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VarNams are sophisticated musical forms that include swaras and lyrics. For students, they are useful for learning the swaras of various raagas, singing in multiple speeds rapidly, as well as learning the appropriate gamakas. They introduce the proper combinations of swaras for each raaga and require great discipline for singing. The structure of the varnam includes pallavi, anupallavi, muktaayi swaram, caraNam and multiple ciTTa swarams that return to the caraNam (see the glossary). Varnams are usually the first pieces sung in concerts.

UPDATED! Here is an exhaustive (but not absolutely complete) list of varNams - NOW over 1400 of them! A few have lyrics and are linked. Full list provided by Lakshman Ragde.

Note: dv=daruvarna, pv=padavarna, tv=tanavarna,and v=varna, TQ= Tanjore Quartette

  • song - raga - tala - composer
    1. Abala gOpAlamu sabhalOna murali gAnamu (tv) - Amritavarshani - Adi - Balamuralikrishna
    2. Abhayamiyya alasyamela (tv) - Katyayani - Adi - Gurukrupa:m:J 20
    3. Abhiramiyer niye endan tai (tv) - Shankarabharana - K/Adi - Madurai T.Srinivasan
    4. Adaravum illaiyo anatharakshaki (tv) - Gaurimanohari - Adi - R.Venugopal
    5. Adharam niye adaikkalam niye anbudan (pv) - Kharaharapriya - Adi - Madurai N.Krishnan
    6. Adhura jana dharini mani dvipa vasa priye (tv) - Nata - Adi - Pallavi Subbiah Bhagavatar
    7. Adi adi magizhndar (v) - Dharmavati - Adi - Madurai R.Muralidharan
    8. Adi nathane azhagiya velane arumukhane (tv) - Vinadhari - Adi - K.Muttukumarasvami Varaghoor
    9. Adi nipaina chala marulu (tv) - Jyotisvarupini - Adi - K.Natesa Pillai
    10. Adi shivanai kanave (pv) - Todi - Adi - K.N.Dandayudapani Pillai
    11. Adi vinayakam aradhayami (tv) - Ritigaula - Adi - Chitravina Ravikiran
    12. Adiye paramjyotiye andarul va (tv) - Udayaravichandrika - Tiruppur R.Subramaniam - J 20
    13. Adiyum padiyum aval konda ennai (tv) - Vasanta - Adi - V.S.Gomatishankara Iyer
    14. Adum mayil (v) - Shuddhadhanyasi - Adi - Madurai R.Muralidharan
    15. Agachchamati sundaratama (pv) - Kalyani - Adi - V.Subramaniam
    16. Aghanamarndu idalin nanre mukhanamarndu (tv) - Manolaya - Adi - Tiruvalluvar (VSG)
    17. Aho majhe purale manoratha (tv) - Begada - Mishram - Tanjavur Marattha Composers
    18. Aika tuzha vina kiravani shoke disati (tv) - Anandabhairavi - Adi - Tanjavur Marattha Composers
    19. Ainkara hrinkara rahasya (tv) - OmkArasvarupini - Adi - Adi Shankara/TKG
    20. Aise kaya tan chintale yadunatha sarasa (tv) - Kambhoji - Adi - Tanjavur Marattha Composers
    21. Akhilanda koti brahmanda nayaka (tv) - Kambhoji - K/Ata - Mysore Vasudevacharya
    22. Al ilai mel kan valarnda (tv) - Mohana - Adi - Tiger Varadachari
    23. Alai kadal tuyilvoi atkolluvaye (tv) - Kambhoji - Adi - Tiger Varadachari
    24. Allinal tamarai mel (tv) - Khamas - Adi - Padma Viraraghavan
    25. Aloilai mel kan valarnda (tv) - Mohana - Adi - Tiger Varadachari
    26. Aluganelara nato yurake sami aluganelara (tv) - Kannada - Adi - Virabhadrayya
    27. Amba akhilandeshvari taye adarippaiabhayamba (tv) - Kalyani - Adi - Madurai N.Krishnan
    28. Amba gauri giri kanye atrayam (tv) - Arabhi - Adi - Iraiyimman Thampi
    29. Amba ninnai vendiye anavaratam (tv) - Anandabhairavi - Adi - V.S.Gomatishankara Iyer
    30. Amba shri lakumi lola ambujaksha (tv) - Shri - - B.K.Padmanabha Rao
    31. Ambalattadum en ayyan karunai (tv) - Kalyani - Adi - V.S.Gomatishankara Iyer
    32. Amboruha padame nammiti akhila jagan (tv) - Ranjani - Adi - G.N.Balasubramaniam
    33. Amma ananda dayini akara ukara makara rupini (tv) - Gambhiranata - Adi - Balamuralikrishna
    34. Amritavarshani nin padam (tv) - Amritavarshani - C/Rupaka - D.A.Govindarajan
    35. Anagayarkanni anandam kondale dishai (pv) - Ragamalika - Adi - Lalgudi Jayaraman
    36. Anai mamukhane adum aran magane (tv) - Sarasvati - Adi - M.Ranganayaki
    37. Anai mamukhane annale (tv) - Hamsadhvani - K/Ata - K.Natesa Pillai
    38. Anai mamukhane arulaghane aran (tv) - Nata - Adi - K.Muttukumarasvami Varaghoor
    39. Anai mukhane un padame (tv) - Kanakangi - Adi - T.K.Govinda Rao
    40. Anaittukkolla ashai adaindene(tv) - Bhairavi - Ata - Nerur Shrinivasachar
    41. Ananda bhairavi amba anantarthi (tv) - Anandabhairavi - - B.K.Padmanabha Rao
    42. Ananda darishanam tandan (tv) - Nagasvaravali - Adi - Gitamani/T.M.Tyagarajan
    43. Ananda maha ganapate agama veda (tv) - Simhendramadhyam - Adi - Gitamani/T.M.Tyagarajan
    44. Ananda natanam adinar kanaka mazhai (tv) - Bhupala - Adi - Pattamadai Krishna Iyer
    45. Ananda natarajan tillaiyil (tv) - Nata - Adi - Madurai T.Srinivasan
    46. Ananda tandava nathan (tv) - Kambhoji - Adi - C.S.Natarajasundaram Pillai
    47. Anbirkkum undo adaikkum tazh arvalar (tv) - Todi - Adi - Tiruvalluvar (VSG)
    48. Anbulla durai enran annamalai duraiye (tv) - Bhupala - Adi - V.S.Gomatishankara Iyer
    49. Anda tamizh vadamozhi (tv) - Kannada - Nerur Shrinivasachar - J 29
    50. Angayarkkanni niye arulvaye andamellam (tv) - Mishrashivaranjani - Adi - T.R.Subramaniam
    51. Angayarkkanniye kan par annaiye (tv) - Behag - Adi - S.Ramanathan
    52. Anjana varnanin ambuja padamalar agham (tv) - Ragapanjaramu - Adi - Ambujam Krishna
    53. Anma jnanam alikkum surya (dv) - Shuddhadhanyasi - Adi - N.S.Chidambaram
      Carnatic Lessons
      Before you begin
      Lesson 1: sarali varisai
      Lesson 2: janTai varisai
      Lesson 3: daaTu varisai
      Lesson 4: mElstaayi varisai
      Lesson 5: mandrastaayi varisai
      Lesson 6: alankaaram
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