मनव्याल
This was my first real introduction into the world of raga. I stumbled upon it when I heard it played on the saxophone by Kadri Gopalnath, and then it just unlocked memories of similarity to one of my favorite flute music by T.R. Mahalingam, from ages back (which I used to listen to often, totally entranced). And what do you know, when I compared the two, though by no means identical, they had the same…well… “raga”, called “Nalinakanti”. Yet another list of things I just want to get totally into exploring.
NOTE: the script below might not be accurate. I’m just going by ear, and bits and pieces from the net. Unbelievable that I’ve googled all I can and unable to find the text, nor the meanings. If you drop by this page and know a link to the full text please drop a comment!
मनव्याल किन्च रादते
मर्मम् एल्ला तेल्पदने मनसा
घनुदेन श्रि राम चन्दुनि
करुना अन्तरङमु तेलिसिन ना
कर्म कान्द मता अकृषतुलै भवा
गहन चारुलै गासि जेन्दग
कनि मानव अवतारुदै
कनि पिन्चिनादे नदत थ्यागराजु