Pronunciation
Thyagaraja composed his songs mostly in Telugu and some in Sanskrit. While this is a boon for Telugu speaking people, it leaves non-Telugu specking people at some disadvantage at pronunciation and meaning. With a hope to provide some help to such rasikas and musicians, I am venturing to make a Pronunciation Guide of Thyagara’s kritis. I sincerely hope this will be of some use to some people.
If you have any comments or would like certain songs to be included, please email me at chitrapu1955@gmail.com.
Abhimaanamennadu abhimaanamennaDu galguraa – kunjari
Abhimaanamu ledemi abhimaanamu lEdEmi – aandaaLi
adi kaadu bhajana – yadukula kaambhOji adi kaadu bhajana – yadukula kaambhOji
aDugu varamulichchedanu-aarabhi aDugu varamulichchedanu-aarabhi
ADa mODikaladE aaDa mooDi kaladee-caarukeeSi
alakalalla laaDaga-madhyamaavati alakalalla laaDaga-madhyamAvati
allakallOla-sourAshTra allakallOla-sourAshTra
amba ninnu-aarabhi amba ninnu-aarabhi
amma dharma samvardhani-aThaaNa amma dharma samvardhani-aThaaNa
ammarAvamma ammarAvamma – kalyANi
anAdhuDanu anAdhuDanu – jingAla
anupamaguNAmbudhi anupamaguNAmbudhi-aThANa
Anuragamuleni anurNgamulEni – saraswati
anyAyamusEyakurA anyAyamusEyakurA-kApi
aparAdhamulamAnpi aparAdhamulamAnpi-darbAr
aparAdhamula nOrva aparAdhamula nOrva-rasALi
appa rAma bhakti appa Ramabhakti-Pantuvarali
ataDE dhanyuDurA-kApi ataDE dhanyuDurA-kApi
aTla palkuduvu aTla palkuduvu-aThANa
aTu kArAdani-manOranjani aTu kArAdani-manOranjani
A dayA – Ahiri A dayA – Ahiri
ADavAramella-yadukula kAmbhOji ADavAramella-yadukula kAmbhOji
Ananda sAgara-garuDadhwani Ananda sAgara-garuDadhwani
AragimpavE Aragimpave – Thodi
baalE baalEndu bhUshaNi-rItigowLa baalE baalEndu bhUshaNi-rItigowLa
baDalikatIra-rItigowLa baDalikatIra-rItigowLa
balamu kulamu-sAvEri balamu kulamu-sAvEri
banTu riiti bantu Rithi-Hamsanadham
bhajana parulakEla-suruTi bhajana parulakEla-suruTi
bhaja sEyaraadaa-aThaaNa bhajana sEyaraadaa-aThaaNa
bhajana sEyavE-kalyaaNi bhajana sEyavE-kalyaaNi
bhajarE raghuvIram-kalyaaNi bhajarE raghuvIram-kalyaaNi
bhakti bichchamiyyavE-SankaraabharaNam bhakti bichchamiyyavE-SankaraabharaNam
bhaktuni chaaritramu – bEgaDa bhaktuni chaaritramu – bEgaDa
brOva bhArama brova Bharama-Bahudari
brOcEvArevarE-SrIranjani brOcEvArevarE-SrIranjani
buddhi rAdu budhi Raadu-Sankarabharanam
bAgAyanayya bAgAyanayya-candrajyOti
cani tODi tEvE-harikAmbhOji cani tODi tEvE-harikAmbhOji
cakkani rAja mArgamu chakkani Raja Margamu-Kharaharapriya
cinna nADE chinna Naade-Kalanidhi
cUtAmu rArE chuthamu Rare-Arabhi
dArini telusukonTi daarini Telusukonti-Suddha Saveri
dASarathi daasarathi Ni Runamu-Todi
dinamaNi vamSa-harikAmbhOji dinamaNi vamSa-harikAmbhOji
durmArgacara-ranjani durmArgacara-ranjani
endukO bAga teliyadu-mOhana endukO bAga teliyadu-mOhana
endukO nI manasu-kalyANi endukO nI manasu-kalyANi
ennALLUrakE-SubhapantuvarALI ennALLUrakE-SubhapantuvarALi
evarani-dEvAmritavarshiNi evarani-dEvAmritavarshiNi
evarimATa evarimATa-kAmbhOji
evvarE rAmayya-gAngEya bhUshaNi evvarE rAmayya-gAngEya bhUshaNi
E nOmu-punnAga varALi E nOmu-punnAga varALi
E tAvunara-kalyANi E tAvunara-kalyANi
Ehi trijagadISa-sAranga Ehi trijagadISa-sAranga
ElarA SrI krishna-kAmbhOji ElarA SrI krishna-kAmbhOji
ETi yOcanalu Eti Yochanalu-Kiranavali
gandhamu puyyarugA-punnAgavarALi gandhamu puyyarugA-punnAgavarALi
gatinIvani-tODi gatinIvani-tODi
girirAjasutatanaya girirAjasutA-bangALa
haridAsulu veDalE-yamuna kalyANi haridAsulu veDalE-yamuna kalyANi
idisamayamurA idisamayamu-chAyAnATa
ilalO ilalO-aThaNa
Jagadanandakaraka-Nata jagadanandakaraka-Nata
jnAnamosagarAdA jnAnamosagarAdA-pUrvi kalyANi
kamalAptakula kamalApta kula-brindAvana sAranga
kanugonTini kanugonTini-bilahari
kanTacUDumi kanta Chudumi-Vachaspati
kAlaharaNamEla-suddhasAvEri kAlaharaNamEla-suddhasAvEri
kRupajUcuTaku kripajUcuTaku-chAyAtarangiNi
kshiinamai kshinamai – Mukhari
kshiirasAgara kshIra sAgara Sayana-dEvagAndhAri
manasA eTulOrtunE-malayamArutam manasA eTulOrtunE-malayamArutam
manasu svAdhInamaina-SankarAbharaNam manasu svAdhInamaina-SankarAbharaNam
mIvalla guNadOshamEmi-kApi mIvalla guNadOshamEmi-kApi
mOhana rAma-mOhana mOhana rAma-mOhana
nAdupai-madhyamAvati nAdupai-madhyamAvati
ninnu vinA nA madendu-navarasa kannaDa ninnu vinA nA madendu-navarasa kannaDa
padavi nI sadbhakti-sALaga bhairavi padavi nI sadbhakti-sALaga bhairavi
raghuvara-pantuvarALi raghuvara-pantuvarALi
rAmacandra nI daya-suraTi rAmacandra nI daya-suraTi
rE mAnasa-tODi rE mAnasa-tODi
samayamu telisi-asAvEri samayamu telisi-asAvEri
sAmiki sariceppajAla-bEgaDa sAmiki sariceppajAla-bEgaDa
sItamma mAyamma-vasanta sItamma mAyamma-vasanta
Sri raghuvara suguNAlaya-bhairavi Sri raghuvara suguNAlaya-bhairavi
SrI rAma jayarAma-yadukula kAmbhOji SrI rAma jayarAma-yadukula kAmbhOji
tava dAsOham-punnAgavarALi tava dAsOham-punnAgavarALi
teratIyaga rAdA-gowLIpantu teratIyaga rAdA-gowLIpantu
upacAramulanu-bhairavi upacAramulanu-bhairavi
vandanamu-sahanavandanamu-sahana
vAcAmagOcaramE-kaikavaSi vAcAmagOcaramE-kaikavaSi