1. Songs Of Tyagaraja Narayana Rao C

THE HERITAGE OF ANDHRA.

THE SONGS

OF

TYĀGARĀJA

ENGLISH TRANSLATION

WITH

ORIGINALS.

BY Dr. C. NARAYANA RAO, M. A., Ph. D.

SARADA PRESS, MADRAS.

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CONTENTS.

i. General Preface. 1 ii. Preface by the author. ii 1. rāga-ratna-malikachē 2 Come one, come all ! 2. raga-sudha-rasa-panamu Drink and take delight. 5 3. mōksamu galadā ? 6 Where is salvation ? 7 4. mak-ēlarā, vichāramu? 8 Why should we worry ? 9 5. tattvam-eruga-taramā ? 10 Too deep. 11 6. bhajana sēya-rādā? 12 O why dont you sing? 13 7. para-loka-bhayamu leka 14 O these men ! 15 8. ennaga manasuku rani 16 What doth it avail? 17 9. kshīnam-ai tiruga janmintsu 18 Leave off this path, O mind. 19 10. endaro mahanubhavulu. 20

11. Many are those noble souls. 22 Kana kana ruchirā 26 The more I behold Thee. 27 12. Sītapatē ! na-manasuna 28 All the words Thou spokest. 29 13. paluku kaņda-tsakkeranu bolunē 30 Listen to Him, ladies ! 31 14. nenar-uñchinanu 32 I look to Thee, my Lord ! 33

15. oka-māta oka-bānamu 34 Just one word and just one arrow. 35 16. chētul-āra śringāramu 36

16. With my hands, ah! with my hands. 37 telisi Rama-chintanato ! 38 Think and understand, O mind ! 39 18. koluv-amare gadā 40

17. I have got into the service. 41 entani ne varnintunu 42

18. O the luck of Sabari ! 43 mosa-poku, vinavē 44 O dont be deceived. 45 21. ețula kāpādedavo 46

19. I do not know, my Lord ! 47 muddu-momu ēlagu chelangeno 48

20. They believed in its existence. 49 proddu pōvunu 50 Time is fleeting fast, my mind ! 51 24. māti-māțikini delpa-valenā ? 52 Should I ever renew my prayer ? 53 25. Bhavanuta! na-hridayamuna 54

21. Come, sport and revel in my mind. 55 indukā puttiñchitivi ? 56

22. Why hast Thou created me, Lord ? 57 patți viduva-rādu 58 It is not meet, my Lord ! 59 28. enduku peddala-vale buddhin-iyyavu? 60 Why dost Thou not grant me ? 61 29. atta palukuduv-itta paulukuduvu 62

23. What shall I do, Ram? 63 bantu rīti koluv-iyyavayya. 64 Take me into Thy service. 65

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31. Rama ! Kodanda-Rama! pahi ! 66

32. Come, my Ram! 67 parāku jēsina 68 How does it profit Thee? 69 33. koniyādē nā-y-eda 70

33. Dost Thou bargain with me ? 71 toli ne jēsina pūja-phalamu 72

34. Alack ! My God ! 73 Sākēta-nikētana! 74 O Thou that dwellest apart ! 75 36. chinna-nade nā-cheyi patțitivi 76 Thou hast led me by the hand. 77 37. duduku gala nannu 78 Which prince will lead me? 80 38. sādhiñchene, O manasā ! 82 He has gained His point. 83 39. enduku nirdaya? 86 Why this unkindness ? 87 40. prova bhārama, Raghurama ! 88 Dost Thou feel me alone a burden ? 89 41. anupama-gun-ambudhiv-ani 90 91 42. I followed Thee ! enta nerchinan-enta tsuchina 92 Men may many charms have. 93 43. tsalam-ēlarā ? 94 O Thou that dwellest apart ! 95 44. evar-aina lērā peddalu ? 96 O for some noble souls ! 97 45. bhuvini dasud-anē 98 O Thou charmer of the wise ! 99 46. manavini vinuma ! 100 Lend me Thine ear. 101

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47. kanna-taņdri, na-pai 102 Dont you cease to love me. 103 48. etula-brötuvo teliyadu 104

48. I know not, Ram. 105 rūkalu padi-vēl-unna 106 What availeth of endless riches ? 107 50. manasu nilpa śakti lēka-potē 108

49. What is the use of ringing bells. 109 manasu svadhīnam-aina 110 He who has his mind in check. 111 52. teliyalēru, Rāma! 112 They cannot find, my Lord ! 113 53. ēti-yochanalu chēsedavurā? 114 What is this thinking mood? 115 54. samayamu delisi 116 Listen, my mind. 117 55. idi nīku mēra gādurā 118 This is not kind of Thee. 119 56. in-nallu nann-eli 120

50. Thou hast ever ruled me, Lord! 121 inka yochana-y-aitē 122

51. What can I do! 123 ā-daya, Raghuvara, nēd-ēla rādayā ? 124 When they beat and abused me. 125 59. ni-daya rādā ? 126 O! Be kind! 127 60. inta bhāgyam-ani nirņayimpa 128

52. Who, indeed, can measure the luck ? 129 ninn-adan-ēla, Nirajaksha ? 130

53. I cannot blame Thee, Lord ! 131 kadd-anu-vāriki 132 Thou art to those who say. 133

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63. enduku daya rādura ? 134 Why dost Thou not look on me ? 135 64. mā-Jānaki jetta-battaga 136 What, indeed, is Thy greatness ? 137 65. anathudanu ganu 138

64. Who, Ram, is without a prop ? 139 šāntamu lēka saukhyamu lēdu 140 Subdue himself as he might. 141 67. tera tīyaga-rādā ? 142

65. Remove this curtain, Lord ! 143 tanayuni brova janani vatstsuno 144

66. Tell me, Lord, this secret. 145 tsakkani rāja-mārgam-undaga 146 Why do you enter these blind alleys? 147 70. etla dorakativo 148

67. Here I have Thee, 149 sukhi-y-evvaro 150 Who, indeed, is happy ? 151 72. nēramā, Rāma, Rāmā ? 152

68. Dont you find fault with me. 153 kana kana ruchira 154

69. The more I behold Thee. 155 sarv-antaryāmiv-ane 158

70. I know not, O pure One, 159 nā-jīvan-adhāra ! 160

71. O, the Breath of my life ! 161 itara-daivamula-valla Where is happiness ? 162

72. Rāma-bhakti-sāmrājyamu 163

Blissful, most blissful. 164 165

GENERAL PREFACE

That nation is blest which has a contribution to make to the culture of the world. Each nation in the history of mankind has endeavoured accord- ing to its surroundings and circumstances to con- tribute its own particular share to the general progress of the human race. The part that India played in this cultural development has been vast, varied and wealthy.

No culture is transmitted down the generations in its pristine purity. The play of world forces soon brings about a new amalgamation and a new synthesis, laying the foundation for further advance. And yet in this process of synthesis, each element that gets into the synthetic whole tends to keep its own individuality. In this sense, Indian culture is a complex but harmonious whole. India has been a battle-ground not only of contending races for earthly power, but also of vigorous cultures. It is this eternal struggle for advance that has invested the Indian nation with perennial life.

In the building up of this complex culture of the Indian nation, the Andhras have had not a little share. It is the aim of this series of publi- cations to present to the world the distinctive con- tribution of the Andhras towards the variegated yet homo-geneous mosaic of Indian culture. Em- phasis is laid in this series purposely on culture, for it alone is of the sprit and ever-living, while all the rest is of the flesh and soon withers and dies away.

PREFACE

On the fifth day of the dark half of the month of Pushya is celebrated every year throughout the length and breadth of southern India, and beyond in Northern India too, a festival of music in memory of the saintly Tyagaraja, for it is the day on which ninety years ago in the cyclic year Parabhava, (Śaka 1768 or 1847 A. D.) that this great soul left off his mortal coil and mixed himself in the world of the Ever-living. On that day, thousands of expert musicians gather in different towns and villages and hundreds of thou- sands of lovers of the divine art of music throng and pay their homage to this greatest modern exponent of Andhra culture.

Language is the audible outward manifestation of the inner spirit and while individual languages differ from one another and create barriers between race and race on account of their mutual unintelli- gibility, there is an expression of the human voice which is universal in its appeal, and that is music. For, while its content may not be always under- stood, its form, with its undulations,-now plaintive and sad, now buoyyant and joyful,-has the power to create an answering echo in the human breast, overstepping all bounds of race or religion,

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caste or creed, language or nationality. The eternal springs of human motive or action are the same throughout the world and their best outward reflection is found in melodies that roll and distri- bute themselves through space to evoke sympathetic response not only in human hearts but also, as the connoisseurs of that art have claimed, throughout creation, animate and inanimate. The Samskrit saying goes: "śiśur vētti, paśur vētti, vētti gāna- rasam phanih," 'the baby knows, the beast knows, and the serpent realises the essence of music.' The Telugu poe Peddana, the court poet of the Vijaya- nagara emperor Krishnadevaraya, made in his Manucharitra his heroine to claim for her music the power to melt even stones :

"rahi vutta jantra-gatramula ral garagintsu vimala-gāndharvambu vidya māku. "

'Our subject of study is that pure art of instrumen- tal and vocal music which makes stones to melt in joy.'

While this language of music is universal, it also receives its particular modifications according to the medium through which it surges forth. This distinctness in form is the result of its content. The content varies with the individual culture and the language which is the embodiment of that culture. Tyagaraja's musical compositions stand apart from the rest of their kind because they have been sung in the Andhra language. While it must be recognised that each language has its

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own particular musical appeal to its speakers, there ale languages which pass beyond their limits of usage in their appeal to those who are not conver- sant with them. Telugu is one of them, and yet not all of it. Indeed no language can lay claim to such a merit in its entirety; it is only when it is presented in its best form that it commends itself even to outsiders. Tyagaraja, along with other great masters of the Telugu Muse, rendered this service to the Telugu language in that he wielded it in such a form as to be accepted and admired even by those who do not understand its content. His songs are sung in ecstatic delight and with the most perfect melody at the present day not only by the Telugus, but also by the Tamilians and the Kannadigas, who value them in preference to their own native The Telugu aspirant for the musical talent must, however, now make his songs.

pilgrimage to Tanjore or Mysore to learn the exposition of his own Telugu melodies. This is the homage Tamilian and the Kannadiga in gratitude for the that the Andhra pays to the

careful preservation of their holy art of music, which but for them would have become extinct and gone the way of many such emblems of culture that had shown their heads and laid them- selves down in the History of Bharatavarsha.

It was lucky that Tyāgaraja was born in the Tanjore district, for here the Telugu and ' Tamil cultures have met and helped each other to develope into a richer whole. The emotionalism of the Andhra gained by the systematising instinct of

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tbe Tamilian and the pragmatic temperament of the Tamilian was leavened by a veneer of emo- tional enthusiasm. Tyagaraja belonged to a Mulikinati Telugu family which was one of the many that migrated to the south in the train of the Vijayanagara Telugu conquerors of the south. The Telugu ruling families had decayed and the Marathas came into possession of the land. Under the Telugu Nayaka rulers of Madura and Tanjore, the distinctive arts cultivated by the Telugus flourished and spread in the Tamil country. Their successors, the Marathas, kept up the patronage for fine arts which the Telugu feudatories of the old Vijayanagara empire extended to them.

We do not really know much about the life of Tyagaraja. His grandfather is said to be one Girirajakavi, his father Ramabrahmam and his mother Santa. These may or may not be real personal names. The name of the grandfather Girirajakavi is based upon one of the songs of Tyāgaraja, namely 'giri-raja-sutā tanaya'. But this song is composed in praise of the god Ganśa and is in no way concerned with a human personage. Similarly, the name Ramabrahmam may also refer to the god Rama whom Tyagaraja had taken as his own deity. So also the name Santa referred to as his mother may be only the state of mental poise, the condition precedent for sustained contemplation of the Divinity. However this may be, that is the parentage assigned by tradition to Tyagaraja. Girirajakavi is said to have lived in the time of Shaji, the second Maratha ruler of

Tanjore, (1684-1711 A.D.) He is said to have been the father of five sons of whom Ramabrahmam was the last.

Ramabrahmam seems to have had three sons by his wife Śanta,-Panchapagesa, Ramanātha and Tyagaraja. Some say he had only two, Pañchāpagēsa and Tyagaraja. Tyāgaraja sometimes refers in his songs to the difficulties he underwent at the hands of his elder brother, whose name, however, he does not mention. Pañchapagesa, otherwise called Panchanadabrahmam had a son Pattabhiramabrahmam. His son was Pañcha- nadabrabmam whose son Pattabhiramabrahmam now lives in Tiruvadi. Tyagaraja at first married Kamalamba who died when he was thirty years old, and so he took a second wife Dharmamba. She gave birth to an only daughter Sitalakshmi. This daughter gave birth to a son Tyagaya who died at the age of thirty. With him Tyagaraja's family may be said to have become extinct.

It is a pity that we do not know much about the details of the life of Tyagaraja except what we can glean from his own songs and such tradi- tional and legendary stories as grow around the lives of all great men. Such internal evidence as we have about the incidents of his life is variously linked by different people with the different songs that he composed. We are not concerned with the conflicting statements on this point, but shall be satisfied with such a cogent narrative of his life as is possible under the circumstances.

