Enthaho Valladbha padam lyrics with word to word translation and meaning

A Swathi Thirunal padam, where the girl approaches her lover, Padmanabha, on her own. She asks him directly, what happened that he is so silent and doesn’t talk to her. She confesses the pain of her bleeding heart, which was full of love when she came to her lover.  And the surrounding beauty of the nature makes it perfect time for love, yet her lover is rejecting her. She tries to ask him if it was some evil schemes or gossips that made him turn away from her and in the end reproached Padmanabha for forgetting that girls are sensitive creatures (their heart compared to a mimosa flower) and being a gentleman he should not reject her so mercilessly. I liked last charanam particularly :) I found the comparison innocent and touching.

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Enthaho Valladbha

Ragam – Asaveri

Talam – Aadi

Pallavi

Enthaho Vallabha

Enneram Mauna bhavam

Enthaparadham Cheythu njan

Enthaho – what happened

Vallabha – beloved

Enneram – this time

Mauna – silence

Bhavam – expression

Entha – what

Paradham – fault

Cheythu – did

Njan – I

Translation: What happened, my love? Today you are not talking to me. What did I do wrong to deserve it?

Anupallavi:

Chentharsayaka santhapathodu

Kantha nyanumupanthe vannu

Chentar – flower (lotus?), sayaka – arrow

Santhapa – sorrow

Kantha – love

Njan – I

Upanthe – close to you

Vannu – came

Kamadeva’s flower arrows just induce sorrow, yet I came to you with all my love.

Charanam – 1

Mallika gandhavum

Mantha pavanam thanum

Chollarnna chandra shobhayum

Nalla samayamithu

Mullasharanu daya thellum

Akathalirilille ithu pozhuthum

Mallika – jasmine

Gandhavum –smell

Mantha – slow

Pavanam – wind

Thonum – north

Chollarna – enchanting

Chandra – moon

Shobhayum – shine

Nalla – good

Samayamithu – this time

Mullasharanu – flower arrows (meaning Kamadeva)

Daya – kind

Thellum – little bit

Akathalitilille – not in his mind

Ithu – this time

The smell of jasmine and soft touch of northern wind, the enchanting shine of the moon – all make it good time for love. At this time Kamadeva has not even least mercy in his mind.

Charanam – 2

Rosham undakuvan

Eashani aaru cholli

Deshyam ennodu thonniyo

Yoshakal jagathi sireeshamathikalithu

Bhushanamalla vishesha purushothama

Rosham – anger

Undakuvan – appear

Eashani – gossip, slander

Aaru – who

Cholli – said

Deshyam – upset, angry

Ennodu – with me

Thoniyo – did you feel

Yoshakal – ladies

Jagathi – world

Sireeshamathikalithu – mimosa flower-like heart

Bhushanamalla – it is not apt to you

Vishesha – special

Purushothama – supreme being

Are you displeased

Because of someone’s  slander?

Do you feel vexed with me?

You know, that all the ladies in the world possess a heart soft like a mimosa flower,

The way you are treating me is not apt to such an extraordinary gentleman like you.

Kanthanodu Chennu melle lyrics with word to word translation and meaning

A Swathi Thirunal padam, perfectly representing the bhava of his style. Bhakti again is transmitted through the idea of a female intoxicatingly desiring reunion with her Lord, here in the form of  Krishna. The lady is talking with her friend, asking her to go to Krishna and in a sweet bird voice talk to him about her sufferings in separation from the Lord. She is trying to please her friend mentioning her beauty and good qualities of a character, meanwhile asks her not to forget  how much sufferings she is enduring.

When I was getting help to translate the padam, I had to look for a person knowing Sanskrit, as Malayalam here is intermixed with Sanskrit words. Our Registrar , Sundareshan sir, was a big help. He also shared some interesting peculiarities about some words used. Like for example word Shashadharamukhi – moon faced girl, which literally translates in a curious way. So Shasha means rabit and dhara hole. The dark craters on the moon visible for us, earthlings, apparently were compared to the holes of a rabbit, so the moon got one of such epithetic names.

The words kadarakshi and chalamizhi used in the context of the beautiful girl, actually translates as – the girl whose eyes move from side to side, trembling eyes. On my question why  would it be related to beauty he laughed and said that it represent that epoch men’s arrogance, where female in fear, shyness or any other subjected role would be considered as possessing an ideal feminine quality.

