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Vidajaladura

Composition by Tyaagaraaja

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Title: Vidajaladura

Composer: Tyaagaraaja

Language: Telugu

Ragas: Janaranjani

Talas: Adi

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Lyrics

pallavi

vidajaladura na manasu vinara

anupallavi

adiyasalace dagili ne nartipadina padambulanu

caraNam

tanu vepanulaku canina mari kana ranidi kanugonina ninuga bhavinci santasilliti sri tyagarajanuta

Notation

From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)

Pallavi:
viDajAladurA nA manasu vinarA

Anupallavi:
aDiyAsalacE dagili nE nArtipaDinA padambulanu

Charanam:
tanu vEpanulaku canina mari kana rAnidi kanugoninA
ninuga bhAvinci santasilliti shrI tyAgarAjanuta

Meaning: (Courtesy: Tyagaraja Vaibhavam)
P: Please listen (vinarA). It is not possible (jAladurA) for my mind (manasu) let go (viDa) Your holy
feet.

A: Please listen. Even if I (nEnu) come to grief (ArtibaDina) (nEnArtibaDina) caught in (cE tagili)
(literally caught in the hands of) vain hopes (aDiyAsalu) (aDiyAsalacE), it is not possible for my mind to
let go Your holy feet (padambulanu).

C: Whatever (E) jobs (panulaku) the body (tanuvu) (tanuvE) might be engaged in (canina) (literally go),
and (mari) even if I happen to see (kanugonina) things not to be (rAnidi) seen (kana),
apprehending (bhAvinci) everything to be You alone (ninugA), I remained happy (santasilliti);
Please listen, O Lord praised (nuta) by this tyAgarAja! It is not possible for my mind to let go Your holy
feet.

Pallavi:
viDajAladurA nA manasu vinarA

Sahityam: viDajAladurA nA manasu
Meaning: It is not possible (jAladurA) for my mind (manasu) let go (viDa) Your holy feet.

DP      N;       ;;       SD       |P;      ; pm     R-G      MP       ||
Vida    jaa-     --       ladu      raa-    - Naa-   - Ma     na su

DP      pnsr     ;;       SD       |P;      ; pm     R-G      MP       ||
Vida    jaa-     --       ladu      raa-    - Naa-   - Ma     na su

DP      mpdp     N;       SD       |P;      ; pm     R-G      MP       ||
Vida    jaa-     --       ladu      raa-    - Naa-   - Ma     na su

DP      PN       ;;       srgm     |R;      sd pm    R-G      MP       ||
Vida    jaa-     --       la-du-    raa-    Naa- -   - Ma     na su

DP      mpdp     PN       srgm     |R;      sd pm    R-G      MP       ||
Vida    jaa-     --       la-du-    raa-    Naa- -   - Ma     na su

DP      mpdp     nsrs     srgm     |R;      sd pm    R-G     MP       ||
Vida    jaa-     --       la-du-    raa-    Naa- -   - Ma    na su

Sahityam: vinarA… nA manasu (or manavi)
Meaning: Please listen (vinarA), O Mind (or to my entreaties)

mdP pm R ;       ;S       ;;       |;;      ;R       ; -G MP          ||
Vi-na- raa-      --       --        -       -Naa-    - Ma na su

mdP pm R ;       ;S       ;;       |;;      ; pm     R-G MP           ||
Vi-na- raa-      --       --        -       -Naa-    - Ma na su

DP      PN       ;;       srgm     |R;      sd pm    R-G     MP       ||
Vida    jaa-     --       la-du-    raa-    Naa- -   - Ma    na su

mdP pm R ;       ;S       ;;       | srgm   pm R     S;      rgmp     ||
Vi-na- raa-      --       --         ---    ---      --      -- - -

DP      mpdp     nsrs     srgm     |R;      sd pm    R-G     MP       ||
Vida    jaa-     --       la-du-    raa-    Naa- -   - Ma    na su

mdP pm R ;       ;S       ;;       | srgm   pm R     S;      rgmp     ||
Vi-na- raa-      --       --         ---    ---      --      -- - -

mdP pm R ;       ;S       ;;       |;;      mdpm     R-G     MP       ||
Vi-na- raa-      --       --        ---     Naa- -   - Ma    na su

mdP pm R ;       ;S       ;;       |;;      sdpm     R-G     MP       ||
Vi-na- raa-      --       --        ---     Naa- -   - Ma    na su

mdP pm R ;       ;S       ;;       |;;      ;;       ;;      ;;       ||
Vi-na- raa-      --       --        ---     --       --      --

Anupallavi:
aDiyAsalacE dagili nE nArtipaDinA padambulanu

Sahityam: aDiyAsalacE dagili nE
Meaning: Please listen. Even if I am….caught in (cE tagili) (literally caught in the hands of) vain hopes
(aDiyAsalu) (aDiyAsalacE), ..

