lAliyUgavE
Sahityam
Pallavi
lAliyUgavE mApAli daivamA¹
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O Our Lord! May You swing to the lullaby.
Anupallavi
lAliyUgavE nunu gAli tiNDi² pAnpu paini (lAli)
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May You swing to the lullaby on the soft bed of Sesha – one who eats air.
Charanam
pammina vEDuka mIra tammulatOnu
kammani viDemosaguyA janakAtmajatOnu
bomma dEvara taNDri bhUmIzula tODanu
sammatamuna tyAgarAju sannuti sEyaga (lAli)
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kammani viDemosaguyA janakAtmajatOnu
bomma dEvara taNDri bhUmIzula tODanu
sammatamuna tyAgarAju sannuti sEyaga (lAli)
O Father of Lord Brahma! as this Thyagaraja extols You whole-heartedly, may You swing to the lullaby (a) along with Your Younger brothers with great display of jokes, (b) along with that Sita - mind-born of King Janaka who offers fragrant betel leaves, and (c) along with the kings – lords of earth.
Variations
- 1 daivamA - daivamA rAma
- 2 tiNDi – diNDi - diNDu : tiNDi - is the appropriate word.