Chala Kalla - Tyagaraja Kritis (Eng)

Pallavi

cāla kallalāḍukonna saukhyamēmirā cāla kallalu-āḍukonna saukhyamu-ēmirā

O Lord! What pleasure do You derive by telling much lies to me?

Anupallavi

kālamu pōnu māṭa nilucunu kalyāṇa rāma nātō (cā) kālamu pōnu māṭa nilucunu kalyāṇa rāma nātō (cā)

O Auspicious Lord Sri Rama! time will pass, but the word (uttered) will stand; what pleasure do You derive by telling much lies to me?

Charanam

talli taṇḍri nēnuṇḍa takkina 1bhayamēlarāyani palumāru nīventō bāsalu cēsi ilalō sari vāralalō entō brōcucuṇḍi peddalatō palki meppiñci tyāgarājunitō (cā) talli taṇḍri nēnu-uṇḍa takkina bhayamu-ēlarā-ani palumāru nīvu-entō bāsalu-cēsi ilalō sari-vāralalō entō brōcucu-uṇḍi peddalatō palki meppiñci tyāgarājunitō (cā)

Many a times, having promised me much that ‘when I am there as Your mother and father, why fear about remaining things?’, having been protecting me much among my peers (and) in this World, and having lauded me by speaking (about me) to great men, what pleasure do You now derive by telling much lies to this Thyagaraja?

Variations

• ¹bhayamēlarā – bhayamēla