Ye dhavanura  nila kada neeku

 

By

Sage Thyagaraja

 

Translated by

 

P.R.Ramachander

 

Raga  Kalyani

Thala Aadhi

 

Pallavi

 

Ye dhavanura  nila kada neeku

Yenchi jjota naka padavu

 

Anupallavi

 

Sita Gauri Vageeswari yanu

Sthri roopamulandha Govinda.

 

Charanam

 

Bhoo kamalarka nila nabhamanthu,

Loka kodulantha,

Sri Garudaku Thyagaraja kararchitha,

Shiva Madhava Brahmadula yanthaa.

 

English translation

 

Pallavi

 

Where are you , I am not able to find out,

In spite of search, where do you live?

 

Anupallavi

 

Oh Govinda, are you with feminine forms like,

Site , Parvathi  and Saraswathi

 

Charanam

 

Are you the invisible one who lives in

Earth , Sun, water, air and ether or are you,

One of  Lord Vishnu,  Lord Shiva and Lord Brahma,

Who are worshipped by Thyagaraja like Garuda.