Meaning for N. Veeramani Iyer's song

[Chitram]

in Ragam Kapi set to Adi Talam

Pallavi
Vaanamadhil Thaaragai vazhikaathidave - marai
gyaaneyar baalanai nayanam kulerak kandaar
Anupallavi
Monavazhagu nirai mugath thadigal Balan
gyaana vazhagu thavizh nagai purenthidu keezh
Charanam
Kanni Mariyal madithanil thavazhum balan
punnagai kanndu udal podhi silirthanarey
Ponnudan dhoopamum velzhai Polamum Kaanikaiyaaga
Annavanukku nalghi adipannithanarey

[rshankar]

Interesting - is Sri Veeramani Iyer the composer of this padam? Lji, do you have this in your database?

[Chitram]

I listened to the song and just realized it is the story of THE THREE WISE MEN. I will try to post the song.
Thank you.

[Lakshman]

rshankar wrote: "Is Veeramani Iyer the composer of this padam?

I guess so but I am not sure. Viramani Iyer has seven books of compositions but I just have his 72 mELakartA kriti book. I am going to try and get the others.

[Chitram]

Here is a link to download the song:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/au4w7ukba ... madil2.WMA

[rshankar]

pallavi
vAnamadil tArakai vazhikATTiDavE - maRai
gnyAniyar bAlanai nayanam kuLirak-kaNDAr
As the westward-leading star (tArakai) in the skies (vAnamadil) showed (kATTiDavE) them the way (vazhi), the wise men (gnyAniya) of the bible (maRai) beheld (kaNDAr) the child (bAlanai) to their eyes (kaN) content (kuLira) [1].

anupallavi
mona azhagu niRai mugattaDigaL bAlan
gnyAna azhagu tavazh nagai purindiDavE (vAnamadil tArakai…)
As the child (bAlan) with a face (mugattaDigaL) [2] filled (niRai) with serene (mOna) beauty (azhagu), flashed (purindiDavE) a smile (nagai) from which the beauty (azhagu) of wisdom (gnyAna) seemed to flow (tavazh) (the wise men of the Bible beheld the child….).

caraNam
kanni mariyAL maDitanil tavazhum bAlan
punnagai kanDu uDal poDi silirtanarE
ponnuDan dUpamum veLLai pOLamum kANikaiyAga
annavanukku nalgi aDipaNidanarE
As they beheld (kaNDu) the smile (punnagai) of the child (bAlan) who was crawling (tavazhum) on the lap (maDitanil) of the virgin (kanni) Mary (mariyAL), the wise men had goosebumps (poDi silirtanarE) on their body (uDal)! Offering (nalgi) gold (ponnum), frankincense (dUpamum) and myrrh (veLLai pOLamum) as gifts (kANikkaiyAga) to the Lord (annavanukku), they bowed (paNindanarE) at his feet (aDi).

FOOTNOTES
[1] kaN kuLira is a figure of speech meaning to ones' eyes content'; kuLira literally means cooling
[2] No clue what mugattaDigaL means

I also wonder if the text in red font describes the star - in the carol, 'We three kings of orient are', the star is described as 'star of wonder, star of style, star with royal beauty, bright'

[Gladfan]

I'm quite certain this song is sung in Vasantha ragam, not Kapi.

[Gladfan]

Also, I know this is not quite the right forum for this request but Lakshman Sir, is it possible for you to make a list of Veeramani Iyer's compositions from the book that you have? Thanks.

[Chitram]

Thank you, Ravishankarji, for your translation. Appreciate it!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ragam is in Kapi, I believe......thanks everyone for your comments.

[Lakshman]

I will generate a list and post it tomorrow.

[Lakshman]

Here is the list of his 72 mELakartA songs plus a few others.

