pallavi
1nEramA 2rAma rAma nIk(i)di
nIraj(A)ksha nA jIv(A)dhAra
anupallavi
mAra kOTi saundaryamunu kani
madilOna sunta maraci(y)uNTE (nEramA)
caraNam
kOri kOri nIdu koluvu sEyu vELa
sAramaina pada sArasamula
pongAra jUci(y)uramuna(n)uncudAmO
3kanula(n)ottudAmO(y)ani
kUrimini 4brahm(A)nandam(a)nducunu
konta mai maraci(y)uNTini kAni
tArak(A)dhip(A)nana pAvana
sItA nAyaka SrI tyAgarAjunipai (nEramA)
pallavi
nEramA rAma rAma nIku-idi
nIraja-aksha nA jIva-AdhAra
Alas (rAma rAma)! O Lotus (nIraja) Eyed (aksha) (nIrajAksha)! O Prop (AdhAra) of my life (jIva) (jIvAdhAra)!
Is this (idi) a fault (nEramA) for You (nIku) (nIkidi)?
anupallavi
mAra kOTi saundaryamunu kani
madilOna sunta maraci-uNTE (nEramA)
Beholding (kani) Your crore (kOTi) cupids (mAra) like beauty (saundaryamunu), if I remained (uNTE) entranced (maraci) (literally forgetting) (maraciyuNTE) in my mind (madilOna) for a little while (sunta),
Alas! O Lotus Eyed! O Prop of my life! is this a fault for You?
caraNam
kOri kOri nIdu koluvu sEyu vELa
sAramaina pada sArasamula
pongAra jUci-uramuna-uncudAmO
kanula-ottudAmO-ani
kUrimini brahmAnandamu-anducunu
konta mai maraci-uNTini kAni
tAraka-adhipa-Anana pAvana
sItA nAyaka SrI tyAgarAjunipai (nEramA)
While (vELa) performing (sEyu) Your (nIdu) service (koluvu) after much yearning (kOri kOri),
exultingly (pongAra) beholding (jUci) Your essential (sAramaina) Feet (pada) Lotus (sArasamula),
wondering whether (ani) to seat (uncudAmO) them (Your feet) in my bosom (uramuna) (jUciyuramunanuncudAmO) or to press (ottudAmO) them to my eyes (kanula) (kanulanottudAmOyani),
I, just (kAni) remained (uNTini) a little (konta), without body consciousness (mai maraci) (maraciyuNTini), experiencing (anducunu) (literally reach) Supreme bliss (brahmA Anandamu) (brahmAnandamu) (brahmAnandamanducunu) out of love (kUrimini);
O Moon – Lord (adhipa) of stars (tAraka) – Faced (Anana) (tArakAdhipAnana)! O Holy One (pAvana)! O Consort (nAyaka) of sItA!
Alas! O Lotus Eyed! O Prop of my life! Is this a fault on the part of this tyAgarAja (tyAgarAjunipai)?
Notes
Variations - (Pathanthara)
2 – rAma rAma – rAma rAmA. In colloquial usage, uttering ‘rAma rAma’ means that the person is either regretting a mistake or shows exasperation. In the present context, it seems to indicate exasperation of SrI tyAgarAja.
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1 – nEramA – Is this a fault? It seems that the vision of the Lord, beheld by SrI tyAgarAja, vanished while he remained without body consciousness. Once he regained consciousness, he regrets the loss of vision and complains to the Lord.
3 – kanulanottudAmO – This is an act of piety. When someone receives or touches anything which is very sacred, they press it to their eyes.
4 – brahmAnandamu – Supreme Bliss – In this kRti, SrI tyAgarAja describes his experiencing brahmAnanda – a privileged state which personages like SrI rAmakRshNa and other holy men only could reach. Therefore, any attempt to explain such a state of mind intellectually, amounts to belittling the experience. If any such pure soul feels that I have not adequately brought out the state of mind of SrI tyAgarAja, they may kindly pardon me.
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