Padavarnam on Lord Ayyappa

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arsrini
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Post by arsrini »

My Pranams to all.

My daughter has to perform a varnam on Lord Ayyappa in the month of May this year. We have been looking for a suitable song but have so far been unable to get one. It would be a great help if someone could lead me to the site where I could get the song and/or lyrics about a Varnam on Lord Ayyappa.

Thanks in advance.

Srinivasan.

meena
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Post by meena »

PR Venkata Subramanian has composed a ragamalika varna on Ayyappa . Maybe Lji has the txt.

U can pick up Ranganayaki Jayaraman CD titled- Guru Samarpanam, varnam on Ayyappa.
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VK RAMAN
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Post by VK RAMAN »

http://www.ayyappan-ldc.com/ayyappan.info_songs.html

Please visit this website which has a lot of ayyappan keertanams. Good luck.

Umesh
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Post by Umesh »

I have to second Meena's suggestion. Ranganayaki Jayaraman's ragamalika padavarnam on Ayyappa swamy is beautiful. I got the CD from Giri Traders in Mylapore, but maybe it's available online.

meena
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Post by meena »

Umesh
Can u pl. post the lyrics? thanks

Umesh
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Post by Umesh »

This is my pathetic attempt at transliteration ("nalla irkingala?" is about as far as I go in Tamil). But thought I owed it to you anyways, Meena! Good luck to anyone who can decipher...

in saptaragamaligai...

todi
(ayy)appan avadharita adhbutham akhilam oyya
moobhuvanangale vaatidum magisiyai vendra mani kandanavan

kaanada
irumudiyai thaangiyume viradha thodu nadandha vandhom
orumaiyudan padhinettu padiyeri unai kaana odi vandhom

muktayi swara sahitya:
amritavarshini
sharanam adaindhavarai kaathu arulbhavan makkal enjile kovil kondavan
arulanin oliyinum vinjadam muganavan anaivarum samam ena aalaya maanavan

charanam:
ratipatipriya (sharadapriya)
sharanam sharanam ayyappa sabarimalai vasane

1:
pathuvarali
hari hara suthane saargula vahanane

2:
sahana?
aaranam yendri pulipaal thonargendru thaivurayaal vanam sendravane
kalipodu pulipaal karandhuvel amarndha malai paaga palarviyazhka bhavani vandu

3:
behag
bumbai peri maththala oli priyane paavana murthy dhivaakarane
neyyabhishekathil nenai bhavane netri manam pera sandhanane
gnyanamum mokshamum anipavane mokarajyothiyaay arulbhavane
kaliyuga madhile kankanda ayyane kadayarum adaithera seyybhavane

rshankar
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Post by rshankar »

Umesh,

That was a very commendable attempt! I have cleaned it up to harmonize it with the usual transliteration we use. The words I have bolded are the words that don't seem to make sense to me on first perusal.

tODi
(ayy)appan avadharitta adbhutam akhilam oyya
mubhuvanangaLai vATiDum magiSiyai vendra manikanThan avan

kAnaDA
irumuDiyai tAngiyumE virat(d)attODu naDandu vandOm
orumaiyuDan padineTTu paDiyEri unai kAna oDi vandOm

muktAyi swara sAhityam:
amritavarshiNi
SaraNam aDaindavarai kAttu aruLbavan makkaL nenjilE kOvil konDavan
aruLanin oLiyinum vinjaDam mug(kh)anavan anaivarum samam ena Alayam Anavan

caraNam:
ratipatipriya (Saradapriya)
Saranam Saranam ayyappA Sabarimalai vAsanE

1:
pantuvarALi
hari hara sutanE sArdUla vAhananE

2:
sahAnA?
AraNam indri pulipAl koNar endra tAi uraiyAl[1] vanam S(c)endravanE
kaLipODu pulipAl karandu mEl amarndu malaippAga palar viyarka bhavani vandu

3:
behAg
pambai pEri[2] mattala oLi priyane pAvana mUrti divAkaranE
neyyabhishekathil nanaibavane neTri maNam pera candananE
gnyanamum mOkSamum aLippavanE makarajyOtiAi aruLbavanE
kaliyugam adile kaNkaNDa ayyane kaDayarum kaDaitEra SeibavanE

[1] Could also be kuraiyAl
[2] This could be a musical instrument...Experts can comment...
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Umesh
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Post by Umesh »

Thanks, Ravi!! Let me see if I can cut you those lines from the song so you can make sense out of those words.


rshankar
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Post by rshankar »

Umesh,

I have made the relevant corrections....Thanks for the clips!

meena
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Post by meena »

Umesh /Shankar
THANKU !

arsrini
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Post by arsrini »

Hi All,

Thanks to you all Meena, RShankar, Umesh and VKRaman for you posts.

The URLs to rapidshare gave me only parts of the song. Unfortunately the country where I am resident, the cassettes are not available and we dont have the time to get it from India. Could someone be kind enough to post the whole song for me and let me know, if it is not against the policy of this site.

