaning: …will do (the following) deeds       Listen . (On the) milk ocean
ceyyum                      will do
kirisaigaL                  deeds (austerities)
kELeerO                      listen
paal kadaluL                on the milk ocean

    1       2       3                 4          5     6                       7        8
; ; ; sr M ; ; M P ; ; ;          P,mP; | ; ;-RM PNP;                       P M G M S R r s S ||
      Cey yum ki ri - - -         sai - - gaL - - kE- Lee- rO               paa- - R kada luL--

; ; ; sr rm rpmmr M P ; ; ;             P , m P ; | ; ; -R M       pnsn P ;       PMGM S R rsS            ||
     Cey yum      ki ri - - -           sai - - gaL - - kE-        Lee- rO       paa- - R kada luL--

Sahityam: paiyath thuyinRa paraman adi paadi *
Meaning: (in) meditative sleep (is) The Lord (in praise of His) feet (we) sing
paiya                        gently
thuyinRa                      sleeps
paraman                       supreme person
adi                           feet
paadi                        will sing

    1       2           3         4          5                6           7                  8
; ; ; sr rPm ; - P pN, NS nsrs R ; | ; ; ; - N              S R – S ; | S ; snP           PS S;     ||
      Pai yath- - thu yin- - - -- -- Ra- - - - pa           raman a - di paa-             - - di

; ; ; sr rPm ; - P pN, NS nsrs R ; | ; ; ; - R              G pmM – SR | rsS ; rsnp ;          P S srsn   ||
      Pai yath- - thu yin- - - -- -- Ra- - - - pa           ra man  a - di paa-                - - di

psn npm- sr rPm ; - P pN, NS nsrs R ; | ; ; ; - R                G pmM – SR | rsS ; rsnp ; P S S ; ||
        Pai yath- - thu yin- - - -- -- Ra- - - - pa              ra man  a-   di paa-      - - di

Sahityam: neyyuNNOm paaluNNOm naatkaalE neeraadi *
Meaning: Ghee (we) won't eat , milk (we) won't eat early morning (we will) bathe
ney                        clarified butter (ghee)
uNNOm                      we will not eat
paal                       milk
uNNOm                      we will not eat
naatkaalE                   in the early hours of every morning
neeraadi                   we will (wake up and) take our baths

   1        2           3               4           5              6               7           8
;; ;R     S; S;        N S snP      ; np pmM ; | ; ; ; R      S;       S;     | N S snP   ; np pmM ; ||

     Ney yuN NOm paa- - - -        - luN-NOm-            Ney yuN NOm paa- - - -           - luN-NOm-

;; ;R S; S;    pn Srs S np ; np pmM ; | ; ; R M P N P ;                    |PMGM           S R r s S ||
   Ney yuN NOm paa- - - -  - luN-NOm- - - naat- kaa-lE                      nee- - -       raa- di - -

;; ;R S; S;    pmpn Srs S np ; np pmM ; | ; ; R M pn sn P ; | P M G M                             S R r s S ||
   Ney yuN NOm paa- - - - - - - - luN-NOm- - - naat- kaa-- lE nee- - -                            raa- di - -

Sahityam: maiyittezhudhOm malarittu naam mudiyOm *
Meaning: Mai (we) won't use , flowers we won't tie on our hair ,
mai                        collyrium (black eye makeup)
ittu ezhudhOm              we will not adorn (our eyes) with
malar                      flowers
ittu naam mudiyOm          we will not wear in our hair

   1      2              3           4         5        6          7         8
; ; ;R S; S;           N S sn P ns r s R ; | ; ; ; S R - R P M | R G pmM S R r s S                               ||
    Mai yit te         zhu - - - - - - dhOm        ma la ri - ttu naam- - - mudi yOm

; ; ;R S; S;           nsrm rsnp ns r s R ; | ; ; ; S R - R P M | R G pmM S R r s S                              ||
    Mai yit te         zhu - - - - - - - dhOm       ma la ri - ttu naam- - - mudi yOm

; ; ;R S; S;           nsrm rsnp mp-ns r s R | ; ; ; S R - R P M | R G pmM S R r s S                             ||
    Mai yit te         zhu - - - - - - - - - dhOm    ma la ri - ttu naam- - - mudi yOm

Sahityam: ceyyaadhana ceyyOm theekkuRaLai cenROdhOm *
Meaning: Things not to do (we) won't do , evil untrue stories (we) won't recite/spread.
ceyyaadhana                 what one shouldn't do
ceyyOm                      we will not do
thee kuRaLai(yai)           bad untruths, gossip
cenRu OdhOm                 we will not go around spreading

   1       2          3               4         5       6                     7         8
; ; ; sr M ; ; M P ; ; ;         P,mP; | ; ;-RM PN P;                     PMGM S R rsS                           ||
     Cey yaa - -dha na - - -     cey- yOm - - thee- kkuRa Lai             cen- - - RO - dhOm -

