C-SONGS-VG-ALPHA-12
1 cakkani rAja - kharahara priya
2 calamElarA - mArga hindOLaM
3 callaga nAtO - vEga vAhini
4 cani tODi tEvE - hari kAmbhOji
5 @ cAla kalla - Arabhi
6 ceDE buddhi - aThANa
7 centanE sadA - kuntala varALi
8 cEra rAvadEmi - rIti gauLa
9 cEsinadella - tODi
10 cEtulAra - kharahara priya
11 cinna nADE - kalA nidhi
12 cintistunnADE - mukhAri
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CHAKKANI RAJAMARGAMU" (Kharaharapriyà)
Oh Mind! While a good, royal road is available, why
take to bylanes ? When good milk with cream is available,
why should one go in for toddy ?
Devotion to Sri Ramachandra of Ayódhyà whose bewit-
ching beauty is a feast for the eyes, whose blessed name
ison the lipsof Lord Siva and who has taken his abode
in the house of Tyágarája,—when there is this royal road
to salvation, why take to bylanes?
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317
CHALAMELARA " (Márgahindólam)
Why are you cross with me who have loved you and
have been singing your praises with intense devotion 2
Where could Igo? What could Ido? To whom could 1
complain? Is my time to be wasted in all this trickery ?
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344
CHERA RAVADEMIRA" (Ritigowla)
How is it that you do not come to me? This is not
proper. When, as an orphaned girl clings to her husband
as her sole refuge, I entirely rely on you andimplore you
several times ; should you not deign to protect me ? Should
you be looking indifferently at my meditating on your,
benign face and pining ? `
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425
CHÀLA KALLALADU " (Arabhi)
Of what pleasure is it to you to speak untruth to me?
Time may pass; but words spoken will remain for ever.
You have given me words of assurance several times that,
as you are my father and mother, I need not have any fear
whatsoever; you have shown me special grace among my
compeers in the world and have commended me to great
ones.
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434
CHESINADELLA " (Todi)
Oh! Incarnation of Love! You have made me-
one who is passionately devoted to you-restlessly tossing.
Have you forgotten all that you did (to your devotees) be-
fore? Have you forgotten how you unhesitatingly made
friends with a Vanara, Sugriva for the sake of your wife,
Sità-your loving Bhakta (Devotee) ;
how you counselled your brother Lakshmana to afford
protection to Vibhishana and how true to your word you
fulfilled the promise made to Vibhishana to make him the
king of Lanka ;
how you conferred on Anjaneya, who brought you
Sita's message, Brahma Pattam (Kingdom of Brahma) ?
Oh! Prop of the helpless! Why does not your grace
flow to me?
Have you forgotten me in the bustle of your glory and
splendour ? Or, are you not here ?
You must have seen me time and again restlessly tossed
about like a drop of water on a lotus leaf, frightened by
utter inability to bear the pangs of endless Samsara.
You must have also seen me reduced to half my size,
struggling to avoid the friendship of those always addicted
to vicious sense~enjoyments:
This ig not the time for delaying. If given up by you,
say where is the other refuge for me: I see no other way
for salvation.
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551
CHENTANE SADA" (Kuntalavarali)
Oh Rama! Pray keep me always near you just as you
had with you the famous Hanumán and Bharata. 1 shall
intelligently grasp your behests even as you think of them
and carry them out with heart and soul and feel blessed
thereby. There will be no need for you to give expression
to them or repeat them.
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567
CHANI TODITEVE " (Harik&mbhóji)
Oh maid of my mind! Go and bring quick my Lord.
Seek him eagerly and lead him to me with due respect. I
want to enjoy happiness for long with him. I want the one
who has the reputation of redeeming the fallen, the disciple
of Vasishta who lived the life prescribed by the Vedas, who
surpasses in beauty myriads of Manmathas, who graces the
heart of his devoted servant Tyágar&ja.
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570
CHINNA NADE NA” (Kalánidhi)
You have taken me in your hand from my early days,
made me do service in a large measure and promised
protection. I cannot understand why you should at a time
like this waver whether to give me up or prop me. Pray, do
save me.
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551
CHENTANE SADA" (Kuntalavarali)
Oh Rama! Pray keep me always near you just as you
had with you the famous Hanumán and Bharata. 1 shall
intelligently grasp your behests even as you think of them
and carry them out with heart and soul and feel blessed
thereby. There will be no need for you to give expression
to them or repeat them.
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526
CHETULARA " (Kharaharapriy&)
I shall decorate you with my own hands so beautifully
as to elicit the admiration of even Brahma and other
devotees and enjoy the sight myself. You will have golden
anklets for your feet, high class golden clothes for your
dress; your tuft will be decorated with sweetesmelling
parijata flowers; your loins will have a girdle of golden
beads; your forehead will be bedecked with a pendant of
gems in the shape of the sun: your frontal tuft will be
encircled with precious pearls and your body besmeared
with sweet-scented sandal paste. So made up to my heart's
content, I shall kiss you and hug you to my bosom. Saras-
wati will come and fan you then. In that exaltation I shall
exclaim “ well-done ", " well-done ".
I shall thus cut asunder all my bondage.
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