Aa:S R2 G3 M1 P D2 N3 S
Av: S N3 D2 P M1 G3 R2 S

Aa:S G3 R2 M1 P N3 S
Av: S N3 P M1 G3 R2 S

taaLam: Adi
Composer: Muttu TaanDavar
Language:

pallavi

IshanE kOTi sUrya prakAsanE kanaka sabhai

anupallavi

vAsanE Ananda naTarAjanE

caraNam 1

aRiyEn nenjil nEsam piRiyEn varum karumam kuRiyEn aRivillAda siRiyEn ennai nI ALAi

caraNam 2

ninaiyEn unai vEDamum punaiyEn sivagangaiyil nanaiyEn koDiya tIvinaiyEn uyyavE ALAi

caraNam 3 tudiyEn vaNangA vanja matiyEn enRAlum sabhApatiyE nambinEn sivagatiyE tandenai ALAi

Meaning:

pallavi & anupallavi

IshanE - O Lord!
kOTi sUrya prakAsanE - O One effulgent as infinite Suns !
kanaka sabhai vAsanE - O One residing in the Golden Sabha !
Ananda naTarAjanE - O Nataraja dancing in bliss !

caraNam 1

aRiyEn - I am ignorant, (yet)
nenjil nEsam piriyEn - I do not give up love for you in my heart.
varum karumam kuriyEn - I do not focus on the task to be done.
arivillAda siriyEn - I am petty and insignificant, having no wisdom.
ennai nI ALAi - Won't you rule me, make me your servant ?

caraNam 2

ninaiyEn unai - I do not think of you.
vEDamum punaiyEn - I do not wear the garb/marks (of a Bhakta)
sivagangaiyil nanaiyEn - I don't bathe in the Sivaganga tank,
koDiya tIvinaiyEn - I have vicious bad Karma (from earlier births).
uyyavE - To save me,
ALAi - won't you rule me, make me your servant ?

caraNam 3

tudiyEn - I do not praise (you),
vaNangA vanja matiyEn - I have a deceitful mind, which does not bow (to you),
enRAlum - even so,
sabhApatiyE - O Lord of the dancing hall!
nambinEn - I trusted (you). (Hence)
sivagatiyE tandu - Giving me Sivagati (salvation by reaching Shiva),
enai ALAi - won't you rule me, make me your servant ?

Notation:

Other information:
Lyrics contributed by Lakshman Ragde. Meaning and corrections by Rajani Arjun Shankar.