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Ramabrahmam's first son seems to have taken to evil ways and was disliked by his parents. The times were hard and the rulers of the land fickle and given to a life of ease and worldly enjoyment. Tyagaraja's father found it hard to eke out his living at Tiruvalur where Tyagaraja was born and migrated to Tiruvarur, which is a famous place of pilgrimage, six miles north of Tanjore. Tiruvarur is also called Panchanada, being situated in the midst of the five rivers Kolladam, Kavēri, Kodammurutti, Vettār and Vennar. There he could not find a proper institution to send his son to, and after five years of private teaching at home sent him to a Samskrit school. Here the boy received a good grounding in the Vedas and the Vedangas, but these studies were not near the heart of the boy. He was more attracted towards the Ramayana which he seems to havestudied again and again and in time cultivated such a strong love for the hero of the epic that he decided to have him as his deity. He had already cultivated a tiste for music at the instance of his mother who taught him in his childhood many of the songs of Purandaradasa. He had a sweet voice which attracted every one and from early youth seems to have practised the art of composing original songs in praise of Rama.

On his way to and from school, Tyagaraja had to pass by the side of a school of music conducted by one Sonti Venkataramanappa Pantulu. He would sometimes slip into this school and be listening to the songs sung there.

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'This attracted the teacher's attention who took him as one of his pupils at the request of his father. Legend says that Tyagaraja received initiation into the secret of the Rama-mantra by a sadhu in his early age, and Narada, the divine musician, appeared personally before him and gave him a book on musis called 'Svararnava', which enabled him to revive the Naradiya school of music. Scholars may quarrel about the nomenclature of the school to which Thyagaraja belonged, but we must recognize that he soon became so proficient in his art and so devoted to god Ramachandra that he soon evolved a distinct system of his own in which he attuned the art of music to devotion to the supreme Being in the way of the great prophet-singers like Kabir and Chaitanya who hid preceded him. But there is this difference bet ween his music and that of the other devotees of old that while in their case devotion outruns music and puts it completely in the background, in Tyagaraja the two have received a proportionate blending and harmony to theadvan- tage of both.

Tyagaraja seems to have lost his parents while he was yet a boy of fourteen years. From that time onwards his life was one of strife and struggle. This phase of his troubles finds expression again and again in his songs. His difficulties with his elder brother seem to have haunted him throughout his life. Possessed of unbending independence, he spurned the offers of service at the courts of kings. He set his face

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only for his divine master Ramachandra. The times were troublous and he must have led a very precarious existence indeed. But trouble and tribulation are the very conditions in which great souls take their nurture and rise to heights of. glory at which common people below can only raise their eyes in wonder and acmiration.

Tyagaraja seems to have been very irritable in his temperament and never tolerated any insolent remarks. In his time, other musicians gained the patronage of the rulers and flourished in an earthly sense. Now and then they would induce him to come and exhibit his talents before their masters. Like the Telugu poet Potana of old, he disdained to stoop to such a course. His sneers at these worshippers of the stomach come out in stinging irony in some of his songs. The one purpose to which Tyagaraja set his songs was to pour out his soul's yearnings at the feet of God and to stir up men's feelings in the divine path. In both these respects his melodies have fulfilled their mission to the full. He groped his way through the dark mists of ignorance so steadfastly that he at long last came in sight of the divine effulgence. His complete self- abnegation and surrender to the divine grace has completely justified the aspiration of his parents when they gave him the name of Tyagaraja. In this success of the search for divinity, he sang in notes that attracted the attention of his hearers and led them into the path which he had trodden in the pursuit of his quest.

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Tyagaraja lived a pretty long life. The esti- mates about the age when he died vary. They put this variously at 70, 75, 80, 82, 86 and 88 years. The general opinion is inclined towards accepting the last estimate of 88 years.

The number of songs that Tyagaraja compos- ed are many and can be counted by hundreds, though the exact number cannot be determined with certainty. It may be that many later compos- ers wrote songs and passed them on in his name. Some of these songs are mere strings of the names of the deity which he praised. They cannot be translated into a foreign language though they provide extreme delight to the singers thereof in the original. Some cannot be presented in a foreign garb because they are mainly meant for the musical arrangement of the sounds while the words composing them do not develop any theme or show any literary excellence. In the following pages, songs are selected in the order of development, as I conceive it, of the thoughts through which Tyagaraja's mind might have passed. Asfor the comparative excellence of the songs selected, there is room for difference of opinion. Tyagaraja's songs have come to be regarded more as master-pieces of musical com- position than as exponents both of raga and of bhava, bhava not in the musical sense but in terms of mental content. The raga portion can be admired only in the original when the song is sung, while the bhava of the pieces alone can be translated, if at all. It has been my aim in the

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following translations to present the thought of Tyagaraja for the benefit of those who do not know the Telugu language and to draw to them the attention of the Telugus themselves who, through the influence of English education have forgotten to appreciate the treasures of their own language except when they are presented in English. Some of the thoughts of Tyagaraja might have undergone a little transformation in this process of transmission into a foreign tongue, but I have endeavoured to keep to the spirit, though not always to the letter of the original songs. I shall feel amply rewarded if readers find delight in this attempt of mine and are persuaded to enjoy the beauty of the originals by listening to the original songs as sung by the best exponents of the Karnataka system of music.

I have transliterated the Telugu originals in the Romanic script so that those who are not acquainted with the Telugu script may read the originals for themselves. I have not given the pieces in the Telugu characters, for the Telugus can easily find them in any standard edition of Tyagaraja's songs.

The following translations have had the benefit of being gone through in part by Kulapati Dr. J.H. Cousins, the poet and artist, who has done not a little for the revival of Indian art. I am grateful to him for his suggestions.

C. Narayana Rao,

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THE SONGS

OF

TYĀGARĀJA

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REFRAIN.

rāga-ratna-malikache rañjillun-ata Hari, śata- (raga-)

SUB-REFRAIN. bāga sēvinchi sakala-bhāgyam-ondudamu rāre- (raga-)

FooT.

Naigama-shat-chhastra-puran-agam-artha-sahitam- ata, yogi-varulu anandamun-onde san-margam-ata, bhāgavatulu gūdi pādē kīrtanamul-ata, Tyāgarāju kadatēra tārakam-ani chēsina, śata (raga-)

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1. Come One, Come All.

Come one, come all ! Come, let us sing together, And feel the blissful delight Of praising the name of Ram! He will be delighted to hear us sing.

Come one, come all, Come, let us all sing together Songs in praise of Ram, Tyagaraja has composed In a string set to a hundred tunes.

Come one, come all, Let us all sing together The songs that loudly proclaim The essence of all the holy books, The songs that teach the way That all seekers after Him delight in, The songs that His devotees sing In irrepressible ecstasy, The songs Tyagaraja has set to music For the salvation of the world.

Come one, come all, We shall sing His songs all together.

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REFRAIN.

rāga-sudha-rasa-pānamu chēsi rājillavē manasā!

SUB-REFRAIN.

yaga-yoga-tyaga-bhoga-phalam-osangu (raga-)

FOOT

Sadāśiva-mayam-agu nad-omkāra-svara- vidulu jīvan-muktul-ani Tyāgarāju teliya (rāga-)

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2. Drink And Take Delight.

Drink and take delight, O mind, Drink the tuned nectar of His song. Drink, my mind, of that blissful nectar The living-released have tasted Knowing the secret harmony Of Ömkär which offers the fruit Of Yag and Yog and Tyag and Bhog.

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REFRAIN.

mokshamu galada bhuvilo jīvan-muktulu-gāni- -vāralaku?

SUB-REFRAIN.

Sakshātkāra! nī sad-bhakti sangīta-jnana-vihīnu- laku-

FooT.

prāņ-anala - samyogamuvalana praņava - nādamu sapta-svaramul-ai parage vīņā-vādana - lolud-au ivu-manoratham - erugaru Tyāgaraja-vinuta !

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3. Where Is Salvation?

Where is salvation in the world Except to the living-released ? Where is salvation to those Who cannot sing in devotion to Thee ? The universal harmony Made itself manifest in seven tones By the union of life with fire. Oh ! These men know not the heart Delighting in the music of the vina.

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REFRAIN.

Mak-elarā vichāramu? Maru-ganna Śrīrāma- chandra !

SUB-REFRAIN.

Sakēta-raja-kumārā! Sad-bhakta-Mandārā !

FOoT.

jata-gürchi nataka- sūtramunu jagam-ella metstsaga karamunan-iai gati-tappaka ādinchēvu sumi, nata-Tyāgaraja ! Girīša-vinuta!

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4. Why Should We Worry?

Why should we worry, Sriram, Thou born of the eternal void, The Mandar of Thy devotees, Whilst Thou, Father, who hast begotten The god of beauty and of love, Praised by Girīś, Bowed to by Tyāgaraj, Keepest the strings well in Thy hand, And makest the creation dance On the stage of this universe In tune with Thine own sweet will ?

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REFRAIN.

tattvam-eruga tarama ?

SUB-REFRAIN.

" tat-tvam-asi "-y-anu vaky-arthamu, Rāma, nīv- anu (para-)

Foor.

tāmasa-rājasa-guņamula-tannukollu pod-ayā Rāma-bhaktud-aina Tyagarāja-vinuta ! vēda-śāstra (tattvam-)

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5. Too Deep.

Too deep for human understanding Is the saying of the scriptures, " That art Thou." Surely, Ram, That art Thou. But the struggle in the world With the coarser passions Ceases not, Oh ! ceases not, And Thou canst not be known in Thine essence.

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REFRAIN.

bhajana sēya-rādā?

SUB-REFRAIN.

Aja-Rudr-adulaku satatam-atma - mantram - aina Rama-(bhajana-)

FEET.

1. karuku-bangaru-valva katin-ento mera- yaga, chiru-navvulu-gala mukhamunu chintiñchi chintiñchi-

2. arun-abh - adharamunu su - ruchira - dant-avalini merayu kapöla-yugamunu niratamunanu talachi talachi-

3. bāguga mānasa-bhava-sāgaramuna tarimpa Tyāgarāju manavini vini tārakam-agu Rama-nama-(Bhajana-)

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6. 0h! Why Dont You Sing ?

Oh, why don't you sing the praise of Ram ? It is ever the secret mantra Of Aja and Rudra and all the rest, This name of Ram. Look up and contemplate On that smiling face Of Him who is wrapped in a cloth Set with golden lace. Look at those red lips And that row of pearly teeth And those blooming cheeks, And feel delight. Come, lend an ear to the entreaty Of Tyāgarāj. Sing ye, sing the name of Ram That pilots you safely Across the troubled waters of a stormy world.

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REFRAIN.

para-loka-bhayamu leka bhava-paśa-baddhul-aiyēru

SUB-REFRAIN.

kari-vāji - śringāra - rama - śibik-adul-ella manakē kalgen-ani

FEET.

konna-kantalanu, kanna-biddalanu vanne-chīralanu, vana-gudiselanu tinnaga-gani Daiva-lokam-ani tannukolla-lo Tyagaraja-nuta !-

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7. 0h! These Men!

Oh these men, the foolish men ! They have no fear of the other world, They are bound to the dull earth here below. They gloat in the possession All to themselves Of elephants and horses and beautiful gardens Their palanquins and all the tinsel symbols Of worldly greatness. They dote on their purchased wives, They fondle the offspring they have begotten, They pride on clothing of various hues, On huts which cannot stand a storm, And fondly mistake this for heaven, And struggle to keep to it. Oh these fools of men Who have no thought of the other world !

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REFRAIN.

ennaga manasuku rāni Pannaga-śāyi-sogasu pannuga-ganugonani-kannul-ēlē ? kannul-ēlē ? kaņti-minnul-ēlē?

FEET.

1. möhamuto nīla-vārivāha-kāntini gērina Śrīharini gattukonani dēham-ēlē? dēham-ele ? ī gēham-ēlē?

2. sarasija-malle-tulasi-viruvāji-pārijātapu virulachē būjiñtsani karamul-ēlē? karamul-ēlē ? ī kāpuramul-ēlē ?

3. mālimini Tyāgarājun-ēlina Ramamūrtini lāliñchi pogadani nālik-ēlē ? nālik-ēle? sūtra-mālik-ēlē ?

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8. What Doth It Avail ?

Of what avail, O soul, Are these eyes, these eyes, these lustful twinklers, Which cannot look on and delight in The ineffable beauty of Him Who has the serpent for His bed ?

What doth it avail, O soul, Of this body, this body, this mortal frame, Which does not hug to itself intently The form of Hari which puts to shame The dark blue cloud ?

What doth it avail, O soul, Of these hands, these hands, these lifeless tools, Which do not worship Him with flowers, The lotus, the jasmine, the Tulsi, Viruvāji and Pārijāt?

What doth it avail, O soul, Of this tongue, this tongue, the incoherent babbler, Which does not make Him turn to you And praise Him, that Ramamūrti, Enshrined in the heart of Tyagaraj ?

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REFRAIN.

kshīņam-ai tiruga janmiñtsu siddhi mānura! O manasa!

SUB-REFRAIN.

