thaamasamaa amma - paapanaasam sivan

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Sridhar sent me this original text, which I corrected and

converted to ITRANS. I have also supplied a brief meaning.

Please send your corrections and comments to the list.

 

Most of the kR^itis by paapanaasam sivan is available in

 

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/1428/

 

We should collect all those on ambaaL and post it to the list

(possibly with meanings).

 

kR^iti thaamasamaa ammaa

Langauage Tamil

Composer paapanaasam sivan

 

raagam kunthaLavaraaLi

taaLam aadi

Format ITRANS

 

 

pallavi \\

 

thaamasamaa ammaa i^n^num undha^n

thaaLi^naith thuNaiye^nRu nambi^na e^naiyaaLa \\

 

anupallavi \\

 

 

kaama krOdhaadhi aRupagai upaadhi kaLiyaaTTam

Oyndhu^nRa^n kazaliNaikkaaLakka \\

 

 

charaNam \\

 

 

uuzvi^nai valiyaal e^n vaazvu paazaaga

u^n thiruvuLach chammadhamO

viizvadhu uNaraamal viLaiyaaDum magavaith thaay

vEDikkai paarppathuNDO e^n ammaa

 

Brief translation:

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pallavi

 

Mother, your lotus feet alone is my support, yet to take control

over me and rule me, why are you delaying?

 

 

anupallavi

 

The tormenting six foes (kaama, krodha, lobha, moha, mada and

maatsarya) limit me and play havoc on me. To end this and make me

worthy of thy feet why are you delaying further?

 

charaNam

 

Is it your divine will that I should be destroyed due to my fate

(puurva karma)? Is it OK with you? Have you ever seen a mother

merely witnessing her child fall without rushing to help when it

is playing? Why are you delaying save me O my mother?

 

Some word meanings

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thaamasam - derives from sanskrit tamas. Means sluggishly,

slowly, delaying. Now it is written as thaamadam in modern tamil.

 

taaL - feet

 

thuNai - support, guide, refuge

 

kazal - an ornament adorning feet, here it refers to feet.

 

upaadhi- limitation

 

kaLi - rejoice (refer to kaLippu, kaLiththal)

 

aaTTam - dance

 

kaLiyaattam - dancing wildly in joy. Here the six

enemies are doing this for their victory over the

devotee.

 

magavu - child

 

uuzivinai - fate, puurva karma, destiny. vinai means karma

 

vali - strength (compare valimai)

 

thiruvuLam - divine will