Nannu brovu lalita
From Sahityam
Lyrics
Pallavi
nannu brOvu lalitA vEgamE Show DetailscAla ninnu nera nammiyunna vADugadA bhakta kalpalatA | Anon, O Lalitha, save me. Aren't I one who completely relies on thee? O wish-fulfilling plant of the devotee! |
Anupallavi
ninnu vinA nAkevarunnAru1 gati Show DetailsjananI ati vEgamE vacci (nannu) | Who else is my refuge but you? Mother! (To save me), rush, please do. |
Charanams
| 1. | parAku sEyakanE vacci Show DetailskRpa salupa rAdA mora vinadA2 parAzakti gIrvANa vandita padA nI bhaktuDanamma santatamu | Without overlooking me, Canst thou not show pity? And hear my plea? O Supreme Power, whose feet the gods worship! Thy devotee am I, O Mother, for eternity. |
| 2. | sarOjabhava kamalanAbha Show DetailszaGkara surEndranuta caritA purANi vANi indrANi vandita ahi3 bhUSaNuni rANi | Brahma, the lotus-born and Vishnu of the lotus-navel, And Siva and Indra all -- thy life they extol. One whom Lakshmi, Vani, Durga adore! O queen of the snake-adorned one! |
| 3. | madAndhulaina4 durAtma Show Detailsjanulanu kathalanu pogaDi pogaDi sadA nE vArala cuTTi tirigiti5 vetalanella dIrci varamosagi (nannu) | Applauding the tales woven by the wicked, who are by lust blinded, I kept their company constantly. Relieve me of my suffering, grant boons and (save me!) |
| 4. | sumEru madhya nilayE Show DetailszyAmakRSNuni sOdari kaumAri umA mInAkSamma zaGkari O mahArAjJi rakSimpa samayamidE6 | One who resides on Mt. Sumeru! Kaumari, dark-skinned Krishna's sibling! Uma, Meenakshi, Sankari! O Empress, ripe is the time for protecting! |
Variations
- 1evarunnAru
- 2vinavA
- 3bhOgi
- 4madAtmulaina
- 6rakSiJcuTakidi samayamu
Commentary
- 5nE vArala cuTTi tirigiti literally means "I roamed around them." (In Tamil, நான் அவர்களைச் சுற்றித் திரிந்தேன்.") But this is actually an idiomatic way of saying, "I kept their company."
