I am adding the English Notes for the 1st 3 Thirupaavai Pasuram for our monthly Bhajanais. (Our Birmingham/Solihull, UK monthly Bhajanais involve the devotional traditional bhakthi or Paddathi singing)
How to Sing – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TygcSAr_xw
Pasuram 1 – Ragam Naatai
maargazhi(th) thingaL madhi niRaindha nannaaLaal*
neeraada(p) pOdhuveer pOdhuminO nErizhaiyeer*
seer malgum aayppaadi(ch) chelva(ch) chiRumeergaaL*
koorvEl kodundhozhilan nandhagOpan kumaran*
Eraarndha kaNNi yasOdhai iLam singam*
kaar mEni cengaN kadhir madhiyam pOl mugaththaan*
naaraayaNanE namakkE paRai tharuvaan*
paarOr pugazha(p) padindhElOr empaavaai
Pasuram 2 – Ragam Gowlai
vaiyaththu vaazhveergaaL naamum nampaavaikku(ch) *
cheyyum kirisaigaL kELeerO*
paaRkadaluL paiya(th) thuyinRa paramanadi paadi*
neyyuNNOm paaluNNOm naatkaalE neeraadi*
maiyittu ezhudhOm malarittu naam mudiyOm*
seyyaadhana seyyOm theekkuRaLai(ch) chenROdhOm*
aiyamum pichchaiyum aandhanaiyum kai kaatti*
uyyumaaReNNi ugandhElOr empaavaai
Pasuram 3 – Ragam Aarabhi
Ongi ulagaLandha uththaman pEr paadi*
naangaL nam paavaikku(ch) chaatri neeraadinaal*
theenginRi naadellaam thingaL mum maari peydhu*
Ongu peRum senN nel oodu kayalugaLa(p)*
poonguvaLai(p) pOdhil poRi vandu kaN paduppa(th) *
thEngaadhE pukkirundhu seerththa mulai patri vaanga*
kudam niRaikkum vaLLal perum pasukkaL*
neengaadha selvam niRaindhElOr empaavaai
Pasuram 4 – Ragam Varali
aazhi mazhai(k) kaNNaa onRu nee kai karavEl*
aazhi uL pukku mugandhu kodu aarthu ERi*
oozhi mudhalvan uruvam pOl mey kaRuththu(p)*
paazhii am thOLudai(p) paRpanaaban kaiyil*
aazhi pOl minni valamburi pOl ninRu adhirndhu*
thaazhaadhE saarnga mudhaiththa sara mazhai pOl*
vaazha ulaginil peydhidaay*
naangaLum maargazhi neeraada magizhndhElOr empaavaai
Pasuram 5 – Ragam Sri
maayanai mannu vada madhurai maindhanai(th)*
thooya peru neer yamunai(th) thuRaivanai*
aayar kulaththinil thOnRum aNi viLakkai(th)*
thaayai(k) kudal viLakkam seydha dhaamOdharanai(th) *
thooyOmaay vandhu naam thoomalar thoovi(th) thozhudhu*
vaayinaal paadi manaththinaal sindhikka(p)*
pOya pizhaiyum pugudharuvaan ninRanavum*
theeyinil thoosaagum cheppElOr empaavaai