Lyrics,queries and meaning- Kannada

[Sudarshan C R]

Tomorrow is Krishna Janmastami, the birthday of Lord Krishna.
Here is a song by Shri Purandaradasaru, which narrates that mother Yashoda's lallaby to Shri Krishna as small child.

Lyric goes like this:

rAga: Arabhi
tALa: aTTatALa
racane: shrI puraMdaradAsaru

lAlisidaLu magana yashOde lAlisidaLu magana /pa/

araLele mAgAyi beraLiguMguraviTTu
taraLana maisiri taruNi nODuta higgi /1/

bAlakage kene hAlu mosara nIDi
lIleyiMdali tOLa mEle malageMdu /2/

muguLu nageyiMda mudduta tAreMdu
jagadoDeyana shrIpuraMdara viThThalana /3/

Meaning of the song:

Mother Yashoda caressing (lAlisidaLU) her son (magana-Krishna)

araLele mAgAyi(is a small ornament which will be tied to forehead of small kids)
Adorn the child with small ornament of araLele mAgAyi and finger ring (beraLiguMgura)
Young (taruNi) Yashoda is delighted (higgu) seeing infant’s body (maisiri)

Feeding the kid (bAlakage) with creamy milk (kene hAlu) and curds (mosaru)
Asking him to relax on her arms (tOLa mEle) and enjoy (lIleyiMda) the sleep (malageMdu)

With a smile (muguLu nage) and wishing him to kiss her (mudduta tAreMdu)
shrI puraMdaraviThThala who is Master of the Universe (jagadoDeya)
Courtesy: www.youtube.com, www.raaga.com, and www.ijigg.com

Video song from the film "Devaru kotta tangi" (1973)
Music: Vijayabhaskar/Singer: S Janaki

Listen to the song by Smt.K S Surekha
http://www.raaga.com/player4/?id=708...95601934752666
Audio by Bellur sisters:
http://www.ijigg.com/songs/V2A0FCCPAD