(gī)rvāņa-nātak-alamkāra-Vēda-purāņa-yajña- japa- tapa-adula phalamulu-

FOOT.

edi chēsina Jagan-nathudu siramuna hridayamuna vahiñchi padilam-aina sat-padamun-osangu- bāta Tyāgarāja-vinutuni bhajana-ra !-

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9. Leave This Path, O Mind,

LLeave this path, O mind, whereby 'The fruit of all my study And all my meditation and penance Comes to nought, and I am born again. Praise, O mind, with Tyagaraj, The Lord of the universe, whereby, Dwelling on my head and in my heart, He will provide me with a safe retreat.

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endaro mahanubhavulu, andariki vandanamu SUB-REFRAIN. chenduru vadanuni-y-anda-tsandamunu hriday-ara- vindamuna-dzūchi Brahm-anandam-anu- bhavintsu-var-(endaro-) FEET

1. Sāma - gāna - lola - Manasıja - lāvaņya-dhanya- murdhanyul-(endaro-) 2. manasa - vanachara - vara - sañchāramu salipi mūrti baguga-bodaganedi-vār-(endaro-) 3. saraguna padamulaku svāntam-anu sarojamunu sam-arpanamu cheyu-var-(endaro-) 4. Hari-guņa-maņi-maya-saramulu galamuna śo- bhillu bhakta-kotul-ilalo telivito jelimito garuņa galgi jagam-ellanu sudhā-drishtichē- brotsu-var-(endaro-) 5. patita - pāvanud - agu Parātparuni - guriñchi param - artham - agu nija - mārgamutōnu- bādutsunu sallāpamuto svara - lay - ādi - rāgamu deliyu-var-(endaro-) 6. hoyalu-mīra nadalu galgu sarasuni sadā kanula - dzūtsutsunu pulaka - śarīrul - ai-y-

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ananda-payodhi-nimagnul-ai mudambunanu yaśamu-gala-vār-(endaro-) 7. parama-bhagavata-maunivara - śasi-vibhakara- Sanaka-Sanandana - Digīśa - Sura-Kimpuru- sha - Kanakakasipusuta - Nārada -Tumburu- Pavanasunu-Balachandradbara-Suka-Sarasi- jabhava-bhūsuravarulu parama - pāvanul-au ghanulu śaśvatulu Kamalabhava - sukhamu sad-ānubhavulu gāka (endaro-) 8. nī-menu nāma-vaibhavambulanu nī-parākrama- dhairyamula śānta - mānasamun - īvulanu vachana-satyamuna Raghuvara! ni-y-eda sad- bhaktiyu janiñtsakanu dur-matamulanu kalla- jesin-atti nī-madin-eringi santasambunanu guņa-bhajan-ananda-kīrtanamu chēyu-var- (endaro-) 9. Bhāgavata - Ramāyaņa - Gīt - adi - Śruti - śāstra- Purāņapu - marmamulanu Šiv - adi - shaņ- matamula gudhamulanu muppadi- muk köti-sur-antarangamula bhavambulan - erigi bhava-raga-lay-adi saukhyamuche chir-ayuvu galigi nir-avadhi-sukh-atmul-ai Tyagaraj- aptul-aina-var-(endaro-)

10. prēma muppiri gonu-vēla nāmamu dalatsu- var-unnara? Rama-bhaktud-aina Tyaga- raja-nutuni nija-dasul-aina-var (endaro-)

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10, Many Are Those Noble Souls.

Many are those noble souls Who look for His moon-like face In the lotus of their hearts And enjoy infinite bliss ; To all of them my salutation! Many are those noble souls Who have realised the presence Of Him with matchless beauty, Of Him who is delighted With the heavenly rhapsodies, And lead the procession of the blessed. To all of them, my salutation ! Many are those blessed souls Who have rummaged well In the garden of their minds And realised His form clearly; To them all, my salutation ! Many indeed are those great ones Who have submitted their lotus-hearts At His feet, To them all, my salutation ! Many are those ardent devotees Who shine with garlands on their necks Set with knowledge and friendship and grace, And rule the world with their nectared looks To all of them, my salutation !

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Those who, knowing the tune and the rhythm And the tones of undulating music Sing sweetly the secret of the highest end Each in his own way, Of Him who is greater than the greatest, The saviour of the oppressed and the fallen; They are many; to them all, my salutation !

Those who are far-famed, Who ever look on His most elegant gait With a thrill throughout their frame And ever delight to bathe In the ocean of endless ecstasy ; They are many ; to them all, my salutation !

The great devotees of the Lord, The holy sages, sun and moon, Sanaka and Sanandana, The lords of the quarters, The gods and the heavenly bards, Prahlad and Narad and Tumbur, The Son of the wind, the Crescent-browed, Śuka and the Lotus-born, All these and many more, The pure, the holy, the great, the eternal, Who ever feel the infinite delight

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Of serving Him, To all of them, my salutation !

Thy form, Thy name and Thy glory, Thy valour, courage and Thy truthful word Have all falsified the claims, O Lord, of spurious religions. Many are those who have known this, And who ever sing Thy praises In ecstatic strains; To all of them, my salutation!

Many indeed are those who have known The secret of the Ramayan and the Bhagavat, The Gita, the Upanishads and the Sciences, Of the Epics and the six religions Of Siva and the rest, Of the heart of the angels three and thirty crores;

They live fot ever in the delight Of the realisation of the intent, The tune and the rhythm of the Universe, And sport in boundless bliss. They are the friends of Tyagaraj; To them all, my salutation !

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Ah! Who minds the name By which He may be called While the heart is flooded with His love? Dumb and silent is the service To Him who is praised by Tyagaraj; Such are many; to them all, my salutation !

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11 REFRAIN. kana kana ruchi-rā, Kanaka-vasana ! ninnu,- SUB-REFRAIN. 1. pālu gāru momuna śrī-y-apāra- mahima danaru ninnu -- 2. Bal-ārk-abhi-su-chela ! Mani-maya-mal- ālankrita-kandhara! Sarasij-āksha! Vara- kapola! Su-ruchira-kirīta-dhara ! santatambu manas-āraga- 3. sapatni-mata-y-au Suruchi-che karna-sūlam- aina māta vīnula dzurukk-ana tālaka Śrī-

4. harini dhyaninchi sukhimpaga leda ?- y-atu- Mrigamada-lalama-subha-nitala! Vara-Jatāyu- moksha-phalada ! Pavamana-sutudu nīdu mahima delpa Sīta delisi valachi sokka lēdā ? y-ā rīti ninnu- 5. kāmiñchi prēma mīra karamula nīdu pāda- kamalamula battukonu-vādu sākshi; Rāma- nāma-rasikudu Kailāsa-sadanudu sākshi; mariyu Nārada - Parāśara - Śuka - Śaunaka- Purandara-Nagajadharaja-mukhyulu sākshi gadā? Sundarēsa - sukha - kalaś - āmbudhi-

5. vās-āśritulakē- sukh - āspada-vimūkh - āmbudhara - pavana - vidēha - mānasa - vihār - āpta - surabhūja - mānita guņ - anka-chid-a-nanda! Khaga-tur- anga ! Dhrita Rathanga ! Parama-day-ākara! Karuņā-rasa-Varuņ-ālaya! Bhay-āpahāra ! Śri-Raghupate !- 7. kala-kala-m - anu mukha - kala galigina Śīta kulukutsu-n-oragannulanu dzūtsu ninnu- 8. satatamu prēma-puritud-agu Tyāgarāja-nuta! mukha-jita-kumuda-hita ! Varada! ninnu- 26

11, The More I Behold Thee.

The more I behold Thee, Thou who art wrapped in gold ! The more delicious Thy form looks to me. Day in, day out, intimate I hold to Thee, With Thy milky soft face of radiant beauty. Did not little Dhruva, Hearing with piercing pain The contempt his foster-mother poured on him, Leave his home to find Thee, And having found Thee, enjoy The bliss of Thy sweet presence ? Did not Thy consort Sita With side-long looks and leaving face Look on Thy effulgent form And forget herself in deepest joy ? Even so do I, my Ram, The more I look on Thy charming form The more delicious does it seem to me.

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Sītāpatē ! na-manasuna siddhāntam-ani-y-unnānura

SUB-REFRAIN.

Vat-atmaj-adula chentane varņiñchina nī-palukul- ella

FOOT.

prēma-dzūchi na-pai pedda-manasu chēsi, nī- mahimal-ella niņdāra-dzūpi, ī-mahini bhayam-ētik-anna-mata, Ramachandra! Tyagarāja-vinuta !

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12. All the words Thou spokest.

All the words Thou spokest To Hanuman and others Thou spokest to me too. I have taken them as very truth. Yes, with affection wilt Thou look on me And welcome me with a spacious heart. For, didst Thou not say to me, "Why, Tyagaraj, why this fear Of the world ? "

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paluku kaņda-tsakkeranu gērunē, panatulāra! tsūdarē !

SUB-REFRAIN.

koluvu-kūtamunanu golutsu-vārini, pilichi Dāśa- rathi prēma-mīra-balikē

FOOT.

surala kāminī-maņula gānam - ādaraņan - alakiñ- tsutsunu, śringāra-rasa-yukta-vāra - ramaņul- āda-dzūchi, sarasa - Tyāgarāja - vinutudu pogadē (paluku-)

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13. Listen to Him, Ladies,

Listen to Him, Ladies, As He calls with a voice Sweet as sugar-candy ! While He sits in royal state And speaks to those who serve Him, While intently He gives His ear To the sweet symphonies of heavenly damsels And fixes His eyes with ardent fervour On the entrancing grace of their charming dance, And all the time Tyagaraj sings His praise.

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nenar-uñchinānu annitiki nī-dāsud-ani nēnu nīdu- pai

SUB-REFRAIN.

Ghan-āgha-jīmūt-a śuga-jaladhi - gambhīra ! nī - padamula-pai (nenar-)

FOOT.

Kalilo mātalu nērchikoni, kāntalanu tanayula brōtsuțaku śil-atmud-ai paluka-nēranura, Śrī-Tyāgarāj - āpta ! niy-eda (nenar -- )

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14. I Look to Thee, My Lord;

II look to Thee, my Lord; I am Thy servant. I look on Thee as my all. Thou art fierce as the wind To the thick clouds of sins. Thou art deep as the ocean. I have fixed mine eyes on Thy feet. I have learnt the use of speech To tend my wife and children In this wicked age. My heart is as a.stone And cannot commune with Thee. O, be my friend, my Ram, I look on Thee as my all.

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oka-māța, oka-bāņamu, oka-patnī-vratudē, manasā!

SUB-REFRAIN.

oka-chittamu gala-vadē, oka-nādunu maruvakavē

FOoT.

chira-jīvitvamu, nirjara-vara-saukhyam-osangunē dhara baragē Dēvudē, Tyāgarāja-nutudē.

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15. He Speaks a Word Irrevocable.

Ile speaks a word irrevocable, He sends an arrow and sure it hits; He is devoted to just one wife, He always has a steady mind; That is my Ram. He is my God on earth; Don't you forget Him, my soul, For even a day. He will grant me life everlasting .And happiness divine.

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chētul-āra śriņgāramu chēsi-tsūtunu, Śrīrāma !

SUB-REFRAIN.

Setubandhana! Surapati-Sarasiruha-bhav - adulu pogada na (chētul-āra .... )

FEET.

1. merugu-bangār-andelu petti, mēti-y-au-sariga- valvalu katți, surataru-sumamulu śikha-niņda-dzutti, sun- daram-agu mōmuna muddu petti (chētul-āra)

2. molanu kundanapu gajjelu kūrchi, mudduga nuduta dilakamu dīrchi, alakala-pai rāvirēkayu jērchi, andam-aina ninn uramuna jērchi (chetul - ara-)

3. āņi-mutyāla-koņde vēsi, havusuga parimala- gandhamu pūsi, Vāņi surațichē visaraga "vāsi, vāsi"-y-anutsu Thyagaraja-nuta! - y-anni rosi (chetul-ara-)

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16, With My Hands, Ah!

With my hands, ah, with my own hands Will I perform Thy toilet so fine That even Indra and the Lotus-born Might wonder at Thy form. I shall put heavenly flowers in Thy braid And kiss Thy lovely face. I shall tie golden tinklers round your waist, And put the ' tilak' on Thy forehead. I shall adorn Thy curls with a gemmed pendant And smear Thy charming form With fragrant sandal paste ; And as Vani fans you with a fan of flowers, Every one will cry for very joy, "Hurrah, how entrancing!" With my hands, ah, with my own hands Will I perform Thy toilet, Nor care for aught else in the world.

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telisi Rama - chintanato namamu seyave, O manasa !

SUB-REFRAIN.

talapul-anni nilipi nimisham-aina tāraka-rūpuni nija-tattv-arthamu

FEET.

1. rāma-y-ana chapal-akshula - pēru, kām- ādula gōru-vāru lēru, Rāmā - y - ana Brahmamunaku pēru, ā-mānava-janan- -ārtulu dīru,

2. arkam-anutsu jilledu taru pēru, markata- buddhul - etlu dīru ? Arkud - anutsu Bhāskaruniki pēru, ku - tarkam - ane andhakāramu dīru,

3. ajam-anutsu mēshamunaku bēru, nija- korikal - ēlāg - īđēru? Ajud - ani Vāg- īśvaruniki pēru, vijayamu kalugunē Tyāgarāja-nutuni,

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17. Think and Understand, O Mind.

