Indian classical music -kannada
Here is one popular song, (said to be) written by Guru Shri Raghavendra Thirtharu,
who is popularly known as Mantralaya Prabhu. This song is picturised in two kannada movies.
Mantralaya Mahatme (Story of Shri Rahavendra's life history) and also in the film 'Eradu Kanasu' (Your eyes become wet while viewing this song - beautifully rendered by S Janaki - Kalpana on the screen). 2nd stranza is not included in both the films.
Shri Rajan-Nagendra has provided the melodious tune to both the films.
Lyric goes here:
rAga: bhairavi
tALa: ChApu
racane: shrI rAGavEMdra tIrtharu
iMdu enage gOviMda ninna pAdAra
viMdava tOro mukuMda /pa/
suMdara vadanane naMdagOpiya kaMda
maMdarOddhAra AnaMda iMdirA ramaNA /anu pa/
noMdenayya bhavabaMdhanadoLu siluki
muMde dAri kANade kuMdide jagadoLu
kaMdanu eMdenna kuMdugaLaneNisade
taMde kAyO kRuShNa kaMdarpajanakane /1/
mUDhatanadi bahu hEDi jIva nAnAgi
dhRuDha bhakutiyanu mADalillavO hariye
nODalillavO ninna pADalillavO mahime
gADikAra kRuShNa bEDikoMbeno ninna /2/
dAruNiyoLu balu bhAra jIva nAnAgi
dAritappi naDede sEride kujanara
ArU kAyuvarilla..
sAride ninagayya
dhIra vENugOpAla pArugANiso hariye /3/
Meaning of the song:
Govinda, bless me today, show your
secred (lotus=araviMda) feet (pAda), Mukunda
Son (kaMda) of Nandagopa with beautiful (suMdara) face (vadana)
Indira ramana (Husband of Lakshmi) who saved mountain Mandara
Suffered by entangled (siluki) transient life
Not finding path, became weak in this world
Treat me like a child with out counting my sins/mistakes
Father, protect me Krishna, father of Manmatha (kandarpajanaka)
I became coward (hEDi) with foolishness (mUDhatanadi)
Hari I did not perform determined (dhRuDha) devotion (bhakuti)
I did not see; remember your greatness (mahime)
I pray you Krishna the creator (gADikAra)
My life became a burden (balu bhAra) on this earth (dhAruNi)
Selected the wrong way, joined with bad men (kujana)
There is nobody to protect me (kAyuvarilla)
Submitted (sAride) to you all (ninagayya)
Hari, Lord Venugopala rescue me
View the song here:
From the film ‘Mantralaya Mahatme’ (1966) by P B Srinivas - Actor Dr. Rajkumar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UdgYts1Sd8
From the film 'Eradu kanasu’ (1974) by S Janaki - Actress Kalpana
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXBAvj3mF8g