Beginning Varnam 5/11/2013

My last post has been from October 2012 where I spoke about Korvais and Karvais.  Fast forward 7 months and we are already beginning our Varnam.
The post prior to that is from Sept 2011 where I introduced Kavuthuvum. So here's a list of what we learnt in the intervening year and half.
1. Ganesh Kavithuvum
2. Subramanya Kavithuvam
3. Natesha Kavithuvam
4. Alarippu
5. Kalyani Jathiswaram
6. Govardhanagiri (Krishna Shabdam) - Raga malika
7. Thodaya mangalam - Raga/Tala malika
(did I miss any)

You can see that as a child learns first the alphabet, forming into words learning the pronunciation and then eventually forming sentences, we have now reached a stage where we can put together these various elements of footwork, hand gestures and abhinaya to create a full length piece.

The varnam we are learning is Nee Indha Mayam by Papanasam Sivan in Raga Dhanyasi and Aadi Thalam.
Don't worry yet if the structure is a little vague. I will be explaining this in a subsequent post. Just pay attention to the bolded terms,  I will be referring theses names in the following post.
Here's the lyrics of this varnam . Meanings follow (in blue).

nI inda mAyam (padavarNam).  rAgA: dhanAysi.  tALA: Adi

Pallavi:

nI inda mAyam seidAl nyAyam tAnO dayAnidhiyE 

Is it fair/right if you do this mystical action, oh sympathetic one. (the "mAyam" here could refer to magic or testing behavior).

Anupallavi:

A:  pAyum mAran ambinAlE puNpaDu pAvaiyaik-kaNNAl pArAmal innum 

The girl has been hit by the arrow of the leaping Manmadhan (the love god), you are not even looking at her with your eyes yet (you're ignoring the lovestruck woman)

Muktayiswaram:(sAhityam)
nIyallAl tuNaiyillai bhuvi tanilE dayai purivaiyE nijamidu vanaja nayana

Without you, there is no support in this world, take pity on me, this is true oh lotus-eyed.

ninadubhaya caraNam kanavilum maravA enadu tApamara vandaruL iraivA

I pray to your helping feet. Oh God, please help remove the yearning that I don't even forget in my dreams.

muraLi gAna kuLir niraimati vadananE murahara munivar tozhum kamala caraNanE

the flute player, the cool moon faced one, the slayer of demons, the lotus feeted that sages pray to.

rAdhai maNavALA tuyaram ini tALEn mukhil nigar dayALA yadu patiyE  

Husband of Radha, I cannot bear this sorrow now, oh compassionate one like the rain bearing cloud, oh leader of yadavas.

Charanam:

Ayarkula dIpamE aruL tArAi

Oh shining light of ayar lineage bless me.

Chittaswaram (Sahityam):1:  svAmi nI kaN pAr satyabhAmA lOlA gOpAlA 

Oh God, please see me the lover of Sathyabhama, Gopala.

2:  sArasadaLa vilOcana parama pAvana sAmajavarada madurai vaLar 

Oh lotus eyed, the supreme holy being. The boon-giver to gajendra, the one who grew up in Mathura.

3:  taruNamidu ninaindu ninainduLLam varundinEn  

karuNai nidhiyE manadu kanindaruL viraindu 

this is the right time. I despaired thinking over and over again. Oh compassionate one, please soften your heart and come fast.

4:  pArAi punnakaiyoDennarugil vArAi nI manam irangi enai
parivuDanE enaduyirudan onrena anru kaland(u)En enai inru marandAi
pani nilAvil tavazh iniya tenralilum enadu mEniyazhal mezhugu pOl uruga
pagalirA tuyilurA tiru vizhigaLum pArAmukhamum tagumO manamum silaiyO

Please see me (pArAi), come near me with a smile, take pity on me. With lots of affection, that day you become one with my life, why did you forget me today. Even in the cool breeze that floats in the dewy moon, my body melts like an inflamed wax. There is no day with sleepless eyes, Is it right to show indifference (to me), is your heart a statue (as in made of stone?)