Aa:S R1 G2 M2 P D1 N3 S
Av: S N3 D1 P M2 G2 R1 S

taaLam: cApu
Composer: KOTeeshwara Aiyyar
Language:

pallavi

vElanE vERE gati ilanE nin pAdam allAl

anupallavi

shIlanE nArada gAnalOlanE nin bAlanEn nAn

caraNam

yAzhi nEr mozhiyAL vizhi Ezhishai shubhapantuvarALiyAL
vaLLikku ishainda maNavALanE EzhaiyERkk-irangAyEl nAn en
sheivEn kavi kunjaradAsanEn shonnEn en manadAravE prabhuvE vibhuvE

Meaning:

pallavi

vElanE - O one holidng the Vel!
vERE gati ilanE - I have no other recourse
nin pAdam allAl - apart from your feet

anupallavi

shIlanE = O one of noble conduct!
nArada gAnalOlanE - O one eager for Narada's music!
nin bAlanEn nAn - I who am your child (have no other ...)

caraNam

vaLLikk-ishainda manavAlanE - O suitable husband to Valli,
yAzhi nEr mozhiyAL - (who is) one whose speech is like the music of the Yazh /Veena,
vizhi Ezhishai shubhapantuvarALiyAL - ( and who is) one whose eyes are verily superior bumblebees, which are good friends to the seven swaras and their music ! (i.e. their buzzing is very musical)
EzhaiyERkk-irangayEl - If you do not show mercy to this poor soul, nAn en sheivEn - what can I do?
kavi kunjaradAsanEn shonnEn - I , Kavi Kunjaradasan say this
en manadAravE - with all my heart.
prabhuvE vibhuvE - O Lord, all pervading one!

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Other information:
Lyrics contributed by Lakshman Ragde. Meaning contributed by Rajani Arjun Shankar.