The padam as learned in Kalamandalam is a short version of the original kriti, as only one Caranam was used for the choreography, making it compact and audience friendly piece.

Roman script transliteration is taken from the book  "Musical Works of Maharaja Swati Tiurnal" by M. Hariharan, Gowri Kuppuswamy

Kāntanōḍu Cennu

Raga: Nīlāṃbari

Tāḷa: Rūpaka

Pallavi:

Kāntanōḍu Cennu melle kiḷimoḷi súchamihavada

Kanthanodu – beloved

Chennu – approach

Melle- slowly

kili – bird moḷi – voice

Shucha – clear

Iha – here

Vatha – tell

Approach my beloved slowly and with your bird voice let him know about my state( my sufferings)

Anupallavi:

Kādarākshi tāntayāyi maruvunnēn taruņīmayi

Hē ramaņīya guņavasati chaḷamizhi

Kādarākshi – moving (trembling) eyes

Tāntayāyi – uneasiness, anxiety

Maruvunnēn – I am living

Taruņīmayi – beautiful girl
Ramaniya - beautiful
guna - quality
vasati - good

Oh friend with trembling glance, I feel so restless and anxious. You are beautiful and posess outstanding qualities.

Caranam:

Paladivasam uņḍihajŋān pariņata sásádharamukhi

Valayunnathu mōŗkka nī valabhidādi suranatanām

Vasudēvasutan varumenniha mamadhavanayi sakhi

Paladivasam – several days

Undiha nyan – I am

Pariņata – suffer

Sásádharamukhi – moon faced

Valayunnathu – troubles

ōŗkka – remember

Valabhidādi – perhaps meaning Inra

Suranatanām – protector of devas

Vasudevasutan – son of vasudeva

Varumenn – will come

Iha – here

Mama – my

Dhavanayi  - ? (we couldn’t translate, but perhaps the one belonging to me)

Sakhi – friend

For several days I have been suffering

Oh, moon-faced, remember all my troubles

I thought that Krishna, son of Vasudeva , who is worshipped by Indra and other devas, would come to me and be mine.

Tharuni njan Endu Cheyvoo lyrics in English and translations

Padam “Tharuni”

Ragam - Dwijavanthi
Thalam – Mishrachappu
Swathithirunal krithi

Pallavi

Tharuni Njan Endu Cheyvoo
Hantha Mamaka Dayithanenne Marannoo…?

Tharuni – beautiful girl
Njan – me
Endu – what
Cheyvoo – shall I do
Hantha – Alas
Mamaka – my
Dayithan – lover
Enne- me
Maranno – forgot

Translation:
Oh Beautiful  girl, what shall I do?
As, alas, my lover, has forgotten me

Anupallavi:

Sarasijathine vellum aananam kanmathum
Sarasa Vachanamrutham kelpathum ennu njan

Sarasija – lotus
Aanam – face
Kanmathu – show
Sarasa – soft
Vachan – word
Amritham – nectar
Kelpathum – to hear
Ennu- when
Njan – me

Translation:

When shall I see his lotus-like face and hear his soft words again?

Charanam – 1

Mandarsharan choriyum sayakangalku
Madumozhi sanghya elle….
Swanthathil ulavakum gedamithaye…
Matha samaja gamane njan aarodu chollendu

Mandarsharan – kamadeva, cupid
Choriyum – gives
Sayakangalku – arrows
Maumozhi – with beautiful face
Samghya – count
Elle – no
Swanthathil – in the mind
Ulavakam – to make
Gedami – sadness
Thaye – sakhi
Matha – craze
Samaja – elephant
Gamane – walk
Njan – me
Aarodu – to whom
Chollendu – can I tell

Translation:
Is there no count to the arrows the cupid is shooting at me, my sweet voiced firend?
Oh the one with elephant-like graceful   gait  (elephant at the breeding season walks very seductively), whom can I tell all of this?

