abhimAnamennaDu

kuJjari Adi tyAgarAja telugu kRti

Sahityam

Pallavi

abhimAnamennaDu kalgurA
anAthuDaina nAdupai nIku

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When will you have affection towards me who is an orphan?

Anupallavi

aparAdhamulanni mannimpumayya
abhirAma paTTAbhirAma nAyandu (abhimAnamu)

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Please pardon all my mistakes, Lord! O Delighter of Mind, Pattabhirama! Towards me, (when will…?)

Charanam

kanna talliyu kanna taNDriyu
anniyu nIvEyani namma lEdA
ninu vinA gati nAkevaru lErE
nannu brOvu tyAgarAja vinuta

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Haven’t I believed that you alone are my mother, father and everything?
No one is the refuge besides you; Deign to protect me, One praised by Thyagaraja!

Renditions

Commentary

It is believed that this kriti was not written by Sri Thyagaraja, but sung by certain lineage of his disciples.