akhilANDa kOTi. rAgA: vishvambari. Adi tALA.
ambalak-kUttanin. rAgA: nATakapriyA. Adi tALA.
Ananda naTanam ADum. rAgA: naTabhairavi. Adi tALA.
arahara mahAdEvan. rAgA: kharaharapriyA. Adi tALA.
aruL jyOtisvarUpiNi. rAgA: jyOtisvarUpiNi. Adi tALA.
arumbu malar eDuttu. rAgA: sAlaga. Adi tALA.
ati rUpavati nIyE. rAgA: rUpavati. Adi tALA.
cella kani vAyAl. rAgA: brndAvanasArangA. Adi tALA.
cinna vayadinilE seida. rAgA: mAND. Adi tALA.
cittirap-pUmpAvADai. rAgA: citrAmbari. Adi tALA.
cokkanuDan porudum. rAgA: sEnAvati. Adi tALA.
dharmasamvardhani. rAgA: dharmavati. Adi tALA.
dInabandhu nIyE. rAgA: shubhapantuvarALi. Adi tALA.
en mukham pArayya. rAgA: amrtavarSaNi. Adi tALA.
enaik-kAkka mana. rAgA: gamanAshrama. Adi tALA.
gAna gAyakapriya. rAgA: gAyakapriyA. Adi tALA.
gAna rasikapriyamAna. rAgA: rasikapriyA. Adi tALA.
himayamalaip-pati. rAgA: hEmavati. cApu tALA.
innisaip-pU. rAgA: rAgavardhani. Adi tALA.
ittanai azhagO ammA. rAgA: ratnAngi. Adi tALA.
kAmadhEnu karpakamE. rAgA: dhEnukA. Adi tALA.
kAmavardhanI karpakAmbikE. rAgA: kAmavardhani. rUpaka tALA.
kandanukku vEl koDutta gAngEya. rAgA: gAngEyabhUSaNi. Adi tALA.
kandanukku vEl koDutta karpakamE. rAgA: SaNmukhapriyA. Adi tALA.
kAntAmaNi hAriNi. rAgA: kAntAmaNI. Adi tALA.
kapAliyait-tazhuvum. rAgA: latAngi. Adi tALA.
karpakAmbikE kanakAngi. rAgA: kanakAngi. Adi tALA.
karpagavalli nin. rAgamAlikA. Adi tALA.
karpUra hAratiyin. rAgA: harikAmbhOji. Adi tALA.
karuNaik-kaDalE abhirAmi. rAgA: jalArNava. Adi tALA.
kOsalam AndIdUm. rAgA: kOsala. Adi tALA.
kOTAkOTi sUryakAntam. rAgA: sUryakAntA. rUpaka tALA.
kunjaran sOdara. rAgA: amrtavarSaNi. Adi tALA.
kUttADum gaNapatiyE. rAgA: nATa. Adi tALA.
mAdu karpaka. rAgA: dhAtuvardhani. rUpaka tALA.
mAmayilApuri pUraNi. rAgA: nAmanArAyaNi. Adi tALA.
mAmayilai shyAmaLAngi. rAgA: shyAmaLAngi. Adi tALA.
manamirangavillaiyA. rAgA: mAnavati. Adi tALA.
mangaLa gauri. rAgA: gaurimanOhari. Adi tALA.
mAnguyil kUviDum. rAgA: kOkilapriyA. Adi tALA.
maranduyir vAzhvEnO. rAgA: cakravAka. Adi tALA.
mAraranjani nIyumallavO. rAgA: mAraranjani. rUpaka tALA.
mAyA jAlavarALi. rAgA: jAlavarALi. Adi tALA.
mayilaik-kapAli konjum. rAgA: kalyANi. Adi tALA.
mayilApuri vAcaspati. rAgA: vAcaspati. rUpaka tALA.
muttu mUkkutti. rAgA: nAsikAbhUSaNI. Adi tALA.
nandi riSabhapriya. rAgA: riSabhapriyA. Adi tALA.
naTanam ADiDum navarasa. rAgA: pAvani. Adi tALA.
nItimati mAmayilai. rAgA: nItimati. k/cApu tALA.
pAda pankaja malar. rAgA: yAgapriyA. Adi tALA.
pAghAi manam. rAgA: nAganandini. Adi tALA.
parindODi vandEn. rAgA: tODi. Adi tALA.
parvatA calanATan. rAgA: calanATa. Adi tALA.
pUmpaTTup-pon pAvADai. rAgA: hATakAmbari. Adi tALA.
punnai vanaspati. rAgA: vanaspati. Adi tALA.
sAmbhavapriya. rAgA: bhavapriyA. Adi tALA.
sarasam puriyum. rAgA: sarasAngi. Adi tALA.
sEturAmapriya mAdu. rAgA: rAmapriyA. Adi tALA.
shAnta nAyakiyE. rAgA: gavAmbOdhi. Adi tALA.
simhEndramadhyama vAhini. rAgA: simhEndramadhyam. Adi tALA.
singAra bhavani. rAgA: jhankAradhvani. Adi tALA.
sundara karpaka. rAgA: sucaritra. Adi tALA.
sUriyan tudittiDum. rAgA: raghupriyA. Adi tALA.
suvarNamayamAgi. rAgA: suvarNAngi. Adi tALA.
tAnarUpi nIyE. rAgA: tAnarUpi. Adi tALA.
tanjam aDaindEn. rAgA: kIravANi. Adi tALA.
taruNam iduvE. rAgA: varuNapriyA. Adi tALA.
tattuvamAnavaLE. rAgA: SaDvidhamArgiNi. Adi tALA.
tAyAna karkamE. rAgA: mAyAmALavagauLa. Adi tALA.
tAyE dhavaLAmbari. rAgA: dhavaLAmbari. Adi tALA.
tiru mayilai vaLarum oru. rAgA: shankarAbharaNa. Adi tALA.
tiru mayilaik-kapAli. rAgA: divyamaNi. Adi tALA.
tiru mayilai vaLarum trishUlini. rAgA: shUlini. Adi tALA.
vAkkaruLvAi vAgadIshvari. rAgA: vAgadIshvari. Adi tALA.
vakuLAbharaNam aNi. rAgA: vakuLAbharaNa. Adi tALA.
vAnamadil tArakai vazhi. rAgA: kApi. Adi tALA.
veNNai pOL manam. rAgA: navanIta. Adi tALA.
vENugAna mUrti. rAgA: gAnamUrti. Adi tALA.
yArumilEn cArukEsi. rAgA: cArukEsi. Adi tALA.

[Lakshman]

Just today I received many booklets of songs composed by N.Viramani Iyer. I have not had a chance to look at them in detail but it seems that there are about 850 compositions here including the ones listed above. This is going to keep me busy for a while.