O my spirit, Transcend all boundaries!

Aniketana – Kuvempu

Listen to the song here:

O nanna chetana Aagu nee aniketana!	O my spirit, Transcend all boundaries!
Roopa roopagalanu daati, Naama kotigalanu meeti, Edeya biriye bhaavadeeti, O nanna chetana, Aagu nee aniketana!	Transcend all forms, Transcend all identities, Even as sentiment pierces the heart, O my spirit, Transcend all boundaries!
Nooru matada hotta thoori, Ella tatvadelle meeri, Nirdigantavaagi aeri, O nanna chetana Aagu nee aniketana!	Blow away the chaff of a hundred castes, Transcend the limits of all philosophies, Rise beyond the horizons, O my spirit, Transcend all boundaries!
Elliyoo nilladiru, Maneyanendu kattadiru, Koneyanendoo muttadiru, O anantavaagiru! O nanna chetana Aagu nee aniketana!	Do not stop anywhere, Do not be bound by narrow walls, Never be content in reaching the finite, O be eternal, O my spirit, Transcend all boundaries!
Ananta taan anantavaagi, Aagutihane nityayogi, Ananta neen anantavaagu: Aagu, aagu, aagu, aagu, O nanna chetana Aagu nee aniketana!	The eternal always remains eternal, A yogi becomes eternal, You are eternal, be always eternal: Be, be, be, be eternal, O my spirit, Transcend all boundaries!

This is my daughter’s school song and when I read it in her diary it was indeed an awakening for me.  As a kid at school I read Kuvempu poems but now I see the true greatness of the poet. Learn more about Kuvempu here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuvempu