Panimathi mukhi Bale, Swathi Thirunal Padam lyrics with word to word and literal translation

A very old and beautiful Padam by Swathi Thirunal, maharaja, patron of arts, great devotee of Vishnu, who created a bunch of bittersweet padams about a nayika, heroine, telling her grieves to sakhi, friend. Aparently, the maharaja enjoyed the idea of a young maiden intoxicantingly suffering separation from her lover, what is more, her lover is the Lord Himself -  a strong bhakti touch to compositions. The nayika, tries to please her friend, saying how beautiful and exceptionally great she is, and meanwhile cries her heart out on her shoulder. the palette of emotions,ranging from an unbearable desire to despair and joyful sweet memories of being together with the Hero, makes the Padam more complex than it seems at first. When I was learning it, another teacher was wathching me and later resoluted that Sokha (sadness) is deffinitely my best enacted emotion. Who would doubt :/ ... haha

Panimathi

Swathi Tirunal Padam

Ragam – Aahari

Talam – Misrachappu

Anupallavi

Panimathi Mukhi Bale

Padmanabhaninuennil

Kanivillaykayal Kaman

Parameyunnu

Panimathi – moon

Mukham – face

Panimathimukhi – Moonface

Bale – girl

Padmanabham – one of the names of Vishnu

Innu – Today

Ennil – to me

Kanivu – kindness

Illaykayal – no

Kaman – Kamadeva

Param – too much

Eyunnu – to shoot arrows

Translation

Oh Sakhi (friend), your face shines like the moon. Today Padmanabha is not kind to me, so Kamadeva (Cupid) is shooting his arrows into my heart.

Pallavi

Manasi Dusahamayyo

Madana Kadanamendu

Madirakshi njan Cheyyavoo…

Manasi – mind

Dusaham – unbearable

Ayoo – oh

Madanan – Kamadeva

Kadanam – sad

Endu – what

Madirakshi – girl with beautiful eyes

Njan – I

Cheyyavoo – what shall I do

Translation

My mind can’t bear the pain of love

Oh, Madirakshi, what shall I do?

Charanam – 1

Innu varumen kanthan (varum +en)

Ennanu dunavum njan (ennu + anudinavum)

Dhanye hridi ninanchu

Thanthayayi maruvunnu

Innu –today

Varum – will come/should come

En – my

Kanthan – Lover

Ennu – always

Anudinavim – everyday

Njan – me

Dhanye – Oh great lady

Hridi – heart

Ninachu – thought

Thanthayayimaruvunnu – that’s why I am melancholic

Translation

Every day I expect my lover to come. Oh, great friend, this waiting makes my heart dwell in melancholy

Anna Panadiyilum

Anna Nadayaleme

Nannai Vimukhathayum

Nari Rathname Vannu

---- Manasidusahamayoo….

Annam – food

Panam – drinking water

Adi – etc

Annam (arayannam) – swan

Nada – walk

Nadayale – lady with swan-like gait

May – for me

Nannai too much

Vimukhatha – sadness

Nari – lady

Narirathnam – lady precious like diamond

Rathnam – diamond

Vannu – It came (state of mind)

Translation

Food, drink and other things do not interest me anymore. Oh, precious friend, whose gait is as beautiful as of a swan, in this moment I fell sadness

Charanam – 2

Lokavasikalkellam

Lothaniyanam indu

Shokamenikku mathram

SumukhiTarunnathenthu

Ekanthil ennodu

Sakam Cheytha Leelakal

Aakave mama kantham

Aashu latha maranno

---- Manasidusahamayoo….

Lokam –world

Vasikal – inhabitants

Lohaniyam – is loved

indu – moon

shoka – sad

Enikku – for me

Mathram – only

Enikkumathram – only for me

Sumukhi – a girl with a beautiful face

Tharanathenthy – why is it giving to me’

Ekanthathil – when we were alone

Ennod – for me

Sakam – with me

Cheytha -  did

Leelakal – play

Aakane – all are

Mama – mine

Kantham – lover

Aashu – alas

Batha – fast

Maranno – forgot

Translation

Ah, beautiful friend, all people are enchanted by the moon, only I become sad, looking at it.

At the times when we were alone with Him, He used to play with me (love me), but now, alas, He has forgotten it…