rAma zrI rAma lAli
Sahityam
Pallavi
rAma zrI rAma lAli Ugucu¹ ghana
zyAma nanu brOvu lAli (rAma)
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zyAma nanu brOvu lAli (rAma)
O Lord Rama! O Lord Sri Rama! May You sleep! As You swing, please protect me, O Dark hued like rain cloud! may You sleep!
Charanam 1
cAla pAlintu lAli mIgaDa venna
pAlu trAgintu lAli zayyapai² malle
pUlu paratu lAli varamaina
viDelanicceda³ lAli O vanamAli (rAma)
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pAlu trAgintu lAli zayyapai² malle
pUlu paratu lAli varamaina
viDelanicceda³ lAli O vanamAli (rAma)
I shall cherish You much, may You sleep! I shall feed You with cream, butter and milk, may You sleep! I shall spread jasmaine flowers on Your couch, may You sleep! I offer superior betel leaves, may You sleep! O Lord who wears garland of wild flowers!
Charanam 2
kAci sEvintu lAli zESa talpamun-
Uci pADudu lAli EkAntamuna
dAci pUjintu lAli E⁴-vELa ninnu
jUciyuppoGgeda⁵ lAli O vanamAli (rAma)\t
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Uci pADudu lAli EkAntamuna
dAci pUjintu lAli E⁴-vELa ninnu
jUciyuppoGgeda⁵ lAli O vanamAli (rAma)\t
I shall worship waiting on You, may You sleep! I shall sing rocking the couch of Sesha, may You sleep! I shall worship You in privacy by hiding You, may You sleep! I swell by beholding You always, may You sleep! O Lord who wears garland of wild flowers!
Charanam 3
vEda vEdyamA lAli kannula
jUDavE dayA nidhi lAli nAduramuna nI
pAdamuluJcu lAli zrI tyAgarAja
mOda rUpamA lAli O vanamAli (rAma)
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jUDavE dayA nidhi lAli nAduramuna nI
pAdamuluJcu lAli zrI tyAgarAja
mOda rUpamA lAli O vanamAli (rAma)
O Lord known in the Vedas! may you sleep! O Ocean of Mercy! Look at me with Your Eyes; may You sleep! please implant Your holy feet in my bosom; may You sleep! O Lord of the form of joy of this Thyagaraja! may You sleep! O Lord who wears garland of wild flowers!
Renditions
Variations
- 1 Ugucu ghana zyAma nanu brOvu lAli - is given as Anupallavi in some books.
- General – The order of Charanas is not same in all books.
- 2 zayyapai – zayyapaini .
- 3 viDelanicceda – viDelanosagE
- 4 E vELa – AvELa : EvELa - is appropriate.
- 5 jUciyuppoGgeda – jUcucuppoGgE : jUciyuppoGgeda - is more appropriate.