What makes a varnam beautiful is not just the lyrics but also the intricate nattuvangam (or sorkattu) that is interspersed. In tamil, sol = word and kattu means to tie or tied, therefore sol+kattu = sorkattu which is essentially the words tied together. these are identified as the Theermanams in the previous post. Jegatha had asked me to provide the sorkattu for the varnam and here you go. I am including all the theermanams as well as the swarams (mukthayi and chitta) in the same order as they appear in the varnam.
Each transition from song to solkattu is preceded by
thalaangu thakathiku thaka thathinginathom
Theermanam 1: This is a trikala jathi meaning the same solkattu is repeated in 1st speed 2nd speed and 3 speed. the speed or tempo controls how many aksharas (or swaras) per beat. and the tempo increases exponentially that is 2nd speed is twice 1st speed and 3rd speed is twice second speed (or 4 times 1st speed).
The sol goes as follows
Tha ritha ritha kina | naka thaka | jam jam ||
Tha jam , , , | thaka jam|, , , || thakun dari kita thaka|
(Note that this is 2.5 avarthanams(cycles) and therefore repeated 2 times to make 5 avarthanams)
The same is repeated in 2nd speed as follows repeated 4 times
tharitha rithakina nakathaka jamjam| tha jam thaka jam | thakundari kitathaka||
3rd speed repeats the above 4 times.
a special "theermanam" is appended to completed the cycle as follows
tharitha rithajam thatharitha rithajam| tharithaka ritha tha thakathiku kitathaka tharikitathom||
tharikitathom thaka tharikitathom thakathiku kitathaka tharikitathom||
This is repeated thrice to finish the cycle.
Theermanam 2: (One speed only)
tha thadingu thaka thaka thadingu thaka tha nom thadingu thadingu thadingu tharikita ,dingu dingu tharikita
tha thadingu thaka thaka thadingu thaka tha jam thadingu thadingu thadingu tharikita ,dingu dingu tharikita
tha thadingu thaka thaka thadingu thaka tha jam thaka thadingu thaka naka thadingu thaka tha jam
tha thadingu tha thadingu thai thaka thadingu tha thadingu thai
tha thadingu tha thaka thadingu thai thalaanguthom thakathiku kitathaka tharikitathom
tha thadingu tha thaka thadingu thai thalaanguthom thakathiku kitathaka tharikitathom
tha thadingu tha thaka thadingu thai thalaanguthom thakathiku kitathaka tharikitathom
to be continued.
Each transition from song to solkattu is preceded by
thalaangu thakathiku thaka thathinginathom
Theermanam 1: This is a trikala jathi meaning the same solkattu is repeated in 1st speed 2nd speed and 3 speed. the speed or tempo controls how many aksharas (or swaras) per beat. and the tempo increases exponentially that is 2nd speed is twice 1st speed and 3rd speed is twice second speed (or 4 times 1st speed).
The sol goes as follows
Tha ritha ritha kina | naka thaka | jam jam ||
Tha jam , , , | thaka jam|, , , || thakun dari kita thaka|
(Note that this is 2.5 avarthanams(cycles) and therefore repeated 2 times to make 5 avarthanams)
The same is repeated in 2nd speed as follows repeated 4 times
tharitha rithakina nakathaka jamjam| tha jam thaka jam | thakundari kitathaka||
3rd speed repeats the above 4 times.
a special "theermanam" is appended to completed the cycle as follows
tharitha rithajam thatharitha rithajam| tharithaka ritha tha thakathiku kitathaka tharikitathom||
tharikitathom thaka tharikitathom thakathiku kitathaka tharikitathom||
This is repeated thrice to finish the cycle.
Theermanam 2: (One speed only)
tha thadingu thaka thaka thadingu thaka tha nom thadingu thadingu thadingu tharikita ,dingu dingu tharikita
tha thadingu thaka thaka thadingu thaka tha jam thadingu thadingu thadingu tharikita ,dingu dingu tharikita
tha thadingu thaka thaka thadingu thaka tha jam thaka thadingu thaka naka thadingu thaka tha jam
tha thadingu tha thadingu thai thaka thadingu tha thadingu thai
tha thadingu tha thaka thadingu thai thalaanguthom thakathiku kitathaka tharikitathom
tha thadingu tha thaka thadingu thai thalaanguthom thakathiku kitathaka tharikitathom
tha thadingu tha thaka thadingu thai thalaanguthom thakathiku kitathaka tharikitathom
to be continued.
