Song:
naTavara taruNi saha rAsavilAsa
naTavara taruNi saha rAsavilAsa
raagam: kannaDagauLa
22 kharaharapriya janya
Aa:S R2 G2 M1 P N2 S
Av: S N2 D2 P M1 G2 S
taaLam: Adi
Composer: OotukkaaDu VenkaTasubbaiyyar
Language: Tamil
pallavi
naTavara taruNi saha rAsavilAsa nava navamaNI
gaNa viracita makuTa dharaNa mrduLa caraNa
anupallavi
kiTajham tarikiTadhIm taritAm takatika tOm
taka dhimi sunandana tara mandara giri sundara
catusragati
su-lalita vapuSaH mukhAmbuja pari vigalanmukta gItAmrta rasika
jalada paTala ghana calAsama kOmala kusuma daLa kalabha sharIra
sulabha sama naTana vrajayuti jana sumana ramita gambhIra
haladhara sOdara harE muraLIdhara ati karuNAkara
Meaning:
naTavara - O best of dancers!
taruNi saha rAsavilAsa - O one sporting in the Rasa dance with the young women!
nava navamaNI gaNa viracita makuTa dharaNa - O One wearing a crown made with new nine kinds of gems!
mrduLa caraNa - O One with delicate feet!
sunandana tara - O most delightful!
mandara giri sundara - O One handsome as the Mandara mountain!
su-lalita vapuSaH mukhAmbuja pari vigalan mukta gItAmrta - From the lotus-face of your lovely body, emanated the pearl of Bhagavad Gita, which is Ambrosia itself!
rasika - O One who appreciates arts and aesthetics!
jalada paTala ghana calAsama - Like lighning on a thick stretch of clouds,
kOmala kusuma daLa - you wear soft flower petals (on your dark body).
kalabha sharIra - O One whose form resembles a young elephant's !
sulabha sama naTana vrajayuti jana sumana ramita - O One sporting charmingly with the gopikas , dancing with ease along with you!
gambhIra - O Majestic one!
haladhara sOdara - O Brother of Balarama!
harE muraLIdhara - O Hari, bearing a flute!
ati karuNAkara - O Most compassionate!
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Lyrics contributed by Lakshman Ragde. Meaning and corrections by Rajani Arjun Shankar