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Endappikkombe rangayyana endappikkombe | When will I embrace my lord rangayya o! When will I embrace him Endappikkombe = endu (=when) + appikkombe = appikolluve( = will I embrace , will I hug) Rangayyana= Rangayya(name of Krishna/ Vishnu ( check … Continue reading →

Adaddella oLite aayitu To understand this song from Purandara dasaru you have to read the story of how a rich diamond merchant, Srinivasa Nayaka became Purandara Dasa. Srinivasa Nayaka was the son of a diamond merchant. He grew up in … Continue reading →

TaaLuvikegintaa tapavu illa| There is no other meditation than patience ( taaLu = wait …. Taaluvike = the act of waiting. Though this is how it can be translated in English. In the song it is not just waiting…. It … Continue reading →

This song is fully in praise of Rama. All adjectives of Rama I will try to translate each adjective of Rama. Otherwise there is no hidden meaning to this song( I think ) rAga: nATa Composer: Sri Purandara dasa jaya … Continue reading →

ತಂಬೂರಿ ಮೀಟಿದವ ಭವಾಬ್ಧಿ ದಾಟಿದವ ತಾಳವ ತಟ್ಟಿದವ ಸುರರೊಳು ಸೇರಿದವ ಗೆಜ್ಜೆಯ ಕಟ್ಟಿದವ ಖಳರೆದೆಯ ಮೆಟ್ಟಿದವ ಗಾನವ ಪಾಡಿದವ ಹರಿ-ಮೂರುತಿ ನೋಡಿದವ ವಿಠ್ಠಲನ ನೋಡಿದವ (ಪುರಂದರ) ವಿಠ್ಠಲನ ನೋಡಿದವ ವೈಕುಂಠಕೆ ಓಡಿದವ Before writing the translation of this song I feel an introduction to the ‘dasa’ is needed. The … Continue reading →

Pallavi: Kashta pattaroo illa KaLavaLeesidarilla | It doesn’t matter if we do hard work or if we worry| Kashta = trouble or hardwork. Padu= experience or do = pattaroo = even if you do ( in Kannada there are compound … Continue reading →

Pallavi: KaLLu sakkare kolliro | Buy the sugar candy ( koLLu = buy, koLLiro = you all buy , sakkare = sugar , kaLLu = stone or hard; here it means hard. ) KaLLu sakkare koLLiro neevellaroo || ( neevellaroo … Continue reading →

Pallavi: Yaadava nee baa yadukula nandana | Come yadava ( Krishna ) son of the yadu clan | Madhava madhusoodana nee baaro|| Maadhava, Madhusoodhana you come|| Madhava, Madhusoodhana (names of Krishna, good explanation of the names in bananje govindacharya’s book … Continue reading →

Pallavi: naa ninna dhyanadoliralu mikka| When I am meditating on you ( always thinking of you) the other| Heena manaverenu maaDaballaro ranga || What can the lowly humans do to me ranga|| Matsarisuverella Koodi maaDuvudeno| What can all the envious … Continue reading →

Nanenu Madideno Venkataramana Ninenna Salahabeku Krsna Manabhimanavu Ninagide Enagilla Dinaraksakasvami Tirupati Venkataramana Kariraja Karesidane Draupadi Devi Baredole Kalisidale Harushadindali Rshi Patniya Shapava Pariharideyallo He Swami oppidi Avalakkiya Tandavanige Oppikotteyo Bhagyava Sarpa Shayana Shri Purandara Vithalane Aprameya Salaho Venkataraya pallavi: What … Continue reading →