rAma rAma ana rAda ?

I heard a wonderful composition today.. 20 seconds into the song, my eyes closed in prayer and I felt like dancing joyfully.. !. its called..'rAma rAma ana rAda' .. composed by prayAga rangadAsa .. who is Dr.BalaMurali's grandfather.. its in sindhubhairavi (same ragam as venkatachala nilayam)..

this is sung by one amazing amazing singer... Prince Rama Varma.. I am his big fan now.. he is just too good.. with absolute innocence and joy on his face and with so much devotion and playfulness he sang this one. ok here is the video.




I transliterated the lyrics here.

rAma rAma ana rAda raghupati rakshakudani vinalEdA ?
kAmajanakuni kadha vinu vAriki kaivalyambe kAdA ?

Why dont you chant ‘Rama Rama’? didnt you hear that the scion of Raghu is the savior?
Isn’t liberation assured to all those who listen to his story

Apath bAndhavudagu srIrAmuni aaradhichaga rAra !
pApambulu parihAramonarchedi paramAtmude kadA ?

Come and lets worship Sri Rama who is your true friend in times of distress,
Isn't he the one who clears off all wrong doings ?

sArahIna samsAra bhavAmbudhi saraguna dAtaga rAra !
nIrajAkshuni nirathagadavu vuni nityAnandame kAdA ?

Come forward to quickly cross this juice-less ocean of material existence
isn't it eternal joy to sing the glories of the lotus-eyed one ?

vasudhanu gudimellankanu velasina vara gOpAlude kAdA ?
pasivAdagu srI rangadAsuni pAlinchuta vinalEdA ?


I love when it goes sArahIna samsAra bhavAmbudhi .. its just so melodious !.. and isnt Rama Varma marvelous . ?

another rendition by Rama Varma I heard is 'srI rAma nAmam'.. its absolutely wonderful . its by bhadrachala ramadasu .. in sankarAbharanam ragam i think.



here is the transliteration

shrI rAma nAmamu maravumu maravumu siddhamu yamuniki veravamu veravamu

We wil not forget the name of the lord,
(by the strength of which), we are ready to face anything, including death.

gOvindunvELa golutumu golutumu dEvuni guNamula dalutumu dalutumu

We worhip Govinda again and again,
we sing his virtues over and oer

viSNu kathalu cevula vinudumu vinudumu vEre kathalu cevula mandamu mandamu

Our ears only listen to Vishnu's stories
others stories cant enter them !

rAmadAsulu mAku sAramu sAramu kAmadAsulu mAku dUramu dUramu

Servants of Rama are our essence
Servants of Kama, stay away !

avanijA pati sEva mAnamu mAnamu mari oka jOlaNTE maunamu maunamu

We will not stop serving the lord of this world
of any other job, we refuse to speak.

bhadra girIshuni kanudumu kanudumu bhadramutO manamundamu undamu

Lets have a darshan of the lord
and in his company is our true security

Its such an innocent prayer.. and Prince Rama Varma does such an amazing job.. his cheerful face and actions are a delight to watch !

All Glories to my Gurudev, my radiant Self