; ; ; sr rm rpmmr M P ; ; ;             P , m P ; | ; ; -R M pn sn P ;          PMGM            S R rsS     ||
     Cey yaa - -- dha na - - -         cey- yOm - - thee- kku-Ra- Lai           cen- - -        RO - dhOm -

Sahityam: aiyamum piccaiyum aandhanaiyum kai kaatti *
Meaning: to deserving people , to poor people , to ascetics (we) will donate
aiyamum                     alms to those who don't ask (but need or deserve)
piccaiyum                   and alms (bhiksha) to those who ask
aandhanaiyum                liberally
kai kaatti                  we will give

    1      2          3          4         5       6           7                          8
; ; ; sr rPm ; - P ; P NS nsrs R ; | ; ; ; - N S R – S ; | S ; snP                     PS S;         ||
      Ai- ya - mum - pi - - ccai yum - - - aan - ndha nai yum kai                      kaa- tti

; ; ; sr rPm ; - P ; P S ; nsrs R ; | ; ; ; - N S R – S ; | S ; rsnp ;                    PS S;      ||
      Ai- ya - mum - pi - - ccai yum - - - aan - ndha nai yum kai                         kaa- tti

; ; ; sr   rPm ; - P    ;PS;      nsrs R ; | ; ; ; - R    G pmM – SR | rsS ; rsnp ;           P S srsn           ||

     Ai- ya - mum pi – - - ccai yum            - - aan - ndha        nai     yum kai      kaa- tti

psn npm- sr rPm ; - P ; P N S nsrs R ; | ; ; ; - R G pmM – SR | rsS ; rsnp ; P S S ;                         ||
        Ai- ya - mum pi – - ccai yum - - - aan - ndha      nai yum kai       kaa- tti

Sahityam: uyyumaaReNNi ugandhElOr embaavaay
Meaning: Our salvation (we will) think of (and) feel happy. Come (Let us do) (the penance of) paavai nOmbu
uyyum                      of sustaining ourselves
aaRu                       way
eNNi                       contemplating
ugandhu                    happily
ElOr embaavaay           Come Girls, lets do the penance of paavai nOmbu

   1      2      3                     4           5       6         7                      8
;; ;R S; S;     N S snP            ; np pmM ; | ; ; ; R S ; S ; | N S snP              ; np pmM ; ||
     Uy yu- maa ReN- -             - - Ni - - - Uy yu- maa ReN- -                       - - Ni -

;; ;R S; S;    pn Srs S np ; np pmM ; | ; ; R M P N P ; | P M G M                        S R r s S ||
    Uy yu- maa ReN- -     - - - Ni - - - u gan dhE-lOr em - - -                          baa- vaay-

;; ;R S; S;    pn Srs S np ; np pmM ; | ; ; R M P N P ; | P M G M                       S R r s S ||
    Uy yu- maa ReN- -     - - - Ni - - - u gan dhE-lOr em - - -                         baa- vaay-

;; ;R S; S;    pmpn Srs S np ; np pmM ; | ; ; R M pn sn P ; | P M G M                         S R r s S ||
    Uy yu- maa ReN- -    - - - -- Ni - - - u gan dhE-- lOr em - - -                           baa- vaay-

Sahityam: vaiyaththu vaazhveergaaL!
Meaning: In this world (those) born to live , We (for) our vow

;; ;R   S ; S ; N S snP nsrs R ; | ; ; ; ;             ; ; ; ; | ; ; ns rm   r r s s ; ; ||
    Vai yaththu vaazh--- veer-- gaaL! - - -             --- -     -- ---     -- -- --

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Additional Meanings: http://www.ibiblio.org/sripedia/ebooks/tpv/vstp02.html
vaiyaththu         vaazhvIrkaaL! naamum nampaavaikkuc *
In this world (those) born to live , We (for) our idol

ceyyum              kiricaikaL kELIrO *        paaR kataluL
will do (the following) deeds    Listen . (On the) milk ocean

paiyath thuyinRa         paraman                ati    paati *
(in) meditative sleep (is) The Lord (in praise of His) feet (we) sing

neyy   uNNOm         paal uNNOm          naatkaalE         nIraati *
Ghee (we) won't eat , milk (we) won't eat early morning (we will) bathe

maiyitt ezhuthOm malarittu naam mutiyOm *
Mai (we) won't use , flowers we won't tie on our hair ,

ceyyaathana        ceyyOm thIkkuRaLai                 cenROthOm *
Things not to do (we) won't do , evil untrue stories (we) won't recite/spread.

aiyamum             piccaiyum         aan^thanaiyum       kai kaatti *

to deserving people , to poor people , to ascetics (we) will donate

uyyumaaRu            eNNi         ukan^thu
Our salvation (we will) think of (and) feel happy.

El                   Or empaavaay
Come (Let us do) (the penance of) paavai nOmbu