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Kaddanuvariki

Ragam: Thodi (8th Melakartha Ragam)

ARO: S R1 G2 M1 P D1 N2  S   ||

AVA: S N2 D1 P1 M1 G2 R1 S  ||

Talam: Adi (2 kalai)

Composer: Tyagaraja

Version: T. Rukmini

Lyrics / Meaning Courtesy: http://thyagaraja-vaibhavam.blogspot.com/2008/11/thyagaraja-kriti-kaddanu-vaariki-raga.html

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Pallavi

kadd(a)nu vAriki kaddu kadd(a)ni moralan(i)Du

peddala mATalu nED(a)baddham(au)nO

Anupallavi:

addampu cekkiLLacE muddu kAru mOmu jUDa

buddhi kaligin(a)TTi mA vadda rAv(a)dEmirA (kaddanu)

caraNam:

niddura nirAkarinci mudduga tambura paTTi

Suddhamaina manasucE su-svaramutO

paddu tappaka bhajiyincu bhakta pAlanamu sEyu

tad-daya-SAlivi nIvu tyAgaraja sannuta (kaddanu)

Meaning: Courtesy: http://thyagaraja-vaibhavam.blogspot.com/2008/11/thyagaraja-kriti-kaddanu-vaariki-raga.html

Can the words (mATalu) of wise (peddala), who declared (moralanu iDu) (moralaniDu) that (anu) ‘You surely exist (kaddu kaddu) for those (vAriki) who (anu) believe in Your existence (kaddu) (kaddanu)’,

become (aunO) untrue (abaddhamu) now (nEDu) (literally today) (nEDabaddhamaunO)?

Then, why is it (adEmirA) that You would not come (rAvu) (rAvadEmirA) near (vadda) me (mA) (literally us) -

in whom there exists (kaligina) such (aTTi) (kaliginaTTi) a desire (buddhi) (literally intention) to behold (jUDa) Your charming (muddu kAru) (literally charm oozing) face (mOmU) shining with mirror like (addampu) cheeks (cekkiLLu) (cekkiLLacE)?

Can the words of wise, who declared that ‘You surely exist for those who believe in Your existence’, become untrue now?

You (nIvu) are such (tat) a merciful Lord (daya-SAlivi) (tad-daya-SAlivi) who nourishes (pAlanamu sEyu) those devotees (bhakta) who –

by foregoing (nirAkarinci) (literally to reject) sleep (niddura),

attuned (paTTi) (literally holding) nicely (mudduga) to tambura,

with a pure (Suddhamaina) mind (manasucE) and

along with fine svara (su-svaramutO) -

chant Your names (bhajiyincu)

without wavering (tappaka) from their vow (paddu);

O Lord well-praised (sannuta) by this tyAgarAja! Can the words of wise, who declared that ‘You surely exist for those who believe in Your existence’, become untrue now?