SR      G;       ;;       MR       |S;      ;;       ;;      ;;       ||
Adi     yaa-     --       sala      che     --       --      --

SR      G;       ;;       MR       |S;      ;D       PM      PN       ||
Adi     yaa-     --       sala      che     - Da     gi li   Ne-

SR      G;       sr G     MR       |S;      ;D       PM      PN       ||
Adi     yaa-     --       sala      che     - Da     gi li   Ne-

SR      G;       srgm     pm R     |S;      ;D       PM      PN       ||
Adi     yaa-     --       sa- la    che     - Da     gi li   Ne-

Sahityam: nE nArtipaDinA padambulanu
Meaning: Even if I (nEnu) come to grief (ArtibaDina) (nEnArtibaDina) … it is not possible for my mind
to let go Your holy feet (padambulanu).

DP      ; pr     SD      DP       | ; md   pmR      ;G       MP      ||
Naa-    -rthi-   Badi    Naa-      - Pa-   dam--    - bu     la nu

DP      ; pr     SD      DP       | MD     pmR      ;G       MP      ||
Naa-    -rthi-   Badi    Naa-      PA      dam--    - bu     la nu

DP      mpdp     nsrs    srgm     |R;      sd pm    R-G      MP      ||
Vida    jaa-     --      la-du-    raa-    Naa- -   - Ma     na su

mdP pm R ;       ;S      ;;       |;;      sdpm     R-G      MP      ||
Vi-na- raa-      --      --        ---     Naa- -   - Ma     na su

mdP pm R ;       ;S      ;;       |;;      ;;       ;;       ;;      ||
Vi-na- raa-      --      --        ---     --       --       --

Charanam:
tanu vEpanulaku canina mari kana rAnidi kanugoninA
ninuga bhAvinci santasilliti shrI tyAgarAjanuta

Sahityam: tanu vEpanulaku canina mari
Meaning: Whatever (E) jobs (panulaku) the body (tanuvu) (tanuvE) might be engaged in (canina)
(literally go), and (mari) even …

PP      P;       ;;      pm R     |GM      dppm R ;          ,sS     ||
Tanu    Ve-      --      Pa- nu    la ku   Cha-ni- na-        Mari

Sahityam: kana rAnidi kanugoninA
Meaning: … and (mari) even if I happen to see (kanugonina) things not to be (rAnidi) seen (kana),…

SR      G;       ;;      ,mR      |; sr ,gM         P;       ;;      ||
Kana    raa-     --      - nidi      Kanu - koni    na-      --

PP      P;       ;;      pm R     |GM      dppm R ;          ,sS     ||
Tanu    Ve-      --      Pa- nu    la ku   Cha-ni- na-        Mari

SR      G;       ;;      ,mR      |; sr ,gM         P;       srgm    ||
Kana    raa-     --      - nidi      Kanu - koni    na-      --

Sahityam: ninuga bhAvinci santasilliti
Meaning: … apprehending (bhAvinci) everything to be You alone (ninugA), I remained happy
(santasilliti);
SR       G;     ;M       ,R,      |S;    ;;     ;;       ;;      ||
Ninnu gaa       - Bhaa - vin        chi- --     --       --

SR      G;       ;M     ,R,       |S;      ;D       PM       PN      ||
Ninnu   gaa      - Bhaa - vin      chi-    - San    ta sil   li ti

SR      G;       srgm    pm R     |S;      ;D       PM       PN      ||
Ninnu   gaa      Bhaa-   vin- -    chi-    - San    ta sil   li ti

Sahityam: shrI tyAgarAjanuta
Meaning: Listen, O Lord praised (nuta) by tyAgarAja! ..

DP      ; pr     SD       DP       | ; md pmR        ;G       MP       ||
Sri-    - Tyaa   - -      ga-        - raa- - - -    - ja     nu ta

DP      ;R       SD       DP       | ; md pmR        ;G       MP       ||
Sri-    - Tyaa   - -      ga-        - raa- ja - -   - vi     nu ta

…Its impossible for my mind to let go Your holy feet.

DP      mpdp     nsrs     srgm     |R;      sd pm    R-G      MP       ||
Vida    jaa-     --       la-du-    raa-    Naa- -   - Ma     na su

mdP pm R ;       ;S       ;;       |;;      sdpm     R-G      MP       ||
Vi-na- raa-      --       --        ---     Naa- -   - Ma     na su

mdP pm R ;       ;S       ;;       |;;      ;;       ;;       ;;       ||
Vi-na- raa-      --       --        ---     --       --       --

Additional Meanings: (From T.K. Govinda Rao’s book):
Listen my Lord, to this assurance of mine. My mind may be tossed about violently by despicable desires
causing emanciation of my body, but it will never let go its hold of your sacred feet. Whatever the tasks I
engage in, whatever the sights that confront me, however disagreeable, I regard them all without
repugnance as your dispensation, O God worshipped by Tyaagaraja

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