Think and understand, O mind, And utter the name of Ram ! Think, O mind, of the secret meaning Of that name which guides you on. 'Ram' may mean a charming woman,- Who would for her pleasures care? Ram means the self supreme; Think of Him and cease to grieve With countless births. Arka is the Calotropis gigantia; O the scientist's monkey mind ! Arka means the shining sun, The luminous light of gracious Ram By which dark ignorance is dispelled. 'Aja ' means a goat; O the bleating rascals ! Aja means the birthless Ram. Think and understand, O mind, And utter the name of charming Ram.

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koluv-amare-gadā Kodaņda-pāni-(koluvu-)

SUB-REFRAIN.

Naluvaku Palukulacheliyaku Rukmiņiki Lalitaku Sītaku Lakshmaņunik-arud-aina (koluvu-)

FEET.

1. vekuva - dzamuna velayutsu tambura chēkoni guņamula cheluvonda-bādutsu śrīkarunik - āśrita-chintāmaņiki akali- dīra pāl-āragimpanu jēsē-

2. vinav-ayya, sari-proddu-vēla nāthuniki tsanavuna tsan-nīta snānamu gaviñchi ghanuniki divya-bhōjanamunu bețți, kammani - videm - osagutsu maravaka sēviñchē-

3. bhägavatulu gūdi bāguga ghana -naya- ragamulache dīp-aradhanam-onarinchi vēgame Śrīhari virula-pai pavaliñchi dzogotți Tyāgarāju sumukhuni lēpē (koluvu-)

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18. I Have Got Into the Service

I have got into the service Of my Lord with the bow, The service even angels envy. I wake up at dawn and take The tambur in my hand, Sing His praises in sweet songs And offer Him the milk of my devotion. I bathe Him in proper time With the rose-water of ecstatic tears, And serve Him with the richest food Of my good deeds. I offer Him Betel with the choicest spices Of my sweet, soft praise; And all the devotees throng to sing In mellow music and raise to Him Their lighted minds in worship. I spread my heart for Him, A bed soft as the tenderest leaves, Lull Him to sleep and wake Him up Betimes to look on His auspicious face. Oh, I have got into the service Of my Lord with the bow.

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ent-ani ne varņintunu Šabarī-bhāgyamu

SUB-REFRAIN.

dāntula vara-kāntalu jagam-anta niņdi-y-undaga

FOOT.

kannul-āra sevinchi kammani-phalamulan-osagi, tanuvu pulakarimpa bāda-yugamulaku mrokki, Inakulapati - samukhambuna - bunar-āvritti - rahita pada munu bondina Tyāgarāja-vinuturāli puņyambunu,-

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19. Oh the Luck of Sabari!

Oh the luck of Sabari ! How can I describe it ? The world is full of countless women Wives of great, self-subdued souls, Still was it given to her alone To worship Him with all her eyes, And offer him sweet, luscious fruit, And in return to get from Ram The boon of cessation from rebirth. Oh the luck of Śabari !

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mösa-poku vinavē sat-sahavāsamu vidavakuvē,

SUB-REFRAIN.

dāsa-jan-ārti-haruni Śrīrāmuni

FEET.

1. alp-aśrayamuna galgu vesanamulu kalp-antaram-aina bōvu, Šēsha- talpa-s'ayanuni nera nammina sam- kalpam-ellanun-īdērunu, manasā!

2. dhana-taruņulak-asiñtsut-ella venuka-tanuvunak-alasatē gāni manasuchēta sēvyuni dalachina su- manastvamun-osagune, manasa!

3. gaurava-vihīna-dhanikula gātsutayu nēramulak-edam-aunē kāni, garavintsu Thyagaraja-hriday-a- gāruni lok-adhāruni dalapaka (mosapoku-)

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20. Oh, Do Not Be Deceived, My Mind.

Oh, do not be deceived, my mind ! Give me your ear. Do not abandon the company of the good. The distractions of bodily existence Haunt you through the ages. Take Him in, And all your desires will find fulfilment. All this hunt after wealth and women Helps you only to be reborn; But think on Him with an intent heart. He will with your service be pleased, And grant you rest in heaven. Your waiting on the lowly rich Will ever end in finding faults. Do not be deceived, mind! He will honour you, He, the prop of the world, He, enshrined in the heart Of Thyagaraj.

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ețulu kāpāduduvo, Śrīrāmachandra !

SUB-REFRAIN.

ețulu kāpāduduvō, Raghuvīra ! matu-māya-samsaram-andu dagilina nann- (etulu -- ) FEET. 1. anudinamunu dāra-tanaya-varg-ādula pā- lanamu chēyu-koraku dhanamulu kaligina manujula bogadi-y-arjinchina paikamula dzūchi, tanaku sari led-ani biguvuna dirugu nann- (etulu -- ) 2. Kāyaja-janaka ! nā-prāyamul-ellanu māyā-pūritul-aina dāyādulachēta sāyam-paryantamu kāya-klēśamu jendan- āyenu gāni Mauni-dhyēya! ninnu deliya- leni nann-(etulu -- ) 3. satam-ani bāndhavula jatanu nammi madiki hitavu lēka -y-O Patita-pāvana ! san- tatamu Tyāgarāja-hita! Sura-nikara-pūjita! ninne śaraņu dzochchiti gāna, Rama ! nann-(etulu -- )

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21. I Do Not Know, My Lord.

I do not know, my Lord, How Thou wouldst raise me From this slippery world of delusion. I have ever hungered after wealth And hankered after wealthy men And that to feed my wife and children. I have piled a little heap And with a gait both stiff and stern Thought me peerless among men. In vain was my prime of life Spent with relatives in grief and strife. I could not hold my mind in check, It wanders aimless in misery. Oh, offer it a rest in Thee.

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muddu-momu ē-lāgu chelangeno ! munul-etlu kani möhiñchirõ!

SUB-REFRAIN.

kadd-anutsu chira-kalamu hridayamu karagi karagi niltsu-vārik-eduta Rāmuni- (muddu- momu-)

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manassu nirmalamuga bhūsura-kritam-au mañchi-pūja-phalamo! tolutati tapamo! ghana-nibha-dēhuni janana-svabhāvamo! Dhanapati-sakha-nutuni Tyāgaraj-archituni (muddu-momu-)

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22. They Believed.

They believed in its existence, And as they contemplated on it, Their hearts melted and melted, Until Thou didst stand manifest Before them. Their minds were ever pure, And incessant their worship; Great was their penance, And they had Thee. Oh, how I long to know How that could have looked, That charming face ! How that sweet form had affected Those silent worshippers !

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REFRAIN. proddu pōvunu, Śrīrāmuni pūni bhajimpavē, manasa ! SUB-REFRAIN. niddurachēta gon-nallu, vishaya - buddhulachēta .. gon-nāllu, O manasā ! .. FEET. 1, prodduna lechi tri-tāpamulanu narula bogadi pogadi kon-nāllu, patti-y- eddu-rīti ganna-tāvula bhujiyiñchi-y- ēmi teliyakayē kon-nāllu, mudduga dotsu bhava-sāgaramuna munigi tēlutsu gon-nāllu, paddu-mālina pāmara-janulat verri- palukul-ādutsu-gon-nāllu, O manasā ! 2. mudamuna dhana-tanay-āgāramula dzūchi madamuchēta gon-nāllu, avi chedarina-y-anta śok-arņava-gatud-ai chinta - jendutayu gon-nāllu, eduți patstsa dzūchi tāla-lēka tān- ilanu diruguta-kon-nāllu, mudi madi-dappina verritanamuchē mundu-venuka teliyakayē kon-nāllu (proddu povunu)-

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23. Time Is Fleeting Fast.

Time is fleeting fast, my mind, Praise Him, praise Him, praise Srīrām ! Days are passing, some in sleep, Some in diverse earthly thoughts : Rising early to sing men's praises, Eating daily like a beast, Fondly falling and wearily rising In the ocean of existence, Prattling ever with stupid men, Priding ever in wife and wealth, When they leave you always grieving, Feeling jealous of others' luck, And in old age never knowing What is good and what is bad, Worrying to perform sacrifices, Committing faults through love and greed, Forgetting the fortune of singing The name of the Everlasting; Time is fleeting fast, my mind, Praise Him, praise Him, praise Srīram!

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mați-mātikini delpavalenā ? muni-mānas - ārchita. charaņa ! (Rāmayya ! nītō)

SUB-REFRAIN.

sūțik-okka-mātē tsāladā? nāți-modalukoni sāti-lēni nītő-

FEET

1. Pankaja-sadanā - sarasa - vinoda ! sankatamula vēgame tīrpa-rāda ? Sankara-priya ! sarv - antaryamivi gādā ?- y-inka nā - madi nīku teliya-lēda ?-

2. Karuņā-sāgara-paripūrņa ! nīku sari - vēlpulu ler - anutsun - I - varaku moravettinan - ēla- paraku ? varulu tsūturu bhāņdamunak-okka- metuku-

3. Śriñgāra-śēkhara ! Sura - vairi - raja - bhanga ț Sujana-hrit - kumuda - bha - raja! Mangala - kara-rūpa ! Jita-Rati-rāja! Gangā-janaka ! Palita-Tyagarāja !

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24. Should I Ever Renew My Prayer.

Should I ever renew my prayer, Lord ? How long, oh ! how long shall I call for Thee? Thou shouldst ere this have been content. With one straight and strong appeal. Thou ever revellest in the minds Of those engaged in silent worship. I have ever cried, "There is no god But God." Why, then, this indifference ? One tests but a particle Out of a potful of rice. Oh, hast Thou not yet guaged my heart ? Thou fillest all, my Lord, Why dost Thou not fill my mind And save me from affliction ?

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Bhava-nuta ! na-hridayamuna ramimpumu badalika dīra-

SUB-REFRAIN.

Bhava-tāraka! nāto bahu palkina badalika dīra, Kamala - sam (bhava-nuta !)

FEET.

1. Pavana-suta-priya! tanakai tirigina badalika dīra, bhavanamu jērinanu verapiñchina badalika dīra Kamala-sam (bhava-nuta)-

2. Varam-agu nivēdyamulanu jēyani badalika dīra, parava-lēka saripoyin - att - āina baalika dīra, Kamala-sam (bhava-nuta !)

3. Prabala - jēsi nannu brōchedan - anukonna badalika dīra, prabhuvu nīvu Tyāgarājuniki baalika dīra, Kamala-sam (bhava-nuta !)

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25. Come, Sport and Revel in My Mind.

Come, sport and revel in my mind, Lord, Take rest, Thou art tired. Thou hast yet the trouble of leading me Across this ocean of existence. Thou hast spoken to me, Thou hast wandered with me, Thou hast frightened me, Thou hast danced all around me, Thou hast thought of me, Still hast Thou declined my offering, For long; I am tired, And Thou art tired; Come, sport and revel in my mind And take rest in it awhile.

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REFRAIN.

indukā puttiñchitivi? nann-indukā putțiñchitivi?

SUB-REFRAIN,

andakada ! nann-ela - y - ento alayiñchi vēduka tsūtsutaku, nann-(indukā-)

FEET.

1. ã Parātpara-rupa ! nādu samīpa - janulachētan- apadalanu nen-e-proddunu paritapam-andi Sītapati! nīdu-pai kopagintsa, nann-(indukā-)

2. Dasa-poshaka ! sada sadana-dar-adi-go-sut-adula dur-aśachēta kās-āsa miñchi-y-ē-doshamu deliyani, nann (induka-)

3. Bhoga-d -! apta-sulabha ! aga-dharana ! Bhava- roga-harana ! Šrī-Tyāgarāja-nuta ! sogasu- kanulato bāguga mīranu vēga dzūda-rādā ? Āgama-chara! nann-(indukā-)

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26. Why Hast Thou Created Me?

Why hast Thou created me, Lord ? Is it for this ? To keep me at arm's length, Tire me out and see the fun ? To trouble myself with my neighbours And ever come to grief, And be cross with them ? To covet cattle and chattels, wealth and wife And seek the company of the deceivers ? Why dost Thou not, Lord, look on me With They charming eyes ?

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patți viduva rādu, nā-cheyi batți viuva rādu, nā- cheyi,

SUB-REFRAIN.

putțina-nādē nija - bhaktini meda - gatți, guțțu chedaraka pröchi cheyi-

FOOT.

nity-anityamulanu bodhinchi, krity-ākrityamulanu delipiñchi, praty-ekudu nīv-ani kanipiñchi, bhrityud-aina Tyagarāju-cheyi-

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27. It Is Not Meet, My Lord.

lt is not meet, my Lord, To loosen Thy hold on me. Thou hast taught me Thy devotion Even as I was born And taught me the secret thereof. Thou hast taught me the distinction Between the fleeting and the eternal; Thou hast taught me the difference Between actions worthy and unworthy; Thou hast shown Thyself before me As a Being apart. It is not meet, indeed, my Lord, Now to loosen Thy hold on me.

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enduku peddala-vale buddhin - iyyavu? endu pödun-ayya ? Rāmayya ?

