Nagumomu (Class / Lesson): Abheri ; Adi; Tyagaraja

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Ragam: Abheri (22nd Melakartha Kharaharpriya janyam)

ARO:   S G2 M1 P N2 S   ||

AVA:   S N2 D2 P M1 G2 R2 S   ||

Talam: Adi

Composer: Saint Tyagaraja

Version: Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer

Pallavi:

nagu mOmu kana lEni nA jAli telisi

nannu brOva rAdA SrI raghuvara nI (nagu)

Anupallavi

naga rAja dhara nIdu parivArul(e)lla

ogi bOdhana jEsE vAralu kArE(y)-aTul(u)NDudurE nI (nagu)

Charanam

khaga rAju nI(y)Anati vini vEga cana lEDO

gaganAnik(i)laku bahu dUramb(a)ninADO

jagam(E)lE paramAtma evaritO moral(i)Dudu

vaga jUpaku tALanu nann(E)lukOrA tyAgarAja nuta nI (nagu)

Meaning: Courtesy: http://thyagaraja-vaibhavam.blogspot.com/2007/07/thyagaraja-kriti-nagu-momu-kana-leni.html

P: O SrI raghuvara! realising (telisi) my (nA) plight (jAli) of being unable (lEni) to behold (kana) Your (nI) smiling (nagu) face (mOmu), can’t (rAdA) You protect (brOva) me (nannu)?

A: O Lord who bore (dhara) mandara - king (rAja) of mountains (naga) on His back!

Aren’t (kArE) all (ella) those in Your (nIDu) retinue (parivArulu) (parivArulella) the ones (vAralu) who render (jEsE) proper (ogi) advice (bOdhana) to You? would they remain (uNDudurE) (unconcerned) like that (aTulu) (kArEyaTuluNDudurE)?

O SrI raghuvara! realising my plight of being unable to behold Your (nI) smiling face, can’t You protect me?

C: Didn’t (lEDO) garuDa – King (rAju) of birds (khaga) - proceed (cana) fast or quickly (vEga) hearing (vini) your (nI) command (Anati) (nIyAnati)?

or, did he (garuDa) say (aninADO) that it is much (bahu) distance (dUrambu) (dUrambaninADO) from vaikuNTha (gagananiki) (literally sky) to the earth (ilaku) (gaganAnikilaku)?

O Supreme Lord (paramAtmA) who rules (ElE) the universe (jagamu) (jagamElE)! With whom else (evaritO) shall I (nE) complain (moralu iDudu) (moraliDudu)?

don’t cite (jUpaku) (literally show) pretexts (vaga); I can’t bear it (tALanu); please govern (ElukOrA) me (nannu) (nannElukOrA);

O Lord praised (nuta) by this tyAgarAja! O SrI raghuvara! realising my plight of being unable to behold Your (nI) smiling face, can’t You protect me?