Lullaby immortalized by Irayimmen Thampi

[padmanabha]

HERE IS THE LULLABY IMMORTALIZED BY IRAYIMMEN THAMPI. THIS WAS SPECIALLY COMPOSED FOR MAHARAJA SWATI TIRUNAL
THIS IS RENDERED IN THE RAGAM KAMBODHI/BY SOME IN YADUKULA KAMBODHI!
KARUNA CHEYVAAN ENTHU THAAMASAM KRISHNA IS YET ANOTHER SONG COMPOSED BY THAMPI



Omana thingal kidavo-nalla
Komala thamara poovo
Poovil nirnaja madhuvo-pari
poornendu thande nilaavo
Puthen pavizhakkodiyo-cheru
Thaththakal konjum mozhiyo
Chanchadiyaadum mayilo-mrudu
Panchamam paadum kuyilo
Thullumilamman kidavo-sobha
Kollunnorarayannakkodiyo
Easwaran thanna nidhiyo-para
Meswariyenthum kiliyo
Paarijathathin thaliro-ende
Bhagyadrumathin phalamo
Vaathsalya ratnathae vayppan-mama
Vaachoru kanchana cheppo
Drushtikku vachchoramrutho-koori
Ruttethuvachcha vilakko

Keerthilathakkulla viththo-ennum
Kedu varathulla muththo
Aarthi thimiram kalavaan-ulla
Marthandadeva prabhayo
Sookthiyil kanda porulo-athi
Sooshmamaam veenaaravamo
Vambicha santhoshavalli-thande
Kombathu pootha poovallee
Pichakathin malar chendo-naavi
Nichcha nalkunna kalkkando
Kasthuri thande manamo-perthum
Saththukkalkkulla gunamo
Poomanameetta kaatto-ettam
Ponnil kalarnnoru maatto

Kaachikurukkiya paalo-nalla
Gandhamezhum panineero
Nanmavilayum nilamo-bahu
Dharmangal vaazhum gruhamo
Dhaham kalyum jalamo-marga
Khedam kalayum thanalo
Vaadatha mallika poovo-njanum
Thedi vachchulla dhanamo
Kanninu nalla kaniyo-mama
Kaivanna chinthamaniyo
Lavanya punya nadhiyo-unni
Kaarvannan thande kaliyo
Lakshmibhagavathi thande-thiru
Nettimelitta kuriyo
Ennunnikrishnan janicho-paari
Linganae vesham dharicho
Easwaran thande krupayo-muttum
Bhagyam varunna vazhiyo?

[podalangai]

There is a beautiful renedition of this by Bombay Jayashree in her lullaby collection "Vatsalyam." As with many courtly compositions from Travancore, it is somewhat more intelligible to Tamils than one normally expects of literary Malayalam. :)

Are any more of Thampi's works available online? It doesn't matter even if they're in the Malayalam script - I used to read it somewhat haltingly, but http://eemaata.com/indic2latin.php makes reading all Indian scripts much easier.

[padmanabha]

in fact thampi's works need more exposure. his attakathas (text for kathakali) are very popular. i do not know whether they are available on line.

"PRAANA NAATHAN ENIKKU NALKIYA PARAMAANADA RASATHTHAE" BY THAMPI IS EQUALLY POPULAR. CONTENT WISE IT IS HIGHLY EROTIC.

MUSIC LOVERS COMPARE THAMPI'S RANGE WITH THIS LULLABY, KARUNA CHEYVAAN ENTHU THAAMASAM, DAKSHA YAAGAM (KATHAKALI) AND THIS SONG!!

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"KARUNA CHEYVAAN ENTHU THAAMASAM KRISHNA"

I had heard tis great song sung beautifully by Chembai who used to sing this often i believe.
Great work.

[padmanabha]

yes,
then by yesudas. now many youngsters are rendering it. it is a great work indeed!!