Kannada film music

[Sudarshan C R]

snEhitarellarigU kannaDa rAjyOtsva habbada shubhAShayagaLu.
Greeting to all our friends on account of ‘Kannada Rajyothsava’.
Here is a very old patriotic song in Kannada language, sung by Jikki and Jaydev.
This was very famous song during 1960s and 70s. Even AIR (All India Radio) also is not broadcasting this song now.

Lyric follows:

gAyana: Jikki and JaydEv
rachane: H R Padmanabha Shastry?
saMgIta: pi kALiMga rAv ?

Notes indicates the rAga: abhEri ?

kannaDa mAteya kaMdammagaLe kaNNanu teredELi
kannaDa sEvege kaMkaNa kaTTiri tAyiya kare kELi

kannaDa nuDi savi kANute enniri kannaDa kastUri
kannaDa nADina horagaDe Udiri kannaDa tuttUri

kannaDa kAvyada mAleya saurabha haraDiri ellellU
kannaDa kalegaLa khyAtiya dIvige beLagiri bhuviyallU

kannaDa neladabhimAnavu tuMbali rakutada kaNadallu
kannaDa mamateye Agali nADina pragatige aDigallu

kannaDa makkaLu ellE irali nAvellarU oMdE
kannaDa hRudayavu sahisadu eMdU karnATaka niMde

kannaDa kuDiyadu hArali mElake ati vaibhavadiMde
kELali ghOShaNe kannaDa mAtege jayajaya jayaveMde

Meaning of the song:

Kids/children (kaMdammagaLe) of KANNADA MOTHER (kannaDa mAteya)
wake-up and open (teredELi) your eyes (kaNNanu)
Sworn (kaMkaNa kaTTiri) to serve (sEvege) KANNADA (kannaDa),
Listen (kELi) to the call (kare) by MOTHER (tAyiya)

When-ever you see (savi kANute) KANNADA word (nuDi)
say (enniri) KANNADA is musk (kastUri)
Blow (Udiri) the bugle (tuttUri) of KANNADA
outside (horagaDe) the boundary of KARNATAKA (kannaDa nADina)

Spread (haraDiri) the fragrance (saurabha) of garland (mAleya)
made of KANNADA poems (kAvyada) everywhere (ellellU)
Light (beLagiri) the lamp (dIvige) on this earth (bhuviyallU)
the reputation (khyAtiya) of KANNADA arts (kalegaLa)

Each drop (kaNadallu) of blood (rakutada) filled (tuMbali) with
pride (abhimAnavu) of KANNADA domain (nela)
Affection (mamateye Agali) towards KANNADA should be the
foundation stone (aDigallu) to development (pragatige) of this land (nADina)

Where-ever (ellE irali) the KANNADA children (makkaLu)
we are all one (nAvellarU oMdE)
KANNADA heart (hRudayavu) will not tolerate (sahisadu)
the abuse (niMde) of KARNATAKA

Let the sprout (kuDiyadu) of KANNADA fly (hArali)
high (mElake) with grandeur (ati vaibhavadiMde)
Let KANNADA MOTHER (kannaDa mAtege) heard (kELali)
the promulgation (ghOShaNe) of victory (jayajaya jayaveMde)

Courtesy: youtube.com
Audio by Jikki and Jayadev


search for - Jikki Kannada on youtube.

[Sudarshan C R]

Here is another melody song from the film Shri Kannikaparameshwari kathe 1966 sung by P Leela.
Song describes about Lord Shiva.

Lyric goes here:

citra: shrI kannikAparamEshvari kathe 1966
gAyana: pi leela
saMgIta: rAjan-nAgEMdra
sAhitya: huNasUr kRuShNamUrti

Notes indicates rAga: dEva manOhari - using da1 (shuddha daivata) also


EneMdu (yAreMdu) hELale sakhi kamalamukhi avana yAreMdu hELale /EneMdu/

haNeya naDuve beMkiya jvAle A tApa taNise jaTeya mElgaDe gaMgeya dhAre
karadoLage trishUla Dhamaruga dharisi baMda mahAnubhAvana /yAreMdu/

Uru tiLiye baMdha tiLiye baMdhu baLaga yAro tiLiye
baMdu baLiyali niMdu naguta sakhiye...
AliMgisida AnaMda mUruti (mUrtiya) /yAreMdu/

bhakuti mUDitu bhAva bereyitu bhavada baMdhana bhasmavAyitu..
Atma avanali sEri beretu sOhaM bhAva tALitu sakhiye /EneMdu/

Meaning of the song:

Friend (sakhi, kamalamukhi), what (EneMdu) shall I tell (hELale)
you about him (avana) and whom (yAreMdu)?

