pullik-kalApa - Lyrics

pullik-kalApa

raagam: Anandabhairavi

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taaLam: Adi Composer: Annamalai Reddiar Language:

caraNam 1 puLLik-kalApa mayil bhAgan shatti pudalvanAna ghana yOgan malai pOlat-tAn tiraNDa kOlap-pannirandu vAhan nalvi vEgan caraNam 2 vaLLikishainda murugEshan aNNAmalaikkavi rAjan magizh nEshan enrum vAzhum kazhugu malai vAvivaLam sholvEn mAdE kEL ippOdE caraNam 3 veLLai nArai kottum vELai tappi mErkkoNDu ezhundu shina vALai gati mIrip-pAyumtorum kIriccAyum tennam pALaiyuDan tAzhai caraNam 4 teLLum piLLaiyanbaip anna-pEDum iLam shEvalAnaduvum Udum pinbu tEmalart-tavishil kAmamuTru vandu kUDum uravADum caraNam 5 minnikkulavi matimAnum vari veLLaip-paNilarashi tAnum maDa minnAr vizhigaLenna mannu keNDai mInum muttam Inum caraNam 6 vannat-tAmaraiyaik-kaNDu vAyil madhura rAgam pADikkoNDu mati mayangip-pETTinuDan muyangiyE kiDakkum vaNDu kaLLaiyuNDu caraNam 7 andarattu min pOl kUDik-kongaiyAlE nIndi viLaiyADi shellum an-nallAr naDakkum nannaDaik-kurugi annam shellum pinnam caraNam 8 manda mEdi uLLE eTTum shinai varAlum mElezhuntu muTTum pOdu maDi shurandu kanru tanai ninaindu kaNDa maTTum pAlaik-koTTum

Meaning:

caraNam 1

puLLik-kalApa mayil bhAgan - He rides a peacock that has a plume patterned with dots, shatti pudalvanAna - the son of Shakti(goddess Parvati), who is ghana yOgan - the most blessed, (OR) the master of venerable Yoga Shastra. kOlap-pannirandu vAhan - He has 12 good-looking shoulders malai pOlat-tAn tiraNDa - that are broad, resembling a mountain, nal vivEgan - and he is very wise !

caraNam 2

vaLLikishainda murugEshan - Lord Muruga who is well-matched with Valli, aNNAmalaikkavi rAjan magizh nEshan - the loving one in whom Annamalai, the king of poets, rejoices, kazhugu malai vAvivaLam sholvEn - I shall talk about the prosperity/beauty of Kazhugumalai hill and its ponds, enrum vAzhum - (where He) always resides, mAdE kEL ippOdE = O maiden, do listen now!

caraNam 3

veLLai nArai kottum vELai tappi - Having escaped when the white crane swoops, mErkkoNDu ezhundu shina vALai - the angry Vaalai fish jumps up, gati mIrip-pAyumtorum - whenever it dives, out of the river's path, tennam pALaiyuDan tAzhai - the coconut fronds and screwpine bushes kIriccAyum - become torn and (hence) collapse.

caraNam 4

teLLum piLLai annap-pEDum - The plump young female swan, iLam shEvalAnaduvum Udum - and the young male (swan) have a tiff. pinbu - Then, tEmalart-tavishil - In the bed of the nectar-filled flower(lotus) kAmamuTRu vandu kUDum uravADum - they come together to dally, overcome by love.

caraNam 5

minnikkulavi matimAnum - The shining deer in the moon, vari veLLaip-paNilarashi tAnum - the pile of white conches, maDa minnAr vizhigaLenna mannu keNDai mInum - the Kendai fish that resemble lovely women's eyes, muttam Inum - (all these) produce/simulate pearls.

caraNam 6

vannat-tAmaraiyaik-kaNDu - Seeing the beautiful lotus, vAyil madhura rAgam pADikkoNDu - singing sweet Ragas with its mouth, mati mayangip - intoxicated, pETTinuDan muyangiyE - united with its female, kiDakkum vaNDu - lies the bumble-bee, kaLLaiyuNDu - having drunk the nectar.

caraNam 7

andarattu min pOl - Like lightnings of the sky, an-nallAr - those good women kongayAlE - with (well-endowed) bosoms, kUDik nIndi viLaiyADi shellum - who gather, swim and play (in the river) and then go. naDakkum nannaDaik-kurugi - Moved/impressed by their beautiful gait, as they walk, annam shellum pinnam - the swans follow (them)

caraNam 8

manda mEdi - The lethargic buffalo uLLE eTTum - reaches in(to the water), shinai varAlum mEle ezhuntu muTTum pOdu - when the pregnant Varaal fish jump up and hits against (its udder, like a calf would), maDi shurandu - (then) its udders becoming full, kanru tanai ninaindu - thinking of its calf, pAlaik-koTTum - it yields milk kaNDa maTTum - till as far as one can see.