Vanajaksiro

Lyrics

Notation

From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)

Pallavi:    Vanajakshiro ee virahomorvane Vasudevuni thodi deve
Anupallavi: Vinave Nagapuramuna Velayu Soundara rajuni
Charanam: Nilupa rani mohamaye

Meaning (Done by Dr. Aruna Turaga)
Pallavi: O the lady with eyes like those beautiful flowers that originate from the garden
(“vanajakshiro”)! I am unable to abide (“orvane”) by this separation (“ee viraham”).
Please fetch (“teve”) along (“todi”) the son of Vasudeva, Krishna (“vaasudevuni”).

Anupallavi: Please pay attention (“vinave”)! He is the king of splendour (“soundarya
raju”) who dwells (“velayu”) at Nagapuram (“nagapuramuna”).

Charanam: Unendurable (“niluparani”) desire is consuming me (“mohamaaye”).

Pallavi:
Vanajakshiro ee virahomorvane Vasudevuni thodi deve

O the lady with eyes like those beautiful flowers that originate from the garden
(“vanajakshiro”)!

S S ,-       S           N     D     R S        N    N    D    D       P    M    G    M
Va na -      ja          -     -     kshi -     -    ro   -    -       -    -    ee   -

I am unable to abide (“orvane”) by this separation (“ee viraham”).

P D      N    D           ,-   R S      N       D P       M    G       M    P    D    N
Vi -     -    ra           -   ha -     -       mo -      -    rva     -    -    -    ne

Please fetch (“teve”) along (“todi”) the son of Vasudeva, Krishna (“vaasudevuni”).

S R      G    R          S     N    S   R       S    N    R S          N    D N       D
Va -     -    -          -     su   -   -       -    -    de -         -    vu -      -

N ,      ,    ,           ,    ,    S N         D    P    M    G       M    P    D    N
Ni -     -    -          -     -    tho -       di   -    -    de      -    -    -    ve

Anupallavi:
Vinave Nagapuramuna Velayu Soundara rajuni

Please pay attention (“vinave”)!

P ,     M            G              N        D ,-          G         D        P        ,    M         G R               S    N
Vi -    -            -              -        na -          -         -        ve       -    -         Na -              ga   -

… he who dwells (“velayu”) at Nagapuram (“nagapuramuna”)…

S R          G       M              ,-       ,-       G M            P        G        ,-   M         N        D        N    P
Pu -         -       ra              -        -       mu -           -        na        -   -         -        -        -    -

… He is the king of splendour (“soundarya raju”)

D N          S       R              ,-       S R           G         S R               G    R         S N               D    N
Ve -         -       la             -        yu -          -         sou -             -    -         nda -             -    -

D G          R       S              N        D        P    N         D        P        M     G        M        P        D    N
Ra -         -       -              -        -        ra   -         -        -        -    ju        -        -        -    ni

Mukthayi Swaram:

S   R        ,- N                   S        N        D    N         ,-       S        N D            P        M        G R
S   R        S- P                   ,        M        D     ,        P        N        D R            S        N        D N
D   G         R N                   ,-       R        N    ,         S        D        , N            P        D        N S
G   R         S ,                   N        D        P    ,         M        G        R G            M        P        D N
                                                                                                                         (Va)
Charanam:
Nilupa rani mohamaye

Unendurable (“niluparani”) desire is consuming me (“mohamaaye”).

N ,      ,       ,         ,   ,-     S       D            S    N        D        P         M    G         M ,
Ni -     -       -        -    -     lu       -            -    -        pa       -         -    ra        - -

P ,      ,       ,         ,   ,-   M             P        D    N         P       D         N    D         R       S
Ni -    -        -        -    -    mo            -        ha   -        -        ma        -    -         -       ye

Chittai Swaras:
(1)
P , , ,                        M         ,    G        ,   R    ,-       D        ,         M    ,     G         ,
R ,- N ,                       S         ,    R        ,   G    ,        M         ,        P    ,     D         ,
                                                                                                               (Ni)
(2)
P ,     D            P         ,-        M        G    M             P        ,        M    G         ,-       R S           N
S ,     R            N         ,-        S        D    N             S        ,        R    G         ,-       M P           D
                                                                                                               (Ni)

(3)
N ,      ,        ,       , ,- S       R       N   S   N   D    N    D P       M
P ,     ,         D       N D P        D       P   M   P   M    G    M P       D

N   S        N        G   R    G S     R       N   S , R        S    R   N     S
D   N        ,-       S   N    D P     M       G   M P D        ,-   N   G     R
                                                                             (Ni)
(4)
R ,     ,         ,       ,   ,-   D   G       R   S   N P      D    N   S     R
S ,     ,         ,       ,   ,-   S   N       D   P   M G      ,    M   P     D

M ,      P            D       N    P , D       N   S R     ,    S    N   D     N
S N      ,            D       P    M G M       P   D P      N   D    ,   ,     ,

D   N        S        R       R    G   G   M   G   R   S   N    S    R   S     N
D   S        N        D       P    N   D   P   M   G   ,   M    ,    P   ,     D
                                                                             (Ni)