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Neevadane Gana
Ragam: Saaranga (65th Melakartha Mecha Kalyani Janyam)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Janya_ragas
AROHANA: S R₂ G₃ M₂ P D₂ N₃ Ṡ ||
AVAROHANA: Ṡ N₃ D₂ P M₂ R₂ G₃ M₁ R₂ Ṡ ||
Talam: Khanda Chapu (Jhampa)
Composer: Tyagaraja
Version: Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4Afum2Hvag)
Lyrics / Meaning Courtesy: http://thyagaraja-vaibhavam.blogspot.com/2008/10/thyagaraja-kriti-neevaada-ne-gaana-raga.html
YouTube Class: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9b0IVeUvgk
Audio MP3 Class: http://www.shivkumar.org/music/neevadanegana-class.mp3
Pallavi:
nIvADa nE gAna nikhila lOka nidAna
nimisham(O)rva kalanA
Anupallavi:
dEv(A)di dEva bhU-dEva vara paksha
rAjIv(A)ksha sAdhu jana jIvana sanAtana (nI)
caraNam:
satyambu nityambu samaramuna Sauryambu
atyanta rUpambu amita balamu
nity(O)tsavambu kala nIku nija dAsuD(a)ni
1tathyambu palku SrI tyAgarAj(A)rcita (nI)
Meaning Courtesy: http://thyagaraja-vaibhavam.blogspot.com/2008/10/thyagaraja-kriti-neevaada-ne-gaana-raga.html
In the kRti ‘nIvADa nE gAna’ – rAga sAranga (tALa jhampa), SrI tyAgarAja wants affirmation of the Lord that he is His true devotee.
P: O Original Cause (nidAna) of entire (nikhila) worlds (lOka)! Can (kalanA) I bear (Orva) even for a moment (nimishamu) (nimishamOrva) (literally minute) (the thought of) myself (nE) not being (gAna) Yours (nIvADa)?
A: O Ancient Lord (Adi dEva) of even celestials (dEva) (dEvAdi)! O Lord who is on the side (paksha) of blessed (vara) brAhmaNas (bhU-dEva)! O Lotus (rAjIva) Eyed (aksha) (rAjIvAksha)!
O Livelihood (jIvana) of the pious (sAdhu jana)! O Eternal One (sanAtana)!
O Original Cause of entire worlds! Can I bear even for a moment (the thought of) myself not being Yours?
C: O Lord (SrI) worshipped (arcita) by this tyAgarAja (tyAgarAjArcita)! Please utter (palku) ‘tathAstu’ (tathyambu) (literally true) that (ani) ‘I am true (nija) servant (dAsuDu) (dAsuDani) to You (nIku) (dAsuDani) having attributes (kala) of –
eternal (nityambu) adherence to truth (satyambu), valour (Sauryambu) in the battle (samaramuna), exceedingly (atyanta) beautiful form (rUpambu), limitless (amita) might (balamu), and (causing) unceasing (nitya) (literally ever) joy (utsavambu) (nityOtsavambu) (to the devotees).
O Original Cause of entire worlds! Can I bear even for a moment (the thought of) myself not being Yours?
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Notations -> http://www.shivkumar.org/music/#n
Neevadane Gana
Ragam: Saaranga (65th Melakartha Mecha Kalyani Janyam)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Janya_ragas
AROHANA: S R₂ G₃ M₂ P D₂ N₃ Ṡ ||
AVAROHANA: Ṡ N₃ D₂ P M₂ R₂ G₃ M₁ R₂ Ṡ ||
Talam: Khanda Chapu (Jhampa)
Composer: Tyagaraja
Version: Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4Afum2Hvag)
Lyrics / Meaning Courtesy: http://thyagaraja-vaibhavam.blogspot.com/2008/10/thyagaraja-kriti-neevaada-ne-gaana-raga.html
YouTube Class: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9b0IVeUvgk
Audio MP3 Class: http://www.shivkumar.org/music/neevadanegana-class.mp3
Pallavi:
nIvADa nE gAna nikhila lOka nidAna
nimisham(O)rva kalanA
Anupallavi:
dEv(A)di dEva bhU-dEva vara paksha
rAjIv(A)ksha sAdhu jana jIvana sanAtana (nI)
caraNam:
satyambu nityambu samaramuna Sauryambu
atyanta rUpambu amita balamu
nity(O)tsavambu kala nIku nija dAsuD(a)ni
1tathyambu palku SrI tyAgarAj(A)rcita (nI)
Meaning Courtesy: http://thyagaraja-vaibhavam.blogspot.com/2008/10/thyagaraja-kriti-neevaada-ne-gaana-raga.html
In the kRti ‘nIvADa nE gAna’ – rAga sAranga (tALa jhampa), SrI tyAgarAja wants affirmation of the Lord that he is His true devotee.
P: O Original Cause (nidAna) of entire (nikhila) worlds (lOka)! Can (kalanA) I bear (Orva) even for a moment (nimishamu) (nimishamOrva) (literally minute) (the thought of) myself (nE) not being (gAna) Yours (nIvADa)?
A: O Ancient Lord (Adi dEva) of even celestials (dEva) (dEvAdi)! O Lord who is on the side (paksha) of blessed (vara) brAhmaNas (bhU-dEva)! O Lotus (rAjIva) Eyed (aksha) (rAjIvAksha)!
O Livelihood (jIvana) of the pious (sAdhu jana)! O Eternal One (sanAtana)!
O Original Cause of entire worlds! Can I bear even for a moment (the thought of) myself not being Yours?
C: O Lord (SrI) worshipped (arcita) by this tyAgarAja (tyAgarAjArcita)! Please utter (palku) ‘tathAstu’ (tathyambu) (literally true) that (ani) ‘I am true (nija) servant (dAsuDu) (dAsuDani) to You (nIku) (dAsuDani) having attributes (kala) of –
eternal (nityambu) adherence to truth (satyambu), valour (Sauryambu) in the battle (samaramuna), exceedingly (atyanta) beautiful form (rUpambu), limitless (amita) might (balamu), and (causing) unceasing (nitya) (literally ever) joy (utsavambu) (nityOtsavambu) (to the devotees).
O Original Cause of entire worlds! Can I bear even for a moment (the thought of) myself not being Yours?