Aa:S G2 R2 G2 M1 P D2 P N2 S
Av: S N2 D2 P M1 G2 R2 S

taaLam: cApu
Composer: Subramanya Bhaaratiyaar
Language:

pallavi

veLLait-tAmarai. rAgA: Anandabhairavi. cApu tALA. Subramania Bharati.

1: veLLait-tAmarai pUvil iruppAL vINai sheyyum oliyil iruppAL
koLLai inbam kulavu kavitai kUru pAvanar uLLattil iruppAL
uLLadAm poruL tEDi uNarndE Odum vEdattiNuL ninroLirvAL
kaLLam aTra munivargaL kUrum karuNai vAcakatuT-poruLAvAL

caraNam 2

mAdar tIngurarp-pATTiliruppAL makkL pEshum mazhalaiyiluLLAL
gItam pADum kuyilin kuralaik-kiLiyin nAvai iruppiDam koNDAL
kOdaganra tozhiluDait-tAgik-kulavu cittiram gOpuram kOyil
Idanaittin ezhiliDai yuTrAL inbamE vaDivAgiDap-peTrAL

caraNam 3

vanjamaTra tozhil purinduNDu vAzhu mAndar kula deivamAvAL
venjamark-kuyirAgiya kollar viddaiyOrndiDu shirppiyar taccar
minja narpporuL vANikam sheivOr vIra mannarpin vEdiyar yArum
tanjam enru vaNangiDum deivam daraNi mIdarivAgiya deivam

caraNam 4

deivam yAvum uNarndiDum deivam tImai kATTi vilakkiDum deivam
uyvamenra karuttuDaiyOrgaL uyirinukk-uyirAgaiya deivam
sheivamenroru sheigai eDuppOr shemmai nADip-paNindiDu deivam
kai varundi uzhaippavar deivam kavinjyar deivam kaDavuLar deivam

caraNam 5

shen tamizh maNi nATTiDaiyuLLIr shErndittEvai vaNanguam vArIr
vandanam ivaTkE sheivadenrAl vAzhiyahtingeLidanru kaNDIr
mantirattai muNumuNuttETTai varishaiyAga aDukkiyadan mEl
candanattai malarai iDuvOr shattiram-ivaL pujanaiyanrAm

caraNam 6

vIDu tOrum kalaiyin viLakkam vIDi tOrum iraNDoru paLLi
nADu muTrilum uLLavavUrgaL nagargaLengum pala pala paLLI
tEDu kalvi ilAdadOr Urait-tIyinukk-iraiyAga maDuttal
kEDu tIrkkum amudamen annai kENmai koLLa vazhiyivai kaNDIr

caraNam 7

UNar dEsham yavanartam dEsham udaya nyAyiTroLi peru nADu
shENaghanradOr shiTraDi shInam selvap-pArasIka pazham dEsham
tI tOnalatta turukkam mishiram shUzh kaDark-kappurattilinnum
kANum parp-pala nATTiDaiyellAm kalvi dEviyin oLi mighundOnga

caraNam 8

jnAnam enbadOr shollin poruLAm nalla bhArata nATTiDai vandIr
Unaminru peridizhaiginrIr Ongu kalviyuzhaippai marandIr
mAnamaTru viLangugaLoppa maNNil vAzhvadai vAzhvenalAmO
pOnadarkku varundundal vENDA punmai tIrppa-muyaluvam yArIr

caraNam 9

innarum kani shOlaigaL sheidal iniya nIrttaN shunaigaL iyaTral
anna cattiram Ayiram vaittal Alayam padinAyiram nATTal
pinnaruLLa dharmangaL yAvum peyar viLangi oLira niruttal
annayAvinum puNNiyam kOTi AngOr Ezhaik-kezhuttarivittal

caraNam 10

nidhi mighundavar porkkuvai tArIr nidhi kuraindavar kAshugaL tArIr
aduvumaTravar vAi shollaruLIr AnmaiyALar uzhaippinai nalgIr
madhurat-tEmozhi mAdargaLellAm vANi pUjaikkuriyana pEshIr
eduvum nalgi ingevvaghaiyAnum ipperum tozhil nATTuvam vArIr

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Lyrics contributed by Lakshman Ragde.