SUB-REFRAIN.

andari-vale dati dati vadariti, anda-rāni pand-aye gadarā ?

FOOT.

Vēda-śāstra-tat-v-ārthamulu delisi, bhēda-rahita- vēd-āntamunu delisi, vāda-vidya-marmam- bulanu delisi, nātha! Tyagaraja - nuta ! nijamuga-

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28. Why Dost Thou Not Grant Me ?

Why dost Thou not grant me insight, Ram, Where shall I turn for light? I have babbled like many others, And Thou art a fruit beyond my reach. I have known the scriptures and the sciences. And all the 'sophies' entire; I have known the end of the Veda Which removes bars 'tween self and self; I have known, too, the secret Of the glorious art of music; Still am I denied the insight; Thou art yet to me a fruit beyond my reach.

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REFRAIN.

atta palukuduv-itta palukuduv - anduk-ēmi sētu Rama ! nīv-(atta-)

SUB-REFRAIN.

totlan-arbhakulan - ūtuvu, mari mari tochin - attu gilluduvu, Šrīrāma ! nīv-(atta-)

FooT.

jīvula śikshimpaga nērtuvu, chirañ-jīvulu-gā jēya- nērtuvu-ra, bhāvam - erigi prōtuvu, sad - bhakta-bhāgadhēya ! Śrī-Tyāgarāja-vinuta !-

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29. What Shall I Do, Ram ?

What shall I do, Ram ? Thou art unsteady in Thy word. Now Thou swingest me, a babe in the cradle; Now Thou prickest and makest me cry; Now Thou punishest men, And now grantest them long life; And again Thou knowest their mind And protectest them ; Thou art a treasure to Thy devotees. What can Ido, Ram, If Thou art unsteady ?

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REFRAIN.

baņtu-rīti koluv-iyyav-ayya, Rāma!

SUB-REFRAIN.

Tuņta-viņti-vāni modal-aina mad-adula gotți nēla gūla-jēyu nija-

FOOT.

romancham - anu ghana - kañchukamu, Rāma - bhaktud-anu mudra-billayu, Rama-namam- anu vara - khadgam - ivi rājillun - ayya Tyāgarājunikē-

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30. Take Me Into Thy Service.

Take me into Thy service, Ram, I shall be Thy trusted page. I shall dash to the ground The enemies, Desire and Pride; I shall dress myself in the armour Of my hair standing on end; I shall wear Thy livery, that men may say, "Here goes the servant of Ram," And hold Thy name for my sword. Take me, Lord ! I shall be Thy true and trusted page.

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Rāma ! Kodanda - Rāma! pāhi, Rāma! Pattā- bhirāma !

SUB-REFRAIN.

ī mahini bommal-āta tsūchi kammagānu oka māta lēdā ?

FEET.

1. pālu gāru momu dzūpa nīku pālumālika-y-ēla ? Śrīpā !-

2. āśiñchi nā-mēnu karaga gani nīv-asuna rāk- undedid-eruga- 3. marulu - gonțini indākan - ē-pāmarulu apiñ- chiro ? leka- 4. chey vatti naluguri - lonan - uramu jērtsa bātrudanu gāna- 5. jagamun-ollan- anukonti, Bhujaga Śayana ! nammukoņți- 6. eduta nilichi provu, Rāja-mukha! Sadaya! Pālita-Tyāgarāja !-

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31. Come, My Ram.

Come, my Ram, My crowned Ram, with the bow, And save me! The world is like a Judy show. Speak to me, Ram, speak ! Why, my Ram, is this delay? Let me look on Thy tender face. My body is melting fast. Why dost Thou not hasten, Oh ! May be I have been under a curse Till now; may be I've lost my head. Dost Thou not think me fit To be hugged to Thy heart ? No! I do not want this world. I've fixed my mind on Thee. Come and stand before me, Lord, And save me.

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parāku - jēsina nīk - ēmi phalamu galigerā? Parātparā !

SUB-REFRAIN.

Śur-avana ! Sur-apta! Jar-apa-ghana ! nāy-eda-

FEET.

mudāna nīdu pad-āravindamulanu batti mrokkaga. lēda ? Nidana-rūpa ! dari dāpu lēdu; Udāra! Śrī-Tyāgaraja-nuta!

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32. How Does It Profit Thee ?

IHlow does it profit Thee, Oh Greater than the greatest, To neglect me ? Oh protector of the Gods, Oh friend of the Gods, Lord of Śri ! Oh Thou that never agest, What does it profit Thee to neglect me ? Have I not bowed At Thy lotus-feet ? Oh Thou, my guiding star! Thou seemest to me far ; Oh come, do come near me, Oh come with a large heart, Come Thou with open arms, Tyagaraja praises Thee.

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REFRAIN.

koniyadē nāy-eda daya velaku koniyādēvu-sumī! Rama ! ninu,

SUB-REFRAIN.

anayamu ni-sogasunu gani pongutsu antaramunan-ati-premato ninu,

FooT.

vinta-vinta-matamulalo dzorabadi veta-jendaga-led-ani nī-manasunak- inta delisi Tyagaraja-sannuta-y- ē-vēlanu nī-ubha-charitambunu-

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33. Dost Thou Bargain with Me.

Dost Thou bargain with me, Ram, for Thy grace ? With me, who, swelling within with ecstasy At the sight of Thy sweet form, Ever praises Thee with a loving heart ? Thou dost know me well; I cannot be tossed about and troubled In strange beliefs. Thou knowest indeed Tyagaraja thinks not aught But the praise of Thy blissful story. Dost Thou still bargain with me, Ram, For Thy grace ?

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toli ne - jēsina pūjā - phalamu delisenu nā - pāli - daivamā !

SUB-REFRAIN.

palu-vidhamula nē dalachi karugagā palukaka nīv-atu nēn-itu kāgā

Foor.

sari-vārala-lo tsauka chēsi udara-poshakulanu poruguna jēsi Hari-dāsa-rahita-puramuna vēsi dari dzūpak-uņdaga Tyāgarāj-ārchita !

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34. Alack ! My God !

Alack! My God, my God ! This have I realised, The fruit of my former worship. Thus dejected, I think of Thee, And call for Thee in many ways, But Thy heart is hard to melt, And Thou dost not answer me. Thou madest me low among my equals, Thou hast thrown me in the company Of the self-seekers. Thou hast made me dwell In a city of unbelievers. Tyagaraja worships Thee; Lead him on, my Lord, lead him ashore.

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REFRAIN.

Saketa-nikētana ! sakodan-anaga-lēda ?

SUB-REFRAIN.

nīkē marul-aitini, nīk-ēla-y-ī-guņamu?

FooT.

Rāk-ēndu-mukha ! inta-parāk-ēmi ? nenaruna nī-rāke migula koriti-rā Kēś i-harana ! rāka-y-ēmi cheppakurā, kēkalu vētura, rā ! Kešava ! Śrī-Tyagarāja-nuta ! Śubha-charita!

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35. Oh! Thou That Dwellest Apart !

Oh! Thou that dwellest apart! Say, have you not promised to bring me up ? Thou dost know I have given All my love to Thee alone. Why, then, this aloofness and reserve ? Oh Thou with the full-moon face ! Why dost Thou forget me so ? I beseech Thee to come to me, I shall raise a cry To Thee who sittest on high; I shall kick up a row. Come, Keśav, come, my Good One, Tyagaraja yearns for Thee.

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REFRAIN.

chinna-nāde nā-chēyi pattitivē

SUB-REFRAIN.

enna-rāni nā-y-ūdigamu-gaikoni entô nannu pālanamu sētun-ani

FOOT.

itti-vela vidanadudam-aniyo elukondam-aniyo enchinavu, teliya guttu brovavē Suguņa-vārinidhi ! Goppa-daivama! Tyāgaraja-nuta !

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36. Thou Hast Led Me By The Hand!

Thou hast led me by the hand Even while I was a child. Countless services hast Thou taken from me And promised to rule me. Oh Thou of nature serene, Tyagaraja praises Thee and asks, "Great God, what dost Thou think of me Now that I have come to this pass ? Tell me, indeed, wilt Thou forsake me, Or take me for Thine own ?"

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REFRAIN.

duduku gala nann-ē-dora-koduku brotsurā-y-ento

SUB-REFRAIN.

kadu dur - vishay - ākrishtud - ai gadiya-gadiyakı niņdāru (duduku -- )

FEET.

1. Śrī - vanitā - hrit - kumud - abj - avān-mānasa gõchara !

2. sakala-bhūtamula-y-andu nīv-ai-y-undaga mad leka-poyina (duduku-)

3. chiruta - prayamu - nādē bhajan - āmrita - rasa- vihīna-ku-tarkud-aina (duduku-)

4. para-dhanamulakorakun-orula-manamu karaga- baliki kadupu nimpa dirigin-atti (duduku-)

5. tana-madini bhuvini saukhyapu - jīvanamē- y - anutsu sada dinamulu gadipedi (duduku-)

6. teliyani nata-vita-sūdrulu vanitalu sva-vaśam- autak-upadesiñchi santasilli svara-layambul-

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erugakanu śil - ātmul - ai su - bhaktulaku samānam-anu-(duduku-)

7. drishtiki sāramb-agu lalanā-sadan-ārbhaka-sēn- amita-dhan - ādulanu Dēvadēva! nera- nammitini gakanu, pad - ābja - bhajanambu marachina (duduku-)

8. tsakkani mukha - kamalambunanu sadā nā - madilo smaraņa chēyaka dur - mad - andha- janula gōri paritāpamulache dagili nogili dur-vishaya-dur-āśalanu roya-leka satatam- aparadhi-y-ai chapala-chittud-aina (duduku-)

9. manava-tanuvu dur - labham - anutsun - eñchi param-anandam-anda-leka mada - matsara- kama-moha-lobhamulaku dāsud - ai mōsa - poti-gāka, modați - kulamuna butți bhuvini Śudrula-panulu salputsun - uņtini gāka, nar-adhamulanu gori sara-hīna-matamulanu sādhimpa tārumāru (duduku-)

10. satulak-ai kon-nall-āstik-ai sutulak-ai kon- nāllu, dhana-tatulak - ai tirigitin - ayya, Tyagarāj-apta ! -y-ituvaņți (duduku-)

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37. Which Prince Will Lead Me.

WWhich prince will lead me by the hand, Me whom every moment evil passions draw, Me who am so wayward ? Thou art beyond speech or thought, Yet art Thou seen filled in all the elements, And I did not heed Thee. I did not sing Thy nectared praise While a child, But gave myself away to foolish doubts. I melted others' minds for their money, And wandered wide to fill me with food. I dragged on my life ever in the belief That everything here below lasts for aye. I taught the poor, unknowing actor, Charlatan, Sudra and woman, That they may remain in my grasp. Unbalanced in mind, I was delighted. I had a stony heart, yet bethought me an equal To the best of devotees. Lord of lords, I set my store On my woman and my young 'uns, On my house and on my servants, On my untold coffered wealth; They were attractive in my eyes,

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And I forgot to sing The praises of Thy feet. I did not incessantly contemplate In my mind on Thy sweet lotus-face; I longed for the company of blind, false pride, I racked myself with cares and woes. I could not hate low and mean desires. I have ever gone out of the righteous path. My mind is as unsteady as the wave; Oh, which prince of men will lead me by the hand ? I have not realised the infinite delight In the thought that this human form Is not easy to obtain. I have become a slave to pride and jealousy, To desire and greed and all evil passions, And deceived myself. I was born high, but my mind grovelled in the depths. I followed wicked men, and wandered in the path Of useless religions. Now for women and now for wealth. And now for children have I yearned And wasted my life away. Oh, which prince of men will take me, Me, this wayward mortal ? 81 6

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REFRAIN.

sadhiñchene, O manasa !

SUB-REFRAIN.

bodhiñchina san-mārga-vachanamula bonku chēsi ta-battina-pattu

FEET.

1. Samayālaku-dagu māțal-ādenē

2. Dēvaki-Vasudēvulan-ēgiñtsun-ațu

3. Gōpī-jana-manöratham - osanga - lekaye gēliyu- jēsē-vādu (sama-)

4. vanitala sadā tsokka-jēyutsunu mrokka-jēsē param-atmud-adiyu-gaka Yasoda-tanayud- añtsu mudambunanu muddu-betta navvu- tsundu-Hari (sama-)

5. parama-bhakta-vatsaludu suguņa - pārāvāruņa- ajanma-ghanaghnud-i-Kali-badhala-dīrtsuvad- anutsu nē hrid - ambujamuna - dzūtsu- tsundaga (sama-)

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38. He Has Gained His Point.

