This is one of the most beautiful songs written by Tyagaraja ji. Beauty lies not only in the raaga, but also in the lyrics. I love his songs mostly for their inner meaning. None of these modern day songs can come near to them.
This song, "Maakelera vicharamu", explains why we should not worry at all. Tyagaraja follows the principle of "bhakti". If you are good "bhakta", lord will always help you. Being a "bhakta" means to love the god and indirectly everything he creates and bestows to us.
Here goes the translation, copied from a good blog:
pallavi:
mAku-ElarA vicAramu
maruku-anna SrI rAma candra
mAku-to us; ElarA - why should we; vichAramu - worry; marukanna-gave birth to maruku(Cupid); SrI rAma chandra - O rama chandra;
O Lord SrI rAma candra, Father (anna) of Cupid (maruku) (marukanna)! Why (ElarA) should we (mAku) (literally for us) (mAkElarA) worry (vicAramu)?
anupallavi
sAkEta rAja kumAra
sad-bhakta mandAra SrI kara (mAkEla)
sAkEta - ayOdya; rAja kumAra - son of Dasaratha; sath+bhakta - true devotees; mandAra - the great mandAra tree which gives wishes; SrI - Lakhmi; kara - bestower;
O Prince (rAja kumAra) of ayOdhya (sAketa)! O Wish Tree (mandAra) of true (sad) devotees (bhakta)! O bestower (kara) prosperity (SrI)!
O Lord SrI rAma candra, Father of Cupid! Why should we worry?
caraNam
jata kUrci nATaka sUtramunu
jagamu-ella meccaga karamunanu-iDi
gati tappaka ADincedavu sumI
nata tyAgarAja giri-ISa vinuta (mAkEla)
jata kUrchi - group together; nAtaka - related to drama; sUtramunu - strings (like mangala sutram(u) :P); jagamella mecchaga - praised by everybody in the world; karamunanu iDi - hold with your hands; gati - order; tappaka - without missing; ADincedavu - play; sumI - isn't it true?; nata tyagaraja - saluted by tyagaraja(not sure :)); giri+isha - Lord Shiva; vinuta - praised;
Having harmonised (jata kUrci) (various elements of the drama) and holding (iDi) the strings (sUtramunu) (of the puppets) of the drama (nATaka) (of Universe) in your hands (karamunanu) (karamunaniDi),
to the appreciation (meccaga) of the whole (ella) Universe (jagamu) (jagamella),
You make us (Or the Universe) dance (ADincedavu) without missing (tappaka) even a single beat (gati), isn't it (sumI)!
O Lord saluted (nata) by this tyAgarAja and praised (vinuta) by Siva – Lord (ISa) of Mountains (giri) (girISa)!
O Lord SrI rAma candra, Father of Cupid! Why should we worry?
The song really gives you strength and power to do anything. You don't need to worry about anything if you follow dharma and pray him. I don't care writing this entry even if my eyes are not well... Why should I worry? He is there! [ That doesn't means I stop taking medicines and just pray. We should also follow our dharma ]
References:
http://thyagaraja-vaibhavam.blogspot.com/2008/02/thyagaraja-kriti-maakelaraa-vichaaramu.html
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