Charanam – 2

Allal ethakhilavum sree padmanabhanodu
Aripodu Nee Chennu Cholle
Allitharshara samanakiyoru kanavan
Allatharenikkavalambam kokilavani

Allal –sad
Ethaki – this
Ilabum – all
Padmanabha – Lord Vishnu’s form
Aripodu – kindly
Nee – you
Chennu – to go
Cholle – say
Allitharshara – kama deva, cupid
Samanakiyoru – same one
Kanavan – lover
Alla – without
Enikka – mine
Alltharenienikavalambham – without him who is my protector
Kokilavani – cockoo bird voice

 Translation
All the sadness I’m suffering, could you go to padmanabha and tell him about it?
Except him, whose face is like the one of the God of Love, who else can be my protector, oh kockoo-like voiced girl ?

Mohananadai Murugan Padam

This item is supposed to be for my arangetram, but this still soooo raw. It took me a while to find a teacher who could give me more or less a translation from Tamil and not just a general idea and then stalk her for several weeks with notebook and pen ready to write. With tamil it’s a problem in Kerala, even though it is a similar language to Malayalm. But the item is  a beautiful piece  of a girl infatuated by Murugan, a heroic and bold son of Siva. She is a devotee, at the same time she is attracted to him like a woman to a man, blushing with every memory of the kisses he shaded on her.

Padam Mohananadai

Ragamalika

Adi Talam

Sloka:

Ragam Shanmukhapriya

Koorvadiveil konda nam perumal varum

Kotathe parunka….. kothayarkal

Aaru mukangalil punjiripum

Eerandaru Bhujangalil adbhuthavum

Ragam mohana

Veeru paranjudal thirumeniyum

Parunka velmizhiyal….

Veeru paranjudal Thirumeniyum

ParunkaMeen Miziyal….

Adbhuthamane azhaganadi

Thuthi anparkalkkarul seyyum

Kalakanadi

Translation:

With a sharp weapon our God is coming

Ah Look at his body, my dear friends!

Six faces are radiating smiles

And twelve hands – what a wonder!

Veera (heroism) is overfilling his body

He is looking with his eyes sharp like a weapon

Veera is overfilling his body

He is looking with his fish-shaped eyes

I have never witnessed such a beauty!

To those meditating on him he gives blessings,

Oh this man full of bliss…

Pallavi:

Ragam – Mohanam

Mohana nadai nadanth

Murukavel vandai

Moha esai padi

Mutha mazhai pozhintai

Translation:

With his beautiful gaint

Murugan is coming

Singing love songs

And showering his kisses on me

Anupallavi:

Daha muthan yenthei tavipi piritte

Tanjaman enne nanja manil annei

Translation:

He is thirsty for (wants) to grasp my hand and pull me with him,

Waiting till no one is here, he encloses me in his embrace

Charanam 1

Ragam Shamukhapriya

Shanmukhanuk skantha pankale

Isainthirith Sakthivel Kumaranum

Bhaktiyay makinthirunthai

Inmayil avan thanda

Uyir sukhamena thenpe

Ullam Pukuntha skandan

Uyirine ondru vital

Translation

The six faced one (Murugan)

Is praised by devotees in happiness

Honestly, he gives me immense pleasure

The pleasure has rooted deep inside my heart

Like our souls (lives) became one

Charanam 2

Ragam Sankarabharanam

Shakha varamarulum shankaran

Thiru makane

Sakala bhuvanangalam stridum arunguhane

Ekanthamudane ennanam edikkuthadi

Enrum avane enni edayam urukuthadi

Translation

Unlimited blessings are given by Siva, whose son he is

The entire world prays to Murugan

When I am alone, in my mind I constantly think of him

My heart is flowing in this sadness, my friend…

Charanam 3

Ragam sarangi

Sree rangamevum Saranga Paniyil

Selva thirumarukan Sringara Velavan

Parengum potrum Parvathiyin balan

Pavaenne kakkum deva guna seelan

Sreerangam (the name of the temple) where the Vishnu is (with a bow in his hand) -

His cousin is Murugan

Everybody praises Parvathi, whose son he is

And I am the girl, whom he blesses, he, who has all the qualities of a deity

Charanam 4

Ragam Madyamavathi

Anpuseivor madyayil aadi varum azagan

Ahantha elathe kandu arul suvai

Tharum kulakan

Impamellam utrum ennuirkkoru thunaivan

En manam nirayanth vital enakkoru kurayumondo

Translation

Among devotees he will appear in all his beauty

Those who show no arrogance, will be blessed by Murugan

And if I give all my love (myself fully) to him,

For In my life he is the only one I love

Will he come and be my protector then?

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…