Having blaze (jvAle - beMkiya) on the middle (naDuve) of his fore-head (haNeya)
To reduce (taNise) the heat (A tApa), having flow (dhAre) of water (gaMgeya)
on (mElgaDe) his hairs (jaTeya)
Gentleman (mahAnubhAvana) came (baMda) with trident (trishUla) and
Drum (Dhamaruga dharisi) in his hands (karadali)

Don't know (tiLiye) the place (Uru)/relationship (baMdha)
Don't know (tiLiye) who (yAro) are his relatives (baMdhu baLaga)
He came (baMdu) and stand (niMdu) near (baLiyali) me with his smile (naguta) friend (sakhiye)
Pleasing (AnaMda) person (mUruti) who hugged (AliMgisida) me

Emanated (mUDitu) adoration (bhakti), thougts (bhAva) mixed (bereyitu),
Confinement (baMdhana) of this life (bhavada) burn to become ashes (bhasmavAyitu)
Soul (Atma) joined (sEritu) him (avanali) to become unity (sOhaM bhAva tALitu) friend (sakhiye)

Video courtesy: youtube.com
View the song here:
Kalpana and sharada on the screen:

Spoiler: 

[Sudarshan C R]

snEhitarellArigu ‘makara saMkrAMti’ habbada shubhAShayagaLu.
Hearty greetings to all our friends on this ‘makara sankranti’festival.

Here is a melody song from the film ‘amma 1968’ composed by Shri T G Lingappa.

Lyric follows:

citra: amma 1968
gAyana: pi bi shrInivAs/es jAnaki
saMgIta: Ti ji liMgappa
sAhitya: ji vi ayyar

baMgAravAgali ninna/namma bALella
nInAgi nIDidare bEDa ennuvudilla

kaiyetti nIDu mogavetti nODu
muttaMtha mAtADu nInoMdu hADu..
kuDi nOTa nODu idiralli hADu
ada kELi nODu adaraMte hADu /baMgAra/

gALi nInAdare gaMdha nAnAguve..
baLLi nAnAdare hUvu nAnAguve..
nI beLakAdare nA neraLAguve..
nI eduru niMtare nA ninnoLAguve /baMgAra/

Meaning of the song:

Let your/our (ninna) life (bALella) become golden life (baMgAravAgali)
If you (nInAgi) are giving (nIDidare) it, I don't say (ennuvudilla) no (bEDa)

Lift your face (mogavetti) to see (nODu), lift your hand (kaiyetti) to give (nIDu)
Speak of sweet (muttaMtha) talk (mAtADu), you sing a song (nInoMdu hADu)
See (nODu) with your side glance (kuDi nOTa) sing in-front of me (idiralli hADu)
Ask that sight (ada kELi nODu) and sing what it say (adaraMte hADu)

If you (nInAdare) become breeze (gALi), I will (nAnAguve) become flavour (gaMdha)
If I (nAnAdare) become slender (baLLi), I will (nAnAguve) become flower (hUvu)
If you (nI) become light (beLakAdare) I will (nA) become shadow (neraLAguve)
If you (nI) stand (niMtare) infront (eduru) of me I will be yours (nA ninnoLAguve)

view the song here:
Rajkumar and Bharathi on the screen:

Spoiler: 

[Sudarshan C R]

Here is a love song from the film ‘mahakavi kalidasa’, a b/w film released during 1955.
This song was very popular during 60s and had taken prominent place in few love scenes of all dramas during those days. The film was produced by Shri C Honnappa Bhagavatar. Besides composing music to the film,
Bhagavatar himself acted as Kalidasa in the film. B Saroja Devi (Debut film) as Vidyadhare.
This film was remade in Telugu ( A Nageswara Rao) in 1960 and in Tamil (Shivaji Ganeshan) in 1966.

