Muthai tharu bhakti

Song: muthai tharu bhakti (tiruppugazh)
rAgam: hamsAnandi (also, maybe shaNmukhapriya)
TAlam: chApu
composer: Arunagirinathar (15th century)
language: Tamil
Concert: Margazhi Mahotsavam 2007
Song 6 - muththaiththaru (nUl)

muththaiththaru paththith thirunakai
aththikkiRai saththis saravaNa
muththikkoru viththuk gurupara ...... enavOthum


muththaiththaru paththith thirunakai aththikkiRai: "You are the Consort of DEvayAnai* with a beautiful smile and lovely teeth looking like pearls!
saththis saravaNa: You are SaravaNabhava holding the powerful spear called SakthivEl!
muththikkoru viththuk gurupara: You are the foremost seed for the Heaven" -

mukkatpara maRkuc churuthiyin
muRpattathu kaRpith thiruvarum
muppaththumu varkkath thamararum ...... adipENap

enavOthum mukkatpara maRku: so praises Lord SivA, with three eyes (the Sun, the Moon and the Fire-Agni);
suruthiyin muRpattathu kaRpiththu: to that SivA, You preached the fundamental ManthrA OM dating earlier than the VEdAs
iruvarum muppaththumu varkkath thamararum adipENap: while the other two of the Trinity (BrahmA and Vishnu), along with thirty three crores of DevAs, watched (Your preaching) and worshipped Your feet!

paththuththalai thaththak kaNaithodu
otRaikkiri maththaip poruthoru
pattappakal vattath thikiriyil ...... iravAkap

paththuththalai thaththak kaNaithodu: He shot an arrow to scatter the ten heads of RAvaNA (RAmAvathAram);
otRaikkiri maththaip poruthoru: He churned the milky ocean with the incomparable Mount Manthara (KUrmAvathAram);
pattappakal vattath thikiriyil iravAka: He hid the Sun with His ChakrA (disc) in daytime making it night (KrishnAvathAram);

paththaRkira thaththaik kadaviya
pachchaippuyal mechchath thakuporuL
patchaththodu ratchith tharuLvathum ...... orunALE

paththaRkira thaththaik kadaviya: He drove the chariot for His friend and devotee, Arjunan (KrishnAvathAram);
pachchaippuyal mechchath thakuporuL: and He is Lord Vishnu, the emerald-green and cloud-complexioned. You are His favourite!
patchaththodu ratchith tharuLvathum orunALE: Will You be kind enough to come and protect me one of these days?

thiththiththeya oththap paripura
nirththappatham vaiththup payiravi
thikkotkana dikkak kazhukodu ...... kazhuthAdath

(The second half of this song describes Murugan's war against the demons)
thiththiththeya oththu: In accordance with the meter 'thiththiththeya',
ap paripura nirththappatham vaiththup payiravi thikkotka nadikka: anklets in Her feet jingled as Bhairavi (KALi) danced fiercely moving in all the eight directions;
kazhukodu kazhuthAda: the devils in the battlefield danced along with the eagles;

thikkuppari attap payiravar
thokkuththoku thokkuth thokuthoku
chithrappavu rikkuth thrikadaka ...... enavOthak

thikkuppari attap payiravar: the eight bhairavAs** protecting all directions
chithrappavu rikku thokkuththoku thokkuth thokuthoku thrikadaka enavOtha: choreographed for this unique dance in the meter of 'thokkuththoku thokkuth thokuthoku thrikadaka';

koththuppaRai kottak kaLamisai
kukkukkuku kukkuk kukukuku
kuththipputhai pukkup pidiyena ...... muthukUkai


koththuppaRai kotta: a series of drums were beaten to the same tune;
kaLamisai muthukUkai: in the battlefield, old vultures screamed
kukkukkuku kukkuk kukukuku kuththipputhai pukkup pidiyena kotputRezha: 'kukkukkuku kukkuk kukukuku, stab and bury, attack and catch' and they kept revolving around the corpses, flying upwards in circles;

kotputRezha natpatR RavuNarai
vettippali yittuk kulakiri
kuththuppada oththup poravala ...... perumALE.

natpatR RavuNarai vettippali yittu: the hostile demons (asuras) were killed en masse; and
kulakiri kuththuppada: their mountain Krounchagiri was shattered into pieces
oththup poravala perumALE.: when You fought the righteous war, Oh Great One!


I got that from here: http://www.kaumaram.com/thiru/nt0006.html#audio