Song:
maakElaraa vicaaramu - Click to listen (Shivkumar Kalyanaraman)!
maakElara vichaaramu
raagam: ravi candrikaa
28 harikaambhOji janya
Aa: S R2 G3 M1 D2 N2 D2 S
Av: S N2 D2 M1 G3 R2 S
taaLam: dEshaadi
Composer: Tyaagaraaja
Language: Telugu
pallavi
mAkElarA vicAramu maruganna shrI rAmacandrA
anupallavi
sAkEta rAjakumArA sadbhakta mandAra shrIkarA
caraNam
jata gUrci nATaka sUtramunu jagamella meccaga karamuna niDi
gati tappaka yAdincEdavu summi nata tyAgarAja giriSha vinuta
Meaning:
O Ramachandra! What should we worry about? Father of Cupid! Prince of the King of Ayodhya! O Mandaara tree of devotees! All the world is a stage wherein you hold the strings with which you control and direct the activities and destinies of all with unerring dexterity. We are puppets in your hands marveling at your display. O the one worshipped by Siva!
Notation:
Notation also available here at Shivkumar Kalyanaraman's Krithi Archive. Also, listen to the music class
here.
pallavi
maakelara Vicharamu Maruganna Sri Ramachandra
; ; ; M ; G ; M | G ; ; G | R S ; R ||
Maa ke la raa Vi chaa - ra
G ; ; M ; D ; M | G ; ; G | gr S ; R ||
mu Maa ke la raa Vi chaa - ra
G ; ; M ; D ; S | ssnn dm - mg | gg rs ; R ||
mu Maa ke la raa Vi chaa ra mu
G ; ; M ; D ; S | rgmg rs - nd | mg rs ; R ||
mu Maa ke la raa Vi chaa ra mu
G ; ; M M , d ; S | D ; ; S | ; S ss n d ||
mu Ma ru gan na Sri Ra - ma chan --
sn n d ; M ; D ; S | rgmg rs - nd | mg rs ; R ||
dra Maa ke la raa Vi chaa ra mu
G ; ; M M , d ; S | nd D ; S | ; S ss n d ||
mu Ma ru gan na Sri Ra - ma chan --
rs sn nd -
dra --
anupallavi
saakEta raajakumaaraa sadbhakta mandaara SrIkaraa
; ; ; S ; N ; D | S ; ; rg | ; mg R m g ||
Saa ke ta Raa ja ku maa --
gr S ; S ; N ; D | M , d ; S | ; N ; D ||
raa - Sad bha ktha Man daa ra Sri ka
rssnnd
raa
caraNam
Jatagurchi Naataka Suthramunu
Jagamella Mechaga Karamuna Nidi
Gathi Thappaka Dinchevu Summi
Natha Tyagaraaja Girisha Vinutha
; ; ; M M M ; M | G ; ; mg | M - D ; S ||
Ja ta gur chi Naa ta- ka Su thra
n D m ; - M M M ; M | dmmg G - mg | M - D ; S ||
munu Ja ta gur chi Naa ta- ka Su thra
n D m ; - D N nd D - M | mg gr S - mg | M - M D -N ||
munu Ja ga mel - la Me -cha- ga Ka- ra mu na Ni
nd D ; S S , n ; D | S ; ; rg | G- mg R - mg ||
di Ga thi Tha ppa ka - Din che vu - Su
gr S ; S S , n ; D | M , d ; D | S , n ; D ||
mmi Na tha Tyaa ga raa ja Gi ri sha Vi
rs sn nd
nu tha ---
Other information:
This song was composed during the last years of Tyaagaraaja's life.
Lyrics contributed by Lakshman Ragde. Notation contributed by anonymous visitor. Meaning from Composition of Tyagaraja by TK Govinda Rao.
Illustrates aatma nivEdana, as mentioned here.