samkiirtana: mElukovayya raagam: bauLi taaLam: jhampe (12-1-12) Conventions: Hyphenated words go well only if uttered together. Number indicates repetition of that stanza or phrase. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ pallavi: melukovayya mammeluko raama (wake up and rule us, O Rama) anupallavi: melaina siitaa-sameta naa-bhaagyamaa (O my wealth, beneficial one and associate of sita) charaNams: naaradaadulu ninnu kori nii-mahimala- vvaarigaa paaduchunnaaripuDu tela- vaaragaa-vachchinadi Srii-raama navaniita- kShiiramulu baagugaa-naaragimpanu niivu (meluko) (Narada and the rest, desiring you, are now singing your glories in the form of fluid poems. Daylight has almost arrived. O Sri Rama, to have butter and milk well, (wake up!)) phaNiSayana animiSha-ramaNuluuDigamu-seya aNakuvaga ninDaaru praNuti-jeSeru maNimayaabharaNulau aNimaaduliDu diipa- maNulu telupAyenu taraNi-vamSa vara-tilaka (meluko) (O serpent-reclining one, angel-women ready to serve you, are doing prayers to you brimming with humility. the lustre-jewels radiated by the jewel-bedecked goddesses of yogic powers (standing by your bedside) have become white, O best jewel of the Sun clan!) raajaraajeSvara bharaajamukha saaketa- raaja sadguNa tyaagaraaja-nuta-charaNa (2) saujanya vibudhagaNa-raajaadulella ninu puujimpa gaachinaarii-jagamu paalimpa (meluko) (O Lord of kings of kings!, O moon-faced one, O ayodhya-king! O good-qualitied one whose feet are worshipped by tyaagaraja, kings ruling good people and various wise people and others are waiting to worship you. To rule this Universe, (wake up)) Word Meanings: meluko = wake up mammu+eluko = us + rule/take care of melaina = beneficial siitaa sameta = including sita naa bhaagyamaa = O my wealth! ninnu kori = desiring you mahimalu+avvaarigaa = glories+in a stream (metre) paaDuchunnaaru+ipuDu = are singing now. telavaaragaa = daylight vachchinadi = has almost come navaniita kShiiramulu = butter and milk aaragimpanu = to eat/drink/have baagugaa = well niivu = you phaNi = serpent Sayana = having as bed animiSha = those that never close eyelids i.e., devata (devatas are supposed to never need to flicker eyelids like we need to) ramaNulu = (devata) women seya = doing uuDigamu = servant work aNakuvaga = with humility ninDaaru = oozing with (full of) i.e., filled to the brim with humility cheseru = did praNuti = praying diipa-maNulu = jewels of lustre iDu = radiated by aNimaadulu = goddesses of the aShTa-yoga-siddhis (8 yogic powers) maNimaya+aabharaNulau = bedecked with jewel-studded ornaments, There are 8 yogic powers that can be obtained by anyone through spiritual practice. Here are some of them (I don't know the rest) aNima - ability to become as small as an aNu i.e., atom garima - ability to increase weight immensely laghima - ability to become extremely light (weightless) telupaayenu = became white (in the presence of rAma). taraNi vamSa = the fast-moving one i.e., Sun's clan vara tilaka = best ornament/forehead-mark (i.e., the best one among those worthy to be shown off/boasted about in the Sun's clan) raajaraajeSvara = Lord of the kings of kings. bharaaja-mukha = (not sure), moon-faced saaketa-raaja = king of saaketas sa-keta = having the same intention. The people of ayodhya were probably called saaketas because apparently visitors to ayodhya never found its citizens differing in opinion with each other in anything :-) i.e., they were together in every opinion, no clash of egos. charaNa = feet tyaagaraaja nuta = worshipped by tyaagaraaja raajaadulu+ella = all kings and others saujanya = of sujanas i.e., good people vi-budha-gaNa = and of various(vi-) groups(gaNa) of wise people(budha) ninu poojimpa = to worship you gaachinaaru = waiting paalimpa = to rule ii+jagamu = this Universe.