Alakalalladaga

Ragam: Madhyamavathi {22^nd melakartha (Kharaharapriya) janyam}

                                AROHANA:         S R2 M1 P N2 S                   ||

AVAROHANA:   S N2 P M1 R2 S                   ||

Talam: Rupakam

Composer: Tyagaraja

Version: Peri Sriramamurthy

Lyrics Courtesy: Lakshman Ragde

Pallavi:

alakalalla lADaga gani A rANmuni yeTu pongenO

Anupallavi:

celuvu mIraganu mArIcuni mada manacuvEla

Charanam:

muni kanu saiga delisi shivadhanuvunu viricE

samayamuna tyAgarAja vinutuni mOmuna ranjillu

Meaning: (Courtesy: Thyagaraja Vaibhavam website:

http://thyagaraja-vaibhavam.blogspot.in/2009/03/tyagaraja-kritis-alphabetical-list.html )

Gist

I wonder how viSvAmitra – that royal sage – exulted beholding the curls shining in the face of SrI rAma – the Lord praised by this tyAgarAja - being tossed about with exceeding beauty, -

(a) when subduing the arrogance of mArIca, and

(b) when, understanding the eye signal of the sage, He broke the bow of Lord Siva!

P: I wonder how (eTu) viSvAmitra – that (A) royal (rATTu) sage (muni) (rAN-muniyeTu) – exulted (pongenO) beholding (kani) the (Lord’s) curls (alakalu) being tossed about (allalADaga) (alakalallalADaga)!

A: I wonder how viSvAmitra – that royal sage – exulted beholding the Lord’s curls being tossed about with exceeding (mIraganu) beauty (celuvu),

at the time (vELa) of subduing (aNacE) the arrogance (madamu) (madamaNacE) of mArIca (mArIcuni)!

C: I wonder how viSvAmitra – that royal sage – exulted beholding the curls, shining (ranjillu) in the face (mOmuna) of SrI rAma – the Lord praised (vinuta) (vinutuni) by this tyAgarAja, being tossed about,

at that time (samayamuna) when, He, understanding (telisi) the eye (kanu) signal (saiga) of the sage (muni), broke (viricE) the bow (dhanuvunu) of Lord Siva!

Pallavi:

alakalalla lADaga gani A rANmuni yeTu pongenO

Sahityam: alakalalla lADaga gani

Meaning: … How Vishwamitra … exulted (pongenO) beholding (kani) the (Lord’s) curls (alakalu) being tossed about (allalADaga) (alakalallalADaga)!

P M         | R   r r    s n P        ||   n s R |  R  R     r s R        ||

A  la        kal lla-  -  -  -           lA - -    Daga   ga-ni

P M         | R   p m   r s n p   ||   n s R |  R  R     r s R        ||

A  la        kal lla-    -  -  - -       lA - -    Daga   ga-ni

Sahityam: A rANmuni yeTu pongenO

Meaning: I wonder how (eTu) viSvAmitra – that (A) royal (rATTu) sage (muni) (rAN-muniyeTu) exulted …–

s r m r     |  r m p m    P   P   ||  n n  P    | p m p m    r s r m   ||

A -  -      rA -  - -   Nmuni    ye- Tu     pon- - -     ge- nO-

P M         | R   p m   r s n p   ||   n s R |  R  R     r s R        ||

A  la        kal lla-    -  -  - -       lA - -    Daga   ga-ni

s r m r     |  r m p m    P   P   ||  p n  s r     | s n s n     p m p n    ||

yA -  -      rA -  - -   Nmuni    ye- Tu     pon- - -     ge- nO-

s n p m  | R   p m   r s n p   ||   n s R |  R  R     r s R        ||

A-  la-      kal lla-    -  -  - -      lA - -    Daga   ga-ni

r m r m   |  p m p n    p n  s r ||  s n  s r     | s n s n     p m p n    ||

A -  -  -     rA -  - -  Nmu-ni-    ye- Tu     pon- - -     ge- nO-

Anupallavi:

celuvu mIraganu mArIcuni mada manacuvEla

Sahityam: celuvu mIraganu

Meaning: I wonder how viSvAmitra – that royal sage – exulted beholding the Lord’s curls being tossed about with (alakallaladaga) …

