Kannada film music

[Sudarshan C R]

Here are two beautiful songs from the movie – Chandavalliya Thota (meaning – Garden of the village called CHANDAVALLI), a b/w film released during 1964. The movie was great hit of that time; story of a happy family in a village has to face the worst situations created by the neighbours and at the end re-uniting them with a happy ending. Starring Rak kumar, Udayakumar, Balakrishna, Jayanthi and others, directed by T V Singh Thakur.
Music scored by T G Lingappa, and lyrics by T R Subba rao ( tha ra su) and also by R N Jagagopal.

More details about the movie here: https://kannadamoviesinfo.wordpress....ya-thota-1964/

This is a duet song with Raj kumar and Jayanthi on the screen. Jayanthi’s 2nd movie of her carreer (recently expired on 26-07-2021).

Lyric goes here:

citra: caMdavaLLiya tOTa 1964
gAyana: pi bi shrInivAs/es jAnaki
saMgIta: Ti ji liMgappa
sAhitya: Ar en jayagOpAl

O... hO.. ho..
baLLiyaMge baLakutali maLLiyaMge nODutali bAre
nI bAre I haLLigella cheluve nIne O nIre nI bAbArE

chiguru mIse tIDutali hurupu mAtanADutali bArA
nI bArA I Urigella huliyu nIne O dhIrA nI bAbArA

keMduTiya aMchinali kirunage bIri ninna....
bAre enna siMgAri
nA baMdivini taMdivini roTTi taTTi bA baLisAri /baLLi/

cheluvina chinnigane kannaDada kulamagane
ninna nanna prItiya sama kANe
araLida malligeye sobagina saMpigeye
nInE nanna prANavu jANe
manasOte nA ennANe ninna mechchi baMde nAnE..
eMdeMdU AnaMda namageMde kAdidE /baLLi/

Meaning of the song:

Twirling (baLukutali) like a creeper (baLLiyaMge),
giving an innocent (maLLiyMge) look (nODutali) come (bAre bAbAre)
You (nIne) are a beauty queen (cheluve) of this
village (I haLLigella) come please come (O nIre nI bA bAre)

smearing (tIDutali) the moustache (chigure mIse)
talking (mAtanADutali) with enthusiasm (hurupu) come (bArA)
You (nIne) are like a tiger (huliyu) of this village (I Ureigella)
brave man (O dhIra) come please come (nI bAbArA)

Throwing (bIri) a smile (kirunage) with your red-lips (keMduTiya aMchinali)
come (bAre) my love (enna siMgAri)
I came (nA baMdivni) and brought (taMdivini)
bread/roti (roTTi taTTi) for you come near me (bA baLi sAri)

Handsome person (cheluvina chennigane)
son (kulamagane) of this kannada province (kannaDada)
I don't see (kANe) the equivalent (sama) to our (ninna nanna) love (prItiya)
Bloomed (araLida) jasmine (malligeye) charming (sobagina) Champaka flower (saMpigeye)
You (nIne) are my (nanna) life (prANavu) clever lady (jANe)
I swear (ennANe) I surrendered (manasOte nA) to you (ninna)
and came myself (mechchi baMde nAne)
Happy/Joy (AnaMda) is awaiting (kAdide) for us (namageMdE) forever (eMdeMdU)

View the song here:
Raj kumar and Jayanthi on the screen:

Spoiler: 

One more song from the same movie. Song describes about the happiness in a family after the arrival of boy child.

citra: caMdavaLLiya tOTa 1964
gAyana: es jAnaki
saMgIta: Ti ji liMgappa
sAhitya: ta rA subbarAv

namma maneya naMdana
iduve bRuMdAvana
ninna daniye gAyana
vENu gAna dEvana /namma/

ADi pADu mOhana
namma bhAgya sAdhana
ninna ATa pATadoDane
nalivudemma jIvana /namma/

dEva ninna kaMdana
kAyo parama pAvana
A.. A..
nUru kAla bALaleMdu
harasu namma rAjanA /namma/

Meaning of the song:

Our's (namma) is joyful (naMdana) house (maneye) and holy place (iduve bRuMdAvana)
your (ninna) voice (daniye) is a like a melodious song (gAyana)
of flute (vENugAna) by Lord Krishna (dEvana)

Mohana (mOhana) play (ADi) and sing (pADu)
You are the treasure of this house (namma bhAgya sAdhana)
With your (ninna) play (ATa) and study (pATadoDane)
Let our life (jIvana) be spent happily (nalivudemma)

O Almighty (dEva) look after this child (ninna kaMdana)
and protect him safely (kAyo parama pAvana)
Please bless(harasu) our (namma) king (rAjana) to
live (bALaleMdu) hundred years (nUru kAla)

View the song here:
Jayanthi and child on the screen:

Spoiler: