MWC_Edition14

December 2_KV

There could be nothing else more tormenting for a devotee than to be away from his Lord.

Kanakadasa, a harijan at a time when caste-ism was at its peak, was never given permission to enter temples. He yearns for a view of his Lord. He composed this with the help of his guru Vyasathirtha.

Ragam: Yamuna Kalyani
Talam: Misra Chapu

krishNA nI bEgane bArO.

bEganE bArO mukhavannE tOrO.

kAlalandigE gejjE, neelada bAvuli; neelavarNane nATyavanADuta bArO

Udiyalli udigejje, beraLalli ungura; koraLalli haakida vaijayantiya maalE

KASi pItAmbara, kaiyalli koLalu
mayyOLa pUsida shreegandha gamagama

tAyigE bAyalli jagavannu thorida; jagadOddhAraka nanna uDupi ShrI krishNa
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Krishna! Come Quickly!
To Show your face come quickly

Anklets on the feet,
bangles a sapphire treat,
Blue-hued one, come&dance, my sweet
On your waist a waistband
on your finger a ring grand
And around your neck a garland

Yellow Kashi Silk draped around,
flute in hand, not a sound
Divine sandal scent the body abound

Universe in mouth, mother shown As protector of worlds known
Udupi Sri Krishna, my own!

Here's UnniKrishnan's soulful voice perfect for the mood of the song...
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KqbzIUriB6M

This beautiful instrumental is for Ramanan & Mahadevan Nadaswaram being one of their fav smile emoticon the song plays at about 9.00 ish...
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OfhRasyzC68

Finally, this post would be incomplete without mentioning this duo's version of the song... an astounding hit of the 90s... The Colonial Cousins' Krishna...
http://youtu.be/CJvK0dox0_M

P.S. I relate this song also to the pain of a mother missing her child frown emoticon