Thillana
Raga: Kathanakuthuhalam
Tala: Adi
Composer: Dr. M. BalamuraliKrishna
Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna (Telugu: మంగళంపల్లి బాలమురళీకృష్ణ; 6 July 1930 – 22 November 2016) was an Indian Carnatic vocalist, musician, multi-instrumentalist, playback singer, composer, and character actor. Balamuralikrishna started his career at the age of six. Up to the present time, he has given over 25,000 concerts worldwide. Apart from his native tongue, Telugu, his works also include ones in other languages like Kannada, Sanskrit, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, Bengali, and Punjabi.
Thillana is a brisk and lively piece, with picturesque poses and complex rhythmic structures. This scintillating song is interspersed with a jugalbandhi where the dancer alternates to the verbal recitation of the Guru and the mridangam leading to a grand climax. This song ends with a lyrical passage in praise of Lord Krishna.
P: nA diru diru dhIm tanana nOmta daradAni nA diru diru tOm nA diru diru tOm drutillillAna
A: tadara dAni diranA nidha udara dAni diranA takiTajham ma dha ni
takiTa jham ga pa sa tatakiTa tOm sa ni dha pa ma ga ri sa
C: tarikiTa tOm tarikiTa tOm tajhaNuta tarikiTa tOm tajhaNuta
tattari kiTataka taka dhittaLAngu takadiri kiTataka taka dhittalAngu
tOm . . diru diru tOm diru tOm tillAna diru tillAna dru tillAna
sA ri ma gA ri sa rI ma ma dhA dha ni gA ga pa sA* sa* ni dha pa ma ga pa ma ga ri
vadanamadE virisenE adharamadE murisene madhura gAnambidE nAmuraLI
manOharuDadE madana kadana kutUhaluDu rammane birAna birAna birAna rAvE
(repeat caraNa and the pallavi)
vadanam adE = that is the body
virisinE = blossomed
adharam adE = that is the lip
murisinE = smiled slightly & pleasantly
(there the body that has blossomed; the lips that have smiled pleasantly;)
madhura = sweet
gaanam idE = this is the song
nA = my
murali, manohar = flute; he who overpowers the mind
(this is the sweet song. it is my murali's manohar's)
madana = cupid
kadanakutuhaluDu = ?? (kutuhalam = curiosity)
rammane = beckoned
(cupid has beckoned)
birAna = ? quickly
rAvE = come
(come quickly).