brOcEvArevarurA
Sahityam
Pallavi
brOcEvArevarurA ninnu vinA raghuvara nanu¹
nI caraNAmbujamulu nE viDajAla karuNAlavAla
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nI caraNAmbujamulu nE viDajAla karuNAlavAla
Who else, but you, is my saviour, O best among Raghus?
I cannot let go of your lotus-feet, O repository of compassion!
Anupallavi
O caturananAdi vandita nIku parAkElanayya
nI caritamu pogaDa lEni nA
cinta dIrci varamulicci vEgamE nanu² (brOcEvAru)
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nI caritamu pogaDa lEni nA
cinta dIrci varamulicci vEgamE nanu² (brOcEvAru)
O One worshipped by Brahma, why this neglect on your part?
To remove the sorrow and grant the wishes of mine, who is incapable of even praising your character, and quickly (save me, who…)
Charanam
sItApatE nApai nIkabhimAnamu lEdA
vAtAtmajArcita pAda nA moralanu vinarAdA
Aturamuga karirAjuni brOcina vAsudEvuDE nIvu gadA
pAtakamella pOgoTTi gaTTiga nA ceyi baTTi viDuvaka nanu²
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vAtAtmajArcita pAda nA moralanu vinarAdA
Aturamuga karirAjuni brOcina vAsudEvuDE nIvu gadA
pAtakamella pOgoTTi gaTTiga nA ceyi baTTi viDuvaka nanu²
O husband of Sita, do you not have regard for me?
One worshipped by Hanuman, can’t you listen to my pleas?
Aren’t you the Vasudeva who rushed to save the King of Elephants?
Dispelling all my sins, firmly hold my hand and do not let go.
Commentary
- 1 nanu must rendered only when repeating the same line.
- 2 nanu must rendered only when going back to pallavi , but typically a ciTTaswaram is sung after anupallavi and caraNam , therefore nanu is omitted.
Renditions
- [http://www.sangeethapriya.org/Downloads/kvn/stanford/09b_Brochevarevarura_Khamas_MridangamTani.mp3 K.V. Narayanaswami] (mp3)
- [http://www.sangeethapriya.org/Downloads/mss/70s/08_Brochevarevarura_Kamas.mp3 M.S. Subbulakshmi] (mp3)