Lalgudi Jayaraman's Charukeshi varnam lyrics & swaram

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hemaseshan
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Can anyone help me by posting the swaram /lyrics of LG's Charukeshi varnam....innam en manam ariyadavar....? Thanks

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Please check your email.

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Post by prathibha.ramaswamy »

Lakshman sir could you possibly post/mail me the notations for Lalgudi Jayaraman's Charukeshi Varna as soon as possible.

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I have sent it.

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Thank you Lakshman sir. Could i possibly get the meaning too.

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Here is the song. Someone else may provide the meaning.

innam en manam (padavarNa). rAgA: cArukEsi. Adi tALA.

P: innam en manam ariyAdavar pOla irundiDal nyAyamA yAdava mAdhavA
A: munnam payinradO in-nATakam-ellAm mannA kamalak-kaNNA maNivaNNA
(ciTTasvara)
pa dha ni dhA pa ma da pa ma ga r gA mA pA , ma i dha ni pa dha ma pa ga ma ri ga ma
pa dha ni sa* ri* sa* ri* ga* ma* ri* gA* sA* , ni sa* dha nI* pA* , , dha ma pa ga ma ri ga
(ciTTasvara sAhitya)
parivilAda nenjam tandadAr paghal iravellAm ninaindurugiyum
pala vidham tanilE ninaiyazhaittEn manam calittEn oru tuNaiyilEn
C: kuzhal Udum azhagA kaNNA kurai tIrAyO
1: uLLum puram engum isai ponga tIrAyO
2: veNNai uNNum vAyA oLiyum mAyA kaLvanum nIyA kanniyar nAyA
kadir nighar tUyA un manam kAyA anbelAm poyyA agha murugavE
3: muzhu madiyak-kaNDa kaDal alai pAolavum kuLir mazhaiyil nanaiyum iLam payir
pOlavum enadu uyirum uDalum uLamum negizha nI vandu manam uvandu karam tandu in
4: kANum poruLellAm unaiyanri vErEdum kANEn engum malar vizhigaLoDu kuzhal
ashaiyu-mukham mayil iragaNiyum mana mOhanA arugil nI varugavE taruNamE
karuNai puriyavE anburuvE AruyirE vA Ala vA akhilam magizha pavazha idazh pozhiyum

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Post by rshankar »

Pratibha, I assume you need word-to-word meanings since you've posted this in the nATyam thread. Here goes:

pallavi
innam en manam ariyAdavar pOla irundiDal nyAyamA yAdava mAdhavA


Oh husband (dhavA) of lakshmI (mA), the scion of the yAdava race (yAdavA)! Is it appropriate/fair (nyAyamA) for you to behave (irundiDal) like (pOla) someone who is unaware (ariyAdavar) of my (en) heart's (manam) desires, especially after all that has occurred (innam)?

anupallavi
munnam payinradO in-nATakam-ellAm mannA kamalak-kaNNA maNivaNNA


You show such expertise at this pretence, I wonder if all (ellAm) of this (in) pretence/show/drama (nATakam) is something you have practiced/learned (payinradO) in the past (munnam)!

ciTTasvara sAhitya
parivilAda nenjam tandadAr pagal iravellAm ninaindurugiyum
pala vidam tanilE ninaiyazhaittEn manam calittEn oru tuNaiyilEn


Despite the fact that my heart has melted (urigiyum) [1] with tender thoughts (ninaindu) of you that occupy me all through (ellAm) the day (pagal) and night (iravu), and having called out (azhaittEn) to you (ninai) in multiple (pala) ways (vidam tanilE), my heart/mind (manam) is still weary (SaLittEn), and I find myself bereft (illEn) of any (oru) support (tuNai), probably because I have been given (tandalAl/tandadAr) a heart (nenjam) that is a stranger (ilAda) to love (parivu)!

caraNam
kuzhal Udum azhagA kaNNA kurai tIrAyO


Oh krishNa (kaNNA)! The handsome Lord (azhagA) who plays (Udum) the flute (kuzhal)! Won't you put an end to (tIrAyO) my grievances (kuRai)?

caraNasvara sAhityam 1
uLLum puram engum isai ponga tIrAyO (kuzal Udum"¦)


(Won't you put an end to my grievances) so that beautiful music will flow/abound (ponga) both within (uLLum) and around (puram) me?

caraNasvara sAhityam 2
veNNai uNNum vAyA oLiyum mAya kaLvanum nIyA kanniyar nEyA
kadir nigar tUyA un manam kAllA anbelAm poyyA agam urugavE (kuzhal Udum"¦)


Oh Lord whose mouth (vAyA) consumes/eats (uNNum) butter (veNNai), the lover (nEyA) of maidens (kanniyar), are you (nIyA) the illusory (mAya) mischievous prankster (kaLvanum) who hides (oLiyum) from us? Oh lord who is spotless/blemishless (tUyA) like (nigar) [2] the sun (kadir), is your (un) heart (manam) made of stone (kallA), is your love (anb(u)elAm) a lie (poyyA)? (Won't you put an end to my grievances) so that my heart (agam) melts (urugavE) in your love?

