Brahma kadigina padamu

M.S. Subbalakshmi's rendition of Annamayya keertana, its lyrics and meaning.




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Shankara nada sharira para - Song, lyric, meaning

Sankaraa naadha shareeraa paraa
veda vihaaraharaa jeeveshwara (2 times)
[Sankara! O wonderful embodied form of the unmanifest cosmic vibration, Om! (you are the universe). Hara(Shiva), You are the very abode of the sacred Vedas, and the Lord of all life forms.]

Praanamu neevani gaaname needani
praaname gaanamani
mouna vichakshana dhyana vilakshana
raagame yogamani (2 times)
[You are the life on earth. Songs are Your creation. Life is like a song. Silent introspection enlightens us to the truth that singing divine songs is a way to reach the higher spiritual elevation.]

Naadhopaasana chesina vaadanu
nee vaadanu nenaithe (2 times)
[I will sing Your glories forever, I would like to be called Your faithful servant.]

Dhikkarendajita himagirinda sita
kantha ra neelakanta raa
kshudhrulerugani rudraveena
nirnidhra gaanamidi avatarinchara vini tarinchara (Sankaraa)
[O Lord Sankara, the lord of all directions, the one who resides on the lofty peaks of the Himalayas! O Lord, who is handsome because of a beautiful Blue coloured throat (because he swallowed the most dangerous poison to save this universe)! My song is like the eternal music from Rudraveena about which demons would not know, please come here, listen and enjoy the song.]

Merise merupulu murise pedavula
chiru chiru navvulu kavolu
urimey urumulu sari sari natanala
siri siri muvvalu kavolu
[The dazzling lightning is, perhaps the smile of response (of my praise) on Your lips. The roaring thunders are perhaps the chimes from Your golden anklets while You dance in tune (to my song).]

Paravashaana sira suvuganga
dharaku jaarenaa shiva gangaa (2 times)
Naa gaanala harinu munugangaa
Aananda vrishtine tadavangaa
[Mesmerized by my song, You nodded Your head blissfully, and the holy river Ganga, bound in Your dreadlocks slipped to Your forehead (and therefore onto the Earth, in the form of torrent). While You were immersing yourself in my song, I soaked in the happy rain (your blessings) which showered onto the Earth.]


Acknowledgements to C Sri Vidya Rajagopalan here. And some commentors at the Youtube video -source link now broken- (rchitela, AVailan).
Movie Name : Sankarabharanam
Singer (S) : SP Balasubhramanyam
Lyricist : Veturi Sundara Rama Murthy
Music Composer: KV Mahadevan
Director : K Vishwanath

Hai dard phaila hai zakhm gehra - Ada

This is a song I heard recently, and it vibrantly resonates with what is on my mind at the moment, which is the reason why I am attempting to translate the Hindi lyrics into English.




Hai dard phaila, hai zakhm gehra
The pain is spread wide, the hurt is very deep
kyon door tak hai, tehra andhera
why has the darkness enwrapped everything in sight
hai yeh dhundh, yeh dhundh kaisi kaisa hai kohra
Oh, this mist, this haze, how has this fog formed (and...)
khoya kyon aaine mein usska chehra, aaine mein usska chehra
how did it make me lose sight of her face in the mirror


Neend royi raat raat jaan woh judaa ho gayi
It is like life has been separated from me, I had been crying nights and nights
raat royi raat raat jaan woh khafa ho gayi
I cry for the want of my life which has distanced itself from me
aankhon mein aansuoon ka hai pehra, aansuoon ka hai pehra
in my eyes, there is always a flood waiting to break free


yeh tapish na jaayegi naa yeh khalish jaayegi
this fire for you would never extinguish, neither does my anxiety to reach you, which burns me
dard ki aaghosh mein har khushi khamosh hai
pain has me in its vicious grip, and every happiness is throttled as a result
dikhta nahi dhua dhua hai yeh chehra dhua dhua hai yeh chehra
in the ensuing blurriness, I can not see her face, I miss seeing her face


Kahan ho tum kaha ho, chale aao jahan ho woh yaadein yaad aati hai
where are you, where are you, Whaley? Come to me at once, wherever you are. I keep reminiscing those memories
Kahan ho tum kaha ho, teri yaadein rulati hai
where are you, where are you, Whaley? Your memories, your absence make me wade in the depths of sorrow
aajaao teri yaadon ne ghera, teri yaadon ne ghera
please come back to me, I am deluged with your thoughts, I feel embosomed with your thoughts


Hai dard phaila, hai zakhm gehra
The pain is spread wide, the hurt is very deep
kyoon door tak hai, tehra andhera
why has the darkness enwrapped everything in sight
hai yeh dhundh, yeh dhundh kaisi kaisa hai kohra
Oh, this mist, this haze, how has this fog formed (and...)
Khoya kyon aaine mein usska chehra aaine mein usska chehra
how did it make me lose sight of her face in the mirror


Acknowledgements :
Hindi lyrics taken from: http://lyricsmasti.blogspot.com/2008/06/hai-dard-phaila-hai-zakhm-gehra-ada.html
Song Name: Hai Dard Phaila Hai Zakhm Gehra
Album Name: Ada
Singer Names: Udit Narayan,
Lyricist Name: Nusrat Badr
Music Director: A R Rahman