More info about the film: https://kannadamoviesinfo.wordpress....kalidasa-1955/

Lyric follows:

chitra: mahAkavi kALidAsa 1955
gAyana: si honnappa bhAgavatar
saMgIta: si honnappa bhAgavatar
sAhitya: beLLAve naraharishAstri

shRuMgAravAhini manamOhini priya
kAMtAmaNi kAmini madhura
prEmAnurAgiNi prANEshvari parama
praNaya bIribIri manakAnaMdava taruva /shRuMgAra/

chiMteya pariharisi chira
shAMti dhAreya hariside
hRudayada shOkava nI harisi
amaralOkavane rachiside
dhanissa rigarri
svarake nInalidu bA
tajjaNu takiTa
layabharita gati gamane /shRuMgAra/

Meaning of the song:

Enthralling (manamOhini) stream (vAhini) of beauty (shRuMgAra)
lovely (priya) beloved (kAMtAmaNi) woman (kAmini) sweet (madhura)
amourus lover (prEmAnurAgiNi) darling lady (prANEshvari) superb (parama)
bringing (taruva) pleasure (AnaMdava) to mind (manake)
by hurling (bIribIri) passion (praNaya)

Redressed (pariharisi) all worries (chiMteya)
made to flow (dhAreya harisi) serenity (shAMti) for ever (chira)
build (rachiside) an immortal world (amaralOkavane)
by removing (harisi) sorrows (shOkava) from my heart (hRudayada)
danisa rigari
You (nI) please come (bA) elated (nalidu) for the notes (svarake)
tajjaNu takiTa
lady stepping (gati gamane) to rhythm (layabharita)

Video courtesy: www.youtube.com
View the song here:
B Saroja Devi and C Honnappa Bhagavatar on the screen:

Spoiler: 

[Sudarshan C R]

Wishing all our friends a happy UGADI festival.
Here is an old is gold song from the film ‘beedi basavanna’, a b/w film released during 1967.
More info about the film: https://kannadamoviesinfo.wordpress....asavanna-1967/

Lyric follows:

citra: bIdi basavaNNa 1967
gAyana: pi bi shrInivAs/es jAnaki
saMgIta: Ti ji liMgappa
sAhitya: vijayanArasiMha

rAga: kharaharapriya - bEhAg?

EkAMtavAgi mAtADe baMde nAnu
ninniMda nAneMdu bEre Agenu /EkAMta/

ninagAgi muDipAda biDi hUvanu
bErobba bEkeMdu kELi baMdanu..
ODODi adakAge nA baMdenu..
innEnu bhayavilla ninne kaMDenu.. /EkAMta/

kaigoMbe heNNeMdu I ATave..
I gaMDeMtha beleyeMdu gottAyite..
sOtIga nAninna managelluve..
geddAga sOtAga nAvoMdallave.. /EkAMta/

Meaning of the song:

I (nAnu) came (baMde) here to have talks (mAtADe) with you at secluded place (EkAMtavAgi)
I (nAnu) will not (Agenu) separate (bEre) from you (ninniMda) for ever (eMdu)

This lonely flower (biDi hUvanu) was reserved (muDipAda) for you (ninagAgi)
somebody (bErobba) came (baMdanu) asking (bEkeMdu kEli) for this flower
I (nA) came (baMdenu) running (oDODi) for that only (adakAge)
no fear (innEnu bhayavilla) for me now after seeing (kaMDenu) you (ninne)

Are you playing (I ATave) with this lady (heNNeMdu) as puppet (kaigoMbe)
you came to know (gottAyite) the value (beleyeMdu) of this (I) brave-man (gaMDeMtha)
I (nA) will win (gelluve) your (ninna) mind (mana) by accepting defeat (sOtIga) myself
Are we (nAvu) not united (oMdallave) whether it is win (geddAga) or loose (sOtAga)

