Kannada film music

[Sudarshan C R]

Shri G K Venkatesh and Ku. Ra. Seetharama Shastry pair has given a number beautiful melodious songs which are evergreen and famous even among new generation. You will find these songs
are selected for singing in competitions now a days.
One such song from the movie “malli maduve” (1963) is here:
Some details of the film:
Venus movies Release
Jupitor Pictures, Madras presents
Starring: Rajkumar, Udayakumar, Raja Shankar, K S Ashwath
Narasimharaju, GAnapathi bhat, Kupparaj, Krishna Shastry,Girimaji,
Sahukar Janaki, Leelavathi, Meena kumari, Ramadevi
Papamma, George Indra
Dialogue: Kanagal Prabhakar shastry / Hunsur Krishnamurthy
Lyrics: ku rA sItarama sastry, Kanagal Prabhakar shastry
Music G K Venkatesh
Play back singers: P Susheela, S Janaki, PBS, GKV
Direction: G R Nathan
Other Songs:
Mahapurushara prerakashakti (SJ-chorus)
Mangana moreya mudi mUsandi (SJ)
Naguve naaka aluve naraka (PBS/GKV)
ADona ba ba gopala (SJ)
Olavante geluvanthe (PS/PBS)
Nanna ninna sallapavella (SJ)
Maduve emba santhege (PS)

citra: malli maduve (1963)
gAyana: es jAnaki
saMgIta: ji ke veMkaTEsh
sAhitya: ku rA sItArAma shAstri

ADONa bA bA gOpAla
ODODi bA bA bhUpAla /ADONa/

mallige hUvAgo saMje vELe
mellane taMgALi bIsO vELe..
A... A..
nalleya kAlgejje uliyO vELe..
olavina kaNNu kareyO vELe /ADONa/

bRuMdAvanada hoMdEra mEle
caMdra cakOri saMdhiso vELe
A... A...
oMdAgi maimareyo EkAMta vELe
suMdara sumadhura I shubha vELe /ADONa/

Meaning of the song:

Gopala come (bA bA) we will play (ADONa) together
King..(bhUpAla) come fast/running (ODODi)

The evening (saMje) time (vELe) when jasmine (mallige)
buds turns into flowers(hUvAgo)
the time (vELe) when cool breeze (taMgALi)
heralds (bIso) slowly (mellane)
the time (vELe) when anklets (kAlgejje) of
young lady(nalleya) makes music (uliyo)
the time (vELe) when lovely eyes (olavina kaNNu) calling (kareyo)

On the golden chariot (hoMdEru) of brundavana (bRuMdAvanada)
time (vELe) when moon (caMdra) and chakora birds are meeting (saMdhiso)

(Wikipedia - Chakora, a kind of partridge, is a legendary bird described in Hindu mythology. It is believed to reside upon the beams of the moon, that is, the Chandra. The association of Chakora and Chandra has given rise to a number of folk love stories in north India)

time (vELe) when forget oneself (maimareyo) lonely (ekAMtadi)
beautiful(suMdara) delighted (sumadhura) auspicious time (shubha veLe)
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Sahukar Janaki on the screen.
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