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Mangaambudhi Hanumantha – Dharmavathi

vidhya — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:54:31 +0000

This is is a song that I heard in Vishaka Hari’s Sundara kaandam upanyasam. I have not heard many carnatic songs that are composed on Lord Hanuman. I have also never learnt a song in Dharmavathi ragam. So this is song is one of its kind in my list.

Song: Mangaambudhi Hanumantha
Raagam: Dharmavathi (59 melakartha)
Aa: S R2 G2 M2 P D2 N3 S
Av: S N3 D2 P M2 G2 R2 S
Composer: Annamacharya
Talam: Aadhi

Pallavi:
mangAmbudhi hanumantA nee SaraNa mangavinchitimi hanumanta||

Charanam 1:
bAlArka bimbamu phalamani paTTina Alari chEtala hanumantA toolani brahmAdulachE varamulu Oli chEkonina O hanumanta ||

Charanam 2:
Jaladhi dATa nee satvamu kapulaku alari telipitivi hanumantA ilayu nAkasamu nEkamugA naTu balimi perigitivi bhaLi hanumanta ||

Charanam 3:
pAtALamu lOpali myrAvaNu Atala chapina hanumantA chEtulu moDchuka Sree vEnkaTapati nee tala kolichE hita hanumanta ||

Meaning:

Pallavi:
Oh Hanumanta of Mangambudhi, we earnestly seek your shelter.||

Charanam 1:
Oh Hanumanta, your deeds are pleasant. You dared to hold the rising Sun thinking it to be a fruit.You are specially blessed with a series of boons by Brahma and other gods. ||

Charanam 2:
You have shown your eminence to other monkeys the skill of crossing the ocean. O great Hanumanta, you amazed everyone, showing your limitless might. ||

Charanam 3:
You destroyed Myravana the resident of patala loka (nether world). O most benevolent Hanumanta, You worship Sri Venkatapati with folded hands. ||

I also found a chittaswaram listed in one of the sites for this song. It goes as follows: P,PMGM,MGRG,GRSR,RSNS,SRSN,SRGRS,RGMGR,PMGMP,PMGMPD,DPMPDN,NDPDNS,SNDNSR,GRRNDMDND,RNDMDDM,NDMGRG

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Bhaavayami Gopalabaalam – Yamuna Kalyani

vidhya — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:26:28 +0000

Another beautiful composition in the Yamuna Kalyani raagam is bhavayami gopala balam…
I hvae heard this composition in MS subbalakshmi’s voice only. I love the song for its melody….I also have a fascination for songs composed on lord Krishna and I think this love for this song is also as a result of that…

Song: bhaavayami gOpalabaalam
raagam: Yamuna kalyani
Parrent raagam: Mechakalyani (65 melakartha)
Aa: S R2 G3 P M2 P D2 S
Av: S D2 P M2 P G3 R2 S
taaLam: khaNDa caapu
Composer: Annamacharya
Language:Sanskrit

pallavi

bhAvayAmi gOpAlabAlam manas-sEvitam tatpadam cintayEham sadA

caraNam 1

ghaTi ghaTita mEkhalA kacitamaNi khaNDikA paTala nina dEna viprAjamAnam
kuTila pada khaTita samkula simjitE natam caTula naTanA samujvala vilAsam

caraNam 2

niratakara kalita navanItam brahmAdi sura nikara bhAvanA shObhita padam
tiruvEnkaTAcala stitam anupam harim parama puruSam gOpAlabAlam

You can find the menaing of the song at http://annamacharya-lyrics.blogspot.com/2006/10/38bhavayamigopalabalam.html

You can listen to Nityashree singing this song at http://ishare.rediff.com/music/hindi/nithyasree-mahadevan-bhavayami-gopala-balam/612900 and you can also listen to MS at http://us.dada.net/music/mssubbulakshmi/bhavayami-gopalabalam_2021268a.html

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Sriman Narayana – Bowli

vidhya — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 07:00:54 +0000

I loved this song. It has a very nice base sound….lovely song
Also a song that I ind of learnt at one shot …so has a special place in my own hall of fame

I have blogged before about this ragam in the song Bramham okkate..Tis raagam is supposed to be a morning raagam…

now to the song…..

Song: Sriman narayana
Ragam: Bowli
Talam: Aadhi
A: S R1 G3 P D1 S
Av: S N3 D1 P G3 R1 S
Parent Ragam: Mayamalavagowla
Composer: Annamacharya
Language: sanskrit

You could listne to MS Subbalakshmi at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciSJucB7LYU

Lrics and menaing taken from karnatik.com

Lyrics:

pallavi

shrIman nArAyaNa shrIman nArAyaNa
shrIman nArAyaNa nI shrIpAdame sharaNu

anupallavi

kamalAsati mukhakamala kamalahita
kamalapriya kamalekShaNA
kamalAsanahita garu.dagamana shrI
kamalanAbha nI padakamalame sharaNu

caraNam

parama yogijana bhAgadheya shrI
paramapuruShA parAtparA
paramAtmA paramANurUpa shrI
tiruveN^kaTagiridevA sharaNu

Meaning:
Oh, Auspicious Narayana, I seek the shelter of your auspicious feet.

Oh, one whose wife is KamalA (Lakshmi sitting on lotus), having the face of a lotus, one who tends lotus, one who likes lotus, one with eyes like lotus,

Oh, one in lotus posture, one who rides the eagle Garuda,

Oh, one with a lotus on his navel, I seek your lotus feet.

One who brings good fortune to great yogis

One the supreme soul beyond, Oh one who has the shape of an atom (or one who gives substance to an atom)

Oh, God of Thiruvenkata mountains, I seek your feet.

Shreeman- auspicious, venerable, pAdam- feet, sharanam Ð seek feet, surrender

Kamala - lotus, sati- wife, mukha- face, hita- welfare, tending, priya- lover, akshi- eye,

Aasana- posture, seat, – garudagamana- going on Garuda, nAbha- navel,

Parama- supreme, beyond, bhagya- fortune, deya- giver, atmA- soul, aNu- atom, giri , deva- god,

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