Regards,

Srinivasan

Umesh
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Post by Umesh »

It is a commercial recording so I cannot post the whole song... sorry! I would suggest contacting Smt. Ranganayaki Jayaraman's school (Meena has provided a link above) and see if you can somehow get a copy of the cd, "Guru Samarpanam."

VK RAMAN
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Post by VK RAMAN »

CMLover

Here is my rendition of malai vaLar. Your valuable comments:

http://www.acidplanet.com/artist.asp?PID=1102708&t=7448

Poonam m
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Post by Poonam m »

Hi there,

I was looking for any clues for this vernam online and came across this chain of email. I do have the lyrics for this song but can someone tell me tje line by line meaning. I am a Bharatnatyam dancer and teacher in US but do not understand the sing language ( I suspect this is in Tamil) at all.

This would be a big help as I am choreographing this Lord Ayyapan vernam for my student.

Thank you in advance

kmrasika
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Post by kmrasika »

I also came across a tAna varNam on ShAstA and thought to share the lyrics with you. Let me know if you require the notation.

rAga: gauLa tALa: Adi Composer: tiruppUr R. subramaNiam

p. hariharamaindanE aruLavA anudinam tozhudOm ANDavA
a. muraharAdi dEvar pORRum muraLibErI vAdya priyanE vAvA
c. abayam tandALvAy aiyyappA


With reference to the padavarNam by ranganAyaki jayarAman, there are a few contact numbers of people printed on the CD. Maybe you could try to contact them to see whether you can beget the audio/notation.

What surprised me at this juncture was that svAti tirunAL having composed on gaNESha, murugan, Shiva and dEvi, has not even composed one song on this deity despite living in the same state. Maybe Prince rAma varmA could explain this.
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kzivraj
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Post by kzivraj »

Hi,

I have just started teaching bharatnatyam in UK and I am looking out for an audio cd/tape for the varnam "Sakhiye Indha jaalam" in Sankarabaranam. Could anyone please provide me with more information on how to obtain this particular song as I need it for my students in a few months time.
Thanks!

Umesh
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Post by Umesh »

It is available on a tape/cd entitled "An Evening of Bharatanatyam," with vocals by MLV. I believe you can listen to it on www.hummaa.com, but I don't know if or where it is available for download.

Lakshman
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Post by Lakshman »

One version of sakhiyE inda jAlam is available here:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=rkm9K4huEDo

pkrasika
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Re: Padavarnam on Lord Ayyappa

Post by pkrasika »

These links don't work for Ayyappan Varnam - Appan Avatharitha - Ranganayaki Jayaraman

http://rapidshare.com/files/99509613/03 ... i.mp3.html

http://rapidshare.com/files/99509736/03 ... 1.mp3.html

If you have the audio links, could you please share them again? I am looking for the ragam for the last chittaswaram (4rth chittaswaram) for this varnam.

Thank You

shreelatasuresh
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Re: meaning for this varnam

Post by shreelatasuresh »

Could you please provide meaning for this Aiyappa varnam? Thanks
rshankar wrote: 14 Mar 2008, 18:33 Umesh,

That was a very commendable attempt! I have cleaned it up to harmonize it with the usual transliteration we use. The words I have bolded are the words that don't seem to make sense to me on first perusal.

tODi
(ayy)appan avadharitta adbhutam akhilam oyya
mubhuvanangaLai vATiDum magiSiyai vendra manikanThan avan

kAnaDA
irumuDiyai tAngiyumE virat(d)attODu naDandu vandOm
orumaiyuDan padineTTu paDiyEri unai kAna oDi vandOm

muktAyi swara sAhityam:
amritavarshiNi
SaraNam aDaindavarai kAttu aruLbavan makkaL nenjilE kOvil konDavan
aruLanin oLiyinum vinjaDam mug(kh)anavan anaivarum samam ena Alayam Anavan

caraNam:
ratipatipriya (Saradapriya)
Saranam Saranam ayyappA Sabarimalai vAsanE

1:
pantuvarALi
hari hara sutanE sArdUla vAhananE

2:
sahAnA?
AraNam indri pulipAl koNar endra tAi uraiyAl[1] vanam S(c)endravanE
kaLipODu pulipAl karandu mEl amarndu malaippAga palar viyarka bhavani vandu

3:
behAg
pambai pEri[2] mattala oLi priyane pAvana mUrti divAkaranE
neyyabhishekathil nanaibavane neTri maNam pera candananE
gnyanamum mOkSamum aLippavanE makarajyOtiAi aruLbavanE
kaliyugam adile kaNkaNDa ayyane kaDayarum kaDaitEra SeibavanE

[1] Could also be kuraiyAl
[2] This could be a musical instrument...Experts can comment...

Lakshman
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Re: Padavarnam on Lord Ayyappa

Post by Lakshman »

[2]the word is bhEri

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