View the song here:
Rajkumar and Bharathi on the screen:

Spoiler: 

[Sudarshan C R]

Here is a beautiful and melodious semi classical song from the film ‘hAsyaratna rAmakRuShNa’, colour film released during 1982. Manjula as a Bharatha Natyam dancer and Ananth Nag (as Ramakrishna) played mridangam for the situation. Enthralling music by Shri T G Lingappa, and lyric is by Shri Chi Udayashankar. Sung by Vani Jayaram and
K J Jesudas. Song narrates about mischievous play of Lord Krishna. Really enjoyable song.

More details about the film: https://kannadamoviesinfo.wordpress....akrishna-1982/

Lyric follows:

citra: hAsyaratna rAmakRuShNa 1982
gAyana: vANi jayarAM/ke je yEsudAs
saMgIta: Ti ji liMgappa
sAhitya: chi udayashaMkar

Notes indicates the raaga: naTabhairavi

chikkavanEne ivanu ammamma hELe
sakkareyaMte mAtADuta mellage
pakkake baMdu niMtu chakkaMda ADuva /chikkavanEne/

yArU illada vELe nAri obbaLe iralu
shUranaMte nuggi oLage
jaDeya hiDidu eLedu ODida /chikkavanEne/

papapAnipama pApapAnipama mApapasanidanipa
saMje vELeyali taMpu gALiyali heNNu barutaliralu
pamapa nIninini pamapa nIninini pasani panipa mapani
beLedu niMtiruva marada sAlugaLu ADi tUgutiralu
pApa rIririri pApa rIririri sarisa nisani daniri
aDagi neraLinali samaya nODi baLi ODi baMdu biDuva
gagamarIsani nirisa dAnimapa sanisani mapasA
naDuva tOLinali baLasi adara ruchi savidu nagutaliruva /chikkavanEne/

udayakAladali hariva yamuneyali nAnu mIyutiralu
papapAnipama papapAnipama mApapasanidanipa
muLugi nIrinali tanuva Ijutiralu yAru illadiralu
pamapa nIninini pamapa nIninini pasani panipa mapani
kaNNa muchchuvanu kenne savaruvanu hedari kUgutiralu
pApa rIririri pApa rIririri sarisa nisani daniri
alle aDaguvanu kANadAguvanu nAnu naDugutiralu
gagamarIsani nirisa dAnimapa sanisani mapasA /chikkavanEne/

Meaning of the song:

Hey mother (ammamma) tell (hELe) me,
Is he (ivanu) small (chikkavanEne) now?
Came (baMdu) near (pakkake) me softly (mellage)
speaking (mAtADuta) sweet words (sakkareyaMte)
stood (niMtu) near me and play (ADuva) flirtation (chakkaMda)

When lonely (obbaLe) lady (nAri) was there (iralu) and
no-body there (yArU illada vELe)
barged in (nuggi oLage) like a man of daring (shUranaMte)
pulled (eLedu) the plaited hair (jaDeya hiDidu) and ran away (ODida)

Lady (heNNu) was coming (barutiralu) during evening (saMje vELeyali)
and cool (taMpu) breeze (gALiyali)
bunch (sAlugaLu) of grown-up (beLedu niMtiruva) trees (marada) are swaying (ADi tUgutiralu)
hid (aDagi) in the shadows (neraLinali) and came (baMdu biDuva)
running (ODi) at apt time (samaya nODi)
covered (baLasi) the arms (tOLinali) around waist (naDuva)
enjoyed the relish (adara ruchi savidu) with smile (nagutaliruva)

I was taking bath (nAnu mIyutiralu) in flowing (hariva)
Yamuna river (yamuneyali) during dawn (udayakAladali)
taking a dip (muLugi) in water (nIrinali) and swimming (tanuva Ijutiralu)
when no-body was there (yAru illadiralu)
he will close (muchchuvanu) my eyes (kaNNa) and pat (savaruvanu) my cheeks (kenne)
I start shout (kUgutiralu) in fear (hedari)
He will hide (aDaguvanu) there (alle) and vanish (kANadAguvanu) there
and I (nAnu) was trembling (naDugutaliralu)

Video courtesy: www.youtube.com
View the song here:
Ananth Nag, Manjula, Dinesh, Shivaram and others on the screen:

Spoiler: 

[Sudarshan C R]

Here is a super melody song from the film ‘kaLLara kaLLa’ (means thief of thives), b/w film released during 1970.