caraNasvara sAhityam 3
muzhu madiyaik-kaNDa kaDal alai pOlavum kuLir mazhaiyil nanaiyum iLam payir pOlavum enadu uyirum uDalum uLamum negizha nI vandu manam uvandu karam tandu (kuzhal Udum"¦)


Just as (pOlavum) the waves (alai) of the ocean (kaDal) rise when they behold (kaNDa) the full (muzhu) moon (madiyai), and as tender (iLam) shoots (payir) sprout after being drenched (nanaiyum) in a cool (kuLir) shower (mazhaiyil), won't you (nI) come (vandu) here and extend (tandu) your arm (karam) to me whole-heartedly (manam uvandu) and put an end to my grievances, so that my (enadu) life (uyirum), body (uDalum) and heart (uLamum) can blossom (negizha)?

caraNasvara sAhityam 4
kANum poruLellAm unaiyanri vErEdum kANEn engum malar vizhigaLoDu kuzhal
ashaiyu-mukham mayil iragaNiyum mana mOhanA arugil nI varugavE taruNamE
karuNai puriyavE anburuvE AruyirE vA ALa vA akhilam magizha pavazha idazh pozhiyum (kuzhal Udum"¦)


In all (ellAm) the things (poruL) I see, I am unable to discern (kENEn) anything (vEru Edum) but (anri) you (unai): everywhere (engum) I see beautiful, flower (malar)-like eyes (vizhigaLODu) in a face (mukham) framed with swaying (aSaiyum) locks (kuzhal), adorned (aNiyum) with a peacock (mayil) feather (iragu), Oh captivater (mOhanA) of my heart (mana)! This is the time (taruNamE) for you (nI) to come (varugavE) close to me (arugil) and grant (purivAyE) your compassion (karuNai)! Oh embodiment (uruvE) of love (anbu), you are my very life (AruyirE). Please come (vA) and rule (ALa) over me, as the world (akhilam) delights (magizha)! (Won't you put an end to my grievances) by granting me the nectar that flows (pozhiyum) from your coral (pavazha)-like lips (idazh) [3]?

FOOTNOTES
[1] I wonder if this should be manamurinEnE
[2] nigar literally means equal to
[3] Sri LJG has handled this allusion very delicately without clarifying if this is the music that flows from krishNa's lips as he plays on his flute, or, if the reference is to a kiss (along the lines of Sri jayadEva's dEhi mukha kamala madhupAnam)
Last edited by rshankar on 15 Sep 2009, 22:41, edited 1 time in total.

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Thank you so much Shankar sir.

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Pratibha, you are welcome, and 'Shankar' or 'Ravi' will do! :)

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noted shankar [:)]

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Shankar, once again, Great work! This Varnam is my favorite....I learnt it when I was too young to understand the beauty of it... guess with the meaning that you've provided, I 'll enjoy working on this on a different plane.
Ever so grateful for your invaluable contribution!

-Kala

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Kala - you are very welcome!

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Post by hemaseshan »

Thankyou Mr.Shankar for posting the meaning of this varnam.I did the dance too without knowing the meaning of details in depth. This in-depth meaning gives me a special interest to take up this varnam & work on it with greater interest. Thanks all to you ,
Hema

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Post by rshankar »

Hema - isnt it a LOVELY varNam? One my favorites...

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Post by DanceKala »

rshankar wrote: isnt it a LOVELY varNam? One my favorites...
Without a doubt! Most divine & romantic varnam I have come across; I love the subtlety, yet it's so profound and intense!

~Kala~

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Re: Lalgudi Jayaraman's Charukeshi varnam lyrics & swaram

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Namaste Lakshmanji

Grateful if you could kindly share notation of this manmohak Varnam.

Email id radsabs@yahoo.com

Thanks so very much

Regards
Radha

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Please check your email.

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Dear Lakshman Sir,

Could you please send me the notations and the lyrics of this varnam ?

Thanks in advance.

Regards,

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Post by Athira Sankar »

Dear Sir/Mam,

Namaskaram. Kindly mail me the lyrics and notation of Charukesi Varnam.

Thank you

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Done.

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Post by Archana Harsha »

Lakshman sir,

Can you please share the notations of the Charukeshi varnam.

Thank you

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Sure.

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Vanakkam Lakshman Sir ..
Could you please send me the Swarams for Charukeshi Varnam.

Thank you so much.
My email : raguraman.m@gmail.com

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It is sent.

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Dear Sir / Madam
can i please have the full notation for Charukeshi Pada Varnam ( Innum en manam) in English version. my email address is dhaanmusic@gmail.com
thank you
jenany

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It is sent.


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