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Pallavi: Sogasugaa Mridanga Taalamu Jata Gurcchi Ninnu Sokkajeyu Dheerudevvado Anupallavi: Nigamashirortthamu Galgina Nija Vaakkulato Svara Shuddhamuto Charanam : Yati Visrama Sadbhakti Virati Draakshaarasa Navarasa Yutakrtiche Bhajiyinche Yukti Tyaagaraajuni Taramaa (Shree) Raama Meaning: (from sangeetham.com) Who is ("evvado") the valiant one ("dheerudu") enchanting you ("sokkajeya") by harmonising ("jata gurcchi") so pleasurably ("sogasuga") the drum ("mridanga") and the beat ("taala")? Who is the valiant one ("dheerudu") enchanting you by singing the notes ("swara") with clarity ("shuddhamuto"), using for words ("vaakkulato") the absolute truth ("nija ") enshrined ("galgina") in the Vedas ("nigama")? Is it possible ("taramaa") for Tyagaraja to do all this and create ("che") and sing ("bhajiyinche") songs ("krithi") that follow the rules in prosody ("yati"), pausing at the right places ("visrama"), possessing the sweetness of grape ("draaksha") juice ("rasa"), comprising the nine ('nava") emotions ("rasa"), standing firm on the bedrock of faith ("virati")? Who is the valiant one enchanting you by harmonising so pleasurably the drum and the beat? Notes: The kriti, sets out the essential characteristics of composing and rendering kritis. In a question format (to quote Prof William Jackson), Tyagaraja sets out all requisites for a good composer and a singer. A good kriti's words are likened to OmkAra, the praNava mantra as per the kriti. This is the essence of nAdOpAsana. Some of the other terms used are explained below: yati: a rule of prosody, particularly used in Telugu and Sanskrit, where the opening letter of a line, repeats at measured intervals. vishrama: Also known as virAma. This denotes a pause. virati: Complete detachment to worldly issues and unswerving concentration on the almighty. drAkshArasa: Compositions are qualified as drAkshArasa, madhu, kshIra, kadalI and nArikEla depending on their simplicity of meaning and the ease with which they are understood and appreciated by listeners. drAkshArasa is the simplest among them. Pallavi: Sogasugaa Mridanga Taalamu Jata Gurcchi Ninnu Sokkajeyu Dheerudevvado so pleasurably ("sogasuga") the drum ("mridanga") and the beat ("taala")? ; dd Soga ; dd Soga , n-nd D- M || M,g su gaa- - Mri dan, n-nd D- M || M,g su gaa- - Mri danG - gr R - R ga Taa - la G - gr R - R ga Taa - la || S ; mu|| S ; mu;; -;; -;; -DN Ja ta || || S ; Gu gRg --M ; || rcchi
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Who is ("evvado") the valiant one ("dheerudu") enchanting you ("sokkajeya") by harmonising ("jata gurcchi") [ so pleasurably ("sogasuga") the drum ("mridanga") and the beat ("taala")? ] ;D - So S; do;D - So S; do;D - So rsns doN - ns ; - N kka je- - yu sgrs -DN Ja ta || nd D M - M ,g - G || gr R Dhee- ru dev -- va do || S ; Gu R - G M ; || rcchi Ni nnu ;; -; ; || ns n-n dm- rG, gr R || - - Dhee- ru -- dev va- ;; -; ; || r S r G - gr rm gr || - - Dhee- ru dev -- va-
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Anupallavi: Nigamashirortthamu Galgina Nija Vaakkulato Svara Shuddhamuto [Raama! You, who are ] enshrined ("galgina") in the Vedas ("nigama")? ;n d Niga ,nS mashi S; roS; roS gr ro|| ; d n , S , sn S -rtthamu Gal- gi- na || ; d n , S , sn S -rtthamu Gal- gi- na || S- d n , S , S S -rtthamu Gal- gi na || S ; -;; -; ; || ; ; -- -; ; || ; ; -- -;; -;; -nsnd Ra --nsR --|| || ||
Who is the valiant one ("dheerudu") enchanting you by singing the notes ("swara") with clarity ("shuddhamuto"), using for words ("vaakkulato") the absolute truth ("nija ") S- n d , n S maNiga mashi G R Svara NN Shus-g gr roSR -|| S- d n , S , sn S -rtthamu Gal- gi na || G R S ; ddhamu tosgr - g || Ra-- ma rgM || G R R G srgr G || - - kkula to - - || RG GM Nija Vaa; R || G R R G ; ; - - kkula to - - ||
ns rmgg|| rs ;- d n , S , sn S || RG G M,r ro- - rtthamu Gal- gi na Nija VaaSR -|| G R S ; ddhamu tonsn- n || dm Ra-- ma - - (sogasuga)
Charanam : Yati Visrama Sadbhakti Virati Draakshaarasa Navarasa Yutakrtiche Bhajiyinche Yukti Tyaagaraajuni Taramaa (Shree) Raama Is it possible ("taramaa") for Tyagaraja to create ("che") and sing ("bhajiyinche") songs ("krithi") that follow the: - rules in prosody ("yati"), - pausing at the right places ("visrama"), - possessing the sweetness of grape ("draaksha") juice ("rasa"), - comprising the nine ('nava") emotions ("rasa"), - standing firm on the bedrock of faith ("virati")? RG Yati M; VishGR srama || G M Sa d nD, M G - R bha- kti Vi || sgrg rrsn ra-ti- Draa|| sgrg rrsn ra-ti- DraaS; ||; ns , n S R G || kshaa rasa -Nava ra sa S; ||; ss , n S R G || kshaa rasa -Nava ra sa
Is it possible ("taramaa") for Tyagaraja to create ("che") and sing ("bhajiyinche") songs ("krithi") ; nd Yuta ,nS kriti S; cheS; cheS gr cheS gg cheSR - || ; dn S ,n Bhaji yin|| ; dn S ,n Bhaji yinS ,n che S ,n che || S ; -;; -; ; || ; ; -- -; ; || ; ; -- -; ; || ; ; -- -;; -;; -ssnd || ra- nsR || --|| ||
; R || G R R G - - ga - raa-