This is a romantic piece(shrungara rasa) by Annamayya that is an example of his poetic skills in describing the Lady's state of appearance after a copulation encounter with her husband,Lord Venkatapathi.The subtleties in describing the theme and also the format in which he brings it out is commendably noteworthy. An interesting thing is that Annamayya does not mention who the Lady of this song is. As usual, it is in the last stanza we know that the Lord is Thiru Venkata's Lord. So the Lady of this poem could be either of his two wives, Lakshmi/Padmavathi or Bhoodevi.
This song has an interesting format. Each stanza has, first, an observation,secondly, a first premise and then finally, a second premise with contextual explanations.In this song, the point of view is that of the (girl)friends of the Lady and conversation with the other girl friends on the appearance of the Lady, mostly without the Lady hearing this conversation. The friend(Annamayya) notices/observes various things about the Lady and the first premise made, is ended with urging the other girlfriends to think/deduce/imagine the cause of such observation.The second premise he makes is given with greater details and explanation about the situation which the Lady must have gone through. He ends each stanza with "isn't it?", indicating that he is just assuming things (and not sure) and also leaving it open ended for the other friends to give in their thoughts too!
Most renditions of this song seem to not have the third stanza at all. I'm surprised!
A good rendition of this song by Lakshmi Narayan Chintapalli (without the third stanza) can be found here.
ఏముకో చిగురుటధరమున - ఎడనెడ కస్తూ రి నిండెను
భామిని విభునకు రాసిన - పత్రిక కాదు కదా
emuko chiguruTa daramuna -edaneda kasthuri nindenu
bhamini vibhunaku rasina patrika kadu kada
Word-Word:
ఏee= which;ముకోmuko= to exert strain; చిగురుటchiguruta= tender/delicate; అధరమునadharamuna=on the lips - ఎడeda=spot/place;నెడ=that place; కస్తూరిkasthuri=musk, (red color?); నిండెనుnindenu= filled in;
భామినిbhamini= the lady; విభునకుvibhunaku=to the Lord; రాసినrasina= written; పత్రికpatrika=letter; కాదుkadu=not; కదాkada=is it not?
Meaning:
What force!On the tender lips, at places here & there, fragrance is filled!
The lady, to her Lord, must have written a letter, isn't it?
Discussion:
The first stanza has only two lines and an observation and one premise only unlike the next stanzas where two premises are presented.
The first observation is that the tender lips are filled with the Kasthuri(musk), here and there. Kasthuri is musk, a fragrance used in perfumes. Apparently, the first color of the powder is reddish brown that later changes to black. Kasthuri is used with sandalwood and the other smears(thilakam) to give fragrance. I believe that in this line, Annamayya is actually refering to the fragrance that smeared when the Lady wrote a letter to the Lord.
The premise presented is that it must be an direct letter written by the Lady to her Lord.The "isn't it" after the line is the that the poet is making an assumption and wants to verify it. There is a lot that we can read between the lines in this stanza, but Annamayya leaves it to the listener's discretion by his "isn't it?" question.
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కలికి చకోరాక్షికి కడ - కన్నులు కెంపై తోచెనే
చెలువంబిప్పటిదేమో - చింతింపరే చలులు
నలువున ప్రాణేశ్వరుపై - నాటిన ఆ కొనచూపులు
నిలువుగపెరుకగనంటిన - నెత్తురు కాదుకదా
Kaliki chakorakshiki Kada Kannulu Kempai tochina
Cheluvambippudidemo chintimpare chelulu.
Naluvuna praneshwarupai natina aa kona choopulu
Nilovuna perukaga antina netturu kadukada ll
Word-Word
కలికిkaliki= beautiful; చకోరాక్షికిchakorakshiki(chakora+akshi+ki)=(Bird Chakora+eyed+to)to the ChakoraBird eyed, కడkada=place/vicinity; కన్నులుkannulu= eyes; కెంపైkempai=become red/ruby తోచెనేthochene= has appeared/ seems like
చెలువవంబిప్పటిcheluvamaba+appati= a beautiful woman's+of that time; చింతింపరేchintinpare=try to think; చలులుchelulu= (girl)friends;
నలువునnaluvuna=beautiful; ప్రాణేశ్వరుపైpraneswarunipai=on Lord,(Master of life) ,నాటినnatina=sown, ఆ కొనkona= corner; చూపులుchupulu= sight/looks;
నిలువుగniluvuga=uprightly; పెరుకగperukaga=to pull out from roots, నంటినantina= to stick; - నెత్తురుnetthuru=blood; కాదుకదాKadu kada(kadu+kada)= (not+is it) Is it not?
