Ragam: Neelamani
Talam: Adi - 8 beats
Composer: Anayampatti Adisesha Iyer
Language: Tamil
**Artists**
Vocal: Aruna Sairam
Violin: N.C. Mahadev
Mridangam: Neyveli Skanda Subramanian
Ghatam: Trichy Murali
Kanjeera: Alathur T. Raja Ganesh
**Lyrics**
Enna kavi paadinaalum undan ullam irangavillai
Innum enna sodanaiyaa murugaa murugaa
Annaiyum ariyavillai tandaiyo ninaippadillai
Un mamiyo (/mamiyum) parppadillai mamano ketpadillai
Akshara laksham tanda annal bhoja rajan illai
Pakshamudane azhaittu parishalikka yarumillai
Ijagttil ni ninaindal enakkor kuraivillai
(a)lakshiyamo unakku unnai nan viduvadillai
**Translation**
Whichever poet (=song of poet) I sing, your heart does not melt. Are you still testing me, Muruga?
(Your) mother (=Shakti) does not wish to know, nor does your father (=Shiva) even think of me. Your aunt (=Lakshmi) does not see me, your uncle (Vishnu) does not listen to me. Implied meaning: Without Shakti, the poet is powerless and without Shiva, who is most compassionate, he is without blessings. Without Lakshmi looking at him, he has no wealth as even a look from the corner of her eyes – Lakshmi kataksham – one is so blessed. Without Vishnu, the Preserver, listening to him, the poet’s very life is at stake.
The generous king Bhoja Raja who gave lakhs (note: the famous king was a generous patron of the arts), nor is there anyone who will take my side and gift me. In this world, if you only thought of me, I would have no more misery. Is this your aim (to be indifferent to me)? Or do you just not care? I shall not give you up!
**About Aruna Sairam**
Aruna Sairam (Padma Shri) is a Carnatic vocalist, composer, collaborator, humanitarian, and speaker. In addition to her performances in India, Aruna has taken Carnatic music to the global arena, at prestigious venues including the Royal Albert Hall and Carnegie Hall. Currently Vice Chairperson of the Sangeet Natak Akademi, Delhi, she was appointed in 2008 by the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu as Advisor to the Department of Culture. Aruna works towards the musical education of underprivileged students, through the Nadayogam Trust, which she founded in 2011. Aruna is grateful for the training she received under her mother Rajalakshmi Sethuraman and the legendary T. Brinda, and the mentorship from several masters throughout her musical journey. Her music erased geographic borders when she was the first to incorporate Abhang, a Western Indian musical form, into a traditional, South Indian concert.
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