Hari ninnu pilichini - హరి నిన్ను పిలిచీని
Annamayya Keerthana Lyrics in Telugu & English with Meaning and Audio
Hari ninnu pilichini: a sakhi coaxes Alamelu Manga to come out from behind the curtain and meet the Lord. Illustration created with AI for this post.
Audio by G BALAKRISHNA PRASAD, N C SRIDEVI:
Audio © Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) and the artist. Listen on the official TTD website.
Hari ninnu pilichini adigo amma (హరి నిన్నుఁ బిలిచీని అదిగో వమ్మా) is a sringara keerthana by the 15th-century composer-saint Annamacharya (Annamayya), set in raga Devagandhari. In the song a friend (sakhi) of Goddess Alamelu Manga speaks to her. The Lord has had a lovers' quarrel with her, and the friend gently asks her to stop hiding behind the curtain and go to him. Each verse praises her with a new comparison and asks her to do one small thing: give him the betel roll, look at his face, speak to him, smile. In the last verse the friend asks both Alamelu Manga and Sri Venkatesa to come together and rule over "us", the devotees. The audio here is sung by G. Balakrishna Prasad and N C Sridevi. TTD places it in the album Paluku Tene Talli - 2. Below you will find the lyrics in Telugu, an easy-to-read English transliteration, word notes, and the meaning in English and Telugu.
Also written as: Hari ninnu pilicheeni, Hari ninnu pilichini, Hari ninnu pilichina adigo amma, హరి నిన్ను పిలిచీని.
హరి నిన్నుఁ బిలిచీని అదిగో వమ్మా అన్నమయ్య కీర్తన (రాగం: దేవగాంధారి) సాహిత్యం, తెలుగు మరియు ఇంగ్లీష్ లిరిక్స్, భావము, ఆడియోతో.
Annamayya Keerthana Lyrics in Telugu & English
Song details
| Composer | Annamacharya (Annamayya) |
| వాగ్గేయకార | తాళ్లపాక అన్నమాచార్య |
| Category | Sringara sankeertana (శృంగార సంకీర్తన) |
| Raga | Devagandhari (దేవగాంధారి) |
| Rekhu (copper plate) | 1619-4 |
| Volume (Samputam) | 26-112 |
| Deity | Sri Venkateswara and Alamelu Manga (Tirumala) |
| Singers (audio) | G Balakrishna Prasad, N C Sridevi |
| Audio album | Paluku Tene Talli - 2 |
| Source | Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) |
| Language | Telugu |
హరి నిన్నుఁ బిలిచీని – Telugu lyrics
హరి నిన్నుఁ బిలిచీని అదిగో వమ్మా
తెరమఱఁ గిఁకనేల తియ్యవమ్మా ॥పల్లవి॥
చిత్తరు పతిమవంటి చెలియా
యిత్తల పతికి విడె మియ్యవమ్మా
కొతమెఱుఁగుఁ బోలిన కోమలి
మొత్తమి కూరిమిపతిమోము చూడవమ్మా ॥హరి॥
బంగారుబొమ్మవంటి పడఁతి
అంగవించి పతితో మాఁటాడవమ్మా
అంగజు శరమువంటి అతివె నీకు
నంగతన మిది యాల నవ్వవవమ్మా ॥హరి॥
చంచుల చిగురువంటి జవ్వని
కొంచక శ్రేంకటేశుఁ గూడితివమ్మా
మించుఁదమ్మిలోని యలమేలుమంగా
యెంచి యెద్దరును మమ్ము నేలరమ్మా ॥హరి॥
Hari ninnu pilichini – lyrics in English (transliteration)
hari ninnu bilichIni adigO vammA
teramara gikanEla tiyyavammA ||pallavi||
chittaru patimavaMTi cheliyA
yittala patiki viDe miyyavammA
kotamerugu bOlina kOmali
mottami kUrimipatimOmu chUDavammA ||hari||
baMgArubommavaMTi paDati
aMgaviMchi patitO mATADavammA
aMgaju SaramuvaMTi ative nIku
naMgatana midi yAla navvavavammA ||hari||
chaMchula chiguruvaMTi javvani
koMchaka SrEMkaTESu gUDitivammA
miMchudammilOni yalamElumaMgA
yeMchi yeddarunu mammu nElarammA ||hari||
Video: sung by Smt NITYA SANTHOSHINI
Video: Smt Nitya Santhoshini, on YouTube. All rights belong to the artist and the channel owner.
Word notes
- Hari (హరి): Vishnu, here Sri Venkateswara.
- Pilichini (పిలిచీని): is calling you (old Telugu form).
- Adigo (అదిగో): look, there he is.
- Vamma (వమ్మా): a loving way of calling a woman, "O lady". It is added to most lines of the song.
- Terama-ra (తెరమఱ): hidden behind the curtain.
- Tiyyavamma (తియ్యవమ్మా): pull aside, remove. Here it asks Alamelu Manga to draw the curtain aside and come out.
- Chittaru patima (చిత్తరు పతిమ): a painted picture or image, used for a lovely woman who looks like a painting.
- Cheliya (చెలియా): O friend, O dear one.
- Yittala (యిత్తల): here, on this side.
- Pati (పతి): husband, lord.
- Vide (విడె): a roll of betel leaves offered to a guest or lover as a sign of love and respect.
- Kotamerugu (కొతమెఱుఁగు): a fresh flash of lightning; here read as a new, bright gleam. The word is old Telugu, so this is one reading.
- Komali (కోమలి): a tender, delicate woman.
- Mottami (మొత్తమి): a word of old Telugu used to urge someone to do something at once or fully. Please treat the meaning as tentative.
- Kurimi-pati (కూరిమిపతి): the beloved husband.
- Momu (మోము): face.