More details about the film: https://kannadamoviesinfo.wordpress....ra-kalla-1970/

Lyric follows:

chitra: kaLLara kaLLa 1970
gAyana: pi bi shrInivAs/es jAnaki
saMgIta: satyaM
sAhitya: Ar en jayagOpAl/gItapriya

Notes of this song is combination of Natabhairavi and Harikamboji

nA hADida modala hADu nI miDida olavina hADu
kaNNaMchina nOTa nage miMchina mATa
savi mADitu enna I dina /nA/

mugila aMchiniMda baMda raviyo (I)
navila aMda kaMDu hADo kaviyo
jANarali jANa vIrarali vIra
kaLLarali kaLLa nIneyo /nA/

marada neravu bayasi baMda lateyo (nI)
hareya bareda madhura prEma katheyo
nInADuva mAte chira nUtana gIte
ninage nA sOte I dina /nA/

Meaning of the song:

Song (hADu) which I (nA) sung (hADida) first time (modala)
Lovely (olavina) song (hADu) by you (nI) pulsated me (miDida)
glancing sight of your eyes (kaNNaMchina nOTa)
Thunder (miMchina) elegance (mATa) of smile (nage)
made (mADitu) me (enna) very soft/sweet (savi) today (I dina)

Is that sun (raviyo) came (baMda) from the edge (aMchiniMda) of the sky (mugila)
Is he poet (kaviyo) singing (hADo) after seeing (kaMDu) the beauty (aMda) of peacock (navila)
Talent person (jANa) among clever persons (jANarali)
Courageous (vIra) among brave persons (vIrarali)
Are you (nIneyo) pilferer (kaLLa) among thives (kaLLarali)

Is that a creeper (lateyo) came (baMda) asking (bayasi) for the help (neravu) of tree (marada)
Is it a love story (prEma katheyo) written (bareda) by sweet (madhura) youth-ness (hareya)
Spoken words by you (nInADuva mAte) is an everlasting (chiranUtana) song (gIte)
I have surrendered (nA sOte) for you (ninage) today (I dina)

Video courtesy: www.youtube.com
View the song here:
Shailashree and Sudarshan on the screen:

Spoiler: 

[Sudarshan C R]

Here is a beautiful song from the film ‘kiTTu puTTu’, a colour film released during 1977.
This film was remake of tamil movie ‘Anubhavi Raja Anubhavi - 1967’.
This was a hit movie during that period, produced by Shri Dwarakish.

More details about the movie:
https://kannadamoviesinfo.wordpress....tu-puttu-1977/

Lyric goes here:

citra: kiTTu puTTu (1977)
gAyana: ke jEsudAs/es jAnaki
saMgIta: rAjan-nAgEMdra
sAhitya: ci udayashaMkar

Notes indicates the rAga: kharaharapriya

A hA.. he hE..
kAlavannu taDeyOru yArU illa
gALiyannu hiDiyOru ellU illa
ninniMda nanna nanniMda ninna
dUra mADalu eMdU AgOlla /kAlavannu/

UroMdu Etake bEku maneyoMdu EkirabEku
ellirali namma Urade namaginnu yAra haMgide
bALella AnaMda oMdE
nUreMTu mAtugaLEke nUrAru AsegaLEke
eduralle nInu niMtire kaNNalli kaNNu beretire
nAniMdu hosa lOka kaMDe /kAlavannu/

EnoMdu kELadu namage bErEnu bEDavu namage
olavoMde namage dEvaru innyAru namage kANaru
namaginnu sarisATi yAru
eMdeMdu mugiyade irali I payaNa sAgutalirali
nagunagutA hIge bALuva oMdAgi muMde hOguva
hAyAgi joteyAgi nAvu /kAlavannu/