Meaning:
To the beautiful Chakora-Bird-like-eyed one, in the vicinity of the eyes, have become red; it seems/appears.
Of the beautiful woman's previous arrow/dart(indication), is it? Try to think (girl)friends!
Gracefully, upon the Lord, having sown those corner looks,
Uprightly pulling them from roots, has smeared the blood, is it not?
Discussion:
This stanza is self explanatory. I like the way Annamayya describes the second premise in this stanza that the redness in her eyes is actually blood in her veins when she abruptly uproots her eyes from her Lord. A simile of sowing and uprooting to having set sight and looking away from the Lord is one of the best similes, I have read.
పడతికి చనుగవ మెరుగులు - పైపై పయ్యెద వెలుపల
కడుమించిన విధమేమో - కనుగొనరే చెలులు
ఉడుగని వేడుకతో ప్రియు - డొత్తి న నఖ శశి రేఖలు
వెడలగ వేసవి కాలపు -వెన్నెల కాదు కదా
Padatiki chanugava merugulu pai pai payyeda velupala
Kaduminchina vidha memo kanugonare chelulu
Udugani vedukato priyudottina nakha shashi rekhalu
Vedalaga vesavi kalapu vennela kadu kada ll..
Word-Word
పడతికిpadathiki= to the woman; చెణుకవchanukava= of a tiny particle; మెరుగులుmerugulu= glitter; పైపైpaipai= over the top; పయ్యెదpayyada=the garment over shoulder to cover a women's breast; వెలుపలvelupala= outside;
కడుkadu= great; మించినminchina=over the limit/excess; విధమేమోvidhamemo(Vidhamu+emo)=a way+is it; కనుగొనరేkanugonare=try to find out; చెలులుchelulu= (girl) friends
ఉడుగనిudugani(udugu+kaani)=(cease+not) unceasable; వేడుకతోvedukatho=with grandeur; ప్రియుడొత్తిన priyudotthina(Priyudu+otthina)=Lover+having pressed/scraped; నఖnakha= nails; శశి రేఖలుsashi rekha= moon light-lines(rays)
వెడలగvedalaga= as set forth; వేసవిvesavi=summer; కాలపుkalapu=time;వెన్నెలvennala=moonlight; కాదుkadu= not; కదాkada=is it?
Meaning:
To the lady, glitter of a tiny particle over the top of the garment, on the outside.
Is it a way greatness have exceeded? Try to find out, friends!
With unceasable grandeur, her lover must have scraped, and with nails, those-moonlight like lines(rays)
must have been set forth as the summertime's moonlight. Isn't it?
Discussion:
So the observation is that there is something glittering on the Lady's garment worn over the chest. The very first premise is that it is a way where her breasts must have blossomed. The second premise is that it must be the moon-light like nail marks set forth by her lover's pressing/scraping, that are manifesting out as the summertime's moonlight.
ముద్దియ చెక్కుల కెలకుల - ముత్యపు జల్లుల చేర్పులు
ఒద్దిక లాగు లివేమో - ఊహింపరే చెలులు
గద్దరి తిరువేంకటపతి - కౌగిటి అధరామృతముల
అద్దిన సురతపు చెమటల - అందము కాదుకదా
Muddiya chekkula Kelakula mutyapu jallula cherpula
Voddika lagulivemo voohimpare chelulu
Gaddari Tiruvenkatapathi kamini vadanambujamuna
Addina suratapu chematala andamu kadukada ll
Word-Word
ముద్దియmuddiya=of kisses/lovely; చెక్కులchekkula= of the cheeks; కెలకుల= of the stir/mix/side; ముత్యపుmutyapu=of pearls; జల్లులjallula=drops/showers; చేర్పులు=nearness
ఒద్దికoddika=union; లాగు లివేమో lagulivemo(lagulu+ivi+emo) =pulling/exertions+this+ may be; ఊహింపరేoohimpare= try to imagine; చెలులుchelulu= girl friends
గద్దరిgaddari=of the Kite(Gadda); తిరువేంకటపతిTiru venkatapathi=ThiruVenkata's Lord's; కౌగిటిkaugiti= of embrace; అధరామృతములadharaamruthamula= (Lip+nectar), saliva
అద్దినaddina=having dipped; సురతపుsuratapu=copulation; చెమటలchematala=of sweat; అందముandamu= beauty; కాదుకదా
Meaning:
OF the lovely cheeks side, pearls-shower nearness
the union ,try to imagine, friends,
Of the Kite, Thiru Venkata Lord's, embraced lip nectar
dipped with copulation sweat's beauty, isn't it?
