Narayana Ninna Namada ( kn, ನಾರಾಯಣಾ ನಿನ್ನ್ ನಾಮದ) is a

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composition in

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in the 16th century. It is set in the

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/ref> and the Khanda Chapu tala. It emphasizes the value of reciting God's name. The song is popular and has been performed by many musicians, including

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, M. Balamuralikrishna,MusicIndiaOnline listing
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and many others.

Composition

Pallavi A pallavi has multiple connotations in carnatic music. It is the first part of any formal composition (Krithi) which has three segments - Pallavi, Anupallavi and Charanam (which can be one or more). Pallavi is usually also an abbreviation of R ...

: : Nārāyaṇa ninna nāmada smaraṇeya : Sārāmṛtavu enna nāligege barali (Nārāyaṇa…)

Charanam Charanam (meaning ''foot'') in Carnatic music (South Indian classical music) is usually the end section of a composition which is sung after the anupallavi. There may be multiple ''charanams'' in a composition which make up different stanzas, bu ...

1: : Kaṣṭadallirali utkṛṣṭadallirali : Eṣṭādaru matigeṭṭu irali : Kṛuṣṇa kṛuṣṇa endu ṣiṣṭaru pēḷuva : Aṣhṭākṣara mahā-mantrada nāmava (Nārāyaṇa…)

2: : Santata hari ninna sāsira nāmava : Antarangada oḷagirisi : Ento purandara viṭhala rāyana : Antya kāladalli chintisohānge (Nārāyaṇa…)

Meaning

References

16th-century songs Carnatic compositions Kannada-language songs