ETi janmamidi
Sahityam
Pallavi
ETi janmamidi hA O rAma
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O Lord Sri Rama! Alas! What kind of life is this?
Anupallavi
ETi janmamidi enduku kaligenu¹
entani sairintu² hA O rAma (ETi)
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entani sairintu² hA O rAma (ETi)
What kind of life is this? Why this body came into existence? How much shall I tolerate? Alas O Lord Rama!
Charanams Combined
sAti lEni mAra kOTi lAvaNyuni
mATi mATiki jUci mATalADani tanak(ETi)
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mATi mATiki jUci mATalADani tanak(ETi)
What kind of life is this for me – in which, one doesn’t speak every now and then by beholding the peerless Lord with a charm of a million cupids?
sAreku mutyAla hArayuramu pAlu
kAru mOmunu kannulAra jUDani tanak(ETi)
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kAru mOmunu kannulAra jUDani tanak(ETi)
What kind of life is this for me – in which one doesn’t always behold to one’s heart’s content the chest adorned with pearl necklace and the most charming face? \t
iGgitamerigina³ saGgIta lOluni
poGgucu tanivAra kaugiliJcani tanak(ETi)
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poGgucu tanivAra kaugiliJcani tanak(ETi)
What kind of life is this for me – in which, one doesn’t exultingly embrace, to one’s satiation, the Lord – one who delights in music and who understands intention (or another’s state of mind)?
sAgara zayanuni tyAgarAja nutuni
vEgamE jUDaka vEgenu⁴ hRdayamu (ETi)
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vEgamE jUDaka vEgenu⁴ hRdayamu (ETi)
My heart is suffocating without beholding quickly the Lord - reclining (on the couch of Sesha) in the Milk Ocean and the one praised by this Thyatagaraja.
Renditions
Variations
- 1 kaligenu – kaligenO
- 2 sairintu – sairintunu
- 4 vEgenu – vEgeni : vEgenu - is the appropriate word.
References
- 3 iGgitamerigina – Please refer to Kriti ‘Emani mATADitivO’ rAga tODi wherein Sri Thyagaraja wonders how ‘the Lord spoke to each understanding how each one’s mind is’.