Discussion:
The observation is that the Lady's lovely cheeks seem to have pearl-like drops on the sideand the first premise , that could have been the exertions/pullings during union. The second premise is that the Thiru Venka's Lord, who rides the Kite, must have embraced. During that embrace, when He kissed the Lady,His lipnectar(saliva) dipped in His sweat from copulation on his upper lip must have been on her cheeks. The pearl-like drops must be the sweat's beauty!!
References:
[1]http://annamayya-u.blogspot.com/2009/05/emoko-chiguru-tadharamuna.html
[2] Paluri Shankarnarayana, " Telugu to English dictionary"
[3]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GpBzeuijLA
Kaduminchina vidha memo kanugonare chelulu
Udugani vedukato priyudottina nakha shashi rekhalu
Vedalaga vesavi kalapu vennela kadu kada ll..
Word-Word
పడతికిpadathiki= to the woman; చెణుకవchanukava= of a tiny particle; మెరుగులుmerugulu= glitter; పైపైpaipai= over the top; పయ్యెదpayyada=the garment over shoulder to cover a women's breast; వెలుపలvelupala= outside;
కడుkadu= great; మించినminchina=over the limit/excess; విధమేమోvidhamemo(Vidhamu+emo)=a way+is it; కనుగొనరేkanugonare=try to find out; చెలులుchelulu= (girl) friends
ఉడుగనిudugani(udugu+kaani)=(cease+not) unceasable; వేడుకతోvedukatho=with grandeur; ప్రియుడొత్తిన priyudotthina(Priyudu+otthina)=Lover+having pressed/scraped; నఖnakha= nails; శశి రేఖలుsashi rekha= moon light-lines(rays)
వెడలగvedalaga= as set forth; వేసవిvesavi=summer; కాలపుkalapu=time;వెన్నెలvennala=moonlight; కాదుkadu= not; కదాkada=is it?
Meaning:
To the lady, glitter of a tiny particle over the top of the garment, on the outside.
Is it a way greatness have exceeded? Try to find out, friends!
With unceasable grandeur, her lover must have scraped, and with nails, those-moonlight like lines(rays)
must have been set forth as the summertime's moonlight. Isn't it?
Discussion:
So the observation is that there is something glittering on the Lady's garment worn over the chest. The very first premise is that it is a way where her breasts must have blossomed. The second premise is that it must be the moon-light like nail marks set forth by her lover's pressing/scraping, that are manifesting out as the summertime's moonlight.
ముద్దియ చెక్కుల కెలకుల - ముత్యపు జల్లుల చేర్పులు
ఒద్దిక లాగు లివేమో - ఊహింపరే చెలులు
గద్దరి తిరువేంకటపతి - కౌగిటి అధరామృతముల
అద్దిన సురతపు చెమటల - అందము కాదుకదా
Muddiya chekkula Kelakula mutyapu jallula cherpula
Voddika lagulivemo voohimpare chelulu
Gaddari Tiruvenkatapathi kamini vadanambujamuna
Addina suratapu chematala andamu kadukada ll
Word-Word
ముద్దియmuddiya=of kisses/lovely; చెక్కులchekkula= of the cheeks; కెలకుల= of the stir/mix/side; ముత్యపుmutyapu=of pearls; జల్లులjallula=drops/showers; చేర్పులు=nearness
ఒద్దికoddika=union; లాగు లివేమో lagulivemo(lagulu+ivi+emo) =pulling/exertions+this+ may be; ఊహింపరేoohimpare= try to imagine; చెలులుchelulu= girl friends
గద్దరిgaddari=of the Kite(Gadda); తిరువేంకటపతిTiru venkatapathi=ThiruVenkata's Lord's; కౌగిటిkaugiti= of embrace; అధరామృతములadharaamruthamula= (Lip+nectar), saliva
అద్దినaddina=having dipped; సురతపుsuratapu=copulation; చెమటలchematala=of sweat; అందముandamu= beauty; కాదుకదా
Meaning:
OF the lovely cheeks side, pearls-shower nearness
the union ,try to imagine, friends,
Of the Kite, Thiru Venkata Lord's, embraced lip nectar
dipped with copulation sweat's beauty, isn't it?
Discussion:
The observation is that the Lady's lovely cheeks seem to have pearl-like drops on the sideand the first premise , that could have been the exertions/pullings during union. The second premise is that the Thiru Venka's Lord, who rides the Kite, must have embraced. During that embrace, when He kissed the Lady,His lipnectar(saliva) dipped in His sweat from copulation on his upper lip must have been on her cheeks. The pearl-like drops must be the sweat's beauty!!
References:
[1]http://annamayya-u.blogspot.com/2009/05/emoko-chiguru-tadharamuna.html
[2] Paluri Shankarnarayana, " Telugu to English dictionary"
[3]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GpBzeuijLA
