Anandha Natamaduvar thillai

This is the first of the many padams that we would learn eventually.


This is a song in praise of Lord Shiva - the cosmic dancer. The composer is Neelakanta Sivan. He is little known but has given some wonderful compositions. His disciple, Papanasam Sivan, on the other hand is quite popular as we all know.

This song is set to raga Purvikalyani. Purvikalyani is a janya of (no, not Kalyani but) Gamanashrama.
Will probably post on my music blog regarding this raga.

Lyrics

Pallavi

Ananda naTam ADuvAr tillai ambalam tannil aDi
paNIbavark-kapajayam illai
(Ananda)

Ananda (happy) natam (dance) aduvar (he's dancing) tillai (Chidambaram) Ambalam (temple) tannil (in)

adi panibavar(devotees) apajayam illai (no troubles). 

He who dances  happily in the Chidambaram temple, if we pray to him we won't have any troubles. 

Anupallavi

tAnandam illAda rUpan 

tajjam takajham takajhaNu 

taLAngu taka tatingiNatOm 

taLAngu taka tatingiNatOm 

taka dhimi taka tatingiNatOmena

(Ananda)

He is the one with no start/end (tanandam). Referring to how he wanted to show Vishnu and Brahma that he is endless. Vishnu goes for Shiva's feet and when he couldn't find it he surrenders. Brahma goes to find his head and meets a thazhampoo (Kewra phool) that falls from Shiva's head. He asks the thazhampoo to back him up and say that yes brahma saw his head. Accordingly Brahma and the flower lie to Shiva but he finds out and curses brahma that there would no temple to worship him because he lied. 

CaraNam 

pAdi madi jyOti phaLir phaLIr enna 

pAda shilamboli ghalIr ghalIr enna
Adi karai uNDa nIlakNTham minna 

arapura hara shiva sundara 

aruL gurupara shiva shankara
ANdamum piNDamum AdiDa 

eNdishaiyum pugazh pAda
(Ananda)

Padhi (half) madhi(moon) jothi(light). The light from the crescent moon on his head is glowing brightly. 

Pada (feet) silamboli (sound of the bells). The sound of the bells from his feet are so sonorous and loud. 

Aadi (in early days) karaiunda (drink poison from the ocean) neelakantam (blue throat) is shining

arapura hara shiva sundara - the one who has conquered all worlds

Arul gurvara shiva shankara - The shiva who bless gurus 

Andamum pindamum aadida (The entire world with all its living/non living beings are dancing with you)

Endisaiyum pugazh paadida (the eight directions are singing your praise).