enta pApinaitinEmi

gauLipantu cApu tyAgarAja telugu kRti

Sahityam

enta pApinaitinEmi sEyudu hA
ElAgu tALudunE O rAma

How much sinner have I become? What shall I do? Alas, in what manner shall I bear this, O Lord Rama?

anta duHkhamulanu tIrcu harini jUci
enta vArainanu bAya sahinturE (enta)

After having beheld the Lord Hari who relieves all miseries, would any person bear to be separated from Him?

maccikatO tAnu muccaTADi mOsa
bucciyEca madi vaccenO kaTakaTA (enta)

The Lord, after having conversed (with me) with love, did He deign to deceive me by trickery? Alas!

Asa miJci AyAsapaDanu vidhi
vrAsunA nA muddu vEsuni kAnamE (enta)

Is it ever possible that Brahma would ordain that I should be vexed because of excessive Love? otherwise, why am I not finding my charming Lord?

sEva jEyuTE jIvanamaniyuNTi
daivamA nA pAli bhAgyamiTlAyenE (enta)

I remained contented thinking that serving the Lord to be my only livelihood; but, O God, my share of fate has become like this!

rAjillu¹ zrI tyAgarAju tA poGgucu
pUjiJcu zrI raghu rAjindu lEnanduk(enta)

How much sinner am I - for the shining Sri Raghuraja – whom he - Thyagaraja - worships exultingly, not being here?