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:
beautiful...
saavira sala kelidru ..hosadage kelutte..wa entha artha. Salute you kuvempu .- sunil mysooru
Nicely translated English..truely awakening n inspiring song..thanks for blogging this one.
Thanks for the translation. Great song that many know, but few understand the deep meaning.
You have explained it so well ... Thank you!
🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
So true,kuvempu is also an enlightened soul who has the worldly experience just by sitting on the top of the hills of malenadu.
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