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கர்ணாடக ஸங்கீ³தம் ஸ்வரஜதி 1 (ரார வேணு கோ³ப பா³லா)

Swarajatis are more sophisticated musical forms than geethams, both in terms of size and quality. They have been composed in the 3rd speed, and generally have a pallavi and a few Charanams. The charanams are generally rendered once as swaras and the second time as lyrics. Some swarajatis also have an anupallavi incorporated in them. Many swarajatis like the sublimely devotional ratna-trayam of Shyama Shastri are concert worthy.

ரார வேணு கோ³ப பா³லா - these Telugu lyrics implore Lord Krishna, “Please come my lord Venugopala”. Believed to be composed by Patnam Subrahmanya Ayyar, this popular Swarajathi with its pleasing melody, in Carnatic raga Bilahari and set to Adi Talam, is one of the early compositions that one learns when they start Carnatic music lessons.

Please come (ரார), Lord Venugopala (Krishna), embodiment (ஶீல) of adorable (ராஜித²) and victorious (ஜய) qualities (ஸத்³கு³ண).

O, the one with big (ஸார) eyes (ஆக்ஷ), what (ஏமி) offenses (நேர) have I committed? I cannot bear (கோர்வலேர) the onslaught of Cupid (மாருபா³ரி), the god of Love.

O Nandagopalaa! I have nowhere else to go. You come here (விந்து³ ராரா) with a free mind and spread cheer (கெது³ருக³ க³தி³யர).
You have always responded to the prayers (நின் பிலசின) of your devotees. But why don't you respond (பலுகவு) to me (நலுக³குரா)? You have responded to the elephant (கரி) Gajendra's call and granted him a boon (வரதா³). Please listen to my repeated calls (மரி மரி நா அத⁴ரமுக்³ரொ) protect me quickly (லரகனி கரமுக³)!

Don't be angry because I persist with you respectfully.
Come (ரா), O the one who held the mountain Govardhana (நக³தர⁴)!
Come ("raa"), O the one who destroyed (ஹர) the demon Mura (முர)!
Come (ரா), O one who destroys (ஹர) the sorrows of the world (பவ⁴)!
Dont leave (சேகோரா) this (ஈ) devotee (மகு³வனு), your delicate (ஸொக³ஸினி) child (லலலனு) alone!
Listen to my prayers and wishes (கோரிக)!
I prostrate (தெ³ந்த³மு) to you (நீயெந்த³)!
I want to reach (சேரனு) your company (நீசெந்த)!
Please do not forget me (மரவகுரா)!
With my hands and limbs (கரமுல சே) I seek refuge (ஶரணனெ) in you (நின்னு) again and again (மரிமரி).

- Meaning (From Ravi Kiran's book)




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