Rama daivama – Suruti
A song that I almost never liked too much….reason being…I somehow found it difficult to sing….
no particular reason….just that I used to always miss accuracy of some notes while singing…
But now I realize how beautiful the song is….
Composer: Thaygaraja
Dedicated: Lord Rama
Raagam: Shurutti/Suruti
Talam:Rupakam
Parent Ragam: Harikamboji (28th melakartha)
Aa: S R2 M1 P N2 S
Av: S N2 D2 P M1 G3 P M1 R2 S
(lyics from Karnatik.com and meaning from wikipedia)
pallavi
rAma deivamA rAga rAga lObhamA
O Lord Rama! Are You gradually becoming stingy?
anupallavi
mOmu jUpamA jagan mOhanakaramA
O Lord who has mesmerised the universe! Deign to show Your face.
caraNam 1
donga jADalEla illu bangArAanA ranga vibhUSaNu niki panganAma midina rIti
Why these stealthy signals? Has Your house become golden? O Lord Rama! Are You gradually becoming stingy in the same manner as Lord Ranganatha deceived that Vibhishana?
caraNam 2
venna dA bhujinci gOpi kanya mukhamuna tinnaga nalandinaTTu dInarakSaka sItA
O Protector of the humble! O Lord Sita Rama! Are You gradually becoming stingy in the same manner as You, having consumed butter, smeared it (butter) nicely on the faces of maindens of cow-herds?
caraNam 3
nErpu jUpumA angalArpu bApumA Orpu galgu tyAgarAju okapAri sharaNaNTE
Deign to display Your skills; please relieve my distress; while this patient Thyagaraja has sought Your refuge once and for all, O Lord Rama! are You gradually becoming stingy?
The famous song in the film gentleman….Yen veetu thotathil….has been composed in this raagam.
