A snippet from this Tillana- Geet Dwanit taku deem nadir kit tum - one of the gems of the divine ancient art of Thanjavur style Bharatanatyam Dhanashri Thillana is composed by Maharaja Sri Swathi Thirunal.


Lyrics

Pallavi
geethadhunikku thakadheem thatri kita thom
nAchurahE gOri tA tattai tai tattai thirakatom (gidhu)

Anupallavi
bAja pAyalakahum jhanana jhanana (2 times)

bAja payalakahum jhanana jhanana nanana tanana tom
jhanana jhanana nanana tanana tom
jhanana jhanana nanana tanana (gidhu)

Charanam 1
tAnu gAvE takata tai ta tai (4 times)

taitta taitta tana tadhAm dhImna kiTa taka dheem
dhImna kiTa taka dheem dhImna kiTa taka dheem
hata tOm hata tOm hata (gidhu)

Charanam 2
padumanAbha tumAri lIla kyA kahUm mai sAvarO
tApa sam smaraNa aayo sOha mArO tumaharO

tadhim tadhim dhirana udanita dAni dAni tadhim tadhim dhiranA
nAdittOm tata hata nAri tadAra tara dAnidhIm
alari alari takakadham dhani takatamam dhani takakadham dhani
dhIm dhIm dhIm thani alari tAm tAm tAm taka tani alari tom tom tom
taka kada dani alari(geethadhu)

A rough translation:
The beautiful girl dances to the lovely song with the rhythmic syllables “Tadithai, Thaiditai.” She moves her anklets elegantly and they make the sound “Jhanana, Jhanana.”
To this the composer sings another melody and some more lines of rhythm phrases.
He then says “Oh Reverend One, I sing about the many games you play in this glorious spring time! Don’t tease me so relentlessly, for aren’t my sorrows yours as well?”

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