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beLagu :
"Inspired by the beautiful scenery of Dharwad district. Written as though sung
by an ever happy nomad (traveller/wanderer)."
swAtantrya dEvi :
"This poem is in the style of one of Jayadeva's ashtapadhis,
not new to Kannada. Every third line of the vaardhika has been
broken into two pieces. This (Freedom) is the dream of all great
people."
ashtapadhi = octet ?, vaardhika=stanza, quartet ?
hakki hArutide nODidirA ?
"An expression of awe at the strange wonders that happen in our world
as the bird of Time flaps it's wings"
iruLiruLaLidu dina dina beLage
suttumuttalU mElake keLage
gAvuda gAvuda gAvuda munde
eveteredikkuva hottina oLage
hakki hArutide nODidirA ?
karinere baNNada puchchagaLuntu
biLi-hoLe baNNada gari-gariyuntu
kennana honnana baNNa-baNNagaLa
rekkegaLeraDU pakkadaluntu
hakki hArutide nODidirA ?
nIlamEGamanDala-sama baNNa !
mugilige rekkegaLoDedavo aNNA !
chikkeya mAleya sekkisikonDu
sUrya-chandraranu mADide kaNNA
hakki hArutide nODidirA ?
rAjyada sAmrAjyada tene okki
manDala-ginDalagaLa gada mukki
tElisi muLugisi khanDa-khanDagaLa
sArvabhoumarA nettiya kukki
hakki hArutide nODidirA ?
yuga-yugagaLa haNebarahava orasi
manvantaragaLa bhAgyava teresi
rekkeya bIsuta chEtanagoLisi
hosagAlada hasumakkaLa harasi
hakki hArutide nODidirA ?
beLLiya haLLiya mEreya mIri
tigaLinUrina nIranu hIri
ADalu hADalu tA hArADalu
mangaLalOkada angaLakEri
hakki hArutide nODidirA ?
muTTide digmanDalagaLa ancha
Achege chAchide tanmaya chuncha
brahmAnDagaLanu oDeyalu endO
ballaru yArA hAkida honcha
hakki hArutide nODidirA ?
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nArI ninna mArImyAga
nagInavilu ADatitta
ADatitta ODatitta
mugila kaDege nODatitta.
mina mina mina minchatitta
mUDatitta muLugatitta
muLugatitta toLagatitta
nelA jalA beLagatitta.
kaNNinyAga baNNada nOTa
takataka kuNidADatitta
kuNititta maNititta
onapile onadADatitta.
manada mAmarada konige
kOkilondu kUDatitta
kUDutitta hADa biTTu
barE ninna nODatitta.
ondu jIvA nondukonDu
hagaliruLu miDukADatitta
miDukatitta toDakatitta
EnO ondu huDukatitta.
kaNNIrina maLeya...kUDa
tanna du:kha tODatitta
tODatitta bEDatitta...
dorakadakka bADatitta.
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mugila mArige rAgaratiya nanja Eritta
-Aga-sanjeyAgitta;
nelada anchige manjina musuku hyAngO bidditta
gALige mElakkedditta
bidige chandrana chogache nagi hu mellage mUdiththa
myAlake beLLina kODiththa
iruLa heraLina araLa maiilge jALige hAngiththa
sUsyAva chikke haththiththa
bogasegaNNina bayakeya heNNu neerige hOgiththa
thirugi manege sAgiththa
kAmini bekkinhAnga bhAmvI hAdi kAlAga suLititta
eragi hindakuLithiththa
maLLagALi suLi kaLLa kaili seraganu hiDidiththa
mathamaththe beragile biDathiththa
ondamanada giNi hinda neLLige bennili baraliththa
thanna maimana marathiththa