Hle has gained his point, O mind ! He has not kept all the good words He spoke to me, but gained the wish That He stuck to. He has spoken just as it fitted the occasion Even as he did to Devaki and Vasudev. He has given me the slip, This Hari who, unable to grant The desire of the Gopis, indulged In chaffing them, Who has ever influenced the hearts Of His lovers and taken their services, Who would chuckle as they kissed him calling "Darling of Yasoda !" Yes, He did give me the slip Even as I looked for Him in my heart, Him who loved his devotees, Him the ocean of virtue, Him who would destroy rebirth, thinking He would remove the worries of the wicked age. He stood at a distance from me and said, " Child, this is the way I deal With those who long for me,

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6. sad - bhaktula - nadatal - itl-anenē,-y- amarikagā nā-pūja-gonenē, aluga-vadd-anenē, vimukhu- latō-jēra-bokum-anenē, veta-galigitē tālu- komm-anenē, dama-śam-ādi-sukha-dāyakua- agu Śrī-Tyagaraja-nutudu chenta rākane (sādhiñchenē)

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Don't you fall out with me; Do not mingle with those Whose faces are turned from me; Bear with courage all your trouble If such should befall you." Yes, O mind, He did tell me all this, He who gives the happiness Of peace and self-control, He who is praised by Tyagarāj.

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REFRAIN.

enduku nirdaya, evar unnarurā ?

SUB-REFRAIN.

Indu-nibh-anana ! Ina-kula-chandana !

FEET.

1. Parama-pāvana! Parimal-āpaghana! 2. nē para-đēsi, bāpavē gāsi 3. uduta-bhakti gani uppatillaga lēđā ? 4. śatrula mitrula samamuga dzūtsu nīk-(enduku-) 5. dharalo nīv-ai, Tyāgarāju-pai (enduku-)

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39. Why This Unkindness ?

Why this unkindness, Rām ? Whom can I turn to but Thee ? I come from afar, My foot is sore, Show me a place of rest in Thee. Were you not pleased With the squirrel's little devotion ? Thou hast no distinction of friend and foe, Take me, Ram, and give me rest.

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REFRAIN.

Prova bharama ? Raghurama! bhuvanam-ella niv- ai nannun-okani

SUB-REFRAIN.

Śrī-Vasudēva ! aņda-kotla kukshini uñtsuko-lēdā ?

FooT.

Kalaś-ambudhilo dayaton-amarulak-ai-y-adi gāka Gopikalak - ai kondal -etta leda? Karuņ- ākara! Tyāgarājunu (brova-)

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40. Dost Thou Feel Me Alone

Dost Thou feel me alone a burden, Raghuram ? Thou fillest the world with Thy form, And bearest in Thee the countless forms of Creation. Thou hast borne the Manthar for the gods, And lifted the Govardhan for the gopis ; O Thou, abode of grace, Dost Thou feel me alone a burden ?

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REFRAIN.

anupama-gun-ambudhiv-ani ninnu nera - nammi anusariñchinavadan-aiti.

SUB-REFRAIN.

manupakaye-y-unnāvu manipitē tsālu, mēm-anupa mak-evaru vinumā dayarāni,-

FEET.

1. Janaka - jamatav - ai, Janakajā - mātav - ai, janaka-jalamu tsalunu tsalunu Hare ! 2. Kanaka-pata-dhara! nanu gana kapatam-ēla ? tanak-anaka pathanamu sētu-gāni pūni, 3. kala-lonu nīvē Sakala - loka - nātha ! kokala lokuvagan-ichchi kachinadi vini-

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41. I followed Thee.

I followed Thee, Lord, in the belief That Thou art of boundless grace; But Thou dost not protect me. Who will tend me, Lord, if Thou dost not ? Oh, enough of these births! Why dost Thou not deal straight with me? Lord of the worlds ! Even as I sleep Do I dream of Thee alone. Why dost Thou not, Lord, come and protect me ?

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REFRAIN.

enta nerchinan - enta tsuchinan - entavāral - aina kāntā-dāsulē

SUB-REFRAIN.

santatambu Śrīkānta - svānta - siddhāntam - aina marga-chinta-leni-vār-

FOOT.

parahimsā - parabhām - anya - dhana - para-mānav- āpavāda - para - jīvanamulak - anņitamē bhāshiñchēdar-ayya !

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42. Men May Many Charms Have.

Men may many charms have And look into the depths of things, Still are they the slaves of passion And do not constantly tread In the path of devotion to the Lord. They ever delight in giving pain To others to have them in their grasp. They have their eyes on others' riches And always speak ill of them. They live on others and do not shrink To utter falsehood.

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REFRAIN.

tsalam-ēlarā ? Sakēta-Rāma !

SUB-REFRAIN.

valachi bhakti - margamutonu ninnu varņiñtsu- tsunna nāto-

FooT.

endu-bodu nēn-emi sēyudunu, ets-tsota nē mora- bettudunu dandhanalato proddu povalenā ? Tyāgaraja-sannuta ! nāto-

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43. Oh Thou that Dwellest Apart.

Oh Thou that dwellest apart, Why indeed art Thou angry with me, Who in deep devotion am praising Thee? Where shall I turn for help ? What shall I do ? To whom shall I send my cry ? Should I, my God, waste my days With these babbling songs ?

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REFRAIN.

evar-aina lērā peddalu ? ila-lona dīnula brovanu

SUB-REFRAIN.

bhava-kānanamuna chariñchē balugāsi-Rāmunitō- đelupa,

FOOT. Kali mānav - ādhamula - kāryamul kāma - matsar- adula krityamul chala-chittamu lēnivār- ipudu tsāla Tyāgaraja-nutunito-delupa-

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44. Oh! for. some Noble Souls.

Oh for some noble souls Who can protect this humble creature Wandering in the thick forest Of worldly existence ! Oh for some noble souls Who can take my prayer to the Lord And intercede in my behalf ; Some noble souls who stand aloof From wickedness and greed and jealousy ? Oh, for some noble souls !

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REFRAIN. bhuvini dāsud - ane pēr - āsachē bonkul - aditinà, Budha-manoharā !

SUB-REFRAIN. avivēka - manavula gōri kori - y - adda - trōva- trokkitinā? brovave,

FooT. tsāla saukhyamo kashtamō nēnu dzāli jenditinā sari-varilo? pala-munchina nīta-munchina nī-padamulē gati Tyāgarāja-nuta !

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45. Oh Thou Charmer of the Wise.

Oh Thou charmer of the wise, Have I ever spoken a falsehood Saying I am a great devotee ? Have I ever erred in my path, Mingling with the ignorant folk ? Have I minded, great or small, Happiness or misery ? I seek Thy feet for my refuge. Pull me up or put me down Among my equals. I leave it all to Thee.

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REFRAIN. manavini vinumā maruva samayama ?

SUB-REFRAIN. kanugona-gori dush-kalpana māniti kanikaramuna ninnu badutsunna na-

FOOT. parulaku hitam - agu bhāvana gani, cherutsu- mārgamulanu chintimpa-lēdu, Parama-day- ākara! Bhakta - manohara! Dhar - adhipa- kar-archita! Tyagaraju-

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46. Lend Me Thine Ear.

Lend me Thine ear, O lend me ! This is not the time to forget me. I long to see Thee in Thy true form And sing Thy praises In words that show no flattery or conceit. I think of others' good, And never of their evil; Lend me Thine ear, Lord, O lend me.

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REFRAIN.

kanna-taņdri! nā-pai karuņa mānakē, gāsi tāla lēne-

SUB-REFRAIN. ninna jēyu panulu nēdu gaka vēr-enna lēd-anutsu vē-mārulaku

Foor

eduru tān-anu ingitamb-erigi chedaranīka pañch- ēndriyam-aņachi ninnu vadala-lēni dhairya- śāli gād-ani Madana-koți-rūpa! Tyāgarāja- nuta !

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47. Don't You Cease to Love Me.

Don't you cease to love me, Father dear, I cannot stand the torture. Day in, day out, do I repeat My service to Thee and know not aught; Yet do I not know The secret of thy presence; I cannot drive my senses five In a team; I cannot command them. I cannot keep steadfast to Thee With courage, Lord of endless charm ! I praise Thee, Father dear, Do not cease to love me.

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REFRAIN. ețula brotuvo teliyad-Ekānta-Rāmayya !

SUB-REFRAIN. katakata ! nā-charitamu karņa-katuv-o Rāmayya !

FooT. patti goddu-rīti bhakshinchi tirigiti, puttu-lobhulanu pottak-ai pogaditi, dushțulatō gūdi dush- krityamulu salpi ratțu chēsina Tyagarājuni davato-

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48. I know Not, Ram.

Il know not, Ram, how Thou wouldst save Me, Ram, that lovest to dwell apart. Alas ! Most painful to the ear Is my miserable story. I wandered eating like a beast, I flattered born misers for a living. I mixed with wicked rogues And committed untold misdeeds, And I was put to shame. I know not, Lord, How Thou wouldst save Humble me with Thy kindly grace.

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REFRAIN. rūkalu padi-vēl-unna chēredu nūkale gati gāni, O manasā !

SUB-REFRAIN. kokalu vēy-y-unna gattu-konuțak-okațe kāni,

FOoT. ūr-ēlina tā-baņdutaku mūdu-mūra-tāvu gāni, nūru- bhakshaņamul-abbinan-ento noțik-ante kāni, ēru niņda-barina pātraku dagu-rīti nīru vatstsunu gāni, sārataruni Harini Tyāgarāja- sannutuni maruvakē manasā!

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49. What Availeth Of Endless Riches. What availeth of endless riches ? Just a handful a man doth eat. What availeth of countless dresses ? Man can wear but one alone; What availeth of the lordship Of many lands? He can but lie In a space but cubits three. What availeth of a hundred dishes ? Man can but a mouthful take. What if the river should overflow? The vessel can hold but its content. Ah! It availeth not, my mind ! Forget not your Lord.

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REFRAIN. manasu nilpa śakti lēka - potē madhura-ghaņța- virula-pūja-y-ēmi chēyunu

SUB-REFRAIN. ghana-dur-madud-ai tā munigitē Kāvēri Mandākini- y-etu brōtsunu?

Foor. somidamma sogasukāņdra gōritē somayāji svarg- ārhud-aunē? kama-baddhudu tapamb-onar- chitē kāchi rakshiñtsunē ? Tyagarāja- nuta !

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50. What Is The Use Of Ringing Bells.

What is the use of ringing bells, What the use of offering flowers, When one cannot hold his mind ? What the use of the cleanest wash In the Ganges or the Kaveri When one is thick with insolent pride ? What is the use of severe penance ? Will He come and protect you When in the grip of anger and greed ?

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REFRAIN.

manasu svādhīnam - aina-y - a - ghanuniki mari mantra-tantramul-ēla ?

SUB-REFRAIN. tanuvu tānu kad-ani-y-entsuvāniki tapasu-chēyan- ēla ? Daśaratha-bala !

FooT. anni nīv-anutsun-enchina-vānikin-āśrama-bhēda- mul-ēlā ? kannu-gatți māyal - ani-y-entsu- vāniki kāntala bhramal-ēlā ? Daśaratha- bāla ! ājanmamu dur - vishaya-rahituniki gat-agatam-ikan-ala? Rajarājeśa ! Nirañjana ! Nirupama ! Rāja-vadana ! Tyāgarāja-vinuta!

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51. He Who Has His Mind In Check.

He who has his mind in check Needs no aid of incantations; He who knows the body from the self Needs no penance to perform; He who realises Thee as all Need not pass through the stages of life; He who shuns all evil passions His past or future need not mind.

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REFRAIN. teliya-leru Rama ! bhakti-mārgamunu,

SUB-REFRAIN. ilan-antatanu tirugutsunu kalavariñchēru kāni,

FOOT. vgi lēchi, nīța-munigi, bhūti-būsi, vēllan-eñchi, veliki ślāghanīyul-ai, bāga paikam-ārjana- lōlur-airi gāni, Tyāgarāja-nuta !

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52. They Cannot Find.

They cannot find, my Lord, The path of devotion, They but rave and wander free. They get up early and in the water bathe, And smear themselves with ashes all o'er, They count the fingers and think them great, But their mind is "ever on wealth. They cannot find The path of devotion to the Lord.

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REFRAIN.

ēți-yochanalu chesedavura? eduru palkuvār-evaru lērurā ?

SUB-REFRAIN.

noți māta dzār paga-rādurā, koti-vēlpulalō mēți-y- aina nī-v-eti-)

FOoT.

meņdu śūrulalo venuka-tiyyav-ani, reņdu-mātal-ādu-vāu gāvani, anda-kotla-balintsu-vadav-ani, chaņda-maunul-āda, Tyāgarāja-nuta!

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53. What Is This Thinking Mood ?

What is this thinking mood, my Lord ? Is there none to stand before you And say, "This will not do"? Thou art great beyond the million gods, It is not meet Thou go against thy word. All the silent ascetics proclaim "Thou art a hero who wilt not show Thy back, Thou art ever true and wilt not falter in Thy word, Thou ever reignest over Thy countless creatures." What means, then, this thinking mood, my Lord ?

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REFRAIN.

samayamu delisi puņyamul-ārjimpani kumati-y- uņdi-y-ēmi? poyi-y-ēmi?

SUB-REFRAIN.

śamatatodi dharmamu jayamē kāni, kramamuto manavini vinavē o manasā!

FEET

1. sāram-au kavitala vini verri-vādu santosha-padi-y-emi ? padak-ēmi? chēredesi gruddi-kannulu bāguga- derachi-y-ēmi ? teravak-uņdi-y-ēmi?

2. Turaka-vīthilo vipruniki pānaka-pūja neraya-jēsi-y-ēmi? chēyak-uņdi-y-ēmi ? dharan-īni dhana-kotla-yajamānudu dā bradiki-y-ēmi? dayyam-ainan-ēmi ?

