Topic started by Uma Suresh (@ proxy-84-243.bms.com) on Fri Jun 28 19:43:28 .
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Hai,
I am looking for word by word meaning for Oothukadu Venkata Subbier's "Athi Nirupama Sundarangara". I wish to adapt this for dance.
Thanks
Uma

Responses:

• From: Nadopasaka (@ 0-1pool44-44.nas37.philadelphia1.pa.us.da.qwest.net) on: Fri Jun 28 22:35:35
  
  One of my dancer friends told me that another OVS kriti in Hamsanaadam, the terrific KalyanaRama is also suitable for such interpretation.
  
  
• From: Rajani (@ 202.151.204.2) on: Wed Jul 10 19:15:03
  
  Uma, Please post the lyrics of the song and I will attempt a translation
  
  
• From: Lakshman (@ 64.187.33.219) on: Wed Jul 10 20:43:39
  
  nirupama sundarAkarA. rAgA: kAmavardhani. Adi tALA.
  
  P: nirupama sundarAkarA ati nirupama sundarAkarA
  nicaya kumuda hita nIla mEgha shyAma sharIrA ........
  A: surucira navaratna kOTi tuLasI vanamAli gAti
  sundaratara mama vihAri sura munigaNa mana sancAri
  C: rAdhikA kusuma nandini lalita rAjini rajita ramaNi manOhari
  cAruni campakavalli mallikA sarasi suruci nava vrajayuvatI jana
  rAsa kaLEbara maNDala citrA nakha nakha maNigaNa jvalita vicitrA
  bhOga sama naTana pulaka su-gAtrA bhuvana sakala stita bhUsura mitrA
  
  
• From: vidya (@ dialup-65.59.41.70.dial1.detroit1.level3.net) on: Sun Jul 14 13:22:24
  
  Pallavi:
  The one with incomparable beauty. The one with exceptional incomparable beauty..
  The one who is like a collection of moons - (the one dear to the kumuda flower), the one who has a body like the dark-hued cloud.
  
  
  
• From: Rajani (@ 202.151.204.76) on: Mon Jul 15 02:43:30
  
  This one is quite difficult to translate.
  I have indicated with a (?) where the meaning seems confusing
  
  nirupama-sundarAkarA - having a form (Akara) that is beautiful (sundara)
  beyond comparisons (nir-upama)
  ati - most
  nicaya kumuda hita - (like) a group (nicaya) of moons (kumuda-hita) (?)
  nIla mEgha shyAma sharIrA - having a body (sharIra) that is dark (shyama) as
  the blue cloud(nIlamEgha)
  
  surucira -navaratna kOTi - very lovely crores of gems (?)
  tuLasI vanamAli - having the thulasi and wild-flower garlands
  gAti - ?
  sundaratara - very beautiful
  mama vihAri - ?
  sura munigaNa mana sancAri - one who resides/strolls(sanchari) in the
  hearts (mana) of the groups (gaNa) of
  Devas(sura) and Rishis (muni)
  
  
  rAdhikA kusuma nandini lalita rAjini rajita ramaNi manOhari
  cAruni campakavalli mallikA sarasi suruci nava -?
  
  vrajayuvatI jana rAsa kaLEbara maNDala citrAnaka - (you are the ) amazing
  dark cloud(Anaka) that danced in the circle (maNDala) made with the
  bodies (kalebara) of the Gopikas (vrajayuvati-jana) during Raasa
  nakhamaNigaNa jvalita - shining (jvalita) owing to your nails (nakha) and
  many gems (maNigaNa)
  vicitrA-bhOga sama naTana - dancing (naTana) amazingly(vicitra), as with
  (sama) with a mirror(Abhoga)
  (This simile I believe has been used in the Bhagavatam, that the Lord
  dancing with the Gopis, was as a child plays with its own reflection in the
  mirror)
  pulaka su-gAtrA - having a horripilated (pulala) beautiful body (su-gAtra)
  bhuvana sakala stita - residing(sthita) in all (sakala) the worlds
  (bhuvana)
  bhUsura mitrA - friend of the Brahmins
  
  
  
• From: vidya (@ dialup-209.244.90.250.dial1.detroit1.level3.net) on: Mon Jul 15 12:51:21
  
  Rajani >
  surucira navaratna kOTi tuLasI vanamAli gAti
  sundaratara mama vihAri sura munigaNa mana sancAri
  
  I dont understand how the mama VihAri fits ..that doesnt sound right.Are any words missing by anychance or is the anvayam different ?
  
  
  
• From: Lakshman (@ 64.187.33.213) on: Mon Jul 15 14:04:32
  
  Rajani & Vidya: i checked the text in the book again. The only item that I type wrong is in the first line of the anupallavi. It should read: surucira navaratna kOTi tuLasI vanamAlikAdi.
  The second line has sundaratara mama vihAri.
  The caraNa line is ....ramaNi manOhari cAruni campakavalli mallikA sarasi suruci nava vrajayuvati .....
  It is difficult to figure out the correct wording because of the lack of diacritical marks.
  
  
• From: aruna krishnan (@ dialpool-210-214-168-37.maa.sify.net) on: Wed Sep 1 02:28:48
  
  please give me the translation in English for ALAIPAYUTHE KANNA' a tamil carnatic classical song.
  
  
• From: Ravi (@ in-29-163.dhcp-149-166.iupui.edu) on: Wed Sep 1 14:58:59 EDT 2004
  
  The lyrics and meaning for AlaipAyudE KaNNA can be found at: http://www.carnatic.com/www/index.php?why=carnatic-lyrics-alaipAyudE&user_n=sushma
  
  

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