Narayana Ninna (by Purandaradasar 1484-1564)

The song emphasizes the value of reciting God's name
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O God Narayana, make me to chant (smaraNeya) the sweet essence (sArAmRuta)
of your (ninna) name (nAmada) on my toungue (nAligege barali)

Relieve (biTToDi hOgO hAMge) me (nA) of all (balu) my sins (pApa) which I have committed (mADida) while sitting (kUDuvAgali), standing/talking (niMtADuvAgali),
singing (hADuvAgali), running/walking (haridADuvAgali), recreating (KODi vinOdadi)

Whether I am in the village (UroLagirali) or out (horagirali) of village (Urige), let all the work (kAraNArthaMgaLella) be pending (kAdirali), Narayana (vArija nAbha-husband of Lakshmi) Krishna (narasArathi-who led the chariot of Arjuna), let me chant your name now and then (sArisArige), without any boredom (bEsaradAMge)

Whether I am hungry (hasididdAgali) or without hungry (hasivilladAgali)
being upset (kasivisiyirali) or in happy mood (haruShavirali)
vasudEvAtmaka (son of Vasudeva) shishupAlakShaya (who killed Shishupala)
asurAMtaka (who killed all demons) let me chant your (ninna) name (hesaru) without forgetting (mareyadAMge)

Whether I am in hardship (kaShTadallirali) or in excellent position (utkRuShTadallirali) or in the state of senseless (eShTadarU matigeTTirali)
let me chant the eight letter (aShTAkShara) sacred word (mahAmaMtrava) of Krishna Krishna, the learned people (shiShTaru) are saying (pELuva)

Whether in dreams (kanasinoLAgali) or perturbed (kaLavaLakAgali)
or in the state of calm (manasugoTTirali) or in bad temper (munidirali)
Sree Rama (janakajApati - husband of Sita who born to Janaka maharaja) make me to remember (nenesikoLLo hAMge) your (ninna) lotus (kamalavanu) feet (caraNa) atleast once (omme) in my mind (manasinoLage)

Whether in fever (jvara baMdAgali), or cold (caLi baMdAgali)
or shivering (naDuguvAgali) again and again (maraLi maraLi)
HarinArAyaNa, remover (nivAraNaneMdu) of all agonies (durita)
make me remember (smaraNe) you (ninna) day (hagalu) and night (iruLu) without forgetting (mareyadAMge)

Let me place (oLagirisi) your (ninna) thousand (sAsira) names (nAmava)
always (saMtata) in my heart (aMtaraMgada) Hari Purandaravittala,
make me think (ciMtiso hAMge) of you at the last moments (aMtya kAladali)
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By
Sage Purandara dasa

Translated by
P.R.Ramachander

Raga Shuddha danyasi
Tala Roopaka

Pallavi
Narayana, ninna naamada smaraneya,
Sara amruthavenna naligeege bar ali

Charanam
1.Kuduvagali ninthaduvagali mathe haaduvagali, haridaguvagali,
Khoti vinodadi nodadhe na baalu madidha papa bittodi hogo hege.

2.Oorige hogali , oor olage irali karna antharanga lella kadirali,
Vaarija naabha , nara sarathi sannutha sari sarige na besaradhaage.

3.Hasividdagali , hasi villadhagali, rasa kasi irali harusirali ,
Vasudevathmaka , Shishupalakasaya , asuranthaka , ninna hesaru mareyadhage.

4.Kashtadallirali , uthkrishtadallirali, eshtadaremathi kettirali,
Krishna, Krishna endhu sishtaru piluva , ashtaksharada maha manthrada namava.

5.Kanasilogalli kanavalikaagali manasu kottirali munidiralli
Janakajapathi ninna charana kamalavanu manasil olage omme nenasikkollo hage

6.Jwara bandhagai chali bandhagali , marali , marali mathe naduguvagagali,
Hari Narayana duritha nivarana nendu irulu hagalu smarane mareyadhu hege.

7.Santhatha Hari ninna sasira namavu antharanga olagirisi,
Yentho Purandara Vittala rayane . anthya kala dhalli chinthiso hage.

English translation

Pallavi

Oh Narayana , the thought of your name,
Is the essence of nectar and let it come to my toungue.

Charanam

1. How can the sins committed in my life leave and run away from me.
Whether I am in the state sitting, standing , singing or running ,
Or stay without bothering about the crores of recreati