3. Padamu Tyāgarāja-nutunipai-gānidi pādi-y-ēmi ? pādak-uņdi-y-ēmi ? edanu Śrīrāma-bhaktiyu lēni nara-janmam- etti-y-emi-y-ettak-undi-y-ēmi ?

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54. Listen, My Mind.

LListen, my mind, with an intent ear, Victory lies in the path of virtue. What use is a rich man Who does not earn his merit in time ? He may live or he may die. What use is a mad man Who listens to excellent poesy, Be he pleased or be not pleased ? What use are the blind man's eyes Be they ever so large and big ? He may open or he may close. What use is the lord of wealth Who does not spend in charity, Be he miser or be he God ? What use is the soulless song Which does not tell of the Lord divine ? One may sing or may not sing. What use is the human life Which has no devotion for the Lord? It may be or may not be.

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REFRAIN.

idi nīku mēra-gādurā, Śrīrāma ! nā-madi talla- dillenurā; SUB-REFRAIN. padilamugā golchina bhāvamu vēr-ai-y-unnadi

FEET.

1. gati-leni varini-gadatērtsu-daivam-ani, Patita-pāvana ! nammiti Śrīrāma! ninn-ati- vēgamuna vēditi santatamu sammatini ninnē koriti, Śrīrāma !

2. parama-dayaluv-ani, Palana sētuv-ani, saraguna Dēvarāya ! kolchina nā-pai karuņa lēd-ani kan-nīr-aye, tsūchi nī-manasu karugad-endukurā ? O Šītārāma !

3. annita nindave? Adbhut-ananda-ghana! mannana sēyarādā? Śrīramā ! nīk- ennarāni puņyamu rādā? Śrī Tyāgarāja- sannuta ! nī-vadanu gādā ? Śrīrāma ! Šītārāma !

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55. This Is Not Kind Of Thee, Ram!

This is not kind of Thee, Ram! My mind is in a flutter. The more devoutly I worship Thee, The more Thou thinkest not of me. Thou protector of the weak and the fallen, I ever longed for Thee, I ever cried for Thee, I ever thought of Thee As the saviour of the humble and the weak. I weep in the thought That Thou art not kind to me, And Thy heart is not melted. Why is this, my Lord ? Thou fillest all with bliss, Yet art Thou not inclined To me. Why, my Lord, why ? Why, indeed, wilt Thou not accept me ?

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REFRAIN.

in-nāllu nann-ēli-y-enduk-ī-gēli ?

SUB-REFRAIN.

pannuga nā-pāli-bhāgyamā? Vanamāli!

FEET.

1. bālud-aina nā-paritāpamula dzūtsi tālu tālu -m-aņi dhairyamu paliki dzāli dīra vēdka salputsu mari nīk -ī-lagu buddhi-y - ani krīgaņta dzūtsutsu-

2. endu poyina veņtan-ēgi vattun-anutsu mundu palkina nīv-endu potivō? andakāda ! satya- sandhudu nīv-aitē andarilo nann-adariñtsu kommī-

3. dzagadam-ādaga nēnu Jānakī-nayaka ! vēdaga- lēdugā, vē-mārulaku īdu-dzōdu lēni tōdu nīvē kāni,ādi tappaga-leni-y-apad-bandhava! nīv-(innāllu-)

4. oka-rūpamuna brchi-y-oka-rūpamunan-ēchi-y- oka-rūpamuna dzūtsutsuņtivi gāni, Sukha- dāyaka ! sunt - aina lēda? Akalanka! Śrī- Tyagaraj-archita-charaņa !-

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56. Thou Hast Ever Ruled Me.

hou hast ever ruled me, Lord, Why, my treasure, is the neglect now ? Thou hast observed my boyish grief And bidden me take heart, But lookest now askance at me In sport, and wilt not remove My dejection. Thou hast promised me Thy never-failing presence, But now dost keep out of my sight. Come, my beloved, if Thou art true, And tend me among Thy creatures. With one form Thou protectest me, And with another troublest, And with a third dost look on me. Hast Thou no steady form, Thou Changeless One ?

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57 REFRAIN.

inka yōchana ayitē nēn-ēmi chēyudurā ?

SUB-REFRAIN.

Pańkaj-āksha! nī-vanti parama-daya-nidhi nīv- (ińka-)

FEET.

1. tīra-rāni por - āye, sāreku mēnu sagam-āye, nēram-emi teliyad-āye, -n-āradik-ika-dalad- äye-

2. Śripatī ! ennikalu-lēni tāpa - trayamulan-alasiti gāni, pāpa - ganamul - anniyu burushuni rupam-ai badhimpaga-

3. Nag-adhipa - vandya ! ninnē kāni - y - orula nammani Tyāgarājuni - paini bāg - āye, Śrīrāma! nī-

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57. What Can I Do ?

What can I do, O Thou of boundless love, If Thou dost go on cogitating? My struggle is never-ceasing, And I am reduced by half. I know not the fault For which I am thus tantalized. I cannot stand this torture. I have worried myself with worldly cares And all my sins take shape and afflict me, I dont deserve to be treated thus, I, who never believed in any other but Thee.

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REFRAIN.

a daya Śrī-Raghuvara! nēd-ēla rād-ayā? O Day- ambudhi ! nīk --

SUB-REFRAIN.

modamuto sad-bhakti-marmamunu bodhana chēsi sadā prochina nīk-

FOOT.

ninnu titti kotți himsa-pettinad-antayu nann-ana- lēda ? enna-rāni nindala dalum-ani manni- ntsaga - leda? annamu dambūlam - osagi dēhamu minna sēya-lēdā ? kanna talli taņdri mēm - anutsu Tyāgarājuniki baravasam-ī- lēdā ?

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58 When They Beat And Abused Me.

When they beat and abused me, Thou hast said, "They do it to me." They have put me to endless blame, And Thou hast asked me to forbear. Thou hast nourished me with food and drink, And given me the assurance, Thou art my Father and Mother both. Where is now that kindness, Lord ? Why dost Thou not teach me The secret of Thy devotion And accept me as Thine own ?

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REFRAIN.

nī daya rādā ?

SUB-REFRAIN.

kād-anē-vār-evaru? Kalyāna-Rāma !

FEET.

1. nannu brotsu-vār-ilanu nādē teliya Ina-vamśa- tilaka ! nīk-inta tāmasamā ?-

2. annițikin-adhikāriv-ani nē bogadītē manniñ- chitē nīdu mahimaku takkuvā ?-

3. Rama ! Rama ! Rama ! Tyagaraja-hrit-sadana ! nā-madi talladille, nyāyama ? vēgame-

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59 0h, Be Kind !

Oh, be kind ! Who can prevent Thee if Thou art ? I could not know even then Who would protect me, Why art Thou so cross with me, Ram? I praise Thee as the Lord Of everything; Why, then, dost Thou belittle Thyself And thus afflict my heart ?

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REFRAIN.

inta-bhagvam-ani nirnayimpa Brahm-Endr-adula tarama ?

SUB-REFRAIN.

Chintanīya ! Śrīrāghava! ninu madi- jiņtiñtsu sujanula būjiñchina-vāri(d-inta .... )

FEET

1. mati-hīnul-aina, nemmadi - leni-vār-ainan,-ati- pāpa-kritul-ainan,-ennațiki-sad-gati rāni vār- aina, Śrīrāma ! śruti-purāņa-mata-prati lēni ninu san-nuti sēyu bhaktula dzata gūdina- vāri(d-inta .... )

2. sāreku māyā-samsāram-andu dzāla-dūrina-vār- aina, gām-adula būrita-matul-aina, Sakala- veda-sara ! ninnu manas-ara nammina sudhā-pūra-chittula (d-inta .... )

3. Bharma-chēla ! nīdu-marmamu deliyani karma- margul-aina, Tyagaraja-dharma-rahitul-aina, lokamulu nirmiñchina nīdu śarmamu smari- yiñtsu nirmala-matula śarmam-eñchina-vari (d-inta .... )

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60 Who, indeed, can Measure the Luck?

Who, indeed, can measure the luck Of those who keep the company Of the good men, Thy devotees ? Be they dull or be they mad, Be they sinners, ever-fallen, Entangled in the deception Of this worldly life, and filled With the quenchless passions of the mind, Ever unmindful of Thy secret, Caught in the meshes of endless action, Straying.from the virtuous path, Who, indeed, can measure the luck Of those who seek the company Of the good men, Thy devotees, Whose hearts are filled with divine sweetness And acts are guided by self-less love ?

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REFRAIN.

ninn-adan-ēla ? Nīraj-āksha !

SUB-REFRAIN.

kanna-vāri-paini kāka sēyan-ēla ?

FEET.

1. Karmamunaku dagina Kāryamulu nadatsunu, dharmamunaku dagin - attu daivamu protsunu-

2. Chittamunaku dagina siddhiyu galugunu, vittamunaku dagin-atțu vēduka nadatsunu-

3. Satya -rūpa! ninnu sannuti sēyu tattvamu delisina Tyagarājuniki-

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61. I cannot Blame Thee, Lord.

II cannot blame Thee, Lord Who art my Father. Actions bring their own reward, And God protects as merit deserves. The mind is the measure of fulfilment And wealth of enjoyment the guage; But to me who has known the praise Of Thy true form, it behoves not That I should blame Thee, Who art my Father.

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REFRAIN.

kadd-anu-vāriki kaddu kadd-ani moralan-idu peddala matalu nēd-abaddham-auna ?

SUB-REFRAIN.

addampu chekkillato muddu-gāru momu dzūda buddhi galigin-atti mā-y-odda rāv-ad-ēmirā ?

FOOT.

niddura nirākarinchi, muddugā tambura batți, śuddham-aina manasuche, su-svaramutō, paddu-tappaka bhajiyiñtsu bhaktula palanamu sēyu tad-dayā-śālivi nīvē, Tyāgarāja-sannuta !

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62. Thou Art To Those Who Say. Thou art to those who say, " Thou art.' Down through the ages has the cry been raised, "Thou art, surely, Thou art." Will not this cry now come true ? Why dost Thou not approach, my Lord, With sweetness reflected on Thy cheeks, Me who longs to see Thy face? I bid good-bye to my sleep, And take the guitar in my hand, And with mind pure and voice clear, I ever sing and cling to Thee. Thou ever rulest Thy devotees; Thou art kind and Thou art true. Let me, Lord, look on Thy face With sweetness on Thy mirrored cheeks.

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REFRAIN.

enduku daya-rādurā? Śrīrāmachandrā! nīk- (enduku .... )

SUB-REFRAIN.

sandadi-y-ani marachitivo? -y-indu lēvo? nīk- (enduku .... )

FooT.

dzāg-ēla ?- y-idi samayamu gādu, chēsina nīvē gati, palukav-ayya, Śrīrāmachandrā ! nīvē gāni dari lēdurā, Dīna-śaraņyā! Tyāgarāja- vinuta ! Taraka-charita.

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63. Why Dost Thou Not Look On Me?

Why dost Thou not look on me With grace, my Lord ? Art Thou not here round about me ? Or art Thou too busy to think of me ? I cannot bear the woes of birth; I tremble with the thought of this transient world. I am unsteady as the water drop On the lotus leaf. I cannot mix with these vexed souls Who are ever tossed in the sea Of earthly enjoyment false. I have become reduced by half In Thy never-failing service. Favour me, Lord, with Thy looks ! Why delay ? Why dost Thou not speak ? I lean on none but Thee. Do condescend, Lord, to look on me.

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REFRAIN.

mā-Jānaki jetta-battaga maharājuv-aitivi

SUB-REFRAIN.

Rājarāja ! vara-rājīv-aksha! vinu, Rāvaņ-āri-y-ani rājillu kīrti

FooT

kānak-ēgi-y-ājña mīraka, māy-akaram-unichi śikhi- chentane-y-undi, danavuni veņtanē tsani, y-aśoka-taru-mūlanē-y-uņdi, vāni-mātalaku kopagiñchi kaņta vadhiyimpakanē-y-uņdi, Śrī-nāyaka! yaśamu nīkē kalgajēya lēdā ? Tyāgarāja-paripāla !

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64. What, Indeed, Is Thy Greatness, Ram ?

What, indeed, is Thy greatness, Ram? Thou shinest in reflected glory. Thou art called the King of kings And the enemy of Ravana 'Cause Thou hast got our Janaki For Thy consort. She has followed Thee into the thick forests, And like a fire did she go With the evil demon and patiently sit Under the Aśoka tree. She could have killed him with an angry look, But forbore; all to spare for Thee The fame of killing him. Yes, Thou art great because Thou hast our Janaki for Thy wife.

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REFRAJN.

anathudanu gānu, Rāma ! nen-

SUB-REFRAIN.

anāthudavu nīv-ani nigamajnula sanātanula-māt. vinnānu; nēn-

FOOT.

nir-adaruvu dzūchi, ī-Kali nar-adhamul-anēru, Purana-purusha ! Pura-ripu-nuta! Nāga-rāt- chhayana ! Tyāgaraja-nuta !

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65. Who, Ram, Is Without A Prop ?

