Maakelara

Ragam: Ravichandrika (29^th janyam)

ARO: S R G M D S || AVA: S N D M G R S ||

Talam: (desh)Adi

Composer: Tyagaraja

Version: Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer

Pallavi:

Maakelara Vicharamu Maruganna Sri Ramachandra

Anupallavi

Saaketa Raajakumaaraa Sadbhaktha Mandaara Srikaraa

Charanam

Jatagurchi Naataka Suthramunu

Jagamella Mechaga Karamuna Nidi

Gathi Thappaka Dinchevu Summi

Natha Tyagaraaja Girisha Vinutha

Meaning: (From TK Govinda Rao’s book)

O Ramachandra! What (“maa”) should (“elaraa”) we worry (“vicharamu”) about! Father of Cupid (“maruganna”)! Prince (“kumara”) of the King (“raja”) of Ayodhya (“saaketa”)! O Mandaara (Kalpaka) tree of devotees (“sadbhakta”)! All the world is a stage (“naataka”) wherein you hold the strings (“suthramunu”) with which you control and direct the activities and destinies (“jagamella mechaga”) of all with unerring (“thappaka”) dexterity (“gathi”). We are puppets in your hands marveling at your display. O the one worshipped by Siva!

Pallavi

Maakelara Vicharamu Maruganna Sri Ramachandra

; ; ; M ; G ; M | G ; ; G | R S ; R ||

Maa ke la raa Vi chaa - ra

G ; ; M ; D ; M | G ; ; G | gr S ; R ||

mu Maa ke la raa Vi chaa - ra

G ; ; M ; D ; S | ssnn dm - mg | gg rs ; R ||

mu Maa ke la raa Vi chaa ra mu

G ; ; M ; D ; S | rgmg rs - nd | mg rs ; R ||

mu Maa ke la raa Vi chaa ra mu

G ; ; M M , d ; S | D ; ; S | ; S ss n d ||

mu Ma ru gan na Sri Ra - ma chan --

sn n d ; M ; D ; S | rgmg rs - nd | mg rs ; R ||

dra Maa ke la raa Vi chaa ra mu

G ; ; M M , d ; S | nd D ; S | ; S ss n d ||

mu Ma ru gan na Sri Ra - ma chan --

rs sn nd -

dra --

Anupallavi

Saaketa Raajakumaaraa Sadbhaktha Mandaara Srikaraa

; ; ; S ; N ; D | S ; ; rg | ; mg R m g ||

Saa ke ta Raa ja ku maa --

gr S ; S ; N ; D | M , d ; S | ; N ; D ||

raa - Sad bha ktha Man daa ra Sri ka

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Charanam

Jatagurchi Naataka Suthramunu

Jagamella Mechaga Karamuna Nidi

Gathi Thappaka Dinchevu Summi

Natha Tyagaraaja Girisha Vinutha

; ; ; M M M ; M | G ; ; mg | M - D ; S ||

Ja ta gur chi Naa ta- ka Su thra

n D m ; - M M M ; M | dmmg G - mg | M - D ; S ||

munu Ja ta gur chi Naa ta- ka Su thra

n D m ; - D N nd D - M | mg gr S - mg | M - M D -N ||

munu Ja ga mel - la Me -cha- ga Ka- ra mu na Ni

nd D ; S S , n ; D | S ; ; rg | G- mg R - mg ||

di Ga thi Tha ppa ka - Din che vu - Su

gr S ; S S , n ; D | M , d ; D | S , n ; D ||

mmi Na tha Tyaa ga raa ja Gi ri sha Vi

rs sn nd

nu tha ---