… exceeding (mIraganu) beauty (celuvu),

; r r          |  R- R     ;  R          || s r r m |   s R s    s n s n     ||

 celu         vu mI   -  ra          ga- nu-   mA- -   rI- - -

S S          |   ; ;        ; ;            ||  n s r s |   s n n p   m p n s ||

cuni            - -        -  -                - - - -       -   - - -   - -  - -

; r r          |  R- R     ;  R          || s r r m |   s R s    s n s n     ||

 celu         vu mI   -  ra          ga- nu-   mA- -   rI- - -

S S          |   ; ;        ; ;            ||  m p n s |   r m r s   n p n s ||

cuni            - -        -  -                - - - -         -  - - -    - -  - -

; r r          |  R- R     ;  R          || s r r m |   s R s      S  ;        ||

 celu         vu mI   -  ra          ga- nu-   mA- -     rI -

Sahityam: mArIcuni mada manacuvEla

Meaning: … at the time (vELa) of subduing (aNacE) the arrogance (madamu) (madamaNacE) of mArIca (mArIcuni)!

s R s        |   n S n     p m p n ||  p n Srs  |   n r s n    p m p n  ||

cu-ni          ma-da   ma- na-    cu -  - -     vE - - -    - -  la -

s n p m  | R   p m   r s n p   ||   n s R |  R  R     r s R        ||

A-  la-      kal lla-    -  -  - -      lA - -    Daga   ga-ni

r m r m   |  p m p n    p n  s r ||  s n  s r     | s n s n     p m p n    ||

A -  -  -     rA -  - -  Nmu-ni-    ye- Tu     pon- - -     ge- nO-

Charanam:

muni kanu saiga delisi shivadhanuvunu viricE

samayamuna tyAgarAja vinutuni mOmuna ranjillu

Sahityam: muni kanu saiga delisi

Meaning: He (Rama), understanding (telisi) the eye (kanu) signal (saiga) of the sage (muni), …

P M         | P R        M R        ||   r m-  p m   | n n p m        r m p m ||

muni        kanu     sai-             ga -   de-     li -   si -      shi- va-

P ;           |   ; ;        ; ;            || m p n p        | s n p m        r s r m     ||

- -                - -        - -               -  -   -  -          -  -   - -       - -  -  -

P M         | P R        M R        ||   r m-  p m   | n n p m        r m p m ||

muni        kanu     sai-             ga -   de-     li -   si -      shi- va-

Sahityam: shiva-dhanuvunu viricE

Meaning: … broke (viricE) the bow (dhanuvunu) of Lord Siva! …

n n P       | n n M   P R          ||  r m p n      |  pm – P          N  S         ||

dha-nu     vu-nu   vi ri              cE- - -          di-   sa        ma ya

Sahityam: samayamuna tyAgarAja vinutuni mOmuna ranjillu

Meaning: I wonder how viSvAmitra – that royal sage – exulted beholding the curls, …

… shining (ranjillu) in the face (mOmuna) of SrI rAma –

… the Lord praised (vinuta) (vinutuni) by this tyAgarAja, being tossed about,

at that time (samayamuna) when,

R   R       |    R   ;       ;   R      ||  s  r  r  m     |  s R s        S  S               ||

mu na        tyA -     -    ga      rA  -  -  -        ju - -       vinu

s R s        |  n  S n      p m p n  || p n Srs    |  n r s n             p m p n    ||

tu- ni        mO- -     mu -  na-    ran- - -       - - jil-         -   -  lu-

s n p m  | R   p m   r s n p   ||   n s R |  R  R     r s R        ||

A-  la-      kal lla-    -  -  - -      lA - -    Daga   ga-ni

r m r m   |  p m p n    p n  s r ||  s n  s r     | s n s n     p m p n    ||

A -  -  -     rA -  - -  Nmu-ni-    ye- Tu     pon- - -     ge- nO-