Exercise 2
Pushpanjali
Sloka on Ganesha
Vakra Tunda Mahaakaaya
Surya koti sama prabha
Nirvignam kurme devah
Sarva Kaaryeshu sarvada
With a crooked part (trunk), big-bodied
Your brightness is equal to a million suns
O Lord, remove obstacles we face
For every one of our actions, always
Alarippu – Tisram (3 beats)
Alarippu – Misram (7 beats)
Ganapati Kavuthuvam
Raagam: Nattai Taalam: Chaturasra Eka
Composer: Gangaimuthu Nattuvanaar
Language: Tamil
Dhit Dhit Tai; Tam Dhit Dhit Tai (2 x)
Tat T T Tat. T T Tam ; Tat Tat ( 2 x)
[ kuta kita kina Tonga daku Tam Tonga
Tan Guku Tan Guku Tan Guku Dhim Tam ] (2 x)
kuta kita kina Tonga Daku Tam Tonga
Ta Tan gi Tan gi kitataka dhi, ku, tam Ta Ta
[ Tirikita Tonga kukum Taari Dhik Kita Kita Taka dhiki Tonga ] (2x)
[ Hari Tiru maruganai Vigna Vinaayaka
Natesa Kavuthuvam
Raagam: Nattai Taalam: Chaturasra Eka
Composer: Gangaimuthu Nattuvanaar
Language: Tamil
Dheem Dheem Thaka dhimi thaka Dhimitha Dhimitha kita
Thirikita thaam Thirikita thai Thari thari kitathaka
Thath dheem, Thaka dheem, Thath Thath dheem, thaam
Tadavana – In the forest ; Munijana – sages
Sakala – all ; Sura asura – all devas and asuras
Sannutha – refuge ; Paadam – feet; Kinkini – bells
Jhum jhum – sound (Taalam – up & TTddt)
Jhana jhana jhana jhana ( mridangam – up & TTddt)
Noopura -bells ; Layagathi: Tempo/time measurements
Ghana Ghana Ghana Ghana – ( TTddt x 2)
Vidhi – Brahma ; Hari – VishNu
Subrahmanya Kavuthuvam
Raagam: Nattai Taalam: Chaturasra Eka
Composer: Gangaimuthu Nattuvanaar
Language: Tamil
(Jhennakitta kirrakitta takkudu dhikkudu tarikitatam,) X 3
(Takkudu dhikkudu takatari kitataka takuntaari kina jegga) X 2
Vinaiyara vel vaangum perumaaL
Troubles removing Spear holding God
Adiyinai tozhum maname
your feet to be worshipped (tozhum) by my mind (maname)
(Jega jega tomkitu nankitu) X 2
tomkita kitataki
Thillana
Raga: Chandrakauns Tala: Adi
Composer: Guru T.R. Devanathan
Pallavi:
Dheem, tha Dheem,, tha tha dheem thanatha dhira/na,,, nadruthaani tomdrutaanu thara//
Anupallavi:
Thath tha dheem tha dheemtha thaani drudru thaani/
Dheem tha dheem tha dheemtha thaani drudru thaani//
Thath dith dhalaanguthom, Thakadiku kitathaka tarikitatom
dith dhalaanguthom, Thakadiku kitathaka tarikitatom
Jatiswaram – Kalyani
Thillana
Thillana
Raga: Dhanaasri Tala: Adi
Lyric: Swati Tirunal
Music: by Lalgudi Jayaraman
Pallavi: Geeta dwani (dhuni) ku taka deem Natri kita (krta) tom Naacha rahi gori tAdhittai tai tattai tirataka
Charanams
1. Baaj paayal kahum jhannana jhannana – 2
Baaj paayal kahum
Jhannana Jhannana Jhannana Nanana Tom – 2
Jhannana Jhannana Nanana Thanana
2. tAna gAvE takata tai ta tai
taitta taitta tana tadhAm dhImna kiTa taka dhIm
dhImna kiTa taka dhIm dhImna kiTa takadhIm hata tOm hata tOm hata
Jatiswaram – Ragamalika Misram
Ranjanamala
Sarasijanabha
Natesa Sabdam
Nataraja Kavuthuvam
Krishna Nee Begane Baaro
Rara Rajeeva
Natanam Adinar
Jaya Janaki Kaantha
Neerada Sama
Saraswati Jatiswaram
Nagendra Haraya
Sankara Srigiri
Ayi Giri
Sri Vignarajam Bhaje
Vishnu Kavuthuvam
Mathe Varnam (Astha Tripathi)
Kaal Maari Aadiya
Yaadavaraaya
Andaal Kavuthuvam
Andaal Kavuthuvam
Lyric: Gangaimuthu Pillai Nattuvanar
Ragam: Keeravani Tala: Chaturasra Eka Music: Asha Ramesh
Thath tei teiyum thath thath thaam (kitathaka)X2
Thath tha danam thaka thaka tha danam thaka
Thakatha Thakatha dimi Dimitha Dimitha jonu
Villinagar Thigazh Vindu Siddhar Magalaaga Vandu Thiru Aadi Poora Naal
Dhittha Dhittha Dhittha kidathagi Tulasi Vanam Thanile
Jum Jum thada natha num thari thaX2
Dhiki thakka Thongida thagi thongida thagi tongudu Dho Dho kidathagi thonakida kida thagi