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Lyrics for a song in Nilambari

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Ashok Natesan

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Jun 19, 1996, 3:00:00 AM6/19/96
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I would like the lyrics & name of the composer
for a song in Nilambari. I have a truly outstanding
rendition of this song by KVN on tape, but unfortunately several
of the lines are not very clear. The song has only a
Pallavi & Anu-pallavi (no Charanam) & unless I'm missing
something, no "mudrai" to indicate the composer.

Please excuse the the notation (or lack therof ;-)) - the
lyrics as I could make out follow.

Raagam: Nilambari
Thalam: Adi

Pallavi:

Amba Nilambari, Ananda Sagari,
Ambujakshi, Ne Pa (?), Thambuja Mula Neranammeethi,
Amba Rithu (?) Mothadu Ninu Pogadaka, Adhara Mahina (?) Brahannayaki

Chitta Swaram

s p S n p n p m g r g m ......

Anu-Pallavi

Ne Dharalo Nee, Sari Samane mika .... (not very clear from
here on)

Maybe I'm asking for too much, but if somebody could also
provide the meaning of the lyrics, that would be outstanding!
Thx.

Srini Pichumani

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Jun 20, 1996, 3:00:00 AM6/20/96
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In article <31C868...@us.oracle.com>, Ashok Natesan
<anat...@us.oracle.com> wrote:
>
>I would like the lyrics & name of the composer
>for a song in Nilambari.

I _think_ this is a composition of Ponniah Pillai, the
eldest of the Tanjavur quartette who were disciples of
Muttusvami Dikshitar. This song is supposed to have
been inspired by Dikshitar's ambA nIlAyatAkSI in the
same rAga, nIlAmbarI. I heard DKP render this a long
while ago but don't remember the lyrics... still, here
is my attempt based on your lines.

>Amba Nilambari, Ananda Sagari,
>Ambujakshi, Ne Pa (?), Thambuja Mula Neranammeethi,

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
ambujAkSI, nIdu padAmbujamula neranammiti



> Amba Rithu (?) Mothadu Ninu Pogadaka, Adhara Mahina (?) Brahannayaki

ambarISu modalu ninnu pogadaga Adharamaina brhannAyaki

>
>Chitta Swaram
>
>s p S n p n p m g r g m ......
>
>Anu-Pallavi
>
>Ne Dharalo Nee, Sari Samane mika .... (not very clear from

I dharalo nI sari samAna ...

Don't remember beyond this.

-Srini.

Ranganatha Prasad Sridharan

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Jun 20, 1996, 3:00:00 AM6/20/96
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Ashok Natesan <anat...@us.oracle.com writes :

> I would like the lyrics & name of the composer
> Raagam: Nilambari
> Amba Nilambari, Ananda Sagari,......

To my knowledge, that song is composed by Muthuswami Dikshitar.
Semmangudi rendering of the song is also spoken about.

regards,
Ranga

Lvenkat

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Jun 27, 1996, 3:00:00 AM6/27/96
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Ashok Natesan <anat...@us.oracle.com writes :
> I would like the lyrics & name of the composer
> Raagam: Nilambari
> Amba Nilambari, Ananda Sagari,......

As Srini Pichumani wrote, this is a composition by Ponniah Pillai of the
Tanjore Quartet. Here is the sAhityam and ciTTasvaram.

Venkat


Composer: ponniah piLLai
rAgam: nIlAmbari
tALam: Adi
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pallavi
ambA nIlAmbari
Ananda sAgari

anupallavi
ambujAkSi nIdupAdAmbujamula nera nammiti
ambarISu modalu ninnu pokaDaka AdhAramaina bRhannAyaki

caraNam
Idaranu nI sari samAnalika lEranucu nEkAci mari
mAdhava sOdariyaninE pilacina vInula sunta vinarAdA
nAdu pAli daivamanucu moraliDa nI viDu balkucurAvA
Adarin~cakane yuragayunna aranimuSamu ninuviDuvanu O jaga
(dambA)

ciTTasvaram

Sa , , pA , pa S ni pA , ni pa ma ga ri ga | mA , , , , ga ma pa | da ni
pA , ma ga ri ga |

sa ri sa , ni ni , sa ni sa ga gA , ma pa ma | ga ma pA , ni pa ma ga | ri
ga ma pa mA , , , |

ma ga ri ga sA , pa ma ga ri ga sA , ni pa ma | ga ri ga sa , Sa ni pa |
ma ga ri ga sA , , , |

ri sa ma ga ma pa ni pa Sa ni Ri SA , ni ni pa | , , ni pA , ma ga ma | ,
, pa mA , ga ri ga |

(ambA)

C. M. Venkatachalam
ven...@msi.com

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