Dr. Sarasvati Mohan's Karnatik Song Translation Page

Karnatik is a South Indian tradition of music.  Most of composed lyrics are devotional and written in Telugu, Sanskrit and Tamil languages.  Though these musical compositions are sung and enjoyed with great zeal and deep fervor,  very few people know the actual meaning of the words.  This unfortunately leads often to incorrect pronunciation. It is really very painful to hear the words wrongly pronounced even by the top musicians. Hence, there has been a long-felt need for word-meaning of the compositions. Sanskrit Academy has taken up the task of translating some of the compositions sung on special occasions.

 


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Song

Language  

Raama-naamamu
(raama- naamamu janma- rakshaka- mantramu)

Telugu
Paripaalaya
(paripaalaya paripaalaya paripaalaya raghu-naatha)
Telugu
Ramanakku
(raamanukku mannan mudi taritaale)
Tamil
Raama-duuta
(raama-duutaa aanjaneyaa ramaniiyaa)
Tamil
Avataaram
(andaartham tuyaram tiira ayotti maanagaril vandu)
Tamil
Sarasa-saama-daana
(Sarasa- saama- daana- bheda- danda- catura)
Telugu
Govardhana
(govardhana-giri-dhara Govinda)
Sanskrit
Niirayyaa
(niirayyaa kaaveri nittiyam ayyaa sanga-naadam)
Tamil
PraNavaakaaram
(pranava- aakaaram siddhi- vinaayakam)
Sanskrit
Maakelaraa
(
maaku elaraa vicaaramu maru ganna śrii raamacandra)
Telugu
Mangalam
(
śriikrşņaaya mukundaaya śrii- raaja- divya- varşmaņe)
Sanskrit
Marakatavalliim
(marakatavalliim manasaa smaraami)
Sanskrit
Naaraayaņa te namo namo
(Naaraayaņa te namo namo)
Sanskrit
Saamii nenaruňci naapai (Varņam)
(saamii nenaruňci naapai daya juudaraa)
Telugu
Sińgaara velavan
(sińgaara velavan vandaan endanei aala)
Tamil

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