nannu viDici
Sahityam
Pallavi
nannu viDici kadalakurA rAmayya vadalakurA
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O Lord Rama! Please do not move away leaving me; do not abandon me.
Anupallavi
ninnu bAsiyara nimiSamOrvanurA (nannu)
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I shall not bear separation from You even for half a minute.
Charanams combined
taramu kAniyeNDa vELa kalpa
taru nIDa doriginaTlAyenI vELa (nannu)
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taru nIDa doriginaTlAyenI vELa (nannu)
It is as if, when there is unbearable heat, finding shadow of the celestial tree; O Lord Rama! Please do not move away from me at this moment; do not abandon me.
abdhilO munigi zvAsamunu paTTi
ANi¹ mutyamu kannaTlAye zrI ramaNa (nannu)
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ANi¹ mutyamu kannaTlAye zrI ramaNa (nannu)
It is as if, diving into sea holding breath and finding a faultless and spherical pearl; O Beloved of Lakshmi! O Lord Rama! Please do not move away from me; do not abandon me.
vasudhanu khananamu cEsi dhana
bhANDamabbina rIti kanukoNTi DAsi (nannu)
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bhANDamabbina rIti kanukoNTi DAsi (nannu)
In the same manner as quarrying the earth and attaining a treasure trove, I discovered You; O Lord Rama! Having come near me, please do not move away; do not abandon me.
vaDalu tagiliyunna vELa goppa
vaDa-gaNDlu kurisinaTlAyenI vELa (nannu)
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vaDa-gaNDlu kurisinaTlAyenI vELa (nannu)
It is as if, when it is parched, there is heavy hailstorm; O Lord Rama! Please do not move away from me at this moment; do not abandon me.
bAguga² nannElukommuyila³
tyAgarAja nuta tanuvu nI sommu (nannu)
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tyAgarAja nuta tanuvu nI sommu (nannu)
O Lord praised by this Tyagaraja! Please govern me well here; this (my) body is Your property.
Variations
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(1) '''This Kriti froms part of dance-drama 'Prahlada Bhakti Vijayam' '''. In this kriti, Prahlada prays to Lord not to leave him. -
(2) In some books, Charanas 1, 2 are given in reversed order. - (3) Charana 4 is not found in all books. However, from the wordings of this Charana, it should be the third Charana and not fourth.
- 2 bAguga nannElukommuyila tyAgarAja nuta tanuvu nI sommu (nannu) - bAguga nannElukOrA vara tyAgarAja nuta I tanuvu nIdErA (nannui) ’
References
Commentary
- 1 ANi mutyamu – A pearl which is perfect in the shape (spherical or droplike) and deeper in lustre.
- 3 ila – It is not clear where this word is to be attached. It can be attached with ‘tyAgarAja ’ or ‘Elukommu ’ or ‘tanuvu ’.