- Bangaru bomma (బంగారుబొమ్మ): a golden doll.
- Padati (పడఁతి): a woman, a beautiful lady.
- Angavinchi (అంగవించి): read as "taking courage" or "coming forward". The word is old Telugu, so this is one reading.
- Matadavamma (మాటాడవమ్మా): please speak.
- Angaju (అంగజు): the god of love (Manmatha, Kamadeva), "born of the body".
- Sara (శరము): an arrow.
- Ativa (అతివ): a woman.
- Angatanamu (అంగతనము): a reserved or stand-offish manner; here the sulking behaviour of Alamelu Manga. The word is old Telugu and can be read in other ways.
- Navvavavamma (నవ్వవవమ్మా): won't you smile?
- Chanchula chiguru (చంచుల చిగురు): a tender shoot that moves in the breeze.
- Javvani (జవ్వని): a young woman.
- Konchaka (కొంచక): without holding back.
- Sri Venkatesu (శ్రీవేంకటేశుఁ): Sri Venkateswara.
- Gudu (కూడు): to join, to unite with.
- Minchu (మించు): shining, excelling.
- Dammi (తమ్మి): a lotus.
- Alamelu Manga (అలమేలుమంగ): the goddess who is "the lady who lives on the lotus", Padmavati, the consort of Sri Venkateswara at Tirumala.
- Yenchi (యెంచి): having considered, with consideration.
- Yeddarunu (యెద్దరును): both of you.
- Nelaramma (నేలరమ్మా): come and rule, come and take care of us.
Meaning of Hari ninnu pilichini (in English)
This is a summary of the idea of the song, not a word-for-word translation. A few phrases are old Telugu and can be read in more than one way, so please treat this as one reading.
- Pallavi: Look, Hari is calling you, lady. Why stay hidden behind the curtain any longer? Draw it aside.
- First charanam: O friend, who are as lovely as a painted picture, give the roll of betel to your husband here. O tender lady, who shine like fresh lightning, look at the face of your loving husband.
- Second charanam: O lady like a golden doll, come forward and speak to your husband. O lady like the arrow of the god of love, why this reserve with him? Won't you smile?
- Third charanam: O young woman, delicate as a tender shoot, you have joined Sri Venkatesa without holding back. O Alamelu Manga, shining on the lotus, think of us kindly and come, both of you, and rule over us.
The song is a sakhi's gentle persuasion. She flatters Alamelu Manga with a different comparison in each verse (a painted picture, lightning, a golden doll, the god of love's arrow, a tender shoot) and asks her to end the quarrel with small acts of love. In the last verse the song turns to the devotee. The poet addresses the divine couple together and asks them to look after the people who sing it, which is how Annamayya's sringara songs often end.
భావము (తెలుగులో)
ఇది అలమేలుమంగను శ్రీవేంకటేశ్వరుని వద్దకు పంపే చెలికత్తె మాటల రూపంలో సాగే శృంగార కీర్తన. పల్లవిలో హరి నిన్ను పిలుస్తున్నాడు అమ్మా, ఇంకా తెర వెనుక దాగి ఉండటమెందుకు, ఆ తెరను తొలగించు అని అంటోంది. మొదటి చరణంలో చిత్తరువులాంటి చెలీ, భర్తకు తాంబూలం ఇవ్వు అని, మెరుపు తీగలాంటి కోమలీ, నీ ప్రియమైన పతి ముఖం చూడు అని చెబుతోంది. రెండవ చరణంలో బంగారు బొమ్మలాంటి పడతీ, ముందుకు వచ్చి పతితో మాట్లాడు అని, మన్మథుని బాణంలాంటి అతివా, ఈ బింకమెందుకు, నవ్వవమ్మా అని అడుగుతోంది. మూడవ చరణంలో చిగురులాంటి జవ్వనీ, నీవు శ్రీవేంకటేశుని నిస్సంకోచంగా చేరావు అని, తామరలో వెలిగే అలమేలుమంగా, మీరిద్దరూ మమ్మల్ని కరుణతో పాలించండి అని ముగిస్తోంది.
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Frequently asked questions
Who wrote Hari ninnu pilichini adigo amma?
Tallapaka Annamacharya (Annamayya), the 15th-century composer-saint.
Which raga is it in?
Devagandhari (దేవగాంధారి).
What are the rekhu and samputam numbers?
Rekhu 1619-4, Samputam 26-112.
What does the keerthana say?
A friend of Alamelu Manga tells her that Sri Venkateswara is calling her. She asks the Goddess to come out from behind the curtain, offer him betel, look at him, speak to him and smile. In the last verse she asks both of them to rule over the devotees.
Who is speaking in the song?
A sakhi (female friend) of Alamelu Manga speaks to the Goddess. This is a common voice in Annamayya's sringara songs.
Which album is the audio from?
The audio is from the TTD album Paluku Tene Talli - 2, sung by G. Balakrishna Prasad and N C Sridevi.
Where can I listen to it?
The audio on this page is hosted by TTD. Use the button at the top of this post.
Is there another version of this song?
Yes. This page also has a video of the song sung by Smt Nitya Santhoshini, placed after the English transliteration.
Source & credits
- Lyrics: Composed by Tallapaka Annamacharya (15th century, public domain). Reference numbers (rekhu 1619-4, samputam 26-112) follow the TTD Annamacharya Sankeertanas edition.
- Audio: Sung by G. Balakrishna Prasad and N C Sridevi. Audio file hosted by TTD (tirumala.org). Audio rights belong to TTD and the artists.
- Video: Sung by Smt Nitya Santhoshini, embedded from YouTube. Rights belong to the artist and the channel owner.
- Transliteration, word notes and meaning: Original to the Annamayya Keerthanalu blog.
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