Thamizh Songs in Carnatic Music--16-- manadhiRkisainda ---மனதிற்கிசைந்த மணாளன்

Thamizh Songs in Carnatic Music--16

manadhiRkisainda ---மனதிற்கிசைந்த மணாளன்

Composer: HarikEsanallUr Muttaiah BhAgavatar

(ஹரிகேசநல்லூர் முத்தையா பாகவதர்)

rAgam:  ShankarAbharaNam (சங்கராபரணம்)      tALam: Adi (ஆதி)

    

29 dheera shankaraabharaNam janyam
ArOhaNam: S R2 G3 M1 P D2 N3 S
avarOhaNam: S N3 D2 P M1 G3 R2 S\

This song is a paean on Lord Murugan. It is a song with simple diction praising the lord. The composer mentions two shrines of Murugan here---one at tiruchendUr (also called chendil) on the seashore and his own birthplace HarikEsanallUr.

பல்லவி

மனதிற்கிசைந்த மணாளன் செந்தில்

மாநகர் வாழ் வடிவேலன் வள்ளி                                          (மனதிற்)

அனுபல்லவி

அனுதினம் துதி செய்யும் அன்பர்க்கன்பன்

இனிய தமிழ் மொழியில் இலங்கிடும் இன்பன் வள்ளி                 (மனதிற்)

சரணம்

அமரர் தினம் பணிந்தரிசிக்கும் பாதன்

ஹரிகேச நகர் வாழ் ஆனந்த கீதன்
சமரச சரவணன் சற்குண போதன்

தந்தைக்  குபதேசிக்கும் சற்குருநாதன் வள்ளி                             (மனதிற்)

Lyrics in Roman script

pallavi

manadiRkisainda maNALan sendil                                                                                                     mAnagar vAzh vaDivElan vaLLi                                (manadiR)

anupallavi

anudinam tudi seyyum anbarukkanban                                                                                             

iniya tamizh mozhiyil ilangiDum inban vaLLi        (manadiR)

caraNam

amarar dinam paNindarisikkum pAdan                                                                                       

harikEsa nagar vAzh Ananda gItan
samarasa saravaNan saRguNa bOdhan tandaik                                                                        kupadEsikkum saRgurunAthan vaLLi                        (manadiR)

Meaning:

Pallavi: The lord who bears a spear and dwells in the town cendil (tiruchendUr by the seashore) is the beloved consort of VaLLi

Anupallavi:  He is a friend of those who worship him every day. He is the darling who loves sweet Thamizh language.

CaraNam: The celestials worship his feet every day. He is the delightful song-loving lord inhabiting HarikEshanallUr*. He is full of great attributes who loves all. He preached the meaning of “Om” to his father. He is the consort of VaLLi.

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* HarikEshanallUr is the birthplace of the composer Muththaiah Bhagavatar. He uses “harikEsha” as his signature in all his compositions.                                                                            
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HarikEsanallUr is a village in  Tirunelveli district, ThamizhnADu. This village derives its name from the PANDya King NindrasIr NeDumAran who was called Harikesari. This village is known for the temple of Lord Shiva called ariyanAthaswamy temple.

Composer’s bio:

Harikesanallur Muththaiah Bhagavathar (HMB) (1877-1945) hailed from HarikEsanallUr in tirunelveli district in ThamizhnADu. He lost his father at a young age and came under the protection and tutelage of his maternal uncle. Later, he went to TiruvaiyARu and learnt music from Sambasiva Iyer (saint Tyagaraja’s music lineage) and his son Sabesa Iyer. He became a top-notch musician and an excellent harikathA exponent.

In 1897 he performed impressively before the maharaja of Travancore which resulted in his appointment as the court musician there. He composed over 400 varnams, kritis, tillanas and rAgamAlikas in Thamizh, Telugu, Kannada and Sanskrit, many of which are either in rare rAgams or rAgams discovered by him. He was the first principal of the Swati TirunAL College of Music which started in 1939. He also popularized SwAtitirunAL’s compositions. He was awarded a doctorate degree in 1943 for his work ‘Sangeeta Kalpadruma’, a treatise in Thamizh which dealt with the theory of music.

HMB loved luxurious things in life. He wore expensive attire including dhoti with brocade, silk-and-gold turban and impressive jewelry. He used a Daimler (German) automobile for his transportation needs, a rarity in his time. It is said that he treated his disciples and younger musicians with great care and compassion.

Audio links

Listen to Gayathri Girish here

Listen to this song by female duo vocalists    here     (Identity of the singers unknown)