Saturday, January 13, 2007

Seethamma Mayamma Shri Ramudu Ma Tandri


I started to write this blog when i found a picture which portrays the song.
Pallavi :
Seetamma mayamma shri ramudu ma tandri
Anupallavi :
Vatatmaja saumitri vainateya ripu mardana dhata bharatadulu sodraulu maku o manasa
Charanam :
Paramesha vashistha parashara narada shaunaka suka surapati gautama lambodara guha sanakadulu dharaija bhagavata-gresaru levvaro varellaru vara tyagarajuniki parama bandhavulu manasa

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What it Means:
Pallavi: O Mind (manasa)! Seetha Devi is my mother (amma). Sri Rama is my father (tandri).
Anupallavi: Anjaneya (vaatatmaja), Lakshmana (Saumitri), Garuda (vainateya), Satrugna (ripumardhana)Jambavaan (dhaata), Bharata and others are my (maaku) brothers (sodharulu). O Mind!
CharaNam: Paramasiva (paramEsha), Vashista, Paraashara, Naarada, Saunaka, SukaÉIndra (surapati), Gautama, Ganesha (Lambodhara), Subramanya (guha)Sanaka and all (varellanu) the true (nija) BHAAGAVATAs on earth (gresarulu) are my (tyagarajuniki) intimate (parama) relatives (bandhavulu), O Mind!
Again i heard the song from my fathers collections Thyagaraja Krithis by Dr. K.J.Yesudas and Gems of Thyagaraja by Sudha Raghunathan. The song mesmerises any one who can appreciates carnatic music. Ironically Thyagarajas parents name were Ramabrahmam and Seethamma. Its know doubt why Thyagaraja was a prodigy.

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