Hanta jivanayakan

Ragam: Neelambari Thalam: Khanda Chapu

Arohanam:S R2 G3 M1 P D2 P N3 S
Avarohanam: S N3 P M1 G3 R2 G3 S


pallavi
hanta jIva nAyakan marannO

anupallavi
cintayil anudinam magnayAyOrennE

caranam 1
shishira kara kiraNa matu koNDum sUna vishika paritApa-
miha pUNDum shashimukhi vaLarana para vashata sahiya jnyAn

caranam 2
madupa pikagItamatuminnu kEttu manasi bahu khEdamiyalunnU
vidhurata madIya patiyodu kathaya! nI tAn

caranam 3
kamala samamAya makharuciyum pAram karuNa coriyunna
madhu mOLiyum kamitAvu tannuDaya guNa kathana mELutO

caranam 4
kusuma maya talpamatil vannu kAntan asamashara lIlagaL
tuDarnnu sa-sukhamAmbuja nAbhan maruvunna tennu


Meaning

Alas! Has my beloved forgotten me?
I am the one who is engrossed in his thoughts every day!  Has he forgotten me?
Oh, the moon-faced! The cool rays of the moon and the desires aroused by the arrows of Cupid are piling up my passion!  I am unable to withstand it anymore.
I listen to the hovering of the bees and the song of the cuckoo-bird which causes misery in my heart.  Please tell Him the story of my distress.
Is it easy to describe his lotus-like face, His compassionate, honey-soaked words, and his good virtues?
When will my beloved Ambujanabha come and indulge with me in amorous sport in the bed of flowers?