pallavi
raghu nAyaka nI pAda yuga
rAjIvamula nE viDa jAla SrI (raghu)

O Lord SrI raghu nAyaka! I (nE) shall not let go (viDa jAla) Your Lotus (rAjIvamula) feet (pAda yuga).

anupallavi
agha jAlamula bAra-dOli
nannu-Adarimpa nIvE gati kAda SrI (raghu)

Aren’t (kAda) You alone (nIvE) refuge (gati) to protect (Adarimpa) me (nannu) (nannAdarimpa) by driving away (bAra-dOli) the multitude (jAlamula) of sins (agha)? Therefore,
O Lord SrI raghu nAyaka! I shall not let go Your Lotus feet.

caraNam
bhava sAgaramu dATa lEka nE
balu gAsi-paDi nI marugu jEritini
avanijA-adhipa-ASrita rakshaka
Ananda-kara Sri tyAgarAja nuta (raghu)

Unable (lEka) to cross over (dATa) the Ocean (sAgaramu) of Worldly Existence (bhava), having become very (balu) weary (gAsi-paDi), I (nE) reached (jEritini) Your (nI) shelter (marugu);
O Consort (adhipa) of sItA – Earth-born (avanijA)! O Protector (rakshaka) of those dependent (ASrita) (avanijAdhipASrita) on You! O Lord who causes Bliss (Ananda-kara)! O Lord praised (nuta) by this tyAgarAja!
O SrI raghu nAyaka! I shall not let go Your Lotus Feet.