Emi JesithE (Class / Lesson) - Thodi - Misra Chapu - Tyagaraja
Channel: Shivkumar Kalyanaraman
Date: 2022-12-26

Notation - http://www.shivkumar.org/music

Emi jEsithE

Ragam: Thodi (8th Melakartha Ragam)
 ARO:    S R1 G2 M1 P D1 N2 S  ||
 AVA:    S N2 D1 P M1 G2 R1 S  ||
Talam: Misra Chapu
Composer: Tyagaraja
Version: Hyderabad Brothers (Original YouTube)
Lyrics / Meaning Courtesy: http://thyagaraja-vaibhavam.blogspot.com/2008/11/thyagaraja-kriti-emi-jesitenemi-raga.html 
Youtube Class: 
Audio MP3 Class: http://www.shivkumar.org/music/emijesithe-class.mp3 

Pallavi: 
Emi jEsitE(n)Emi SrI rAma    svAmi karuNa lEni var(i)lalO

Anupallavi: 
kAma mOha dAsulai SrI rAmuni   kaTTu teliya lEni vAr(i)lalO(nEmi)

caraNam 1
savamu jEsitE(n)Emi kalimini  putr(O)tsavamu kaligitE(n)Emi
bhuvilO(n)anya bIja janituni koni(y)Emi
Siva kara SrI rAmuni daya leni vAr(i)lalO(nEmi)

caraNam 2
mEDa kaTTitE(n)Emi anduna lAndaru  jODu kaTTitE(n)Emi  
cEDiyalanu meppinca telisitE(n)Emi
IDu lEni rAmuni daya lEni vAr(i)lalO(nEmi)

caraNam 3
immu kaligitE(n)Emi illAliki  sommu peTTitE(n)Emi
kamma viltu kELini telisi(y)Emi
tammi kaNTi vAni karuNa lEni vAr(i)lalO(nEmi)

caraNam 4
rAjyam(E)litE(n)Emi bahu janulalO  pUjyul(ai)tE(n)Emi
Ajya pravAhamutO(n)annam(i)DitE(n)Emi
pUjyuDaina rAmuni daya lEni vAr(i)lalO(nEmi)

caraNam 5
guruvu tAn(ai)tE(n)Emi kaNTiki mEnu   
guruvai tOcitE(n)Emi
vara mantram(a)nyulak(u)padESincitE(n)Emi
vara tyAgarAja nutuni daya lEni vAr(i)lalO(nEmi)

Meaning Courtesy: http://thyagaraja-vaibhavam.blogspot.com/2008/11/thyagaraja-kriti-emi-jesitenemi-raga.html 

Sahithyam: P: Emi jEsitE-Emi 
Meaning: Whatever (Emi) one might accomplish (jEsitE) 

Sahithyam: SrI rAma  svAmi karuNa lEni varu-ilalO
Meaning: … in this World (ilalO), what difference does it make (Emi) (jEsitEnEmi) if he (vAru) (literally they) (vArilalO) do not have (lEni) the grace (karuNa) of Lord (svAmi) SrI rAma?

Sahithyam: A: kAma mOha dAsulai 
Meaning: Having become slaves (dAsulai) to desire (kAma) (literally lust), delusion (mOha) (literally obsession) etc., 

Sahithyam: SrI rAmuni  kaTTu teliya lEni vAru-ilalO-(Emi)
Meaning: … those who (vAru) do not (lEni) know (teliya) the commandment (kaTTu) (literally bond) of SrI rAma (rAmuni), whatever they might accomplish in this World (ilalO) (vArilalO), what difference does it make?

Sahithyam: C1: savamu jEsitE-Emi kalimini
putra-utsavamu kaligitE-Emi
bhuvilO-anya bIja janituni koni-Emi
Siva kara SrI rAmuni daya leni vAru-ilalO-(Emi)

Meaning: Of what avail (Emi) whether one performs (jEsitE) (jEsitEnEmi) daily or sacrificial oblations (savamu) or
of what avail (Emi) whether one is blessed (utsavamu kaligitE) with son (putra) (putrOtsavamu) (kaligitEnEmi) for inheriting wealth (kalimini) or
of what avail (Emi) whether one adopts (koni) (koniyEmi) another’s son – (anya bIja janituni) (literally born of another’s seed) in this World (bhuvilO) (bhuvilOnanya)?
those who (vAru) do not have (lEni) the grace (daya) of SrI rAma (rAmuni) - who causes (kara) auspiciousness (Siva), whatever they might accomplish in this World (ilalO) (vArilalO), what difference does it make?

Sahityam: C2: mEDa kaTTitE-Emi anduna lAndaru
jODu kaTTitE-Emi
cEDiyalanu meppinca telisitE-Emi
IDu lEni rAmuni daya lEni vAru-ilalO-(Emi)

Meaning: Of what avail (Emi) whether one builds (kaTTitE) (kaTTitEnEmi) (multi) storeyed house (mEDa) or
of what avail (Emi) whether in there (anduna) he lights up (kaTTitE) (literally hangs) (kaTTitEnEmi) with a pair of (jODu) lanterns (lAndaru) or
of what avail (Emi) whether one knows (telisitE) (telisitEnEmi) to flatter (meppinca) women (cEDiyalanu)?
those who (vAru) do not have (lEni) the grace (daya) of peerless (IDu lEni) SrI rAma (rAmuni), whatever they might accomplish in this World (ilalO) (vArilalO), what difference does it make?

Sahityam: C3: immu kaligitE-Emi illAliki
sommu peTTitE-Emi
kamma viltu kELini telisi-Emi
tammi kaNTi vAni karuNa lEni vAru-ilalO-(Emi)

Meaning: Of what avail (Emi) whether one attains (kaligitE) (kaligitEnEmi) comforts of this World (immu) or
of what avail (Emi) whether one provides (peTTitE) (peTTitEnEmi) (literally place) jewellery (sommu) to his wife (illAliki) or
of what avail (Emi) whether one knows (telisi) (telisiyEmi) amorous – cupid – lovely (kamma) bowman (viltu) - sports (kELini)?
those who (vAru) do not have (lEni) the grace (karuNa) of SrI rAma – one who (vAni) is Lotus (tammi) Eyed (kaNTi), whatever they might accomplish in this World (ilalO) (vArilalO), what difference does it make?

Sahityam: C4: rAjyamu-ElitE-Emi bahu janulalO
pUjyulu-aitE-Emi Ajya pravAhamutO-annamu-iDitE-Emi
pUjyuDaina rAmuni daya lEni vAru-ilalO-(Emi)

Meaning: Of what avail (Emi) whether one rules (ElitE) a kingdom (rAjyamu) (rAjyamElitEnEmi) or
of what avail (Emi) whether one becomes (aitE) worthy of worship (pUjyulu) (pUjyulaitEnEmi) among a lot (bahu) of people (janulalO) or of what avail (Emi) whether one gives sumptuous feast (annamu iDitE) with abundant flow (pravAhamutO) (pr