Jāvalī
Jāvalī. A "small-scale and lightly erotic genre," related to the padam of bharata-nātyam, from whence this genre is also derived (Powers 1980:117b). Traditionally sung in a rakti rāga, but (unlike padam) at a very fast tempo. This performance begins with a short ālāpana.

Selected Performance
"Marulu Konnadirā," a jāvalī composed by Ramnad Srinivasa Iyengar (1867-1919) in rāga Kamās and tāla Deśādi. [4:44]
K. V. Narayanaswamy with Palghat Raghu (mrdangam), V. V. Subramanium (violin), and Sarota Balasubramanium (tambura).
Dhyanam/Meditation: South Indian Vocal Music (Nonesuch H 72018; B2).
 
Deśādi tāḷa is a simplified 4-beat version of Ādi tāḷa.
 
Marulu Konnadirā
Pallavi
Marulu konnadirā mānini maṇi nipai. I am filled with love for you.
Anupallavi
Paripari vidamuga parita pincucu nīpai Thinking of your many wonderful qualities, my heart melts.
Caraṇam
Dharalō tanaku nīvē tagina vallabhuḍani
taruṇi mikkili ninnu dalaci dalaci cāla.
Thinking of your many wonderful qualities,
my heart melts.
Marakatāngi krūruḍau marupāri kōrvaka
manasu karagi nīvu madana kēḷilō cāla.
 
Vanaja nētruḍau shrīnivāsa nāyaka nīdu vallagāni māṭalō nellapuduni pati O beloved Lord Srinivasa, hear my plea.
 

Padam Outline Tillana
Gordon R. Thompson   22 February, 2018