kaNDEn kaNDEn
raagam: vasantaa

17 sooryakaantam janya
Aa: S M1 G3 M1 D2 N3 S
Av: S N3 D2 M1 G3 R1 S

OR mukhaari

22 kharaharapriya janya
Aa: S R2 M1 P N2 D2 S
Av: S N2 D1 P M1 G2 R2 S

taaLam: aadi
Composer: Arunaacala Kavi
Language: Tamil

pallavi

kaNDEn kaNDEn sItaiyaik-kaNDEn rAghavA

anupallavi

aNDarung-kANAda lankApurattilE aravinda vEdAvait-taravanda mAtAvai
(kaNDEn)

caraNam 1

kAvi vizhigaLil un uruvELi minnak-kanivAi tanilE un tirunAmamE panna
AvittuNaiyaip-pirinda maDa annam anAL nAn sholluvadenna
pUvait-tirishaDai nittam nittam shonna buddhi vazhiyE tan budhi nilai mannap-
pAvi arakkiyar kAval shiraidunnap-panju paDinda pazhan-citram enna
(kaNDEn)

caraNam 2

panikkAla vArijam pOla nirangUship-paghal oru
yugamAgak-kazhittALE pirayAshi
ninaittangE rAvaNan andAn varac-chIci nillaDA caNDLA enrEshi tanittuttan
uyirtanait-tAn viDa maharAji shArum pozhudu kANum samayamiduvE vAshiinit-
tAmadam sheyyal AghAdenriDar vIshi rAma rAma rAma rAma enredir pEshi
(kaNDEn)

caraNam 3

aDal shErum vAliyai vAnulagilE kUTTi avaniyai sugrIvan Ala muDi shUTTi
uDanE nI tUdu pO enra shol amudUTTi un ezhil ----- pArATTi
viDavanda anumantan nAn enru shIrATTi vivaram sholla uyir koNDirukkirAL shImATTi
diDamA lakSmaNan sheida parNashAlai vITTil dEvAdi dEvA un tiruvAzhitanik-kATTi
(kaNDEn)

Other information:
This is Arunaacalakavi's Ramanataka kirtana (describing the story of Rama). There is one word left blank in the third caraNa in the original book (between ezhil and paaraaTTi).