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NOVEMBER, 1885.] A SELECTION OF KANARESE BALLADS.
dhôtra sala tâ anta koṭṭan-avara kaigi || Ishtu mâtige sitta mâḍi dhiṭṭatâna hididu Rayanna muttakill-and-aravi yendendigi || Yakale halabâ jôkyâg-iddi sokka bant-ig-êno ninaga digar-âḍti ninta idarigi || Kêli Rayana tâli siṭṭu hôli Ad-ninna biḍuvên-endu hêli honta hindaka tirigi wolledo Bâlanna nanna talli mâtara hidiyo inna dâli banta tiliyo suttin-hallige || 1 ||
301
2ne nudi.
Wattara mâḍi Râyinâyikê hetta tâyi pâdaka biddu matta katti hidi-kond= onta dhira Magalâyara śîmigi hôgi Surapur-arasara yidarigi ninta karava mugidu mâḍidâna namaskârâ || Dhira haudo Râyinâyika | hâri hannerad-akkadi jigada | arasa nôḍid-ivana kanhârâ| Arast mechchi harushav-âgi sarjya ninaga sariy-ill-endu yêna bêḍti .bêd-anda rana-sra Yenaga walidâra ninu byâḍiki kodu | innu Arisi waitênô pârâ dandan-ellâ tokonda bandu bhandâyi mâḍun-ent-endu avarig hêlidâno châturâ || Rawada mâdi Râyinâyika | dawada madi tanda dandana | gidadâga wôd-iṭṭa yellâ bârâ || 2 ||
munnura
3ne nudi.
Tanda dandig hêlatâno hondikinda mâtagôļu munda ninta mâdi wale sistâ | yechcharadinda irari nimvu | suttu-kaḍaśi husiyâr-âgi yattara hôdiri nimva mattu Hastara manushyarana tinnu-hantâ | habasarna tand=iṭṭân-âlle suttu-kade mâḍi bandobastâ vistârâ dandig-ella || Sista mâḍi taiyar-âgi wattaradinda nadir=enda matta || Kaḍawu katti kai-chûrigaļu irawu kañjira bâku pistula | sitțina bhantaro samasta kațâri billa iti bâna dhiṭṭatanal-hiḍawu dâlu maiga toṭṭaro chilkata || Dundagyâmvi hondikinda | gandha-kasturiya dharisi | munda hûligâli hiḍisutâ | abbaradinda wobbara aliyada kabara illada bandar-annâ rana-sûri yâvâga mâḍev= antâ || 3 ||
4ne nudi.
Bheri kali karni hiḍasi mirida haligi hoḍasi | kål-mandi mundaka kalavida || Raigar-agi iruwuwa karnige jeigu jalli ghanti-sarapali mungaiyaga | tôḍeva hâkshida | Halla tinta havapasta kâla kedari katti hiḍidu jigatâ mâḍatâra kusi bandu || Bichchagatti-Chanabasanna muñche Samaaragadaka hògi vichitra hoḍavunu nadiruyend Gajavira hêlatânu bâļa gaddala mâdana yinda yêna uliyada walaginda Kaddiguddi-Bâlanna | Doddakiliyada Bhimannâ Bellodi-Waddara-Yellanna katti hirada sattyulla Sirasangi-Kalavvå matta Kakkeri-Kariyavva, namma kattige byâsana koḍar-endâ | Yellâ mandi kûdi-konda nillâd-hôgi Samasaragaḍada halla yeri muttigi hâkida || 4 ||
5ne nudi.
Gadâda-walaga hôgì tâmvu bâļa gaddala mâdyâr-annâ | sikka mandi chanda kôdar-alla || Hiḍadu hodadu | kadadu badada dandala mâdyåra gamikinda | gadâdola mand-yaru uliyalilla || Yatarad-avaga illo darakârâ kâlil-hagaro kattigåra | kaḍada hôgatanu sigudilla | Gadida-walaga gaddala âdâ suddi kêli Sabheyadâra gâbary-âgi yedda bandan allâ hittala Kasi sutt-yêla samadura matta namma nåda-walaga | hintavaru yâr-yâru bandiddilla || Lați mâdida badaku yella | rawada maḍi wôdâr= allâ ita gaḍada-walaga biḍalilla || Suttu-kadase nôdidara yâttu yâr-yAr=illad-âng-âgi || Kattala gamvada hâkit-anna jyâlâ || Ada rîti mâtagôlanu | Subheyadâra kunta-kondu Dharawadaka barada hâkid-allâ || 5 ||
One nadi.
Barada pattara wattaradinda | wâlikâru wôdar-anna | dári kûdi-konda Dhârawaḍaka || Gachchina bangaleda-wolaga kacheriy=agittu | kagada bichchi, wōdara Sâhebana hanteka || Odi-konda Sâhêba nôdi | hôda mâtige inn-yak-endu | gâdi bitta yeddan-a-kahapaka | Toppigi wogidu mungai kadidu sitțilinda halla tindu |