Nambi Kettavar by Padmashri Awardee Sangita Kalanidhi Smt Aruna Sairam @ Bharat Sangeet Utsav 2014

Ragam: Hindolam
Talam: Adi - 8 beats
Composer: Papanasam Sivan (1890 - 1973)
Language: Tamil

*Artists*
Vocal: Aruna Sairam
Violin: B.V. Raghavendra Rao
Mridangam: J. Vaidyanathan
Ghatam: S. Karthick
Tambura: Girija

*Lyrics*
nambik-keTTavar evar aiyA umai nAyakanait-tirumayilaiyin iraivanai
ambuli gangai aNinda jaTAdharan anbar manam vaLar shambhu kapAliyai
onrumE payan illai enru uNarnda pinbavar uNDenbAr
ovvoru manidanum oru nAL in-nilai eiduadurudi idai marandAr
anru sheyal azhindala marupozhudu shivan peyar nAvil vArAdE
AdalinAl manamE inrE shiva nAmam shollip-pazhakku anbudan

*Meaning*
Who ("evar") has suffered ("kettavar") after believing ("nambi") in you, O Lord Shiva ? O the husband ("naayakanai") of Uma! O the lord ("iraivanai") who resides ("il") in Tirumayil (?)
O Shiva, the lord who wears ("aninda") a crescent moon ("ambuli") on his forehead and the river ganga ("gangai") on his matted hair ("jataadharan"). You fulfill the desires ("manam valar") of those you worship you with love ("anbar"). O Shambhu! O Kapali!
Those who realize ("unarnda") that there is nothing ("illai") created in the universe ("onrume payan") but you will subsequently ("pinbavar") reach you ("undenbar").
Every ("ovvoru") person ("manidanum") will have to leave ("eiduadurudi") this state of life ("in-nilai") one day ("oru naL"), but they forget ("marandar") this universal truth ("idai").
On that day ("anru"), the time ("pozhudu") when their body and speech ("sheyal azhindala") will cease to function ("maru-"), they will not be able ("varade") to invoke your name ("Shivan Peyar") on their tongue ("navil").
Therefore in preparation for that eventuality ("Adalinal "), O Mind ("maname"), start now itself ("inre") getting into the habit ("pazhakku") of constantly chanting ("shollip ") the name ("namam") of Shiva, with love ("anbudan").

*About Aruna Sairam*
Aruna Sairam (Padma Shri) is a Carnatic vocalist, composer, collaborator, humanitarian, and speaker. In addition to her performances in India, Aruna has taken Carnatic music to the global arena, at prestigious venues including the Royal Albert Hall and Carnegie Hall. Currently Vice Chairperson of the Sangeet Natak Akademi, Delhi, she was appointed in 2008 by the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu as Advisor to the Department of Culture. Aruna works towards the musical education of underprivileged students, through the Nadayogam Trust, which she founded in 2011. Aruna is grateful for the training she received under her mother Rajalakshmi Sethuraman and the legendary T. Brinda, and the mentorship from several masters throughout her musical journey. Her music erased geographic borders when she was the first to incorporate Abhang, a Western Indian musical form, into a traditional, South Indian concert.

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