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Thursday, March 31, 2011

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:



7 comments:

Sarita said...

beautiful...

ಸುನಿಲ್ ಮೈಸೊರು said...

saavira sala kelidru ..hosadage kelutte..wa entha artha. Salute you kuvempu .- sunil mysooru

NanuPrashant said...

Nicely translated English..truely awakening n inspiring song..thanks for blogging this one.

diga said...

Thanks for the translation. Great song that many know, but few understand the deep meaning.

madhuri said...

You have explained it so well ... Thank you!

buddha said...

🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

Unknown said...

So true,kuvempu is also an enlightened soul who has the worldly experience just by sitting on the top of the hills of malenadu.