Meaning of the song:

nobody (yAru illa) can stop/hold (taDeyOru) the time (kAlavannu)
nobody (ellU illa) can capture (hiDiyOru) the air (gALiyannu)
it is not at all possible (eMdU Agolla) to separate (dUra mADalu) us
from each other (ninniMda nanna nanniMda ninna)

why (Etake bEku/EkirabEku) should there be a city (UroMdu) or home (maneyoMdu)
wherever we are (ellirali) that is our (namma) city (Urade)
there is nobody to stop us (namaginnu yAra haMgide)
life is full (bALella) of pleasure (AnaMda oMde) and nothing else
why is un-necessary talks (mAtugaLEke) of 108 (nUreMTu)
why should there be 106 (nUrAru) desires (AegaLEke)
when you (nInu) are standing (niMtire) infront (eduralle) of me
eyes (kaNNalli kaNNu) are united (beretire)
Today I (nAniMdu) found (kaMDe) new (hosa) type of world (lOka)

we (namage) don't listen (kELadu) anything (EnoMdu) we (namage) don't need (bEDavu) anything (bErEnu)
Love (olavu) is only (oMde) our (namage) GOD (dEvaru) we (kANaru) don't see (kANaru) anybody (innyAru)
who (yAru) is there to match (sarisATi) us (namaginnu)
This should never (eMdeMdu) end (mugiyade irali): let this (I) journey (payaNa) be continued (sAgutalirali)
Let us live (hIge bALuva) happily (nagunagutA) and proceed (muMde hOguva) together united (oMdAgi)
Let us (nAvu) enjoy (hAyAgi) together (joteyAgi) like this

Video courtesy: www.youtube.com
View the song here:
Vishnuvardhan and Majula on the screen.

Spoiler: 

[Sudarshan C R]

Here is a song from the film ‘nAgapUja 1965’.
Melodious song composed by Shri T G Lingappa, sung by LRE.

Lyric follows:

citra: nAgapUja 1965
gAyana: el Ar Ishwari
saMgIta: Ti ji liMgappa
sAhitya: gItapriya

Notes indicates the rAga: naTabhairavi (using both notes n2/n3)

O... O... oho.. oho...
O prEmada pUjAri bA enna manasina saMcAri
baMdiralu aMdadali niMdiha siMgAri /O prEmada/

ADisuva OlADisuva
mUDisi kaMpana aMgadali..
OrenOTa ADe ATa
prEmalOkada raMgadali
nanna prANa nIne jANa
ADu hUbANa /O prEmada/

O celuva nI biDu Calava
sammuKa suMdari niMtiralu..
Eke virasa ADu sarasa
rUpa rAshiyu kaMDiralu
mOha pAsha tOre Asha
kANu saMtOSha /O prEmada/

Meaning of the song:

O priest (pUjAri) of love (prEmada)
Come (bA) wanderer (saMchAri) of my (enna) mind (manasina)
here came (baMdiralu) and standing (niMdiha), the charming (aMdadali) lady (singAri)

make to play (ADisuva), make to swing (OlADisuva)
creating (mUDisi) vibrations (kaMpana) in parts of the body (aMgadali)
Playing (ADe ATa) with oblique look (OrenOTa)
in the field (raMgadali) of amourous world (prEmalOkada)
clever (jANa) man you (nIne) are my (nanna) breath (prANa)
play (ADu) with arrow of flowers (hUbANa)

O hand-some (O cheluva) you (nI) leave (biDu) aside obstinance (Chalava)
Here is the beauty (suMdari) standing (niMtiralu) in-front (sammukha)
why is this estrangement (Eke virasa), play with happyness (ADu sarasa)
see (kaMDiralu) this abundance (rAshiyu) charm (rUpa)
fondness (mOha) binding (pAsha)
show (tOre) your desire (Asha)
enjoy this happily (kANu saMtOSha)

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

Spoiler: 

[rajraj]

A song from the movie Sri Purandara Dasaru

Sakala graha bala neene...., a composition by Purandaradasaru




This composition is usually rendered in atana. This rendition sounds different