lAli lAliyani

lAli lAliyaniyUcedarA vana
mAli mAlimitO jUcedarA
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I rock the swing singing ‘Laali Laali’; O Wearer of garland of wild flowers! I behold You with love.
dEva dEvayani pilicedarA mahAnu-
bhAva bhAvamuna talacedarA (lAli)
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I called You as ‘Deva Deva’; O High Minded! I thought of You emotionally.
rAma rAmayani palikedarA niS-
kAma kAma ripu nuta rArA (lAli)
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I uttered Your names as ‘Rama Rama’; O Lord bereft of desires! O Lord praised by Lord Siva – the enemy of cupid! Deign to come.
kOri kOri ninnu kolicedarA 1mAya
dAri dAri sad-bhajanarA2 (lAli)
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I served You entreating You a lot; O Lord who rents asunder the Grand Illusion (OR O Lord of Grand Illusion)! the real path is indeed, chanting of Your names.
rAja rAjayani pogaDedarA tyAga-
rAja rAjayani mrokkedarA (lAli)
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I extolled You as ‘Raja Raja’; I saluted calling You as Lord of this Thyagaraja.
  • General – All the endings in the Kriti such as ‘UcedarA’, ‘jUcedarA’….‘mrokkedarA ’ are given as ‘UcErA’, ‘jUcErA’…..’mrokkErA ’ in some books.
  • 1 mAya dAri – mAyA dAri
  • 2 bhajanarA – bhajanerA