Kannada film music

[Sudarshan C R]

The film ‘guru shiShyaru’ is a colour film in the year 1981 and produced by veteran actor, producer Shri Dwarakish and directed by Shri Bhargava. One historical episode was selected as film with more of comic scenes with an interesting story. Music was directed by Shri K V Mahadevan who had given fabulous music to Telugu film ‘Shankarabharanam’ with whom Sri S P Balasubramanyam has made his debut in singing classical songs in place of Shri Balamuralikrishna. One very popular song ‘doDDavarella jANaralla’(all great people are not wise enough) was a super hit during those days. Other songs are:
1. jaya jaya sAMbasadAshiva SJ
2. ninagAgi ella SPB/SJ
3. nAci ODidanu madana SPB/SJ

This is a song of competition with classical touch and bharata natyam sequences between King’s lover (wife?) and a call girl.
The notes of this song resembles to rAga-hiMdOLa.

The lyric goes like this:
citra: guru shiShyaru (1981)
gAyana: es jAnaki/pi sushIla
saMgIta: ke vi mahadEvan
sAhitya: ci. udaya shaMkar

dInaLa moreya Alise Eke sariye I mauna O ramaNA..
sariye I mauna O ramaNA
A... A...
dInara moreya Alise Eke tarave I mauna bhUramaNA..
tarave I mauna bhUramaNA

Asare kANade noMdide prANa nirAseya tuMbade nannA..
sEvisaliha saMtaisi olidu manasAra beretu suKa nIDa bArade /dInaLa/

Asare kANade noMdiha janara nirAsege nUkuvudEno..
hADi kuNiva heNNoMda sEri nija kArya mareva doregEke dAsyavu /dInara/


(Competition of singing swaras/notes with dance)

sAsA nidanisa danIsa nInI damadani madAni sAdA nIma dAga
nisadama danisa danisa danisa /dInaLa/

magasama danisamagA magasaga nisadani madadA
sagama ninida sanidama danissassassa
sanidama danissassassa sanidama danissassassa /dInara/

sAsanidamada sasasanidamada nInidamadama nininidamadama
magadama nidasani nidasani. danisaga. sanidamagasagA /dInaLa/

sAsA nisanidanI danidamadA madamagamA
gAdA sagasanisA nisanidanI danidamadA
damadAnisAga mAgasAnidAni mAgasAmasA
mAgasAmasA mAgasAmasA /dInara/

gamadanisagamA magasanidamagA sagamadanisagA dasanidamagasA
sanidanisA magadamadA nidamadanI magasagamA
dAmadA gamAnidA sanigassassassa
dAmadA gamAnidA sanigassassassa
dAmadA gamAnidA sanigassassassa

(Competition continues with dancing/gamaka)

The meaning of the song:

Oh darling (O ramaNa), why don’t you listen (Alise) to the prayer (moreya) of this pitiable woman (dInaLa)
Oh darling is it right (sariye) to be silent(mauna) ?

Oh King (bhUramaNa), don’t you listen to the prayers of those humble people (dInara)
Oh King is it right (tarave) to be quiet?

This life is painful without seeing any support, don’t disappoint me
I am serving you, console me, accept and give me happiness

Why are you pushing those people to desperation who is suffering in pain and without any support?
Why is this slavery (dAsyavu) to the ‘King’ (dore), who has forgotten his duties and moving with a call girl?