Who, Ram, is without a prop? Not I, surely. Surely, not I. But oft have I heard from the ancient seers, The Vedic Bards, that Thou hast nothing To rest upon. I cannot believe it; no, I cannot; It is the effusion of the wicked In this wicked age. O Ancient One, praised by Indra ! Thou reclining on the king of serpents! Tyagaraja entreats Thee, Do come, he offers Thee his heart For Thy abode.

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REFRAIN.

śāntamu lēka saukhyamu lēdu, Sārasa-dala-nayana!

SUB-REFRAIN.

dantunik-aina vēd-āntunik-aina

FEET.

1. dāra-sutulu dhana-dhānyamul-uņdina sāreku japa-tapa-sampadal-undina,

2. yāg-ādi-karmamul-anniyu-jēsina, bāguga sakala- hrid-bhavamu delisina,

3. āgama-sāstramul-anniyu-dzadivina, bhāgava- tul-anutsu bāguga pēr-aina,

4. Rāj-ādhirāja-Šrīrāghava i Tyāgarāja-vinuta ! Sādhu-rakshaka ! tanak-upa-(śāntamu lēka.)

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66. Subdue Himself As He Might

Subdue himself as he might, Or read the Vedas entire, There is no happiness to man Without a balance of the mind. He may have a loving wife, And children affectionate, Boundless wealth and countless lands Fulfilling his heart's desire, Yet is he not happy Without a balance of the mind. He may sacrifices perform And know the heart of everything; He may study all the scriptures, And be as a devotee famed, Still, O Lord, he has no happiness Who is not balanced in his mind.

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REFRAIN.

tera tīyaga rāda ? nā-loni (tera-)

SUB-REFRAIN.

Tirupati-Venkataramaņa! matsaram-anu na-loni (tera-)

FEET. 1. Parama-purusha ! dharm-adi-mokshamulanu pāradolutsunnadi, nā-lōni (tera-)

2. matsyam-akali-goni gālamuche magnam-aina rītin-unnadi --

3. atstsam-aina dīpa-sannidhini Marud-addapadi cherachin-atl-unnadi --

4. irav-ondaga bhujiyiñtsu tagulu rītin-unnadi- samayamuna īga

5. Hari-dhyanamu sēyu-vēla chittamu antyaju- vādaku arugun-atl-unnadi-

6. vāguram-ani teliyaka mriga-ganamulu vachchi tagulu rītin-unnadi-

7. vēgame nī-matamun-anusarinchiyu Tyāgarāja- nuta ! mada-matsaram-anu --

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67. Remove This Curtain, Lord.

Remove this curtain, Lord, Of pride and prejudice hanging on my mind! Oh! It is smothering my inclination For goodness and salvation. I am like a hungry fish Caught in the hook of the angler's rod. It is as if some obstruction Has come between me and the burning light. It is as if a fly has fallen In the food I begin to eat. And as I contemplate on Thee, The mind appears to roam about In dirty hovels. It is as if the deer is held Unwittingly in a snare. Lord, I follow Thee. Unveil my heart of this covering Of pride and prejudice.

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REFRAIN.

tanayuni bröva janani vatstsuno, talli-vadda bāludu põnõ?

SUB-REFRAIN.

Inakul - ottama! -y-i-rahasyamunun - erigimpumu momunu kanupimpumu,

FOOT.

vatsamu-veņta dhēnuvu tsanuno, vāridamunu kani pairulu tsanunō?

machchekaņtikai vitudu vedalunō, mahini Tyāga- raja-vinuta ! rammu telpu,-

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68. Tell Me, Lord, This Secret.

Tell me, Lord, this secret. Does the babe go to the mother, Or the mother fondly run to the crying babe Does the calf follow the cow, Or the cow follow licking her tender caif? Does the crop follow the cloud, Or the cloud descend to tend the crop ? Does the sweetheart follow the lover, Or the lover follow closely in her footsteps ? Tell me the secret, Lord, And show me Thy face.

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REFRAIN.

tsakkani rāja-mārgam-uņdaga sandula dūran-ēla, O-manasā !

SUB-REFRAIN.

chikkani pālu mīgada-y-uņdaga chī-y-anu Ganga- sāgaram-ēla ?

Foot.

kaņțiki sundara-taram-agu rūpamē, Muk- kaņți-nota-jelagedu nāmamē, Tyāgarājun- iņtanē bāguga nelakonna daivamē, -y-itu- vanți Śrī-Sakēta-Rāmuni bhakti-y-anu (tsakkani-)

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69. Why Do You Enter ?

Why do you enter these blind alleys, mind, With the royal road before you ? Why do you long for plain water, mind, With milk and cream within your reach? O that Form, lovely beyond compare ! O that Name the very angels praise ! O that God in my heart enshrined ! O that secret Presence ! Why don't you, mind, Walk in the royal road of His devotion ?

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REFRAIN.

ețrā dorakitivo Rāma! tana (k-etlā-)

SUB-REFRAIN.

usutt-dragadiya trovaku nādu patt-abhimānamu lēk-uņdaga,

FooT.

pāda-mahimayo, peddala-y-āśīrvāda-balamō, su- svarapu nāda-phalamo, Tyagarāja-khēda- hara ! Śrīnātha ! tana (k-etla-)

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70. Here I Have Thee In My Grasp.

Here I have Thee in my grasp, Be it just for half an hour ; Yes, I felt Thee all around me, Hovering with affection sweet. May be I have acquired The power to turn Thee towards me; May be it is the strength Of the blessings of the great; Or, indeed, the excellence Of my sweet song hath borne fruit. I wot not how; But I have Thee in my grasp, Be it only for a while.

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REFRAIN.

sukhi-y-evvaro- Rama-nāma- sukhi-y-evvaro?

SUB-REFRAIN.

sukhi-y-evvaro ? sumukhi-y-evvaro ? akhila-sāram- agu taraka-nāma (sukhi-)

FOOT.

satyama tappaka sakala-lokulaku bhrityud-ai daiva- bhēdamu leka, nityam-aina su - svara- gānamuto nirantaramu Tyāgarāja-nuta- (sukhi-)

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71. Who Indeed Is Happy ?

Who indeed is happy ? Who has a cheery face ? Man is happy in the utterance Of the name of Ram, The essence of everything bright and beautiful. Man is happy in the path of Truth And the service of the world entire; Man is happy in the tolerance Of diverse Gods, and the delight In the music of the eternal harmony.

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REFRAIN.

nēramā? Rāma! Rāmā! nīk-idi Nīraj-aksha ! nā- jīvan-adhāra !

SUB-REFRAIN.

Māra-koți-saundaryamunu gani madi - lona sunta marachi-y-unte-

FOOT.

1. kōri kori nīdu-koluvu sēyu vēla sāram-aina pada - sarasamula bongāra dzūchi - y - uramunan-uñtsudamo, kanulan-ottudāmo-y- ani kurimini brahm-anandam - andutsunu gonta mayi-marachi-y-untini gāni, Tārak- ādhip-anana! Pāvana! Sītā-nāyaka ! - Srī Tyāgarājuni-pai --

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72. Don't You Find Fault With Me.

DDon't you find fault with me, O Thou, breath of my life, I just forgot myself In a moment of ecstasy. Fixing my eyes on Thy excellent beauty, Engaged intently in Thy service, I chanced on Thy lotus-feet, And I was transported On the wings of endless delight; I knew not where. I found myself in a fix, 'Shall I take Thy feet on to my breast, Or shall I kiss them with my eyes ?' All for a moment, Lord, did I forget. Pray, don't you mind my inattention.

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REFRAIN. kana kana ruchi-rā, Kanaka-vasana ! ninnu (kana-) SUB-REFRAIN. dina-dinamunu manasuna tsanavuna ninnu (kana-) FEET. 1. pālu gāru momuna śrī-y-apara-mahima danaru ninnu (kana-) 2. Bāl-ārk-abha! Suchēla ! Mani-maya - māl - alankrita - kandhara! Sarasij-aksha! Vara- kapola ! su-ruchira-kirīta-dhara! satatambu manas-āraga (kana-) 3. sāpatni-māta-y-au Suruchichē karņa-śūlam-aina māta vīnula dzurukk-ana tālaka Śrī-Harini dhyaninchi sukhimpaga-leda-y-atu (kana-) 4. mriga-mada-lalāma! Śubha-nitala-vara! Jatāyu- moksha-phalada! pavamāna-sutudu nīdu- mahima delpa Sīta delisi valachi sokka- ledā-y-a-rīti ninnu (kana-) 5. kāmiñchi prēma mīra karamula nīdu-pāda- kamalamulabattukonu-vādu sākshi, Rāma- nāma-rasikuu Kailāsa-sadanudu sākshi, mariyu Nārada-Parāśara-Śuka Śaunaka- Purandara - Nagajā - Dharaja - mukhyulu sākshi gādā? Sundar - ēśa ! sukha - kalas- āmbudhi-vās-aśritulakē (kana-) 154

73. The More I Behold Thee.

The more I behold Thee, Thou wrapped in gold !

The more delicious looks to me Thy form.

Day in, day out, intimate I hold to Thee With Thy milky soft face of radiant beauty. Did not little Dhruva,

Hearing with piercing pain The contempt his foster-mother poured on him, Leave his home to find Thee ?

And having found, enjoy The bliss of Thy sweet presence? Did not Thy consort Sita,

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6. Sukh-aspada - vimukh - ambudhara - pavana! vidēha - mānasa-vihār - āpta! Surabhūja! Mānita-guņ-anka! Chid-ananda! Khaga- turanga! Dhrita-rath-anga! Parama-day- akara! Karuņa-rasa-varuņ-ālaya! Bhay- apahara ! Sri-Raghupate! (kana-)

7. kala-kalam-anu mukha - kala galigina Śīta kulukutsu nora kannulanu dzuche-ninnu (kana-)

8. satatamu prema-puritud-agu Tyagaraja-nuta! Mukha-jita - kumudahita! Varada! ninnu (kana-)

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With wide eyes and open mouth, Look on Thy effulgent form And forget herself in deepest joy ? Even so do I, my Ram. The more I look on Thy charming form,. The more delicious does it seem to me.

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REFRAIN.

sarv-āntaryāmiv-anē nī-sāmrājyamu nijamē, Rāma !

SUB-REFRAIN.

nirvāhamu-lēni-y-ī-janulakani nirmal - ātmul-etu sairiñchiro kāni,

FOOT.

dāri teliya-lēru kondaru daridrul-aināru,

mari-y-ahamkārul-ai parama- nikrishta-mata-śūrul- aināru,

jārul-ainār -, adi-gāka tarumaru-panulu chēsedaru, sam-sārul-aināru, Tyāgarāja-svānta-sadana ! kapatam-ēmo teliya-

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74. I Know Not, O Pure One.

I know not, O Pure One, how you bare To look on Thy helpless creatures. But certain it is that Thou fillest And reignest over all things. Some could not know Thee, and became poor, Some were borne down by self-conceit And took to religions, diverse and futile. Some turned lewd and some filled the earth With their misdeeds; while others dragged along This weary worldly life. Oh Thou that dwellest in the heart Of Tyagaraj, still do I know Thou dost fill all things And reignest over them.

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REFRAIN.

nā-jīvan-adhāra ! nā-nomu-phalamā!

SUB-REFRAIN.

Rājīva-lochana ! Rājaraja-śiromaņi !

FOOT.

nā-tsūpu-prakasamā, nā-nāsika-parimalamā,

nā-japa-varņa-rūpamā! nādu-pūjā-sumamā ! Tyāgarāja-nuta !

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75. 0, The Breath Of My Life !.

the breath of my life ! The fruit of my choice! Thou King of kings ! O, the light of my vision ! My nose's perfume ! My meditation taken form ! The flower of my worship ! I bow to Thee.

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REFRAIN,

itara-daivamula-valla ilanu saukhyamā, Rāma!

SUB-REFRAIN.

mata-bhēdamu lēka sada madini marulu-konna tanak-(itara-)

FEET.

manasu-delisi brochinanu, marachinanu, nīvē, Rama !

tana-vad-ana taruņam-ide Tyāgarāja-sannuta!

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76. Where Is Happiness, Ram. ?

Where is happiness, Ram, From other gods, to one Who with no distinction of race or creed Ever lets his mind be filled with love of Thee ? Tyāgaraj praises Thee. You may know me, Ram, and save me, Or you may forget me; I leave it all to Thee. But this I must submit to Thee, The time has come to call me Thine own.

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REFRAIN.

Rama -'bhakti - sāmrajyam - e - manavulak -abbeno, manasa !

SUB-REFRAIN.

a - manavula - sandarśnam - atyanta -' Brahm ānandamē

FOOT.

i-lag-ani vivarimpa-lēnu tsālā sv-ānubhava-vēdyamē, līlā-srishta-jagat-trayam-anē kolahala-Tyāgaraja-nutam-agu,-

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77. Blissful, Most Blissful Is The State.

Blissful, most blissful is the state, O mind ! Of those who get a glimpse Of those who have attained The kingdom of devotion to Ram! It is beyond description, O mind, That bliss which each has to feel In himself; that bliss which reveals itself Amid the tumult of the world Created as His own sporting field, By Him whom Tyagaraja praises.

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